Lunch 2025

[Shel_B]

57 minutes ago, C. sapidus said:

I suppose I should call this "zucchini-enhanced crab dip".

 

Zucchini - cubed, salted, rested, seared, and removed. Sauteed chorizo, shallot, jalapeno and bird chiles. Mixed in the zucchini and leftover crab dip. Tasty, but still pretty heavy.

 

 

 Hmmm ... you've given me an idea for later in the week.

[OlyveOyl]

Mortadella, provolone , pistachio pesto on Quinoa-sesame bread,

strawberries and sour cream for dessert.

The loaf was baked in a glass cylinder shaped mold, it has a thin crust and a little crunch from the sesame seeds and quinoa.

[MaryIsobel]

3 hours ago, C. sapidus said:

I suppose I should call this "zucchini-enhanced crab dip".

 

Zucchini - cubed, salted, rested, seared, and removed. Sauteed chorizo, shallot, jalapeno and bird chiles. Mixed in the zucchini and leftover crab dip. Tasty, but still pretty heavy.

 

I always feel a bit victorious when I scrabble something together with leftovers; some times I win, sometimes I lose - yours looks very good.

[MaryIsobel]

On 5/25/2025 at 5:40 AM, Anchobrie said:

yesterday a first home made for me

 

 

My husband has been saying lately that he would love to try crayfish/crawdads/mudbugs. They are not easy to come by here - I have never seen them for sale. We had planned on taking a cruise out of New Orleans and spending a couple days before and after. Now, he that shall not be named is making us reconsider contributing to the economy in the US. When I was a kid, we used to catch mudbugs in the creek on our property but never considered eating them. We would catch them, put them in a bucket of water and then let them go back in the creek at the end of fthe day. I guess we didn't know that they were edible.

[rotuts]

@MaryIsobel

 

that's a good idea. tell your friends , ,,, etc.

 

they are quite tasty , are there any in CA ?

[MaryIsobel]

1 minute ago, rotuts said:

@MaryIsobel

 

that's a good idea. tell your friends , ,,, etc.

 

they are quite tasty , are there any in CA ?

My husband grew up in Ontario and they called them crayfish - but his parents told him that they were not edible - maybe because of the water? Like I said, when I was a kid we called them mudbugs and they were again, not considered edible.

[blue_dolphin]

Lemon pasta with asparagus and tiny tomatoes 

TJ's lemon torchetti pasta dressed with TJ's lemon pesto with asparagus, tiny orange tomatoes and a sprinkle of feta.

[Ddanno]

45 minutes ago, blue_dolphin said:

Lemon pasta with asparagus and tiny tomatoes 

TJ's lemon torchetti pasta dressed with TJ's lemon pesto with asparagus, tiny orange tomatoes and a sprinkle of feta.

I've never seen that shape before, I bet it holds sauce like a champion

[blue_dolphin]

55 minutes ago, Ddanno said:

I've never seen that shape before, I bet it holds sauce like a champion

I haven’t seen this shape elsewhere either. It cooks up quickly, since it’s a little tube. I dressed this lightly but it has little ridges that hold onto the sauce, exactly as you say!

[MaryIsobel]

2 hours ago, blue_dolphin said:

Lemon pasta with asparagus and tiny tomatoes 

TJ's lemon torchetti pasta dressed with TJ's lemon pesto with asparagus, tiny orange tomatoes and a sprinkle of feta.

That is right up my alley - will put on the list or next week. I love lemon with pasta.

 

[Steve Irby]

I started to make a greek salad for lunch but it looked pretty boring.  I decided to gussy it up a bit by adding some fresh mint, basil, oregano and garlic chives along with domestic feta that I cubed and rolled in calico spice blend from Worldspice and includes purple sumac, mild red chile, dill weed, black sesame, and sea salt .   I dressed the romaine prior to assembly with oil and vinegar and finished the salad with a feta and goat cheese dressing.  The dressing was made by adding feta with brine, goat cheese and a clove of garlic to my almost empty mayo container and emulsyfing with my stick blender.