Dinner 2023

[mgaretz]

I got a new kitchen toy, a Ninja Speedi, currently on sale at Costco for $119.  Steam Cooker/Air Fryer Combo with the ability to make multi-part meals in one pot with a grain or pasta or veggies along with crisp protein.  Skeptical of "Steam Crisp" but it's Costco so easy returns.  I tried a frozen salmon filet by itself and it was excellent - crispy on the outside and moist and flaky on the inside.  11 minute cook time with about a 3 minute pre-heat so total time about 14-15 minutes.  With sweet potato soup my wife made.

 

 

[weinoo]

First night's seder was at in-laws in the Ansonia.  22 people. Bunch of the cooking was done by young 'uns (think Gen Y to Z), who possibly have to take a few more cooking classes on line in person. I brought a bunch of dessert things from the still extant Moishe's, at the eastern end of Grand St.  They were not great, (ok, they were horrible) and I don't know how the place is still open, other than the fact that it's an all-cash transaction. Check the web site out for more extra weirdness...https://moishesbakeshop.com/

We did read thru a modern Haggadah, and drank plenty of wine.  But - the chicken soup w/matzoh balls was served before the gefilte fish, which is just so wrong. The matzoh balls, however, might have been the highlight of the evening, as there were 3 types, including ones made with green chili from ABQ, and they were really good.

Second night was at a friend's apartment.  Food better; wine really good.

 

 

I made two kugels; potato and farfel. Both surprisingly good. The farfel kugel, essentially a riff on Arthur Schwartz's, involved well caramelized onions, along with porcini and cremini mushrooms.

 

 

Melt-in-your-mouth brisket. Grass-fed beef, braised for 3.5 hours in red wine, tomatoes, etc. etc. 

 

The wines last night...

 

 

The 1999 Musar and the '06 Late-Harvest Tokaj - just great.  Couple of other wines from NY State shone.

 

I had a bagel and lox for breakfast today.

[lindag]

25 minutes ago, mgaretz said:

I got a new kitchen toy, a Ninja Speedi, currently on sale at Costco for $119.  Steam Cooker/Air Fryer Combo with the ability to make multi-part meals in one pot with a grain or pasta or veggies along with crisp protein.  Skeptical of "Steam Crisp" but it's Costco so easy returns.  I tried a frozen salmon filet by itself and it was excellent - crispy on the outside and moist and flaky on the inside.  11 minute cook time with about a 3 minute pre-heat so total time about 14-15 minutes.  With sweet potato soup my wife made.

 

 

Giant enabler alert!

I have one of these in my cart.

[KennethT]

52 minutes ago, weinoo said:

First night's seder was at in-laws in the Ansonia.  22 people. Bunch of the cooking was done by young 'uns (think Gen Y to Z), who possibly have to take a few more cooking classes on line in person. I brought a bunch of dessert things from the still extant Moishe's, at the eastern end of Grand St.  They were not great, (ok, they were horrible) and I don't know how the place is still open, other than the fact that it's an all-cash transaction. Check the web site out for more extra weirdness...https://moishesbakeshop.com/

We did read thru a modern Haggadah, and drank plenty of wine.  But - the chicken soup w/matzoh balls was served before the gefilte fish, which is just so wrong. The matzoh balls, however, might have been the highlight of the evening, as there were 3 types, including ones made with green chili from ABQ, and they were really good.

Second night was at a friend's apartment.  Food better; wine really good.

 

 

I made two kugels; potato and farfel. Both surprisingly good. The farfel kugel, essentially a riff on Arthur Schwartz's, involved well caramelized onions, along with porcini and cremini mushrooms.

 

 

Melt-in-your-mouth brisket. Grass-fed beef, braised for 3.5 hours in red wine, tomatoes, etc. etc. 

 

The wines last night...

 

 

The 1999 Musar and the '06 Late-Harvest Tokaj - just great.  Couple of other wines from NY State shone.

 

I had a bagel and lox for breakfast today.

Nice!  Musar is fantastic when it ages.  Moishe's has been horrible for years.  I haven't been back there for at least 15 years maybe, but then we couldn't imagine how it was still open serving what they had - other than the fact that they're like the only Jewish bakery left - but I think they're not doing the baking anymore - back the last time we had it, it was very different from times previous which were much better.  Everything looked like it came from somewhere else - like it was prepackaged or something.

[weinoo]

14 minutes ago, KennethT said:

Nice!  Musar is fantastic when it ages.  Moishe's has been horrible for years. 

 

Was it the same Moishe's (on Grand) because there was also the one on 2nd Avenue (now the home to a good French bakery!)?

[liamsaunt]

5 hours ago, Anna N said:

Interesting that you and @blue_dolphindecided to make this dish. Here.

 it seems like one of those dishes that one should always have in one's back pocket. 

 

Ha!  I eat really boring breakfasts 99% of the time (berries and toast), so don't go to the breakfast thread regularly.  I should!  

 

It was very easy and tasty.  I personally didn't think it was too sweet, but would have been fine cutting back the sugar too.  He has a doenjang salmon recipe I am planning to make next time I get salmon, and saw some people commented on the recipe that he always makes things too sweet.  Recipe: Doenjang Salmon Rice Bowl

[Duvel]

The family has assembled at our place - time for the first Easter dinner, as per the plan …

 

Fish dinner plus the fixings  …

 

 

Excellent Matjes with Hausfrauen sauce …

 

 

With new potatoes …

 

 

Red beet / nashi tartare …

 

 

And the best grey shrimp I‘ve ever purchased …

 

 

Plus a freshly baked rye bread …

 

 

Some salmon …

 

 

Matjes / Hausfrauen sauce / new potatoes 

 

 

Rye bread / kewpie / grey shrimp

 

 

No complaints 🤗

[rotuts]

@Duvel 

 

aside from everything else 

 

which looks delicious 

 

and family - sharing like

 

Id politely make sure 

 

my plate had a very fair ( ++ ) share of the 

 

Matjes .

[Duvel]

The Matjes and the grey shrimp were excellent - with so few items you need to be sure they are: I splurged a bit and bought from an upscale vendor at the wholesale market in the next city. Pricey, but sooo good …

[KennethT]

1 hour ago, weinoo said:

 

Was it the same Moishe's (on Grand) because there was also the one on 2nd Avenue (now the home to a good French bakery!)?

Sorry - I was thinking of the one on 2nd Ave (now closed).

[rotuts]

@Duvel

 

i have not had grey shrimp.

 

but Ive had variations of Matjes 

 

in various places , done right .

 

and your selections looks politely plump.

 

 makes all the difference.

Edited April 7, 2023 by rotuts (log)

[weinoo]

3 hours ago, Duvel said:

No complaints 🤗

 

Actually..there is ONE...and that's that I'm not getting to physically enjoy that meal and the ones to follow!  Looks fucking great...that matjes!

[C. sapidus]

Flounder simmered in spicy sauce, from Kasma Loha-Unchit’s Dancing Shrimp. Caramelized brown sugar boiled with a blender paste of garlic, shallots, bird chilies, and white peppercorns, and then seasoned with slivered ginger, fish sauce, and cilantro. I went easy on the bird chilies and the family liked. I will make this again.

 

Stir-fried spinach and watercress with sliced onions, scallions, soy sauce, and Shaoxing wine. This was good.

 

Sautéed carrots with vinegar and oregano.

 

Mrs. C made microwave quinoa with dried mint, garlic, and olive oil.

 

[Ann_T]

Platter for two.

Homemade sourdough rye with smoked salmon, cream cheese, onion, dill, and lemon.

[Honkman]

Stir-fried soba noodles with onion, scallions, chicken breast, shrimps, red and green pepper, eggs, light and dark soy sauce. Topped with some sesame seeds, gari and fried shallots

[liamsaunt]

Linguini with clams.  Crusty bread for soaking up the sauce not shown. 

 

 

 

My niece came in for the weekend later last night and was starving.  She asked for a mozzarella in carrozza sandwich recipe she saw on NY Times cooking, a salad, and fries. Mozzarella in Carrozza   Oh to have a college student's appetite for late night meals again...

 

[Duvel]

5 minutes ago, liamsaunt said:

Oh to have a college student's appetite for late night meals again...

I still have that 🤗

 

Just wishing for a college students metabolism …

[weinoo]

 

Marmitako.  A Basque potato and tuna (in this case, albacore, which is the tuna of choice in Basque country) stew.  Pretty quick and easy, and even added half a dozen fresh artichoke hearts.

 

Obviously, many ways to make this dish, as there are with most stews.  I only had two cups of homemade fish stock, and didn't want to water it down too much, so it's less soupy than many pictures accompanying recipes appear to be.

[rotuts]

@liamsaunt

 

your linguini w clams looks perfect !

 

just the way i like it.

[Elkyfr]

@weinoo only for information, the original mamitako from the north of Spain is made only with "bonito", a specific family of tunas.

[weinoo]

1 hour ago, Elkyfr said:

@weinoo only for information, the original mamitako from the north of Spain is made only with "bonito", a specific family of tunas.

 

Bonito del norte, white tuna or albacore - I think are all the same.

 

Bonito is a different genus, I believe.

[Kim Shook]

23 hours ago, lindag said:

Giant enabler alert!

I have one of these in my cart.

I know!  My first thought was, "Dammit, Mark"! 😄

 

@Raamo – I’ve always wanted to try bastela and never had the opportunity.  Looks really good. 

 

Happy birthday to Madam @TicTac! 

 

@NadyaDuke – I love using sturdy spinach for cooking.  My favorite is savoy, but that is impossible to find in any grocery store in my area.  I’m determined to make an effort to find a farmer that grows it this year. 

 

@Shelby – I’m making that broccoli salad for dinner tomorrow.  And your creamy cucumbers – special request from Jessica. 

 

Found a great price on boneless short ribs and did a quick IP cook with hoisin.  Served on ramen noodles w/ blistered sugar snaps:

It was so satisfying and it felt good to serve a balanced REAL meal. 

 

Mr. Kim was out playing poker one night, so Jessica and I had cheese fondue with all the dippers.  A not very interesting photo of the fondue:

This is a Lidl product.  It is shelf stable and tastes great to us.  Various dippers, crudité, and pickly things:

Ham, tiny roasted potatoes, cornichon, cocktail onions, dill pickles, bread, radishes, and cukes. 

 

Monday night no one wanted much dinner and they definitely didn’t want it at dinnertime, so we all just wandered into the kitchen at various times and grabbed something. Mine:

That’s a gorgeous Mineola, some Cheddar cubes leftover from my church coffee hour hostessing, an English muffin, and a horrible photo of some soup I made from Mr. Kim’s BBQ judging leftovers, some boxed stock, a bag of Veg All, and some Bisto:

Tasted very good, though.  

 

Thursday night, in what has become a tradition in the last few years, we dyed Easter eggs and ate pizza – take out this year:

 

Along with some crudité:

 

Our efforts were fairly perfunctory this year:

[OlyveOyl]

Citrus salad, avocado, fennel, capers and olives.

Sorrel soup, rice and quinoa substituting for the potato I usually use, but the pantry was bare. We had some Irish soda bread with the soup.

Chocolate pots de creme with raspberries.

Espresso!

 

[Norm Matthews]

Charlie has plans and will not be here at supper time tomorrow so I guess you could call our meal either Good Saturday or Easter Eve.  Easter isn't a big meal deal for us but still we should have at least something a little special. Bone-in not pre sliced is my preference. This kind of ham tastes best to me and makes the best leftover ham and egg salad. I cooked it until warmed with an apricot glaze. Green beans were Southern style like mom used to make... takes an hour. The secret to my deviled eggs is a pinch or powdered Ranch dressing. The rest of the sides were ready made.
 

Edited April 9, 2023 by Norm Matthews (log)

[KennethT]

Brought home some sushi/sashimi from our local neighborhood joint