What's for Dinner #107 - the Almost Sum-Sum-Summertime Edition - June 2024

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Also stir it into lots of pastas after sauteing.

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They look pretty darn amazing to me!!

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Beauty!

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Petrale sole piccata with mushrooms. Asparagus.

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Ratatouille (eggplant, zucchini, red + green + orange peppers, tomatoes, onion, garlic, rosemary, parsley) with sausages

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Cookbook of the Month (Quarter) nominations are underway if anyone wants to participate / cook together next quarter:

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Uh, I think they look spectacular! You’re too hard on yourself :slight_smile:

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So much food, so little time.

Last night we had a fam favorite: goat breast (ribs) cooked in a deliciously simple sauce of onions, tomatoes, whole garam masala, ginger, and garlic.

The BOMB.

Eaten with fresh pav (bread rolls) and rice.

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That looks amazing (as usual). I can’t say I’m sad to be missing the ridic temps back home, although from the sounds of it the entire summer is going to be a flippin’ steam bath.

Yay outdoor gigs! /s

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That’s how I ended up with my induction range - during a total appliance replacement for the kitchen. I’m very happy with it. My cookware all worked (except for the copper, of course) probably because everything I’d gotten for the last 30 years was induction capable anyway.

And no longer do I fear catching something on fire if I’m careless or having singed kitty paws because … every horizontal surface is a pathway for a cat.

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Nice Tip.
I actually prefer thinly rolled Yeast Dough to the Filo.
I save the Filo for Tyropitakia

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Biryani, baby!

Goat Biryani that was frozen for me two weeks back, from a new place we’ve been talking about for a while.

Verdict: very good, but the house favorite remains the house favorite.

(The plain rice in the background is because the masala intensified and became much more spicy.)

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As with most LA trips Gjelina https://gjelina.com/la/ is one of the restaurants we tend to visit on nearly every trip. It has the right mix of outstanding executed dishes and laid back, yet efficient service. We never realized so far that Gjelina has a really nice patio on the second floor where we were seated for the first time (but it made for some quite dark photos). As most of the times we tend to order quite vegetable heavy at Gjelina as they really shine with those dishes (which were also quite generous sized this time). Gjelina doesn’t often get mentioned in discussions about top pizza places in LA but their pies are great.


Selection of charcuterie, pickle, mostarda


Sourdough bread (from Gjusta)


Grilled oyster mushrooms, tarragon butter, lemon, sea salt


Roasted rainbow carrots, yoghurt, orange glaze, chermoula


Charred snap peas, soffritto, prosciutto, chile, mint


Lamb sausage, confit tomato, rapini, pecorino, asiago


Strawberry rhubarb crisp, almond gelato

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A rainy day in Berlin. I can appreciate that, knowing that so many of you are suffering through this horrible heat wave.

Temps were on the cooler side as well, so what better opportunity for us to scoot down south to Maiyarap, the gieuw tiew place run by the same dude who owns the Thai place near us we love so much. The waitress actually asked if we’d been to the other place bc she recognized us (probz bc we’ve only been, like, once a week so far :smiley:).

We shared giew thod tom yam, which were just ok.

Shoulda opted for the steamed dumplings we saw sitting on the kitchen counter on our way out instead.

The gieuw tiew ped is sadly only available in the winter months, so I pivoted to the classic gieuw tiew nua

& my PIC chose the gieuw tiew tom yam with ground pork, tender meatballs, and pork belly.

My broth was rich and flavorful, the beef (short ribs) fall-apart tender, and the noodz a-plenty. Not sure it was as good as what I’ve had in Thailand, or even as good as from the soup lady at the (now defunct) Thaipark — but it warmed our bones enough for the scoot back home :smiling_face:

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Everything is better with ratatouille.

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Mackerel cakes with cabbage and cilantro slaw from The Magic of Tinned Fish. Tinned mackerel mixed with eggs, garlic, ginger, gochujang, scallions, cilantro and panko is patted into cakes and quickly pan fried until heated through. It’s a very fast and flavourful supper on a very, very hot day. I like this cookbook.

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We decided on a midweek staycation and made a short trip down treacherous Rte. 6 to the Bookstore in Wellfleet Harbor for an early al fresco dinner on the breezy deck. Started with cocktails and a half dozen Wellfleet oysters on the half shell. Then replenished our cocktails and shared steamers in a garlic beer bath and mussels with spinach, tomatoes and a Cajun cream sauce.


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Cornmeal crusted soft shell crab sandwiches on brioche rolls. I made a salad with a mustardy vinaigrette to have on the side.

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Another steak & Caesar night.

Wagyu rib-eye tenderloin on the BGE. Garden romaine with homemade Caesar dressing and French bread croutons.

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Sticky bourbon chicken thighs, Little gem, radicchio, red onion, snow peas, golden beet, avocado salad with honey mustard dressing, blue cheese and pistachios.

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