What's for Dinner #129 - the Bridge to Summer Edition - May 2026

Salmon nigiri and air fryer agedashi tofu, with asparagus and miso soup.

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Agedashi is one of my favorite apps. Could you elaborate on the process? :face_holding_back_tears:

I followed this video for the coating and frying:

For the broth I just used Kikkoman brand hon tsuyu soup base diluted 3:1, with green onion and minced ginger. Normally it has grated daikon as well, but I didn’t have any on hand.

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Thank you! I have soft tofu in the fridge — is it better to use firm?

I don’t know why, but my potatoes started to go bad prematurely. I haven’t done anything different – perhaps they were already old and that is why they were such a low price.

Since I try to never let any food go to waste, I batch cooked some potato cakes. I hadn’t secured any bacon yet, but Sunshine said Cheese and Onion would be fine. I made up two batches of four, so whatever we don’t eat tonight for dinner will go into the freezer.

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I used firm tofu and this is the first time I made it in the air fryer, but I think soft might work as long as it doesn’t fall apart when coating it?

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I think restaurants typically use soft (not silken), but it might be hard to work with at home. Interested to see how yours turns out.

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Kimchi turkey dog roasted over our Aldi-branded Solo stove. I made baked beans and tots as sides. Will eat vegetables tomorrow.

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Dinner tonight was a bok choy soup with chow mein noodles and tofu. Everything was cooked in chicken broth with ginger and garlic.

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Beans and tots are vegetables, they’re just not green vegetables, but you have that covered with the cabbage and peppers in your kimchi! You’re good!

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A good friend of ours is celebrating the big Five-Oh tonight at a local firehall. Festivities started on the early side (7pm), and the invitation only mentioned “snacks, cake, water & BYOB,” so we decided to share the fiery chicken & mushrooms & pilaf from Thursday before heading over.

We’re expecting a child-friendly event, since the bday girl has a dotter of her own, and not a late evening. If we’re still hungry later, there’s more chicken & pilaf left :smiling_face:

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Usually my Haircut Day means scallops. The young woman behind the Wegmans fish counter recognized me and said “Scallops? These don’t look so good
let me get more!” And I said “No, today I want shrimp!” I guess I’m a regular at the Wegmans fish counter every 5 weeks. :wink:

My Kentucky Derby horse choice of So Happy didn’t win. But my sort-of Derby dinner was very good, and included a Kentuckyish theme.

Bourbon Honey Glazed Shrimp with some wild-caught shrimp from North Carolina worked for my dinner with bourbon. I reduced the marinade and added a cornstarch slurry and a large tab of butter for a drizzle over the shrimp and rice.

Sides were Basmati rice and sautéed sugar snap peas, red bell pepper and onions with dried marjoram, savory, and s/p.

There was a nice wine as the libation I just picked up at Wegmans today.

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I’ll keep you around, @GretchenS :slight_smile:

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This was intended to be Roda’s Carrot Salad with Goat Cheese and Pistachio Aillade from Bravo 's Last Chance Kitchen finale but I didn’t make aillade

I had no goat cheese, but I might try something with Greek yogurt. Unfortunately, after making it, I don’t feel like making anything else. :person_shrugging:t5:

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Thomas Keller’s fried chicken. No brine today for just a few thighs, but spiked the buttermilk soak with a good dose of Frank’s wing sauce. A rough version of wedge salad on the side: romaine, toms, cukes, scallion, and bacon bits, with homemade ranch dressing.

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Tilefish cooked in parchment with radishes, broccoli rabe, oyster mushrooms and ramp butter.

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Looks darn tasty

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Thank you - it was!

Pizza Saturday. Base of tomato and mozzarella. Topped with eggplant, chicken Boudin , and a


dusting of salad mix . Cheers .

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Romaine salad with Buffalo rotisserie chicken, feta, marinated tomatoes/cucumber and red onion.

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