Supper

[Wilfrid]

Got home from theater late, Zabar’s chicken salad tacos, hot sauce and slaw. Mission has now launched zero carb tortillas, they’ve had low carb for a while. Oh and a crayfish taco with soy sauce to finish up the tails.

[maison rustique]

My food-gifting friend brought me smoked Italian sausage and country-style beef ribs because I mentioned I was craving BBQ. So I had a bit of both last night with some potatoes, arugula, tomato, butter and German potato salt.

[StephanieL]

I got N a Weber portable fire pit for her birthday last year.  It stayed in the box, unassembled, until today, when we finally made a good ol' California Santa Maria tri-tip.  N being South African, she made a proper wood fire.

Rest of the meal:

• RG's recipe for Santa Maria pinquito beans
• RG's fresh salsa, using heirloom tomatoes from the farmer's market (they were so juicy I had to strain the salsa a couple of times)
• Homemade garlic bread
• Lagunitas IPA to drink
• S'mores for dessert

Edited August 19, 2024 by StephanieL

[maison rustique]

@StephanieL, you just described one of my all-time favorite meals. Nothing like a S.M. tri-tip and pinquitos. I'm drooling!

[bloviatrix]

@StephanieL OMG. That sounds like the perfect dinner.

[Sneakeater]

I loves me a Santa Maria BBQ dinner. 

[StephanieL]

It was a great dinner, thanks, and we have plenty of leftovers.  We did smell like smoke afterwards, though.

[backyardchef]

1 hour ago, StephanieL said:

We did smell like smoke afterwards, though.

That's one of my favorite parts! 

[Sneakeater]

As long as you BOTH do, what’s the problem?

[Sneakeater]

It’s like when my wife and I would go to Sammy’s Romanian and we’d both wake up the next day exuding garlic. It was kind of nice.  

[StephanieL]

21 hours ago, Sneakeater said:

As long as you BOTH do, what’s the problem?

I have bad allergies and am very scent-sensitive, so I find that smell irritating.

[MitchW]

Fake Puntarelle Alla Romana; using endive instead.

Fake veal piccata; using chicken instead (and boy, does this make for a quick dinner).  Rice, with broccoli steamed atop for the last 5 minutes, in the Zojirushi.

Edited August 21, 2024 by MitchW

[MitchW]

A couple varieties of tomato, fancy cucumber (Lani's) and sweet onion.

Pasta al pesto with Romano beans.

[Sneakeater]

You know what the second half of August means?

Pasta alla Norma!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[small h]

Egg curry. I've had egg curry at Lakruwana. It wasn't half as good as this, if I do say so myself, and I do.

Seen here with leftover bread from our wedding welcome party, because I do not waste food.

Edited August 23, 2024 by small h

[Sneakeater]

But was it all-you-can-eat?

[small h]

Sure! But if you want seconds, you have to make them.

[MitchW]

Had these really nice heirloom "cherry" tomatoes along with blanched green and wax beans.

Tossed with a (if I do say so myself) delicious walnut-miso dressing, from Hiroko Shimbo's The Japanese Kitchen cookbook. 

What in Spain might be called socarrat, in Japan might be called okoge. My okoge game was strong last night, in this donabe rice with salmon, halibut and hijiki.

[StephanieL]

Jumbo shrimp marinated in peri-peri sauce and grilled over gas.  Yellow rice pilaf with spices and vegetables on the side.

[Wilfrid]

I am stuffed. Nachos with low carb chips, pernil, beans cheese, hot peppers, sour cream. 

[small h]

Two old favorites, chile rellenos casserole and chilled avocado corn soup. With peppers and oregano I grew my own self!

[MitchW]

It's a pretty good tomato (and corn) season here in the Northeast.   Pasta w/raw, small heirloom tomatoes, basil, and mozzarella.

[StephanieL]

I love a good pasta salad.

[Diancecht]

rigatoncini all’amatriciana 

[small h]

Chanterelle, artichoke and shrimp risotto. So good that the onion-despising mister ate it, despite its onions.