So what's for dinner?

blacbird said:

Moose mousse

1. Find the moose.
2. Shoot the moose.

Further instructions to follow . . .

caw

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3. Make sure the moose doesn't bite your sister.

Hot dogs, homemade potato salad, store-bought cole slaw

Anything that'll adequately coat my stomach for that half a bottle of bourbon I'm going to drink.

Angel hair pasta in garlic and olive oil with sauteed shrimp and wee bit of Parmesan cheese.

homemade pizza with spinach, peppers, and mushrooms.

lunch consisted of three Godiva chocolates. (I was in writing mode. Things can get weird when I'm in writing mode.)

CassandraW said:

homemade pizza with spinach, peppers, and mushrooms.

lunch consisted of three Godiva chocolates. (I was in writing mode. Things can get weird when I'm in writing mode.)

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It's not really pizza unless there's pepperoni on it.

Haggis said:

It's not really pizza unless there's pepperoni on it.

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Like I said, things get weird when I'm in writing mode.

(Didn't have any in the house. Never made it to the store, or out of the apartment. I did, however, brush my teeth this morning, so that's something.)

CassandraW said:

Like I said, things get weird when I'm in writing mode.

(Didn't have any in the house. Never made it to the store, or out of the apartment. I did, however, brush my teeth this morning, so that's something.)

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I'm glad you didn't neglect your personal hygiene. Hygiene is an important thing.

*scratches self*

Dinner was at Carrabba's. I had a glass of wine and cioppino with baked ciabatta. With shrimp, scallops, fish, clams, and mussels. So good! I feel like going back there and re-doing it now.

Spaghetti squash with sausage. And wine. And a side dish of hostility, because what I really want is pasta. And bread. And carbs. Beautiful, luxurious carbs. Mmmm. Carbs.

auzerais said:

Spaghetti squash with sausage. And wine. And a side dish of hostility, because what I really want is pasta. And bread. And carbs. Beautiful, luxurious carbs. Mmmm. Carbs.

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Sadly, spaghetti squash has never done it for me. Kudos to those who like it. I ain't one of you.

Haggis said:

Sadly, spaghetti squash has never done it for me. Kudos to those who like it. I ain't one of you.

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I really find spaghetti squash enjoyable...as a squash. I'm deeply irritated that it wants me to believe that it is anything other than a squash.

auzerais said:

I really find spaghetti squash enjoyable...as a squash. I'm deeply irritated that it wants me to believe that it is anything other than a squash.

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Agreed. I for one can't find anything in it remotely spaghetti-like except there's a lot of strands - but taste & texture are pure squash. Quite nice with butter & sage.

Fr my dinner: lamb shanks with white beans & tomatoes.(White wine, onions & herbs in the pot too.) Once the shanks are gone, I'll still have several lunches worth of beans-and-tomatoes.

Going out for dinner!

(Yeah, we don't do that very often.)

My wife bought a crock pot yesterday. We're trying to decide what to throw in there today. Leaning towards a pot roast, with potatoes and carrots and onions. Sounds pretty good.

Making this chicken dish tonight.

I've got the house to myself for a week and a half and so the meals are becoming more wonderful.

Last night was pan-seared salmon with lemongrass and garlic, and I almost have the skin-searing trick down. I roasted asparagus to go with it. I meant to eat half the asparagus and save the rest, but it's all gone already!

Tonight, I think, will be the steak I got, cooked sous vide and then seared, with some spaghetti squash (with, as mentioned above, sage, but I prefer olive oil to butter).

Went to a local market today and got some rump steak at rock bottom price. Made a red wine and mushroom sauce for it

Nom nom nom

Beef and barley soup made from raw. On the final simmer and the carrots are pretty soft, so it should be ready soon.

Mr Flibble said:

Made a red wine and mushroom sauce for it

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Well, heelllllllllllloooooooooo there, good lookin'.

Since we are still experiencing extreme cold here (-40 with the windchill) soup appeals to me. Today I made "Provencal Tomato Rice Soup" a recipe from epicurious which I've made often. It has a very delicious twist in that it's depth of flavour is enhanced by orange peel. Oranges and tomatoes have a wonderful affinity and with the addition of a bit of hot pepper, it's a beautiful thing to behold - and taste. As always I adapt recipes to what I have on hand, I didn't have fennel seeds so used fresh fennel, didn't have fresh basil so used dried (fresh would really elevate it!), used canned tomatoes (a can of diced and half a can of crushed) and I used brown rice.

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/provencal-tomato-soup-with-rice-235737

My wife's homemade chicken enchilladas, and some black beans I cooked up from dried beans and a few spices.

--Ken

I've been wanting to try a green drink so I dragged my guys to a smoothie place and we got all three different kinds they offered: apple strawberry kale, ginger berry greens, and citrus greens. The apple strawberry kale one was good, the other two not so much. We also got a separate "shot" of wheatgrass, which smelled (and I'd guess, tasted) like, well, grass. So, yeah, not ready to zoom out and buy a juice extractor yet.

Also, we didn't get the real deal because they were out of kale. With two employees there and no other customers and a grocery store in view, why didn't they go buy some more damn kale? I am starting to think the reason most small businesses go under within five years is because they really just can't be bothered with it, you know?