Dinner 2023

[Ann_T]

6 hours ago, Duvel said:

 

That‘s what you find when you come back after bringing the first batch of dishes back into the house. Savages 🤭 …

You might not have found any cracklins left if I was there.

We had grilled chicken souvlaki on homemade pitas for dinner night.

Also made tzatziki sauce. With a glass of Sangria.

[Dante]

Fried chicken tenders with red curry/yogurt sauce, side of peaches and sauteed kale

[OlyveOyl]

Ricotta crostini with black olives.

Lentil soup, carrots, spinach , ditalini,  poultry broth.

And a little slice of pear, blackberry, almond cake.

Edited September 17, 2023 by OlyveOyl (log)

[liuzhou]

Still a delivery meal, but tonight I had the energy to plate it. Certainly looks better, I'd say. 香辣四季豆肉片 (xiāng là sì jì dòu ròu piàn), spicy pork with green beans.

 

 

 

Another common pairing here. 'Twas very good, but I up the meat content slighty when I cook it.

 

Edited September 17, 2023 by liuzhou (log)

[weinoo]

A few "fancy" dinners out this past week meant we needed some simple stuff.

 

 

Zucchini and yellow squash, cooked to shit in a lot of olive oil, then marinated in same with red pepper, red wine vinegar. Delicious.

 

 

Penne marinara, with (not my balcony) basil (a friend's).  Delicious +.

 

One of our dinners out recently, was at a newly opened restaurant called Cecchi's, after its owner Micheal Cecchi-Azzolina.  Michael has been a Maître D' in New York for decades, at places like The River Cafe, Raoul's and Le Coucou, when they were all the rage.  The stories he could tell could probably fill a book.  Oh wait - he's written a book about it:  

 

Your Table Is Ready (eG-friendly Amazon.com link)

 

The service was exemplary and the food quite good. It has a beautiful bar, where we hoped to sit, and did.

 

 

So we started with a coupla classics.  A Perfect Manhattan and a wet Martini (yes, gin).

 

 

Significant Eater can't go too long without a burger. Which came with superb fries.

 

 

I had the deconstructed chicken pot pie, another fine dish.  We'll be back.

 

 

Edited September 17, 2023 by weinoo (log)

[liamsaunt]

Penne with broccoli sauce

 

[mgaretz]

Sirloin, cooked SV then seared.  Served with Asian chopped salad and a glass of Lodi Zin.

 

 

[Duvel]

Pizza & movie night, as every Sunday 🤗

 

Lachsschinken*, sausage and mushrooms …

 

 

Ham, marinated olives and mushrooms …

 

 

Both well received, as was todays movie: Ice Age, part something something 😉

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* cured, uncooked pork loin, thinly sliced. Comparable to Canadian bacon ?

[Duvel]

2 hours ago, weinoo said:

a wet Martini (yes, gin).

What else … it’s the only ingredient 😜
 

 

Edited September 17, 2023 by Duvel (log)

[Shelby]

5 hours ago, weinoo said:

Zucchini and yellow squash, cooked to shit in a lot of olive oil, then marinated in same with red pepper, red wine vinegar. Delicious.

This sounds really good.  How long did you marinate?  In the fridge or room temp?

[weinoo]

28 minutes ago, Shelby said:

This sounds really good.  How long did you marinate?  In the fridge or room temp?

Just for like an hour after cooking.

[BeeZee]

Had a couple of meals worth of leftovers from Rosh Hashana dinner on Saturday, which was welcome after playing golf. Chicken breasts that had been cooked with a mixture of orange marmelade/dijon; honey/balsamic roasted carrots (very good at room temp); noodle kugel with dried apricots.

[Shelby]

14 minutes ago, weinoo said:

Just for like an hour after cooking.

Spicy peppers or red bell?

[weinoo]

38 minutes ago, Shelby said:

Spicy peppers or red bell?

I use crushed red chilies dried. But I think you can use any!

[Shelby]

1 hour ago, weinoo said:

I use crushed red chilies dried. But I think you can use any!

Doing this tomorrow.  Thank you!

[Steve Irby]

This dinner would be just like I had as a kid if I had used yellow cheddar cheese on the pear instead off white.   You can tell we did not have guest by the absence of iceberg lettuce under the pear😊.  The beef is carved off a prime brisket (packer) that I bought at Sam's earlier in the week.  It was roasted for about 12 hours at 220.  I loosely tented it the last couple of hours.  The fond made the best mahogany colored gravy. 

 

[blue_dolphin]

This was supposed to be lunch but I wasn't hungry 'til late enough to call it dinner.  Tandoori Swordfish Steaks from Nik Sharma's Season.

The fish gets a tandoori-style marinade with yogurt and spices but is grilled, not actually cooked in a tandoor.  It's served on a pumpkin-garlic purée and topped with a coconut oil tadka. 

[Honkman]

Oven roasted bone-in chicken thighs (with a spice mixture made from salt, chili powder, cayenne, paprika, garlic powder and pepper) and potatoes (briefly parboiled in baking soda water, dried, mix with rendered chicken fat). Served with Greek inspired braised vegetables (leek, carrots, onion, tomatoes and celery braised in water with cinnamon stick, bay leaf and red wine vinegar).

[Senior Sea Kayaker]

16 hours ago, Duvel said:

 

Lachsschinken* … cured, uncooked pork loin, thinly sliced. Comparable to Canadian bacon ?

 

 

Curing technique seems pretty much the same so the most likely difference will be the seasonings.

 

[scamhi]

grill pan swordfish. greek salad

this was a great marinade from the NY Times

Cooked 3 minutes first side and 2 minutes second side.

Also, I used a microplane for one clove of garlic rather than chopping it.

St Aubin (375ml)

[Paul Bacino]

Chopped Salad --- Patterned off Farina in New Mexico  ( ABQ )

they sold me the marinade and dressing

 

[mgaretz]

Pot roast, made in the IP, with onion, mushrooms and carrots, served with egg noodles.

 

 

 

[OlyveOyl]

Yesterday we had:

Marinated eggplant, onions ,herbs , vinaigrette 

Baked peppers, tomatoes, capers,black olives, garlic, basil

Ziti with a meat ragu, ricotta salata

ice cream 3 ways, sour cream, raspberry, peach.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited September 18, 2023 by OlyveOyl
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[Honkman]

Interesting flavor combinations - the base was a hummus made with chickpeas, hazelnuts, lime juice, olive oil, paprika, chili powder and cumin. That was served with sautéed broccolini spiced with a cajun spice mix and a sauce made by briefly cooking blueberries, acetico balsamico amd sugar in some water, puréed and added some additional blueberries. Served with macadamia nuts and watercress.

[gfweb]

Lasagna and salad with one of the last garden tomatoes