Dinner 2023

[lemniscate]

SV Char siu pork loin diced (I have 3 or 4 bags of NOH seasoned meat in the freezer) stir fried with 1 big crown of broccoli and 4 diced stalks of celery.   The sauce was a few glugs of Ve Wong XO thick soy.   I bought a new non-stick 9" skillet at IKEA and used it on my outdoor induction hob, it did a great job.  It was served family style, so no pics but was very good.  Just green stuff and meat.

[liuzhou]

1 hour ago, lemniscate said:

It was served family style, so no pics

 

Why does family serving family style preclude photographs? Nearly all the dishes I post pictures of are served family style.

 

[Honkman]

Beef burger with grilled apple, Havarti cheese, coarse Dijon mustard, and romaine salad

[lemniscate]

8 hours ago, liuzhou said:

 

Why does family serving family style preclude photographs? Nearly all the dishes I post pictures of are served family style.

 

I was literally 5 minutes late to the table and the platter was scraped clean.  So there was just very little left to take pictures of, I was lucky to pre-serve myself or else I might have been left with toast for dinner.  

[liuzhou]

2 minutes ago, lemniscate said:

I was literally 5 minutes late to the table and the platter was scraped clean.  So there was just very little left to take pictures of, I was lucky to pre-serve myself or else I might have been left with toast for dinner.  

 

Well, that's what I call a vote of confidence from the electorate!

[liamsaunt]

My CSA box has been loaded with the same stuff every week for about a month now: cabbage, daikon, celeriac, carrots, kale.  I guess there is not much to pick from at this time of year.  They do farm mushrooms so there is always at least one box of shiitakes as well.  Last night I made a soup to use up some of that stuff.  Daikon and mushrooms roasted with sambal oelek, carrots shaved and cooked with ramen noodles, cabbage charred and slathered with miso butter.  I added an egg topped with chili crunch at the last minute and stuffed everything in a soup bowl with some cilantro and chiles.  Only five cabbages left in the crisper drawer, with more coming today! 

 

[liuzhou]

On 2/7/2023 at 9:47 PM, liamsaunt said:

My fish share dropped off pollock yesterday.  Nobody in my house likes it

 

Precisely why I would never join a 'share scheme'. I prefer to choose my food myself, not leave it to some anonymity who knows nothing about me! Or food, often.

[Duvel]

Veal Tafelspitz (the cut, not the dish), SV for 6h @ 56oC. Served with roasted Brussels sprouts and a bit of lemon & black pepper mayonnaise …

 

[liamsaunt]

2 hours ago, liuzhou said:

 

Precisely why I would never join a 'share scheme'. I prefer to choose my food myself, not leave it to some anonymity who knows nothing about me! Or food, often.

 

I definitely understand that, but the point of joining the fish share is that you are supporting specific fishers and their boats to help provide them with a stable income in a difficult business.  You get whatever they hauled in that morning.   Besides, the occasional mild disappointment of getting pollock (or the other fish they sometimes bring that I dislike: Acadian redfish) is more than made up for by the incredible freshness of the fish, and the knowledge that it is local and sustainably caught.  Cape Ann Fresh Catch

 

Fun fact for those who have seen the movie CODA: the boat operated by the family in the movie is owned by one of the CAFC fishers.

[Dejah]

On 2/6/2023 at 2:01 PM, Katie Meadow said:

I totally get that. If ovens are scarce that makes sense. I have no idea how the baked ones are done. I just know that they are kept in a warming oven behind the counter.

3 years ago, when we first introduced our s-i-l to dim sum (before marrying our daughter), he was taken aback with all the "white looking doughy stuff". Where were the deep fried wontons, egg rolls? LOL! We got him some of the baked Char Siu bao and egg rolls, and he was happy.
Now,he loves the steamed baos. siu mai, har gow. We haven't weaned him off the red candy sweet & sour chicken balls yet. LOL!

 

[Anna N]

5 minutes ago, Dejah said:

We haven't weaned him off the red candy sweet & sour chicken balls yet. LOL!

Those horrible chicken balls seem to be the one thing on the menu that doesn't scare some people off "Chinese" food. There is more than one male (I am sure there are females in this group but I've never met one) in my family who will consent to ordering in Chinese food so long as they can have these quite horrible things dipped in fluorescent red goo. 

[MaryIsobel]

Wasn't terribly inspired tonight and still adjusting to our exhorbitant produce prices, so "egg roll in a bowl" with a scoop of brown rice. It filled the void and wasn't terrible. How's that for a glowing reccomendation?

[Paul Bacino]

Bachelor Dinner :  Wife  with grandchildren

 

Fresh grind tuna burger (  I sourced this tuna from Aldi's " not bad "  ) --  ginger, soy , greeen onion,egg,lime juice  bread crumbs /  pickled red onion/ spicy aioli 

 

[liamsaunt]

Seared chicken over spinach and tomato orzo with creamy lemon parmesan sauce.

 

[Ann_T]

On 2/8/2023 at 5:35 PM, KennethT said:

Keeping with the Sichuan theme, Sichuan style chicken with baby bamboo shoots, mushrooms and garlic chives.

 

I would devour that. 

[Dejah]

It's been a while since I made baked fish sandwiched between a bed of lemongrass, cilantro, green onion, kaffir lime leaves, lime slices, ginger. Picked up steelhead trout this time, eaten with cauliflower rice with a shower of sesame seeds. 🤪

                                                                                                      

                                                                                 

 

Cuban Picadillo: trying out different uses for lean ground beef that was on sale. Cooked the 1/2 cups of wild rice from the back of the pantry. Made 4 cups cooked! Lots packaged and into the freezer.
Enjoyed the spices, especially the cumin seeds.
                                                                                

{laying with the spice blends from Silk Road Spice Merchants: West- Africa Citrus Spice on chicken legs: Roasted along with cubed taters. Lovely blend, and a change up from Shake 'n' Bake;-)

 

                                                                                  

 

A friend messaged me about one of the well established Mexican grocery stores: Fresh certified beef sale Wednesday only: $5.50 / lb for any cut. However, the photo posted was a stock meat chart, and they butcher according to their Mexican customers. I stopped in early in the morning when the butchering was done. Picked up some I recognized: Oxtails, sliced shank, ribs, and Carne Para Asra, which i think is flank?
Pulled out the old Dutch oven and braised Ossobuco style with Marsala and Tarragon. Smelled amazing all afternoon! Another cooked up a new veg for me, Celtuce, from the small Chinese grocery store. Knew it was bland, so I blanched then stir-fried with a bit of Toban sauce. It worked great with the rich meat and sauce. I liked the fresh mint with the meat too!

                                                                                  

 

[KennethT]

52 minutes ago, Ann_T said:

I would devour that. 

We did!!!  That dish (it's similar to my Sichuan fish dish in RecipEgullet) is one of my wife's favorites!

[Duvel]

Cleaning out the fridge Friday:

 

Vitello tonnato, cured duck breast with five spice and soy glaze, mâche salad with croutons, tomato & mozzarella and smoked fish …

 

 

No complaints 🤗

[rotuts]

@Duvel 

 

nice 

 

very nice .

 

If I cleaned out my refrigerator 

 

the results

 

would be Imaginary :

 

https://socratic.org/questions/what-is-the-square-root-of-2

 

just saying 

 

Edited February 10, 2023 by rotuts (log)

[Ann_T]

 

I made Moe a grilled spot prawn cocktail and a fresh salsa with avocado for dinner tonight.

[Dejah]

A friend offered to bring me some fresh pickerel from Lake Manitoba. I mentioned that I'd like some thicker fillets for steaming. Her brother went fishing last evening, and brought me 5 lbs!

I have been buying baby pickerel (sauger) from a supplier from the same area. They were perfect for pan frying but too thin for steaming.

Tonight, I steamed the whole lb. with ginger and green onion for 10 minutes. Then added a splash of hot oil, followed by a drizzle of soy sauce and sesame oil.

The fillet was perfectly done, not a single bone!

 

                                                                                           

[rotuts]

 

my favorite soup 

 

Campbell's Bean w Bacon soup . condensed 

 

i add 1/2 water after carefully scrapping out all 

 

the Goodness from the Can.

 

I mash w a potato masher until creamy but w some of the beans whole

 

I add :

 

Smoked Spanish paprika  , granulated garlic and granulated onion  ( Pensey;s )

 

and Micro until piping hot

 

sliced window green onions and a pat or two of butter.

 

I have a roll up  ( TJ's ) you see on the L.

 

excellent.

 

 

[liamsaunt]

Crab cakes and salad

 

[Shelby]

@DejahI loved steamed fish and yours looks amazing.  Like you, we rarely catch fish that is thick enough to do that with.

 

Managed to over cook the eggs the other night.  Still good to me, but not Ronnie's favorite.

 

 

Jalapeno cheddar brats.  I used the air fryer on the onion rings.  Good stuff.

 

 

Spaghetti night

 

 

Grocery store had chicken breasts on sale for 88 cents per lb.  I never used to buy breasts but I've grown to like them now.  Versatile .....and especially good SV'd.  I did a chicken piccata night before last.

 

 

Pizza night last night.

 

[shain]

Orange with yogurt, olive oil, almonds, mint.

 

 

Napoletan frittatine di pasta.

 

 

Gozo island style ftira pizza, with ricotta, potato, smoked cheese, onion, olives, black pepper, olive oil.

 

Ftira dough with turmeric, tomato, chili, Gozo cheese, oregano.

 

Ramen with roasted vegetables and miso garlic base.

 

Masabacha of chickpeas and butter beans, tahini, lemon, haminados eggs, zchug, cumin. 

 

Pasta with miso and butter, mushrooms, parmesan, scrambled eggs.

 

Three cup mushrooms and edamame.

 

Ma la tofu and green beans with doubanjiang, peanuts, garlic, toasted cumin, Sichuan peppercorns, a bit of fenugreek. Really good rice topper.