lperry Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 Simple dinners driven by what's coming out of the garden. Last night, a roasted cherry tomato risotto. Tonight, Julie Sahni's roasted eggplant salad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 Make your own tacos: leftover ribeye steak; purple spring onions; sliced avocado; yellow cherry and red grape tomatoes, sauteed mushrooms, red bell pepper and hot pepper; mango, corn, black bean, and avocado relish; sour cream; large flour tortillas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 last night: chilled creamy corn soup with basil oil, slices of toasted sourdough with a pecorino of some sort, salad of canary melon, blackberries, and lime for dessert tonight: gazpacho, probably more toasted sourdough and pecorino, probably nectarines and blackberries for dessert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lperry Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 ^ Did you make your own basil oil? I did some rosemary, mostly because the rosemary is out of control, and it's so wonderful I used it all up and am making more today. I was thinking basil would be a good one to do before winter, since that's one of the herbs that dies with the cold. "Salad" of sweet corn, black beans, red pepper, and feta in a tarragon dressing. Lemon verbena cocktails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweaked Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 Garage Smoked Sausage with Mother-in-law-in-law Kimchi (That's right...we did) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 last night: some things new, some things not, some things cold, some things hot ratatouille three bean salad Nathan's frankfurters stewed lima beans, round two last of the peach-blackberry crisp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkstar965 Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 Partly inspired by a caterer we used with great success Saturday night, we got a nice fillet of real (go figure) red snapper so made a light ceviche dinner with that using fresh-squeezed lime juice to "cook" the fish and then very fine dicing (brunoise) some cukes, red pepper, and red onion along with some thin-sliced avocado. Easy and delicious paired with some homemade, sea-salted sweet potato chips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 ^ Did you make your own basil oil? I did some rosemary, mostly because the rosemary is out of control, and it's so wonderful I used it all up and am making more today. I was thinking basil would be a good one to do before winter, since that's one of the herbs that dies with the cold. I did. Nothing special. Just minced some leaves, covered them with good oil and let them steep while I worked on everything else. I think I'll use the rest on the gazpacho tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkstar965 Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 Final of three meals made with the large and great pork loin Jaime Stachowski sold me. After initially 1) roasting it with plenty of rosemary and a freshly made fig sauce and 2) then making a sweet potato/pork hash with poached eggs for Sunday brunch, tonight we just 3) quick steamed the few remaining thick slices (to not overcook it and make it dry) with some farmers market kraut, it's juice and some good mustard. Worked well with a green salad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 Mediterranean seafood stew: mussels, shrimp and monkfish in a tomato base with saffron and a splash of Pernod. baguette garlic toast 2012 Maipe malbec rosé I tried a shortcut--instead of first making a shrimp shell stock and then using that as the liquid portion, I made the base starting with garlic and shallots, added peeled chopped fresh juicy tomatoes, an aromatic herb bundle and put all of the shrimp shells into a muslin bag and stewed the whole thing together with some white wine and water. It wasn't quite as intense as if I had made a good strong shrimp shell broth first, but was a real shortcut-time saver, so may be worth doing it this way. The lack of intensity also had to do with the small number of shrimp shells I used, and the fact that these were frozen-thawed shrimp without heads, and the very best shrimp broths are made with shrimp heads. It was tasty nonetheless! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweaked Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Roast Coho Salmon, "Three Sister" Succotash Heirloom Tomatoes, Tahini, Basil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lperry Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Monday night, chickpea, Sungold tomato, purslane, and feta salad in a lemon dressing. Last night, tarte í la moutarde with what may have been the last of the Prudens Purple tomatoes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monavano Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 Corn Risotto and Sauteed Callaloo with EF Smoked Cured Peppered Ham and Shells Yes jumbo crab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 Brown sugar and chile rubbed salmon Big salad with greens and avocado; dressing TBD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 brioche toasts with p'tit basque and capricho de cabra, chile olives, sungold tomatoes, fennel salami charcoal grilled, applewood smoked, herb brined eco-friendly pork chops ZQ sauce potato and egg salad with roasted red peppers, sweet pickles, green onions and dill smoked corn TJ's mini ice cream cones 2010 Tessarae gsm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monavano Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 Recent: Korean braised short ribs, steamed broccoli, carrots and soba: Pizza Margherita: Cheddar Corn Chowder: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishinnards Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 So much holy basil (grapao, krappow, kapow, graprow, ka phrao, à¸à¸°à¹€à¸žà¸£à¸²) growing in my garden. I've been making pad bai grapow (ผัดใบà¸à¸°à¹€à¸žà¸£à¸²) often. Last night with buffalo meat and long beans. Local Thai restaurants claim to serve this dish, but they don't. with eggs, vegetables and rice. New batch of chillies were very hot. There was much sniffing, crying and my ears popped. Extra beer was required. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lperry Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 There can never be too much tomato paella. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 Mixed lettuces with yellow pear tomatoes, cucumber, avocado, and radishes; champagne-caper vinaigrette Grilled pork shoulder steak with spicy dry rub Grilled chicken legs with bbq sauce Charcoal baked potatoes I found the pork shoulder steak at Whole Foods. About an inch thick, the package was $5.45. I hadn't seen this before and was intrigued. I coated it with a dry rub I had made for some other pork preparation, let it sit for a bit, and it grilled up beautifully. The spicing was very pepper heavy (I recall the recipe including quite a bit of cayenne) and had brown sugar, but I can't recall what else went into it or what I first made it for . Really good, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monavano Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 Field tomatoes, burrata with basil, papalo and chive pesto. Slow cooker herb crusted pork au jus, mashed potatoes and haricot vert. Cantaloupe and peach froyo with a berry swirl. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishinnards Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 Last night, Nepalese food. Chicken curry (pyaj haaleko kukhura ko maasu), eggplant (bhanta tarkaari), daal (musuro ko daal), radish (koreko seto mula achaar) with lots of rice. Very much like other northern South Asian food, except for the use of Sichuan peppercorn and a dried allium that used as a spice called "jimbu", which I haven't found yet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 red snapper ceviche a la Ris, with shallot, hot and sweet chillies, orange, avocado, a splash of tequila simple corn pudding (this) It's-It ice cream sandwiches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lperry Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 Chickpea, feta, red pepper, and sungold tomato salad in a tarragon vinaigrette. We have now officially shifted from, "Hooray! It's tomato season!" to "Good lord, what am I going to do with all these tomatoes?" I'm thinking of canning some soup. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 Sunday night: Red and green leaf lettuce, radishes, avocado, and yellow pear tomatoes; balsamic vinaigrette Leftover grilled chicken Portobello mushroom macaroni and cheese (cheddar, parmesan, tallegio) Last night: Arugula Salad with Cherries and Feta Leftover grilled pork steak Leftover macaroni and cheese This is the second time I've made the arugula salad. I originally found it on a vegetarian blog I enjoy reading. I improvise a little (added some celery leaves last night with the sliced celery; use more cherries than it calls for, etc.), but this is a recipe I believe I'll be making a lot more times. Partway through the meal, I decided that sliced pork would be good on top of the salad, and, oh, it was! The flavors went quite well together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lperry Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 ^ Where have you found good cherries this year? I've bought some at two or three places only to find them somewhat insipid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 I have found some outside at Eastern Market in recent times that were pretty decent, but these were from Whole Foods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettyjoan Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 Flank steak with tomato-balsamic sauce Steamfresh peas Dinner rolls Homemade butterscotch blondies for dessert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 tonight: watermelon palomas caprese salad, garlic baguette toast applewood smoked, charcoal roasted, herb-brined eco-friendly chicken grilled Toigo corn green beans fresh peach ice cream* 2012 Mas Carlot rosé *my daughter will be traveling for a few months, and brought home several boxes of her belongings, including a Cuisinart ice cream maker. Now that I have an extra freezer (Thanks LauraB), I have enough space to chill the canister. This was my first attempt, following a recipe for a custard-based vanilla ice cream in the cookbook that came with the ice cream maker, to which I added chopped fresh peach, pan-roasted in some brown butter. The ice cream was extremely rich and didn't have enough peach flavor. I had wanted to stir in some pureed peach along with the chopped fruit, but was vetoed. I think I was right. Next time, I will use more milk and less cream, maybe gelato instead of custard-based. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettyjoan Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Lemon-parsley grilled chicken Tomato, corn, and butter lettuce salad with a lemon-Dijon dressing Herbed Israeli couscous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 A few days ago I found a can of red curry paste at BlackSalt. Maesir brand, I think. I never buy stuff like that; I enjoy cooking, if I want SE Asian of any sort I'd rather go on a hunt for the ingredients and spend a few hours in the kitchen doing it the right way. But I've been busy recently and had chicken in the freezer that needed to be used, and coconut milk in the pantry, and there were nice little eggplants at the roadside stand where I buy a lot of produce, so, why not? So dinner last night was red curry chicken and eggplant, with rice. Yuck. Not doing that again. Waste of nice little eggplants. We almost opted to use the emergency backup free Ledo pizza coupon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettyjoan Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Spaghetti and homemade meatballs Jarred marinara, amplified with some roasted (and then coarsely chopped) tomatoes/garlic/onions Spinach salad with red onions, tomatoes, and Greek dressing I got the recipe from the latest Cooking Light, and it seemed like a good way to do better-than-totally-store-bought spaghetti and meatballs, without a whole lot of extra work/time. It was fine, I guess, but I definitely have better meatball recipes and the roasted veg/aromatics didn't really do much to oomph up even the high quality marinara I bought. Oh, well! Spaghetti leftovers are awesome no matter what. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monavano Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 ^ Sometimes even in summer, I have to scratch that comfort food itch and fill my house with the smell of meatballs or lasagna or stuffed cabbage. But, switching to still-in-summer-mode, I made a really simple vegetable saute (zucchini, squash, onion, garlic, bell peppers, tomatoes, herbs and spices) brightened with a little white balsamic, with grilled chicken breast and leftover pesto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 last night: paella with chorizo, smoked chicken, roasted peppers (yellow bell, spicy red and poblano), and smoked eggplant 2010 Tarima Hill monastrell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Egg salad crostini with radish garnish Fettuccine-not-technically-Alfredo with roasted yellow pear tomatoes and sauteed yellow squash with tarragon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lperry Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Roasted red bell peppers, marinated in rosemary oilve oil, balsamic, salt and pepper, served with chèvre and crackers. Zucchini ribbons in pesto. A rosé from Bordeaux. Summer dinner with veg and herbs from the garden. Life is excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monavano Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Last night we enjoyed Prime sirloin steaks from Costco. Much cheaper than their Prime filets and a little cheaper than the ribeye. Quite delicious with a bordelaise sauce. Will buy again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettyjoan Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Sautéed pork chops with mustard-shallot pan sauce Roasted carrots Dinner rolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lperry Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 The last of this batch of marinated, roasted red bell peppers with chèvre and crackers. They were better having soaked in the oil a couple of days. Diced, yellow crookneck squash in pesto. Tuscan black kale chiffonade in a lemon, olive oil, romano dressing. Three dishes from the garden. Virginia peaches in cognac. More rosé from Bordeaux. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 Grilled portobello mushrooms Grilled turkey burgers with harissa, topped with cheddar/taleggio Grilled Turkish eggplants Grilled bread Grilled baked potatoes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettyjoan Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 Roasted pork sandwiches with quick-pickled cucumbers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillvalley Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 Tonight I learned that you can purchase sad burratta an hour north of Italy. No matter how good the tomatoes, basil and olive oil, nothing makes up for sad burratta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 Tonight I learned that you can purchase sad burratta an hour north of Italy. No matter how good the tomatoes, basil and olive oil, nothing makes up for sad burratta.You just hurt burrata's feelings. No wonder it's sad... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillvalley Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 You just hurt burrata's feelings. No wonder it's sad... That wasn't a typo. No burrata should be subjected to what this poor cheese must have gone through. Rubbery, tasteless mozz, runny, uninspired inside. I promise to make it up to the poor thing and find some good burrata, hopefully in an affordable price range. I miss 2 Amy's burrata. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 Pita chips and hummus Stuffed red bell peppers (rice, anchovies, tomatoes, parsley, cheese) I had all of the ingredients for the stuffed peppers and realized I hadn't made them in a long time, so I dug out the recipe. I used the full amount of anchovies to make 2/3 of the recipe, and that made it a little more anchovy-heavy than it usually is. I should have scaled consistently, but I wasn't being real meticulous. I also have leftover plain white rice to do something with tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettyjoan Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 Roast beef sandwiches on challah with roasted tomatoes, arugula (dressed with lemon juice and olive oil), and horseradish-sour cream "dressing." A recent feature on sandwiches in Real Simple magazine is driving my menu choices this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monavano Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 Slow cooker Chicken Marbella. The dish is normally baked in the oven, but I've found the end result curiously lacking in depth of flavor- so I seared chicken thighs then transferred to the slow cooker. Then, I sauteed onion and garlic and added the brown sugar and basically made caramel sauce. Deglazed with white wine, reduced a bit and added the rest of the ingredients, subbing medjool dates and Turkish apricots for the prunes. Served over rice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 last night: salade nicoise with oil-packed tuna, farmers' market veg and h.b. eggs, lime vinaigrette Bonaparte bakery baguette garlic toast 2012 Anton Bauer rosé Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkstar965 Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 Grilled cheeseburgers made with farmers market ground beef, finely diced onion and worcestershire, topped with melted raw milk cheddar. Salad with farmers market cukes, tomatoes, red onion, greens and a garlic vinaigrette Beaujolais Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 Arugula, cucumber, yellow tomato, and radish salad with bacon bits and sherry vinaigrette Broccoli and rice with Turkish eggplant, red bell pepper, and yellow tomato sauce seasoned with sriracha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lperry Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 Roasted eggplant, chickpea, sun-dried tomato, feta salad in a lemon, olive oil dressing, served over mesclun. A daiquiri with the last of the Barbancourt Blanc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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