BF made me a Thai salad with a little bit of canned salmon for protein, and for himself, Chinese sausage fried rice. Dressing was killer on the salad - just sweet Thai chili sauce, a little brown sugar, fish sauce, and lime juice. He also added some extra Thai bird’s eye chilies for a bit more kick. Delish! and we each had one of those very plump, frozen kimchi dumplings.
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Yum, your chicken looks delish!!! 
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Saving the dressing recipe!
Chicken Tikka Masala with Trader Joe’s simmer sauce. Really the best pre-made sauce out there. I only made slight changes such as adding diced onion and dried methi leaves. I also rubbed the chicken with chili powder, cayenne pepper, and turmeric. Almost restaurant quality.
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Happy happy birthday!
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A trip to an Argentine grocery store inspired tonight’s dinner. Marinated skirt steak pan cooked then sliced and served with flour tortillas, chimichurri, refried black beans, and a bunch of other sides. I’ve been made aware that “lots of little sides” is apparently my food jam - banchan/tapas mashup?
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Variation on Tom Kha Gai with homemade coconut milk (shredded coconut mixed with hot water and strained), coconut water, coconut cream, lemon grass, ginger, shallots, turmeric, fish sauce, light brown sugar, Thai chili paste, oyster mushrooms, chicken breast, jalapeno, cilantro
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Happy to inspire! Such an easy, satisfying meal, innit?
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Great choice - the meal looks wonderful!
I had take-out from Bar Vendetta on College St. I’ve take screenshots of the dishes I ordered, since my dishes were packed in foil trays.
Cacio e Pepe crown
Shrimp and corn rigatoni, but with bacon instead of Old Bay Chips
Tomato salad
Cheesy garlic bread
Meatballs
One of the places I’ve visited twice in the past 2 months!
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Cucumber, feta and thyme (from the balcony garden). Okra, sea trout and fried sage (also from the balcony garden). This would be a good color scheme for a 1970s kitchen.
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I happen to be digging around on the clearance shelf at my local grocery store and stumbled across some “Buffalo flavored” generic Frito chips. I asked Sunshine if she wanted me to try to make “Frito Pie” out of them, she smiled and said “YES!!” I didn’t have all of the traditional ingredients for Frito Pie, so I made some substitutions. It turned out quite tasty, but very filling. Probably not the healthiest meal to serve, but once in a while should be OK.
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Happy Birthday! What a lovely meal. Sarma is always on my places to try to get into when I’m in the area.
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We had the other half of the mushroom risotto I made the other night. (Mom said it tasted better tonight, which was probably because I loosened it up more and added a tiny bit more cheese and truffle salt.)
And when chicken is good, it’s really really good and you want more immediately! So another round of pan-roasted chicken thighs.
This time I used a marinade I love from an old chowhound COTM, Simple Victories. (The dish is called Indecision Chicken, and the marinade has garlic, mustard, vinegar, and a few herbs - I used rosemary and thyme instead of parsley and sage, but always tastes like so much more than the scant ingredients.) Made a pan sauce from the juices and fat that was also delicious.
ETA: I also finally made the fennel and citrus I’ve been craving for ages – citrus was mosambi / sweet lime (because I have a lot of those at the moment and only 2 oranges). First time trying it for mom and sis, who I think might have liked it almost as much as I do! But the fennel bulbs here are tiny, so there wasn’t that much to go around. Will make again.
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Turkey tenderloin seasoned with olive oil and Penzeys Ozark blend, roasted in a 350° oven for about 35 minutes until 165°.
A quick mango salsa of chopped mango, red bell pepper, shallot, s/p, lime juice and a squidge of honey on top, and steamed asparagus alongside with wine.
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Smash burger tacos. A Tik-Tok sensation brought to my attention by The Washington Post.
Fun, but I don’t think it’s an improvement over a classic cheeseburger.
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Another dive into the freezer as we count down days to mom’s move from LA to VA. Green salad, TJ’s one person mushroom quiche, pasta with Italian sausage, radish greens, miscellaneous cheeses. Surprisingly came together nicely
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Tonight’s dinner was stirfried veggies served over fettuccine. I had a few random veggies to finish up in anticipation of tomorrow’s CSA pick up. I added red and green peppers, carrot, and a Spanish onion. I seasoned it with a little garlic and dried oregano and a splash of wine.
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