What's for Dinner #112 - the "Pre-Holiday Crazies" Edition - November 2024

that sounds great, thanks!

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You’re welcome!

Cantonese Pork Belly Fried Rice from The Woks of Life - pork belly gets marinated with shaoxing wine, rice vinegar, sugar and five-spice powder and stir-fried jasmine rice, napa cabbage, scallions and dark soy sauce

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We were going to do Taco Tuesday, but sourdough, brie, charcuterie and adult beverages were the path of least resistance. :joy:

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Assorted cold cut sub sangweech for an early dinner(it’s dark round these parts at 5-ish, so I pretend it’s later) from a local sandwich chain that’s been around sine 1968 “Mr Sub” . Not as good as my local Italian deli or some of the newer, hipper joints that have popped up in town, but for $11 it scratched my itch.

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Texas sausage slammer (I really love these), sour cream mashed and buttered baby peas. With a G&T. I’m going to go to bed shortly, pull up the covers, and come out maybe the end of the week. :no_mouth:

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Tonight’s dinner was udon noodles in a peanut sauce and garnished with cucumber and chili oil.

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Braised blade stifado, orzo, maple butter spaghetti squash. Kicked up beans and kale from yesterday, adding vinegar, chile flakes, cumin, coriander, thyme, oregano, black pepper and Spanish sweet paprika.

Maroulosalata with lettuce, arugula and dill from the garden that still has not had a really hard frost.


Pasteis de Nata for dessert.

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Beers and mussels at the pub in our hood for now.

Might eat more later.

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For dinner, I made this sweet & sour


’ Shanghainese style braised Pork Spare Ribs with aged Chinkiang Black Vinegar ’ based on my in-laws special recipe passed down through the ages.

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Looks great.

Ate more. While we still have our appetites. Crispy S&P fries with pickle dip (pickles indiscernible), very good smashburger.

Home now for the next 10 martinis…

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A distraction cook tonight. NYT’s Homemade Hamburger Helper (aka mac and cheese for adults). Salad greens in vinaigrette on the side.

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I don’t remember ours being quite so saucy. How did you like it?

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Seared and roasted pork tenderloin, smokehouse maple seasoning. Potatoes au gratin with caramelized shallots, taleggio cheese and thyme. Chopped salad, red cabbage, red onion, radish, broccoli, cauliflower, carrot, blue cheese and ranch dressing. Bourbon and wine.

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It was pretty good. We both loved the addition of hot sauce to the cheese sauce. Not a modification I would do every time I make the dish, but certainly when the occasion called for it.

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Pan-roasted chicken and mashed potatoes with fresh homemade bread (and butter) tonight.

Masala pot roast made for tomorrow.

More double dark chocolate gelato than I needed to consume.

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That’s a labor of love! I’m sure they will think of you often as they enjoy them.

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I love soupy, spiced pot roasts.

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