What did you have for dinner? - Page 11

aahhh, thanks (mahalo) FF!

the chicken is super easy, it's soy sauce and beer!

the Namasu is meant to be not a vinegar-y...

I'd love to share these recipes with you if you like...

I had planned on a shrimp and bay scallop ceviche to go with the chicken enchiladas.  Got home and realized I had forgotten to get any citrus - doh!  Enchiladas were good, and I know what I'll be snacking on tomorrow after I go to the market again.

mjb.

I think we are going to make a Chef out of this Hawaii girl.

Kuan, the Chocolate Souffle looks great, one of my all time favorite desserts.

Cooked a Pork Butt all night low and slow.

Cut it half, I cooked it with some peppers and garlic stuffed in side.

then shredded it

Then I went to the mexican market, bought some hot corn tortillas right off the tortilla press, and had a few. Dam they were good


 

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Originally Posted by kaneohegirlinaz 

aahhh, thanks (mahalo) FF!

the chicken is super easy, it's soy sauce and beer!

the Namasu is meant to be not a vinegar-y...

I'd love to share these recipes with you if you like...

I'd love to hear them. 

Tonight we had grilled top sirloin, grilled potatoes, and a red leaf lettuce. Simple but good!

@ FF, I adapted a recipe from Aloha Brand Shoyu or Soy Sauce for the Chicken,

I use dark beer, brown sugar, and only half of the recipe for the two us ...

as for the Namasu, I followed this recipe, pretty much, I just don't squeeze out the extra water,

I just rinse the salt off and drain well...

I have Hawaiian Sea Salt, you could use Kosher Salt, which I have done in the past. 

As to the shapes of the cucumbers, daikon and carrots,

it just takes a little time and patience, but not hard and looks cute.

We had leftovers, so I took those to m Mother tonight and she was just over the moon!

(* please see the hyperlinks for the recipes, Mahalo-thanks)

Thanks K-girl. I'll definitely have to try that chicken recipe. 

Yesterday afternoon I made chicken salad using leftover grilled chicken and leftover fried chicken; also, a big pot of franks and beans based around a couple of cans of Bush's Original with some regular hot dogs (Linda and George like them) and some Russo/Armenian pork hot dogs (I like them).  Linda had the beans and wiens for dinner, I had both.

Sometimes we have ham sandwiches, or other coldcuts.  Linda likes P&P and Olive loaf, while I like just about anything. Sometimes it's not even that formal I'll just schmear something on toast... I particularly like taramosalata, and heat up something frozen for Linda in the nuke.  If you throw simple Chef and Cobb salad variants into the mix, real easy stuff -- not even at the level of hash and a poached egg -- accounts for half our dinners at home. 

From the stuff I post at CT you probably have the idea that given the desire, if I've taken the time to shop, I can bang out pretty good food in not too much time.  And yes, sure.  I can.  But, while I love food and cooking I don't want several hours every other day shopping at multiple stores; and I don't want to saddle Linda with so many pots, pans and dishes, while the alternative of doing them myself is even worse.

What I'm getting as is this:  Do you guys go to big trouble every night?   

BDL

Nope!

bdl, that would be a negative

dcarch AMAZES me with those dishes, AND he does this every night?

bdl,

while not sure if you are directing this only to 'the guys', i will answer anyway....being a restaurant dinner chef and only having a night or two at home, yes, i do go the distance...or at least try to....not like dcarch for sure, not even close...i don't even like eating like that on a regular basis. for me, nothing fancy, everything goes on the grill pretty much. mostly fish, shrimp and veggies. i prefer glazes, rubs and fresh fruit relishes to fancy sauces, and love grains. always a salad..simple sliced summer tomato and fresh basil being my favorite. rarely dessert, unless we have friends over. while i eat healthy, i don't always eat while working and certainly never a balanced meal.  i like getting 'nutrified' again and truly enjoy the whole romance evening of cocktails first, no hurried cooking and wine with dinner...unless of course i just trade it all in for sleep, which sometimes is a better choice than food.

joey

by the by, have you noticed bush's new 'cocina latina' line? interesting....

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Originally Posted by dcarch 

Thank you everyone for your kind words, which I surely do not deserve.

 

That’s right. I do not deserve your compliments. What I do is no magic and not much skill involved.

Maybe so. But an incredible amount of talent for making your food look good, very good photography skills, a unique perspective and a boatload of creativity. 

Believe me, you do deserve all those compliments. Take them, bath in them, and let them inspire you and encourage you. And keep posting those beautiful pictures to inspire the rest of us. The last batch was even more beautiful than the previous ones, if that's possible. Inspiring. 

Nice stuff dcarch.  :) Very nice!

Yeah, Yeah....I could take your same simple camera and turn out some very bad photos.  No skill, I think not.
 

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Originally Posted by ChefBillyB 

I think we are going to make a Chef out of this Hawaii girl.

 

OOOHHH, you da’ bestest Braddah billyb!  Tanks, eh!

I’ll take that…

Although I don’t think I want to do the kinda’ stuff you CHEFS do,

I work when I want, for whom I want.

( tonight I should have gone and worked someplace else, Mister K~girl didn't care for supper  )

There was a nice wild Salmon filet at the store today.
Blackened Wild Salmon with a creamy lemon dill sauce, sliced cucumbers with Walla Walla sweet onions, seasoned fried potatoes.

It was melt in your mouth good.
 

nice amount of fat in that filet.  Looks great

Last night I made a quick improvised tapas out of the chicken livers sauteed in butter with garlic, finished with fresh thyme and a squeeze of lime served over grilled olive bread. 

Then we had not a paella, but almost. 

MrM: looks amazingly good.

@ FF: Tell me you didn't dip a piece of baguette in that sauce ? The dish looks amazing out of the pan.

@ Kuan : Let me guess, 12 egg whites & 2 eggs ? close ? Beautiful souffle.

@ DC : FF said it, your too humble. I like that.

@ ChefbillyB: The salmon and pork look fantastik

@ Kgirl: I think your CT's up and coming chef.

Petals.

aahhh, Mahalo Petals!  you ALL are WAY too kind, I try to feed my DH as best as I can with what I have...that's all...and did I meantion that it's kinda' fun too?

Home made Individual meat pizza, and a salad of romaine, tomato,avacado,red onion, cranberry, honey glazed walnuts, balsamic vin. and olive oil.

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Originally Posted by petalsandcoco 

@ FF: Tell me you didn't dip a piece of baguette in that sauce ? The dish looks amazing out of the pan.

 Thanks Petal. 

Fresh sea bass....still swiming this morning. Garlic, chili flakes, olive oil, lime marinade.......rice & Peruvian beans, Tomatillo, jalapeno & avocado salsa.

Interesting.  I was going to post a pic of dinner, no such luck, the "download picture" just sat there spinning its wheel for a LONG time.

mjb.

LUNCH today: Manitas de cerdo con papas y porotos manteca.

Pork hands (?) with potatoes and butter beans. I used a pressure cooker for this one. The skin of the pork came out soft as gelatin.

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Originally Posted by chefbuba 

Fresh sea bass....still swiming this morning. Garlic, chili flakes, olive oil, lime marinade.......rice & Peruvian beans, Tomatillo, jalapeno & avocado salsa.

 

 

 

Wow Chef, The heck with going to Canon beach, I'm liking your Chefbubas Back Yard BBQ.....................

Buonasera,

Yesterday´s dinner and today´s lunch here in Puglia, Italia:

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Originally Posted by mrmexico25 

The Jus from the hash mixed with the juices from the steak were AMAZING.  

Chorizo hash?  Is that potatoes and chorizo sausage without the casing?