Dinner 2024

[AlaMoi]

black-eyed peas over rice; diced green pepper&cucumber

soaked from dry, simmered in chicken stock + diced smoke bacon

[C. sapidus]

Rajas de chile Poblano, mushroom, and chorizo tacos with tomatillo salsa and shallot relish

 

 

 

[Neely]

Here are some dinners we’ve been having over the past few days. 

Below spaghetti bolognaise

 

 

 

We had dinner one night at our son’s and his wife made this enchilada, she said it was a Jamie Oliver recipe with sweet potato and black beans in the filling. It has made me want to make my own enchiladas and I’ve been looking up recipes. 

 

 

 

Below an ordinary chicken schnitzel and 5 veg meal. The mashed sweet potato with butter was nice

 

 

I made a frangipane tart with the soon to be finished for the season fresh figs

 

Edited April 18 by Neely
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[Senior Sea Kayaker]

A retro recipe that will be recognized by anyone who has lived in Quebec or have French Canadian roots.

Pate Chinois.

I added to the rather bland standard recipe by using a beef/pork/mushroom/onion base with a good gravy and topped it with roasted garlic, aged cheddar and chive mash.

Served with a green salad.

 

[Ann_T]

Last night's roast chicken dinner.

[rotuts]

@Ann_T

 

fabulous 

 

going right into the f0od p0rn folder

 

[TicTac]

2 hours ago, Senior Sea Kayaker said:

A retro recipe that will be recognized by anyone who has lived in Quebec or have French Canadian roots.

Pate Chinois.

I added to the rather bland standard recipe by using a beef/pork/mushroom/onion base with a good gravy and topped it with roasted garlic, aged cheddar and chive mash.

Served with a green salad.

 

Any diff between this and sheppards pie?

[liamsaunt]

Grilled chicken caesar salad with tomatoes 

 

[Senior Sea Kayaker]

17 hours ago, TicTac said:

Any diff between this and sheppards pie?

 

Not a lot if you don't use lamb, use corn and regard the traditional/nostalgic value.

 

 

 

 

Edited April 19 by Senior Sea Kayaker (log)

[RWood]

Tried a pasta dish from Gordon Ramsey. I looked for something to do with a leek, mixed mushrooms and some tarragon. Found a pasta recipe, used up a bag of pappardelle. Pretty tasty with the tarragon.

[weinoo]

A pretty tasty sushi dinner the other night out...

 

 

Kanoyama.  This is what they call their sushi special. The big roll is toro, hotate next to it, and uni/ikura.

[Captain]

Crumbed chicken tenders and salad dressed with salsa.

[Honkman]

Oven-fried cod (coating made with crushed melba toast, egg whites, mustard, thyme, cayenne, garlic powder) with seared cauliflower with panko crumbs and garlic and mashed potatoes with pureed dried tomatoes, olive oil, basil and parsley

[Maison Rustique]

Naan pizza--made plenty so I'll have multiple meals. Trying to get the hang of cooking for one.

 

[rotuts]

@Maison Rustique

 

what a fine idea.

[Maison Rustique]

44 minutes ago, rotuts said:

@Maison Rustique

 

what a fine idea.

 

Best done with garlic naan, but I only had plain, so I made do. Fast food!

[mgaretz]

Two recent dinners.  Wings in the Speedi with broccoli.

 

 

Having missed out on eating a sausage roll on my recent visit to London, I ordered some frozen sausage rolls and assorted bangers and chipolatas from Jolly Posh Foods.  Made the sausage rolls.  They were just OK, not bad but not great.

 

 

[liamsaunt]

chicken tortilla soup

 

[haresfur]

12 hours ago, mgaretz said:

Having missed out on eating a sausage roll on my recent visit to London, I ordered some frozen sausage rolls and assorted bangers and chipolatas from Jolly Posh Foods.  Made the sausage rolls.  They were just OK, not bad but not great.

 

 

 

IMO if your sausage rolls end up just ok, you are doing well

[Kerala]

Keeping it simple.

[Ann_T]

Thursday night's dinner. 

Fresh Halibut done on a grill pan and finished in the oven. Served with rice and a Greek salsa.

 

Last night's dinner.

Pork Carnitas Tacos.   

[Dejah]

On 4/14/2024 at 10:48 AM, liuzhou said:

 

Not quite. Nam yu, 南乳, Mandarin nán rǔ is made using regular white rice which has been infested with a red yeast, Monascus purpureus. It is the yeast which colours the tofu. It is also called 红腐乳 (hóng fǔ rǔ) with both names appearing on some labels.  The seasonings can vary; it doesn't usually have 5-spice round here.

 

 

 

I've never had it with daikon, but often with lotus root.

It works well with daikon as it soaks up the flavour! That's my fav part of the dish.

 

[liuzhou]

26 minutes ago, Dejah said:

It works well with daikon as it soaks up the flavour! That's my fav part of the dish.

 

 

Same with lotus root.

[dans]

2 hours ago, Ann_T said:

Thursday night's dinner. 

Fresh Halibut done on a grill pan and finished in the oven. Served with rice and a Greek salsa.

I have been craving halibut for a couple of weeks now. My "local" fishmonger didn't have any. I finally found some at Whole Foods and cooked it up. It was great!  I was at Trader Joe today and was hoping they might have some frozen packages but I struck out. I guess I'll have to order some from Rogers Fish Co.

[Dejah]

A few meals during this crazy spring - winter weather!
Made a big pot of Beef Stew. Delivered 4 meals for 2 to a friend whose wife just passed. She was a talented friend who made a lot of pottery and jewelry. I will miss her very much.
                                                                           

 

My brother had given us a couple of bags of King Crab claws. I haven't bought any lately as the price is outrageous. The claws are cooked, so he said to use them for salad as he found them spongy after steaming. I tried the oven method: thaw, brush with melted butter, and roasted for about 15 minutes in 375 oven, just to warm thru'. They were fine, but a lot of work for so little. LOL! I had some Snow Claw clusters and I enjoyed them more. I'll wait now until we can get to the source for fresh!

                                                                           
 

Had picked up a couple of uncut chunks of beef liver a while back on sale at Safeway. Thawed, sliced, breaded and pan-fried with onions. Lovely with green peppercorn gravy

                                                                           

 

Tomato theme for two meals!

Shrimp in Tomato Sauce, and a plate of stir-fried been sprouts with lots of Jasmin rice.

 

                                                                                    

 

                                                                                                                                  

 

Beef, Tomato and Egg, again with lots of rice!

 

                                                                        

 

Loaded bowl of Pho! I love the fresh crunch of the bean sprouts!