Dinner - The Polyphonic Food Blog

[Heather]

Now, why would you want to ruin a perfectly bad for you lunch with something healthy like whole wheat bread? PB&MF needs Wonder Bread!

That wasn't lunch, it was dinner. I felt I needed something with more nutrients.

[Chocolatechipkt]

Roast chicken

honey-glazed carrots

roasted potatoes

Apple layer cake with honey-cinnamon cream cheese frosting

[Pat]

Chorizo-cheese quesadillas with guacamole and sour cream

Tomato and black bean salsa

Yogurt with raspberries

[zoramargolis]

cedar planked wild salmon

coconut-lime coleslaw

basmati rice

peach cobbler with B&J's vanilla

2009 Bauer Gmork gru-v

[Choirgirl21]

Beans and greens

Sweet potato wedges

Blackberries

Someone I trust told me she doesn't bother cooking fresh shell beans separate before stewing them, so I tried. I ended up dumping a whole can of chicken broth into the sauté pan and braised them for a very long while to get them cooked all the way through. Half a large sweet onion first w olive oil, pancetta, Tuscan kale in ribbons, red chili flakes, couple cloves garlic.

Were yours the ones from the SS market? Because I haven't had issues in the past doing it so I did it again with these ones and I had to do the same thing, dump more liquid in and braise much longer. The beans were much larger than the ones I typically get at my market and I thought denser/tougher. I assumed maybe end of harvest?

I would have posted this last night, but I caught my oven on fire and then drank almost an entire bottle of wine with my dinner to recover:

Braised chicken quarters with a dijon green onion sauce

Polenta with fresh corn

Sauteed summer squash mix

King Family Viognier

[lperry]

Yellow crookneck squash gratin (sour cream, parmesan, chêvre, chives and scallions, a bit of smoked paprika, and panko)

Steamed Romano beans from the garden tossed with butter and coarse salt

Queen of Sheba cake

[DanCole42]

Local skirt steak marinated in: roasted tomatillos, onion, garlic, coriander, allspice, lime, tequila, blistered serranos. Tomatillo salsa. Homemade tortillas. That's right, it's TACO NIGHT.

Oh, and guac. Gotta have guac.

[Pat]

Jalapeno cheddar bread

Chicken salad with ginger, peaches, and buttermilk dressing

Rice squares with chiles and cheese

[zoramargolis]

a few bites of simply sausage bratwurst grilled in the smoker with the chicken

watermelon

applewood-smoked herb-brined eco-friendly chicken with uncooked bbq sauce

artisan grits and fresh creamed corn

spinach with garlic

coconut coleslaw

leftover peach cobbler

Sierra Nevada Tumbler brown ale

[Anna Blume]

Were yours the ones from the SS market? Because I haven't had issues in the past doing it so I did it again with these ones and I had to do the same thing, dump more liquid in and braise much longer. The beans were much larger than the ones I typically get at my market and I thought denser/tougher. I assumed maybe end of harvest?

Yes, they were the fresh shell beans that Spring Valley sells as bird's egg (cranberry beans, essentially), but, no, 'tis the season and the beans I bought the week before from same folk were fabulous: tender, flavorful, etc.

Instead, I'd go back to my customary cooking method (see in last week's posts, I am guessing) which is standard in, for example, fairly recent CA-bred cookbooks by Suzanne Goin, Judy Rodgers, etc.: simmer in aromatics till done, then do with them what you will. Basically, they're like dried beans only they're fresh, so they don't take so long to cook.

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Tonight, said mixture of beans, Tuscan kale and pancetta cooked a little longer with olive oil; strozzapreti and the rest of the broth tossed in finally, until pasta soaked up all the liquid. Parmesan. Fresh cherry tomatoes by the handful after a glass of red wine.

[lperry]

Trying to balance carbs needed due to a week of strenuous aerobic exercise with Mr. lperry's determination to lose weight, salad of brown basmati rice, roasted sweet potatoes, roasted onions and silk beans, spiced with garam masala and a little curry powder. By the time I had it mixed up I was having 1970's Moosewood Cookbook flashbacks.

[zoramargolis]

By the time I had it mixed up I was having 1970's Moosewood Cookbook flashbacks.

That's not as bad as having Adele Davis flashbacks.

[Pat]

Pita bread with hummus

Salad Caprese

Asianish turkey skillet (my name for a ground turkey and noodle dish I've probably posted about before)

[trencherman]

tonight: pork loin stuffed with a mixture of shallot and nectarine (should be apricot but they've disappeared) and an heirloom tomato salad. (I bought a huge box of slightly dodgy ones for $15 at the local farmers' market last Wednesday.)

Kneadless bread to mop it all up with.

[Xochitl10]

Sausage, spinach, and ricotta calzones

Quick tomato sauce

Campari and soda

[Pat]

Chicken noodle soup

Pork Chops baked with apples and onions, topped with mustard and thyme butter

Leftover stuffed zucchini

[zoramargolis]

iceberg lettuce salad with blue cheese dressing

lasagna with Eco-Friendly beef/Italian sausage bolognese, homemade ricotta with fresh spinach, and mozz di bufala

sliced fresh peach, B&J's vanilla and a splash of peach liqueur

2009 Marques de Caceres rosé

[Rick Azzarano]

Brunswick Stew

Sauteed okra (with garlic & green peppers)

Salad of fennel, endive and parsley

[Pat]

Toasted jalapeno-cheddar bread

Red and green butter lettuce salad (nectarine, avocado, cucumber, cremini mushrooms, cilantro, and roasted pumpkin seeds; raspberry vinaigrette)

Roasted beef with mushrooms, gravy and ziti

[MsDiPesto]

Bangers and Mash based around chicken-basil "bangers" my friend obtained from a vendor at the Freedom Plaza (?) farmers market (somewhere around that area).

I cheated.

I used Giant pre-made redskin garlic "mash". But I did make a nice Onion Gravy with two sweet onions, a cube (sorry, "tablet") of Maggi beef flavor, pinch of sage, salt, pepper, balsamic vinegar, sugar.

Hey, it was a school night, I had to cut corners! It was gloriously delicious!

[monavano]

Valentine's Rib Eye, grilled simply with s&p

Roasted Sweet Potato Salad with Maple-Mustard Vinaigrette

Rabe

Caramel Pecan ice cream

[Chocolatechipkt]

Yum Monavano!

Grilled burgers (which were supposed to be very lean but shrunk A LOT when on the grill ... )

green beans

homemade biscuits

big salad

[Pat]

Nachos

Tarragon chicken salad and grape tomatoes on butter lettuce

Leftover mushroom risotto with sauteed zucchini

[zoramargolis]

last night:

eco-friendly pork rib chops with red wine and black fig sauce

artisan grits

broccoli puree

fresh peach

[Anna Blume]

Entire bag of Snakiddy Macaroni & Cheese puffs snuck into the theater

Bowl of roasted (tomato + pepper) soup w saffron, pimenton and rice

Crisp apple, quartered, once home

[lperry]

Entire bag of Snakiddy Macaroni & Cheese puffs snuck into the theater

How big is your handbag??

[Chocolatechipkt]

Drunken chicken with lots of rice noodles, Thai basil, and red peppers (and a tofu version for the vegetarians in my family.)

[qwertyy]

Sauteed corn, red pepper, and onion from RRB farmers' market

Big-ass steak

Big-ass glass of red wine

Wednesday, I'm ready for you. BRING IT.

[zoramargolis]

iceberg salad

ragout of fresh cranberry beans, corn and Stachowski smoked kielbasa

peach cobbler with HD vanilla ice cream

[bettyjoan]

Roasted chicken with paprika, chickpeas, and tomatoes (from Bon Appetit)

Green peas

Chicken was delicious - really moist and flavorful. And between that and the chickpeas, the meal was VERY hearty and satisfying.

[Pat]

Leftover pork with onions, potatoes, and apples

Leftover stuffed zucchini

[Anna Blume]

Yesterday I made stock for the first time since way before spring when the long spell of 90-degree weather hit. So, I did what I often do thanks to the evocative writing of The Zuni Café Cookbook:

Warm, leached turkey-wing flesh, carrots, celery and onion with caramelized bits over boiled fingerling potatoes, raw, tender spinach leaves, a little bit of still liquid stock with freshly ground black pepper and fleur de sel.

Afterwards, another sign of seasonal transition: a big, fat, lackluster peach.

[Pat]

Faux Caesar salad with tomatoes

Rice balls with mushroom and zucchini

Leftover roasted beef and ziti

[lperry]

A late summer garden dinner.

Sautéed yellow crookneck squash tossed with pesto

Roasted fingerling potatoes with rosemary and lemon

Steamed Romano pole beans with butter and coarse salt

[Anna Blume]

Salad of arugula, green beans and anchovies

Scaloppine Ammantate

Gratin of heirloom tomatoes and potatoes (Lucques)

Concord grapes

[Chocolatechipkt]

Quiche with bacon, caramelized onions, and a few cheeses

green beans

sliced apples

super simple mini apple tart with the leftover dough from the quiche and an extra apple

[LauraB]

Sizzling shrimp in garlic sauce

Heirloom tomato salad

Black bean and mango salad

[LauraB]

Broiled boneless chicken breasts in marinade of: EVOO, lime juice, soy sauce, chili powder, cumin, coriander, garlic, honey

Garnished with homemade salsa and "mock sour cream": yogurt with shallots, lime juice, tabasco

Brown rice cooked with chopped carrots, celery, tomatoes and spices: paprika and cayenne

Spinach sauteed with mushrooms and garlic

[Pat]

Baguette

Bucatini with red clam sauce

[monavano]

Mexican-Style Fall Butternut Squash Soup (Mexican oregano, Chipotle peppers, cilantro and a masa harina slurry to thicken the soup a bit and add corn flavor)

Pastitsio

Many local ingredients. For the soup-tomatoes, various squash, cilantro and onions. For the pastitsio-VA ground lamb and Stachowski lamb merguez. Oh, and the tomato sauce that I made from bulk Garners tomatoes.

[MC Horoscope]

Donald Link's cookbook, Roberts Cove German Fest white beans and smoked ham stew.

We had some tasso from Louisiana but the smoked ham we got from Safeway, Hillshire farms. Goya brand Navy beans. Rosemary from the garden put it over the top. Cornbread was Bobby Prudhomme's recipe from the Prudhomme Family Cookbook.

[Pat]

Last night:

Salad Caprese plated with mesclun, parsley and grilled garlic toasts

Cedar-planked salmon with grilled red pepper-caper sauce

BBQ-baked sweet potatoes

Rice pilaf

Tonight:

Salad of mesclun, buffalo mozzarella, tomatoes, avocado, and toasted walnuts

Roast chicken breasts with garbanzo beans, tomatoes, and paprika*

Roasted Yukon Golds

*The same recipe bettyjoan mentioned above. We haven't eaten it yet, but it smells good in the oven .

[Fishinnards]

Thai food coming together by fishinnards, on Flickr

Dinner! by fishinnards, on Flickr

Nam Prik Gratiem Suk (garlic chili sauce with vegetables), fried chicken skin,

Gaeng Gai Heng (dry chicken curry with peanuts, ginger, and holy basil), Canaster Winterscotch Ale

[lperry]

I was in Super H the other day, and the methi leaves looked wonderful, so I pulled out Julie Sahni's Classic Indian Vegetarian and Grain Cooking.

Stuffed eggplant and spiced fingerling potatoes with fenugreek leaves, AKA bhara paneer baigan and aloo methi.

The eggplant would have looked nicer if I had used red instead of yellow tomatoes, but it was all really good. I need to use this book more frequently. We also had a 2009 Pacific Rim Gewurztraminer.

Edited to say, that green object ^ looks suspiciously like a genuine kaffir lime. If so, would you mind sharing where you found it?

[Fishinnards]

Edited to say, that green object ^ looks suspiciously like a genuine kaffir lime. If so, would you mind sharing where you found it?

Yes, wonderful kaffir lime. Found them at Bangkok 54 a few weeks back, and they were fresh. I was super surprised to find them. I bought six and froze them. Haven't seen them there since, and they didn't have any last Sunday. I used to see frozen ones sometimes at Duangrat, but not for a while.

On a Thai cooking tangent, I had a hell of a time finding cilantro with the roots still attached, even at the Thai groceries. Finally, I found the Giant on Monroe Ave. in Del-Ray sells them with roots.

[Pat]

Mesclun with extra arugula, avocado, tomato, green bell pepper, cremini mushrooms, and Parmesan; vinaigrette

Spaghetti squash casserole from Moosewood Cookbook

[monavano]

Salad with feta and sweet, sweet Sungold tomatoes.

Leftover Mexican butternut squash soup with Monteray Jack cheese.

[Anna Blume]

Monavano, that soup looks wonderful (above).

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Pizza margarita on the grill

Grilled zucchini dressed as a salad

1 slice of roasted eggplant & artichoke-heart pizza w pancetta

Glass of Pugliese red

[Poivrot Farci]

German Striped Stuffers

Anchovy & caper bread salad

Soupe au pistou à la mode de Sète

Cranberry beans, summer squash, squid and ink crozets

Pistou

Fig, pistachios and dried fruit tartelettes.

[grover]

I made dinenr for Full moon harvest day: (The photos I used are the samples)

Goo-Jul Pan

Taro and beef soup

Short rib stew

Shrimp and crab meat pancake

Stir-fried Chive, beef and veggies (Jap-chae without cellophane noodle)

Soo-Jung-Gwa (cinnamon and ginger drink)

Yak-Sik