zoramargolis Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 eco-friendly suckling pig shoulder, herb-brined, smoked with hickory and oak for two hours and wrapped in foil for three hours @220f., pulled and served on buns with ZQ sauce cabbage and carrot slaw bbq kidney beans made in the pressure cooker fat tire, db vienna lager Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smita Nordwall Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 Had some people over for dinner. Made some green curry with beef and eggplant à¹à¸à¸‡à¹€à¸‚ียวหวาน, Thai fried chicken ไà¸à¹ˆà¸—à¸à¸”, green papaya salad ส้มตำ, northern Thai pork and tomato chilli dip with raw vegetables น้ำพริà¸à¸à¹ˆà¸à¸‡, sticky rice ข้าวเหนียว and jasmine rice ข้าวหà¸à¸¡à¸¡à¸°à¸¥à¸´. Lagunitas Little Sumpin' Extra. Snapped a quick photo with my phone: Eric, good to have you back. I had missed your posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lperry Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 Penne with Fairy tale eggplant caponata, topped with basil chiffonade. The eggplant and herbs theme continues, as does the accidental vegan theme. If all you have is a pot to grow produce, plant a Fairy tale eggplant. Those little buggers crank out the fruit at one or two per day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishinnards Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 Kheema (with minced lamb), Moong Dal, salad of cucumber, shallots, cherry tomatoes, green chillies, lime juice, salt and mint. Brown jasmine rice, too lazy to make chapatis. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 last night: taleggio and crackers linguini with white littleneck clam sauce, garbanzo beans, basil chiffonade and Italian parsley. delicious clams from A&H. cantaloupe 2013 Drylands sauvignon blanc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lperry Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Grilled squash casserole Peaches in cognac Rosé from Provence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Kitchen sink tacos --buttermilk-bacon tortillas from Homesick Texan's Family Table Cookbook --Laughing Cow cheese --big ass salad (frisee, red and green leaf lettuce, hard-boiled eggs, chopped turkey, bacon, tomato, cucumber, gigande beans) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lperry Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Summer rolls, made with kaenip, glass noodles, piles of herbs from the overgrown garden, and slice-able tofu marinated in the recipe in this morning's WaPo food section. I think they made sliders with it. Excellent flavor. Dipping sauces included basic lime/soy/sugar/chili and a homemade hoisin. Daiquiris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 marinated green beans with roasted red peppers and smoked sun dried tomato vinaigrette eco-friendly chorizo stewed with tomatoes, Turkish red pepper paste, garbanzo beans, new potatoes, smoked tomato soaking water, bean broth, aromatic herbs and dry vermouth crenshaw melon 2012 Mas Donis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishinnards Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 Sri Lankan food, Chicken curry (kukul mas), masoor dal (parapu), coconut sambal (pol sambola), salad of cucumber, tomatoes, onion, green chilli, salt and lime juice. Jasmine rice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 Sri Lankan food, Chicken curry (kukul mas), masoor dal (parapu), coconut sambal (pol sambola), salad of cucumber, tomatoes, onion, green chilli, salt and lime juice. Jasmine rice. That coconut sambal looks familiar... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hersch Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 I was at Rodman's last week browsing their cured meats section, which is always interesting. They had a Hungarian-style smoked slab bacon from a company called Bende in Vernon Hills IL (you can look at their products here), and I bought a package. Then, the other day, I was at Whole Foods (I think it was Whole Foods) and noticed they had lamb's liver, which one doesn't see often, and bought some. Liver and bacon are a classic combo, along with onions, and last night I opened the package of bacon, cut a nice thick slice (and cut off the rind of it), and cooked it in a frying pan; chopped white onion and cooked that in fat from the bacon till lightly caramelized; dredged a nice slice of lamb's liver in flour and fried it at high heat in some of the bacon fat plus peanut oil because there wasn't enough bacon fat. Plated with a spoonful of cranberry relish and had an excellent Eva Purple Ball tomato on the side. Eva Purple Balls are the only excellent tomatoes I've had so far this year. I really like this bacon. If you like very lean bacon you wouldn't like this, at least not this particular slab. I like bacon that's at least half fat, and it's great to be able to take a slice about a third of an inch thick and fry it till somewhat crisp but with lots and lots of unrendered fat on the inside. Am I sharing too much? Anyway, a good dinner. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hersch Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Okay, so this evening I had some more of the bacon I mentioned above, along with some more of the tomato, plus a wedge of steamed cabbage dressed with a bacon-fat vinaigrette, and a corn custard which was a rather successful improvisation. I cut the kernels off two ears of corn, reserving about a half cup. The other kernels I mixed with cream, sour cream, eggs, parmigiano reggiano, salt, pepper, and crushed garlic, and pureed with an immersion blender. Added the whole kernels and torn tarragon leaves, poured into a buttered baking dish, and baked in a bain-marie at 350 F for about 55 minutes. It all looked like this: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lperry Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Time got away from me yesterday, so dinner was a quick freezer-inspired leek and roasted tomato risotto. Rosé from Provence was also on the table. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lperry Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 Fairytale eggplant and tofu tossed with homemade hoisin, wrapped in thin, garlic chive pancakes. Mu xu, sort of, except I didn't cut everything as small as I should have. A surprisingly filling meal, and now I only have about 15 eggplants remaining in the fridge. Daiquiris. The clarity of fresh lime and rum works very well with Chinese and Thai flavor profiles. We aren't beer drinkers, and wines can be either overwhelmed or overwhelm, so I'm probably going to stick with the cocktails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishinnards Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 Quick dinner, chopped chicken salad (laap gai ลาบไà¸à¹ˆ), omelet (kai jiew ไข่เจียว), vegetables, brown and white jasmine rice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 last night: slow roasted salmon: coho filet for me, farmed steak for J. masa corn cakes with roasted poblano chile marinated green beans with smoked tomato vinaigrette ricotta cheesecake with peach compote (freestone peaches cooked with caramelized sugar, vanilla bean and lemon zest) 2011 Botani moscatel seco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lperry Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Portobello mushrooms, grilled and filled with a goat's milk cheese, toasted nut and herb mixture. Lemon thyme is particularly nice with mushrooms, I think. Chickpeas and roasted eggplant tossed with lemon, olive oil, and a big handful of chopped mint. Recuerdo Torrontes 2011 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 BLT on onion-dill-rye toast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 chilled creamy corn soup with roasted poblano chile and mirai corn kernels. the soup was made with corn cob stock. charcoal-grilled king salmon burgers with lemongrass, fresh ginger, scallion, and cilantro on challah rolls with wasabi-ginger mayo, avocado, tomato and lettuce peaches 2013 Muga rosé Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rovers2000 Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Fresh mozzarella and heirloom tomato caprese salad Parisian gnocchi with fresh corn, cherry tomatoes and chives 2013 Villa Wolf Rose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcandohio Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Meatballs (ground beef, herbs, grated onion, breadcrumbs, parmesean) simmered in sauce made from last summer's roasted and pureed tomatoes. Zoodles (zucchini and yellow squash made into "noodles" with a julienne peeler) Salad of watermelon, blueberries, domestic feta and Kalamata olives Garlic bread made from baguette slices Vanilla ice cream with Buffalo Trace Bourbon Cream liqueur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktmoomau Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Last night was crock pot chopped pork rubbed with rendezvous seasoning, sauced with Slopes BBQ sauce, baked beans and pan fried squash with shallots. And pieces of banana cake for dessert. I also made a lot of preparations for the week- prepared some kale for salad, boiled then chilled some red potatoes, baked some eggs hard, made fresh salsa and olive tapenade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Cheddar quesadilla with creme fraiche Pinto beans long-cooked with onion and jalapeno Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 rice noodles and ground pork with Thai flavors: ginger, garlic, shallot, lemon grass, tamarind, palm sugar, fish sauce, lime juice, cilantro, mint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lperry Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 White sweet corn (4MR market) and black bean tacos with goat's milk feta (4MR market), Key lime, papaloquelite (woot!) and cayenne. Tortillas from Giant's "Nature's Promise" line, which are the only ones I've been able to find that have three ingredients: corn, lime, salt. Really good if you don't have time to make your own on a weeknight. I run them under the faucet to dampen them then put them on the Cuisinart griddler. Easy peasy. Sangria with homemade satsuma liqueur, overripe black plums, and red globe grapes. I've got to throw some plums in the freezer so I can have this stone fruit sangria in the winter. Excellent flavor and a richness that has been lacking in the peach sangria I've been concocting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktmoomau Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Tonight was pork tacos with the salsa fresca I made, greek yogurt, cheddar and kale because I have no lettuce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 caprese salad--mozz di bufala and good tomato, basil chiffonade herb brined eco-friendly pork rib chop, stove top grilled romano beans slow stewed with fresh tomato, garlic, onion, roasted red pepper, aromatics, Greek oregano basmati rice homemade peach butter cake with peach compote and vanilla gelato 2012 La Montesa rioja Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillvalley Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 So many fucking tomatoes. Again. Still. And don't forget the abundance of eggplant. Eggplant dip we made by throwing whatever was around together and blending it with pureed, grilled eggplant Pea and mint dip Caprese soup with shrimp Grilled eggplant parm with homemade tomato sauce Roasted corn Grilled peaches, figs, cantaloupe Macarons Plain G&Ts with Green Hat and Fever Tree for two of us Grilled peach juice G&Ts and Fever Tree for the other two Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishinnards Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Last Saturday, same as Friday, chopped chicken salad (laap gai), omelet and I added a green curry with eggplant, because I had some green curry paste left from last weekend and the garden is producing eggplants at a furious rate. Sunday, more green curry with eggplant, and grilled eggplant salad (yum makuea, with peanuts, hard boiled eggs, cilantro, fried garlic, shallots, green onion, fish sauce, lime juice, chillies, and palm sugar) plus an omelet and rice. Eggs and eggplant theme. Monday, carrots with fenugreek greens, mung dhal (split but not not hulled) with Chinese broccoli, lamb kheema, pickle, brown jasmine rice. Photo! Last night, more dhal, carrots again, potatoes with tomatoes, hari chutney (cilantro, lime, chillies, salt) pickle, and homemade chapatis. This meal will probably be repeated tonight. Maybe I'll remember to take a picture. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Nachos. The last of my Rancho Gordo pintos with onion and jalapeí±o, plus Cabot cheddar, and farmers' market tomato, over blue corn tortilla chips. Creme Fraiche and more chopped tomatoes on top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 spinach salad with cucumber, sungold tomatoes, avocado, vinaigrette charcoal grilled, spice rubbed tri-tip spaghetti with pesto peach cake with peach compote and vanilla gelato 2011 Ancely Minervois Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktmoomau Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Last night was a hash of zucchini, bell pepper, carrot, shallot, ground beef and tomatoes. Topped with fried egg and avocado. With some Boudin Bakery sourdough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lperry Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Last night, breakfast for dinner: toasty arepas filled with eggs, scrambled with fresh goat's milk cheese and hot sauce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 last night: pan fried panko crusted fluke remoulade sauce braised chard leftover spaghetti al pesto cheap but tasty French rosé Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcandohio Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 Last night we had a quick taste of summer before heading to the park for an outdoor movie. Grilled spicy chicken sausages Salad of roasted corn, tomato and feta with a dressing of cilantro, basil, thyme, garlic, red wine vinegar and olive oil. The tomato and corn from the farmers market were especially delicious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lperry Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Portobello mushrooms, marinated in rosemary olive oil and balsamic, grilled, then "stuffed" with goat's milk feta, lemon thyme, chives, and toasted pepitas. Roasted asparagus with balsamic and shaved Romano cheese. Yeah, it's from Peru, but it was the best looking asparagus I've ever seen in a store, and it was $1.49 a pound. Too good to pass up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nelumbo Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Needed to thin the leek bed this morning, so pizza topped with sautéed young leeks, bacon, mozzarella, goat cheese, and the half dozen cherry tomatoes that are my entire crop so far this summer (I didn't plant the tomatoes, they are volunteers and got quite the late start - if the deer don't get them first, I'll have a hefty late-summer/early fall harvest). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 Great minds think alike, Lperry! I was at Costco early in the week, and had bought a package of portobellos there. And time was running out, so I grilled them tonight. I used to do this frequently when my daughter was vegetarian. Before going on the grill, they were drizzled with olive oil, dusted with my all-purpose spice blend. The inside was slathered with some TJ's red pepper and garlic paste, sprinkled with shredded jack, cheddar, parmesan and romano cheeses. Even though he had suggested we have an all-veg dinner, J. decided that bacon would be a good addition, so I fried and crumbled some eco-friendly bacon, and topped the cheese once it had melted a little bit on the grill. Then laid a slice of ripe tomato over that and some fresh basil. They baked a while in the closed bbq until the tomato softened a little bit. And I grilled some bread. We also had a three-bean salad that I made with green and wax beans from the farmers market and some kidney beans I pressure cooked with aromatics. We washed it down with a 2013 Mulderbosch rosé. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcandohio Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 Flat iron steak marinated in red wine, soy suuce, molasses, hot sauce, garlic and then grilled. Roasted yukon gold potatoes Sauteed mixed red and green peppers, some from the garden and some store-bought Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktmoomau Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 This past weekend: The cucumber, tomato and shallot salad I made with Italian Store subs. Saturday we snacked on homemade salsa with some cheese and chips prior to a very late dinner. Sunday was MD crabs, cantaloupe, tomato and goat cheese, hamburgers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 lion's head meatballs made with eco-friendly ground pork, napa cabbage, rice noodles, homemade chicken broth fat tire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktmoomau Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 lion's head meatballs made with eco-friendly ground pork, napa cabbage, rice noodles, homemade chicken broth fat tire That sounds so good right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lperry Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 Great minds think alike, Lperry! I was at Costco early in the week, and had bought a package of portobellos there. ... Great minds shop at Pentagon City. Those mushrooms were gorgeous. Chapchae noodle and snow pea salad in a peanut, sesame, lime dressing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 Baby arugula and radicchio, cucumber, mushrooms, and tomato; miso-ginger vinaigrette Corn on the cob with butter Bratwurst, baked beans, and quinoa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcandohio Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 A sort of Thai-esque salad of leftover cold sliced, grilled flat iron steak, cucumbers, celery, lots of cilantro and a dressing of lime, fish sauce, sesame oil, ginger/garlic paste, pomegranate balsamic and finely diced fiery red chilis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 salade nií§oise: bean salad, butter lettuce, olive oil packed tuna, boiled new potatoes, steamed eggs, tomato, olives, roasted red pepper, mozzarella di bufala za'atar flatbread from Aphrodite Grocery prune plum upside down cake 2013 Drylands sauvignon blanc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktmoomau Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Ramen hacking: Oriental flavor with pulled pork, spinach, green onion and a poached egg. Mountfair Wooloomoloo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 oak-smoked herb-brined chicken thighs with zq sauce 3 bean salad bbq beans basmati rice plum upside down cake pacifico Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lperry Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 The first garden zucchini stuffed with its own innards as well as onion, goat's milk feta, hot sauce, nutmeg, and romano to get crispy under the broiler. I would have finished it on the grill, but the rain chased me inside. Caramelized sweet corn with Vidalia onion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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