Lunch 2026

[KennethT]

Teochew bak kut teh noodle soup with Argentinian red shrimp.

 

[Neely]

@OlyveOyl Hi there, I’ve been meaning to say I like the idea of your pistachio pesto from some time ago, and will try it with the basil I have growing. I am not a fan of pine nuts in general, their flavour is overpowering to me so this idea of using pistachios is quite appealing. 

[OlyveOyl]

@Neely…it is really delicious with pistachios, we enjoy much more than pine nuts!

[C. sapidus]

Pollo en ajillo (chicken in garlic: Toasted ancho chile sauce with 14 cloves of roasted garlic, fried chile guajillo rings, and stock from simmering the chicken. Tasted like the world's simplest mole. This was leftover from having friends visit for dinner last night.

 

Bulgur pilaf with peas and carrots, cumin seed, ginger, jalapeno, and a little cayenne.

 

Sadly, no leftovers and no pictures for the rest of last night's dinner: Asiya's eggplant curry and Sri Lankan sweet potatoes with cardamom and chiles. You will have to take my word that they were both pretty and tasty.

 

 

[AlaMoi]

 

@blue_dolphin

very high drool factor to that!

[blue_dolphin]

Potato and onion varenyky (from a local small business), garlic and herb labne, roasted and marinated beets and pickled onions all on a bed of arugula. 

[Steve Irby]

We've been a little pork centric in the menu department the past week.  @Duvel suggested a recipe using pork steaks and I settled on a recipe for Thüringer Bierfleisch.  Todays lunch were dinner leftovers including fried potato dumplings and cucumber salad.  

 

This was the dinner version including prep.

 

 

 

 

I cut the pork steaks from a boston butt roast and used the remainder for ground pork.  A portion of the meat became a nice pork patty sandwich.

 

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And the remaining ground pork was used for Mexican chorizo.  A portion which became chorizo and lentil stew. 

 

 

 

 

 

[Duvel]

11 hours ago, Steve Irby said:

Thüringer Bierfleisch.  Todays lunch were dinner leftovers including fried potato dumplings and cucumber salad.  

Very nice 🤗

[blue_dolphin]

Crispy chickpeas and lamb with greens and garlicky yogurt from Dining In by Alison Roman.  Flatbread from Andy Baraghani’s The Cook You Want To Be. 

 

[Neely]

Lunch on Pancake Tuesday aka Shrove Tuesday. 
Smoked salmon with capers and gherkins wrapped in pancakes or some would call crepes. 

 

 

[gulfporter]

Lunch at nearby eatery in Ajijic Centro.  

 

One special was Hamburguesa de Pato.  Never had (or seen) a duck burger before. 

 

Ground duck patty with bacon, goat cheese and caramelized balsamic onions.  

 

It was great.  But to get the duck flavor, we had to break off a piece of the burger.  

 

 

[C. sapidus]

Lunch was an adventure. I was using the blender to make a red curry paste. When I removed the lid to check progress, I accidentally bumped the "on" switch. Kitchen instantly looked like a chainsaw murder scene.

 

So after lots of words I won't repeat here, extensive clean-up (thanks, Mrs. C!), and a shower, I remade the paste. Ingredients included Holland chiles, garlic, galangal, red curry paste, tamarind, and palm sugar

 

Red curry shrimp with peas, carrots, cilantro, and Thai basil

 

[KennethT]

9 minutes ago, C. sapidus said:

Lunch was an adventure. I was using the blender to make a red curry paste. When I removed the lid to check progress, I accidentally bumped the "on" switch. Kitchen instantly looked like a chainsaw murder scene.

 

So after lots of words I won't repeat here, extensive clean-up 

Been there!!!!  Hopefully none of it got in your eyes!!!

[C. sapidus]

1 hour ago, KennethT said:

Been there!!!!  Hopefully none of it got in your eyes!!!

 

Just missed! I did get chile paste up my nose 😆

[MaryIsobel]

1 hour ago, C. sapidus said:

Lunch was an adventure. I was using the blender to make a red curry paste. When I removed the lid to check progress, I accidentally bumped the "on" switch. Kitchen instantly looked like a chainsaw murder scene.

 

So after lots of words I won't repeat here, extensive clean-up (thanks, Mrs. C!), and a shower, I remade the paste. Ingredients included Holland chiles, garlic, galangal, red curry paste, tamarind, and palm sugar

 

Red curry shrimp with peas, carrots, cilantro, and Thai basil

 

Good on you. Had I had (and I have had) a disaster like that, I would declare the kitchen closed and go out to eat or order in! You are a trooper!
!

 

[liuzhou]

2 hours ago, gulfporter said:

One special was Hamburguesa de Pato.  Never had (or seen) a duck burger before.

 

Duck leg meat is my go-to for burgers. I debone the legs and hand chop the flesh.

 

Served with duck fat fries, of course.

 

 

[gulfporter]

7 minutes ago, liuzhou said:

Duck leg meat is my go-to for burgers. I debone the legs and hand chop the flesh.

 

Served with duck fat fries, of course.

 

 

 

We live in a small backwater village (mi esposo's description) an hour outside Guadalajara.  I have never seen duck in any form sold in any of the mercados or butcher shops here.  Only a few local restaurants offer it on special from time to time and I would guess they obtain it from a local farm or small poultry ranch.

 

Years ago a Frenchman who lived in Guadalajara came to our village's weekly open air market, selling duck products....really nice confit and rillettes.   He opened a B&B and stopped coming out to our village. 

 

It's likely there are ducks and duck products available at the abastos (large city market) in Guadalajara.  But since we own a US home that we commute to every other month, I simply buy and enjoy my duck when I'm there.  

 

Your burgers sound excellent!  Ahhhh, duck fat.  I will fantasize about that the rest of the day.  

[liuzhou]

@gulfporter

 

Yes, I realize duck is difficult to source some places. I'm lucky to live in duck central. Duck is the cheapest meat available here.

 

 

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Edited 6 minutes ago by liuzhou (log)