Pat Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Last night: Romaine salad with radish and cucumber slices, heirloom cherry tomatoes, and nicoise olives; poppy dressing Sauteed Swiss chard and chard stems with onion, bacon, garlic, red pepper flakes, Tabasco, navy beans, and cottage cheese Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lperry Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 We've been alternating between pasta with a barely-cooked tomato, basil, and various cheeses sauce, and tomato paella. Breakfast has been scrambled eggs with tomatoes and feta, or arepas with cheese and tomatoes. Another two weeks and I'll wish never to see another tomato. Then by November, I'll be thinking, wouldn't it be nice... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishinnards Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 I made a quick dinner of "green" (unripe, but the inside starting to turn yellow) mango salad with cilantro, shallots, lime juice, sugar, fish sauce, and some of the pointier slightly longer extra hot Thai birds-eye chillies that show up in the summer sometimes (maybe prik-ee-nu suan in Thai?). They are little fire crackers packed with great flavor and an exciting endorphin rush for the eater. A crispy Thai "omelet" (kai jiew), raw vegetables and lots of jasmine rice help to tame the wonderful fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 We were going to cook out today but the weather seemed too ominous. (Of course, after raining and thundering a bit, it all flaked out once I'd changed course ). I rearranged things I'd been planning to make, moving one thing up and converting another (salad Caprese) to be a bulkier dish to accompany the other. Chilled calamari salad with lemon and parsley Pasta Caprese (cavatappi, buffalo mozzarella, basil, tomato; evoo, white balsamic vinegar, black pepper, Parmigiano Reggiano) Graham cracker crust chocolate flourless cake with sweetened whipped cream, blackberries, and Ben and Jerry's chocolate ice cream The calamari salad was excellent. I found it on a blog and it worked out great. I would totally make it again and again. The only thing I changed was to add a couple of glugs of extra virgin olive oil because the dressing was otherwise only lemon juice and red wine vinegar. it seemed a little too tart. The cake was also from a blog, and I could have been happier with it. It was for my husband's belated birthday and he liked it, so I'm not complaining. It was essentially a chocolate mousse cake but made with some almond meal. It didn't set enough in the time given, but by the time it seemed cooked through, it had developed a cracked brownie-type crust on top and then fell a bit. I actually thought it could have been a bit sweeter (odd from someone who doesn't like very sweet foods), but serving it with the cream, berries, and ice cream seemed to balance everything out. My husband liked it, anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xochitl10 Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 Neither of us had much appetite last night, so we cooked some rice in chicken stock and topped it with our own preferred stuff. Azami had natto on his, and I scrambled a couple of eggs with a healthy dollop of tobanjan (spicy bean paste). Really good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lperry Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 A quick but substantial salad of chickpeas, feta, tomatoes, capers, and basil, dressed with a sherry vinaigrette. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettyjoan Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 Grilled sirloin steak (just marinated briefly in Worcestershire and then crusted with kosher salt) Roasted corn with manchego and lime (from this month's lovely Bon Appetit) Rosemary dinner roll Roasted banana pudding for dessert...I've never made it before, can't wait to taste the results! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 We were foiled again in our attempts to grill out, so I made dinner in the kitchen. Leftover chilled calamari salad with lemon and parsley Broiled Steak Baked potatoes Corn on the cob I really love the calamari recipe. It's from this website. Adding the bit of evoo I did skews the nutritional info, but I really felt like it really needed something to cut the acidity. The rest of the meal was total comfort food for me. I broiled the steak--a T-bone from Whole Foods--and managed to get it exactly perfect. I was very proud of myself . It was about 1 1/2lbs. and my husband and I split it. He ate more than I did, but we finished the whole thing . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lperry Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 Too much travel food has us on the dinner salad diet. A mix of tomatoes, avocado, and herbed goat's cheese over romaine, all in a sherry walnut oil vinaigrette. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuneBacon Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 Made some home made raviolis with ricotta, leeks, reconstituted variety of mushrooms form Costco, grated pecorino and thyme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkstar965 Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 - rib steaks ("bone-in ribeyes") grilled and sliced with fresh chimichurri sauce - BBQ shrimp with a hoisin/orange marmalade sauce - heirloom tomato red onion salad w/ fresh basil, sea salt, evoo, capers - smashed baked sweet potatoes with honey and cinnamon - fresh farmers market berries with homemade whipped vanilla cream - simple beaujolais we bought on sale at WF served with cheeses, a 2009 Goldwater New Zealand Sauv Blanc, and a 2005 Vistalba Corte A we took home from Buenos Aires several years ago (big hit w/ the ribeyes) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 - bone-in ribeyes grilled and sliced with fresh chimichurri sauce - BBQ shrimp with a hoisin/orange marmalade sauce - heirloom tomato red onion salad w/ fresh basil, sea salt, evoo, capers - smashed baked sweet potatoes with honey and cinnamon - fresh farmers market berries with homemade whipped vanilla cream - simple beaujolais we bought on sale at WF served with cheeses, a 2009 Goldwater New Zealand Sauv Blanc, and a 2005 Vistalba Corte A we took home from Buenos Aires several years ago (big hit w/ the ribeyes) Sounds like a delicious feast. My inner pedant starts to itch when I see "bone-in ribeye"-- the ribeye is the meat portion without the bone. If it has a bone, it is a rib steak. The ribeye is by definition boneless. There. Itch relieved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monavano Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 Baked chicken with rosemary and lemon Herbs de Provence "succotash" with Jersey corn and pole beans, peppers from my garden and artichokes from Kuhn's. Oven roasted potatoes and yams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 Yesterday's was a "what can I make with what's in the house?" kind of dinner. gazpacho made with whole grain pita for the bread, half of a roasted red pepper and half a jalapeño for the pepper, and the rest was what is supposed to be in gazpacho. tasty. a shlurpy, stew-y pasta dish made with fresh tomatoes, sliced fennel, Niman Ranch sausage coins, the other half of the roasted red pepper, white wine, the usual aromatic suspects, and for the pasta I cooked broken lasagna noodles and mixed them in. J has told me recently that he likes spaghetti, but doesn't like penne, butterflies, fettucine or linguini. as it happened, all I had in the house was penne...and 1/3 of a box of lasagna noodles, which weren't on the do not like list. well, predictably, he asked me why I hadn't used spaghetti. easy--didn't have any in the house. It was the kind of dish that wants a pasta shape like penne, but was great with the ragged wide lasagna noodles. And he liked it, said it was good--other than the fennel, which he picked out and left in the bottom of the bowl. <sigh> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishinnards Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 Chicken with holy basil and eggplant (gai pad grapao sai makeua), corn fritters (tod mun khao put), and green mango salad (yum mamuang, this time with roasted peanuts, toasted coconut, and shredded kaffir lime leaves, cilantro, fish sauce, lime juice, shallots and chillies), and lots of rice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 herb-brined, spice-rubbed charcoal grilled chicken wings coleslaw barley-corn pilaf with lime and cilantro ice cream sandwiches Kona Brewing Co. Wailua Corona Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettyjoan Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Ginger-scented corn and asparagus stir-fry (with seared tofu) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monavano Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Monday night: Coulter's strip steak (medium-rare, utterly delicious) with rosemary mushrooms steamed broccoli with bernaise (Coulter's eggs) leftover baked potatoes and yams Last night: a perfectly med-rare (recommended) Hell Burger with diablo sauce and Vermont cheddar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettyjoan Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Grilled chicken breasts with a garlic/pepper "rub" Spinach salad with red grapes, feta, and pine nuts Roasted asparagus with sauteed balsamic tomatoes and goat cheese Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Salad (red butter lettuce, red onion, cucumber, radish, tomato, bacon; poppy dressing) Leftover mediterranean chicken salad Chilaquile casserole There wasn't much of the chicken salad left, so I decided to throw it into the mix. I should have seeded the jalapeno in the dressing. It was a tad overly hot. The chilaquile casserole is a Mollie Katzen recipe I got from a magazine many years ago. It's one of my favorite go-to recipes. I happened to have both blue and yellow corn tortillas, so I mixed them in the casserole. It came out particularly well this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 Tonight: Broiled cod with peach salsa Grilled tofu with chiles and shallots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 Bacon cheeseburgers on potato buns Grilled portobellos (marinated in oil and vinegar salad dressing) Sweet and spicy barbecue beans Hot Italian turkey sausages Corn on the cob I did the corn and beans in the kitchen. Everything else was done on the grill (plus some chicken for tomorrow). My husband did a great job with the grilling. The burgers (about 1/3 lb. each) were cooked perfectly. I added a portobello to my burger. Really good. We ended up stuffed, with food leftover (plus the food we intended to be extra). Soooooo good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweaked Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 Alkaline Noodles (per McGee/Chang) topped with scallion, chili-garlic paste, crushed peanuts, sesame oil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettyjoan Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 Cooking in a Candlewood Suites kitchen in Fayetteville, NC - hey, it's better than navigating the chain restaurant Hades nearby. Turkey kielbasa Toasted wheat bread with garlic chevre and fresh sliced tomatoes with salt and pepper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legant Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 Tonight: Salmon and Sorrel Troisgros over brown rice w/ roasted carrots Sunday night: oven roasted Elote; chicken salad (cream cheese, yogurt, red curry, cabbage, carrots, cilantro) spring rolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Last night: Stacked chicken enchiladas (using both blue and yellow corn tortillas) Texas green chile posole with sour cream I finally used the last of my frozen roasted NM chiles from 2008, mostly in the posole and then a few--rounded out with newly-roasted poblanos--in the enchiladas. They're really hot so I measured a little lightly to get the 2 cups the recipe called for. Even with a scant 2 cups, the result packed a lot of heat. I served it with sour cream to cut through the heat some. Aside from being a bit blistering, it was quite good . I used pork shoulder for the meat and substituted Rancho Gordo dried posole for canned hominy. I was tired when I went to soak the posole and didn't feel like calculating how much I needed, so I soaked and then cooked a whole 1 lb. package, which was way too much. I used about half and froze the rest. Now I'll see how well it freezes. The recipe is from Robb Walsh's Texas Eats blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Tomato stuffed with tarragon potato salad and bacon bits Leftover grilled chicken with jarred barbecue sauce Mushrooms sauteed with vinegar Leftover steamed broccoli The mushroom recipe was good but left an excess of sherry vinegar, so I spooned some of the vinegar over the broccoli and also added some red pepper flakes to the broccoli. The potato salad made a good stuffing for the very oversized tomato. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lperry Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 Yesterdays's WaPo had articles on tomatoes, and one of the authors mentioned stirring roasted cherry tomatoes into risotto. I made risotto for one tonight as a test run for dinner for two, and, wow. I used a falanghina, mushroom stock, pecorino romano, and yellow pear, sun gold, and mystery volunteer red cherry tomatoes. I dished some into a bowl, ate that, then ate it straight out of the pot, and I am now about to make myself sick going back and having another bite every few minutes. It tastes like concentrated summer on a plate. Perhaps the best dish I've had this summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 Came home at 6 PM to what I thought was a full fridge. After throwing away almost 3/4 of the contents lost to mold, and mourning the loss of probably $150 of food, I was at a loss for dinner ideas. Pasta to the rescue. I'm lucky the kids will eat it seven days a week. So: rigatoni meat sauce from the freezer grated parm cucumber salad (cucumber purchased yesterday, and the only veg not in the trash) skim milk - two huge glasses for the boy! coffee ice cream I am starting to go through milk in unbelievable amounts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 Yesterdays's WaPo had articles on tomatoes, and one of the authors mentioned stirring roasted cherry tomatoes into risotto. I made risotto for one tonight as a test run for dinner for two, and, wow. I used a falanghina, mushroom stock, pecorino romano, and yellow pear, sun gold, and mystery volunteer red cherry tomatoes. I dished some into a bowl, ate that, then ate it straight out of the pot, and I am now about to make myself sick going back and having another bite every few minutes. It tastes like concentrated summer on a plate. Perhaps the best dish I've had this summer. If you want another risotto that tastes like summer, this is it: http://joanneweir.com/recipes/mains/farmers-market-risotto-zucchini-their-blossoms.html The blossoms are lovely, but don't add a whole lot to this dish. It's just another fabulous way to use zucchini. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishinnards Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 Jungle Curry (Gaeng ba, or Gaeng pa, or แกงป่า) with shallots, garlic, galanga, grachai, lots of fresh hot chillies, lemongrass, fish sauce, chicken, pea eggplants, long eggplant, green beans, holy basil, green peppercorns, and kaffir lime leaves. Green mango salad. Lots of jasmine rice and beer (Two Hearted Ale). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 Last night: Caprese salad with cherry tommatoes BBQ chicken sandwiches on hamburger buns Three cheese orzo and spinach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillvalley Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 It's tomato night in the hillvalley household: Heirlooms, buratta, truffle oil Eggs, herbs, and Dante cheese baked in heirloom tomatoes Slow roasted red and yellow mini roma tomatoes and basil ice cream I had planned on using the rest of the tomatillo bloody marys I made earlier yesterday but they didn't last until today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leleboo Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Seared chicken breast with balsamic-shallot-blackberry reduction Smashed fried potatoes with lemon and herbs Roasted garlic green and wax beans. The potatoes were supposed to be boiled until tender, then smashed but retaining their roundness. Mine ended up more ... smushed, really. They still tasted great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Herbed goat cheese with an assortment of breads Mesclun with nectarines, figs, toasted walnuts, and balsamic vinaigrette Ribeye with cacao nib-spice rub Cheese and potato pierogi au gratin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Blume Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 It's tomato night in the hillvalley household: Heirlooms, buratta, truffle oil Eggs, herbs, and Dante cheese baked in heirloom tomatoes Slow roasted red and yellow mini roma tomatoes and basil ice cream I had planned on using the rest of the tomatillo bloody marys I made earlier yesterday but they didn't last until today. Have you ever made tomato jam? There's a recipe a colleague prepared, including ginger, cloves, etc.; she left sugar to a minimum. The stuff was terrific on top of ricotta and toast and even better mixed w rice to stuff small, tender eggplant. *********** Last week was eggplant week, accompanied by an organic merlot from Bordeaux, Chateau Babbo, non, sadly: Auguste. Mostly, inspired by Apulian-born Franci's wonderful recipe for eggplant stuffed w ground bison (instead of beef) and cooked in a very thin tomato sauce (prepared w organic seconds), generously sprinkled w capers before baking. Accompaniment: Pugliese bread and various salads before or after. Also, Marcella Hazan's spaghetti w eggplant and ricotta. This week, plans are Spanish, in part, using a lovely little poulet rouge and beautiful, tapered frying peppers from Farm at Sunnyside which could use a rain dance or two. If you can get your hands on Claudia Roden's new cookbook, do. I've seen more interesting array of dishes, but the research and narrative bits contribute a lot, photos are wonderful and as always, the (now) British author is particularly good w vegetables. Egyptian-born, Roden has Sephardic roots conveyed by clear personal investment in her topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 herb-brined chicken, grill-smoked over lump charcoal and hickory chunks gratin of summer squash, cherry tomatoes and peppers (peeled, ripening bell and ripe habañero), garlic, reggiano and basil corn pudding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monavano Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Buster's lump crab cakes steamed broccoli Sweet potato fries Dairy Godmother for dessert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettyjoan Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Last night - Linguine with clams and fresh herbs Spinach and tomato salad with quick mustard-balsamic vinagrette Tonight - Pork tenderloin stuffed with farro and dried figs Steamed broccoli florets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lperry Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 The garden doesn't seem to know to be panicked right now, and it is cranking out late summer vegetables at a pretty high rate. Last night we had crookneck yellow squash pancakes with feta and steamed Grandma's Mushroom Beans with butter and salt. The bean seeds were a Mr. lperry impulse buy on one of his trips, and I have to say, the name was not exactly appealing. Fortunately, they turned out to be a flavorful pole bean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Deviled eggs with smoked paprika and capers Tomato stuffed with deviled egg filling Cauliflower gratin with bacon, mushroom, and onion Riccioli pasta with pesto The pasta was a kind I found at Wegman's that I'd never heard of. It's tightly curled when dry but turns into a long, stretchy sort of curly strand when cooked. It was great with homemade pesto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monavano Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Woohooo! Our electricity lasted long enough to make a proper dinner. Especially considering I made a potato gratin with aged pecorino and Parm (takes 90 minutes in oven). We also had Truck Patch pork loin and blackberry gastrique (unknown vendor at Old Town) and rapini. Chocolate covered salt water taffy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettyjoan Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Lamb and orzo stuffed peppers Fresh okra from the CSA, sauteed with chopped kumato tomatoes, onions, garlic, and a bit of Worcestershire - yum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillvalley Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Herb roasted lamb loin chops Heirloom tomatoes sprinkled with smoked Maldon Pasta and squash blossoms with tomato-goat cheese-herb sauce Raspberry pie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xochitl10 Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 Respite from three solid days of chile: ragout of mushrooms, tomatoes, and zucchini over pan-fried polenta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanCole42 Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 Boy it's been a long time since I've posted here, but I'm just so darn excited that I finally got leopard spots on my pizza that I just had to share! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettyjoan Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 Last night - pizzas that didn't look (or taste, I'm guessing) anywhere near as good as those above. Trader Joe's BBQ brisket (surprisingly tasty) and cheddar cheese on a TJ's wheat crust. Satisfying at the time, but now...not so much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishinnards Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 Basmanti rice with potatoes, tomato, ginger, cumin, and chili, butternut squash with tomato and dried mango, chicken curry, and dal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 charcoal roasted eggplant salad, middle eastern style, with caramelized onions, lentils, roasted red pepper, roasted and raw garlic, harrissa, ginger, sumac, tamarind, lemon, parsley basmati rice tzatziki leftover grill-smoked chicken wings with "my bbq sauce" bocconcini with sungold tomatoes and olives pita chips Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leleboo Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Totally winged it tonight and made what I am now terming California BLT Chicken Burgers: ground chicken with chives and prosciutto (would be better with pancetta), some garlic, dash of Worcestershire, s&p; French roll buns smeared with avocado, all topped with lettuce, tomato, and onion. FRAK were these good. As in, "Did I really just throw this together OMG I WANT MORE NOW" good. n0m. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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