Dinner 2023

[liuzhou]

A delivery dinner tonight for various reasons not worth boring you with.

 

Hunan style spicy squid with dried red and fresh green chilli peppers. Rice with some pickled turnip on top. Not bad for the genre.

 

Also came with a thin vegetable soup.

 

22元 CNY / $3.19 USD.

 

 

Edited April 19, 2023 by liuzhou (log)

[gulfporter]

New crop of green beans grown on nearby Mezcala Island by indigenous community, and sold on street corners in our village.  Made a salad of them with dried cranberries and toasted pecans with lemon vinaigrette (as we say here, American lemon).  

 

Heated GF empanadas from local chef.  I don't need GF foods; I buy these because they have most tender flaky crust and his fillings are wonderful.  One of these is poblano with cheese and the other is chicken in molé negro.  

 

We are in upper 80s near 90, so I use my outdoor gas grill as an oven to heat foods rather than my uninsulated Mexican stove.  This is hottest time of year until our rainy season begins in mid June. 

 

 

 

 

[KennethT]

13 hours ago, C. sapidus said:

Beef stew with star anise and basil (thit bo kho), one of my absolute favorite Vietnamese dishes. Cubed beef chuck seared with annatto oil, shallots, and garlic before simmering with chicken stock, lemongrass, fish sauce, soy sauce, and sugar. Seasoned shortly before serving with more fried shallots and garlic, plus star anise, curry powder, Thai basil, and cilantro.

 

 

Stir-fried bean sprouts, cucumber salad, and jasmine rice

 

I had bo kho for breakfast practically every day while in Saigon, although there it was served with banh mi rather than rice.

[liamsaunt]

egg banh mi

 

[Norm Matthews]

15 hours ago, MaryIsobel said:

Are those homemade noodles too? They look scrumptious.

 

 

Yes they are homemade egg noodles.  

[TicTac]

French/Japanese style braised kanpachi - pulled and served with haiga rice and reduced braising liquid.  Unctuous! 
 

 

[Annie_H]

Decent and quite good outcome after a disaster prep/execution. I've been making Fisherman Stews and chowders---oyster stews, crab cakes for my family since junior high. Pre teen. My older brother and I took over the summer shrimp, crab, and oyster bakes----parents were never good cooks. Not interested. 

My brother fished and went crabbing with buddies that now have a successful retail/wholesale fishing business. ChesapeakeBay.

My timing was off. First the sticky rice, quick cook. and soaked seaweeds for 'sticky rice balls'. Dashi on the back burner. Started my 'blonde' mirepoix but forgot about the cubed pork I always start first. (I put it up and out of pup reach) Miso/ginger/green onions softened with some warm Dashi....

Cubed cod and salmon, over the mirepoix. But forgot the layer of shaved fennel. Shrimp, then clams. I added too much Dashi broth to the shallow pan. (1/2 cup would be enough to steam)) I like to serve the seafood platter at the table with some hot broth on the side. I had to plate in the kitchen. Wrong pan. 

WildFork wild caught white shrimp,  21-25's, shell tail on. Only 6 so no need for stock. Tender. We eat the entire shells and tails. Even better to roast NewOrleans style. Crisp shells and tails we love. Like soft shell crabs. The first few of the WildFork bag so will roast/broil the next meal. 

(I just made a quick side fennel salad)...always. tail-on. My entire family eats the tails. 

Just a few inches of tomato paste tube. Rich color is from a heaping tBsp of chili crisp, mild, not spicy. Not tomato forward.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[mgaretz]

Shrimp with snap peas, sauteed in butter with pasta.

 

 

[Shelby]

9 hours ago, Norm Matthews said:

 

Yes they are homemade egg noodles.  

Is your egg noodle recipe on your blog?

[MaryIsobel]

31 minutes ago, Shelby said:

Is your egg noodle recipe on your blog?

Thanks @Shelby. That was going to be my next question for @Norm Matthews. But I went to Costco and then had to take to my bed. Costco is exhausting but those noodles look great and are something that I have never made.

[Shelby]

Just now, MaryIsobel said:

Thanks @Shelby. That was going to be my next question for @Norm Matthews. But I went to Costco and then had to take to my bed. Costco is exhausting but those noodles look great and are something that I have never made.

I'm with you.  I had a big day yesterday and it completely wiped me out today.

[Dante]

Roast chickpea and broccoli burritos with steamed corn (with butter, smoked paprika, and nutritional yeast) on the side

[Dante]

Fried chicken sandwich with arugula, gorgonzola sauce, and home-made pickles

[liamsaunt]

Noodle soup bowl with zoodles made from zucchini and green daikon radish, with chopped up pea shoots (because they always get stuck in my teeth if I leave them whole), and some sadly overcooked soy sauce eggs.  I lost the measuring cup for my egg steamer, and the results show that.  I'll just have to boil them next time.

 

[Shelby]

Spicy/tomato/caper/olive pasta thing again along with, and I swear this time, the last of the doves

 

 

 

Fries and a few fried mushrooms....should have made more mushrooms they really hit our spots.  Along with turkey paninis.

 

 

 

Used the panini maker to do some chicken/onion/jalapeno quesadillas

 

 

Worked really well and didn't use any oil to fry in so a tad bit healthier

 

 

Roasted turkey quarter, stuffing and collard greens

 

 

 

Blackberry cobbler and homemade ice cream for dessert

 

 

 

Cream cheese/green onion/cheddar cheese stuffed jalapenos

 

 

Fries and more sandwiches--I seem to be obsessed with my panini maker at the moment

 

 

 

Tuesday we had a meeting that started at 4 and was an hour away so I started a pork roast with carrots and potatoes that morning.  Didn't get home until about 6:30 so I was super glad I had done that.

 

 

 

Last night spaghetti with Italian sausage and venison meatballs and salad

 

 

[Norm Matthews]

14 hours ago, Shelby said:

Is your egg noodle recipe on your blog?

Yes,  I did use the pasta roller on my mixer but cut them by hand.

[mgaretz]

Wings in the Speedi - this time about 22 minutes basted on top with BBQ sauce for the last 3 minutes or so (from frozen on steam crisp).  Came out great.  Served with steamed Brussels sprouts.

 

 

[Kim Shook]

@liamsaunt – those scallop rolls you do always give me intense cravings.  Jessica had a friend visiting from the Boston area (she lives on Nahant) and when I showed them to her, she flipped out.  She’s not a lobster fan, so she was thrilled to find out she could do a scallop one when the rest of her family did lobster rolls.  It had never occurred to her before!  She’s the picky one I talk about below. 

 

@Ann_T – I would absolutely call that pizza ‘pretty’.  I’d give an awful lot to have access to a pizza like that.

 

@MaryIsobel – I’m so sorry!  I’ve been in food slumps like that for weeks, even months at a time.  Just stay with us at eG and you’ll eventually get inspired.  @Shelby and I have found that looking back a few years or so at the topics that you post in helps, too. 

 

@Shelby – everything looks so good, but I especially want to know about the pork and vegetables.  Was that done in a slow cooker?  And was that a extra thick chop or actually a roast? 

 

Had to go out to the airport a few days ago to drop Jessica off to pick up a rental car and indulged in one of my no-so-secret guilty pleasures:

I have loved Long John Silvers since college when my roommate and I would indulge in a once-a-month grease-fest.  I like the fish and chicken with chips and slaw.  Plenty of vinegar and an occasional squeeze of truly terrible tartar sauce (I think it is just Miracle Whip).  This particular location has only recently reopened for inside dining and everything was surprisingly good.  Hot and cooked to order and not overly greasy.

 

Jessica has a friend visiting from Boston and she requested Mr. Kim’s BBQ one meal while she was here.  She and Jessica ate out mostly, so this was our only time to feed her.  She’s extremely picky.  My planned menu was:

BBQ  Buns Slaw  Sauces

Baked Beans         Jessica’s Mac & Cheese            Chips and Dip

Ice cream Sundae bar for dessert

 

Well, it turned out when Jessica did a little digging that the only thing that she would be eating was the BBQ sandwich and ice cream.  And the BBQ was iffy – she thought it SOUNDED good but wasn’t sure she’d like it.  I suggested fries, which she said yes to and when I asked about vegetables, she said asparagus and broccoli.  So, I added fries and asparagus to the table.  Further turns out that when she said she liked asparagus and broccoli, she meant RAW.  I roasted it.  Sigh.  She did eat a couple of spears, though.  She ate a half a sandwich.  I truly don’t know if she walked away from my dinner table unsatisfied or if she just has a small appetite.  I have a horror of the first thing happening. 

 

Mr. Kim had a Vestry meeting Tuesday, and so Jessica and I scratched a very specific itch.  Dinner at our favorite Thai place.  We shared the calamari and crab Rangoon (with actual crabmeat):

 

 

I had my favorite shrimp and pineapple fried rice:

I’ve tried over and over to make this at home, and it always ends up a bit bland and too sweet.

 

Jessica had the Tom Kha soup:

Incredible broth.  I just avoid the mushrooms. 

 

Edited April 20, 2023 by Kim Shook (log)

[Norm Matthews]

A friend posted this recipe for Lemon Magic Cake yesterday and I made it yesterday. It is'magic' because it separates into three separate layers as it bakes.  About 7 or 8 minutes after I put it in the oven I realized I'd forgotten to add the vanilla so I added it then. I don't think it made a difference in the outcome. it was pretty much what we had for dinner.  Charlie really liked it. I'd like to make it with lime juice next time and perhaps, sometime, see if I can get similar results with cocoa powder or syrup.  I'll have to think about how it might work with chocolate.

Edited April 20, 2023 by Norm Matthews (log)

[Senior Sea Kayaker]

Early dinner after 7 hours of running around doing errands.

I really wanted a simple burger and fries so once home.

With mustard, onion, dill pickle, tomato and pepper jack cheese. Sriracha on the oven fries accompanied by Grimross's Brunswick German Pilsner.

 

 

 

[Katie Meadow]

30 minutes ago, Norm Matthews said:

A friend posted this recipe for Lemon Magic Cake yesterday and I made it yesterday. It is'magic' because it separates into three separate layers as it bakes.  About 7 or 8 minutes after I put it in the oven I realized I'd forgotten to add the vanilla so I added it then. I don't think it made a difference in the outcome. it was pretty much what we had for dinner.  Charlie really liked it. I'd like to make it with lime juice next time and perhaps, sometime, see if I can get similar results with cocoa powder or syrup.  I'll have to think about how it might work with chocolate.

The magic cake, also known in various guises as Lemon Pudding Cake is a fun bake. I went through a phase were I tried out lots of recipes. I like the ones that are very tart!

[C. sapidus]

 

Spiced braised Nyonya pork: Cubed pork butt, sautéed with galangal, pureed shallots, star anise, cinnamon stick, and cloves, and then braised for a few hours with dark soy sauce, rice vinegar, and sugar. Reminds me of carnitas but with Southeast Asian flavors.

 

 

Malaysian spiced pineapple pickle with cinnamon, cloves, fennel, green cardamom, star anise, sliced garlic, slivered ginger, shallots, and brown sugar. I will make this again, and it complemented the pork nicely.

 

Microwave-in-bag wild rice with quinoa, because I forgot we were completely out of jasmine rice. Mrs. C had her pork with leftover rice from yesterday’s Thai take-out.

 

[KennethT]

2 hours ago, C. sapidus said:

 

Spiced braised Nyonya pork: Cubed pork butt, sautéed with galangal, pureed shallots, star anise, cinnamon stick, and cloves, and then braised for a few hours with dark soy sauce, rice vinegar, and sugar. Reminds me of carnitas but with Southeast Asian flavors.

 

 

 

Babi pongteh?

[KennethT]

 

Manado (Indonesia) style ikan bakar sambal dabu dabu. 'grilled' fish (barramundi) with a raw sambal common in Manado called dabu dabu.

 

Served with:

 

Belacan bok choi. Unfortunately I forgot the dried shrimp until it was too late. The veggie was tasty but not nearly as good as if there were dried shrimp in there

 

[heidih]

12 minutes ago, KennethT said:

 

Manado (Indonesia) style ikan bakar sambal dabu dabu. 'grilled' fish (barramundi) with a raw sambal common in Manado called dabu dabu.

 

Served with:

 

Belacan bok choi. Unfortunately I forgot the dried shrimp until it was too late. The veggie was tasty but not nearly as good as if there were dried shrimp in there

 

So you are able to source belacan locally?