Dinner 2024

[Dejah]

This is a Weight Watchers recipe from Cook Up Comfort. It's for slow cooker, but I just used my cast iron casserole, browned the lamb, then cooked everything in 300F oven for 2.5 hours.
Suppose to have couscous as a side, but we are not big fans, so had rice with the stew.

                                                                              

[Tropicalsenior]

11 minutes ago, Dejah said:

This is a Weight Watchers recipe from Cook Up Comfort

I can't get lamb but do you think it could be made with pork? If so, could you share the recipe? It really looks good.

[Honkman]

Sausage and Leek Pizza - used the Jim Lahey dough and cooked in the oven at 500F for 7 minutes. Topped with béchamel sauce, parmesan, mozzarella, blanched leeks, fresh pork sausage, panko bread crumbs and chili flakes

[Paul Bacino]

Short Ribs

 

An just like the eye doctor,  which is better

 

1

 

 

 

or  2

 

[rotuts]

@Paul Bacino

 

Fantastic looking meat.

 

classic and delicious presentation

 

congratulations.

Edited January 8 by rotuts (log)

[TicTac]

Great marbling on those short ribs.

 

I would say besides the deckle end of a rib eye, short ribs are my second favourite cut of beef.

 

How long did you cook 'em for?  Braising liquid? 

 

 

[Paul Bacino]

28 minutes ago, TicTac said:

Great marbling on those short ribs.

 

I would say besides the deckle end of a rib eye, short ribs are my second favourite cut of beef.

 

How long did you cook 'em for?  Braising liquid? 

 

 

probably  3-4 hrs  @275F  /  slightly cooled/ defatted/  then re heat/ 350 for service

[Tropicalsenior]

They are cooked perfectly and the key to perfect ribs is to start with the perfect piece of meat.

[OlyveOyl]

Za’atar spiced oven baked bone in chicken thighs ( buttermilk, garlic, sriracha soak), pilaf with butter toasted fideos, basmati rice, cooked in chix broth with a fresh bay leaf.  Mini peppers, red onion, tomatoes were roasted along with the chicken thighs.

Dessert was another fruit/cheese plate, this one was apple, Robiola and prunes in Armagnac.

[Duvel]

With DW and little one still sick-ish, I whipped up a chicken noodle soup …

 

[Paul Bacino]

@Duvel   DW  =  DaWife   ?

[Duvel]

27 minutes ago, Paul Bacino said:

@Duvel   DW  =  DaWife   ?

Yeap … dat one !

[Captain]

This is all I could come up with. Chicken mince and basil pasta.

[liuzhou]

新疆羊肉抓饭  (xīn jiāng yáng ròu zhuā fàn), Xinjiang Polo (Lamb over Fried Rice) and 新疆羊肉串 (xīn jiāng yáng ròu chuàn), Xinjiang Lamb Kebabs, flavoured with cumin and chilli.

 

 

 

 

With a side of mixed vegetables and some mutton offal soup (not pictured)

 

 

 

Edited January 9 by liuzhou (log)

[Shelby]

We're all tucked in the house--cozy and warm.  A lot of snow fell overnight with a lot of wind.  Everything is closed.  Happy to still have electricity.

 

Had some leftover tomatoes that I canned so I made salsa and chicken tostadas

 

 

 

For the first time ever we had BLT's in January with Ronnie's greenhouse tomatoes

 

 

Stuffed jalapeños to go with

 

 

 

You know the rotisserie chickens you get at the store?  Ronnie stopped in and found a turkey breast done that way in Dillon's.  I've never seen that.  Really good and tender--honestly couldn't tell the difference between that and chicken.  Made sandwiches, turkey and noodles and used the carcass and made stock.

 

 

 

 

Fried up some chicken quarters

 

 

 

Had one last corned beef in the freezer so I started that Sunday evening around 6--155F for 24 hours--wanted corned beef sandwiches to eat during the football game last night.

 

 

 

[liamsaunt]

The other night, spaghetti with olives and arugula

 

 

 

 

Last night, gingered butternut squash soup with spicy pecan whipped cream.  The recipe was in Food and Wine magazine a while ago.  Unfortunately the whipped cream mostly melted before I remembered to take a picture.

 

[mgaretz]

Grilled pork chop with shredded Brussels sprouts with balsamic and honey.

 

 

[Duvel]

Harzer „carpaccio“ and a cup of chicken soup …

 

[KennethT]

1 hour ago, Duvel said:

Harzer „carpaccio“ and a cup of chicken soup …

 

Hope you didn't catch what your wife/son had!

[Shelby]

38 minutes ago, KennethT said:

Hope you didn't catch what your wife/son had!

I was hoping the same thing

[Honkman]

Very simple but surprisingly tasty dish - kale, beans and garlic are cooked in milk with s&p. Finished with some crumbled, fried rosemary.

[Duvel]

3 hours ago, Honkman said:

Very simple but surprisingly tasty dish - kale, beans and garlic are cooked in milk with s&p. Finished with some crumbled, fried rosemary.

Interesting … where did you get that inspiration from ?

[liuzhou]

鱼香肉丝 (yú xiāng ròu sī), Fish Fragrant Pork Shreds.

 

There is no fish in it at all; instead it uses ingredients and flavours usually associated with Sichuan fish cookery. Ginger, garlic, onion, chillies, doubanjiang. It is salty, sweet, sour, and spicy. Served with rice.

 

 

 

[Ann_T]

I don't know what I want more. @liuzhou your lamb and rice dish or  @Shelbyyour chicken tostadas.

 

@mgaretz, wonderful grill marks on your pork chop.

 

I didn't cook a turkey for Christmas, but I bought two small fresh turkeys for the freezer.

When I say small I mean really small. I hadn't seen such small turkeys before. One was just under 7lbs and the other just over 7lbs.

Defrosted one for dinner last night.

Made the dressing and baked it separately.

 

Dinner was just a traditional turkey dinner. Mashed potatoes, dressing, rutabaga and green beans. And of course gravy.

Although dinner was good, we both decided that we really do prefer roast chicken over turkey. And we have roast chicken often.

I separated the remaining breast from the carcass for sandwiches and

tossed the carcass along with the legs into a pot last night and made a pot of turkey broth.

Left it on low to simmer overnight.   Destined for a pot of soup.

[Ann_T]

On 1/9/2024 at 6:23 AM, liuzhou said:

 I have some lamb in the freezer that I would like to use to make this dish.  I looked up recipes and the one that I found has a lot of carrots in the dish.  I hate carrots.  

Your dish looks like it has peppers rather than carrots.  And is that potato in it as well?   

 

This is the recipe I found. Can I substitute peppers or something else for the carrots? 

https://thewoksoflife.com/lamb-rice/