What's for Dinner? - Page 46

bbro · 08-06-2012, 08:54 AM

lol! Nice Lola!

Tonight is oven baked chicken, boiled potatoes and cauliflower

orthodoc · 08-06-2012, 02:38 PM

Curried cauliflower soup, acorn squash stuffed with quinoa, and for dessert, berries drizzled with a little agave nectar and sprinkled with dark chocolate shavings. (If I'm not ambitious enough it'll just be soup and dessert. Leave the entree for the weekend ...)

bbro · 08-06-2012, 06:04 PM

Ok - scratch the earlier. The chicken isn't thawed. Going with some leftovers of Inside out green pepper casserole turned taco casserole.

wolf · 08-06-2012, 08:03 PM

I discovered that you can bake frozen chicken.

BigV · 08-07-2012, 12:03 AM

taco salad for breakfast

taco salad for lunch

taco salad for dinner, plus margaritas

the salad's all gone now.

bbro · 08-07-2012, 07:36 PM

Sounds like my kind of day V - I love taco salad! Hmm.....might have to go on the menu next week....

orthodoc · 08-07-2012, 08:07 PM

baby bok choy with mushrooms ... garlic, ginger, tamari, sesame oil, you know ... oh my ... yum. And less than 15 min. Perfect.

Could be the perfect hookup ...

BigV · 08-08-2012, 09:58 PM

What's for Iftar?

Well, we're going to the local Chinese Buffet place. Might be frog's legs, might be chop suey. I can almost guarantee there will be cheese filled wontons. Probably sweet and sour chicken, bbq pork, jello-textured-food-product.

My friend got married today and we're breaking their fast at this restaurant. NOM!

Aliantha · 08-09-2012, 12:50 AM

Last night I made butter chicken, which is one of Mav's favourites. Because of my inferior health and energy levels I decided to use a recipe base instead of cooking it from scratch like I usually do. It was ok, but didn't have quite the same tangy smooth rich flavour you get when you build the flavours as you go along.

On the plus side, Mav's g/f thought it was great. Just wait till I cook the real thing!

Sundae · 08-09-2012, 04:45 AM

I love butter chicken.
It sounds so innocent...

Am looking into making a rich fish stew.
Dads won't appreciate it, but I know Mum will.
Trouble is, fish does not need to be cooked for a long time (unlike cheaper cuts of meat) so the broth doesn't seem to thicken.
The photos of promising sounding recipes look like a pile of tumbled seafood in coloured water.

I'd like a tomato-y base (but not too rich as Mum has problems with that).
Am I thinking of a Tuscan dish? Or a Spanish one?
I can't even cheat and buy a jar of something as they are all for meat. And after the meatloaf I have a horror if making another over-seasoned dish

Sorry, thinking out loud here. But if anyone can think of a lovely fresh tasting tomato based fish dish with fruits de mer and a little firm white fish, do share!

Aliantha · 08-09-2012, 04:49 AM

If you want a good fish stew, think about a gumbo type recipe.

You need to make your stock with some kind of carcass and head. Strain off, then start your veges (whatever you like) in the stock. After that, in a separate pot, fry off your spices (whatever takes your fancy) in a good dollop of butter, then make a roux which you then pour your veges and stock into. Lastly, add whatever seafood you're going to use.

Easy peasy Japanesey.

Sundae · 08-09-2012, 05:02 AM

Sez you.
Make a roux.

grumble grumble...

limey · 08-09-2012, 06:23 AM

Make a roux. The secret to making a good white sauce is to ignore all the snobbiness about not using a wire whisk to beat out the the lumps.
So ... fry off spices, add approx double volume of flour to fat and stir til it all binds into a lump. Gradually add the stock (still hot is fine). Beat the bo11ocks out of any lumps at every stage using a wire whisk.

bbro · 08-09-2012, 09:35 AM

Still cleaning out the leftovers, so I am having baked pasta again.

Aliantha · 08-09-2012, 05:43 PM

I always use a wire whisk. I don't give a shit about 'how you are supposed to do it'. In the kitchen, it's what works most efficiently if you ask me.

08-06-2012, 02:38 PM	#677
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	Curried cauliflower soup, acorn squash stuffed with quinoa, and for dessert, berries drizzled with a little agave nectar and sprinkled with dark chocolate shavings. (If I'm not ambitious enough it'll just be soup and dessert. Leave the entree for the weekend ...) __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

08-06-2012, 08:03 PM	#679
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I discovered that you can bake frozen chicken. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

08-07-2012, 12:03 AM	#680
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	taco salad for breakfast taco salad for lunch taco salad for dinner, plus margaritas the salad's all gone now. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

08-07-2012, 08:07 PM	#682
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	baby bok choy with mushrooms ... garlic, ginger, tamari, sesame oil, you know ... oh my ... yum. And less than 15 min. Perfect. Could be the perfect hookup ... __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

08-08-2012, 09:58 PM	#683
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	What's for Iftar? Well, we're going to the local Chinese Buffet place. Might be frog's legs, might be chop suey. I can almost guarantee there will be cheese filled wontons. Probably sweet and sour chicken, bbq pork, jello-textured-food-product. My friend got married today and we're breaking their fast at this restaurant. NOM! __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

08-06-2012, 08:54 AM	#676
bbro Insert witty comment here Join Date: May 2004 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 2,182	lol! Nice Lola! Tonight is oven baked chicken, boiled potatoes and cauliflower

08-06-2012, 06:04 PM	#678
bbro Insert witty comment here Join Date: May 2004 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 2,182	Ok - scratch the earlier. The chicken isn't thawed. Going with some leftovers of Inside out green pepper casserole turned taco casserole.

08-07-2012, 07:36 PM	#681
bbro Insert witty comment here Join Date: May 2004 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 2,182	Sounds like my kind of day V - I love taco salad! Hmm.....might have to go on the menu next week....

08-09-2012, 12:50 AM	#684
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Last night I made butter chicken, which is one of Mav's favourites. Because of my inferior health and energy levels I decided to use a recipe base instead of cooking it from scratch like I usually do. It was ok, but didn't have quite the same tangy smooth rich flavour you get when you build the flavours as you go along. On the plus side, Mav's g/f thought it was great. Just wait till I cook the real thing! __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

08-09-2012, 04:45 AM	#685
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I love butter chicken. It sounds so innocent... Am looking into making a rich fish stew. Dads won't appreciate it, but I know Mum will. Trouble is, fish does not need to be cooked for a long time (unlike cheaper cuts of meat) so the broth doesn't seem to thicken. The photos of promising sounding recipes look like a pile of tumbled seafood in coloured water. I'd like a tomato-y base (but not too rich as Mum has problems with that). Am I thinking of a Tuscan dish? Or a Spanish one? I can't even cheat and buy a jar of something as they are all for meat. And after the meatloaf I have a horror if making another over-seasoned dish Sorry, thinking out loud here. But if anyone can think of a lovely fresh tasting tomato based fish dish with fruits de mer and a little firm white fish, do share! __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

08-09-2012, 04:49 AM	#686
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	If you want a good fish stew, think about a gumbo type recipe. You need to make your stock with some kind of carcass and head. Strain off, then start your veges (whatever you like) in the stock. After that, in a separate pot, fry off your spices (whatever takes your fancy) in a good dollop of butter, then make a roux which you then pour your veges and stock into. Lastly, add whatever seafood you're going to use. Easy peasy Japanesey. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

08-09-2012, 05:02 AM	#687
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Sez you. Make a roux. grumble grumble... __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

08-09-2012, 06:23 AM	#688
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	Make a roux. The secret to making a good white sauce is to ignore all the snobbiness about not using a wire whisk to beat out the the lumps. So ... fry off spices, add approx double volume of flour to fat and stir til it all binds into a lump. Gradually add the stock (still hot is fine). Beat the bo11ocks out of any lumps at every stage using a wire whisk. __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

08-09-2012, 09:35 AM	#689
bbro Insert witty comment here Join Date: May 2004 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 2,182	Still cleaning out the leftovers, so I am having baked pasta again.

08-09-2012, 05:43 PM	#690
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	I always use a wire whisk. I don't give a shit about 'how you are supposed to do it'. In the kitchen, it's what works most efficiently if you ask me. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

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