It was! And thank you!

Grilled Swiss / Colby Jack / cherry tomatoes / salami on sourdough
kettle salt & vinegar

Organic cherries

inevitable ice cream - it won’t be robbins cherries jubilee :-)

Decided to drive by my cousin ‘ s , some in the boxes shown

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Lamb buried under the salad & Brussels sprouts
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Pita ; beetroot with pistachios
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“Namastyle” Chocolate tart

The portions look small as they were split to prevent myself “ overeating “ , & to share some with my parents .
Also had Stockyard ’ s Angus ribeye and Truffle brie

Before picking up dinner , was rather peckish
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Pre dinner snack - fried sweet potatoes


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This too soon

Succumbed to a general downgrade from the previous dinner


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Shake Stack with extra apple wood bacon 😋
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Half a Four Seasons lobster roll as back up


Also 2 Shake Shack “ concretes “ , etc

Orchard Traffic Jam and Shack Attack

Summer ale chicken sandwiches (marinating chicken). Looks gross. Hopefully will taste better. Using Leffe instead of Sam Adams & substituting preserved lemons.

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Fish tacos -- pan fried Pacific cod (from Sitka Salmon Shares), corn tortillas, cabbage, salsa, chili crema, limes

Focaccio with pesto
Fettuccine with sea scallops in a lemon cream sauce.
:tu:

End-of-school social celebration at Spark Social, SF - an outdoor haven of food trucks & picnic tables. We were there from 5:00 - 9:15pm!

Mr Beast’s food truck:
The Chandler burger
sprite
Bottled water

empanadas

when we returned home, it was time for me to cook my own supper:
chicken thigh soup with Korean pepper paste and spicy sesame oil
white rice
kim chee (store-bought)

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Finished summer ale chicken sandwich. Not bad at all.

do you bread the fish for frying? Or is the cod just taken from package to pan and fried? Which oil?
most fish tacos that I see in this style are breaded. I prefer fish tacos not breaded so am curious. I can’t order these at restaurants because of the preparation (so I would get other taco flavors instead)

Just dry dredged in a flour-salt-pepper-chili powder mix and pan sautéed in peanut oil.

I'm really surprised that breaded fish tacos are so popular in San Francisco. I can't think of a single place in Chicago that sells breaded fish tacos -- here it's a pretty even split between grilled fish tacos and battered fish tacos.

Same here...only grilled or battered & fried in restaurants.

I say breaded and you two say battered. I’m soooooo wrong. Sorry!!!

I prefer the sautéed fish without batter.
:-)

google is your friend. Saute is not something battered. There are different terms for different ways of frying.

Breading and batter are two different things. A batter is a liquid. Breading is bread crumbs. I think what you're saying is you like fish without breading or batter.

Here in Philly, I’d say it is 90-10. 90% grilled, 10% battered. I’ve never seen a breaded fish taco.

Veal marsala. Delicious!

In northwest and central Florida, 100% grilled. I’ve never seen battered fish in a taco.

Really? It is fairly common here. Like a battered filet that you would get with fish & chips but obviously small enough to fit in a taco. They are very good.

First time hosting a sleepover since pre-shelter! So fun.

cheese quesadillas
raw organic veggie platter
tortilla chips
house made guacamole
Jarred red salsa
habanero taco salsa
trader joes chicken enchiladas
chopped cilantro

Desserts include Girl Scout cookie buffet and fruit


My kinda fish taco!!!!!!!!

I think of fish & chips as being breaded. Oh wait.
i used to work in fisherman’s wharf and served fish and chips in a batter. I guess I just enjoy confusing myself with breading and batter for food.

Italian beef with hot peppers and fries from Portillo's. And a strawberry lemon cake shake.

lol I love portillos and I get confused with cake shakes :-)

I'm not a fan of cake shakes. I wasn't consulted. I would have preferred a slice of the lemon cake.

I definitely love slices of cake.
I love ice cream and milkshakes.

but not together :-)
I don’t even eat cake Ala mode.

I’m making meatloaf for my father-in-law tonight. I’m using the Souper Saucy recipe from the Campbells cookbook we’ve had since 1976. It takes half a can of condensed tomato soup in the loaf. The other half becomes a sauce. Probably baked sweet potatoes and fresh green beans on the side. A nice bottle of Napa Cabernet to go along with the meal.

Plain cake (e.g., anything out of a box) needs ice cream - just not blended together with milk. :)

Portillo's (seasonal) lemon cake is even better than their chocolate cake.

I may have that beat. I still use Ann Lander's recipe. :D

Shishito peppers (found the hot one)
grilled baguette with goat cheese & tomatoes
grilled corn
rib eye (a bit too thin to get a good crust) topped with butter and thyme
super nice red wine from a friend's winery
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OMG, that looks amazing! All of it.

Lugano Swiss bistro supper
cheese fondue with dinner salad
chicken schnitzel with spaetzle
steak entree (medium rare) with Rosti potatoes
kids spaghetti with butter
sausage side

chocolate fondue
bread pudding
special birthday apfel streudel

I like your corn skewers. First ones I’ve ever seen that didn’t look like miniature ears of corn. Of course I buy mine at the dollar store.

These are artsy fartsy....i asked for some for my birthday years ago and got these. They might be from Crate & Barrel. Those ones shaped like corn are too flimsy.

Hosting a BBQ today.

Brats with assorted condiments including sauerkraut
Brisket
Pulled pork with apple slaw

Tahini parmesan pasta salad with blistered tomatoes
Avocado salad
Mac and cheese
Guests are bringing desserts

How are you doing the brisket and pulled pork? Details please when possible :-)

I like them too. Something similar on Amazon, though your's might be more "tightly wound." :)

I've got to ask. Define hot ones. I've bought shishito peppers on multiple occasions and have never found hot ones. They've always given a "pepperish" taste but nothing beyond that. I've resorted to just buying the spicy wrinkly ones that I find at chinese supermarkets. Those are better. Usually break them into two batches, one set I pickle, the other set I toss into stir fry.

Some home made & some to go ..


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Some of the spread including homemade pork and potatoes , lettuce , mash ; in bone Kurobuta double pork chop with miso sauce from WKDCuts ..
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Sakura ebi negitoro , WKDCuts
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Steaks from WKDCuts & Habibi San
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Balinese Duroc pork ribs , WKDCuts
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Homemade wantons with skins from friend ‘ s family “ factory “ in Pontian , Malaysia

Steaks are SANCHOKU Australia Wagyu MB 7 PICANHA ( 1KG ) & Stockyard Angus

Well, I might be more tightly wound but those do look exactly the same. I must say that mine are very well made and have not bent despite a lot of use.
First of all, I am a wuss. They say that shishitos are mostly mild but about every 10th one is hot. I found a hot one yesterday and today when I was eating leftovers. Hot to me means I need to find some dairy, stat. I ate some cheese (i dont have milk ever) and that did the trick. I am probably less heat tolerant than many. I love these for the flavor .

There is nothing wrong with not being able to take spicy foods. I'm not sure I understand how spicy those peppers might be, but I suspect my tolerance is likely higher than yours then. I was just confused as I have never found shishitos spicy. Then again, I don't find milk helps deal with the spicy stuff either. If I start hitting stuff that I can't handle (eg, ghost or carolina reaper), I usually go for pop/soda (whatever you want to call it). That said, When they came up with the scoville scale, they used sugar water as the weapon of choice to calm the spiciness down.

Interesting.

Well I sure as hell can't eat a ghost pepper!
Shishitos are small, mild peppers from Japan. Their flavor is sweet and slightly smokey, not spicy—but careful! One in ten shishito peppers will be hot.Aug 13, 2019
Normally I don't get a hot one but this batch had about 3. Soda to me sounds like it would work like water does which is just to spread the heat around your mouth and not tame it. Bread would work too.

Edgar’s at Quail Lodge
bread appetizer
kid’s cheeseburger with fries
side of Mac & cheese

duck confit salad
monterey bay sand dabs with potato purée and Brussels sprouts & bacon
grilled Branzino (whole fish with head)
green cauliflower

cheesecake
Angel food cake with macerated strawberries


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