What Did We Eat Today?

[chessiegal]

Grilled chicken breast with a creamy mustard, parmesan, and rosemary sauce, sautéed zucchini and grape tomatoes, and garlic mash potatoes.

[biakbiak]

Mushroom lasagna with a big salad.

[Quof]

https://www.averiecooks.com/thai-chicken-coconut-curry/

Minus the spinach, because I didn't have any.  As a result, it's more watery than I would like, but it's yummy.

[biakbiak]

I had planned to roast a chicken but my boyfriend picked up burritos at lunch from our usual neighborhood place that recently changed hands and came home with the largest burrito I have ever seen, it was so large I weighed it and it came in at just over 2 1/2 lbs so that will be feeding us for the foreseeable future. 

[MargeGunderson]

Hummus, avocado, shredded carrots, and pea shoots with everything but the bagel seasoning in a whole wheat wrap. Dinner was Triscuits  and a slice of Munster cheese because I just could not be bothered. 

[chessiegal]

Pork chorizo meatballs and pepper rice with chipotle peanut sauce - compliments of Blue Apron. My box is scheduled to arrive by 9 pm on Fridays. When it wasn't here by 9:30, I contacted Blue Apron and they refunded the cost. It did show up about 11:30 pm.

[AimingforYoko]

Slow-cooker beef stroganoff over egg noodles with California Blend veggies on the side. I've been a lot more adventurous since the pandemic started (and I've been unemployed).

[MargeGunderson]

Marinated steak tips on the grill, sour cream and chive mashed potatoes, and sautéed mushrooms. 

[biakbiak]

Spin on Zuni’s roast chicken and bread salad, glazed carrots and spicy green beans.

 

[chessiegal]

Grilled curry spiced chicken breasts with a mango chutney sauce, garlic green beans, and mustard seed rice.

[callie lee 29]

Crispy gnocchi with Brussel sprouts.  The gnocchi turned out well but as much as I love sprouts these di not turn out well. 

[biakbiak]

Had a shitty day so my boyfriend made steaks, full loaded baked potatoes, and a blue cheese wedge so I could eat my feelings! Also, drink them with a great old vine Zin!

[annzeepark914]

Last night dinner was shrimp curry & basmati rice. And a glass of Prosecco.

[MargeGunderson]

We got a feast from our local Indian restaurant. Chicken korma, aloo gobi, vegetable pakora, onion naan, bhel, and raita. We will enjoy the leftovers for the next couple of days.

[annzeepark914]

I just had a Trader Joe's breakfast: a slice of the Cinnamon Coffeecake & a slice of the Almond Danish Coffeecake. They're both small but oh so tasty. I couldn't decide which one to buy so I bought both.

[callie lee 29]

Leftover leek and cheese risotto.  I love risotto and when I can find it without mushroom or asparagus I jump on the chance. 

[chessiegal]

Sheet pan miso salmon with sesame rice and roasted asparagus.

[BW Manilowe]

On 10/3/2020 at 10:40 AM, annzeepark914 said:

I just had a Trader Joe's breakfast: a slice of the Cinnamon Coffeecake & a slice of the Almond Danish Coffeecake. They're both small but oh so tasty. I couldn't decide which one to buy so I bought both.

My hometown is finally getting a Trader Joe’s, by the end of the month. I don’t live anywhere near it, but they’ve been reporting on it on our local news. They already have the sign up & are hiring workers. There’s more info on our Trader Joe’s in the Trader Joe’s thread, in case it’s the closest store for anyone else here.

Edited October 5, 2020 by BW Manilowe
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[annzeepark914]

4 hours ago, BW Manilowe said:

My hometown is finally getting a Trader Joe’s, by the end of the month. I don’t live anywhere near it, but they’ve been reporting on it on our local news. They already have the sign up & are hiring workers.

I hadn't been to a TJ's since the days of standing in line and I was out of my favorite items. Everything was great until I got 3/4's of the way through the store. I noticed *lots* of people around me. So I immediately went to check out. Next trip: go when they first open up!! 

[chessiegal]

I'm tired of cooking. Just picked up a mushroom and sausage pizza from the family business near us.

[annzeepark914]

2 hours ago, chessiegal said:

I'm tired of cooking. Just picked up a mushroom and sausage pizza from the family business near us.

I was like this just last night and ordered delivery. Wish we had a good pizza delivery near us. Tonight I made chicken piccata, baked tomatoes, peas, & Bob Evans mashed potatoes (Bob saves the day frequently here!)

[MargeGunderson]

Homemade  cinnamon French toast sticks for breakfast, frozen pizza for dinner. I have now moved on to Ben & Jerry‘s.

[biakbiak]

Chicken and dumplings plus leftover rum cake for dessert. So yummy. 

[annzeepark914]

I opened the freezer, saw a Trader Joe's spanikopita...uhh...spinach in phyllo pie, and baked it for a quick & easy supper, with a Greek salad. It was tasty.

[chessiegal]

Slow cooker beef stew.

[callie lee 29]

I really want sushi. I'll probably end up with hot dogs...

 

[MargeGunderson]

Pasta with butter and pepper. It’s my comfort food when my stomach is being weird.

[annzeepark914]

On 10/6/2020 at 7:01 PM, MargeGunderson said:

Pasta with butter and pepper. It’s my comfort food when my stomach is being weird.

Feel better soon!!  My comfort food when my GI system is cranky:  rice with a little butter, salt & pepper.

We had Rotini with Italian Sweet Turkey Sausage, Mushroom and Zucchini tonight. 

[chessiegal]

We ate on the back porch. Not sure how many more of these warm nights we'll have. Grilled chicken breasts with creamy orzo with zucchini, lemon, and capers.

[biakbiak]

I have several Canadian friends and family and they were all talking about their upcoming Thanksgiving plans because it’s on Monday and I started craving the food so got a split turkey breast, had leftover homemade sourdough, and the store had fresh cranberries so tonight will be thyme roasted turkey breast, sausage and mushroom stuffing, roasted Brussels sprouts, mashed potatoes and gravy, fresh cranberry sauce and Japanese milk rolls. I stopped short of making dessert because that is probably the biggest time commitment but the day is still young and everything is made or prepped so there is a good chance I will make pumpkin bread.

[MargeGunderson]

It’s our 20th anniversary, so my husband and I braved a restaurant for the first time since early March. I had panko crusted shrimp with a lime vinegrette and served over a cucumber salad for an appetizer, some of my husbands calamari appetizer, which was very lightly battered calamari drizzled with a sweet chili sauce and tossed with mango, grapefruit and cashews (the best calamari I’ve ever had), and for dinner roast pork tenderloin with an apple and bacon jam, served over pureed parsnips with a rosemary cider demi-glaze. Also a delicious glass of autumn sangria, made with merlot,  brandy, and peach liquor. I brought most of the pork home for lunch tomorrow! 

[Gramto6]

Squid ink linguini with vodka tomato sauce and lots of Asiago and Parmesan Reggiano cheese, spinach salad and a glass of merlot.

[biakbiak]

Lunch was an open faced turkey sandwich with leftovers which is my favorite thing.

Dinner white bean and ham hock soup. 

[Gramto6]

What is Texas Pete? I am open to any  new flavor additive. Please share!

[BW Manilowe]

5 hours ago, Gramto6 said:

What is Texas Pete? I am open to any  new flavor additive. Please share!

According to Wikipedia, it’s a Louisiana style hot sauce.

[Mindthinkr]

Yesterday it was raining so I did the split pea soup with ham meal. Dang, I should have added some Texas Pete and will next time. I’ll have remember to count the number of shakes. 
Texas Peter to me is a slightly milder version of Tabasco and seems to have less salt. Sometimes I want all the heat, but it makes the food too salty to enjoy. I’m learning to cook with hot peppers instead. 

[annzeepark914]

I agree re: Texas Pete--not as hot as Tabasco. There's also sambal oulek (ground fresh chili paste it says but it's not a "paste"). I learned about sambal oulek in an Italian restaurant in Stockholm when I asked the waiter what made their marinara so good. 

[PRgal]

Yesterday:  Thanksgiving dinner (yesterday and today = Canadian Thanksgiving):  turkey breast, brussels sprouts, mashed sweet potatoes (which my son LOVES), salad, beans (all from the store) and homemade dinner rolls, cranberry sauce and pumpkin purée cornbread.  We weren't able to have a large gathering (we haven't done in years, anyway), thanks to COVID, but we still wanted to make it as close to "normal" as we could.  Earlier, we had brunch delivered - avo toast for me, eggs benedict for my husband.  Son had a bit of each from us (he's turning 2 this week!!!!!)

Today: lunch was steamed greens and salmon.  We're ordering in tonight (I don't feel like leftovers)!

[Bastet]

5 hours ago, annzeepark914 said:

There's also sambal oulek (ground fresh chili paste it says but it's not a "paste"). I learned about sambal oulek in an Italian restaurant in Stockholm when I asked the waiter what made their marinara so good. 

I love sambal oelek and use it in many things that most use sriracha in, because I like the spice level and distinct chile flavor created by leaving out the sugar.  Fresh chiles are best, but sometimes I don't have them or don't want to bother, so I always have sambal oelek in the fridge.

[chessiegal]

A big pot of vegetarian chili with soy crumbles on this rainy cool day.

[biakbiak]

Chicken fajitas with guacamole and some hatch chilis I found in the freezer.

[Gramto6]

1 hour ago, LucindaWalsh said:

@Gramto6 Texas Pete is a hot sauce. I don't like hot stuff so this is my limit on what I can manage. It is vineger-ey and smooth with no bitterness that I get from tabasco and most other sauces. I think I have that thing where you taste cilantro differently because I taste most hot sauces as a bitter ashy taste. Texas Pete provides just a bit of warmth and a good tangy-ness to most things. I am not one who enjoys hot things that just numb your mouth, taste bitter, and clear your sinuses. 

Thanks for the explanation. I on the other hand do love a lot of different hot sauces. I always have Sambal Olek in the fridge plus several varieties of Bravado Spice Co hot sauces. My newest favorite is Secret Aardvark Habanero hot sauce I learned about from watching Iron Chef Michael Symon on one of his cooking videos. You only need a few drops of that one...great in my bloody marys! I'll look on Amazon for Texas Pete hot sauce could be a good addition to my collection.

[Bastet]

4 hours ago, LucindaWalsh said:

I think I have that thing where you taste cilantro differently because I taste most hot sauces as a bitter ashy taste.

The specific genetic thing where one tastes cilantro differently (as opposed to just disliking its actual flavor) makes it taste like soap; I've never heard of that being accompanied by chiles/hot sauces tasting bitter and ashy.

[biakbiak]

Count me in as a sambal ulek fan. I spent a year in Indonesia during college and my host mother taught me to make a bunch of different sambals that I still make today because they are quick, involve a mortar and pestle you can use to get out aggression,  and keep for awhile.

Edited October 13, 2020 by biakbiak

[chessiegal]

Blue Apron Amanda Freitag recipe - Thai shrimp & peanut noodles with cabbage and shishito peppers.

[annzeepark914]

Fettuccini al fredo, tossed salad, and a baguette (with a few anchovies baked on top).

[MargeGunderson]

Pierogi, sautéed cabbage with apple-Gouda sausages, and applesauce. Perfect for rainy fall weather.

[biakbiak]

16 minutes ago, MargeGunderson said:

Pierogi, sautéed cabbage with apple-Gouda sausages, and applesauce. Perfect for rainy fall weather.

Oooh yum!!!! That is one of my favorite meals:

I used leftover cranberry sauce to do a port and rosemary sauce for pork chops, leftover mashed potatoes, and roasted broccoli. I used the leftover Japanese milk rolls to make pumpkin bread pudding. 

[callie lee 29]

Pretty simple but grilled cheese with a tomato/butternut squash soup. Paired with a non-oaky chardonnay. I'm not a big tomato fan so I always have to cut the soups/sauces with some sugar.

[MargeGunderson]

Spinach fettuccine with homemade Bolognese sauce.