What Did We Eat Today?

[Zola]

Tonight I shall be making steak and vegetable casserole in a red wine sauce. 

This is my first time with this recipe - just hope I don't add too much wine and get all my guests drunk!

[biakbiak]

I had a loaf of gruyere stuffed crusty bread in the freezer that I made a few weeks ago along with some homemade meatballs and leftover marinara from last night and made the ultimate meatball sandwich with provolone and mozeralla and a ceaser salad. 

[EllieH]

Sausage, polenta, roasted broccoli

[biakbiak]

A huge Italian inspired chopped salad with homemade focaccia. 

[Giselle]

It's cold this weekend in the low 60s (I know, I know... So Cal weather whiner)  and my young niece is with us for the weekend. Went out for ramen last night and tonight it's chicken and noodles or dumplings, can't decide which, also salad and hard rolls. Warm blackberry clafouti for dessert.

[chessiegal]

I had planned on eating out tonight. I knew my husband was going to finish replacing a part on our sailboat engine this afternoon, and figured we could eat on the way home. Silly me, I should have realized he would be sweaty and in need of a shower when he was done. So we settled on hotdogs and individual Hershey's sundaes we picked up at the mini-mart on the way home.

[PRgal]

Ordering Indian tonight.  Attempted to order from one restaurant, but my card kept on being rejected.  It's not my card that's the issue, but the site.  Switching to another third party online ordering service and the tracking system tells me my food is on its way.  My order includes rice, tandoori chicken, paneer stuffed naan and pakoras.  

[biakbiak]

Rib eues, crispy salt and vinegar potatoes and spicy green beans.

[Mindthinkr]

2 hours ago, PRgal said:

Ordering Indian tonight.  Attempted to order from one restaurant, but my card kept on being rejected.  It's not my card that's the issue, but the site.  Switching to another third party online ordering service and the tracking system tells me my food is on its way.  My order includes rice, tandoori chicken, paneer stuffed naan and pakoras.  

Love love Tandoori. I make it at home a lot. 1 T Tandoori spice added to one small container of Greek plain yogurt in a ziplock. Mix the spice and yogurt well and then add the chicken. I use 2-4 breasts. Whatever you like will do. My friend likes the thighs the best. Marinate the chicken in it (refrigerated) for 6 hours and then grill. Tender and juicy. Hey! I just ate and now you’ve made me hungry again! Hope it was good. 

[JTMacc99]

It’s cold and rainy here, and it’s Mother’s Day, so I’m making mom’s favorite chicken parm with some homemade tomato sauce and I think I’m going with spaghetti but might choose a different pasta. 

[Mindthinkr]

Wishing all Moms a wonderful day and those like @JTMacc99 who make it for their day wonderful. 

[biakbiak]

Turning the leftover foccacia I made friday into a savory mushroom and leek bread pudding and will serve it with some sort of salad. 

[biakbiak]

Fried fish tacos with a black bean mango salad.

[MargeGunderson]

Trader Joe’s mini tacos with avocado and salsa and roasted corn on the side.

[chessiegal]

For the next 3 1/2 weeks, it's whatever is on the menu. No planning, shopping, or cooking. Woohoo! We are in Brooklyn tonight, and will eat BBQ at a place across the street. Then tomorrow it's on to the Queen Mary 2 for 9 days to Hamburg. 

[Mindthinkr]

1 hour ago, chessiegal said:

For the next 3 1/2 weeks, it's whatever is on the menu. No planning, shopping, or cooking. Woohoo! We are in Brooklyn tonight, and will eat BBQ at a place across the street. Then tomorrow it's on to the Queen Mary 2 for 9 days to Hamburg. 

I think that I remember you doing this last year as well. Have a good time. I hope this time you researched a bit more on where to get a good pizza in Italy. Eat to your hearts content (and a wee bit extra for me). Have fun. 

[chessiegal]

1 hour ago, Mindthinkr said:

I think that I remember you doing this last year as well. Have a good time. I hope this time you researched a bit more on where to get a good pizza in Italy. Eat to your hearts content (and a wee bit extra for me). Have fun. 

This year we are not going south of the Alps in the summer. Too hot! We are going to Hamburg, Munich, Vienna, Salzburg, Bern, and Interlaken.

My husband wants to go to Spain, so I'm thinking next year QM2 in September, visit friends in London and some countryside, then train to Spain.

[Mindthinkr]

14 minutes ago, chessiegal said:

This year we are not going south of the Alps in the summer. Too hot! We are going to Hamburg, Munich, Vienna, Salzburg, Bern, and Interlaken.

My husband wants to go to Spain, so I'm thinking next year QM2 in September, visit friends in London and some countryside, then train to Spain.

I love Salzburg and Vienna. Ah the lands of delicious white asparagus.  Well, that sounds like a great trip. I want to hear some food porn when you can. Enjoy. 

[biakbiak]

We have a ton of avocados to use up so it was carne asada tacos with all the fixings.

[annzeepark914]

Summer Spaghetti which we haven't had in a long time.

[biakbiak]

White bean and ham soup and Guinness brown bread.

[ebk57]

Got home late.  Mr ebk has a show.  My SIL called from Australia, so that added another half hour before I could eat.  

So dinner was peanut butter on Triscuits and a Dogfish Head Bitch's Brew stout.  It works.

[MargeGunderson]

Pasta with asparagus, peas and bacon. Very tasty! I followed it with a small dish of mint chocolate chip ice cream - I had a craving!

[PRgal]

We ordered in Thai tonight:  steamed fish for me, cashew chicken for my husband (and some apps to share as well).  The restaurant neglected to note that meals included rice, so I ordered extra rice.  I then posted a note on social media, showing the extra rice and rated them on Yelp as well (don't worry, I wasn't mean).  The extra rice (plain, boring white rice opposed to brown coconut rice I ordered) is now sitting in the freezer.

[Mindthinkr]

We have a lot of basil growing so we invited neighbors over for pesto. Appetizer will be grilled (then rubbed with garlic) bruschetta with a choice of three toppings (make you own). 1) lemon herb aioli with artichoke bottoms (chopped fine in processor) 2) white truffle pate 3) cannelloni beans with diced red onions, red pepper, oil, vinegar, celery and red peppers. Then the pesto on homemade pasta with garlic bread with a nice summer salad. Desert will be my rustic lemon meringue pie  

[Bastet]

I'll take an option one, please.  And then an option two.

I've never liked lemon meringue pie other than my mom's, but I'd happily give yours a try.

The basil is overflowing here, too, so I'm going to make pesto later.  I'm not sure whether I'll use it on pasta or pizza; I think I might be in a pizza mood (and I have some pre-made wheat dough in the fridge).

My next-door neighbors used to feed me from time to time; if they were grilling in their backyard and heard me in mine, one of them would show up at my gate with a plate.  And whenever I give them some of my lemons or oranges, they bring me something made with them.  Lately, I have not been hanging out in the backyard as much (Riley is an indoor-only cat, so I spend more time inside than I did when I had Maddie and Baxter, who'd chill in the backyard with me), so that hasn't happened in a while.  Next time I smell them cooking, I'll have to go out back and make some noise.  :-)

[Mindthinkr]

Food being sent your way Bastet! Plenty to share. 

That was nice of your neighbors. Wait. You have fruit trees? I’m jealous (in a kind way). 

[MargeGunderson]

Philly cheesesteak sloppy joes and oven fried zucchini chips. 

I’m planning to buy and plant herbs this Friday so hopefully I will be overrun with basil soon too! 

[Bastet]

2 hours ago, Mindthinkr said:

Wait. You have fruit trees? I’m jealous (in a kind way). 

Yes, a lemon and two orange (one Valencia, one navel) trees.  When I redo the backyard, I'd like to add an avocado tree (dwarf; the regular ones get way too big for the space I have).  Maybe a lime tree.  My parents have two peach (one white, one yellow) and two nectarine (same) trees, so I get plenty of fruit from those and don't need to plant my own.

[fairffaxx]

I'd definitely plant a lime tree.  That's the only citrus I have to buy because everything else grows on trees in either my yard or those of friends & neighbors.  There is a lime tree a few blocks away that I was welcome to pick from, but the house was recently sold & I don't know the new owners.  I should go introduce myself with a homemade lime cream pie . . . .

[biakbiak]

Homemade potstickers (I made a big batch this weekend and froze them) and broccoli beef with red peppers and rice.

[biakbiak]

Potato soup with Guinness brown bread.

[MargeGunderson]

Mint chocolate chip ice cream. I have no shame.

[biakbiak]

Sous vide bbq ribs, potato salad and cole slaw with a vino verde.

[Mindthinkr]

Still very sore from getting knocked out to get dental work done earlier in the week so Cipriani pasta with cooked down tomato sauce. 

[PRgal]

On 5/8/2018 at 12:10 PM, Giselle said:

If anyone would like the recipe I can pm them.

The recipe, which is really easy, ended up being quite long do to detailed instructions. I only know how to do it with a Thai cone basket steamer and pot. You can get these on line or at a Thai grocery store, my sister in law gave me mine. I'm fortunate enough to have Thai town and LAX-C here in the LA basin. I refer to LAX-C as the Thai Costco. It's a huge warehouse that seems to have everything.

The rice is a special glutinous rice also called sweet rice.

Mindthinkr and DeLurker, I've sent the recipe  to you.

 

Mindthinkr, I've never put food coloring in it. I guess one could. I wonder if that is a different type of coconut sticky rice that also uses purple yam, maybe from the Philippines?

I've seen black rice/sweet rice in mainstream supermarkets in cities with a significant Asian population.  I rarely go to Asian supermarkets, mostly because I find them overwhelming and staff really unhelpful to Asians who don't speak the language well.  

[biakbiak]

A Mexican inspired quiche, a salad with avocado dressing and because my boyfriend had a craving, rice crispy ttears with chocolate chips.

[JTMacc99]

Smoked some chicken thighs, shredded them and sauced them, served it in some great rolls I got at the farmers market. 

Currently drinking some most excellent craft beer at the brewery. Good start to the weekend.

[annzeepark914]

Baked sweet potato fluffed with a pat of butter; then, topped with shredded rotisserie chicken, Famous Dave's bbq sauce, sour cream, and fresh chives from my deck garden.

[biakbiak]

Falafel with homemade pita and tzatiki and an Isreali couscous salad with cucumber, tomato and parsley.

[MargeGunderson]

Baby back ribs, mustard potato salad, coleslaw and lemon pound cake with blueberries and whipped cream.

[Giselle]

On 5/25/2018 at 7:03 AM, PRgal said:

I've seen black rice/sweet rice in mainstream supermarkets in cities with a significant Asian population.  I rarely go to Asian supermarkets, mostly because I find them overwhelming and staff really unhelpful to Asians who don't speak the language well.  

I'm not Asian but I've never had that experience in Little Saigon, Thai Town or other cultural enclaves in So. Cal. I don't think my sister in law who is Thai has experienced that. I'm sorry you have.

I've found people are usually quite helpful and have had fellow shoppers and staff offer tips, recipes, and telling me the difference between brands and varieties. The language barrier adds to the experience. They're usually happy that someone is interested in their culture.

My husband has seen me wade into busy, crowded, loud shops and see wondered how I do it. I tell him it's like a fish going up stream in a pond full of other fish. Know and inch toward your goal,  be polite and assertive when needed, wait your turn, smile and explore. 

[chessiegal]

After 9 nights on the QM2 with 4 course dinners, I'm kind of glad to be on dry land and away from desserts. They sure did have some wonderful ice creams and sorbets. We're in Hamburg now, and cream of asparagus soup appears to be a thing. I had it for lunch and dinner today.

[PRgal]

5 hours ago, Giselle said:

I'm not Asian but I've never had that experience in Little Saigon, Thai Town or other cultural enclaves in So. Cal. I don't think my sister in law who is Thai has experienced that. I'm sorry you have.

I've found people are usually quite helpful and have had fellow shoppers and staff offer tips, recipes, and telling me the difference between brands and varieties. The language barrier adds to the experience. They're usually happy that someone is interested in their culture.

My husband has seen me wade into busy, crowded, loud shops and see wondered how I do it. I tell him it's like a fish going up stream in a pond full of other fish. Know and inch toward your goal,  be polite and assertive when needed, wait your turn, smile and explore. 

If your SIL is Thai-raised, then it's not likely she'll ever experience this.  This seems to be more of a thing for us western-born Asians.  Either that or the Toronto community is a little snobbier - even grocery store staff opposed to those who work at luxury boutiques (I've had a few "Pretty Woman" type encounters from them).  

ETA:  Keep in mind that I cannot read Chinese (my ancestral language).  Perhaps staff somehow realize this (because I could be asking a question about product that is right in front of me)?  

Edited May 27, 2018 by PRgal

[biakbiak]

Sweet potato gnocchi in a brown butter sage sauce and blue cheese wedge salad with croutons made from Guinness brown bread.

[BooksRule]

Sausage jambalaya and strawberry shortcake for dessert.

[biakbiak]

BBQ chicken thighs, corn salad, potato salad, baked beans and strawberry pie.

[EllieH]

Brats on the grill, homemade mac and cheese, roasted broccoli, and leftover apricot-cherry crumble from yesterday

[Giselle]

Had it so easy.  We wanted a lighter easy meal. We bought some pulled pork from one of our favorite BBQ places, then at home added corn on the cob, some red cabbage slaw and hard rolls. We ended by making fresh strawberry smoothies for dessert.

It was nice not too heavy.

Edited May 29, 2018 by Giselle
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[chessiegal]

Yesterday dinner ended up being a mid-afternoon lunch. We finally figured out that flammekuchen was basically pizza. It was closest to flat bread pizza, only the crust was even thinner. We enjoyed it.