Dinner 2023

[Anitha Kishore]

On 5/22/2023 at 6:15 PM, KennethT said:

I'm not very familiar with prawn masala from South India, but I'd assume it's a bit different as I believe that this is more Chinese influenced.  Recipe here.

Prawn Masala is one of the best seafood dishes here in south India, Tamil Nadu! You should try it once.

[liamsaunt]

Miso broiled salmon with rice, miso glazed harukei turnips with their greens and radishes (we have a glut of radishes from my CSA right now, with more arriving later today), and a gingery shredded carrot salad with red bell peppers and cashews.  

 

I need a smaller rice mold.  None of us ever come close to finishing the amount of rice that this one makes.  My sister bought me a smaller wooden one for Christmas but the rice sticks badly to it.  Does anyone have a small non sticky rice mold they would recommend?

 

[KennethT]

47 minutes ago, liamsaunt said:

 

I need a smaller rice mold.  None of us ever come close to finishing the amount of rice that this one makes.  My sister bought me a smaller wooden one for Christmas but the rice sticks badly to it.  Does anyone have a small non sticky rice mold they would recommend?

 

 

What about something like a coffee cup?  I've used stuff like that before with no problems.  In order to make it not sticky, just wet the inside just before filling.  I like to fill the cup with hot water, then dump it out and fill with rice (my rice cooker is right next to the sink).

[kayb]

20 hours ago, Kim Shook said:

@kayb – I seem to remember you having AC problems last year, too.  Am I misremembering?

 

Memorial Day dinner for me:

American, Havarti, and Gouda cheese sandwich, macaroni salad, and blackberries.  We were supposed to get a delivery of char siu from an unemployed chef friend of Jessica’s and she was going to make a char siu, rice noodle, and vegetable dish.  He and his partner had an oven failure and so we all just nibbled at what appealed to us.  This was what appealed to me.  Since we have everything to make the planned dish, except for the char siu, I went out and got some pork so she can make @Dejah’s char siu tomorrow. 

I was. And I am. I’m fixin ‘ to g t himicidal with h the ac contractor.

[lindag]

9 minutes ago, kayb said:

I was. And I am. I’m fixin ‘ to g t himicidal with h the ac contractor.

Just how hot is it there?

[chileheadmike]

1 hour ago, liamsaunt said:

Miso broiled salmon with rice, miso glazed harukei turnips with their greens and radishes (we have a glut of radishes from my CSA right now, with more arriving later today), and a gingery shredded carrot salad with red bell peppers and cashews.  

 

I need a smaller rice mold.  None of us ever come close to finishing the amount of rice that this one makes.  My sister bought me a smaller wooden one for Christmas but the rice sticks badly to it.  Does anyone have a small non sticky rice mold they would recommend?

 

I always assumed you were using an ice cream scoop.

[kayb]

11 minutes ago, lindag said:

Just how hot is it there?

thankfully, it’s only in the mid-upper 80s. So far.

[Norm Matthews]

Charlie made out the menu for dinner last night.  I still was the one who got the pots and pans dirty though.  He asked for grilled chicken, mac&cheese, a salad and French fries.   For for dessert he wanted something either Little Debbie or Hostess. I got some of both and he put them away for later.

[Annie_H]

Shrimp and dumplings. Dashi with fresh white miso/ginger. 

My last batch of Dashi broth has improved since watching AlexTheFrenchGuy's recent series on ramen. 

Second pic is my bowl at the table. Always a bit smaller. Usually more broth.

 

[Ann_T]

On 5/30/2023 at 7:30 PM, heidih said:

Nice dill- buy or grow?

I grew it this year.   

[Dante]

Quesadillas with chicken, poblanos, and sweet potatoes. Side of sauteed mustard greens.

[Dante]

Beef and veggie guvec

[liamsaunt]

21 hours ago, chileheadmike said:

I always assumed you were using an ice cream scoop.

 

I actually don't own an ice cream scoop!  That's not a bad idea though, if I cannot find a smaller bowl that will work.  I like using the bowl because it gets used for other things too.

 

Last night, grilled chicken marinated in garlic and lemon with tzatziki sauce, rice, salad, flatbread 

 

[blue_dolphin]

23 hours ago, liamsaunt said:

I need a smaller rice mold.  None of us ever come close to finishing the amount of rice that this one makes.  My sister bought me a smaller wooden one for Christmas but the rice sticks badly to it.  Does anyone have a small non sticky rice mold they would recommend?

 

I use a 6 oz Pyrex custard cup.  It's flat on the bottom so it doesn't make the perfect dome like you have but it's handy as I can fill it up for a 6 oz serving or fill just to the lines on the side for 4 oz. 

 

[Norm Matthews]

On 6/1/2023 at 8:56 AM, liamsaunt said:

Miso broiled salmon with rice, miso glazed harukei turnips with their greens and radishes (we have a glut of radishes from my CSA right now, with more arriving later today), and a gingery shredded carrot salad with red bell peppers and cashews.  

 

I need a smaller rice mold.  None of us ever come close to finishing the amount of rice that this one makes.  My sister bought me a smaller wooden one for Christmas but the rice sticks badly to it.  Does anyone have a small non sticky rice mold they would recommend?

 

I have a small  bowl that I use and the rice sticks to it so I line it with Saran wrap first then pull it off after it is on the plate.

 

[KennethT]

4 minutes ago, Norm Matthews said:

I have a small  bowl that I use and the rice sticks to it so I line it with Saran wrap first then pull it off after it is on the plate.

 

Have you tried slightly wetting the bowl? That usually keeps rice from sticking.

[Ann_T]

Last night's dinner.

Grilled Greek Baby Back Ribs with roasted potatoes and another Greek Salad.

[kayb]

I’m about to be jonesing for some ribs. I like to cook them in the IP, then finish in the smoker.

[Annie_H]

Cod cakes. Spicy horseradish remoulade. Shaved salad--fennel, celery, white carrots, over arugula and RG herbed flageolets. 

I've had the 'classic' nesting glass bowls for 30+ years. A wedding gift. Lots of rice serving choices. Water, olive oil, or a bit of saran all works. Saran for sticky rice balls. Fill the container and spin the saran to form a sphere. Re-peat. 

I do like my cookie scoops.The large is fine for portioning meat balls, lamb Kofta, fish, crab, and salmon cakes. But too small for rice except smaller sticky rice balls. 

The orange melamine ones, (mine are green), were all over the place 6-7 years ago but no longer made. I've never used them at home, so I put them into my travel cooking crate. Handy with measure lines interior. 

[Duvel]

Not your everyday Japanese dinner …

 

Part of the fun is to find the restaurant, which is not advertised and hidden in an residential building …

 

 

One of eight counter seats. Hakushu highball …

 

 

Gazpacho with beef sirloin …

 

Tongue sashimi with condensed natto & wasabi …

 

 

One of the chefs preparing braised tongue …

 

 

Beef heart in the making …

 

 

Beef heart - sashimi cubes and grilled, with leek oil …

 

 

Braised tongue with yuzu foam, gelled sukiyaki stock and braised daikon …

 

 

The best dish of the evening: yukhe with soy sauce foam and raw egg yolk. Soooo good !

 

 

More to come …

 

 

 

Second highball - Hibiki !

 

 

A riff on dan dan mien, with cubes of seared filet …

 

 

 

More of that, to be featured in …

 

 

 

Beef sando !

 

 

Roastbeef, „Hollandaise“, baby spinach …

 

 

Fried eggplant, hanging tender and balsamic reduction - incredibly juicy !
 

 

Starches at the end. One out if three options: beef curry !

 

 

Milk icecream with salt …

 

 

No complaints 🤗

[heidih]

30 minutes ago, Duvel said:

Not your everyday Japanese dinner …

 

Part of the fun is to find the restaurant, which is not advertised and hidden in an residential building …

 

 

One of eight counter seats. Hakushu highball …

 

 

Gazpacho with beef sirloin …

 

Tongue sashimi with condensed natto & wasabi …

 

 

One of the chefs preparing braised tongue …

 

 

Beef heart in the making …

 

 

Beef heart - sashimi cubes and grilled, with leek oil …

 

 

Braised tongue with yuzu foam, gelled sukiyaki stock and braised daikon …

 

 

The best dish of the evening: yukhe with soy sauce foam and raw egg yolk. Soooo good !

 

 

More to come …

 

 

 

Second highball - Hibiki !

 

 

A riff on dan dan mien, with cubes of seared filet …

 

 

 

More of that, to be featured in …

 

 

 

Beef sando !

 

 

Roastbeef, „Hollandaise“, baby spinach …

 

 

Fried eggplant, hanging tender and balsamic reduction - incredibly juicy !
 

 

Starches at the end. One out if three options: beef curry !

 

 

Milk icecream with salt …

 

 

No complaints 🤗

Wow!  Interesting to see a female chef - more common now? And the scoring on that heart headed for the grill - interedting. Well hard to single out anything as it is all unusual to me, Thanks for the report.

[Ann_T]

6 hours ago, kayb said:

I’m about to be jonesing for some ribs. I like to cook them in the IP, then finish in the smoker.

I do them on the grill from start to finish.

[Duvel]

2 hours ago, heidih said:

Wow!  Interesting to see a female chef - more common now? And the scoring on that heart headed for the grill - interedting. Well hard to single out anything as it is all unusual to me, Thanks for the report.

I think there are a few, but certain dishes are classically prepared by men, e.g. sushi. But to be transparent: the place yesterday had four chefs working simultaneously, only one of them was female …

 

[liuzhou]

Not my usual style, but curried prawn fried noodles.

 

 

[liamsaunt]

Grilled steak (split between my niece and husband, this is my niece's plate), brined grilled zucchini with mint salsa verde, Israeli couscous salad with arugula, roasted peppers, pistachios, and vinaigrette, and some flatbread leftover from yesterday's dinner.