What did you have for dinner? - Page 10

AAAaaahhhhh DC......

The mind is a beautiful thing......such creativity, love the colors and the dishes themselves.

I bet you have a terrific garden, don't you ? (I'm sure you do).

Petals.

Did a whole packer brisket Texas Style over Mesquite for 5hours and in the box for another 4. We went to a cook out and there were beef ribs, Colorado Lamb Chops, a side of hot smoke Salmon, Pulled pork and a few beer can chickens.  It was meat-a-palooza as our host liked to call it.  Great dinner with friends and an amazing home brewed selection of beers.

i have a question dcarch?

what is that pink leaf-like on the plate?

you used it before...

and i've never had the nerve to try skate, what does it taste like? texture, etc.?

Nothing exciting for me tonight I'm afraid! Was visiting my grandmother all day so we just stopped at the chip shop on the way home... nothing beats homemade chips though!
 

I agree!

We only eat a fish supper (in my case, a white pudding supper) about three or four times a year - but I adore it!

Thanks Petals. You are very kind to say that.

 

 

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Originally Posted by kaneohegirlinaz 

i have a question dcarch?

what is that pink leaf-like on the plate?

you used it before...

and i've never had the nerve to try skate, what does it taste like? texture, etc.?

That is napa cabbage sliced very thin at an angle, and pickled in red dressing.

Skate is delicious like crab meat, if done correctly, otherwise it's get a funny taste.

dcarch

Thanks dcarch, I'll try skate the next time I see it.

Our supper tonight ...

From scratch, homemade Pizza ... Mister K~girl likes his with

anchovies, oregano and red pepper flakes under the cheese,

oh and a bottle of Root Beer please ... Mangiamo!

Kgirl,

Your pizza has all the toppings I like on mine ( when I read root beer, do you remember the frosted glasses they served it in at A & W ? ). Looks delish ! Made a pizza here the other day, but they do not eat chilli and anchovies.....nor sriracha.....

Oh Petals, that is pretty!  Well, I mean the plate and the food, of course.

Funny thing, I keep nice, thick mugs in the freezer for Mister K~girl,

but he prefers it straight out of the bottle.

When I was a kid, that was a special treat if we had been good

all week long, Dad would take us kids over to A&W. 

Sister would have a float and I just wanted the Root Beer, creamy and delicious! 

That was the only soda pop that I liked.

Simplish salad. Fresh romaine lettuce, spinach, cabbage, white onion, cucumber, roma tomatoes, feta cheese,and red wine vinaigrette. Topped with grilled chicken marinated in a very nice balsamic vinaigrette, fresh parsley, cilantro, basil, pepper and a squeeze of lime.

Chicken -- brined in buttermilk and herbs -- and baby back pork ribs; both grilled over oak.  Herbed potato salad; "regular" cole slaw.  Rhubarb pie.  Vanilla ice cream.  Everything home made.  A 2004 Chateauneuf de Pape for the wine drinkers, Somersault for the beer drinkers.  Wished you were here.

BDL

Shrimp and Grits with Bacon and Pepper Gravy topped with a fried egg and some crusty bread.

Marvelous pizzas,  kaneohegirlinaz and Petals.  I have never made a shrimp pizza, got to give it a try someday.

Two dishes I made.

Pasta clam sauce on sautéed watermelon and peas

Pan fried cod on baked watermelon rind and beet stems

dcarch

BEAUTIFUL Dcarch. 

We had chaud-froid d'oeuf, and a fondue d'ognons with sorrel, fava beans and a rhubarb chutney - an accidental vegetarian meal from a meat lover!

In my best Peter Brady voice… “Pork Chops and Apple Sauce”

Well, my way anyway…

I grilled three beautiful “olde tyme” boneless sirloin chops

(to medium rare-ish, about 130⁰ - I don’t care for well done pork)

Took a clue from chef “Braddah” layne, and made a very thick reduction from the Apple Butter Syrup,

that was just sitting in my fridge, forever,

added the grilled then diced Apple slices,

along with just a couple of drops of lemon juice to loosen it

as well as ground Chipotle Pepper (it bloomed nicely in the hot syrup)

And plated

LET'S GRIND!  (it was really good, even if I saw so myself)

All I can say is... Wow. Looks great and I'm sure it tastes really good too!
 

Pork and Saurkraut with salt crusted red bliss pototoes and carrots.

Rabbit.

Heh heh, I made a big huge chocolate souffle.    Me and the boy ate the whole thing too.  Eight eggs!

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Now there’s a perfect meal for me!

I can’t stop staring at that rabbit, ordo (is that a nice glug of EVOO over the top?)

And then top it off with chocolate soufflé, kuan (JUST you and the boy? Oh my  )

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Originally Posted by kaneohegirlinaz 

And then top it off with chocolate soufflé, kuan (JUST you and the boy? Oh my  )

Yeah we're indulgent here.  I spoil him.

Nice dishes guys.

Petals.

Big Carl Burger, fries, and an Arnold Palmer.

BDL

What's an Arnold Palmer?

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Originally Posted by ordo 

What's an Arnold Palmer?

half and half lemonade and ice tea. Very common here in SoCal. 

Thanks FF. Sounds refreshing.

Tonight, I thought a little ahead and prepped some English Cucumber,

Daikon (a type of radish), Carrots and Sweet Onion for a

type of Japanese Salad, Namasu, Pickled Vegetables

I was originally looking for Okinawan Sweet Potatoes yesterday,

but found Japanese Sweet Potatoes, just as tasty!

Along with some fantastic Shoyu (Soy Sauce)

boneless Chicken Thighs, steamed Bok Choy and two scoops rice,

we had a lovely okazuya (think of a Japanese deli) style supper,

YUM!  Just like home! Made me want to cry, gosh it was so on the money. 

I may have mentioned before, a lot, if not most, of the dishes

that we would eat in Hawaii, I never made, because you could

go right down the street and get it fairly cheap. 

Here in the desert I have to teach myself, blindly.

K-girl, I love that type of meal. A nice raw-veggie salad that's rather vinegary, adobo-style chicken (is it? It looks like it) and white rice. A perfectly balanced, simple meal. You managed to make yours look beautiful. Your salad looks like a flower bouquet. 

PS: tonight we had pizza. No time to cook. Still good, with a nice glass of pinot!