Dinner 2024

Neely · July 11

On 7/9/2024 at 5:30 AM, Pete Fred said:

Onion tart...

Which was the highlight of what turned out to be a rather minimalist dinner...

Hello @Pete FredWould you mind saying what pastry you used. It looks very good. Reminds me of a pate sablee but of course I know that is a sweet pastry and wouldn’t go with an onion tart.

Pete Fred · July 11

1 hour ago, Neely said:

Would you mind saying what pastry you used.

It's based on Pierre Hermé's pâte brisée. In his English translations it's often called his Perfect Pie/Tart Dough.

For a 22cm/9-inch ring I use: 130g butter, 3g salt, 3g sugar, 25g milk, 15g egg yolk, 175g plain flour.

You can use his method in the linked recipe, but I tend to rub the butter into the flour then work in the milk/egg until smooth. I don't notice a difference.

The texture of the cooked dough is delightful; delicate and melting on the tongue. I'm not sure that another picture helps much, but who here doesn't like looking at tarts...

Neely · July 11

@Pete Fred Thank you so much for that recipe and the method you use. I see you do include a little sugar even though a savoury filling. The texture does indeed look ‘delightful’

Pete Fred · July 11

5 minutes ago, Neely said:

I see you do include a little sugar even though a savoury filling.

I view it more as an aid to browning rather than seasoning. I don't bother weighing it, just a generous four-finger-pinch, so it's probably a touch more.

Maison Rustique · July 11

I was not hungry in the least and just couldn't interest myself in making much. I found a twice baked potato in the freezer and a piece of flatbread I didn't use last night. Baked the spud in the toaster oven and smeared the bread with a little peach butter, sprinkled some crumbled bacon on and stuck in the toaster oven, too. I need to remember the peach butter and bacon combo--it was very good.

Ann_T · July 11

Tuesday night's dinner.

Everything done on the grill so I didn't have to turn on the oven or the stove.

Filet Mignon cooked on the grill along with the zucchini. The potatoes were roasted in a cast iron skillet on the grill and the mushrooms were also cooked in a cast iron skillet.

C. sapidus · July 11

One-pan meal: lamb keema with spinach and coconut milk. Flavors included onion, ginger, garlic, jalapeno, black cardamom, coriander, fenugreek, bay leaf (sub for curry leaf), Thai basil and Chinese chives (subs for cilantro), and garam masala.

Captain · July 11

Pork Bratwurst toad in a hole.

Paul Bacino · July 12

Besides Rib Cap/ all home grown. This is a celebrity. tomato

liuzhou · July 12

Lemon chicken. Not "Chinese Lemon Chicken", a dish which I've never encountered in China - that is American.

I marinated a cubed chicken breast in lemon juice and zest, garlic, and chilli for about two hours. This I then stir-fried, adding some Spanish black olives, Shaoxing wine and salt. Finished with some cilantro and culantro to wilt in the residual heat. Served with rice.

Normally, I would use dark leg meat, but a breast was what I had.

Maison Rustique · July 12

Another one meal day. This was easy and quick. Sesame ginger dressing on the cole slaw and Aldi's Korean BBQ sauce on the egg rolls. Egg rolls heated in the toaster oven.

Ann_T · July 12

We hadn't had halibut recently so picked up fresh halibut filets yesterday for last night's dinner.

Pan roasted and served with roasted potatoes and steamed asparagus with butter and parmesan.

And a lovely Italian Chardonnay.

Honkman · July 12

Not much to see but a tasty shrimp quesadilla with diced shrimps, roasted red peppers, scallions, monterey jacks cheese, lime zest and juice, cilantro and Old Bay seasoning in a pan-fried flour tortilla

C. sapidus · July 12

Steamed shrimp with garlic, soy sauce, oyster sauce, sesame oil, white pepper, and scallions

Cream of chayote soup with coconut milk, chicken broth, and sauteed white onion, garlic, and jalapeno. Served with feta cheese and a dollop of crema Guatemalteca

Honkman · July 13

Quick “chicken curry” with diced chicken breast, red pepper, snow peas, mushrooms, cilantro, curry powder, coconut milk, chicken broth and served with freshly made cauliflower “rice”

mgaretz · July 13

About the 7th consecutive day of 100 degree plus temperatures here, so a cold dinner was called for. Shrimp with carrots, cucumbers, red bell pepper, avocado and a lesson in how not to plate:

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Norm Matthews · July 13

I was planning to cook a brisket in the smoker on Sunday to have it ready for Monday. But 6 weeks ago my sister invited us to a backyard BBQ on that day. I suspected she was planning a surprize birthday party because it is the day before my birthday. She kind of clinched the hunch when she called yesterday and asked what was my favorite cake and icing. So what happened is I cooked the brisket yesterday, sliced and reheated it today and we had some along with some sides.

Neely · July 14

Roast lamb early dinner. Meat and 6 vegetables plus herbs in the stuffing… we love our vegetables. Mint sauce and of course … gravy

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Edited July 14 by Neely (log)

Maison Rustique · July 14

Another extremely hot day and no appetite. Cottage cheese, tomato and sort of crispy pepperoni.

rotuts · July 14

I have been working on this dish : Sardines w spinach salad topping lets call it

on this version I added TJ's balsamic glaze on the tomatoes . the bottle was right in front of me

this didn't work . the glaze is tart , which alone might have worked , but also sweet. sweet didn't wowrk

this is the current spinach concoction : thinly sliced spinach , kimchi , saurkraut , green windows onion and red onion.

w some mayo to make it creamy . Ive been adding more of this lately , on top of the canned TJ's sardines

campari tomatoes on the side w

mini shredded wheat . Ive been using more of this also . and I started to re-shread the S.W.

as there wasn't enough auto re-shredded on the bottom of the bag . realized didn't have to be completely shredded.

nice dish cold. tomatoes are room temp. the rest cold from the refrigerator , including the plate.

Edited July 14 by rotuts (log)

Paul Bacino · July 14

Corn Nibs with Tajin..

C. sapidus · July 14

Hosted neighbors over for dinner. Pics are this morning's leftovers, so you will just have to take my word that everything looked better yesterday. 😉

Mrs. C made a delicious sockeye salmon with dill dressing.

Seared scallops and dry-fried mushrooms with mashed sweet potato and a rosemary port-cream pan sauce. Mrs. C requested that we add this to our holiday meal.

Beet salad (from neighbors) and a delicious salad of avocado, tomato, corn, shallots, etc. (from Mrs. C). When Russians offer anything with beets, I suggest saying “Yes, please.”

Eggplant curry with coconut milk, tamarind, shallots, garlic, green bird chiles, turmeric, and a spice mix of coriander, cayenne, cumin, fennel, and cinnamon stick. I seem to be the only one who likes this, but I like it very much.