Dinner 2024

[liamsaunt]

Clear out the fridge veggie ramen soup with a couple of soy sauce eggs and the last of a bottle of chili crunch.

 

[liuzhou]

Spicy squid and sugar snap peas plus the usual garlic, chilli, coriander leaf and soy sauce. Usually I add a little oyster sauce but I seem to be out of it. No worries. It was fine.

 

[Norm Matthews]

I used the new mimi grill again.  This time with kabobs. I seasoned them with Cajun seasoning and we had them with rice, Kimchi and Yumyum sauce.

[C. sapidus]

Mrs. C found jumbo lump crab meat from Virginia, so . . . Gertie's crab cakes, carote in scapece (mellowed out with a little maple syrup), Vietnamese cucumber salad, and Mrs. C's tartar sauce.

 

I was a little surprised the crab cakes held together, the hunks of crab meat were so huge.

 

[Smithy]

This unseemly mess is the result of my determination to do something with a package of frozen peas that would make them edible in my estimation, along with using a package of frozen walleye (aka pickerel) filets from a year ago. Mind you, I like walleye -- especially when it's in the frying pan shortly after being caught and dispatched -- but I don't much like frying in the house, and it's too to fry cold outside, and there were those darned peas. I had 2 packages of the precious walleye filets in the freezer, and decided to risk one.

 

I sprinkled cornmeal and Italian bread crumbs under and atop the (still frozen) filets, topped them with half the package of peas, dotted all liberally with butter and a Dusseldorf-style mustard, and let 'er rip in a hot oven until the fish was thawed, the butter was melted and the peas were starting to brown. I was surprised that the mustard stayed in its individual dollops and browned in place, rather than spreading out.

 

 

Actually, it wasn't bad. The peas weren't too obnoxious. The walleye is mild at best, but fared well with the butter, crumbs and mustard. I did add salt at the table. Lemon would not have been amiss.

 

Would I do it again? Only if I had to dispose of more peas*. Still, it wasn't bad as a last-minute-got-no-time-winging-it-NOW dish. It was not an insult to that fine fish.

 

*Actually, I still have half a package. But looking at this photo, I think I can accomplish the same thing with potatoes, and save the fish for better purposes.

[Smithy]

47 minutes ago, C. sapidus said:

Gertie's crab cakes

 

I'm surprised they held together too. Is Gertie a seasoning or a recipe? I'm guessing it isn't your wife, since she is referred to be "Mrs. C." shortly after this.

[C. sapidus]

2 hours ago, Smithy said:

 

I'm surprised they held together too. Is Gertie a seasoning or a recipe?

 

'Gertie's crab cakes' is a recipe from 'Chesapeake Bay Cooking' by John Shields. I have tried a number of crab cake recipes, and that is the best I have found.

 

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I'm guessing it isn't your wife, since she is referred to be "Mrs. C." shortly after this.

 

Haha. I shall call her 'Gertie' from now on . . . and blame you

[Honkman]

Savory Dutch Baby with Portobellos, Roasted Red Peppers, Walnuts, and Feta from Cook’s Illustrated - dutch baby made with flour, sugar, salt, milk, eggs and butter starting in a cold oven. The topping is a mix of sautéed portobello mushrooms, roasted red peppers, toasted walnuts, feta, parsley, lemon juice and zest and olive oil

[haresfur]

18 hours ago, liamsaunt said:

Clear out the fridge veggie ramen soup with a couple of soy sauce eggs and the last of a bottle of chili crunch.

 

 

Beautiful bowl! Nicely filled.

[Kerala]

It's cold and windy late November. So, my wife's favourite:

 

Shepherds pie.

And equally for dessert: 

Tarte Tatin.

Edited yesterday at 11:31 AM by Kerala
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[Maison Rustique]

13 hours ago, Norm Matthews said:

I used the new mimi grill again.  This time with kabobs. I seasoned them with Cajun seasoning and we had them with rice, Kimchi and Yumyum sauce.

 

I might need to look into one of those grills now that it is just me. I'm not sure I'd fire up the regular Weber just for myself.

[Ann_T]

4 hours ago, Kerala said:

It's cold and windy late November. So, my wife's favourite:

Shepherd's pie is one of Moe's favourites.   Yours looks so good. Love the thick layer of potatoes. 

 

Made Greek for dinner last night.

Lamb shanks with rice, potatoes and salad.

[Norm Matthews]

10 hours ago, Maison Rustique said:

 

I might need to look into one of those grills now that it is just me. I'm not sure I'd fire up the regular Weber just for myself.

Charlie is suggesting we get a big one.  So far, as far ass I am concerned this one is workihg out just fine. It's a Quisinart.

[Norm Matthews]

Leftovers from yesterdays kabobs got turned into provolone and steak sandwiches.

[Neely]

Meatballs containing chopped olives and feta, served with white beans and orzo with mini asparagus spears.