Dinner 2024

[AlaMoi]

it's very true - the cut of meat aka "steak" used for 'the genuine article' is highly debatable.

however comma and so forth . . . near froze, sliced thin, salted . . . it's also very difficult to discern 'prime filet' from a well trimmed out 'chuck'

. . . . pretty sure Steak-Um's are not . . . .

 

my favorite "Phila Cheesesteak" story . . . Warsaw, Indiana - on the menu - came out as what many would identify as a

"breakfast steak" - not sliced, not nothing - just a thin petite chunk of beef . .

. . . on a hamburger bun

with a slab of cheese . . .

 

people say you have to laugh or cry, I was hungry so I just ate it.

 

 

[gfweb]

5 hours ago, AlaMoi said:

@Norm Matthews

 

 

 

the best home-made Phila Steak/Cheesesteak I've come up with is simply the "Steak-Ums" product on a decent roll plus adds.

one has to pre-prep/cook the onions and peppers, add that to hot beef piled in a roll. 

DW then pours the grease/fat from the Steak-Ums prep onto the rolls . . something about 'essential' . . . she's from Bal-mor....

 

not 'the real thing' - but pretty dang close.

 

 

OMG are you in Reading or somewhere?

 

Steak-ums are NOTHING like what goes in a cheesesteak in the city.  Greasy mystery meat. 

 

Shave sirloin or rib eye ...griddle hot and fast...chop up as it cooks...finish on top of the onions as they cook.  Place sliced american or prov on the meat and melt it with the roll on top. Flip it over and eat.

Edited September 5 by gfweb (log)

[Norm Matthews]

i guess we all have biases about certain foods, especially if it is our home food.  I have ordered Kansas City Bar Be Cue in places nowhere near KC and get meat that has not been grilled or smoked, just pan fried and completely hidden under a ton of sauce.  I once ordered Korean pork at a chain restaurant and it came with brown sugar and pineapple in it.

[Ann_T]

I started a few doughs on Monday. Four to be exact. All the same. 500g of flour, 2g of yeast, 8g of salt and 330g of water. (66%).

After the last stretch and fold, dough went into the fridge and was taken out today.

Dough was divided into one 500g ball and one that was around 330gs.

Matt used the larger piece to make his 17" three cheese pizza with garlic.

 

He baked his on the steel on the bottom rack, at 550°F.

 

And I used the other piece to make Moe and I a small Italian Sausage and Mushroom pizza.

 

I baked ours a little later, on a stone that is just 7" or 8" from the broiler, using the Jim Lahey's method.

[YvetteMT]

Partner heads out to hunting camp tomorrow, so tonight was elk steaks and caramelized brussel sprouts with chili crisp. (Tomorrow- curry!!)

 

[Dejah]

Love this easy meal: Spicy Shrimp and Cheesy grits.
Grits are expensive and hard to find here, so I have friends bring it up when they go across the border.

                                                                                                                               

[Paul Bacino]

Smashburger eggplant parm. with a side of eggplant with Orlando mild Giardiniera  -  made smash burger which went in between the eggplant,  had onions and caramelized shallots,  asiago and parm, with  home-made garden  sauce

 

[liuzhou]

Shrimp with garlic, ginger, chilli, 郫县辣豆瓣酱 (pí xiàn là dòu bàn jiàng), Shaoxing wine, slivered sugar snap peas. Rice.

 

The peas were barely cooked. That's how I prefer them, but had I been cooking for others, I may have done them a bit more.

 

 

 

 

[liamsaunt]

A couple of dinners using fish I brought back from Cape Cod.  Green coconut curry with cod cheeks and rice

 

 

 

Herb marinated roasted halibut with creamy corn and roasted red pepper coulis

 

[FauxPas]

 

This started out as a fairly simple chana masala but I added a bit too much hot chili pepper so threw in a diced potato to help absorb some of the extra heat. So it became a chana aloo curry, I guess? 🙂

 

it was tasty with some cucumber and tomatoes on the side. 

 

 

 

Edited September 5 by FauxPas (log)

[C. sapidus]

Tai bai chicken and cucumber salad

 

[Ann_T]

 

Tonight's dinner.

Halibut seared on a grill pan and finished in a hot oven. Served with butter poached lobster tails.

[Honkman]

Kale Salad with Crispy Parmesan-Cauliflower Croutons from Milk Street Magazine - Cauliflower is oven roasted with parmesan, breadcrumbs and hazelnuts. Kale is mixed with red onion, parmesan, lemon juice and olive oil until slightly softened. Once cauliflower is finished you mix everything.

[Maison Rustique]

@Honkman That salad look fantastic!

 

[YvetteMT]

First night without partner means a really simple dinner, always. 

I usually grab these for work trips when I don't have a kitchen and since that will be the case later this month, easy dinner tonight.  Easy enough to chuck in a microwave. Added baby corn and rice(not shown) last night. From costco and has decent chicken in it (I've had the Kevin's green curry and their chicken is an unpleasant texture)

 

(Apparently I can't rotate,turn your heads!)

 

[FauxPas]

 

Greek salad with homemade tzatziki and Greek-ish meatballs (hey, they had a lot of garlic and oregano 😄) and some store-bought pitas. 

 

[liuzhou]

6 hours ago, YvetteMT said:

(Apparently I can't rotate,turn your heads!)

 

 

 

[mgaretz]

Burger with sesame seed bun, lettuce, pickles and thousand island dressing, served with kettle chips.

 

 

 

[Kerala]

We went to the Holkham Food and Beer Fair in Norfolk last weekend. It was set in the massive walled garden at Holkham Hall. The weather was lovely, the music was groovy and the cider was fruity. Lots of local produce and I bought some.

 

Chanterelles 

 

Venison

 

In a cream sauce with roast potatoes and red cabbage.

 

[Honkman]

Stir-Fried Beef and Gai Lan - gai lan leaves, stems and velveted beef tenderloin are stir-fried separately and combined in the end with a sauce made with chicken broth, oyster sauce, toasted sesame oil, ginger, garlic, soy sauce, shaoxing wine and cornstarch. Served with rice

[RWood]

Had way too many Campari tomatoes. Made a roasted tomato pesto with bucatini. Added a spoon of ricotta and some sautéed zucchini. 

[Neely]

Making a habit of steak, roasties and asparagus. Sauce was creamy pepper with a splash of brandy. 
 

[Tempest63]

I had no firm plans for an evening meal tonight so went rummaging through the freezer this morning and found a portion of Ragu I made a few weeks ago.

Dropped into the local supermarket, picked up some fresh lasagne sheets, knocked up a quick béchamel and dinner tonight was Lasagne.

Here it is prepped for the oven

And here it is after 50 minutes in a fan oven at 180C.

 

Quite light for a lasagna but I try to make it more in the Italian style, with less sauce and more pasta. This one had five layers of lasagna with a thin spread of Ragu and béchamel and a sprinkle of Parmesan between each layer of pasta.

 

Edited September 7 by Tempest63 (log)

[Honkman]

Persian influenced dinner with Bademjoon e Tanoori (roasted eggplant) and Salad Shirazi - oven roasted and broiled eggplants  covered with greek yoghurt, zhug (made from jalapeños, cardamom, garlic, parsley, cilantro, lemon juice, cumin and olive oil), roasted pine nuts and pomegranate seeds. Salad Shirazi was made with diced cucumber and cherry tomatoes, scallions, mint, lemon juice and olive oil.

[C. sapidus]

Keema matar with ground lamb, star anise, black peppercorns, onion, garlic, ginger, crushed tomato, cayenne, turmeric, garam masala, lime juice, and cilantro. Haven't made this version for a while but I like the mix of flavors. Used the last of the Costco ground lamb so we should be done with keema for a while.

 

Stir-fried broccolini and shiitake mushrooms with oyster sauce, soy sauce, rice wine, a little sugar, and sesame oil. Great ratio of flavor to effort. 🙂

 

Edited September 7 by C. sapidus (log)