What's cookin', good lookin'? Part II

[cfuhrer]

It was a fine pouring of trail mix that clinked and clanked into my bone white China bowl paired with sliced gala apples.

The tiny dried sweet and salty blueberries are definitely my favorite.

Hey you! Thought about you the other day.

 

[Curious_in_Cali]

Hey you! Thought about you the other day.

Well howdy do to you! I do hope the thought was a good one and at the very least paired with whisky.

 

[cfuhrer]

Well howdy do to you! I do hope the thought was a good one and at the very least paired with whisky.

Indeed it was, on both counts.

 

[Curious_in_Cali]

Indeed it was, on both counts.

That is a most excellent grin maker! Cheers!

 

[cfuhrer]

Tonight we had "Joe".

Brown sausage, add spinach, add whisked eggs; add a little garlic, onion, salt and pepper.

Basically somewhere between a scramble and a frittata.


One dish, done in 20 minutes, hearty and satisfying.

 

[MeekMe]

Natto pasta sprinkled with shiso furikake. Creamy, sticky fermented goodness. Yum.

 

[La damnee elle la licorne]

 

[MeekMe]

cooking

For tonight's dinner I made something of a mashup. There's a dish called buta no shogayaki (grilled ginger pork). It's marinated thin strips with a rich ginger flavor often served with rice and cabbage. I decided to turn it into a donburi (ricebowl) style meal by using ground pork simmered in a ginger sauce served over rice. It turned out so good!
(((o(*ﾟ▽ﾟ*)o)))

It was super fast and easy so I think this will be a nice go-to meal.

 

[seela]

We had mussels and shrimp for lunch and J found a pearl.

 

[HarryHill]

bacon sarnie

 

[La damnee elle la licorne]

 

[seela]

So cool! I only know one other person who actually found the pearl! They had it made into a ring.

It's small and not quite round, but it is cool.

 

[La damnee elle la licorne]

 

[MeekMe]

We had mussels and shrimp for lunch and J found a pearl.

Neat! I should try to eat more foods with prizes in them.
（＾ω＾）This is about the only thing that counts and it's always a sticker.

 

[seela]

Neat! I should try to eat more foods with prizes in them.
（＾ω＾）This is about the only thing that counts and it's always a sticker.

The pearl is tiny, but it's definitely more fun than a sticker.

 

[La damnee elle la licorne]

 

[HisArpy]

Last summer I made tortilla soup and loved it. Last night I tried some made here, much thicker than mine, delicious. But shows I got mine too light and too limey. I liked both. I also tasted my first quesadilla ( that was delicious, maybe my favourite thing) and a shrimp from G's plate of Marisco seafood. I love these flavours. I wish I could eat more!

You should try to wrap your middle around some cajun blackened anything or try some Jambalaya.

Quesadillas can be upgraded by adding in other things like tomatoes or peppers or...?

 

[gracie920101]

You should try to wrap your middle around some cajun blackened anything or try some Jambalaya.

Quesadillas can be upgraded by adding in other things like tomatoes or peppers or...?

Favorite quesadilla is made with sliced, grilled chicken wth fajita spices and grilled onions and bell peppers. Serve with a dollop of sour cream and a side of Pico de gallo.

 

[gracie920101]

Box meal service review

We tried one of those box meals this week after a friend sent a coupon for a free box. Who could turn down 3 meals for a single dollar?

Unfortunately our schedules got messed up this week so we chose to cook all 3 meals today in order to just heat and eat over the next couple of days.

What a fun thing to do with both of us in the kitchen. Everything one needs (even the protein) is included in the box except staples like oil, butter, salt and pepper, etc. It came really well packed with gel ice packs for the meats.

Most of the vegetables are oven roasted and nothing takes longer than 20 minutes prep and approximately 30 minutes cooking time although one of our dishes was listed for 40 minutes. I notice on the website they usually have a least one vegetarian offering each week, too.

Tonight we dined on Thai lemongrass pork burgers with carrot oven fries. OMG. I want more pork burgers now instead of beef and I may give up regular fries for carrot or zucchini done in the oven.

For the next 2 meals, we have a choice of pork tenderloin with roasted root vegetables or beef ragout over French couscous. I'm pretty excited about the ragout as the taste I had should just be all the richer tomorrow as the flavors mingle.

I think if I had kids this probably wouldn't work but with just two of us, it's perfect. Although I think it is a little pricey, it is perfectly proportioned so we don't waste any food. I hate buying then losing produce if i can't get to it all in time and it's not freezable. It's also makes sufficient portions that one is full afterward.

I don't think that it's something we will do all the time but now I can access the recipes for all they offer even if I only order periodically. So now we can shake up our routine a little from cooking the same old stuff.

That's my 2¢!

 

[Lyricalli]

Tomorrow I'm going to attempt to make zucchini noodles. I don't have a fancy appliance to do this for me, so I'm thinking it's going to look less like noodles and more like I have no skills in cutting veggies. ;; Any tips would be appreciated if you've done this and have a fail proof method.

I know it's quite a bit late, but I'm just catching up again. When I made those noodles, I used a julienne peeler, and think that worked out well. I quite liked the noodles with a pesto sauce. I saw that you weren't as happy with yours.

I did not use what most people here would call zucchini when I made my noodles. I used other summer squashes, mostly straight yellow ones. Different squashes can have different taste and texture, some seem to overcook more quickly than others. I don't know what your access is to squash varieties, but it's worth trying different ones if you can. The typical zucchini is rarely my first choice if I have other options. I don't even include it in the ones that I grow.

 

[La damnee elle la licorne]

 

[MeekMe]

I know it's quite a bit late, but I'm just catching up again. When I made those noodles, I used a julienne peeler, and think that worked out well. I quite liked the noodles with a pesto sauce. I saw that you weren't as happy with yours.

I did not use what most people here would call zucchini when I made my noodles. I used other summer squashes, mostly straight yellow ones. Different squashes can have different taste and texture, some seem to overcook more quickly than others. I don't know what your access is to squash varieties, but it's worth trying different ones if you can. The typical zucchini is rarely my first choice if I have other options. I don't even include it in the ones that I grow.

Thank you. The second time I made the zucchini strips I used the largest side of my box grater and got fairly good results. I also made tomato sauce and instead of cooking the zucchini, I left it raw and added the hot sauce that softened the zucchini just enough to keep it a good texture. They were much better that way. I have access to different kinds of squash, but squash is not typically on my shopping list. I may try some different in the near future.

 

[Lyricalli]

Thank you. The second time I made the zucchini strips I used the largest side of my box grater and got fairly good results. I also made tomato sauce and instead of cooking the zucchini, I left it raw and added the hot sauce that softened the zucchini just enough to keep it a good texture. They were much better that way. I have access to different kinds of squash, but squash is not typically on my shopping list. I may try some different in the near future.

That sounds pretty good, I'll have to try it that way myself. We eat squash regularly during the summer, especially now that I've started growing it. I only buy it occasionally during the off-season, and haven't made noodles since September.

 

[La damnee elle la licorne]

 

[MeekMe]

Cooked or uncooked I think the zucchini is fine. Both have pros and cons. Cooked releases a little too much water and makes the dish soggy so I prefer cooked as little as possible.

(´༎ຶོρ༎ຶོ`) I roasted grape tomatoes because they needed to be used and I can't eat any. Oh well, Mister will enjoy it over toasted bread.