What's for Dinner #104 - the Almost Green Edition - March 2024

Pepperoni, black olive, and three-cheese pizza. Marinated mushrooms and shallots on the side, along with salad greens in vinaigrette.

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Huevos rancheros with chorizo

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Fennel Risotto (fennel, onion, fennel seeds, chicken broth, parsley, parmesan and chicken broth) with Pork Ragu (ground pork, fennel, onion, carrot, fennel seeds, diced tomatoes, dried tomatoes, parsley, white wine)

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Went full ItalianAmerican. Pizza, duh.

Salad, for health!

Baked clams, my first crack at these. I was gonna have them half-shelled, but I didn’t have the strength to shuck today. I did have the strength to steam and chop and mix with panko, though.

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Tonight’s dinner was Chicken Meatloaf, stuffing and carrots. I had made a small test serving of this chicken meatloaf experiment with a bechamel sauce, but neither Sunshine nor Neighbor #2 liked having any sauce on this creation. So… I served it plain (I did put some hot sauce on my portion, though) At the end of the day, everyone was happy and enjoyed dinner.

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I like red pepper jelly, cranberry sauce or lingonberry sauce with chicken or turkey meatballs. They’d all work with turkey meatloaf, I think.

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Thanks… Yes, I really do feel some type of sauce is necessary.

Is the red pepper jelly hot??

There are hot red pepper jellies , and sweet red pepper jellies, as well as green jalapeĂąo jellies. I usually buy one that has a bit of kick.

They would all work!

I mostly buy Canadian brands. I sometimes buy this American one you should be able to find near you. It’s also good with cream cheese or brie. Or pork chops :slight_smile:
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Thank you. Yes, I’ll try to find it next time I go to the store.

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I’m wondering how one stirfries water.

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The leftover braised short ribs, shredded, with their sauce, over whole wheat pasta with romano.

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Sleeping = important. Hope you are on the mend soon!

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Hot chicharrones from Aldi at midnight were WFD :cry:

Well, I did take a couple of bites of my PIC’s cheeborgah at the brewery… then we had a few friends over @casa lingua after festivities were done & we practically closed down the place :slight_smile:

I’m REALLY looking forward to some downtime and a proper cooked meal tonight.

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Wonderfully delicious looking meal…and I’m SURE it didn’t just look delicious but it tasted delicious as well❗️

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I discovered I don’t like Pacific snapper / rockfish :rofl:
I was excited to make something that wasn’t char, salmon, haddock, pickerel, halibut or cod. Haha.

Also found out a person I’m cooking for doesn’t like rockfish, so I’m glad I made the ravioli. Not a lot of shrimp flavour, but these Marina Del Rey shrimp and burrata ravioli were tasty, with a very thin egg noodle wrapper . I liked them better than frozen lobster ravioli I’ve tried.
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I’m curious - what about it did you not care for?

We love it panko-crusted and pan fried in tacos.

Years ago I would enjoy it with some Russian friends frozen raw, thinly sliced, marinated in vinegar and onions, then seasoned with a pinch of cayenne to taste. It made for a refreshing ceviche-like dish (along with obligatory shots of vodka).

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Swiss Chalet Grocery Products: Hot Chicken Sandwich Homestyle Gravy Sauce

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It might be my source and the fish is not fresh enough. It wasn’t off, but it wasn’t delicious. I’m located between Lake Huron and Lake Erie, so awfully far from Alaska.

I can see it being fine battered or breaded, and eaten inside a taco. I think I overcooked it a bit (roasted). I suck at deep-frying and frying fish.

I can’t use salt at home anymore for health reasons, and the rockfish I had would have benefitted from salt.

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Understood. If it wasn’t fresh, there’s probably a lot not to like.

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