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Take out night. We are trying a new (to us) Mexican place. I will order carnitas so I can compare them to others in the area.
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Originally Posted by bensyd
(Post 33040037)
I sort of wing it. I was never given a recipe and Italian food is best without recipes.
But... This is what I used this time... 100g pancetta 1 onion 1 carrot 1 bit of celery 1 knob of butter 4 pork ribs (nice meaty ones are good) 2 rump steaks approx 250g each. glug of red wine squeeze of tomato paste 4 cans of baby roma tomatoes. for the involtini/dressing equal portion of parmigianno/pecorino and parsley a handful of pine nuts Pound out the rump steak (you can use chuck/sirloin etc – just a good fatty cut that will stand up to a slow cook) then spread the involtini filling in the steak and roll it up and tie with butcher's twine or toothpicks. Add olive oil to large dutch oven style pot and brown meat and remove. In the same pot add the butter (if you can get lardo use that), pancetta and sofrito on a very low heat and cook slowly until the onion is soft and translucent. Add wine and tomato paste and let the alcohol cook out Add the canned tomatoes and give it a swirl to mix everything up. Add back the meat ensuring it's all covered by the sauce – if it's not add a little water. Put on a very, very low heat uncovered on the stove. It shouldn't be simmering at all it should be maybe a bubble every 30 seconds or so comes to the surface. Leave for 5-6 hours. Remove meat (this is traditionally eaten as the main course) and you're left with the sauce. Pick a pasta and eat. Don't use spaghetti! There's are a million +1 ways to make this but this is more or less how I was taught. The most important things I think are unlike bolognaise this should have a lot of tomato sauce, the very low and slow cook which puts so much flavour in there and the meat needs to be whole pieces not ground (preferably with some bone in there). |
Originally Posted by gaobest
(Post 33041243)
I love Louis salads but actually think that the seafood is good enough to eat on its own while having salad on the side.
my spouse uses toppings like melted butter, Lemon, bays, etc but I like eating these as is in the photo. i was referring to SPLASH movie with Daryl Hannah where she plays a mermaid who eats her seafood (lobster) with the shell. I don’t eat the shell like she did. I also don’t heat up the crab legs. Costco cold section to my car to our fridge to the serving bowl. At some point I’ll buy it from Costco where they failed to cook it and then I might regret not cooking this. I would use canned crab for crab louie. Jumbo lump. I heat up my crab legs. I don't think they are ever sold raw...why would Costco fail to cook them? |
Originally Posted by corky
(Post 33041409)
Yes, I love that scene in Splash where she eats the lobster.
I would use canned crab for crab louie. Jumbo lump. I heat up my crab legs. I don't think they are ever sold raw...why would Costco fail to cook them? |
Originally Posted by gaobest
(Post 33041668)
human error :-)
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I splurged and got meat today from Whole Foods' curbside pickup, putting it to good use for Sababa cookbook's coffee-rubbed ribeye steak. I had my doubts, but, once again, the cookbook came through. I was also made a fan tonight of halved broccoli florets mixed with salt, pepper, and olive oil before being added to a cast iron skillet with canola at medium for 2-3 minutes per side. They picked up a pinch of cardamon from the cast iron's previous guest.
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changed my mind about my own meal...
Calibur cheeseburger supper for my family cheese fries chocolate milk shakes detroit style pizza with beef sausage (Costco kielbasa) and red onion mixed green salad Girl Scout cookies
Originally Posted by corky
(Post 33042030)
That is not going to happen---Costco is not cooking them in the store. They arrive frozen and cooked and it would be very obvious if they are not cooked. You could never confuse a cooked lobster tail with a raw one--they are a different color and the meat is obviously different.
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Originally Posted by gaobest
(Post 33042414)
changed my mind about my own meal...
Calibur cheeseburger supper for my family cheese fries chocolate milk shakes detroit style pizza with beef sausage (Costco kielbasa) and red onion mixed green salad Girl Scout cookies thanks - but these are king crab legs and not lobster tails. Isn’t it at all possible that an error occurs and I don’t notice until that moment of consumption? |
Originally Posted by BamaVol
(Post 33041248)
Take out night. We are trying a new (to us) Mexican place. I will order carnitas so I can compare them to others in the area.
Originally Posted by Finkface
(Post 33042425)
You know the Costco beef kielbasa has a pork casing, right?
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Originally Posted by gaobest
(Post 33042454)
How were the carnitas? I love carnitas.
Originally Posted by gaobest
(Post 33042454)
yes, the packaging specifically mentions it. I’m not really sure if any sausage can have a non-pork casing for that specific function. I feel that soyrizo and tofurkey sausages lack casings :-) |
Originally Posted by BamaVol
(Post 33042586)
Blah. We will return to our usual Mexican restaurant. On hold for 4 minutes until my order was taken. Not given a pickup time so waited 15 minutes for food. The restaurant seemed chaotic despite not appearing too busy. Food was bland, presented with no style. Prices were on the high side of the local standard. At least they got the order correct.
Originally Posted by BamaVol
(Post 33042588)
I think I’ve had vegan sausages with removable plastic casings.
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Originally Posted by gaobest
(Post 33042414)
changed my mind about my own meal...
Calibur cheeseburger supper for my family cheese fries chocolate milk shakes detroit style pizza with beef sausage (Costco kielbasa) and red onion mixed green salad Girl Scout cookies thanks - but these are king crab legs and not lobster tails. Isn’t it at all possible that an error occurs and I don’t notice until that moment of consumption? if you can't tell the difference in appearance between a cooked crab leg and a raw one & think you might eat it raw by mistake then you need your eyes and imagination checked. It is very much like a cooked vs a raw lobster. Fortunately the rest of the world can tell and there is zero way that a raw crab leg is going to go unnoticed and on to the shelf. |
Originally Posted by corky
(Post 33043025)
You changed from having take out cheeseburgers to pizza? How far ahead do you do meal planning? I find that I eat much healthier for less money and fewer trips to the store when I plan out a few days in advance .
if you can't tell the difference in appearance between a cooked crab leg and a raw one & think you might eat it raw by mistake then you need your eyes and imagination checked. It is very much like a cooked vs a raw lobster. Fortunately the rest of the world can tell and there is zero way that a raw crab leg is going to go unnoticed and on to the shelf. |
It’s Ash Wednesday. Mrs BV has requested a vegetarian meal. I have an eggplant, onion, zucchini, olive oil, garlic, a bell pepper and a can of San Marzano tomatoes so will produce some .......ized version of ratatouille for us. I suppose most of the .......ization will come from the spice cabinet. Sorry if I shocked anyone. I had no idea that b@stard would be censored.
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Originally Posted by gaobest
(Post 33042414)
thanks - but these are king crab legs and not lobster tails. Isn’t it at all possible that an error occurs and I don’t notice until that moment of consumption?
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Tonight - final night of the 3-meal subscription from One Off Hospitality. This week is something we could have easily made at home, but we've enjoyed picking these up on Wednesdays.
Menu from Big Star:
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Really interesting video :) Also now I know why sometimes the crab is too salty (but removing the congealed white protein helps)
Originally Posted by chgoeditor
(Post 33043411)
You seem to be operating from the assumption that some person has two piles of king crab legs -- one raw and one cooked -- and is moving the raw ones to the pot to boil/steam, then moving them to the cooked pile, and that through some momentary lapse in judgment, they might forget to put them in a steamer and put them in the cooked pile. But that's not how it works. Why don't you watch this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vp_T...ezMarketingLLC |
Originally Posted by estnet
(Post 33043768)
Really interesting video :) Also now I know why sometimes the crab is too salty (but removing the congealed white protein helps)
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Originally Posted by corky
(Post 33043025)
You changed from having take out cheeseburgers to pizza? How far ahead do you do meal planning? I find that I eat much healthier for less money and fewer trips to the store when I plan out a few days in advance .
if you can't tell the difference in appearance between a cooked crab leg and a raw one & think you might eat it raw by mistake then you need your eyes and imagination checked. It is very much like a cooked vs a raw lobster. Fortunately the rest of the world can tell and there is zero way that a raw crab leg is going to go unnoticed and on to the shelf.
Originally Posted by JBord
(Post 33043422)
Tonight - final night of the 3-meal subscription from One Off Hospitality. This week is something we could have easily made at home, but we've enjoyed picking these up on Wednesdays.
Menu from Big Star:
I love caesar but am torn about Caesar salad with tacos. I prefer guacamole :-)
Originally Posted by corky
(Post 33043853)
It is interesting...but I can see how a rogue leg might try to escape and jump off the table and on to Costco packaging. :D :D
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From our local Mexican market:
Pre-seasoned chicken, poblano peppers, and spring onions cooked on the grill, with corn tortillas, avocado, and homemade pico and salsa verde. |
Originally Posted by work2fly
(Post 33044513)
From our local Mexican market:
Pre-seasoned chicken, poblano peppers, and spring onions cooked on the grill, with corn tortillas, avocado, and homemade pico and salsa verde. |
Steak with bok choy
white rice leftover veggie moo shoo leftover kung pao chicken assorted Dutch chocolates (Stam box) Girl Scout cookies |
Originally Posted by gaobest
(Post 33044667)
Steak with bok choy
white rice leftover veggie moo shoo leftover kung pao chicken assorted Dutch chocolates (Stam box) Girl Scout cookies |
Originally Posted by corky
(Post 33044685)
Did you eat last night 's pizza all by yourself with no leftovers for tonight ?
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Originally Posted by gaobest
(Post 33044248)
I love caesar but am torn about Caesar salad with tacos. I prefer guacamole :-)
We have some shredded chicken from earlier in the week to use tonight, so most likely some type of buffalo chicken dish - salad, wrap, etc. It will be a game time decision since it should only take 15-20 mins to throw together. |
Last night was canadian bacon pizza and a green salad. Currently have chicken in the crock pot which will become chicken chili for tonight's dinner.
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I know there is at least one poster who is eating less meat (or living with someone who does) for just over a month. Thought I’d include a few of my own meals that can be adapted.
Got my Thursday delivery of organic vegetables (plus milk, cream and eggs) and included were a batch of Jerusalem Artichokes (AKA sunchokes) which are a seasonal treat for us. For lunch I decided to make a dish I learned from a long-standing member of the Japan Forum. First I cooked some chopped onion in three kinds of vegetable oil (sunflower, rapeseed/canola & olive) then added thinly sliced Jerusalem artichoke. Next came sliced mushrooms, thinly sliced radish/daikon, sliced lotus root, shredded carrot and lots of cabbage and then a hot stock made with two kinds of miso, a spoon or so of sake, a little Mirin, soy sauce and dashi concentrate. Also added were a couple of peeled fresh tomatoes. All simmered for about 15 minutes. My kid had a small bowl with some toasted rice (yaki onigiri), I had a bigger bowl without the rice. It’s a good way to start eating Jerusalem Artichoke as, by thinly slicing them, you get to enjoy all the taste without eating too much of them. They have a lovely sweetness but the upside to this (sweetness is from a carb - inulin - that doesn’t get digested) is also the downside (the undigested ‘carb’ is a feast for bacteria that give you flatulence). Go easy, particularly if it’s your first time or you haven’t eaten them for a while. I find they make a great substitute for Japanese dishes that call for gobo/burdock root. Since my kid isn’t at school this week (neither physically or online) it’s the ideal time to reintroduce them to her. |
Originally Posted by LJ23LAL
(Post 33045303)
Couple of juicy steaks (80% beef + 20% pork) and a greasy salad
greasy salad?? |
Originally Posted by corky
(Post 33045536)
What kind of steak is a mix of beef and pork?
greasy salad?? |
Originally Posted by corky
(Post 33045536)
What kind of steak is a mix of beef and pork?
greasy salad?? Hamburger steak or salisbury steak perhaps? Spinach salad with warm bacon dressing? |
Regarding Caesar salad, don't forget that it is a dish that was invented in Mexico.
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Phase II of the Reuben sandwich extravaganza. Tonight will be corned beef instead of pastrami. No potato salad. And I am making my own cole slaw from the cabbage given us by the next door neighbor from her garden. Also full sour pickles instead of half sour. I may throw kim chi on mine instead of sauerkraut. And FIL ate all the rye bread but bought a loaf at the local German bakery.
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Originally Posted by chgoeditor
(Post 33045858)
Regarding Caesar salad, don't forget that it is a dish that was invented in Mexico.
To celebrate everyone ‘ s birthday on CNY Day 7 , we chose a Swiss restaurant . No photos of mains but had Zurich veal slices with roesti ( best in a long time ) , baked black cod , rack of lamb and off menu Boston lobster 🦞 capellini with chilli padi aioli https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...cb0beb65b.jpeg One of our delicious starters - crab cake https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...b73d2464f.jpeg Baked Alaskan crab in avocado - heavenly https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...7cbc8c4cb.jpeg Our crepes suzette being prepared https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...206f3a85b.jpeg 2 with usual vanilla ice cream https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...34f8a39be.jpeg 2 with chocolate chip ice cream |
Rick Bayless's tortilla soup -- made with a mushroom/tomato/onion/garlic base, and then garnished with homemade tortilla chips, avocado, chipotle peppers, goat cheese and watercress.
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Originally Posted by chgoeditor
(Post 33046642)
Rick Bayless's tortilla soup -- made with a mushroom/tomato/onion/garlic base, and then garnished with homemade tortilla chips, avocado, chipotle peppers, goat cheese and watercress.
I had tortilla soup last night but with grated cheddar/jack, cilantro, and sour cream |
https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...4af69b606.jpeg
Tonight’s chicken chili https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...96dffe61d.jpeg Last night’s Canadian bacon pizza https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...b84f5b70d.jpeg And for today’s National Wine Drinking Day. A memory of a fabulous trip with friends in January 2017 including a visit to the winery. |
My old $40 Hamilton Beach food processor bit the dust. I debated whether I “need” to replace it and decided I should because a) I can afford to because we’re eating out so much less and b) there’s an empty spot on the counter and c) it takes too long to chop lots of vegetables by hand.
I’m not too impressed with the low end Cuisinart I bought off Amazon but will give it a 30 day test. The cole slaw below is an example of reason c. The recipe came with the food processor. It gets sweetness from ketchup instead of added sugar (my ketchup is sugarless) and also includes 2 tbsp of olive oil which my slaws don’t usually include. I made a couple substitutions based on what I had and didn’t have. Overall, it came out okay but I’m not done working on it. I still have half a cabbage to experiment. https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...525ff32a1.jpeg |
If you are displeased now, send it back and find something else.
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Originally Posted by wrp96
(Post 33046794)
If you are displeased now, send it back and find something else.
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Slow roasted salmon with fennel, citrus, shallot,.and thyme
Orzo with garlic and herbs Ran out of steam for making salad https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...9c987bcdf5.jpg |
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