So...whats for dinner?
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That is one thing I miss dearly...all the ethnic stores and bigger stores, carrying ethnic ingredients. Unless we take a ferry or drive hours to get to Seattle, nothin' here.
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I made a steak and mushroom thing, over diced potatos and onions in the crockpot for my sweetie tonight. Appetizer was shrimp cocktail (from the freezer - only so-so) and made ice cream in a pampered chef mini maker for desert. Can't beat 4 ingredient ice- cream with only 8 g of sugar serving. ( DH is diabetic so this was a treat). Also had a lovely California red table wine with a bulldog on the label (?) All in all satisfactory and DH felt special. ❤ Hope everyone had a loving day however you spent it.
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Yesterday was poached lemon-pepper cod served with creamed peas & new potatoes.
Today the 2nd codpiece (just couldn't resist if there any other Shakespeare fans out there) was added to sauteed onions, peppers & Rao's Marinara. It was enough with no other sides.
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Minus, LOL.
How did you make your creamed peas?
We had leftover ragu. Boy did I eat too much
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Wally - I'm trying to use up things that are either leftover in the fridge/freezer or have been in the cupboard too long. I just made a basic white sauce, added the leftover green peas & (horrors) 1/2 a can of Del Monte whole new potatoes. I bought the can for emergency supplies for one of our hurricanes or freezes. I figured since I remember my Dad loving these in the 1950s (probably the last time I ate them), they couldn't be too bad. Well - they were canned potatoes, but palatable. I thought about adding spices or chili power to liven them up, but I was trying to replicate something from my childhood. I'll toss the rest of the can in a soup or stew.
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minus - codpiece, lol! My Shakespeare class in college was one of my faves. I too have a soft spot for the canned potatoes, and it is def a childhood thing. I have used them for a kind of home fries thing - blot the moisture off the potatoes, halve or slice if needed - I have also used the sliced Del Monte ones, and saute with onion and my house seasoning (1/3 each garlic powder, pepper, and Lawry's seasoned salt in a shaker jar) for a trip in the way back machine with Mr. Peabody.
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Hello all - have not posted in awhile and just completed catching up on reading the postings.
Kroger HQ is just across the river in Cinci, so I believe we get some better items in the local stores, especially in the mega-store in downtown Cinci. My personal go-to store is Trader Joe's, now that we have one 7 mins from our house. Fresh Thyme is a favorite, as well. Also use ALDI and Meijer pickup for certain items. Whole Foods is a once in awhile visit since it involves a bothersome drive to Ohio & back. Hubs does the Krogering - usually every Weds.
Hubs is a master at both napkin folding and table setting, as he was once the Ops Manager for a riverboat that did catered cruises. He is also a very self sufficient cook, a necessity after he retired and I worked all day. However, his cooking concoctions do not work for me, as he uses large amounts of garlic, onion & curry - too much for somewhat sensitive digestion. He also has a routine of household chores he does - laundry, dust & vacuum, bathrooms, floors, etc. Hey, when I worked, he would even iron things for me when needed. I just call him Jeeves - he is a combo of butler, gardener, housekeeper, etc., and all with his lovely British accent.
We did a curbside carryout from Carrabba's for Valentine's Day - Mahi Wulfe (lovely lemony, buttery sauce w/artichoke hearts & sundried tomatoes), Grilled Asparagus, Truffle Fries for Hubs, Warm Bread & Butter (I use Kerrygold Pure Irish Butter). We have enough fish leftover for another meal each. Hubs will make a Brit "specialty" known as a Chip Butty w/leftover fries.
Today's dinner will be the remainder of a concoction I make using Tikka Masala sauce, riced cauliflower/carrots/broccol, shrooms & chopped chicken breast along with some naan.
Eric - Congrats to your wife on the 10 year mark!
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Celia - nice to see you. Sounds like your DH is a definite keeper. Your Valentines Mahi & the sides sound delicious. I had to look up Chip Butty even though my BFF in college was a Brit & I ate at their home many weekends. No carbs, right?
Frying up the rest of the canned potatoes w/carmelized onions. Maybe I'll toss in some mushrooms too - even though my father would have been horrified by such an addition. I will either pour scrambled eggs over the top or use a second pan to make an omelette with Jarlsberg cheese. Decisions, decisions...
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I hope the new generation of men feel the pressure, like women used to "have to be good cooks and housekeepers." Men should have to know how to cook and clean and I hope the young gals are holding them to it!
As much as I loved the ragu, I hope tonight will be the last. ....but it may be tomorrow. I've got a hankerin' for Asian so I'll thaw out the rockfish and make it with the soy-butter combo (to die), bok choy and brown japanese rice.
We got home from shopping this afternoon and the shelves were pretty full and most of the veggies looked decent. I bought waaay too much so I'll be juggling trying to figure out what to cook and when.
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Wally - is your combo for the fish 1/2 & 1/2 butter & soy? What else do you add? I love bok choy.
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Minus, the recipe is from Milk Street (and it is free for a while longer: https://www.177milkstreet.com/2020/12/eric-kim-but...). I tweak the recipe depending on what I have on hand and how I'll use it.
He uses it on veggies, but I used it on fish. Incredible for so few ingredients.
The bok choy, I use NIna Simonds recipe. I can dig it up from my cookbook and type it up if you are interested. It's pretty basic and I usually eye ball it...oyster sauce, garlic, chili flakes, soy sauce if oyster sauce isn't too salty and a little sake. That's how I usually do it from memory so if you are interested, I'd be happy to get the exact recipe.
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Hi all
I have been on this site since 2012, 10 years since my breast cancer diagnosis. I've read this forum heaps but never replied.
I'm not a huge cook but love watching cooking shows and trying not to cook the same food all the time.
I'm in Perth, Western Australia where again we have a food shortage in our supermarkets because most of our food comes across from Melbourne or Sydney by train. We have just had flooding which took lots of rail line out, First train full of food today after none for weeks.
My Fish and Chips from a pub meal last week. My favourite.
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Aussie - Welcome to the table. So glad you're joining in. It will be fun to have recipes from down under. I love fish & chips.
Wally - Thanks for the butter/soy combo recipe. I'm good on my BokChoy. But in a nod to past things, I really miss the Spice Islands Mei Yen. I know, I know - there are several 'work arounds' on the web, but it's just not the same.
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aussie - welcome! Your fish and chips looks delicious.
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Aussie, welcome! When we lived in WI, it was called "Fish Fry" and we loved it (they also offered a fish boil for those who prefer to limit fried food). Out here in WA, it is back to being called Fish and Chips. Interesting...maybe not.
Minus, I found this on reddit when I had to google what spice island mei yen was...here's the post:
I contacted Spice Islands asking them if they could recommend a substitution for Mei Yen seasoning as several recipes in their cookbook require it and I could find it no where. They responded as follows:
Spice Islands Mei Yen has been discontinued, but you can make your own by combing: 9 parts salt, 9 parts sugar, 2 parts MSG
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aussie - welcome! The fish looks yummy, and I don't even like fish, lol! My dad was born in Box Hill and raised in Ringwood, outside Melbourne. He left Australia during WWII to be a merchant marine, but was eventually put off the ship in California due to an illness that could not be treated onboard. Long story, but he remained there and built a life. While he became a naturalized American citizen, Australia was always in his heart - and ours, as his children!
I was tired of recycled Super Bowl snacks for dinner, so last night was roast chicken, rice with garlic and ghee, and Brussels sprouts with a little balsamic glaze. Tonight will be ribeyes with a dairy free sour cream horseradish sauce, roasted split baby yukon gold potatoes, and roasted carrots with thyme.
eric - belated congrats to Sharon on 10 years - woo hoo!
wally - my kids are millennials in their 30's, but definitely don't follow outdated gender roles for household stuff, or much else! Their influences growing up were basically traditional. They both took home ec and shop classes in school. DS did the second year of home ec because he wanted to build a gingerbread house and that was part of the curriculum only in the second year, lol! He is a paramedic/firefighter and has had to cook for his crew in some of the different firehouses he has been in - in some they bring their own stuff, in others they eat together and cook in shifts. He is an excellent cook, and has an avid interest in food. He often sends me photos - cinnamon rolls from scratch, grilling homemade franks and sausages, old school carbonara with pancetta rather than bacon, also has come up with some cocktail recipes, and had a garden when he was in Virginia. He has a sous vide and Le Creuset pans - I have neither, lol! He is also very conversant with power tools and had a side business for a while making furniture out of recycled wood. He back country snowboards and does a lot of rappelling and canyoning - very much a guy's guy, but is nuts about his new girl who can keep up with all that - we met her in Sept and she is impressive! DD is not particularly domestic, but she can work on cars - has done extensive work on her giant lifted 4Runner - and knows her way around most power tools. She occasionally cooks - knows how, just doesn't really enjoy it. She is a brand ambassador for Traeger, so she will grill and make sides when she is filming for them and seems to enjoy that more. Her beau cooks a lot and does meal prep for the week. When he moved in he had more spices than she did, lol! She doesn't like to clean or do laundry, but knows how and keeps her house presentable. She is a Coast Guard certified charter fishing Captain here in FL, holds world records with IGFA for fish she has caught, has a roof tent on her truck and does a lot of camping, and is a crack shot with any gun you put in her hand. The one thing they definitely have in common, aside from the power tools, is that they hate to shop - so they missed that part of my DNA, lol!
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Hi Aussie.
Mickey and then the scare with Sharon..... I don't celebrate "cancerversaries". But I do realize that the "longer ago the better".
Special, I'm smiling about the description of the two "beaus". DD here sounds like a younger version of your DD with the exception of the Coast Guard license and the dislike of shopping. Sharon is the one with the CG license (assistant engineer--steam and diesel) and (like me) hates to shop.
I'm also smiling at the fire cooking. I did a lot of work for the fire department here. Several stations boasted folks who had been head chefs at upscale restaurants or had culinary arts degrees from Le Cordon Bleu Paris, but even those stations didn't have too much extra to brag about! The cooking skills were amazing.
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It is so lovely to read about the younger generation, going all in on life. Bravo and brava!!
Eric, unfortunately, for cancer like mine (lobular), the further out I get, the more l likely it can return.
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Wally - yes I googled the Mei Yen 'work around' a number of years ago. It's not the same.
Special - thanks for sharing about your kiddos. Love their choices & avocations.
Tonight was cabbage sauteed in sesame & canola oils with sunflower seeds tossed in. Served with cranberry & pumpkin seed crackers and Boursin garlic cheese spread.
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wallycat, I’m a fan of Milk Street, too! I don’t follow their recipes exactly, but I love to get inspired to try new things. I also like Cooks Illustrated.
Tonight was a riff on a HelloFresh recipe: chicken breast with figgy balsamic glaze with thyme, smashed potatoes and lemony roasted carrots. Last night was a junk food night: Costco pizza and a salad, but Monday was a healthy leftover cedar plank salmon, basmati, brown and wild rice pilaf and peas. I like frozen peas but I tried a new recipe and it was a “miss”. I love lemon zest and juice on most veggies, but not peas! DH liked the peas but I think he was being kind.
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Hi all
Thanks for the warm welcome. The Australian forum no-one talks on there anymore. Unfortunately quite a few of the ladies have passed away. Some of you might remember Chrissy and Trish.
SpecialK I've been to Melbourne a few times as I have relatives their, was hoping to go back in 2020 but Covid messed that up. I was going to do a bit of travel but don't know when that will be now.
My freezer and pantry are pretty full as I've been stocking up when I see food that I like but still never know what to cook !!! Since Christmas we have had a heatwave here, lots of days over 38C and not much rain. I can't wait until the weather is cooler and I will feel more hungry. I'm having fried rice and chicken tonight. There is still lots of fresh meat and fruit and veg in the shops, all West Australian grown, not much canned or packaged goods.
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Wally...uggh...with it getting more likely coming back as time goes on. I didn't know that about lobular cancer.
The weather here was in the upper 20C range for a few days (shorts and bare feet) but has gone back down to 10-12C range again. Sharon and I are hoping to be moved and have everything out of storage before our summer temperatures arrive. Moving heavy stuff when it's hot is not a lot of fun.
If I'm not busy, I'll watch both Milk Street and ATK (America's Test Kitchen) and, like "y'all", I tend to look for ideas instead of just copying the recipe. The ATK/Milk Street split was kind of messy, but now there are two shows to watch.
In the early 1980s, we used to watch the various cooking shows on the local PBS station while trying to copy down exactly what was needed/how to do it. After the show, the two of us would compare notes and try to make a coherent recipe from the notes. It usually worked. Sometimes we had to figure things out and we would add notes. Sometimes the neighbor's dog was the happy recipient of a "not fixable" meal. Sometimes it was such a spectacular failure that the neighbor's dog wasn't at all interested! :-) The internet has made it easier with the cooking shows as I can just go to the web site instead of scribbling notes that hopefully didn't miss something critical. The other show that we used to watch was the Frugal Gourmet. Before the books were all packed away, I'd pull one off the shelf to get a recipe and find a paper in the book with the 40 year old notes. I suppose I should scan/digitize them.
Dinner tonight will be at the music jam. Homemade chicken soup (even the chickens were "homemade") is the main dish for tonight with whatever the rest of us bring for side dishes.
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aussie - Thanks for the shout-out to Crissy & Trish. Miss them both.
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Aussie, welcome! Oh, how I miss good fish & chips (especially those from the late great Broadway Cellars)! Still beating up on myself for my late-night carb-loading snacks--if I'd never given into those cravings I could occasionally have fish & chips, pasta, and even the crust from pizza & quiche. Instead, to my chagrin, the size 10 Ralph Lauren dress I ordered for Gordy's wedding (size 10 was what their "fit guide" told me to buy) will barely zip up over my waist & bust--even with a Spanx camisole. The photo on the site did not indicate a defined (extremely defined, fit & flare) bodice & waist. And they don't stock it in a 12, much less a 14.
Here the fish in a "fish fry" (usually all you can eat) is breaded rather than battered. I've never had a WI fish boil--the bubbling-over kettle and flames leaping out from underneath look dramatic, but the ingredients (chunks of boiled fish, potatoes and other root vegetables) seem unpalatably bland to me. North woods WI & the U.P. are not particularly known for imaginative seasonings or sauces that don't come out of a bottle or packet. Yooper friends of mine don't even like L. Woods Lodge & Tap (our local imitation of a WI "supper club") because the meats are "too spicy" and they serve green vegetables.
Gordy actually got his own apt. a few months after starting to date Leslie--he wanted to have some independent living skills under his belt before moving in together. He also took a few online cooking lessons.
Tues. night we went to Mon Ami Gabi for a belated Valentine's dinner. Bob played it safe with a filet mignon & salade Lyonnaise, plus a side of steamed spinach; I had the prix fixe special of lobster bisque with lobster meat, beef short ribs in cabernet gravy with celery-root puree and diced butternut squash. Mine also came with dessert: three large raspberry macarons, which we had boxed even before they were served. Bob had one at home. The other two aren't even tempting me.
Last night, en route home from the Ford dealership in Oak Lawn (he had a side-view mirror replaced) Bob stopped at the Patio BBQ. He brought home a tossed salad, full rack of baby back ribs (dry, smoked rather than the baked "Chicago style" swimming in sauce), grilled veggies (peppers, zucchini & yellow squashes, and onions), coleslaw, and brisket with mashed potatoes. I ate half the ribs, slaw & veggies.
Brunch (actually lunch because it was so late after I went searching online & my attic for dresses) was low carb avocado toast with homemade guac (so much better than Wholly), baby arugula, diced yellow tomato, cilantro, and shallot with a dry-"fried" egg.
Dinner (for me, in half an hour, for Bob just now) will be the rest of my ribs, short ribs, and whatever spinach & tossed salad Bob doesn't want.
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My rockfish wasn't completely thawed so I oven fried some purple potatoes, along with some broccoli and made scrambled eggs. Tomorrow, the fish.
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I had the last cup of leftover creamed peas & potatoes served with leftover homemade guacamole w/tomatoes.
First meeting with my new LEPT today. I'm bandaged tonight. We'll see how it goes.
Lunch tomorrow with my ex-DH. He's partial to the fried shrimp at Pappadeaux. Luckily there's one close since he doesn't like to drive any distance. He and his wife (of 28 years) (we were married 20 years before) don't like wine so he is going to bring me the entire contents of their built in temperature controlled wine cellar/cooler. I'm guessing 40+ bottles. I'm assuming they've treated it correctly - at least I confirmed the bottles were stored on their sides. She loves to spend money, so there will no doubt be some expensive varieties On the other hand, there may be a lot of vinegar.
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Last night I added tomatoes and canned diced chilis and spices to the leftover red beans and created chili, served with a tossed salad. Grated cheddar and sour cream were condiments for the chili. Unusual to have smoked sausage in chili, but it tasted good.
I remember seeing rockfish in Alaska. One of my favorite things to do was hang out at the cleaning stations to watch fishermen bring in their catches. Those cleaning stations were impressive in some of the towns. Stainless steel. Local men would clean the fish for a small amount of money per fish. They were very skilled. Sea gulls would hang out to help with the cleanup. It was quite a scene.
DH made chicken curry one night. He looked up his own recipe. Curry powder has a powerful dye. I had to scrub the yellow spots on my white quartz countertops, even a spot on the stove top. Somehow he didn't make use of the stack of pottery spoon rests.
I'm almost finished with separating the cookbook collection into Keep and Give Away categories. Meanwhile another cookbook arrived in the mail from WW, a bonus for resubscribing to the online subscription.
Dinner may be the last ribeye in the freezer. When nothing else come to mind for dinner....
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Welcome Aussie! And how bittersweet to see the names of departed sisters from your Australian group. I often think of Susan, Michelle, and the many others who added to the richness of our dinner thread. And yes, Minus…What fun it was to enjoy dinner with you, your friend, Pat, and Susan! I am reminded of that visit every time I drive to the Celtics’ games and pass the hotel where you and Pat stayed before continuing on your trip to NS.
We are preparing (bracing?!) for a few days with our little toddler force being here. So meals will include kid centric choices. She needs a high fiber diet, which we fortunately offer, but there is always the “broccoli is yucky today” factor that we may need to be prepared for, thus lots of variety on hand. She does love her carbs, and we will make some corn muffins and likely some cookies. She is mainly looking forward to us having “dance parties”, so DH will get his DJ songs out and we’ll be movin! Happy to have some decent weather the next few days so we can enjoy time outdoors, too. She needs to keep moving….sometimes a challenge for these oldsters! All of our 2+ feet of snow is amazingly gone!
I have my yearly DF visit with med onc on Tuesday. She’ll probably wonder why I look so fatigued.
Last night I made eggplant pizzas, which we had with salad. I’ve been adding fresh kale to our nightly salads, which we’ve enjoyed.
Tonight, DH will grill chicken breasts that I’ll have marinated, probably in an orange and balsamic or soy marinade I’ll make up.
While DGD is here, DH will make fun breakfasts that they will both enjoy…and I’ll just have a taste of, since I’m not much of a breakfast person.
I have over a week to get used to the idea that TD Garden will no longer have a vax or mask mandate when we return there for our next game. Since many fans ignored the mask rule already, I expect we might be the only ones wearing our trusty KF-94s in that crowd! 🥴
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The eggplant pizzas and salad look very appetizing! I'm not sure I would have the discipline to eat only two slices. You'll have to post a picture of the cute grand daughter.
I'm cooking Cornish hens again for tonight. I'll split them open as I did last time. A side will be a dressing using Pepperidge Farm mix and artichoke hearts. I bought a couple of bags of the dressing mix during the holidays when it was prominently displayed.
I just finished e-filing our federal income tax returns. Our finances are so simple in retirement that I can download the software and do the returns in a few hours.
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Carole - totally agree about how simple tax returns are in retirement & I think Turbo Tax is great. I have a can of artichoke hearts sitting on the cupboard but never thought of adding them to dressing. Good idea. Do you still add onions & celery? Or maybe I'll toss them with shrimp & pasta like I was considering.
Mae - I saw on another thread that today is your Birthday. Hope you have a great celebration.
Ah - Michelle in the bunny suit. Susan and the fresh cinnamon rolls. Good people gone.
Lacey - Hope you survive toddler week without getting too exhausted. Good luck with your MO appointment Tuesday.
Yes, I feel the same about going places that people no longer even pretend to wear masks. (those were the ones that stayed down on the chin & certainly under the nose). Consequently I'm still pretty careful about where I go. I miss plays & concerts. But interestingly I've found that I don't really miss eating out a lot. I've really gotten in the 'grove' of cooking simple meals at home.
So the wine 'donation' from my ex-DH...only 15-20 bottles but that included a new bottle of Baileys. Yum. I'm trying to find someone who would like 6 bottles of Chardonnay, since I don't care for Chard. The rest is pretty much a mix from White Zin to Barbera. Yesterday's meal was fried shrimp at Pappadeaux. Today's lunch was the leftover french fried potatoes from yesterday's meal.
It's still winter here - from 78 to 36 on Thursday. I baked a batch of brownies this morning. Also sliced onions & cucumbers - now marinating in sour cream & dill. I plan to saute asparagus for my dinner, served alongside the leftover stir-fried cabbage w/carrots, onions & sunflower seeds.
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