Heather Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 Breadline baguettes at Snider's. Really? I have heard that parking there is pretty awful. Perhaps Ian and I will give it a shot today.And happy birthday Peanut! What is she having for her birthday dinner? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPW Posted September 6, 2006 Author Share Posted September 6, 2006 Really? I have heard that parking there is pretty awful. Perhaps Ian and I will give it a shot today.And happy birthday Peanut! What is she having for her birthday dinner? During the middle of the day their lot shouldn't be bad. Weekends it can really suck. The secret is to always park in the metered lot across the street.Tonight is one of her favorites -- quesadillas. A very belated edit to add -- The parking at the WF in SS on most days makes parking at Snider's look like a walk in the park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demandalicious Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 Thanks to my recent kitchen gadget acquisition, I am about to nosh on: whole grain waffles with blueberries and raspberries savory chicken sausage (modeled after the Adger House "Kentucky style" recipe) roasted red potatoes and for dessert, a peach milkshake! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 Dinner tonight was courtesy of the new DC Trader Joe's: stuffed flounder (@$2.99 ), frozen carrots with ginger, almonds, soy, etc., tomato/basil focaccio, and tomato and basil salad with mozzarella from TJ's. Under 30 minutes from start to finish. Oh, and that Honey Moon Viognier ($5.99), which was quite nice will all of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 Three-bean salad--the traditional version with wax beans, green beans and kidney beans, which my husband adores, a taste memory from his traditional upbringing, undoubtedly. Only I don't think his mother used Vidalia onion, roasted garlic, lemon zest and Riesling vinegar (okay, I added cider vinegar, too.) Roasted beets with orange vinaigrette Tomatoes and cucumbers with fresh basil Cheese grits with fresh corn Charcoal-grilled wild salmon 2005 Ch. Guiot Rose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bioesq Posted September 10, 2006 Share Posted September 10, 2006 Wood-grilled, dry-aged boneless ribeye. Fresh string beans with roasted shallots. Steak fries cooked in an iron skillet. Caramelized peaches. Shafer 2003 Cab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted September 10, 2006 Share Posted September 10, 2006 Pork chop with pan reduction sauce Succotash of wood-grilled corn and red poblano chile with favas. Peach brioche bread pudding with raspberry-blackberry coulis 2002 Row Eleven Santa Maria Pinot Noir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted September 10, 2006 Share Posted September 10, 2006 Braised Lamb Shoulder with tomatoes, carrots, garlic, onions, and potatoes Spaetzle Baguette slices with assorted cheeses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted September 12, 2006 Share Posted September 12, 2006 Charcoal grill-roasted Eco-Friendly Italian sausages (Veggie-teen had grilled, fresh-herb marinated tofu instead of sausage) with grill-roasted red peppers, eggplant, onions, garlic, fresh basil bufalo mozzarella, reggiano and pecorino piled on grilled striata baguette from Marvelous Market 2003 Di Majo Norante Sangiovese The last of the peach brioche bread pudding with raspberry-blackberry coulis Damn, those sausage sandwiches ROCKED! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shogun Posted September 12, 2006 Share Posted September 12, 2006 Sunday: Garlic-rosemary pork loin Herb roasted potatoes Zoramargolis' roasted fennel slaw (from the Fennel thread, which went over very well. Thanks!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine Posted September 12, 2006 Share Posted September 12, 2006 Feeling autumn coming: butternut squash, Swiss chard, raisins, almonds tossed with orecchiette and brown butter and Parmesan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted September 12, 2006 Share Posted September 12, 2006 Sunday:Garlic-rosemary pork loin Herb roasted potatoes Zoramargolis' roasted fennel slaw (from the Fennel thread, which went over very well. Thanks!) Hey, you're welcome! Glad you liked it. I think it is delicious, but I can't make it very often-- my family doesn't like cooked fennel But I make it sometimes for guests and then my husband and daughter can't bitch about it. Like many of my culinary improvisations, it was inspired by something I ate somewhere and then did my own version of. Few of them get written down: in the event a dish receive unanimous kudos, it goes into the semi-regular repertoire. If the response is tepid, but I love it, I make it occasionally. Or it gets forgotten about. Thanks to DR, some of my culinary concepts have gotten appreciation beyond my family and dinner guests, and have even been written down for "posterity." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted September 13, 2006 Share Posted September 13, 2006 Savory fresh corn fritters Tomatoes with basil Bufalo mozzarella--the Garafalo brand sold at Costco. This is FABULOUS stuff: silky texture, fresh, sweet milky flavor. Four balls for $9.99. Sorry, Paul S.-- Blue Ridge Dairy's mozz. is totally outclassed by this product. Broiled, spiced Italian plums with vanilla ice cream Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdt Posted September 13, 2006 Share Posted September 13, 2006 Savory fresh corn frittersTomatoes with basil Bufalo mozzarella--the Garafalo brand sold at Costco. This is FABULOUS stuff: silky texture, fresh, sweet milky flavor. Four balls for $9.99. Sorry, Paul S.-- Blue Ridge Dairy's mozz. is totally outclassed by this product. Broiled, spiced Italian plums with vanilla ice cream Isn't the Garofalo brand actual Mozzarella di bufala? The stuff that Blud Ridge sells is good, but nothing special. I do however enjoy their ricotta and yogurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted September 13, 2006 Share Posted September 13, 2006 Isn't the Garofalo brand actual Mozzarella di bufala? The stuff that Blud Ridge sells is good, but nothing special. I do however enjoy their ricotta and yogurt. Yes, Mozzarella di bufala it is. Goodness knows how much longer Costco will be carrying it, but I say if you have a Costco card--go get some. I saw a single ball selling for $5.49 at Trader Joe's today, and that's got to be cheaper than anywhere else--except Costco. Granted the ball at TJ's looked a bit larger than the individual balls in the Garofalo tub, but still-- $9.99 gets you a lot more deliciousness for your money. If I recall correctly, Paul Stephan started out with the goal of making mozzarella di bufalo--and imported a herd of Italian water buffalos to his farm in Loudon County. He found the animals too difficult to manage, and then tried a buffalo-cow hybrid animal. Finally, he gave up the cattle altogether, and now focuses just on cheesemaking, buying his milk from others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanCole42 Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 -Blistered serranos & skirt steak in tequila lime sauce* -Non-fat greek yogurt & lime in place of sour cream** -Spicy zuccini & squash stir-fry *This almost turned into disaster. I'd inherited a bottle of Montezuma from someone and, thinking it's just going into food, I might as well use it as a cheap alternative. Right before putting it into the ol' cast iron, I took a swig. It tasted so much worse than rubbing alcohol that I went and got some rubbing alcohol from the bathroom to wash the taste out of my mouth. I prompty switched to the more expensive stuff. **Not sure this would work. It worked wonderfully - I think I actually liked it BETTER than the less healthy alternative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jm chen Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 Shrimp and sausage fra diavolo on cheese grits. Little bit of dandelion greens on the side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 Tonight's menu: Smothered pork chops with buttermilk gravy white rice fried okra corn bread sliced tomatoes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xochitl10 Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 Green chile cheeseburgers Tater tots Corona Amaretto syrup-soaked genoise with raspberry buttercream Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shogun Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 Roast turkey (My first roast turkey! Next week: Take a stab at the Palena-style chicken ) Roasted garlic mashed potatoes Asparagus with shallots, almonds, and dried cranberries Show of hands: Who has noticed that everything I've made since being home, with the exception of the mashed potatoes, has been cooked in the oven? This is how much I don't like cooking on electrics. Still traumatized from Christmas dinner. Did the Alton Brown turkey method, 30 minutes at 500 to brown the skin then lower to cook the meat, but it didn't brown that much. My guess is he's using a convenction oven, which would give better browning, but doesn't mention that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bioesq Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 Wood-grilled, dry-aged Porterhouse. Grilled asparagus. Baked potato with homemade butter from Harford County, MD Fresh peaches and homemade vanilla ice cream. 2003 Cakebread Cab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanchai Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 Chipotle/cascabel chile glazed roast chicken Rosemary garlic mashed potatoes Sauteed green beans with chopped pine nuts Chery Garcia frozen yogurt Mark West California pinot noir All accompanied by a lovely Giants win that helped digestion immeasurably Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 grilled boneless leg of lamb with rosemary and garlic mashed potatoes with creme fraiche haricots vert Cotes-du-Rhone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jm chen Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 Did a big-batch cookup of pork shoulder steaks. It became: shredded pork BBQ on cheese grits with corn on the cob pork-and-tofu Thai soup with carrots, water chestnuts, zucchini, mint and basil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 Turkey meatloaf topped with oven-dried tomatoes in oil and herbs de provence White potatoes with butter Buttered green beans and fresh corn kernels The tomatoes, potatoes, and beans were farm-dug and picked late last week (I've enjoyed this year's CSA/U-Pick experience, though it was horribly impractical). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 Another one of those husband's-out-of-town-and-I'm-out of groceries-and-too-tired-to-shop-so-I'll-just-eat-whatever-I-find-in-the-fridge dinners: One egg, scrambled two slices of bacon, fried two small golden beets, roasted three small red beets, roasted sour cream The last of Saturday's Cotes du Rhone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escoffier Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 Saturday's left over Jambalya (even better the second time), some sliced white peaches, a bit of Maytag bleu cheese and Carr's water crackers (oh, and a cup of Brazil Santos coffee which I'll probably regret later) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laniloa Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 Pork chops with port-ginger reduction. Roasted green beans with a lime-ginger dressing. Orzo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlliK Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 Blanquette de veau - (recipe from Balthazar cookbook, veal from Dupont farmer's market - yummy) Buttered noodles Sauteed chard Roasted beets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shogun Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 Chicken Marsala Garlic Broccoli Rabe Couscous AlliK: Nice! That's one I've wanted to do for a while. Have a recipe in "The Les Halles Cookbook"...maybe when it gets cooler (and I get a Dutch oven). Have a whole series of braises lined up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillvalley Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 If I was a better writer and could create a worthy tome to the salad I had tonight I would. A few months (or weeks from now ) I will dream of cherry tomatoes with mozerrella, lots of fresh basil, balsamic vinegar and fabulous olive oil, fresh cracked pepper and truffled salt. In fact, I will probably dream of it tonight. Combine a few, simple, basic ingredients and you have summer, or what's left of it, in a bowl. A girl couldn't ask for much more. Except for, perhaps, a steak salad made of left overs from Ray's, goat cheese and the last blackberries of the summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bioesq Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 Pappa al Pomodoro. Salad of shaved fennel, oranges and red onion. Lemon sorbet 2003 Pesquera Tinto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwertyy Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 Nooshi's Singapore noodles with pork--which survive delivery extremely well but could use a little more spice--paired with two (2) Vicodin to take the edge off my most recent idiotic injury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 pepper jack, cheddar, and roasted poblano quesadillas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanCole42 Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 -Crab-stuffed salmon roulade -Cucumber & dill stir fry* *This was supposed to be ZUCCINI and dill stir fry, but I was so pepped up on DayQuil at the grocery store I bought cucumbers by accident. I'm lucky they weren't selling miniature, elongated watermelons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 -Crab-stuffed salmon roulade-Cucumber & dill stir fry* *This was supposed to be ZUCCINI and dill stir fry, but I was so pepped up on DayQuil at the grocery store I bought cucumbers by accident. I'm lucky they weren't selling miniature, elongated watermelons. I like cooked cucumbers. I had a recipe I used to make at some point that featured cooked cukes, but I forget what it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meaghan Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 This, followed by this, maybe some of this stuff. Plus, this little stud mixed with [click] [again, click] on these with a slice of one of these guys. Think this will be good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 This, and this, some of this stuff. Also, this one + [click] [again, click] on these with a slice of one of these guys. Think this will be good? I take you are feeling a bit sickly. However, I believe you are on the right track in battling your "infections." G&Ts are ALWAYS good.Feel better soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 A trip to Super H inspired me to make something Japanese... Slow roasted black cod ($1.99 a pound for whole fish!) with white miso sauce on Soba noodles Sauteed shiitake and maitake mushrooms Wakame seaweed Lychee-infused sake (made a couple of months ago, and waiting for the right meal...) By the way, if anyone is looking for sake, Super H is the place to go. They have a dozen or more different premium sakes, and plenty of everyday ones, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meaghan Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 Lychee-infused sake (made a couple of months ago, and waiting for the right meal...) How did it turn out? I'm a sucker for lychee everything. Will you splain the process? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 How did it turn out? I'm a sucker for lychee everything. Will you splain the process? I peeled about a dozen fresh lychees, took the seeds out and cut them in half. I put them in a glass jar and poured a medium-sized bottle of sake over them, and let it sit in the fridge for about a month (probably didn't need that long, but it got shoved behind some other things and was forgotten about. I had saved the sake bottle, so I strained the sake back into the bottle and put the screwtop back on. Kept in the refrigerator. I have had lychee-infused sake at Beacon in Los Angeles, which was quite sweet, so I imagine they made a sugar syrup and poached the lychees or used canned lychees. I liked this better. The lychee flavor was subtle, and it was still very dry, which went well with the food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.H. Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 A trip to Super H inspired me to make something Japanese...Slow roasted black cod ($1.99 a pound for whole fish!) with white miso sauce Was it labeled black cod or did you know it by sight? I love black cod but have never seen in it the stores in the area. I might just have to drive out for some, at those prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanCole42 Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 -Romaine & tomato salad w/ honey shallot vinagrette -Portabello mushroom caps -Bunless Thanksgiving burgers (ground turkey with rosemary, thyme, sage, onion, garlic, panko breakcrumbs, balsamic vinegar, and red wine) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xochitl10 Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 Pork chops w/garlic-tarragon pan sauce Couscous Mixed vegetables Flaky biscuits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 hot dogs with pickled cucumbers and onions stewed red and yellow tomatoes garlic cheese bread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 Was it labeled black cod or did you know it by sight? I love black cod but have never seen in it the stores in the area.I might just have to drive out for some, at those prices. It was labled and was, in fact, black cod--also called sable fish. It has a very distinctively patterned skin, which I recognized, since I used to be a fishmonger at BlackSalt. I had not planned to cook fish yesterday, but when I saw it, I was astonished at the price. The fish were on display, on ice, so it was possible to see the eyes and gills and see that they were in good condition. I asked for a smaller fish than they had on display, if possible, because they were HUGE. One of the guys behind the counter went into the walk-in, and brought out a smaller fish. I paid between $10 and $11 for it--enough for two meals for my family of three. Of course, they would not filet it, I had to do it myself (they scaled and gutted it), but I have saved the head and bones for stock. It was very fresh and tasty. One of those fortuitous bargains you run across occasionally. If you like black cod, and can manage a whole, large fish, I would definitely head out there today to see if it is still on sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shogun Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 Crabcakes (Recipe on the back of the can from Trader Joe's. It's pretty basic, and it works. Maybe a little filler, but you can scale that back) Roasted pepper aioli Asian Slaw from Good Eats Boston lettuce and 'spring mix' (it's not spring. That didn't occur to me at the time. Still, good peppery counterpoint) salad with a lemon/champagne vinegar dressing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted September 24, 2006 Share Posted September 24, 2006 not-quite-caramelized onions, garlic, apples, cinnamon, and chicken apple gouda sausage slices in a white wine-chicken broth reduction swiss chard with balsamic I topped my apple onion mixture with garlic gouda from Cheesetique Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanCole42 Posted September 24, 2006 Share Posted September 24, 2006 not-quite-caramelized onions, garlic, apples, cinnamon, and chicken apple gouda sausage slices in a white wine-chicken broth reductionswiss chard with balsamic I topped my apple onion mixture with garlic gouda from Cheesetique Now THAT'S good fall fare! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted September 24, 2006 Share Posted September 24, 2006 Now THAT'S good fall fare!LOL. I actually said, whilst eating the meal, "This tastes like fall."Tonight: cowboy ribeyes from Cheesetique with coarse kosher salt and mignonette pepper; baby cabbage cole slaw; potato salad with pickled onions and cukes; and Shoebox Oven/Cheesetique Pao de Queijos Myohmy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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