Dinner 2025

[Duvel]

When I went to my butcher this morning to get my weekend fill of Mett, he had three veal shanks on display. Of course I had to get one, gave it a Marcella Hazan-ish treatment (EVO & butter, onion, garlic, anchovy, white wine) and braised it for around 4.5h …

 

 

Cooks treat: bone marrow on toast with a sprinkle of salt & parsley - just sooo good 🤗

 

 

Great texture on the shank - tender, with just the slightest resistance to the bite. Served with creamy polenta and wilted spinach with almonds and raisins. And the strained braising juices, reduced and finished with a touch of butter.

 

 

No complaints indeed 🥳

[Maison Rustique]

My sis and BIL were here to help with packing/moving some things. They brought me overly ripe home grown tomatoes--the heat and extreme rain we had in a short period of time got them splitting quickly. I'd planned to have a bowl of soup that a friend had brought me, but the weather was so stinking hot and humid that after working all day, I only wanted something cold.

 

Had some tomato, couple of zesty dill spears and giardineira (Why can't I ever spell it right?). It was perfect--cold and light. My friend also brought some banana bread that has Heath bar and chocolate chips, but I'll have it in a bit if I can cool down enough after a shower.

 

And need to peel and chop the other tomatoes to use in a pasta sauce because they are too far gone to slice.

[Smithy]

14 hours ago, Maison Rustique said:

And need to peel and chop the other tomatoes to use in a pasta sauce because they are too far gone to slice.

 

Gazpacho is another idea for those overripe tomatoes. Refreshing, filling, cool / cold.

[liuzhou]

The temperature hit 38℃ today, so I cooked as quickly as possible then served it cold.

 

Stir fried freshly peeled shrimp (by which I mean they were alive ten minutes before they hit the wok.

 

Stir fried octopus

 

Served those to myself with a Mission brand Naan. God it was awful. Only took one bite. Sweet and cloying.

 

 

 

 

 

Edited 21 hours ago by liuzhou (log)

[gulfporter]

Grilled rack of lamb.....oh the flare-up!  Time to clean the grease tray 😇 

 

Side is white bean salad with grape tomatoes in a light pesto, topped with garlic bread croutons.  Cherry-chipotle dipping sauce. 

 

[C. sapidus]

Coho salmon with blackening spices, courtesy of Mrs. C and the air fryer.

 

Parmesan-crusted yellow squash, courtesy of me.

 

Bell peppers, carrots, and store-bought hummus, leftover from having friends for snacks and dessert on Friday.

 

Edited 17 hours ago by C. sapidus
Air fryer (log)

[Honkman]

Beef Tomato Tajine with “Spiced” Rice - beef chuck is braised with diced tomatoes, onions, garlic, ras el hanout, cumin and cinnamon in beef broth. Finished with some apricots and cilantro. Basmati rice is cooked with cardamom pods, cinnamon stick, bay leaf, turmeric and saffron

[Maison Rustique]

Saturday, my sis and BIL brought me more home-grown tomatoes. Sadly, they were already badly split and very soft. I had one Saturday night and there is another I can slice to eat if I use it quickly. The rest, I peeled and chopped the best I could (not easy when they are so soft). I put in a little EVOO, some shallot, garlic, seasonings and capers and had it over gemelli (because there was a little left in the package and I want it gone). I failed to keep up with photos after I added stuff but this is the beginning.

[YvetteMT]

Mountain lion in peanut ginger garlic sauce with veg and a brown rice/quinoa mix. 

 

(Yes Mountain lion/puma/catamount is edible, in fact many hunters will say it's their favorite game meat. It's very reminiscent of lean pork,  inoffensive raw scent.  My partner hunted it, there is a quota where we live, and this was a 100lb male)

 

 

and Saturday night pizza with sauerkraut, ham, onion, tomato, and green olives with Brazi bites

 

[Dr. Teeth]

New shipment from Rancho Gordo.   It’s a good thing Im not part of the bean club, I do a good enough job of getting myself into trouble on my own.

 

Insta-Pot, which I previously said I had no use for turns out to be super at making beans which then go into other dishes.   Still don’t like it for pot beans.   Anyway, this has put a run on Limas and garbanzos.   Hence the order.

 

Made Lima bean curry again, but forgot to snap a pic after I added a bundle of Chinese yard long beans from the CSA