What's For Dinner #95 - the Hot Fun in the Summertime Edition - July 2023

small_h · July 20, 2023, 3:09am

Broiled bluefish with crispy sage leaves.

Salad with portobello mushroom, parsley and potato chips. If Wylie Dufresne can put potato chips on a salad, so can I. Fight me.

ottawaoperadiva · July 20, 2023, 5:10am

I was on a steady diet of Waldorf salad for weeks after watching that episode.

GretchenS · July 20, 2023, 12:00pm

Love bluefish!!

small_h · July 20, 2023, 12:06pm

Same! And it’s so easy to work with.

GretchenS · July 20, 2023, 12:09pm

Q = queso?

LindaWhit · July 20, 2023, 1:28pm

I. FREAKING. LOVE. THIS!!!

small_h · July 20, 2023, 1:55pm

A few years ago, I was on the checkout line at our local Key Foods, along with a bunch of women about my age. The theme from Dawson’s Creek played over the sound system, a song I wasn’t aware I even knew the words to, but suddenly, as one voice, the whole checkout line sang “I don’t wanna wait! For our LIVES to be over…” Which is kind of funny to sing while you’re on line for something.

linguafood · July 20, 2023, 1:59pm

Wait, they used the Paula Cole tune for that show? (never watched it, but had her debut album).

small_h · July 20, 2023, 2:00pm

linguafood · July 20, 2023, 2:02pm

I believe you. Too lazy to open VPN - won’t play here otherwise

small_h · July 20, 2023, 2:02pm

Just sing in your head, and picture Katie Holmes and Michelle Williams as children.

tcamp · July 20, 2023, 2:07pm

Pressure cooker braised beef tacos, black beans and rice, 2 bean fennel salad from a Smitten Kitchen recipe

LindaWhit · July 20, 2023, 2:21pm

Verified - they used the Paula Cole song. I never watched DC, so had no idea. This is all I know of Dawson’s Creek, after it became an uber-popular meme:

And @small_h , cracks me up they all started singing on the checkout line! Love that kind of spontaneous stuff.

ipsedixit · July 20, 2023, 2:22pm

Tofu skin “omelet”, string beans, Taiwanese sausage, and (leftover) rice

small_h · July 20, 2023, 2:25pm

We live in close quarters 'cause we like doing things together!

mts · July 20, 2023, 4:08pm

I love Waldorf variations!

digga · July 20, 2023, 4:18pm

@LindaWhit I don’t know if you use IG, but this guy cracks ME up. https://www.instagram.com/mrprofessor318/?hl=en

Phoenikia · July 20, 2023, 4:32pm

We really like adding dried sour cherries. There’s an epicurious recipe with red grapes and candied pecans that I like. I can’t link right now due to the paywall.

LindaWhit · July 20, 2023, 4:32pm

I’m not on IG, but I’ve heard about Mr. Professor. Sometimes IG lets me in to see a single video; sometimes not.

mts · July 20, 2023, 4:38pm

I have experimented in the past with using different sweet ingredients and sour apples, home made mayo and different emulsions. It is a fun salad to play with. All this talk about Waldorf salads is making me wanting to make one later today. My problem with this site is I get the ‘see-food’ syndrome. If I see a dish in the am here, it will appear for the late afternoon meal.