Supper

[StephanieL]

I made jambalaya this evening, using the recipe from Toni Tipton-Martin's Jubilee.  I substituted the Spanish chorizo I had in the pantry for andouille, and bacon for the salt pork.  The rice part was Anson Mills Carolina Gold.  There were lots of steps and components, but I think it came out pretty well.

[small h]

Baked whiting, Spanish-style. Roasted broccolini, Italian-style. Crashed potato with rosemary, Pioneer Kitchen-style.

 

[MitchW]

A couple of recent dinners:

Penne with chick peas and green beans - ramp pesto.  With a big salad.

Crispy-skinned chicken thigh, pan gravy.  Sautéed green beans with shallots.  Potato salad alongside.

[small h]

Squid, asparagus, shiitakes, curry leaf, lime leaf. 

Watercress soup with carrot, ginger & turmeric. And radioactive yogurt.

 

[MitchW]

Pan-seared wild Gulf shrimp, Hokkaido scallops, salad.  

[small h]

Asparagus and mushroom pizza, made with sourdough discard. I may be done messing around with different recipes and methods - this could be the one.

[backyardchef]

Pizza was in the air

[bloviatrix]

I made pizza too. Mine isn't nearly as pretty. But it's topped with ramp and asparagus so I'm excited.

[small h]

Blackfish with olive, sage, lemon and urfa pepper. Potatoes roasted with rosemary, oregano and smoked paprika. Broccolini with cayenne. 
 

[Wilfrid]

I love scrapple but you really do have to get the pan so hot that water explodes from it (and crank up the extractor fans) because it must be crispy.

[relbbaddoof]

17 hours ago, Wilfrid said:

crispy.

Et tu, Wilfrid? What happened to plain old crisp?

[Wilfrid]

Oh right, "crisp" is adjective enough. I take your point.

[small h]

 

The first of the balcony oyster mushrooms. I’ve never grown mushrooms before. Hope I don’t die! 

[Evelyn]

Gotta say I'm impressed by the silverware on the folder napkin. Does not happen in this house unless there are guests.

[small h]

How do you set your table (and I use the term loosely - you see what I eat off of) on a guest-free day?

[Evelyn]

Table 😅 

 

[Evelyn]

Lap in front of the tv watching sports.

[small h]

I’m in front of the tv, too (probably not watching sports). But way too clumsy to eat from a plate on my lap.

[maison rustique]

A friend dropped off a bag of lovely fresh herbs for me yesterday morning. So, I had an arugula/herb salad for supper. With tomatoes, tomatoes and some crumbled crisps I got on sale at Costco. With buttered Cristal bread.

[MitchW]

Seared ahi tuna from Great Alaska, ikura, avo, cherry tomato, gari over trfny rice (koshihikari).

[small h]

Blackfish with mushrooms and sage grown on the balcony. Asparagus and potato soup. 

[small h]

No heat in da house! Need soup.

[MitchW]

Made a giant pot of ragu (as well as a fair-sized batch of meatballs) yesterday (that's a one-quart saucepan behind the much larger saucepan the ragu is cooking in):

Beef, pork, sausage, Italian San Marzanos, soffritto.  So...

Spaghetti, ragu, meatballs.

Edited May 25, 2025 by MitchW

[MitchW]

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I made a big batch of this Japanese curry roux (from scratch via this kit), and store it in the fridge and freezer.

Chicken thighs on the bone, carrots, Japanese sweet potatoes, red potatoes, onions, garlic, ginger, stock, soy, honey, chicken stock. Started by browning the chicken thighs, skin side down, then cooked the onions, ginger and garlic in the rendered schmaltz before adding the rest of the vegetables, stock, seasonings and chicken back in to braise along with everything else.

Dissolved a few cubes of the roux and added them; it thickens quite quickly, so I tend to have some stock on hand if it needs thinning.

Japanese curry rice with chicken. (Normally, a Japanese short-grain rice would accompany, but last night I made Jasmine rice instead, so I could have plenty leftover for fried rice).

Edited May 27, 2025 by MitchW

[StephanieL]

The herb pie mentioned in the Dingbat of the Day thread (recipe from Jerusalem), plus RG's Raw Zucchini Salad with Flageolets and Basil.  My friends brought a strawberry cake and a big bowl of whipped cream for dessert.

Edited May 27, 2025 by StephanieL