That looks so yummy
@bcc, you are my superhero for not owning a microwave. I tried it 2 years ago when ours broke down. My family still laughs about how fast I ran to the store after one week of trying. Usually I will read about different models for a month, then try and get one made in Japan, then give up, then see if maybe we should just get a commercial variety or one that doubles as a convection oven, and finally just buy the first one I had looked up. (Although, I survived a month without a microwave in China last summer, steaming to reheat instead. )
@ChristinaM, thanks for introducing me to maqluba. Now I will see if I can “trade” biryani for maqluba with an aquaintance around here. I swapped a Japanese cheesecake for Mulukhiya last week. I never had jute leaves before. It’s not much to look at otherwise I would’ve posted it. But it tastes good. (And rice in this particular Egyptian household always has bits of vermicelli noodles. Not sure if that is common.)
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Wow, what a thing to be known for! Our kitchen is quite small, and we really have no room for a microwave. We have a convection oven that holds the temperatured quite precisely, so I use the oven for reheating things. Usually about 20 minutes at 85°C.
Some leftover lamb shoulder is defrosting. It’ll get tossed in olive oil, dusted with sharwama spices and fried till a bit crispy. Halloumi will also get the frying pan treatment and then get a scattering of parsley and red chilli. There’s supermarket houmous and there’ll be a yogurt, garlic and mint dip. I’ve lots of parsley, so there’ll be a tabbouleh as well. And a fattoush. And pitta.
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This is nearly exactly how my mom makes her latkes but she adds a grated onion too. The microwaving is an interesting step. She doesn’t do that but I could see it helping to par-cook the potatoes a little bit.
I chuckled at this. My husband will sometimes ‘make a meal’, but I’m finding him all the dishes, spoons, cleaning up behind him, making sides and entertaining the baby while he focuses on the protein haha.
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That is the hummus of my dreams. It looks so smooth and luscious. I suddenly need to make this ASAP.
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I’m trying to actually use the things that I have stashed in the freezer so that when I actually get around to cleaning it out, I won’t end up throwing most of it away. I came across a couple of butterbean burgers and a superiority burger and served those up with some french fries which were mostly yukon gold, but had an aging russet thrown in for good measure. Easy and tasty enough meal.
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Pretty much. I’m kind of cursing this dinner in an instant book because the recipes are too involved for a weeknight.
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Same here, and worse, a few days ago, need to teach him how to use the microwave to defreeze bread…and we have this microwave for 9 years already!
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mine is trying to get more into planning and making meals, which I am supportive of. So I am trying not to mind the mess…
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36 degrees, not windy nor raining . 100% rain tomorrow
So, went out to work as I can see chickweed all over the lawn
Have to pull them manually , was not ready to spread premergent as I thought it is a bit early but the rain brought them about.
Dressed poms up in their Christmas suit , spread a comforter on lawn and started to pull chickweeds
rice cooked ( delayed timer) , chicken marinading in fridge for 24. hours ( soy sauce, gochujang, cider vinegar, broad bean, sesame oil) vegetables prepared before working outdoor.
Quick stir fry using onions, garlic and ginger before adding chicken .
There is more vegetable than chicken as I used
I did not add any hot sauce as I shared the chicken breast with the babies but when ready to eat, I add chili crisp to my plate.
Have enough for 3 meals
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I can hardly wait to get my hands on this at our local Asian market.
It’s funny that we do the same for our babies and fur babies.
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This looked so good…really odds and ends?!
Nice big filet…how thick were they?
That being said, the soup is a very “latino” recipe…either Dominican, Mexican, Columbian, etc…from where did this soup hail?
It’s one of those things sometimes I just wish I didn’t know… I know a few of the hole in the wall chinese places I grew up on would probably not pass these days, but I lived?
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