^ Nice.


Haven't really been posting much lately. Doesn't mean I haven't been cooking, just a little busy with life.







1 zucchini
1 yellow squash
1 red onion
16 oz white mushrooms (the cheapest ones they have.)
16 oz cherry tomatoes. I've been buying the kumato varietal of late- excellent flavor.

Heat oven to 400. Halve the tomatoes. Spray a baking pan with olive oil, and stick the tomatoes in for about 10 minutes.

Chop everything else. Parse 2 springs fresh rosemary in the food processor. Add it along with some olive oil and toss.

The timer just went off. Dump the oiled veggie mix on top of the tomatoes, and let 'em rock for another 20-30 minutes to taste.

Top with shredded asiago.

 

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmyou cookin for two now joe? or three?

 

Just two for now. Gotta make an appointment with the ball doc to see if we can rescue some viable candidates from the enemy-held side of the bridge I blew up several years ago.

Never thought I'd be doing this ****...

 

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heritage potluck:

 

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My uncle had a reversal because Jesus and now I have a cousin who is 25 years younger than his siblings. And in very tight with the Duggars. Hopes and Prayers, Joe. Hopes and Prayers.

Food content: Was up in Boston area for work. Grabbed some rich food at Chelsea Station:




Scallops
Pork Belly
Risotto
I forget what beer I had. It was dark and local.

 

To be honest, that's the one thing that still kind of nags at me. She's super-religious, and I'm kind of not...


Anyway, this is the food thread. Wanna know what makes you look like a pleb but tastes like a million bucks? Dried cranberries on soughdough, topped with brie.



I don't have an "after" picture, but basically stick 'em in the toaster oven until the cheese is almost, but not quite, totally melted. Top with ground nutmeg.

 

it was "chicken Curry" but tasted similar to butter chicken, not as rich and not quite tikki masla either. still every good -- we have lots of Indians in my office.

starting 6pm going counter clockwise now:
there was goulash that had tons of beer in it
some little sausage pie,
bbq venison (that was killed by husband a few days prior),
I forgot the little fried wrap thing, it was bolgarian or something -- ill have to ask around. potato, rice, had clove and other spices -- I didn't particularly like it.
some chicken egg-roll thing (Hong Kong)
lamb and rice stuffed grape leaf (NO SALT!)
fried chicken
some cauliflower dish
the curry
naan
latke,
shrimp & chicken egg roll

not pictured was a crab soup, and a few other things I forgot.




Celebrating my Jew:






not pictured was donuts for dessert. Table was decorated in the traditional Jewish wrapping paper...

 

A quickie:


Thaw 4 tilapia fillets.

Mix:

• 1/4 cup honey
• 1/4 cup dijon mustard
• a healthy shot of whole-grain mustard, for texture.

Coat fillets thoroughly, bake at 375° for 15 minutes or so.






Prep:

• 1 bell pepper (I wanted red, but only had green)
• 1 bunch green onions
• 1 jalepeno
• about 1" of fresh grated ginger.
• a fist-full of fresh cilantro

Buy a bag or two of shredded cabbage and carrot mixture. Add all of the above (except the ginger) and toss well.

In a bowl, mix:

• The ginger
• 4 tbs olive oil
• 6 tbs rice wine vinegar
• 5 tbs creamy peanut butter (I prefer the kind where the only ingredient on the side is "peanuts.")
• 3 tbs soy sauce
• 2 tbs minced garlic
• 3 tbs lime juice
• A healthy shot of crushed red pepper

Toss again.





Plate. Add roasted, unsalted cashews to the salad, and top the tilapia with pan-scrapings.




This one took about an hour start-to-finish, and was oh so good. Both recipes are going in the "save" pile. The mustard sauce wasn't nearly as overwhelming as it sounds, it really let the flavor of the fish come through. Next time, I'd do less dijon, more whole-grain, as I love that crunchiness.

 

If you like something strong & warm for those days, search for "bagna cauda". Even more so if you like anchovies and garlic. Perfect combination with boiled potatoes or asparagus

 

That sounds pretty good.

I'm almost wondering if some light, melty cheese would be a welcome substitution for the butter.

 

I believe there's a variation using milk or cream, so cheese should be interesting indeed

 

try this next: Mustard-Roasted Fish Recipe | Ina Garten | Food Network

you wont be disappointed.


also if you like salmon:
S&P the fish and spread the filets with dijon. then top with a mixture of panko/S&P/lemon zest/oil.

my sure-fire way to cook salmon: hot pan of oil, get the bottom started (maybe 4-5 min), oven ~450° 7 minutes, remove and cover pan for 10 minutes.

 

At what degree of done are those cook times on salmon? I would like to try that, but like salmon closer to rare.

 

I like it JUST cooked through. most the time depending on the cut, it's still borderline rare in the middle. But I love that cooking method on salmon, I make it about once a week.

 

I’ll give it a try, thanks. I love salmon.

Now if if I can just catch some Pompano this year. OMG

 

For lunch tomorrow. Grass fed NY strip and rib eye. All over a pound.

I know this thread is all about frufru meals but for my money, just give me meat and potatoes.

Happy New Year to all!

 

yum.

surprisingly good roasted chicken with maple butter glaze!

 

Amazon seems to have deliberately made replacement of the battery in the second-generation Kindle as difficult as possible.



I broke three of the four side retaining tabs getting this far. Fortunately, the adhesive (which I had to use a hair dryer to melt) will keep it all together when I re-assemble it.

Removing the battery itself was a chore and a half. So very much glue... I punctured the case in the process, which caused it to emit some smoke, though it did not catch on fire.



This part of the process was conducted on the marble counter top near the sink, with the extinguisher at hand.



I cannot express in words how quickly I carried the old battery (in my deerskin-gloved hands) out of the house and into someone else's trash can about half a block away.

Wanna know what I look like running down the street in my pajamas and slippers, in 15° weather and a few inches of snow, carrying a smoking Li-Po battery?


Tough ****, you had to be there.


This having been said, it was a success, and I got to see something that most Kindle users will probably never witness; the cold-boot screen:



I'm oddly amused that they put so much effort into creating a boot screen which >99% of customers will never see.






Thus commenceth dinner.





Slice 2 zucchini (I should have done 3), along with a bunch of green onion and a few springs of basil.




Not shown: one 16 oz carton of grape tomatoes, thirded.

Bake the tomatoes at 300° for about 25 minutes. We're going for a "sun dried tomato" vibe. Toss the zucchini and green onions in olive oil, with some fresh chopped rosemary and black pepper. Set aside while we continue.


Get three prep dishes. Fill one with flour, one with 2 scrambled eggs, and one with about 1/2 cup breadcrumbs, 1/2 cup parmesan, a big shot of paprika, an equally big shot of parsley, some black pepper, and some salt.


Third dish:





Dredge thawed tilapia fillets through flour, then egg, then mix. Stick into olive-oiled baking pans.


Withdraw the tomatoes from the oven, mix with the zucchini bowl, and pan that was well:




Up the oven to 400°. Bake the zucchini for about 15 minutes, then add the fish and bake for 10 minutes more.



Slice some fresh mozzarella. Put a piece over the fish, and toast for a few minutes.





Top the fish with marinara (I made this yesterday, no photos), top the veg with asiago and the basil from step 1:




Yum.