[oldschool1982]

Austin,

If I may be so bold..... You may want to try changing the dill out for fresh thyme. You might be pleasantly surprised. I know that taste can be subjective but I just ran the taste of ingredients thru my mind and the dill kinda stood out as just off a bit with the list you have there.

IMHPO I believe the ingredients you are planning on using, Lobster, roasted corn, cumin, shrimp stock, pablano's, etc will hold up very well with the thyme. Maybe even a touch of Marjoram too. BTW don't forget the taters.

[Austin_]

Good idea. So i'll leave out the dill, add some thyme, potatoes, and maybe a good couple glugs of heavy cream.

[Jayme]

Originally Posted by allie

MMmmmm clam chowder sounds so good!

Last night I tried a new recipe. It uses canned salmon, deboned and skin picked out. You scoop out baked potatoes and mix the salmon with the potatoes, some onion, salt, pepper, and milk, then scoop back into the shells, cover with bread crumbs, a dab of butter and bake. It turned out really well and my 7 year old told me I could cook that every day for him! On the side, we had green beans stir fried with garlic and soy sauce. The kids ate those like candy. lol

Tonight is a Jennie O white meat turkey loaf, mashed potatoes, and cabbage stewed with tomatoes and onions.

Allie- Anytime you get a compliment from a 7yo- hold on to that recipe!!

[Jayme]

Originally Posted by Austin_

Lol, thanks. I really want to try something else tomorrow. I absouletely hate clams, but adore chowder and lobster. I'm thinking of making a Lobster and Poblano Chowder with Roasted Corn, Cumin, Fresh Dill, Carrots, Celery, Some flour, shrimp stock, chicken stock, garlic, so much butter that Paula Deen would be scared (just kidding), some salt and pepper, and maybe serve it in sourdough bread bowls with a garnish of some red chile and garlic oil and a sprig of fresh dill.

Austin- I agree w/ oldschool- drop the dill. Perhaps basil and parsley (I put basil and parsely in everything..LOL) or since you have roasted corn, maybe a little cilantro. Sounds good- let me grab a spoon- what time is dinner??

[Suzanne]

Finally using some *samples* I picked up at food shows:

Pork tonkatsu (fried pork chops breaded with panko -- Japanese bread crumbs)
Homemade tonkatsu sauce (basically applesauce plus dark soy sauce plus I forget what else )
Sauteed bok choy
Sushi rice rolls in *soy bean paper* with *matsugae* seaweed or julienne kimchee
The usual mixed salad with dressing left over from take-out Japanese food.
Beer

Some of the soy bean paper is plain, just colored, but one sheet has aonori (seaweed) flecks in it, one has black and white sesame seeds in it, and one has flakes of shiso. My sushi-rolling skills are very rusty, but thank goodness I'm not going for perfect looks.

[mnkhaki]

Originally Posted by Culprit

Tonight I'm making;

Paprika Rubbed Chicken with Madeira/Raisin Sauce, topped with sliced almonds
Browned white rice with Shitake mushrooms
Steamed chard tossed with a light garlic vinaigrette
Coconut-Raspberry-Chocolate squares with a good port wine for dessert.

How do you make 'browned white rice'?

[shroomgirl]

I'm thinking of making a Lobster and Poblano Chowder with Roasted Corn, Cumin, Fresh Dill, Carrots, Celery, Some flour, shrimp stock, chicken stock, garlic, so much butter that Paula Deen would be scared (just kidding), some salt and pepper, and maybe serve it in sourdough bread bowls with a garnish of some red chile and garlic oil and a sprig of fresh dill.


Dillweed in French Onion Soup and seafood/Fish Stew works if you're not combining with the southwest touches.....ie.onions, garlic, stock, fish/seafood, potatoes, cream, liquor and dillweed, parsley, scallions/chives. Different profile still good flavors.

Today is 2 rib pork chop with apple chutney.....sauted onion, garlic, mustard seeds, apple slices or cubes, apple cider viniager, brown sugar, chipotle, chili flakes. I have the farmer leave a nice edge of fat and sear off the chop, throw in the oven to finish cooking and then make the chutney.
Big green salad with beets, pecans, maybe oranges and bermuda onion....blue cheese dressing......if I'm on the ball I'll make some mashed potatoes too, or roasted parsnips that have been in the veg bin for a while.

[bluedogz]

Wow... I'm starting to feel insignificant...

All I can offer is the chunk of andouille I found in the freezer, chopped up in the ol' pan with a fistful of garlic + onion, deglaze it with some balsamic, then dump enough evoo on it all to wet a bag full o' spinach and call it a salad. Dump some baby carrots in there if I remember...

[MiGirl]

Daughter and Intended coming to dinner tonight. They eat from a box most of the time, so love to come to Mom's when in town.

Tonight I'm making a center cut bone-in pork loin roast
Scalloped potato's
Green beans with sauted mushrooms and shallots
Salad of Endive and red leaf lutuce with red onion and fresh parm shaved on top. Variety of dressings served on the side, I'll use a vinegarette.
For dessert a Frozen Pina Colada Pie I'm testing for a cooking club I belong to.

[Suzanne]

Too busy to get to the market, and needed something to go with the last of the salad stuff (and expand it into a real meal). So I pulled a container of beef stock from the freezer, added a jar of caramelized onions from the fridge, S&P (a lot of P), and a big slug of dry sherry. Let that simmer, then put it into individual ovenproof casseroles, topped with a mix of Swiss and gouda, and covered with frozen pie crust and more cheese. Would have been perfect if I'd cut the crust bigger; I didn't, so it fell in. Oops. Still, the soup part worked really well.

[allie]

I am using up what's in the pantry in preparation for major grocery shopping on the weekend. Tonight's meal will consist of whatever chicken potato casserole I come up with, cabbage stir fried with onions and tomatoes, and green peas.

[Ninja_59]

Hi

I really dont feel like cooking today , so tonite its bacon & eggs with tomatoes

[allie]

Ninja, that sounds wonderful to me! lol I love bacon and I love tomatoes!

Tonight is another clean out the pantry and fridge night. Grocery shopping day is tomorrow. lol It's gonna be cubed pork steaks browned and thrown in the crockpot with beef bouillon cubes and water and a jar of turkey gravy that has been there a while. Stove top stuffing....Les's favorite.....YUCK to me! Cranberry sauce, green peas, and a green salad.

[Ninja_59]

Thank you allie,

I like it once and a while, nive italian tomatoes & marmelade on toast


You will have a nice dinner also, all recipes in a crockpot are great


Cheers

[Mezzaluna]

Tonight is another clean out the pantry and fridge night.

I call this "fridge fest"! When I was first married I didn't want to jinx the first meal of leftovers by using that worn-out expression, so I blurted out "fridge fest!" when my DH asked what was for dinner. The expression stuck.