Dinner 2025

[liamsaunt]

I made a batch of Ottolenghi's hummus from the Jerusalem cookbook, and topped it with grilled zucchini, summer squash, eggplant, peppers, and red onions.  Plus some added feta, tomatoes, cucumbers, and olives.  I also made some flatbread to soak up all the juices and extra hummus.  Everyone liked it.

 

 

Edited 11 hours ago by liamsaunt (log)

[liuzhou]

牛肉炒粉 (niú ròu chǎo fěn),  Beef Fried Rice Noodles.

 

 

 

 

[YvetteMT]

On 8/10/2025 at 7:28 AM, liamsaunt said:

Grilled lemon chicken over corn fricassee with sliced tomato from the farm near my house

 

@liamsaunt details on your corn fricassee? Looks delicious and might be right up my alley!

[Duvel]

Went out to a casual place in town, on the main street. We sat outside and enjoyed a pitcher of very vermouth-forward sangria while watching the people strolling by  …

 

 

 

We ordered a few items. Grilled squid with chickpeas & pigs head.

 

 

Artichokes with foie gras filling …

 

 

Sampler of six croquettes (blue cheese, clams, squid with ink, wild mushrooms, bacalau and spinach with raisins and pine nuts). One was eaten before I could take the picture. They were so good, we ordered another plate …

 

Little one wanted tuna tataki …

 

 

A canelon with braised duck filling and duck liver sauce. Very good …

 

 

Instead of ordering dessert, too, we went for a nice walk on the beach and the had ice cream at the plaza. Mine was dulche de leche & leche merengada. Both excellent 🤗

 

 

 

 

Edited 3 hours ago by Duvel (log)

[rotuts]

@Duvel

 

as usual , congratulations on you venue and selections .

 

I did see some garbanzos , w that squid .

 

pig head ?    

 

chopped up  gelled pigs head ?

[Norm Matthews]

Charlie frequently mentions a program that he enjoys about food history.  He has asked me to look at some of the shows and make some of the recipes.  I intend to do it but always forget.  But the other day he sent me an email containing a program about one of Napoleon's favorite dishes. Chicken  Marengo.  The program said it remained popular in French cuisine after his death.  We tried the recipe,  and he said it was really good and it reminded him of Chicken Adobo.  The sides we had with it, most probably, were not ever eaten with this meal in France..rice and corn. Thomas Jefferson tried to interest the French in corn when he was ambassador to France during George Washington's presidency and they were not interested in eating food meant for animals.

[liuzhou]

1 hour ago, Norm Matthews said:

... a program about one of Napoleon's favorite dishes. Chicken  Marengo.  The program said it remained popular in French cuisine after his death.

 

And still is. It was also one of late French mother's short list of favourites to cook and eat.  The dish was named after in Honour of Napoleon after his victory in the Battle of Marengo, Italy.  

 

Rice is certainly eaten (and grown) in France and my mother and grandmother both served it with this dish. Corn is gaining acceptance but still not common.