Dinner 2025

[Smithy]

This tasted much better than the picture implies. I'm posting the photo anyway, to celebrate a winning Trader Joe's product I wrote about here.

 

 

I had leftover beef birria and rice pilaf from a dinner a few nights ago. I'd been to the farmers' market earlier in the day and come home with rainbow chard, so I chopped one leaf (stem and all) and added it to the food. Microwaved the whole thing until I was warm and the chard slightly wilted, gave it a small drizzle of olive oil, then sat down to dinner.

 

Easy. Delicious. I will definitely buy more of that beef birria next time I'm at Trader Joe's!

[YvetteMT]

Sausages with peppers and onions, quinoa rice mix. 

 

Ling cod, lentils and as requested broccoli and cheese.

 

[Honkman]

Kofte with Potato and Asparagus Salad - one of those dishes which in the end tasted very good but had some issues when making it - in this case the kofte kept falling off (and apart) the skewers when on the grill and in the end we finished them in a pan (but still got some good smokiness from the grill). The kofte were made with ground beef, red onions, garlic, thyme, cumin, pul biber and olive oil. The potatoes were roasted in the oven with convection in a mix of olive oil, paprika, garlic, cumin, chili powder and cinnamon. Once they are done, they are mixed with pan-roasted green asparagus, capers, olive oil, lemon juice and parsley

[KennethT]

Indonesian style bison patties with the last of my sambal ijo and sambal merah. I know what I'm doing next weekend....

 

 

Also, one of the last late season mangoes... But good news, we got some green mangoes!!

 

[gulfporter]

Gnocchi with bacon, shallot, spinach.  Reduction of white wine and lite chicken broth. 

 

The gnocchi is the standard softish shelf product; though I freeze them in meal-size baggies when I get home.  Directions are to throw the frozen ones into boiling water for a few minutes. 

 

 I decided to see if I could steam them in the same pan as the other ingredients, rather than dirty another pot.  

 

After the bacon, shallots were done, I did my reduction in the pan.  Then added both the fresh spinach and the gnocchi.  Covered with a tight lid.  Took about 4 minutes.  Very happy with the outcome.  

 

 

 

 

[Duvel]

1 hour ago, gulfporter said:

Gnocchi with bacon, shallot, spinach.  Reduction of white wine and lite chicken broth. 

 

The gnocchi is the standard softish shelf product; though I freeze them in meal-size baggies when I get home.  Directions are to throw the frozen ones into boiling water for a few minutes. 

 

 I decided to see if I could steam them in the same pan as the other ingredients, rather than dirty another pot.  

 

After the bacon, shallots were done, I did my reduction in the pan.  Then added both the fresh spinach and the gnocchi.  Covered with a tight lid.  Took about 4 minutes.  Very happy with the outcome.  

 

 

 

 

Before I read the description I thought: that looks damn sexy for a giant white beans prep. And I guess I‘ll do exactly that in the near future - swapping your Gnocchi for some giant whites. Thanks 🙏 

[Duvel]

Normally I find my weekly (and slightly diet-y) food to boring to share. But this was pretty good: rabbit hind legs, sous vide for 4h @ 62oC with a healthy amount of hoisin sauce & mirin in the bag. Scored and air fried for 8 min @ 240 oC. Very, very tasty.

 

 

Quick smacked cucumber salad with sesame dressing on the side.

 

No complaints 🤗.

[gulfporter]

2 hours ago, Duvel said:

Before I read the description I thought: that looks damn sexy for a giant white beans prep. And I guess I‘ll do exactly that in the near future - swapping your Gnocchi for some giant whites. Thanks 🙏 

 

Made this last month. White beans imported from Spain, with charred grape tomatoes and shrimp. 

 

At our US home I am a big fan of Sheet Pan Dinners.  Here in Mexico my oven has no thermostat,  so I make Skilllet  Dinners.