zoramargolis Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 eco-friendly rose veal piccata (meyer lemon, brown butter and caper sauce) puree of cauliflower 2010 Villa Maria sauvignon blanc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkduggins Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Paglia e fieno alla ghiotta. Pasta and prosciutto courtesy of Eataly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lperry Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 I'm back to cleaning out things that have been in the pantry or freezer for too long, so the combinations will be weird for a while. Julienne of Brussels sprouts caramelized with chestnuts and a little butter. Salad of chickpeas, pecorino Romano cheese, lemon, and olive oil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishinnards Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Sunday, yum sam oo (pomelo salad), tom yum gai, gaeng keow wan gai (green curry with chicken and eggplant). As a bonus, my wife returned from NYC with the camera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettyjoan Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Prosciutto-wrapped chicken breasts, stuffed with ricotta and sage Sliced Roma tomatoes with garlicky panko breadcrumb topping Steamfresh southwest corn (hubby loves this stuff) Chicken and tomato dishes came from Rachael Ray's "Week in a Day" - she's not doing anything mindblowingly original, of course, but the recipes generally turn out well AND she gives good instructions for how to package/refrigerate and then reheat later. Helpful for busy workweeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMango Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Slow-cooker venison stew, obscenely delicious. This was another successful adventure in "Improv Cooking, The Musical": Where I blast random music, use only ingredients already on hand, and hope to god I don't poison anyone. Here's how: Sauteed two Jonagold apples in duck fat (thanks, Society Fair), added to cooker. Incorporated 1.5 pounds cubed venison eye of round and stew bits (thanks University of Wisconsin-Madison for tips on breaking down the leg a few weeks ago), a hefty dose of Penzey's Venison Sausage Seasoning, some julienned carrots, two (maybe more) tablespoons of Penzey's Toasted Minced Onions, and a splash of Wegman's vegetable stock. Cooked on high for about 4 hours, low for two more, stirring a few times along the way. Used the rest of the box of stock to made quinoa, over which the stew was served. We also had five non-seasonal vine-on tomatoes on hand (cringe!), so made a tomato, cannelini bean, and crab (leftover dip from yesterday) salad with a tarragon mustard vinegrette. Delicious, especially on counterpoint to the stew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweaked Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Leftover pizza, fried egg, kimchi, sriracha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leleboo Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Herbed pancetta-wrapped pork loin, served with a fig sauce Roasted garlic asparagus Baguette And a Russian tea cookie for my dessert (nomnomnom) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettyjoan Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Last night: Roasted butternut squash chili mac, also from Rachael Ray's "Week in a Day." Really tasty. Green salad Hopslam, while watching a "Good Eats" episode about home brewing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishinnards Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Wednesday, brown jasmine rice/Thai red rice 50/50 mixture with leftover green curry and Thai sweet and sour beef (nuea pad priow wan) Yesterday, made up dish of broccoli, paneer, garlic, ginger, onion, potato, tomato, chicken stock, and East Indian Bottle Masala (from 660 curries), with brown jasmine rice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Chicken chili verde Garnishes: scallion, tomatoes, lettuce, guacamole, sour cream, sliced pickled jalapenos, salsa, crushed tortilla chips Crispin cider for the grownups, milk for the kids Ben & Jerry's Peanut Brittle ice cream Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Last night: Iceberg lettuce salad with Roquefort or goat cheese, bacon, cucumber, tomatoes, grated hard-boiled egg; vinaigrette Chicken - mushroom soup Ham steak with Stonewall Kitchen’s Roasted Garlic Onion Jam Roast potatoes with garlic, thyme, and rosemary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkycom Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Last night: leftover duck became duck hash with roasted potatoes, lightly sauteed green peppers & leeks, and reduced duck stock. Topped with a poached egg & lemony italian parsley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuneBacon Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Browning in the oven: beef, lamb, chorizo, and bacon meatballs w/ garlic, red onion, cilantro, parm reg., and lime zest. Simmering on the stovetop: chipotle tomato roasted garlic sauce for them to braise in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Blume Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Not into football. Freezer clearing, instead: Last of November's fresh shelling bean gratin thawed and fried in butter till dry with crumbs golden and crisp Bed: young spinach that Miles of Next Step Produce declared "sweet as candy" and arugula tossed in homemade mustard dressing using lime, Meyer lemon and Champaign vinegar. Blood orange (from California, but good; Trader Joe's) Last square of whole wheat banana cake w dark chocolate and cocoa nibs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squidsdc Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 Scored some Lamb shanks from Costco-Made a delicious Osso Bucco with Giada's recipe from Everyday Italian. Sliced Brussels Sprouts with bacon from Jacques Pepin via More Fast Food My Way, accompanied by brown rice. This is a definite keeper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lperry Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 Whole wheat toast topped with wilted spinach and basted eggs, strawberries on the side, all washed down with herbal tea. Considering that my evening began with a four mile run, I feel like I should eat some junk food just to achieve balance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishinnards Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Friday I roasted a chicken. I used an Indonesian recipe (from Manado, Sulawesi). Chicken is briefly marinated in lime juice, salt and sugar. A paste of chillies (20 red Thai bird chillies), garlic, ginger and shallots is fried in oil and spread on the chicken. It's usually grilled, but I opted to stay indoors. It was spicy and very tasty. On Saturday we had the roast chicken with egg salad (crispy omelet, green apple, peanuts, shallots, coriander, lime juice, fish sauce, pounded chilles and garlic and palm sugar) with healthy helpings of rice (brown jasmine/ Thai red rice mixture). It looked like this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xochitl10 Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Okayu with umeboshi, aka rice porridge with pickled plums. We be illin'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Last night: Crab cakes and marie rose sauce Leftover mini-hotdog phyllo bundles Chicken tacos These were actually all leftovers of one sort or other. I had made a lot of filling for chicken tacos a few days before and there was still enough left for two tacos last night. The crab cakes were repurposed from a crab cracker topping I made Sunday that was nowhere as good as the recipe sounded. The crab cakes (which also included leftover potatoes) were much more full of filler than I typically make them but were delicious and held together really well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweaked Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Breakfast hash fried rice, fried egg, salan sauce, sriracha, left over naan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 enchiladas suizas refried beans rice pico de gallo flourless chocolate cake fat tire ale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwertyy Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Trail mix Followed by the most lovely grapefruit that a most lovely colleague brought to me after hearing me complain that I'd been so busy and miserable at work that I haven't had time to buy any fresh food in forever and was missing all the delicious winter citrus. What a sweetheart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 oven-braised eco-friendly pork cheeks that had been in a cooked wine marinade for 5 days basmati rice pan roasted brussels sprouts 2007 Santbru Carinyenes Velles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishinnards Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Monday, laap gai (chicken laap), rice and vegetables Wednesday, rice, blackeyed peas with mushrooms, green beans with garlic and mustard seeds, onion and carrot salad (all courtesy of Madhur Jaffrey) Friday, added chicken cooked with fresh fenugreek greens (methi) to the above leftovers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 On the table soon: Romaine salad with Campari tomatoes, Alfonso olives, cucumber, and hard-boiled eggs; vinaigrette Leftover brisket chili Spanakopita Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 lazy woman's chili using repurposed Italian meat sauce, canned kidney and pinto beans, beer, and lots of chili spices (cumin, coriander, chipotle powder, allspice, Mex oregano, unsweetened chocolate) iceberg salad with avocado and 1000 island dressing seckel pears poached in spiced red wine syrup, with creme fraiche Bell's best brown ale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Leftover brisket chili with cheddar, scallions, and cilantro Crab fettuccine florentine Leftover spanakopita Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monavano Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 ^ A side of sweet potato puree with ginger and blood orange Valentine's boneless leg of lamb with a red wine pan sauce. About 2 tablespoons of Society Fair's demi glace put it over the top (I fear I'll never try to make this because of the ease of getting it!) Balsamic oven-roasted brussel sprouts Sauteed cremini mushrooms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 last night: a hybrid "Mexican paella" made with a tomato-onion-garlic sofrito including pimenton, Mexican oregano and cumin, poblano chiles, roasted red bell peppers, Mexican chorizo, peas and cilantro. It was pretty tasty. I cooked the chorizos separately, and sliced them before adding to the rice. If I do something like this again, I will take the chorizo our of the casings and cook it before including, to eliminate more of the fat. Even though I spooned fat off the top as the paella cooked, it was a little bit greasy. Bell's Best Brown Ale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishinnards Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 Last night, fish (ocean trout caught by my dad in Florida) cut into chunks and fried with a light coating of tapioca starch with three flavor sauce (ซอสสามรส). Mango salad with crispy fried egg, vegetables and rice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuneBacon Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 three flavor sauce (ซอสสามรส). Are cilantro stems as "flagrant" as the leaves after cooked ? They must add some sort of depth to the sauce. I love cilantro but future wife is more sensitive to it. This sounds wonderful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishinnards Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 Are cilantro stems as "flagrant" as the leaves after cooked ? They must add some sort of depth to the sauce. I love cilantro but future wife is more sensitive to it. This sounds wonderful. Cilantro stems are an inferior (IMHO) substitute for cilantro roots, which are one of the main flavorings in Thai food. They are in most curry pastes, many stir fries and essential for grilled meats. The taste is unique but somewhere between the earthiness of cilantro leaves and the fragrance of coriander seeds. There is some of that taste in the stems, but it's way more concentrated in the roots. Mashed together with garlic and white pepper they add a uniquely Thai flavor to many many dishes. If future wife has eaten Thai food, say a curry, or grilled chicken, she has probably tasted it. I don't think they have the "soapy" flavor of the leaves, but I eat cilantro as a vegetable, so I may not be the best judge of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuneBacon Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 Cilantro stems are an inferior (IMHO) substitute for cilantro roots Interesting, thanks! Is it definitely the "soapiness" that offends her palette. We love Thai food and eat it often. When the leaves are sprinkled on top, she tends to move them away with her fork. It appears that the "distinctly Thai" flavorings we often enjoy incorporates that flavor of the roots. I might give that a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkstar965 Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 Did the following for Valentine's Day and, miraculously, didn't muck it up too badly: - Local fresh kegotank oysters on the half shell with a simple shallot mignonette - Thomas Keller's Butter Poached Lobster with Leeks, and Beet Essence; Pommes Maxim - Orange slices with Fresco214 Madagascar 74% Chocolate - Georg Mosbacher Kabinett Trocken Riesling (2010) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lperry Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 Mushrooms in a red wine, balsamic, honey reduction served over quinoa cooked in mushroom stock. Roasted asparagus. Linden Cabernet Franc 2005. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leleboo Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 Used Valentine's as an excuse to make something unusually decadent: Tenderloin medallions with porcinis in tarragon-Marsala cream Caramelized shallot mashed potatoes Roasted asparagus with garlic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Blume Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 Pasticcio di maccheroni con la ricotta Spinaci Fragole biologiche da Plant City, Florida Main course based on a discombobulated recipe in Molto Italiano (Mario Batali). Cedarbrook's ham steak, cubed, and browned cooks first with mirepoix (subbed fennel for celery), then red wine, then tomato sauce before being mixed with pasta, ricotta (Keswick) and other grated cheeses. Baked till bits and pieces on top turn gold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 osso buco with meyer lemon gremolata, served on spaghetti instead of risotto haricots verts with olive oil and meyer lemon juice TJ's sea salt brownies with B&J's vanilla ice cream and dulce de leche 2008 Willamette Valley Vyd pinot noir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 Artichoke Tart Caesar salad Rack of lamb with mustard and herbs Ben and Jerry's vanilla ice cream with Driscoll's strawberries Costco Belgian chocolates Prosecco This year I went with a pretty simple meal for Valentine's Day, instead of working myself up over a big production. After the mishap with the tart (described in Kitchen 911), the crust turned out fine, but I could have liked the filling more . I improvised the Caesar salad dressing and it came out much better than it has the last several times using a recipe. My husband, the Caesar salad aficionado, really liked it. The lamb came out beautifully, just slightly rarer than medium rare. Of course, I put the last 3 rib chops from the rack in a plastic container and left it on the counter, where it sat for 10 hours. Cold kitchen and cold counter, but I'm going to have to make myself throw them away. I was hoping that since they could be cooked more because they were pretty rare that it might be okay, but I know it's probably not too safe. Also for the first time ever pulled out my grandmother's Haviland china, which I've had for 15 years and never used. About time . It may well date to the 19th century, since my grandmother was born in 1876. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishinnards Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 Steamed fish with garlic and ginger, green mango salad (shallots, peanuts, shredded kaffir lime leaves, cilantro, chillies, palm sugar, lime juice, fish sauce) crispy fried "omelet" with sriracha sauce, raw vegetables, rice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuneBacon Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Spinach and roasted garlic gnocchi, bacon, baby bellas, lobster meat, lemon zest sauteed cherry tomatoes and a sage, thyme, and rosemary infused bechamel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lperry Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Spinach risotto Roasted beets dressed with a sherry vinaigrette and sprinkled with feta Roasted cauliflower Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Butter lettuce with avocado, cucumber, and Campari tomatoes; vinaigrette Rock shrimp sauteed in tarragon butter; marie rose sauce Leftover spanakopita Leftover barley with corn, ham, and goat cheese My husband doesn't care for thousand island-y type dressings, nor for shrimp-type things, so I had my salad sans vinaigrette, topped with a shrimp and marie rose dressing-stuffed avocado half. He ate chopped avocado on his salad and declined the rock shrimp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 Another winner from Plenty: roasted sweet potato wedges with lemongrass*-lime-ginger creme** charcoal-grilled, spice-crusted, herb-brined chicken thighs 2008 Diamond Ridge pinot noir *something I use infrequently, so don't necessarily have onhand, but during my recent trip to L.A. I found lemongrass powder at Surfas, the gourmet chef supply store in Culver City. this is the first time I've used it, and it worked well. **didn't have quite enough creme fraiche, so I augmented with Total 2% yogurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 Leftover artichoke tart Lamb chili with chickpeas and raita Leftover roasted fingerling potatoes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishinnards Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 Roast chicken using the marinade for grilled chicken (garlic, cilantro stems, white pepper, fish sauce, oyster sauce) with jeaw (dipping sauce of fish sauce, lime juice, chillies, shallots, cilantro, roasted rice powder, roasted galanga). Pomelo salad (toasted coconut, fried shallots, roasted peanuts, shredded kaffir lime leaves, cilantro, tamarind, roasted chili paste [nam prik pao], fish sauce, palm sugar). Raw vegetables and Thai red rice. Flying Fish exit 4 (Belgian style Trippel from Cherry Hill, N.J.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thistle Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 Fishinnards, your dinner posts always make me hungry-thanks for the previous link to 3 flavor sauce & shesimmers blog, I've been happily reading all afternoon, & plotting how to grow a crop of cilantro just for the roots. My dinner tonight was sautéed shallots, green onions, garlic, ginger, lemongrass, peppers, tossed w/ fish sauce, soy sauce, mushroom soy, oyster sauce, & chili garlic sauce, w/ mushrooms, broccoli,thinly slice grilled tri tip, & rice noodles-a total mishmash of stuff, but one that my husband & son devoured (did a separate version w/ shrimp for my born-again pescatarian daughter)...thanks for the inspiring dinners... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 <snip>thinly slice grilled tri tip, & rice noodles-a total mishmash of stuff, but one that my husband & son devoured (did a separate version w/ shrimp for my born-again pescatarian daughter) sounds like you are re-living my life with Veggie-teen, cooking two entrees--one with and one without meat. that phase of my life is over, but I cooked tri-tip last night, too. charcoal grilled, spice-rubbed tri-tip (hooray for Whole Foods for carrying it, at long last) farro with sauteed crimini mushrooms and roasted red pepper spinach sauteed with meyer lemon 2008 Muir Family Vyd. bully red Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishinnards Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 Fishinnards, your dinner posts always make me hungry-thanks for the previous link to 3 flavor sauce & shesimmers blog, I've been happily reading all afternoon, & plotting how to grow a crop of cilantro just for the roots. The Shesimmers blog is one of my favorite Thai cookbooks. I'm glad you're enjoying the photos . Last night I made penang curry with lamb. Kaffir lime, almost coriander roots, soaking dried red chillies, lemongrass, salted black beans (kapi substitute), shallots, garlic, spices (mace, cardamom seeds, cumin, white pepper), galanga It all becomes penang curry paste Simmered lamb in coconut milk Fried the paste in cracked coconut cream, added lamb, peanuts, fish sauce, palm sugar Our dinner roasted chicken salad ยำไก่ย่าง (onions, tomato, peanuts, lime juice, vinegar, palm sugar, dried chilli) penang curry with lamb พะแนงแกะ, pickled ginger, pork jerky หมูแดดเดียว with jeaw แจ่ว Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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