Dinner 2024

[mgaretz]

1 minute ago, Maison Rustique said:

 

I love thick pork chops, too. If I didn't lose it in my latest PC disaster, I'll share a favorite recipe when I can find it.

 

I have tried many different ways of making them.  But favorite is still just grilling it plain and then salt and pepper when served.  It's the most flavorful to me.

[Captain]

Whopping wiener schnitzel for dinner.  Yum.

[Ann_T]

1 hour ago, Captain said:

Whopping wiener schnitzel for dinner.  Yum.

 

Yum is right.   Reminds me that I have two pork tenderloins in the freezer.  One is definitely going be used to make Schnitzel.

Thanks for the inspiration.  

 

Tonight's dinner.

 

Steak and Frites.

Sterling Silver Ribeye steaks with a wine sauce.

[Dejah]

Pan seared steak, corn, tater, watermelon and feta cheese salad
                                                                           

 

Watercress and fresh lily bulb soup an hour before supper

                                                                          

 

Steamed bone-on chicken, shitaki mushrooms, lap cheung (Chinese sausage) and Jasmine rice. Sauteed green beans as my cousins and friends have been bringing a lot over! 

 

LOL!                                                                   

 

Fresh chicken on sale at our local Co-Op. They come in 2 / bag, 1.99/lb, so under $10.00 for 2. They are smaller, and perfect for a couple of meals for two seniors. I have some seasoning packs from a friend who sells Epicure, so tried the Portuguese one. The packet described the flavour as "When you want all the flavour of takeout chicken without all the sodium, reach for this medium-spicy rub, packed with citrus, garlic, chili, and punchy herbs. Just add water and a splash of oil to the seasoning blend and cook a whole chicken in the microwave in 20 minutes—or pop it in the oven." We enjoyed it and will make again when I need quick prep.

 

                                                                        

 

It was very smoky out today with smoke being blown from our western provinces. Had been wanting to make this ground beef, pork and veal meatball recipe from my Weight Watchers cookbook. I made triple the recipe as I wanted to use up all the meat, plus have some for the freezer. There is Parmesan cheese, egg, and panko in the mix. Then a small piece of mozza cheese is tucked inside the meatball.The recipe said to boil these in the marinara sauce, but I baked them. They were very good, moist and flavourful. We had them with air-fryer perogies, green beans, and corn on the cob.

 

                                                                                   

 

                                                                                                                        

[Shel_B]

On 9/9/2024 at 5:53 PM, Ann_T said:

Had a craving for Linguine and Clams.

Fresh baked baguette for dipping.

 

 

I like the way you set up that shot 👍

Edited September 11 by Shel_B (log)

[Neely]

Another pork chop but not a thick one. Served with a sauce with leek and Dijon, orzo and silver beet from the garden which has once again survived the winter. 
 

[Paul Bacino]

Gumbo

 

roux--made with bacon grease, andouille rendering,  avocado oil

stock - venison stock

protein- chicken thighs, andouille

 

[liuzhou]

Lemon and olive oil, coriander pork with garlic. Tomato and onion salad with balcony basil. Rice.

 

 

 

 

 

[FauxPas]

A fairly fast pasta/noodle dish I've been meaning to make for some time, saw the NY Times recipe in @blue_dolphin's posts, I believe.  

 

Pretty simple list of ingredients. Here are the main ones, along with our salad bowls (tomatoes still from our garden, yay). 

 

 

Gochujang Buttered Noodles. Very tasty and very quick, will definitely make again. 

 

 

[Norm Matthews]

On 9/9/2024 at 7:43 PM, Smithy said:

 

...so Charlie thought it was good, but not AS good as its predecessor? Makes life easier for you!

 

Yes it does. I was not sad to hear that news.

[Norm Matthews]

We had Swedish meatballs for dinner last night along with asparagus.  Charlie said the asparagus tasted a lot better than usual. I told him that I added some oyster sauce to the usual melted butter ( 4 tsp. butter & 3 tsp. sauce)

[RWood]

Fish tacos are one of my favorite things. Made these with cod, and used Kenji’s Serious Eats recipe for the batter. Really good. Made a spicy slaw and chipotle lime mayo. My mom had regular beef tacos since no fish for her . And Trader Joe’s Mexican rice on the side.

[Captain]

Umm, I did a thing.. Left over Spag Bol. into the pan on top of parmesan cheese. cook then grill with cheese on top and peperoni.

It worked.

 

[Honkman]

Pasta alla Norma from “Four Seasons of Pasta” - diced eggplant is oven roasted and mixed with tomato sauce made from mashed diced tomatoes, red onion, garlic, ancho chili and dried mint. Finished with olives, parmesan and basil and served with penne.

[Dante]

Chicken and Andouille gumbo

[liamsaunt]

Creamy cajun chicken pasta, a NY Times recipe I made to use up a bunch of veggies in the fridge.  I probably won't make it again.

 

 

 

Mutter paneer, maharajah rice, and garlic naan

 

[TicTac]

Some recent meals/dishes 

 

lobster fried rice with tamale/tobiko sauce 

 

baked pasta with meatballs and herbed ricotta 

pre cook shot of eventually broiled kampachi collars and seared belly 

 

deconstructed marg pizza risotto 

 

maters from the garden 

[Dejah]

Kept out some of the 3-meat mixture for meatballs, and did up some patties. Sauteed mushrooms, 3-peppercorn gravy, rice, and veg.

 

                                                                       

 

Lamb chops, one lonely meatballs that escaped the vacuum-sealed bag, Basmati rice with cardamom, cumin and mustard seed, plus various leftover veg from other meals.

 

                                                                          

[Neely]

@TicTac I do like the creaminess of your ‘deconstructed marg pizza risotto’. I always try for that creaminess but sometimes it doesn’t work out. 

[BeeZee]

Fridge leftovers…I was working from home and DH had eaten earlier and left some things for me in the fridge, which was perfect since I emerged from my office like a hungry bear!

 

[liuzhou]

Moules mariniere in a broth made from shallots, galangal, lemongrass, fish stock and Sauvignon Blanc. I got through a kilo of the critters, with some fresh bread. The image below is just under half of them.

 

Happy mouth

 

 

 

[TicTac]

15 hours ago, Neely said:

@TicTac I do like the creaminess of your ‘deconstructed marg pizza risotto’. I always try for that creaminess but sometimes it doesn’t work out. 

I appreciate that Neely. 

 

Risotto is a dish that while it looks simple, I have cooked it for 30 years and still yet to master (though I get close, sometimes!) - one key I find is adding an extra spoon of liquid towards the end, even though you think you might not need it (as you should be letting the risotto rest for a few minutes before serving and it will absorb liquid during that time) and with this rendition, good quality mozz and parm are added off the heat.

 

 

[liamsaunt]

We got an abundance of sprouting cauliflower in this week's CSA box, so last night I made roasted cauliflower shawarma with spicy tahini sauce.  Served with rice pilaf, garlic flatbread, and some of the many tomatoes from my CSA

 

[Norm Matthews]

 I am not a big fan of deep fried shrimp but several months ago I impulse bought a bag of Zatarain's shrimp fry and I had a package of shrimp in the freezer and decided to use them both now.  My moms family live in the Ozarks and I have been to a lot of fish fries with catfish and hush puppies but I had never heard of fried shrimp until I was teaching in another town. Arthur Treacher's opened a fish and chips  store across the street and they had them. My first thought was well yeah why not. After I tasted them I just thought:  Why? When I was young, we had only a New Orleans style boiled shrimp in a neighborhood  tavern. They had them on Fridays. Charlie asked what I was going to make to with them and I said I hadn't decided yet so he looked in the pantry and came up with corn and macaroni.

[Neely]

A few dinners we’ve had, the fish last night and the sausages over a couple of nights. 

 

The fish was fresh flake (shark) which I served with a lemon beurre blanc sauce, orzo and vegetables on the side… mini asparagus 

 

 

 

 

 

Sausage with mashed sweet potato, broccolini and corn. 
 

 

 

Sausage with mash and salad.

 

 

Edited September 13 by Neely (log)