Dinner 2023

[C. sapidus]

 

Pollo en escabeche with carrots, white onion, garlic, pickled jalapenos, cider vinegar, homemade turkey broth, and a mix of allspice, black pepper, and Mexican oregano.

 

 

Mrs. C’s cabbage salad

 

 

Borscht, leftover from dinner with Russian friends. I added a dollop of yogurt to mine

 

[Shelby]

2 hours ago, FrogPrincesse said:

@Shelby The teal looks amazing. I had it only a few times a while back, and still remember the flavor (it was at St John in London). I love duck and this was a real treat.

So sweet of you!

 

Most years I have teal coming out of my ears (this year the drought is so bad that the birds just aren't staying).  So in the good years come on over lol.

[Norm Matthews]

Charlie requested Swedish Meatballs a couple days ago.  I also made egg noodles to go with them. Today I made chili but didn't take a picture.

[Honkman]

Quick dinner, sometimes called Reispfanne in Germany - pretty much putting together what is in the fridge in a pan (Pfanne) and serve it over rice (Reis). Today it was ground pork, red and green peppers, tomatoes, bok choy, ginger, onion, garlic and some vegetable broth. Served with some sour cream (as every Reispfanne should be)

[mgaretz]

Belated turkey dinner with cheater turkey (slices from the deli) with roasted Brussels sprouts, roasted and smashed white ad red potatoes with mushroom gravy.

 

[liuzhou]

铁板海鲜全家福炒饭, iron grilled sea food family portrait fried rice. Contains fresh clams, oysters,squid and shrimp. Medium spiced.

 

 

Also came with a little pot of hot sauce (just visible) on the right. And a bowl of seaweed egg drop soup which wasn't listed or photographed

 

[Senior Sea Kayaker]

Roasted beef rib (saved from a roast) with Montreal Steak Spice, garden filet beans, shoestring fries with sriracha, tomatoes and coleswlaw.

Enjoyed with a glass of Aussie Shiraz.

 

[scamhi]

22 hours ago, Paul Bacino said:

@scamhi---just curious what u used the slice the breast,   cutting skin can be difficult?  

the breast was rested about 45 minutes after coming off the grill. A very sharp japanese knife was used.

Both sides of the breast were removed and sliced against the grain

[KennethT]

 

Beer duck a la @liuzhou. I also added some dried green Sichuan peppercorns as I thought it would go with the doubanjiang.

[Dejah]

5 hours ago, Senior Sea Kayaker said:

Roasted beef rib (saved from a roast) with Montreal Steak Spice, garden filet beans, shoestring fries with sriracha, tomatoes and coleswlaw.

Enjoyed with a glass of Aussie Shiraz.

 

 

I LOVE beef ribs, and can buy them at Safeway. I usually roast extra and use it for Beef and Barley soup after I cut off most of the meat. Gnawing on the gristly bits is pure pleasure!

[liamsaunt]

Spaghetti with pesto, grape tomatoes and spinach

 

 

 

Farro with roasted shredded brussels sprouts, arugula, cranberries, and pistachios, topped with roasted delicata squash and spicy chicken

 

Edited November 28, 2023 by liamsaunt
typo (log)

[Dejah]

Watercress soup with pork bones:

                                                                                         

 

 

Beef & Broccoli
                                                                                           

Canned Fried Dace

                                                                                         

[Captain]

A quick Nacho's. Instead of Tuesday night Taco's

[weinoo]

I thought I might never start cooking again, after a few weeks away. Also we both came down with what apparently are bad colds, since every other asshole on our flight was either coughing or sneezing. And me, being an asshole, didn't wear a mask.  I've tested yesterday and today, both negative, so keeping my fingers crossed while hydrating greatly.

 

Anyway, last night I was back in my kitchen. Not to make anything beautiful, but...

 

 

Pan roasted chicken thighs, red beans, rice, peas and carrots. (Night before was a simple pasta marinara with roasted Brussels sprouts).

[C. sapidus]

 

Starting point was Fuchsia Dunlop's Liuyang black bean chicken, a favorite. Added dry-fried shiitake mushrooms, cubed zucchini, and turkey stock, and skipped the deep-frying. Everyone preferred this variation.

 

Flavors included fermented black beans, ginger, red chile flakes, and a head of garlic. Jasmine rice to go with.

[Ann_T]

Lamb Shanks are on my top 10 list of favourite meals.

I do them various ways, but tonight's version was Greek.

 

Served with rice, Greek potatoes and always with a Greek salad.

Always reminds of many of the Greek Restaurants in Toronto on the Danforth. Known as Greek Town.

Years ago, like 45 to 50 years ago) some of the restaurants would take you in to the kitchen and let you choose from a number of different pots.

Make up your plate and bring it out to the table. I always went with the lamb shoulder. Melt in your mouth tender.

At some point this stopped . I'm assuming it had something to do with Health Regulations.

[liuzhou]

鱼香肉丝 (yú xiāng ròu sī), Fish Flavour* Pork Slivers.

 

 

Pork, carrot and black woodear fungus with a 'fish flavour' sauce.

 

* There is no fish involved. This Sichuan method uses herbs and spices etc more traditionally associated with fish dishes but applies them to other ingredients, especially pork as here but also with eggplant.

 

Delivered to my hospital bed (with rice) for just $2.80.

 

 

Edited December 5, 2023 by liuzhou (log)

[Norm Matthews]

I had just put new burners in my grill and the store had these two steaks in one package for $10.00.  Too good an opportunity to pass up. We had salad and twice baked potato too. 

[C. sapidus]

 

Improvised green curry shrimp with spinach, cilantro, peas, and green beans. Curry paste from a tub, supplemented by shallots, garlic, lemongrass, green chiles, and ginger. Coconut milk and turkey stock for the liquid. Finished with palm sugar, lemon juice, and fish sauce. Jasmine rice.

[OlyveOyl]

Chitarra pasta with sautéed garlic, onion, Savoy cabbage with Njuda added at the last minute.  Topped with toasted breadcrumbs and a little hot oil.

Fennel salad, hazelnuts, St. Agur and pomegranate arils.

Chocolate cake with Amarena cherries.

[Ann_T]

Thrifty's where I buy all my beef, lamb and other cuts of meat, had Porchetta stuffed with pork tenderloin roasts the other day. I had not seen these before here.

They had a couple of small ones so I couldn't resist.

I hadn't roasted one before.

I seasoned with garlic, black pepper and fennel. Pushing some down between the roll and rubbing on top.

 

Slow roasted rather than my regular high heat method and served with roasted potatoes, squash and fresh green beans.

And the best gravy. Even with very little in the way of drippings from such a small roast the pork gravy was so good.

[Dejah]

Can't believe the balmy weather we are enjoying at the end of November! Keep trying to do bits of leftover clean-up outside and setting up winterscapes for Xmas. So suppers have been fairly quick.

 

Coconut Curry Chicken                                                    

 

Boneless Pork Loin Half was on sale at Co-Op for $1.99 / lb. That's an amazing price for solid meat! I picked up 2 slabs. Cut up some pieces and marinated for 2 days for char siu. It was the perfect day to use the Big Easy = Char Siu!
                                              

 

I have more slabs marinating for the next couple of days. Grands want Char Siu Baos!

 

Saved a couple of thick pieces: brushed with Mayo and coated with cracker crumbs. Pan fried then finished in air bake in my Ninja unit. Mushroom gravy, peas, and jasmin rice - supper.

 

                                                                                     

 

 

[Duvel]

42 minutes ago, Dejah said:

Grands want Char Siu Baos!

May I stand in line for those as well ..?

[liuzhou]

Dinner tonight was a Bánh Mì from my favourite Vietnamese restaurant which fortuitously is just across the road from the hospital's main entrance.

 

 

Sorry, I'd eaten almost half of it before I remembered to take a photograph. 😎

 

 

 

[Duvel]

Getting cold outside and as a result I am getting more indoor-sy.
 

So, tonight we watched a documentary about the Permian mass extinction event*, that resulted in a brief evolutionary leap for the proto-mammals (before being all eaten by the proto-reptiles). What better way to celebrate that brief time of proto-mammal abundance than eating two of the latest members of their evolutionary tree in the form of a double bacon cheeseburger. 
 

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* interestingly, they explained that the first couple of million years after the mass extinction, earth was dominated by fungi. I tried to explain to little one that that must have been the birth of his beloved pizza funghi with salami, but with 10 years he seems to be able to detect when my theories are not that plausible …