What did you have for dinner? -Part dois

[gman]

Pork chop Milanese (Italian schnitzel), leftover gnocchi in pesto sauce, tomato mozzarella caprese with fresh garden basil, ice tea.

 

[Helix]

I picked up the kiddos today after work and they asked for Happy Meals. They didn't have to lobby very hard. I got a burger and fries.

 

[Logician Man]

Papa Murphy's Tuesday $10.99 "Take and Bake" pizza special.

Large thin crust, Canadian bacon, pepperoni, beef, mushrooms, green peppers, black olives, onions. Salad and a few Doritos w/dipping salsa.

 

[Old 'N Chill]

Ham steak on rye bread with mayo. Dill spears on the side. Core caramel ice cream for dessert.

 

[Lovebug]

Pork chop Milanese (Italian schnitzel), leftover gnocchi in pesto sauce, tomato mozzarella caprese with fresh garden basil, ice tea.

Fresh basil is so much more intense that what you can buy at the store.
We are growing Thai basil, purple and green basil this year. Lots of pesto to go in the freezer for the cold months.

 

[Lovebug]

I watched one of my favorite guys on youtube making an egg and avocado concoction. For reasons unknown, he used the meat grinder to chop the hard boiled eggs.
I just put all the ingredients in the blender and voila, a perfect spread for toasted homemade bread. Garden tomatoes with basil, lemon juice and olive oil to go along.

 

[gman]

I watched one of my favorite guys on youtube making an egg and avocado concoction. For reasons unknown, he used the meat grinder to chop the hard boiled eggs.
I just put all the ingredients in the blender and voila, a perfect spread for toasted homemade bread. Garden tomatoes with basil, lemon juice and olive oil to go along.

Sound to me that he likes the texture by using the meat grinder.

 

[Lovebug]

Sound to me that he likes the texture by using the meat grinder.

I agree but looking at the end result reminded me of
Don't get me wrong, I love the guy but looking at the stuff wasn't very inspiring. I'd rather see a hand chopped texture than that.

 

[Parrish]

Ham steak on rye bread with mayo. Dill spears on the side. Core caramel ice cream for dessert.

GMTA. Variation but a ham steak called my name today. Loaded salad with ham strips, hardboiled eggs, Kosher dills and Catalina dressing. Salted caramel truffle ice cream.

 

[Lursa]

I agree but looking at the end result reminded me of
Don't get me wrong, I love the guy but looking at the stuff wasn't very inspiring. I'd rather see a hand chopped texture than that.

I think that's the issue I have with aqua faba!

 

[Lursa]

GMTA. Variation but a ham steak called my name today. Loaded salad with ham strips, hardboiled eggs, Kosher dills and Catalina dressing.

Salted caramel truffle ice cream.

Yum! OK...new ice cream addiction: Tillamook Chocolate Hazelnut with Hazelnut Butter Swirl.

 

[weaver2]

Tillamook is the best but Umpqua runs it a very close second.

Tonight: deep fried Morton's battered and frozen shrimp. I've gotten pretty comfortable with deep frying. Now if I could just complete my culinary westernization and get on friendly working terms with a grill. Somehow I have to get over being terrorized by grills.

 

[Lursa]

Tillamook is the best but Umpqua runs it a very close second.

Tonight: deep fried Morton's battered and frozen shrimp. I've gotten pretty comfortable with deep frying. Now if I could just complete my culinary westernization and get on friendly working terms with a grill. Somehow I have to get over being terrorized by grills.

What kind of a grill do you have?

 

[weaver2]

What kind of a grill do you have?

I think it is a Weber, two burner gas grill, with a hood.

 

[Lursa]

I think it is a Weber, two burner gas grill.

OK. Do you want to use an outside grill? You can get really nice grilled meat and vegs cooking indoors. Using a grill pan or cast iron.

It's just a matter of heat, sear, and often, not touching it while it's cooking. Same things as outside, including internal temp.

If you use the outdoor one, use the different heat zones and some of the grill baskets/pans for smaller stuff.

 

[gman]

Grilled marinated lamb kabobs, tzatziki sauce, Knorr rice/pasta, roasted broccoli, iced tea.
The kabobs were from Costco and they were delicious.. It’s the first time I’ve seen them there and we bought two packs which contained 8 each. That’s enough for 4 meals for us. Well, 3 now.

 

[Helix]

Lean Cuisine spinach and mushroom pizza
Doritos.

 

[Lovebug]

We had a veggie pasta salad. I used protein pasta ( Barilla protein rotini). I'm rather picky about pasta taste and texture but this one was good. Of course all the yum yums I added didn't hurt. We got some oil cured Moroccan olives that are a flavor bomb. Just very few will do ya.

 

[weaver2]

OK. Do you want to use an outside grill? You can get really nice grilled meat and vegs cooking indoors. Using a grill pan or cast iron.

It's just a matter of heat, sear, and often, not touching it while it's cooking. Same things as outside, including internal temp.

If you use the outdoor one, use the different heat zones and some of the grill baskets/pans for smaller stuff.

I want the smoky outdoor grilled taste but what I really want is for someone else to do it. Here's my problem with the grill:
*I'm too short to put up the grill hood so I have to hold it when I tend to the meat.
*I can't monitor the progress of the meat when the hood is down.
*I afraid of starting a fire when the meat flares up.
*I don't know when meat is done.
*I don't understand rubs, marinades, soaks for meats.

Actually, I don't really know what I'm doing in front of a grill and if you ruin a steak you've ruined a really expensive piece of meat.

 

[Parrish]

We had a veggie pasta salad. I used protein pasta ( Barilla protein rotini). I'm rather picky about pasta taste and texture but this one was good. Of course all the yum yums I added didn't hurt. We got some oil cured Moroccan olives that are a flavor bomb. Just very few will do ya.

Never tried them. Going to the market and will put them on my list.

 

[weaver2]

Never tried them. Going to the market and will put them on my list.

The are delicious!!!!!

 

[Lursa]

I want the smoky outdoor grilled taste but what I really want is for someone else to do it. Here's my problem with the grill:
*I'm too short to put up the grill hood so I have to hold it when I tend to the meat.
*I can't monitor the progress of the meat when the hood is down.
*I afraid of starting a fire when the meat flares up.
*I don't know when meat is done.
*I don't understand rubs, marinades, soaks for meats.

Actually, I don't really know what I'm doing in front of a grill and if you ruin a steak you've ruined a really expensive piece of meat.

If you have a gas grill you dont get a "smoky outdoor" taste or smell. (Unless your grill is dirty ) You can get the same thing inside with a good sear. And some liquid smoke!

You dont have to close the lid on a grill to grill meat or vegs. Dont 'smash' them down on the grill and you'll get a lot less flame up. Use a meat thermometer, they're cheap and easy to use.

And what about rubs and marinades? What specifically? I live by rubs. Marinades can be tricky if you use an acid, like vinegar or lemon juice too long/with certain meat/fish.

Always start with a room temperature steak or burger and always "rest" them after for at least 5 minutes so that they reabsorb their juices. You can take them off a bit early and they'll continue to cook inside a bit. So taking them off more rare than you want is better.

And do not cook beef well done. (aside from hamburger, if you must.) It's a sin Have you considered kabobs? For meat and vegs...really easy!

 

[Lursa]

We had a veggie pasta salad. I used protein pasta ( Barilla protein rotini). I'm rather picky about pasta taste and texture but this one was good. Of course all the yum yums I added didn't hurt. We got some oil cured Moroccan olives that are a flavor bomb. Just very few will do ya.

I want! I'll have to look for...maybe on Amazon.

 

[Logician Man]

We had spaghetti and crock-potted meatballs w/shredded cheese and shrimp, Italian green beans, garlic Texas toast, and a fruit salad medley.

 

[Lovebug]

I want! I'll have to look for...maybe on Amazon.

We get them from ........... ( are we allowed to post links @Helix?) Min $35 purchase for free shipping but that's taken care of easily because they have so many yummy things. It is where we get Shipka peppers, so good, so spicy.