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. 

 

[Dr. Teeth]

Broiled Salmon with an Apricot/Soy Glaze and stir fried pea shoots

[Honkman]

Stir-Fried Rice Cakes from “A Very Chinese Cookbook” by Pang & Pang - stir-fry with sliced rice cakes, thinly sliced pork chop (marinated in a mixture of soy sauce, shaoxing wine, toasted sesame oil, white pepper and cornstarch), garlic, shiitake mushrooms, carrots, snow peas and sauce with oyster sauce, soy sauce, dark soy sauce, chicken broth and toasted sesame oil

[Maison Rustique]

For what was hopefully the last of our hot weather for a while, I had a stuffed tomato (I've only got 2 home-grown left!) with one of my tinned fish meals. I didn't like this fish as much as the previous, which was Barcelona, but it was still tasty. I've still got the Provence/Nicoise version to go and plan to get some more of these to keep on hand. I haven't yet tried one on rice or pasta, but think they would be great. Or perhaps over a toasted baguette slice.

[Norm Matthews]

My son and I went to a Cuban restauant a couple days ago. He wanted to order a Creole Lobster dish for us to share but changed his mind when he found out it was $60.00.  He ordered a Cuban sandwich and I ordeered aa appitizer of three empanadas.  We shared both. While we were waiting, he looked up the lobster recipe on his phone and asked me if I could make it with lobster and shrimp.  I said I would and made it yesterday 

Edited 19 hours ago by Norm Matthews (log)

[Dr. Teeth]

Pasta with lentils.   I ate a bite before remembering to snap a pic

[MaryIsobel]

1 hour ago, Norm Matthews said:

My son and I went to a Cuban restauant a couple days ago. He wanted to order a Creole Lobster dish for us to share but changed his mind when he found out it was $60.00.  He ordered a Cuban sandwich and I ordeered aa appitizer of three empanadas.  We shared both. While we were waiting, he looked up the lobster recipe on his phone and asked me if I could make it with lobster and shrimp.  I said I would and made it yesterday 

You're an amazing Dad. I hopee Charlie appreciates all your efforts!

 

[Raamo]

Homemade Meatloaf (2/3 beef 85% and 1/3 pork w/ onions, paprika, ketchup, Worcester sauce + more) with caramelized onions on top  base is Potatoes w/ mace blades and thyme (though the mace overpowers the thyme)  And Green Beans.  The beans and potatoes are from my wife's garden, as is the thyme.

 

 Only see the stem: 2014 Millennium Cab from White Hall Lane.

 

[Honkman]

White Poached Chicken with Napa Cabbage and Peanut Rayu from Ottolenghi’s “Comfort” - chicken breast gets poached in water and shredded. Rayu is made by slowly heating up canola oil with gochugaru and once hot you add chopped peanuts, sesame seeds and chopped garlic and cook for a few minutes. Off heat you add soy sauce, salt and sugar and let it cool down to rt. The chicken is mixed with thinly sliced napa cabbage, basil, ginger, scallions, shaoxing wine and the rayu. Finished with some lime juice

[CantCookStillTry]

Carrying on strongly with the cheese theme; Sports Ball inevitably leads to the perfect marriage of casual Australian party food being stuck in the 80s and the equivalent British party food having to be beige. 

 

A Cob. My own personal fav combo of carbs, carbs, carbs and cheese. Featuring jalapeno and bacon. 

 

 

No, I'd prefer not to be reminded of Arteries at this time. 😅

[Maison Rustique]

No photo. Still making instant food and will be until I get moved and settled. Had a baked potato stuffed with chili*, onion and shredded cheddar.

 

*The chili was canned--Yellowstone brand, which I'd never heard of and had to try. Yes, it is owned by Paramount, though there are a couple of different manufacturers of the actual chili. It was about as good as canned chili ever is. I keep trying different brands hoping to find one I love, but nothing yet. I need to remember next time I make chili to freeze leftovers in small quantities so I can take one out for a chili dog or baked potato. I generally just freeze a couple of large bags that are enough for about 4 bowls, so too much for that.

[weinoo]

Inspired by the Venetian dish called Schie con Polenta:

 

 

Shrimp cooked with oil, butter, garlic, crushed red pepper, white wine, lemon juice.  Creamy polenta with parmesan.

 

In Venice, the dish would be made with schie, tiny gray shrimp not found here.

[gulfporter]

Frozen Costco cheese ravioli.  Sauce was an attempt at a fridge purge.  Leftover red sauce that I mixed with some cream.  Leftover peeled shallots and red onion.  Wine and chicken broth reduced.  

 

This was another attempt at cooking frozen pasta in a sauce, rather than boiling.  I nestled the frozen ravioli in the sauce, covered tightly.  Señor Google said it would take 10 minutes to cook the frozen ravioli (and to add water to the sauce which I decided against).  Since this was a serving for two, the sauce wasn't sufficient quantity to cover the ravioli.  So at the 5 minute mark, I gently flipped each ravioli.  Another 5 minutes and voila!

[Dr. Teeth]

Yet another curry.   This time Christmas Lima beans from Rancho Gordo with summer squash and peppers from the CSA

[rotuts]

on another thread , two '  Italian ' cookbooks were discussed :

 

https://forums.egullet.org/topic/168215-six-seasons-of-pasta-a-new-way-with-everyones-favorite-food-by-joshua-mcfadden-and-martha-holmberg/#comment-2460283

 

 

looking over the first one , as e-pub , I thought about my two pasta dishes , and decided to add some chopped spinach to the Campari version :

 

mise

 

 

Campari / Spinach / Penzey's Tuscan seasoning  Uncooked .  window green onions   jus from the Campari , used in place of pasta water 

 

two beaten eggs ( for a creamy texture a la carbonara )   EVOO / butter / Fz basil and garlic cubes ( Dorot )

 

DeCecco linguini  ( house standard # 7 )  cooked in the FastaPasta

 

 

a bit later

 

 

note my pasta dishes are deliberately ' wet '   , making a sauce 

 

 

delicious it was , and spinach will now be a regular addition 

 

P.S.: there was grated also Tj's parmesan-ish .

 

 

 

 

Edited 11 minutes ago by rotuts (log)