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Post by Don Cuevas on Feb 19, 2011 2:15:05 GMT
I like to have hot, crispy golden brown french fries siding my raw oysters.
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Post by onlymark on Feb 23, 2011 16:18:13 GMT
Potatoes, mashed with milk and butter, spread in a baking dish, a raw egg placed in several depressions, grated cheddar cheese strewn on top and then baked until the eggs are done and the cheese has melted. Accompanied by baked beans and corned beef. Salad of red and yellow bell peppers, cucumber and tomato.
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Post by bixaorellana on Feb 23, 2011 17:06:20 GMT
Well, you certainly dined well, Mark. Homesick for England? I had a wonderful supper last night, and am about to have the leftovers for lunch: Swiss chard stir-fried with garlic, hot green pepper, & ginger. Noodles (linguini) in a stir-fry of zucchini, poblano pepper, carrots, onions plus (ta-da) Chinese black beans and canned tuna. This was a most felicitous combination!
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Post by onlymark on Feb 23, 2011 17:57:10 GMT
Well I can't eat Egyptian food every day can I? Plus the fact that Thursday is my shopping day so Wednesday I tend to eat up what's left from the previous week.
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Post by Don Cuevas on Feb 23, 2011 20:47:31 GMT
This today was really a late lunch: Italian style meatballs in sauce, with queso Oaxaca, nestled in warm, crisp crusted teleras hechas a la leña, salad of organic greens and tomato; steamed spinach.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2011 22:03:36 GMT
Damn, I make a good potato salad! I practically stun myself each time.
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Post by gertie on Feb 23, 2011 22:07:09 GMT
Goodness, everyone is dining so well! I feel quite ashamed to admit I breaded up some chicken tenders and cooked them in the oven with a light spritz of olive oil. Sliced up some potato fries and sweet potato fries to roast in the oven as well. I have a terrible cold with a lot of sneezing, so I wanted to fix something I wouldn't stand over sneezing while it cooked. I was able to keep from sneezing long enough to pull together a nice salad of spinach greens, tomato, and goat cheese crumbles, so for now I am going to pretend this made the meal healthy.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2011 22:08:45 GMT
That sounds like an acceptable illusion to me.
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Post by cristina on Feb 24, 2011 3:37:40 GMT
I am in Houston this week for work and tonight's dinner was banquet style. Very uninspired chicken and pasta. And since I don't eat chicken, I'm still hungry. I have a banana in my hotel room in case I can't make it until breakfast.
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Post by Don Cuevas on Feb 25, 2011 19:08:17 GMT
Today's plan for comida is easy: Kirkland frozen 4-cheese ravioli, homemade pesto sauce, already cooked spinach, maybe a small salad of organic greens or cooked fennel.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2011 0:18:41 GMT
Tomorrow I must roast a chicken.
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Post by gertie on Feb 26, 2011 21:16:14 GMT
Have decided to take the day off from cooking. Had a lovely veggie omelet with a beautiful bowl of fruit for brunch, and now I'm trying to decide if any local restaurant might have a dinner to live up to that, or if I should just pick up a salad at the deli.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2011 21:48:31 GMT
So, here is the roast chicken. Nothing special, but it was pretty good.
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Post by tod2 on Feb 27, 2011 7:38:51 GMT
Looks great Kerouac but I have to ask......why did you roast a chicken when you have those wonderful looking rotisserie ones on your doorstep I never got round to trying one yet but together with the little potatoes underneath soaking up all the juices....mmmmm, makes me feel hungry and looking forward to our roast chicken for Sunday Lunch!
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Post by Don Cuevas on Feb 27, 2011 10:22:55 GMT
Yesterday's "dinner" consisted of an early snack, at about 11 a.m. Three tacos de bistec, followed by two tacos de cabeza, at our neighbor's taco stand, "Tacos Nacho's", in the front of the Pátzcuaro mercado.
Then, at 4:58 PM; a toasted bagel with cream cheese, watercress, thinly sliced daikon radish, onion and Spanish sardines. Thinly sliced hothouse cucumber on the side. All paired with a Herdez Jugo de Verduras 8, Vintage 2010.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2011 11:31:39 GMT
Looks great Kerouac but I have to ask......why did you roast a chicken when you have those wonderful looking rotisserie ones on your doorstep The main reason is because I like to use different seasonings -- this one was roasted with Chinese barbecue marinade, nuoc mam, red chili flakes, turmeric, herbes de provence... and a few other things
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Post by fumobici on Feb 28, 2011 2:00:46 GMT
I went to a party and had wonderful planked salmon with blood orange relish, mac and cheese made with truffled cheese, spicy pulled pork sandwiches, potato salad, assorted olives, pate, spreads etc. etc. and chocolate mousse and peanut butter pie for dessert. I brought Pilsner Urquell which only I drank ;D
I've never once managed to bollocks up a roast chicken, it seems like no matter what I do or don't do it turns out delicious.
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Post by onlymark on Feb 28, 2011 5:27:12 GMT
"planked salmon" - what's that? Is that the way it was killed? Knocked over the head with a long piece of wood?
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Post by hwinpp on Feb 28, 2011 10:13:32 GMT
I'm going to an oyster bar, Phnom Penh's first.
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Post by Don Cuevas on Mar 3, 2011 23:48:19 GMT
March 3, 2011: BLT sandwiches on freshly made oat and wheat bread; and homemade bread and butter pickles. Wine pairing: a Rioja "El Circulo" Crianza 2007.
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Post by bixaorellana on Mar 4, 2011 1:11:59 GMT
I just looked at your post from Feb. 27, Don Cuevas. It appears you went around the world that day!
How were dem ersters, HW? (I needed my New Orleans accent to ax you dat.)
I think that planked salmon is actually attached to a board, then cooked on an open fire, but I may be wrong.
Fumobici, were all those elegantly amped-up classics from a caterer, or made by your hosts?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2011 6:07:30 GMT
I boiled some frankfurters and made some baguette sandwiches with chopped onions, pickles and a lot of mustard. Sometimes that just hits the spot.
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Post by bixaorellana on Mar 4, 2011 6:47:56 GMT
Oh gawd, yes -- hot dogs on decent bread with the correct fixings are the best!
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Post by auntieannie on Mar 6, 2011 11:39:49 GMT
bangers and mash at my local pub last night. oh, yum!
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Post by fumobici on Mar 7, 2011 0:46:49 GMT
Well, a late lunch. Jamón serrano, chorizo cantimpalo, Comté and Mexican heirloom tomatoes on seeded baguette. I love a good sandwich.
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Post by bixaorellana on Mar 7, 2011 1:02:29 GMT
That's insanely beautiful. What's that cheese I see peeking out?
I'm fixing to have my supper: lettuce & tomato salad and fettucini with zucchini, garlic, & a little ginger, dressed with cream, olive oil, and a few drops of truffle oil.
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Post by fumobici on Mar 7, 2011 1:16:17 GMT
The cheese is Comté which is I'm told a type of Gruyère, but I find it earthier and more complex than most Gruyères. I love it melted over boiled baby potatoes in a nod to Raclette or grated and thrown in with scrambled eggs. Or just about anywhere you'd use Gruyère- like in a ham sandwich.
I am disillusioned now by truffle oil having found out the vast majority is synthetic. Actual olive oil infused with truffle can- just- still be found in Italy, but even there it isn't easy. I brought back a bottle a couple of years ago from the truffle festival in Città di Castello in Umbria and was quite sad to see the last drop go.
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Post by mich64 on Mar 7, 2011 1:21:05 GMT
That sandwich looks so good. Cheers, Mich
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Post by bixaorellana on Mar 7, 2011 2:00:48 GMT
Would love to try that cheese.
My truffle oil was a gift. It's a small bottle with some small shavings in olive oil. It's very subtle, which makes me think it's the real thing.
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Post by tod2 on Mar 7, 2011 8:35:32 GMT
I am so surprised about the scarcity of truffle oil in your area Fumobici. Here in South Africa we can get Black or White Truffle oil no problem. The food store Woolworths usually has it or even some of our Super Spar shops which carry a lot of overseas products.
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