Huh? It’s hard to notice the difference between a 1” and a 2” thick steak? I’d say you are sorely mistaken, Señor.

Grilled flank steak tonight but ended with a choice of ...


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After a large and extremely satisfying lunch (and first time in a restaurant in months -- this one had an outdoor deck so it felt safer) of shrimp po' boy and green salad, dinner tonight was a chocolate malt made with mint chocolate chip ice cream.

this!
i didn't have time to respond with a huh,what,huh??

My guest picked up dessert at a great restaurant ...some kind of dense fudgey chocolate cake with raspberries and mousse and mini chips coating the side. I remembered a photo after i dove in...didn't even bother to put on a plate.
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i can’t tell the width by looking at the steak.

Ice cream sounds lovely!

nice 4 choices. I look forward to having the space to start buying Tillamook and I now have new Robbins flavor requests for the future - chocolate chip and chocolate fudge.

Gorgeous cake. No plate needed.

I marinated chicken breasts in bbq sauce for a couple hours, then grilled them. I also grilled some asparagus with olive oil, sel de provence (salt with herbes du provence that I bought at the farmer's market in Nimes last year), and pepper.

Simple and delish.

Oh, and some gruner veltliner and a Dove bar (dark chocolate and vanilla ice cream) for dessert.

Salad with lettuce, tomatoes and watermelon (sorry, no picture), mahi-mahi with lemon-caper sauce, Lodge Bread olive bread, roasted carrots with thyme and oregano (NY Times), and Ottolenghi's baked mint rice with pomegranate and olive salsa (from Simple).

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Moroccan chicken “tangine” with apricot, carrots, almonds, pistachios, and garbanzo beans, cooked in a Dutch oven and served over couscous - this is one of the first Shelter entree I cooked, back in late March. Still delicious!
fusilli pasta with parm

Bacon cheeseburger

all stovetop due to risk of evening smoky air
Turkey burger steak with pepper jack
cheeseburgers on bunny buns
grilled cheese & beets on sourdough
sauteed onions
oven fries
roasted beets

my first grilled cheese & beet... it was good!

Grilled chicken thighs with ground Thai chilis, garlic powder, pink salt, and black pepper.
Farmer's market organic green beans and corn on the cob.
Dessert: wild blackberry cobbler.

I made beans and rice for the first time and it was realyl good!

olive oil in a pot with onion and garlic
add jalapeno chicken sausage that was in the freezer, sliced up
add sofrito base that we happened to have in the fridge, also some adobo and pepper
add rice and beef stock (since it was the stock with the nearest expiration date)
cook, covered until the stock was absorbed
add a can of tomatoes and a can of kidney beans, both drained and rinsed
give a stir and done.

Last night - Steak Frites at Mon Ami Gabi after a shopping trip. As we were considering martinis, we stumbled upon 1/2 price wine bottle night, so also a bottle of Beaujolais.

Tonight - egg roll in a bowl. Basically everything that goes into an eggroll, minus the wrapper, and cooked together in the wok. You can Google the base recipe if interested. We add a healthy scoop of sambal olek and a little hoisin to it usually.

Yum! Had a few birthday dinners there over the years.

Oh I love Mon Ami Gabi!

We were at the Oak Brook store. I've only been at the original before last night. It's been a couple years and I forgot how wonderfully tender and flavorful their steaks are. Definitely still one of the best steak frites (mine with Roquefort sauce) I've ever had. Unfortunately, there's not one nearby our house, but there are a few French bistro places that do an OK job.

Tonight we're doing Charlie Bird's Farro Salad with pan roasted King Salmon delivered from Sitka Salmonshares yesterday. The salad recipe is a fav, and everyone who tries it loves it. It's a very flavorful farro in a lemon-parmesan dressing with cherry tomatoes, radishes, pistachios, arugula, basil and mint. (My basil and mint have turned into bushes, so a recipe that calls for a couple cups of herbs makes me happy.) You can find the recipe in the NYTs or in the cookbook Ina Garten released a couple years ago. Versions of it appear elsewhere online, but take my recommendation and use basil-mint-arugula. Some recipes suggest parsley. :(

That is a good recipe .
another favorite herb combo of mine is Basil/mint/cilantro. Lucky you...i don't have bushes of anything growing ...i need to buy some basil to make pesto to freeze .
at a friends house last night i had a delicious pea pesto...frozen peas, Parmesan, garlic and olive oil...it was bright green and made a great dip but she puts it on chicken too.

Poached salmon; optional dill sauce (2% Fage, stone mustard, lemon juice, and dill)
roasted honey/butter carrots
baked potatoes (assd toppings)
raw radish / celery / cucumber

I forgot about the roasted beets so just put them in the fridge. Oops.

salad with lettuce, kalamata olives, artichoke hearts, mozzarella balls, tomatoes---basil, olive oil, lemon juice and red wine vinegar dressing.
grilled flank steak (dry rub)
haricots vert with goat cheese and toasted almonds
grilled figs with blue cheese

Pea pesto sounds great! I have been saying this for weeks, but this weekend I really need to make and freeze some pestos.

yes...on my list too. I was always so happy when all i had to do at the last minute was pull out some frozen pesto for dinner ...on pasta or fish or chicken . Takes no time to defrost . I finally got more basil yesterday so no excuse .

Grilled shrimp over a cold salad made with Trader Joe's Harvest Grains. I didn't take a close look at the veggies and dressing my wife used in the salad, but just taste tested and it's delicious. The shrimp will be my contribution this evening. :)

Pork chops and mushrooms cooked in the cast iron, with creamed spinach on the side.

I love those harvest grains.

Turkey taco supper, although we ate less ground turkey than planned.
ground turkey meat
refried beans
Mexican rice
Sautéed white onion
sauteed scallions
guacamole
pico de gallo
grated sharp cheddar
Raw cilantro, onion, avocado, lime
thick tortilla chips

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Breakfast for dinner:

Spouse's homemade cinnamon rolls
Sausage
Strawberries

Yummy - which sausage??

Homemade cinnamon rolls sound delicious!

Surprisingly, so do I. Usually not my kind of food. But even just cooked in a little chicken stock, these are good. In the salad they were very good. From what I could tell it included (all diced) cucumber, red pepper, possibly some tomato, shallot, and feta cheese. With a very light vinaigrette dressing. So I made a spice blend of salt, pepper, coriander, Mediterranean oregano, garlic powder, crushed red pepper, and smaller amounts of cumin and cayenne for the shrimp. It turned out to be a pretty good match.

I'm sure the cinnamon rolls were delicious, but I don't think I could eat something that sweet for dinner. Sub an omelette for the rolls, and you would have had my kind of breakfast for dinner :).

Charcuterie a la Costco:. Busetto prosciutto, a hunk of Comte cheese, and Kirkland green olives and artichoke hearts.

Wine is TBD.

Which omelette fillings?

I like the Bussetto charcuterie pack! I’ve bought their salami packs at Safeway and they’re more fun when on a plate with the prosciutto and coppa :-)

Did you buy the huge 2 jar thing of artichoke hearts like I did? It is a lot! I also bought the super huge jar of pitted kalamata olives which are excellent .

Grilled chicken, marinated in buffalo wing sauce, grilled and then topped with ranch and cheese, plus peppers, carrots, and broccoli. For dessert, Entenmann's mini chocolate chip cookies and Imprint Origins Costa Rican Vanilla Bean Coffee Stout.

Caesar salad (New Best recipe with anchovies, grated Parmesan, etc)
detroit-style pizzas:
cheese & sauce
white - cheese with cherry tomatoes, black olives, & feta

so yummy
I’m not even using a separate salad plate.

A Lebanese delight of grilled lamb and aubergine with spinach to go with a Lebanese wine tasting. I could just imagine myself in Beirut in happier days!

Yes, huge jars with huge pieces of artichoke hearts. They're really good.

Depends on how I feel! IMO, if it's savory and the ingredient combo tastes good on it's own, it makes a good omelette.

Last night, all we could muster was a salad with lots of vegetables. We were still pretty full from our lunch time cheeseburgers from Charlie Beinlich's (my craving for the last few days), for those of you that know the north-of-Chicago area.

Tonight: Chicken Tikka, rice, and naan. Wanted to give the Mr. Kook's sauce brand a second try and see if I still like it as much. Tomorrow night it's hot dogs and s'mores, as we're backyard camping with our young nephews (assuming the hurricane remnants don't flood the yard tonight).

dinner tonight will be BBQ Pork in the crock pot. I was going to slow roast it in the oven, but it's too hot for that.