Lunch 2022

[BonVivant]

Chilled buttermilk soup with "pesto" (chard leaves, macadamia nuts, pumpkin seeds etc).

 

Butter from the sea (new-catch Matjes)

 

Bread brought back from Middle Mosel

 

A few things to put on bread

 

Mashed broad beans and mozz

 

"Potato cheese" (Austrian and south German mashed potato spread with soured cream)

 

Iberico charcuterie and runny St Marcellin

 

Strawberry spread (mashed with a fork, chia seeds added) and fruits.

 

And lastly

 

 

[johnnyd]

Beef Satay & Jerk Pork street skewers

 

 

[johnnyd]

Snacking for Wimbledon: Lobster poached in butter/sage/garlic & broccoli salad with raisins and sliced almonds

 

[Steve Irby]

A poor mans lobster roll substitute.  Butter poached royal reds served with potato salad.  The potatoes were cooked in crab boil and the eggs were brined in Bubbie's pickle juice.  

 

[Duvel]

9 minutes ago, Steve Irby said:

eggs were brined in Bubbie's pickle juice.  

Interesting. I had to google Bubbie‘s, but it seems it is „just“ a lacto-fermented pickle. We have plenty of those here, so you just take the leftover brine and pickle the boiled eggs in it ? For how long ?

 

P.S.: Hardly a „poor man‘s“ substitute 🤗 - I‘d take those in a heartbeat 

[Steve Irby]

@Duvel We usually leave them in the brine for two or three days before eating but sometimes as long as two weeks.  Royal reds are $8/lb for 10/12 count headless shrimp so you can stack 'em high on the bun!

[heidih]

13 minutes ago, Steve Irby said:

@Duvel We usually leave them in the brine for two or three days before eating but sometimes as long as two weeks.  Royal reds are $8/lb for 10/12 count headless shrimp so you can stack 'em high on the bun!

So are those wild caught? My best tasty deal out here is Argentinian wild red frozen at $10/lb

Edited July 6, 2022 by heidih (log)

[Duvel]

Bucatini with olive oil, fennel salsiccia, garlic, chili and spring onion …

 

[Steve Irby]

@Heidi the Royal Reds are wild caught from the Gulf of Mexico or east coast of Florida.  Here's a link you may find interresting.  https://eatalabamaseafood.com/articles/story/royal-red-shrimp-alabamas-gulf-coast

[BeeZee]

Pizza at work yesterday, white pizza with spinach and tomatoes. Could have used a bit more garlic, but tasty.

 

[Annie_H]

Pizza night Thursday. First pie for dinner. Second one without stuffed flowers went into the freezer. Third pie for Friday lunches. Folded and stuffed with arugula. 

 

[liuzhou]

Homemade traditional Chinese medical pigeon soup. Two pigeons and ginger, morels, agaricus subrufescens (almond mushroom), pilose antler mushrooms, cordycep militaris, chanterelles, wild oyster mushrooms, wild shiitake, goji berries and jujubes. Slow cooked for around four hours.

 

One pigeon

 

Also posted in the Soup Topic.

Edited July 10, 2022 by liuzhou (log)

[KennethT]

5 hours ago, liuzhou said:

Homemade traditional Chinese medical pigeon soup. Two pigeons and ginger, morels, agaricus subrufescens (almond mushroom), pilose antler mushrooms, cordycep militaris, chanterelles, wild oyster mushrooms, wild shiitake, goji berries and jujubes. Slow cooked for around four hours.

 

One pigeon

 

Also posted in the Soup Topic.

That's not medicie - that's just delicious! I'd kill for that right now and I feel fine!

[liuzhou]

7 minutes ago, KennethT said:

That's not medicie - that's just delicious! I'd kill for that right now and I feel fine!

 

Yeah. I'm fine too. I am convinced 99% of trad Chinese medicine is total nonsense. But I enjoyed my soup. Twice!

[BonVivant]

Summer means Greek(-inspired) food!

Salad with samphire

 

Octopus cooked in red wine. Hard to see on top of beetroot-chickpea mush.

 

 

Real Santorini "fava"(Lathyrus clymenum), brought back from Santorini.

 

Golden hour on Santorini back in September. It was glorious like this every day.

 

SV roe sacs

 

White slices are Cretan cheese

 

 

Amateurish "Riesling" (not German)

 

 

[Paul Bacino]

Chicken Adovada Tortilla/  fresh garden cilantro

 

[rotuts]

@Paul Bacino 

 

unusual looking cilantro

 

is that because its thinking

 

of bolting ?

[Steve Irby]

I may have to add a half hour to my nap after finishing off this one. Grilled luganeca sausage topped with aged gouda and mozzarella cheese.  Dressed with roasted red peppers, onions and lettuce.  Served on overnight white bread.  

 

[Paul Bacino]

3 hours ago, rotuts said:

@Paul Bacino 

 

unusual looking cilantro

 

is that because its thinking

 

of bolting ?

Just short of the flowering state..    Been trying a few different   flowers in my meals preps..  had Broccolini flower the other day,  mustard is soon

 

[heidih]

2 minutes ago, Paul Bacino said:

Just short of the flowering state..    Been trying a few different   flowers in my meals preps..  had Broccolini flower the other day,  mustard is soon

 

All generally tasty fried with a really light batter like rice flour or cornstarch. Brings out the tastes. The kids were particularly fond of oregano flowers. Just leave some for the bees ;))

[KennethT]

 

More light SE Asian as we're drying out from our vacation. Bak Kut Teh noodle soup with 2 types of shrimp (I didn't have enough of either)

[blue_dolphin]

As I await the Sunday lunchtime feast that @BonVivant often shares with us, I have a question about the lucky souls who share these bountiful meals.  There always seem to be enough for quite a crowd. Friends?  Family?  Do you cater meals professionally? And most importantly, how do I get invited? 😉

[BonVivant]

Isn't it just the prettiest vegetable?! Perfection is attainable!

 

 

It's been hot and getting much hotter starting tomorrow. Chilled romanesco soup with pan-roasted tomatoes.

 

 

The heat and glorious sun reminds me of Greece so Cretan-style toast is on the lunch menu.

 

Brought back from Cretan capital. Very nice cheese. Cheese specialist said this is the cheese for dakos.

 

Grated tomatoes for the toast. I even used Cretan olive oil.

 

From Santorini

 

Fresh marjoram from the garden

 

@blue_dolphin

My elaborate lunches are mostly at weekends and I eat them a bit later. On such days I usually forgo dinner (or "dinner" is just wine or beer).

 

Thanks!

[heidih]

That romanesco shot is indeed awesome, and I agree on thanking and supporting our pollinators. Food looks dang good too.

[KennethT]

1 hour ago, BonVivant said:

Isn't it just the prettiest vegetable?! Perfection is attainable!

 

 

Great example of a fibonacci sequence!!!