What's for Dinner #76 - the HO "Ho, Ho, Ho" Edition - December 2021

Ho-Ho-Ho it’s the season for Pho!!

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Errrr, not the way I cook. Just eggs (4), Mexican sour cream, milk, sauteed aromatics, cheese(s). Sorry. I’m a really sloppy cook!

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how long do you bake it for and about what temp, please?

As I remember, 400F for 15 minutes, 350-75 for 40. As I said, I am an intuitive and slovenly cook.

Tonight, still getting rid of the Thanksgiving ham → scalloped potatoes with ham (and onions and cheese)
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Asparagus / Green Goddess on the side
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but apparently a good one!

thanks!

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Dumplings! Pork/cabbage/ginger/scallion filling, steamed and served in chicken stock I made today, simmered with ginger & garlic. I’d planned to pan fry a few of them so I made a dipping sauces, but BF said just put some in the soup and we’ll save the rest for another day. Sauces were used, in the soup, in the rice, on the dumplings. Small cuke salad too. At some point, i got tired of the pleats and started folding them flattish and crimping the edges with a fork. We have more in the freezer, and half a lb. of pork filling for tomorrow night’s dinner in another incarnation.

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The century old authentic recipe of corn tacos filled with turkey-feta meatballs with avocado-tomato salsa and finished with some more feta.

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this is soooo up my alley!

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“The century old authentic recipe…” :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes: :rofl:

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Those dumplings are stunning! Kudos!

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Thank you!

And the leftovers, as a late night snack. BF pan-fried them. Went great with my martini.

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Both versions look fabulous! :heart_eyes:

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thanks! nothing like a porky dumpling.

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words to live by!

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With the leftover uncooked dumpling filling from last night, i loosely followed a recipe for pork mince noodles with hoisin and sichuan peppercorns. Very good!

BF’s dish on the right. And he went back for 2nds! Lucky bastard still has a metabolism. :sob:


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Mrs. P made Cajun dry rubbed hamburgers, topped with blue cheese, sautéed onions, and mushroom, on a bed of arugula and sautéed mini peppers. We had a side of Trade Joe’s sweet potato fries, and started off with homemade guacamole and chips. It all went great with an excellent Malbec.







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Coq au vin, parsley egg noodles, tomato, cucumber, onion salad with balsamic and oo dressing. Warm roll and butter. Wine.

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It’s the end of the week (yay!). I caught someone plagiarizing (boo!). So, favorite foods. clams, artichoke, bagel & smoked steelhead trout, deviled eggs. And almost definitely my last balcony tomato, a pink Berkeley that looks green but is ripe (and pink on the bottom).
dinner

tomato

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Called my friend. Asked her if she wanted to come over and bag some cheese . 24 month parmesan. Meaning , slice into segments, vacuum seal and freeze . Perfect . Dried wild mushrooms with polenta. Mussels and clams. Cheers .



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