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 Saturday at 01:29 PM 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.  

 

[Maison Rustique]

Had a lovely day yesterday with my sis & BIL who came in from Topeka to help me with some moving chores. We got a lot done and went to a new to us place that is only about a mile from my new house. I did not take pix and technically it was lunch, but it was my only meal yesterday so am putting it here.

 

There is a Viet Plaza where an old strip mall used to be. Many places have changed since it first started about 10 years or so ago, but Broken Rice has been there for a while now. It is bright, clean and service is attentive. My BIL and I both had sliced pork banh mi. It was voted best banh mi in the KC metro area. My sis had sliced pork woven noodles. We shared an appetizer platter. It was all delicious. The baguette was wonderful. I've not had one that good in years. They bake them in-house. Best part is, I have half my sandwich left. I'd thought I'd eat it last night, but I was still too full, so I'll have it today.

[patti]

On 2/4/2026 at 6:38 PM, blue_dolphin said:

Coconut Fish and Tomato Bake by Yewande Komolafe from New York Times Cooking over rice with a side of Stewed Spring Vegetables (fava beans, asparagus, snap peas and broccolini) from Good Things by Samin Nosrat

 

Looked so delicious I had to try it. And it IS delicious! Thank you @blue_dolphin 

The only ingredient sub I made was for the honey. Used a low carb sweetener. The fish is red snapper.

 

Edited yesterday at 02:07 PM by patti (log)

[Maison Rustique]

Not pretty, but tasty. Baked potato with chili and cheese.

[MaryIsobel]

2 hours ago, Maison Rustique said:

Not pretty, but tasty. Baked potato with chili and cheese.

It looks pretty to me! That is one of my favourite "I need something but have no energy" meals. Another iteration that I like is a sweet potato with baked beans.

[Honkman]

Pork Curry with Turmeric Rice and Pear-Pepper-Chutney from essen & trinken magazine - chunks of pork shoulder are braised with curry paste mixture (coriander, black pepper, cumin, fennel, shallots, garlic, ginger and lime zest), tomato paste and star  anise in chicken broth. Towards the end sweet potatoes, corn cob and green beans are added. Finished with some Thai basil. Served with turmeric rice (basmati rice, coconut oil, turmeric, parsley) and a red bell pepper and pear chutney (roasted bell peppers, pear, ginger, sugar and apple cider vinegar cooked together)

[Dante]

Gutterpunk burritos with a side of corn with butter, paprika, and nutritional yeast.

[YvetteMT]

Dear partner rarely asks for a particular food so when he does, I provide.  Looking at the costco coupon book he decided the pineapple teriyaki chicken meatballs sounded good.  So.....

Rice noodles, veg, and said meatballs with a spicy teriyaki sauce.  (Id love other ideas for what to do with the meatballs, there's a bunch left!)

 

[Tropicalsenior]

6 minutes ago, YvetteMT said:

(Id love other ideas for what to do with the meatballs

I came across this recipe the other day for Swedish meatballs with chicken. The meatballs that I had were with pork and beef but I used the sauce recipe and it was quite good. Something that I will make again.

I'd like to add a hint that I learned this time making my meatballs. I added about  one teaspoon of baking soda for 2 lb of meat and used soda water instead of plain water when I made them. They were the tenderest, juiciest meatballs that I have ever made.

[Tropicalsenior]

@YvetteMT by the way, I would love to have your recipe for pineapple teriyaki meatballs.

[KennethT]

Peranakan ayam buah keluak, chicken in black nut curry.

 

[Steve Irby]

7 minutes ago, KennethT said:

Peranakan ayam buah keluak, chicken in black nut curry.

 

I zoomed in on the photo and the gravy looks fantastic.  Actually the whole dish does.   I can only imagine how wonderful it must smell.  

[Tropicalsenior]

@KennethT your repertoire of meals is fascinating. Every time you post a meal I have to consult Mr Google. Do you have a source in NYC for the ingredients that you need or do you return from your trips with suitcases full of special items?

[KennethT]

33 minutes ago, Steve Irby said:

I zoomed in on the photo and the gravy looks fantastic.  Actually the whole dish does.   I can only imagine how wonderful it must smell.  

thanks - it smells amazing if you like shrimp paste!!  It uses tons of it as well as the kitchen sink of SE Asian herbs/spices.

[KennethT]

4 minutes ago, Tropicalsenior said:

@KennethT your repertoire of meals is fascinating. Every time you post a meal I have to consult Mr Google. Do you have a source in NYC for the ingredients that you need or do you return from your trips with suitcases full of special items?

I buy or grow everything here.  I can't get the buah keluak nut in shell here, but I have found prepackaged processed nut meat (meat taken out of the shell and pounded into a paste) at my local Indonesian store.  I can get decent red chillies here, but I grow the Malaysian/Indonesian chillies now from seeds taken from dried chillies that I was able to bring in.  I also grow the lime leaves and curry leaves - but I can buy those also in a pinch, but they're expensive.

 

Some ingredients (like turmeric leaf used in the woku from the night before) I have to grow because it's not sold here and I can't bring back fresh ones.  So I grow the turmeric leaf from the rhizome that I buy in the grocery store.

[Tropicalsenior]

2 minutes ago, KennethT said:

So I grow the turmeric leaf from the rhizome that I buy in the grocery store.

Thanks. I also have a tumeric plant in a pot on my patio. I use the rhizome all the time but I had no idea that the leaves were also edible.