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Post by bixaorellana on May 28, 2020 22:51:11 GMT
I'll have the mackerel, please.
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Post by kerouac2 on May 29, 2020 17:04:18 GMT
I sautéed some boneless chicken filets in olive oil, nuoc mam and soy sauce along with sliced capiscum, carrot slivers and bean sprouts. It was pretty good, but I will confess that it was a bit too salty because I was almost at the end of my bottle of soy sauce and poured all of it in. One should not do that.
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Post by bixaorellana on May 29, 2020 17:18:29 GMT
Been there, done that. That does sound good, though. Looking around at my supplies last night, I came up with a sort of pizza that was quite good. I had a not-too-stale mini baguette which I cut in half, then sliced each half the long way so I wound up with four pieces. I made a quick sauce of finely chopped poblano, onion, & tomato seasoned with garlic, and tiny amounts of rosemary, basil, & chile. The baguette pieces were each spread with ricotta then topped with the sauce, then sprinkled with grated queso de Chiapas (sort of like feta), drizzled with olive oil and put into the oven to heat through. I had it with lettuce and onion salad. This made for a completely satisfying meal, plus I have some of the "pizza" left over.
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Post by tod2 on May 30, 2020 11:17:27 GMT
Yesterday I opted for a store bought steak pie and just added vegetables. Today is much warmer, so grilled deboned fillets of rainbow trout with a salad.
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Post by lagatta on May 30, 2020 23:38:01 GMT
What is steak pie? A beef pie made with steak cuts? Steak and kidney pie? (yum).
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Post by tod2 on May 31, 2020 9:05:27 GMT
Yes I think the advertising on the box saying it's steak convinces you that it hasn't been made with cheap cuts of beef as is the case in most pies here. It was beautifully wrapped and I think the colourful box it was in must have cost more than the pie! And it was very delicious.
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Post by kerouac2 on May 31, 2020 15:21:20 GMT
Yesterday I bought some high quality minced beef at a greatly reduced price because it had the proud label saying "I'm rotting tomorrow -- buy me right now at a discount!" That isn't exactly how it is worded, but that's what it means. Anyway, I cooked it with chopped onions and kebab spices. In another pan, I cooked carrot pieces and courgette slices that had been blanched. In the end, I sprinkled chopped cilantro and mint on top. I would have been horrified by the mint a number of years ago, but my travels in the Arab world corrected my opinion. In any case, I found the end result to be quite tasty.
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Post by tod2 on May 31, 2020 16:33:08 GMT
Tonight was Honey Butter Chicken for dinner. I had wanted to do it since first finding it on YouTube recipes for several versions of the dish but stuck to. Maangchi and her Korean version. Of.course what cook follows the recipe down to the last detail….I don't know any. After seeing the way she applied the batter I decided to make the batter first then add the chicken pieces. It was slightly thicker but my did it cling to the chicken! I kept each batch warm in the oven then re=fried it all. I could hear the sizzle as I put the pieces back which told me it was still very moist inside. The final result was the batter coating was a little thick but very crunchy and "My Customer" said he loved it. I would advise anyone making this divine dish to make the sauce first and put it to oneside. Spicy rice went well with the honey butter chicken.
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Post by tod2 on Jun 2, 2020 16:36:10 GMT
I spent an entire morning constructing two pasta dishes for this evening's dinner. Both the same but one for us and once for the working family. Why it took so much time is the ingredients. Mushrooms which I bought already chopped up but I inspected every piece to make sure there was no compost attached to them. I wipe it off always. Then a bag of spinach to be blanched and I made the mistake of not chopping it up before blanching with boiling water. You try cutting it smaller…bloody difficult. Then a huge amount of cheese to grate and a sauce to be made. I'm not complaining as I had the rest of 1pm onwards to relax.
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Post by kerouac2 on Jun 2, 2020 17:47:33 GMT
I had Thai fish fritters and Vietnamese prawns on top of rice noodles, okra and cauliflower.
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Post by whatagain on Jun 2, 2020 17:54:16 GMT
Osso bucco but for thursday... i have 12 pieces of veal. Must find friends to eat it with.
I made legumes farcis.with Rice that is about ok.
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Post by mickthecactus on Jun 2, 2020 18:01:47 GMT
Pasta and spinach and chicken cooked in olive oil with fresh tarragon from the garden, garlic and single cream. Highly recommended.
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Post by mickthecactus on Jun 2, 2020 18:04:16 GMT
Osso bucco but for thursday... i have 12 pieces of veal. Must find friends to eat it with. I made legumes farcis.with Rice that is about ok. Mark likes veal.
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Post by kerouac2 on Jun 2, 2020 18:17:29 GMT
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Post by onlyMark on Jun 2, 2020 18:53:12 GMT
Shit stirrer. I'll get you back one day.
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Post by kerouac2 on Jun 2, 2020 18:59:03 GMT
But you're even in driving distance. It might be better than Fray Bentos.
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Post by onlyMark on Jun 2, 2020 19:58:02 GMT
Dinner tonight was salmon and potato cakes. Fray Bentos tinned pies are when I am alone in Spain as I can buy them there. Veal is so far down on my list that it it doesn't even appear.
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Post by mickthecactus on Jun 2, 2020 20:33:52 GMT
We have Fray Bentos tinned pies in our store cupboard. They’re ok.
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Post by mickthecactus on Jun 2, 2020 20:49:57 GMT
Dinner tonight was salmon and potato cakes. Fray Bentos tinned pies are when I am alone in Spain as I can buy them there. Veal is so far down on my list that it it doesn't even appear. I like veal. I'll go. Where is Belgium?
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Post by bixaorellana on Jun 2, 2020 22:29:27 GMT
What is single cream?
I didn't eat anything today until 3:30 because I got caught up in chores and other stuff. The last chore I did before eating was to put the last load of clothes into the washing machine. As I brought the laundry basket down from upstairs I was convinced I smelled a ham sandwich -- a really classic one on nice soft bread with mayonnaise and tomato and lettuce. There is no ham in my house and there was damned sure no ham sandwich -- an olfactory hallucination!
The idea of dinner now seems distant and overwhelming.
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Post by lagatta on Jun 2, 2020 23:13:53 GMT
Bixa, the fat levels vary from country to country, but it is similar to light (more or less 15% cream) as opposed to 35% cream.
Single cream, double cream.
By the way, I still have the same weird semi-anexoria. I made a lovely dish of saffron rice, beautiful wild Argentine prawns and fresh herbs, and could on.y eat half my tapas dish. I love good food, and while by no means a glutton, have certainly never been underweight as an adult, and more than a bit porky around menopause.
I'm a proper body mass now, but am a bit worried about the anorexia (in the scientific sense - I am not referring to very young women starving themselves to death). I mean loss of appetite, and I'm probably still a wee bit on the podgy side - very far from skeletal! There is no danger, just feeling very perplexed and guilty about throwing out nutritous food that became a bit iffy.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jun 2, 2020 23:35:06 GMT
Thanks, LaGatta. Never heard it called that before.
re: semi-anorexia ~ how to put this tastefully in an eating thread? I believe some of the lack of appetite is due to amount we're staying in. I realize both of us go out to buy food, but it's not the same thing as before, where we might do several errands at one time or just walk further afield for something to do. Thus, that lack of normal moving around might translate into lack of proper movement in the bathroom department, leading to some sluggishness and lessened appetite.
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Post by lagatta on Jun 3, 2020 0:12:10 GMT
Yes, I think you are spot on.
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Post by kerouac2 on Jun 3, 2020 18:14:57 GMT
I made a salad tonight with lentils and quinoa mixed with chopped cilantro, onions and peppers, hard boiled egg on the side. It was much better than I expected and probably much better than I deserved considering how little effort went into making it.
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Post by mich64 on Jun 4, 2020 2:29:18 GMT
made a salad tonight with lentils and quinoa mixed with chopped cilantro, onions and peppers, hard boiled egg on the side. It was much better than I expected and probably much better than I deserved considering how little effort went into making it. That sounds really good to me. I had a salad as well, I picked up some blue cheese yesterday, so just a simple salad with some greens, cherry tomatoes, cucumber. cooled asparagus and yellow beans topped with the olive oil and the cheese, really low effort, but tasted really good.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jun 4, 2020 2:36:11 GMT
Both of you made such nice salads!
I have been off my feed, so wanted something that might tempt me, but not be heavy. I had some leftover basmati rice in the fridge, so I made a quick soup for it out of a little chopped onion, garlic, & zucchini. Once that was sauteed I stirred in some miso and some powdered chicken consomme and of course hot water. Put in the rice and let it simmer a little bit, then ate it with some chopped herbs & frilly lettuce on top.
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Post by whatagain on Jun 4, 2020 3:18:47 GMT
Dinner tonight was salmon and potato cakes. Fray Bentos tinned pies are when I am alone in Spain as I can buy them there. Veal is so far down on my list that it it doesn't even appear. I like veal. I'll go. Where is Belgium? Around a hellhole cslled Brussels, according to Trump and hardly worth mentioning according to othrrs. But you are welcome
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Post by tod2 on Jun 4, 2020 16:02:48 GMT
Little me, never been to Belgium : But oh how I love Belgium beer!! But what am I saying? If you have ever travelled by Eurostar you could have most likely pulled in at Lille for a few minutes …… The dinner for the two of us was smoked haddock hiding under a duvet of cheese creme fraiche sauce smothered in fresh parsley. Creamy potato puree and bright green petit poise on the side.
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Post by kerouac2 on Jun 4, 2020 16:18:21 GMT
I checked the online recipes before preparing dinner tonight, and a few of them said to remove the toenails before boiling them. But I think that pulling the toenails out of your mouth is one of the highlights of eating pigs' feet.
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Post by tod2 on Jun 4, 2020 16:36:53 GMT
NOooooooooo! Stop it Kerouac! I've sat next to people eating pigs feet. I looked over to the jelly like stumps and decided there is nothing I fancied, Just give me a deep fried pigs ear instead.
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