It was a lot of cheese, I may go for a 3x2 next time.
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Thanks. The Strip is rather far from my sister’s apartment. The closest one is on Rainbow and I-215.
As for the wide variety of nationwide chains, I totally agree. I just wish there was an Aldi’s here. Thankfully there are a couple planned for the future including one currently under construction.
Gochujang Meat Sauce over rice. This one’s made with lamb, our favorite, although I’ve made it with beef and pork. Just enough heat for a little mouth tingling. This is very good over rice cakes but all my rummaging in the freezer didn’t turn them up!
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Super quick and easy black bean soup with sour cream. Might have been better with a squeeze of lime it just occurred to me.
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My PIC and I shared the teeny tiny bit of leftover MS roast, along with a small head of broc I blanched, then tossed in butter, s&p.
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Poached salmon in court bouillon , chilled, then chopped, red onion, celery, Kewpie Wasabi/Duke’s Mayo and sorrel from the pot on the terrace
. Irish soda bread with Odlums very coarse wheat flour +white. Makes a great soda bread, well wrapped can last three days. Also a stick to the ribs bread, very satisfying.
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Wow. I want that sandwich.
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I’ve poached salmon a few times recently, nice in a “ lettuce cup” arrangement as well. I sometimes shave fennel into it.
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Salmon and fennel are a match made in heaven, which is why I replace the traditional carrot in lohikeitto with shaved fennel 
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Chicken Sindhi biryani following this recipe that uses Shan Sindhi biryani masala:
I used a whole packet instead of half. I thought it came out pretty well, I didn’t overcook the rice this time.
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Are you parboiling the rice or fully cooking it. You want it half raw, so it can finish cooking in the steam of the meat — then it doesn’t overcook.
The other thing is how much liquid is at the bottom — that video was a little too liquidy for me. If you have just enough sauce to coat the meat, then it cooks out and steams into the rice. But if the gravy is wet when you layer the rice, it’s going to make the rice soggier than it should be (biryani is not a wet prep, it should be pretty dry in the end, that’s why there’s raita and in some regions even saalan / meat gravy served alongside).
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I cooked the rice to not quite done, put in boiling water for about 5-6 minutes and then drained. I think my biryani could have been a little drier, maybe I will use less water next time though there is only half a cup added in the recipe (the back of the box says 2 cups which would have been too much if not cooked down). Or maybe cook it down a little more. The tomatoes also add some liquid.
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Btw- did the Shan packet have an apricot inside? I’ve not understood the difference between their Sindhi biryani packet and the Bombay biryani one, bec the latter is Sindhi biryani. (Maybe it’s just recognizability for Pakistanis who would know Sindhi biryani but probably not Bombay biryani.)
I just remembered the biryani thread 
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No apricot, but there are dried plums!
I saw Shan Bombay biryani masala in my local Indian grocery as well, I might give that a try next time. And maybe will compare the contents with the Sindhi biryani packet. In the meantime I have 5 more servings of this Sindhi biryani to eat 
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I think I’ll be getting take-out Biryani in the near future thanks to this conversation 
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I did it! Like @Mr_Happy , the other day, I had In-n-Out for lunch! I walked 13km/8mi round-trip to get it and it was well worth the effort. I absolutely knew I couldn’t finish a Double-Double and just ordered a regular cheeseburger (with grilled onions), fries (well-done, natch!) and a small lite pink lemonade.
The lemonade was sweetened with stevia and monk fruit extract. I’d had stevia many times before and like it, but I’d never had monk fruit extract before. It’s not uncommon in Japan, but is called “Lakanka” there and as is often the case here in the states is mixed with erythritol. I won’t use anything with erythritol in it because of the reported possibility of getting blood clots. The lemonade was a bit too sweet for me so next time I go to In-n-Out (and there WILL BE a next time!) I’ll mix the lemonade with unsweetened iced tea and will also get the burger without their thousand island “spread” on it (I’ll get it with ketchup and mustard only.)
Edit: Dinner will be a simple green salad with vinaigrette! There’s no way I could eat anything more than that!
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Good to burn off the calories 
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That was definitely part of the equation!
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That looks like a well-deserved treat. I’ve never had an In-n-Out burger. I don’t think we have them in New England. It must not be too hot right now in Vegas - an 8 mile trek. wow. Did you know that a drink of iced tea mixed with lemonade is called an “Arnold Palmer”? That’s what we order in the summer when we go to our local clam shack. I dislike sweetened iced tea, and lemonade is too sweet and tart for me so DH & I compromise and share an “Arnold Palmer.”
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Thats like a snack.
Something to hold me over until a proper meal. 
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