What's for Dinner #84 - the National Food-A-Day Month Edition - August 2022

Thanks, @LindaWhit!

That’s quite a list! Here are the ones I most amused about:

National Sneak Some Zucchini Onto Your Neighbor’s Porch Day (hahahaha)

National Toasted Marshmallow Day (umm, there was already S’Mores Day… ok marshmallow lobby!)

National Eat Outside Day (of course, find the hottest month for this!)

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Thanks, Linda. I was waiting for it.

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Sorry, the shitstorm started almost as soon as I got into work. I had Emailed myself what I wanted to write a couple of days ago, and I forgot to post it this morning when I woke up because of the catz at home. So technically, the shitstorm started almost as soon as I woke up and fed them. LOL

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Such is life. And it only gets such-er and such-er.

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Tonight I made Creole creamed red beans (canned, to which I added the Trinity, and very good!), real Andouille, bay leaf-scented converted rice, and kale salad with herb vinaigrette (made by DH). Kale this time of year is too chewy, bleh.

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Last meal in Berlin. Wah.

Another plate of fabulous pappardelle with chanterelles, mâche with vine tomatoes & diced fried up bacon in a garlicky vinaigrette (so garlicky, in fact, I worry our cab driver out to the airport hotel might throw us out halfway :grimacing: )

Twas delicious, tho. Sad to leave.



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August 20th is National Bacoon Lovers Day?!? Oooo I am going to live for this day!

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Tonight’s dinner was a basa fillet poached in a spicy tomato sauce with a risotto on the side. Next time I will have to add some veggies to the risotto to add more colour to the plate.

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And August 8th goes hand-in-hand with August 25th and 28th…

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BF made a mezze platter tonight, with his own falafel, keftes, hummus, and tzatziki, and store bought pita and stuffed grape leaves. green salad on the side. Still pretending it’s a bit warmer here than it is. There were actual raindrops today in SF! Like, 3, but we got 'em.

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Dinner tonight is Fish and Mixed Vegetable stir-fry from The Woks of Life. They use tilapia in their recipe; I used pollock. Fish came out beautifully! Enough leftovers for lunch tomorrow, too.

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Spiced lamb meatballs with homemade pita wraps. Cuke and onion salad from the garden (no tomatoes yet). Homemade humus and tzatziki. Olives and feta.

Any other time of the year I would add parsley to the meatballs for some color and freshness. Being August, I added grated and wrung zucchini instead.

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Jjolmyeon - chewy wheat noodles in spicy sauce, with boiled egg.

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Fresh cranberry beans, braised with herbs.

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And waaaaaay too much scallop ceviche. Which I ate all of, so there.

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Love the kitty silverware! :heart_eyes_cat:

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Thank you :slight_smile:

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No picture. Last night sauteed a thin pork chop, roasted a frozen mix of broccoli, butternut squash, onion, Brussels sprouts, zucchini, & onion, and made some garlic spaghetti, Was so made at myself because slightly overcooked the pork chop.

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True dedication :wink:

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Let no one call me a slacker when it comes to food.

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It’s hard work, but someone’s gotta do it :yum:

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