Dinner 2026

[Steve Irby]

Dinner was a variation of Stracotto Di Manzo prepared with beef cheeks and short ribs.  I added some sauteed Italian Oyster mushrooms to the sauce and served over fresh tagliatelle pasta that I made with my trusty Atlas pasta machine that I bought in the early 1980's.  

 

 

 

Edited Friday at 02:37 AM by Steve Irby (log)

[haresfur]

In a pinch, braised red cabbage can replace sauerkraut in a reuben

[Honkman]

Pasta Salad with Kassler and Eggs - fusilli with pan-seared kassler, hard boiled eggs, carrots, romaine lettuce and chives. Salad dressing made with yogurt, mayonnaise, lemon zest and juice and a pinch of sugar

[Honkman]

Chicken Meatballs, Potatoes, and Lemon from “Comfort” by Ottolenghi - the chicken meatballs are made with ground chicken, mint, scallions, cilantro, garlic, egg, grated potatoes, panko breadcrumbs and cumin. Pan-seared and than braised with potatoes, celery, onions, garlic, turmeric, cumin, cinnamon and sugar in chicken broth. Finished with some cilantro and served with yoghurt sauce (yoghurt, mint and cilantro) and some olive oil

[patti]

@Shelby mentioned zoodles recently, which reminded me I haven’t had them in a while. Despite buying the zucchini specifically to make zoodles, I was too lazy to get out the zoodle maker, and used a veg peeler to make zucchini ribbons. Turns out I like the ribbons better than the noodles, so my laziness paid off. Shrimp scampi.

 

 

Edited 13 hours ago by patti (log)

[blue_dolphin]

Miso-Glazed Broiled Black Cod from The Wok

I followed Kenji’s suggestion to drizzle vegetables in the marinade and broil them right along with the fish. I had to pull some of the broccolini out before the fish was done but that was easy enough to do. Also on the plate are rice and cucumbers marinated in rice vinegar with pickled ginger.

[MaryIsobel]

8 minutes ago, blue_dolphin said:

Miso-Glazed Broiled Black Cod from The Wok

I followed Kenji’s suggestion to drizzle vegetables in the marinade and broil them right along with the fish. I had to pull some of the broccolini out before the fish was done but that was easy enough to do. Also on the plate are rice and cucumbers marinated in rice vinegar with pickled ginger.

I love black cod, will have to try it with a miso glaze.

 

[C. sapidus]

Sookha keema matar (dry-cooked spicy ground beef with peas): This is a long-time favorite, redolent of brown-fried onions, ginger, garlic, cilantro, and garam masala, sharpened with lemon juice.

 

Roasted baby zucchini rounds: Seared with cumin seed, black pepper, garlic, ground coriander seed, ground cumin, and serrano chiles, and then topped with seared tomato wedges, cilantro, and garam masala. Mrs. C said that zucchini and cooked tomatoes are two of her least-favorite things, but she enjoyed this because nothing was cooked to mush.

 

[KennethT]

Icelandic cod woku, from Manado, North Sulawesi.

[blue_dolphin]

2 hours ago, MaryIsobel said:

I love black cod, will have to try it with a miso glaze.

 

There are lots of recipes out there but this is the one I used. Definitely worth marinating overnight if you can. Up to 3 days is fine. Consider it a gift to your future self as you can pull it out and have a lovely dinner with zero effort.