Dinner 2024

[C. sapidus]

4 hours ago, weinoo said:

 

 

Are you ordering from Great-Alaska, or another seafood supplier in Alaska?

 

Wild Alaskan Company, as suggested by a long-time Alaskan

[rotuts]

@C. sapidus

 

Im interested in trying WAC.

 

do any portions include the tail section ?

 

Id rather get thicker portions , closer to the head .

 

what have you gotten from them ?

[C. sapidus]

1 hour ago, rotuts said:

@C. sapidus

 

Im interested in trying WAC.

 

do any portions include the tail section ?

 

Id rather get thicker portions , closer to the head .

 

what have you gotten from them ?

 

I wish I could answer but Mrs. C did all of the ordering. So far we have had halibut cheeks, coho salmon fillets, and black sable fillets. Sorry!

 

Here is the website:

 

Wild Alaskan Company (clicky)

 

I hope that helps.

[rotuts]

@C. sapidus

 

thanks  .   

 

I do like the idea of those cheeks.

 

seems like a custom order

 

thanks .  Ive got the idea and will call  them

 

' to discuss '

[KennethT]

3 hours ago, liuzhou said:

 

The dinner was at home in Changsha, the capital of Hunan. The temperature was around 2 degrees Celsius. That's how people deal with the cold. They just pile on more clothes.

 

 

Do homes in this area not have heat because it's usually so warm that it's not usually needed?

[OlyveOyl]

Jumbo lump crab cakes, the crab is picked and packed in Maryland but the crabs were from North Carolina.  Md. watermen are still gathering oysters. Steamed, then roasted potatoes, sautéed sugar snap peas in a little evoo ; dessert was a sponge cake with berries.

 

Edited February 26 by OlyveOyl (log)

[MaryIsobel]

1 hour ago, OlyveOyl said:

Jumbo lump crab cakes, the crab is picked and packed in Maryland but the crabs were from North Carolina.  Md. watermen are still gathering oysters. Steamed, then roasted potatoes, sautéed sugar snap peas in a little evoo ; dessert was a sponge cake with berries.

 

Your meals are always a feast for the eyes! Curious, were or are you a professional?

 

[OlyveOyl]

No, but thank you!  I guess I like eye candy…can’t help myself😁. 

[liamsaunt]

On 2/25/2024 at 9:36 AM, rotuts said:

@liamsaunt

 

please share your Rx for the spicy sweet potatoes

 

22 hours ago, gastropod said:

Could I ask for the recipe for this, or if you don't have one handy, just a description of how you prepare the sweet potatoes?

 

They are very easy.  I just cubed up a couple of sweet potatoes, and tossed them in a spice blend and a little vegetable oil.  I used hot smoked paprika, red pepper flakes, garlic, cumin, oregano and salt for this batch.  Then I roasted them at 425 for about 40 minutes.  My sister made the beans, and I was not paying attention, so I'm not sure what she put in them.  

 

Last night at the request of everyone but me, I made a roast turkey dinner.  I am not a fan of roast turkey, so my plate was everything but the bird.  Sides were mashed potatoes, butternut squash pureed with maple, cranberries that I made last fall and froze, Eric Kim's Thanksgiving stuffing recipe from NY Times Cooking, and green beans with almonds.

 

 

[Dejah]

Pickerel fish'n'chips with curry gravy for the chips, and malt vinegar for the fish

                                                                                      

[Captain]

Schnitzel night.  Veal.

[OlyveOyl]

Lamb with pea pistou inspired by a NYT recipe. Lamb meatballs were oven baked at 425* for 15/20 and developed nice browning.  I made 7 large ones rather than a dozen.  The pea pistou was a pleasing combination with the lamb, my peas  were zapped for a minute and then immediately semi puréed in FP with basil, evoo and a little garlic. The rice pilaf …barley, farro, was lovely with the lamb and peas.

Dessert was Panna cotta with Amarena cherries and cherries in pastis.

Edited February 27 by OlyveOyl (log)

[C. sapidus]

Shrimp with garlic, chilies, and curry leaves. Shrimp were rubbed with turmeric and cayenne, and the oil was flavored with black mustard seed. Simple and full of flavor. Stir-fried Savoy cabbage with fennel, sesame, and cumin seeds, plus onion and cayenne, finished with lemon juice and garam masala. One of our favorites.

 

 

 

[Neely]

It really is a bountiful time in the garden. There are still wonderful tomatoes on the vine, there’s red capsicums, cucumbers and the figs are coming in. We had a beautiful little fig tree at a previous home which for all its youth,  gave us about 3 dozen of the most joyfully sweet figs every year. Hope the one we’ve put in here recently supplies the same. The abundant salad has potatoes and sweet potatoes and with a BBQ’d pork chop, was a joy to eat. I pickled some red onions as well. 
 

 

[liuzhou]

7 hours ago, Dejah said:

           

 

I'm not one for the curry or vinegar with my fish and chips, but your fish looks great.

 

Never had pickerel, though. Interesting.

 

[billyhill]

Ham and beans with cheese, green onion, and roasted poblanos cornbread.

 

 

 

Curry

Edited February 27 by billyhill
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[billyhill]

[Dante]

Sausage scrambled egg, cheese, and potato burritos with a side of Brussels sprouts pan roasted with fish sauce and soy sauce

[Raamo]

Modernist New York Style Pizza, this time made with a levain instead of yeast!

 

 

Worked just fine, the dough seemed a little easier to roll up big, so I think the water content was higher.

[weinoo]

 

New Mexico style chile rojo con carne. Dried Hatch red chilis, rehydrated and turned into a sauce with garlic and stock. Grass-fed beef and Yukon potatoes, along with garlic and onions.  Black beans, simply cooked.  Served with both flour and corn tortillas. A little taste of downtown Albuquerque, and Duran Central Pharmacy (where the freshly made flour tortillas are great), for Significant Eater.

[liamsaunt]

Egg banh mi.  The crazy color on the pickled vegetables is from the varieties from my CSA box.  They sent purple daikons and red-orange carrots, and they became neon bright in the pickling marinade.

 

[Paul Bacino]

Recent trip to Guatemala

 

Fresh Mahi Mahi/Dorado/Dolphin fish Sandwich  ( Weird they put American cheese on fish )

 

 

 

With a side of Trophy Sail!!!

 

Edited February 27 by Paul Bacino (log)

[Senior Sea Kayaker]

Haddock with cilantro/mint chutney over mushroom and peppers pilaf with bok choy.

Ham and Swiss stuffed chicken breast with 'smashed' mini potatoes, tomatoes and pickled red onions.

 

[PetarG]

On 2/26/2024 at 7:22 PM, Dejah said:

Pickerel fish'n'chips with curry gravy for the chips, and malt vinegar for the fish

                                                                                      

 

What kind of batter produces that smooth finish? No bread crumbs, only flour? Any special liquid?

[liuzhou]

I can't answer for @Dejah, but breadcrumbs in batter? Fish is either breaded or battered; I've never encountered breadcrumbs in a batter.

 

I always use simple but classic beer batter with fish. Flour, beer and maybe some bicarb. Seasoning. The end.