What did you have for dinner? -Part dois (1 Viewer)

[vesper]

At Vesper's Diner the blue-plate special tonight was roasted chicken, baked sweet potatoes, stuffing, green beans and cranberries.

 

[Ganondagan]

Stromboli and pasta salad.

 

[Minerva]

Today was a miserable day to be out and about.
I love to cook and love Mexican food. When the weather is gloomy soups and stews tend to be a comfort food, so combining all that I thought a nice chicken stew, Mexican style, would be in order.
Pazole is a Mexican stew usually made with pork, but lends itself well to chicken.

It can be as simple or as complex as you want it to be. The simple method is to just boil the chicken bits of your choice (I use thighs) and then shred, mix in the other items and simmer.

Or...
If you're bored....
And trapped inside by the weather.....

You can endeavor to see how may pots, pans, skillets, pressure cookers, etc you can dirty up making the dish.

As last count it was about 14 items I will need to clean.

I seasoned the thighs on both sides and browned in a hot skillet then let cool.
I took the trimmings from the onions and cilantro and roasted them in an oven. Once the chicken had cooled I deskinned it and deboned it and tossed the scraps with the onions and roasted in a hot oven until charred a bit. All that went into a pressure cooker on high pressure for 20 minutes.

That completes the stock. The stock get poured int a large kettle and the chicken meat, spices and hominy get added. Along with diced onions, peppers. Poblano peppers since my wife isn't much for heat.

All this is now simmering on the stove. If I could bottle this smell in my house right now I could be a rich man.

I will top my servings with cilantro and jalapenos, wife will get none of this.

Cheers!!

 

[gman]

Thawed leftover chicken soup out of the freezer and added rice noodles, egg salad and bacon sandwiches on warm, flaky croissants, water.

 

[Old 'N Chill]

Last of the leftover pizza.

 

[vesper]

Today was a miserable day to be out and about

We have had 6 straight days of it.

 

[Lovebug]

Today was a miserable day to be out and about.
I love to cook and love Mexican food. When the weather is gloomy soups and stews tend to be a comfort food, so combining all that I thought a nice chicken stew, Mexican style, would be in order.
Pazole is a Mexican stew usually made with pork, but lends itself well to chicken.

It can be as simple or as complex as you want it to be. The simple method is to just boil the chicken bits of your choice (I use thighs) and then shred, mix in the other items and simmer.

Or...
If you're bored....
And trapped inside by the weather.....

You can endeavor to see how may pots, pans, skillets, pressure cookers, etc you can dirty up making the dish.

As last count it was about 14 items I will need to clean.

I seasoned the thighs on both sides and browned in a hot skillet then let cool.
I took the trimmings from the onions and cilantro and roasted them in an oven. Once the chicken had cooled I deskinned it and deboned it and tossed the scraps with the onions and roasted in a hot oven until charred a bit. All that went into a pressure cooker on high pressure for 20 minutes.

That completes the stock. The stock get poured int a large kettle and the chicken meat, spices and hominy get added. Along with diced onions, peppers. Poblano peppers since my wife isn't much for heat.

All this is now simmering on the stove. If I could bottle this smell in my house right now I could be a rich man.

I will top my servings with cilantro and jalapenos, wife will get none of this.

Cheers!!

Oh I so get it. Starting at point A and ending up somewhere in the Greek alphabet. I call it my mad genius phase.

 

[gman]

We have had 6 straight days of it.

We were verging on drought conditions here so the rain has been very welcome. We should see sunshine this weekend.

 

[Lovebug]

Thawed leftover chicken soup out of the freezer and added rice noodles, egg salad and bacon sandwiches on warm, flaky croissants, water.

The best things since sliced bread are, at least in the kitchen, although some serious chefs might frown upon it, are the freezer and the nuke.
I can't stand those snooty chefs who frown upon what most of us live on.

Ok, what were we talking about? Leftovers. Love them.

 

[Parrish]

Croque monsieur and a salad.

 

[Lursa]

The best things since sliced bread are, at least in the kitchen, although some serious chefs might frown upon it, are the freezer and the nuke.
I can't stand those snooty chefs who frown upon what most of us live on.

Ok, what were we talking about? Leftovers. Love them.

That's why I dont post most nights...I do all that cooking ahead and freeze it. I live on leftovers.

I do post when I make something new tho. I did just make a new batch of marinara...and I'm not thrilled with it. I didnt make many changes from the last batch, but I used white wine instead of red. It's just kinda bland. I cant figure out what I missed...but I've got another 11 meals worth of sauce to work it out! My last batch was da bomb.

Tonight is Rao's frozen lasagna from the freezer...and there will be leftovers. It's good quality Italian, its jarred sauce and soups and other pastas are good too. Not like Stouffers or store generic brands. I dont normally buy them but they were $4 off!

 

[Lursa]

Croque monsieur and a salad.

Did you make it? They always seem like they're too much work and I keep meaning to order one out sometime.

 

[Parrish]

Did you make it? They always seem like they're too much work and I keep meaning to order one out sometime.

Yes. Not that hard to do a bechamel sauce. I used Ina's recipe. We haven't had one in a long time. I don't why.

 

[Lovebug]

That's why I dont post most nights...I do all that cooking ahead and freeze it. I live on leftovers.

Same here

I do post when I make something new tho. I did just make a new batch of marinara...and I'm not thrilled with it. I didnt make many changes from the last batch, but I used white wine instead of red. It's just kinda bland. I cant figure out what I missed...but I've got another 11 meals worth of sauce to work it out! My last batch was da bomb.

Not sure. Red gives it more depth. Since you seem to like spicy, try pepper flakes and a small amount of sugar for balance.

Tonight is Rao's frozen lasagna from the freezer...and there will be leftovers. It's good quality Italian, its jarred sauce and soups and other pastas are good too. Not like Stouffers or store generic brands. I dont normally buy them but they were $4 off!

 

[Lursa]

Same here

Not sure. Red gives it more depth. Since you seem to like spicy, try pepper flakes and a small amount of sugar for balance.

I read that about red vs white too. So this time I tried white for 'more brightness.' And I did up the amount of red pepper flakes but I may have added Calabrian chili paste last time too...and I didnt this time but I always add it when I serve it.

So...back to red wine and Calabrian chilis while cooking. I love Calabrian chili paste/chopped peppers.

Oh! And I did make a huge batch of my Italian chicken soup. But that's usually for lunches. It rocks tho. And it gets Calabrian chili paste too, plus jalapenos

 

[Lovebug]

I read that about red vs white too. So this time I tried white for 'more brightness.' And I did up the amount of red pepper flakes but I may have added Calabrian chili paste last time too...and I didnt this time but I always add it when I serve it.

So...back to red wine and Calabrian chilis while cooking. I love Calabrian chili paste/chopped peppers.

Oh! And I did make a huge batch of my Italian chicken soup. But that's usually for lunches. It rocks tho. And it gets Calabrian chili paste too, plus jalapenos

Good on you. I love cooks minding their own business.

 

[SayMyName]

Cheesecake and milk. Got home late. Did not have dinner earlier. Ate a gift sent to me at the office earlier from my old HR. Had to take a picture so she knew I ate it.

 

[vesper]

We were verging on drought conditions here so the rain has been very welcome. We should see sunshine this weekend.

We went through a drought last year. Lately we have been under one flood watch/warning many times. The grass had all gone to seed and was 12-15 inches high. Hubby had to double cut it today, the first dry day in over a week. Tomorrow they are calling for more rain. I feel bad for the farmers as they will be getting their crops in late.
Tonight, it was leftovers which was welcoming as it was another busy day.

 

[gman]

Leftover baked rigatoni, green salad with mixed olives, onion, grape tomatoes, in a balsamic vinaigrette, garlic focaccia, water

 

[Old 'N Chill]

Crispy Chili Rellenos and guac tostada.

 

[MaryP]

Crispy Chili Rellenos and guac tostada.

Oh, YES!

 

[MaryP]

Ham and cheese on white with lettuce and English mustard. A fresh fruit bowl from the market. The three types of melon were very sweet; blueberries and strawberries, too. There's enough for at least 2 more meals and I'm loving it.

 

[Parrish]

Grilled everything. A porterhouse, asparagus, mushrooms and Vidalias, shared a baked potato. No room for dessert.

 

[Lovebug]

Asparagus season is upon us. Just like @Parrish, we grilled it. We had it with home made veg burgers.

 

[Lycanthrope]

Asparagus soup, wiener schnitzel, sauerkraut and späzel from Cafe Berlin in DC.