Tuesday evening … Local quiet dinner out …
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I don’t know, maybe it’s me but don’t those portions look skimpy!?!?!?! 
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They look pretty piled up to me, and the foods are touching each other! At least there’s no sauce…
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Missed the dinner shot. I fixed a tasty chicken satay with golan masala/coconut milk marinade, cashew jasmine rice and grilled pineapple.
Out HO’s.
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We have no vegetables in the house - I’ve been avoiding the grocery store with rising case counts, and am also reluctant to hire someone to shop. So tonight’s dinner was cobbled together following a discussion about typical family meals growing up. I made hamburger and tater tot casserole after my step MIL. I think we all would have preferred this as a separate burger patty and truly crisp and brown tots. Somehow less than the sum of its parts.
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It was a good day.
A REALLY good day. 
Dinner was a turkey tenderloin, seasoned with s/p and pan-seared in olive oil for a couple of minutes per side, with a bit of white wine tossed in to reduce at the end. Then into a 350° oven to finish cooking.
Sauce was OJ, honey mustard, additional honey, freshly grated ginger, dry sherry, and s/p, all reduced. Added a bit of a cornstarch slurry to help thicken it at the end.
Sides were roasted Herbs de Provence potatoes and steamed green beans.
Oh, there WAS wine. The rest of a bottle of Hitch Chardonnay.
Because it was a really good day.
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Oh my . Fabulous. The Liguarian wine
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Nice
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Indian food for dinner tonight,
Palak (spinach) chicken, after removing plain spinach for a kid.
Two dals - kala masoor (whole brown lentils) for the adults, thick sweetish yellow dal for the kids.
Simply spiced cauliflower for everyone.
A bit of leftover (frozen) veg kofta curry for one and peas in onion-tomato masala for another.
Adults ate no bread/rice (january… sigh), kids had GF parathas that I made yesterday and finished fresh for dinner.
Somehow I forgot to take pictures of the food. However, we had by far the best sunset in a year. Just spectacular - the ocean was lit up as much as the sky. My heart was full long before my stomach.
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The two palm trees . Magnificent.
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The New York Times recipe for Korean sauerkraut pancakes inspired dinner. I didn’t have sauerkraut but I did have some kimchee to use up which worked perfectly. I took some blue fish out of the freezer as I needed something to stand up to the strong flavors in the pancakes. I made a quick sauce of pickled ginger, gochujang, and sesame oil and broiled this fish until just done (I hate “well-done” fish). Served with the pancakes and roasted broccoli.
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I read that article too. You have made a very yummy plate there!
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Last night’s quick fix butter chicken. Cheated with Patak’s simmer sauce which I added a little of this and that to.
There was a gin & tonic.
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Thank you. That article was perfect timing as I had no idea what to make for dinner. I’m not tired of the cooking but am tired of the planning.
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I agree. I like to cook but I’m really tired of figuring what to cook. Just tell me what you want, and I’ll make it!
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Dinner last night was super-decadent leftover jalapeño mac and cheese (not pictured). We buy the spicy mac as a take-and-bake treat from a local cafe, then stash it in the freezer until we need a cheery comfort food meal.
To go with, I made us a salad of roasted delicata squash dressed with olive oil and a ras al hanout spice blend.
I dressed the greens beneath with pomegranate molasses and olive oil, as a tart counterpoint to the rich mac and cheese. (Balsamic vinegar is more typical for me.) Scatter of pumpkin seeds on top because I wasn’t motivated last night to clean and roast the seeds from the delicata.
Tasty way to get more veg on our plates.
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The Charcuteire was for 4 people at that table !
The Spaghetti Vongole was mine and had a very very light white wine - clam sauce
The fish was my dear´s …
My 2 grandsons - I did not take photographs of their dishes as they only had pizzas … However, the 3 of them shared the charcuterie. It was enough for 3 …
The vongole was 100 grams … which is standard for Italian restaurateurs …
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@Barca - I wasn’t being serious in my post. In the US, or parts of it, we say in those instances, that we’re speaking tongue in cheek, which is what I was doing.
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