What's for Dinner #53 - the Start of the New Decade Edition - January 2020

pilgrim · January 3, 2020, 2:06am

Plum and blue cheese

Shanghai noodles with pork

LindaWhit · January 3, 2020, 3:03am

I love everything about this!

shrinkrap · January 3, 2020, 3:14am

Gong Bao Ji Ding (Sichuan Kung Pao Chicken) Recipe J. KENJI LÓPEZ-ALT…but no peanuts.
Really noticing the buzzy feeling from the Sichuan peppercorns. I’ve been waiting to use them, and I may have added a bit much.

Husband says this does not pair well with our jug of “Arnold Palmer”.

emglow101 · January 3, 2020, 5:13am

It’s like my favorite song . I keep playing it over and over again. Cheers.

gcaggiano · January 3, 2020, 5:14am

Shrimp korma tonight with basmati rice. I marinated and then grilled them before adding to get as close to tandoori as I can.

There was also sangria. I had orange and apple slices soaking in rum, triple sec, and lemon gin since NYE. We forgot all about it!

ChristinaM · January 3, 2020, 12:42pm

Looks delicious!

aussieshepsx2 · January 3, 2020, 1:07pm

Caught an episode of Milk Street on PBS last weekend and they were making an Austrian beef stew. I jotted down the recipe so I could use the paprika my folks brought back from a trip last year. Tonight we had the stew with a few noodles, sour cream, and fresh dill. It was really rich and warming.

Rooster · January 3, 2020, 1:31pm

That’s looks delicious. Care to share the recipe?

Scubadoo97 · January 3, 2020, 1:41pm

It sure does

aussieshepsx2 · January 3, 2020, 6:00pm

I found a link that looks accurate. I used about the same amounts of everything but beef - I think I had 3 lbs - still worked out fine.

https://rmeineke.github.io/recipes/main_r-z/rindsgulasch.pdf

Rooster · January 3, 2020, 7:49pm

Thank you! It looks incredibly straight forward to follow and your photo made me gasp in the best way.

TheLibrarian · January 3, 2020, 8:01pm

Thanks. Guess what I’m making for dinner tomorrow?!

ChristinaM · January 4, 2020, 12:02am

Tonight was a quickie - TJ’s Bolognese ravioli with jarred vodka sauce, and green salad. Forgot a pic.

Tonight after baby bedtime we’re having a fellow foodie couple over for snacks, drinks, and games. I’ve made homemade herbed foccacia and rosemary white bean dip, and will also be putting out sopressata, Syrah-soaked Tosacano and Port Salut cheeses, pistachios in their shells, Italian tuna in olive oil with lemon zest, crispy ravioli with marinara sauce, dates sauteed in olive oil, and dried Washington cherries and almonds. I’ll bake off some chocolate chip-pecan cookies if anyone has room left, and there’ll be plenty of Prosecco and brut sparkling rosé, plus beer. They hosted us for Christmas Eve, and I’m excited to have them over.

ChristinaM · January 4, 2020, 12:08am

Here’s another recipe you might enjoy: https://www.lilvienna.com/authentic-austrian-beef-goulash/

FWIW: I think the chopped dill in the Milk Street recipe is the author taking liberty; I never saw that in Vienna or Linz.

Rooster · January 4, 2020, 12:16am

I really appreciate recipe constructed step by step with photos!

shrinkrap · January 4, 2020, 1:07am

Black-Eyed Peas with Coconut Milk and Ethiopian Spices

#MarcusEats

Lambchop · January 4, 2020, 1:10am

@ChristinaM, I like how you’re still celebrating the holidays! For me, I’ve decided they don’t end until Monday…

paryzer · January 4, 2020, 1:23am

Mrs. P recreated the delicious pureed kabocha squash and roasted apple appetizer, on top of endives and radicchio, and topped with candied pecans, inspired by Bloom in Verona, NJ. We also had melt in your mouth country ribs from Sam’s Butcher Shop with a Cajun dry rub. For those of you that live in NYC, Sam provides the country ribs for the number one sandwich (The Smoking Fox) at Foxface, the tiny exotic sandwich shop which received one star from Pete Wells at the NY Times. We had sides of roasted mini peppers and Trader Joe’s sweet potato fries. It all went great with an excellent 2012 Valdez red zinfandel.