Dinner 2026

[Paul Bacino]

Valentine Dinner--red shrimp ( Garlic, evoo, lemon )--simple can corn-- tator w beech/ oyster mushroom gravy--Bacino's Cucina 30/30  ( wet dry house aged ) Rib eye

 

 

 

[Shelby]

@Norm Matthews and @Paul Bacinoyou both have me drooling over your shrimp!

 

Beef short ribs over REAL mashed potatoes.  Ronnie's doctor is going to kill me.

 

 

 

Fried bass, cheesy cauliflower and collard greens

 

 

 

Tuna melts--no bread, done in bell peppers (don't look @rotuts)

 

 

Salad and fried livers and gizzards

 

 

 

Valentine's dinner

Oysters

 

 

Cheesy mashed potatoes 

 

 

Roasted asparagus 

 

SV'd lobster tail

 

 

Chocolate cake and ice cream for dessert

 

 

[rotuts]

@Shelby

 

Ignored the Bell's.  

[YvetteMT]

@Shelbywhat's your method for your sv tails?

[KennethT]

@Shelby If you make the mashed potatoes the Robuchon way, it's like 50/50 butter/potato - less carbs that way! 🤣

[weinoo]

On 2/12/2026 at 4:58 PM, blue_dolphin said:

The lamb recipe calls for lamb shoulder chops which I haven’t cooked before but lamb shoulder was on sale for $5.99/lb

 

I love lamb shoulder and shoulder chops (both round bone and arm bone).  I'd really love them slammed on a super hot grill - as they often do in Italy for lamb scottadito (though in theory they use rib chops, but I've had it with shoulder chops on the plate).

 

 

Last night, for dinner:

 

 

Paella, halfway cooked.

Edited yesterday at 05:01 PM by weinoo (log)

[Shelby]

1 hour ago, YvetteMT said:

@Shelbywhat's your method for your sv tails?

Thaw and then cut down the top of the shell and loosen the meat.  Season--I did Lawry's salt and pepper.  Couple pats of butter.  Vac pac (I had to trim the sharp edges off because they kept puncturing the bag arrrgh). SV at 140F for 45 mins.  Mine were on the smaller side so 45 was plenty.  

1 hour ago, KennethT said:

@Shelby If you make the mashed potatoes the Robuchon way, it's like 50/50 butter/potato - less carbs that way! 🤣

🤣🤣  The doctor seems to have no problem with him having high cholesterol so that's an excellent plan 🤣

[YvetteMT]

Thanks @Shelby! That's my new plan for tonight's tails.

[rotuts]

@weinoo

 

what do you mean by ' round bone and arm bone ? '

 

I might have to get back to TJ's racks of lamb.

 

many years ago , before they started carrying fresh meat , they had superb frozen racks of lamb.

 

and they were not that expensive , when purchased for a treat.

 

they came from Canada , back then.    

 

I think Tj's has racks from NewZealand , and possibly from Canada [ ? pre-tarrif ? ]

 

Fresh ones , one way or the other.

[weinoo]

39 minutes ago, rotuts said:

what do you mean by ' round bone and arm bone ? '

 

 

I think it's really round bone chops and blade chops.

 

 

Here are both kinds of shoulder chops...

 

 

https://goodfoodbaddie.com/garlic-herb-lamb-shoulder-chops/#google_vignette

 

 

[weinoo]

Check this out, @rotuts...

 

 

[weinoo]

7 hours ago, rotuts said:

I might have to get back to TJ's racks of lamb.

 

Oh yes - cut them into chops, marinate them in some olive oil and lemon and rosemary, and throw them on a hot fire...heaven!

 

This is one of the better products, at a great price, that Trader Joe's carries! I think you can get a rack (8 chops or so) for under $25. 

[sartoric]

I had some suboptimal news, it called for congee. 

 

Harissa chicken tray bake with potatoes, cherry tomatoes and olives. Served on a bed of mixed greens with a blob of yogurt and a flatbread.

 

 Saturday night with the Carolines and I made a sardine dip plus another no knead baguette.

 

A cool snap in the middle of summer called for warming beef casserole.
This one with mushrooms and pearl onions, served on mash with garlic beans.

[YvetteMT]

Thanks to the assist from Shelby upthread- sv lobster tails 

No plate pics but served with roasted sweet potato 

[Duvel]

DW went to see some obscure independent movie with her friends and I stayed home to relax with a glass of wine. Made some (slightly too flat) truita de patates and sous vide rabbit legs …

 

 

 

… all while watching Goodfellas. Not sure if it was the wine or the olive & salumi nibbles but when I reached the prison scene where he cuts the garlic with the razor I suddenly felt famished, stopped, went straight to the kitchen and made a huge batch tagliatelle puttanesca. 

 

Very good and no leftovers 🥳. My wife returned some two hours later and enjoyed her planned truita, and the rabbit with ensalada rusa …

 

 

No complaints, except maybe no more Mafia movies while drinking red wine 🤗

[weinoo]

Tonight:

 

 

A big-ass pork chop (carved and plated), over a pan sauce made of fond, onion, mushroom, white wine, chicken stock, mustard, butter.  Boiled new potatoes sautéed with olive oil, garlic, pimentón, chives. Salad on the side.  Chef gets the bone.

 

Also, don't be buying a Cadillac or a mink coat right after you get paid off.

[liamsaunt]

On 2/14/2026 at 3:54 PM, MaryIsobel said:

You made great progress using your excess root vegetables! I have put our Odd Box on hold, as I have a hard time keeping up with a weekly "box for two."

Not really….this week’s box contained more potatoes, TWO cabbages, and a butternut squash the size of my thigh 😂. It’s back to square one! 
 

Last night, no root vegetables were harmed in the making of dinner. Linguini with clams

 

 

 

[dcarch]

Made duck for Valentine's

 

dcarch