We were out of sour cream, but we both did put a little butter on our baked potatoes.
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This Chinese food starved family gorged itself on fried rice, hakka noodles, soy chilli chicken, and Sichuan chicken lollipops tonight after our guest was safely deposited at the airport 
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Bamieh again tonight, this time over steamed new potatoes from our neighbors’ garden. Tasted good after a hike and mushroom foraging.
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Beef Tinaktak, a Chamorro (cuisine of Guam) stew of beef, green beans, and tomato in coconut milk. I used fresh grape tomatoes and ground beef. We also passed a sauce called finna’denne, soy sauce with citrus or vinegar and chiles, which helped to really bring everything to life. If you have tomatoes and green beans coming from your garden or CSA, this is a good dish to consider (especially with all the rainy weather lately…today was pretty nice, though).
You can make it with any chopped meat or shrimp, as well as tofu, if that is your preference. The name Tinaktak comes from the sound of chopping.
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Argentinian red shrimp in a lemon, shallot, and white wine sauce. Near East rice pilaf and steamed asparagus alongside.
Tonight I had some wine since the headache is finally gone.
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I was so tired of seeing that 1 lb. bag of all ready cooked, shelled and deveined Product of India (I know, I know) shrimp that I bought on sale, every time I opened up the freezer. Thawed it out today. Made a scampi sauce of butter, olive oil garlic, white wine, lemon juice, fresh parsley, s & p. Tossed the shrimp in to heat up along with some linguine. Salad with homemade blue cheese dressing. Also, I just don’t see what the big deal is about fresh parsley. Doesn’t add much to the taste of food imo.
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Today’s gorgeous weather provided a perfect backdrop for a most enjoyable back-yard, family BBQ dinner with the kids!..absolutely stuffed!
Pre-dinner aperitif sip: 2021 Manfredi Moscato D’Asti
Appetizer: ‘Chiu-Chow’ style cold BC Dungeness Crab
Protein and Carbs: 2 x 15oz Black Angus Strip Loin
1 x 14 oz Black Angus Rib-Eye
Grass-fed Angus Beef Burger with Potato Bun
‘Chicago Frank’ Hot Dogs
Home made Caesar Salad
Drinks: Refreshing Ice cold Pu-Erh tea brewed from 10+ year old leaves plus 15 year old Tangerine Peel…to cut down the fat and cholesterol!
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Guests. Mixed sausages, oil roasted baby gold potatoes, sort of Greekish salad meets panzanella situation. Yum. Not much in the way of leftovers. Some had a lovely Hungarian rose, some had beer.
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To me it’s kind of like bay leaf. I know when it’s missing.
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I haven’t had time to shoot any photos . A best friend from Santa Cruz showed up Thursday night with a gal who gave him a ride . She would spend the night and continue on to Oregon in the morning. They brought lots of food including beautiful rib eyes and a porter house . She’s full blooded Italian and likes her steak rare . She wasn’t sure about my cooking skills. I lit the grill and drove those steaks to perfection. While having wine . A very short cooking time over medium hot coals . Sliced the meat against the grain . She was like wow. Salad and pasta as a side
The next day was more pasta and steak his birthday celebration. And the party continued. Another best friend showed up yesterday gone today . Tonight, brats on the Traeger with corn and beans .
I called in hookey for tomorrow and taking my buddy fishing . She laughed and knows all about fishing. Her husband is a professional fishing guide .Cheers
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Take-out dinner from Bar Vendetta on Dundas W in Toronto. Bitter green salad and lemon tagliatelle. Yum.
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More lunch than dinner, morning at the beach and then we split a 2 way combo of clams and scallops with onion rings and coleslaw. Cooked perfectly, seasoned batter, very sweet clams with small bellies. Tartar sauce was good (I hear), coleslaw was nothing special.
Impacted dinner…just local corn and home grown tomatoes.
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Looks great! I always get fried shellfish when I visit the shore.
We often correct the coleslaw from our fish & chips take-out spot by adding a little more vinegar or lemon juice at home.
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Epicurious’s “Better Than Takeout” noodle stir-fry. Here with ground chicken, some carrot added in with the cabbage and scallion, and spaghetti in lieu of Udon. Homemade chili crisp.
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ooh, did you make those yourself? i haven’t seen them in a restaurant around here in years!
We enjoyed a sensational dinner at The Circle Restaurant in Fredon, NJ, including an outstanding crispy tempura battered soft shell crab with sweet chili glaze, and an amazing peanut foam (that tasted like peanut butter); sweet corn agnolotti with pecorino basil foam; crispy pork Milanese with asparagus mint puree and morel mushrooms; branzino with sweet pea beurre fondue. It all went great with an excellent Caymus cabernet and Chateauneuf Du Pape.
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Sour spicy cold noodles from Woks of Life. I used the dressing from the recipe but added a bunch of stuff to the noodles. Cucumber, snow peas, carrot, red bell, green onion, topped with shrimp and cilantro.
Everything homemade dessert. Pistachio blondie, vanilla ice cream, caramel sauce. (Cheater’s caramel sauce, made with brown sugar).
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I did! Used a takoyaki pan. In SF I’ve gotten them at Tuyet Mai in the Tenderloin, haven’t gotten them in a long time but they were definitely better than mine
I like to see menus posted with prices. Although some people here might have a problem with it. I don’t.
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Oh wow! What kinds?
