What did I cook this weekend.....

[Staestc]

Been in cooking rut lately, too...

Lots of simple dishes and leftovers.

But, tonight I'm doing some grilled mahi mahi and striper with asparagus and parmesan crisps.
Tomorrow will be elk spaghetti and salad
Saturday will be cheddar & BBQ chicken & bacon sandwiches with some sort of side
Sunday will be sea scallop curry & rice.

Wow! Going to be an awesome weekend at your place!

 

[Staestc]

Strawberry salad -> spinach, strawberries, toasted pecan nuts & goat cheese. Dressing - EV olive oil, raspberry vinegar & poppy seeds.

Goes down really well with a nice "minerally" Chablis.

Gorgeous salad! My favorite salads lately all share spinach, goat cheese, some kind of fruit, and some kind of nuts! I'm a big fan of the dried cherries I've been putting in salads lately.

Of course, with a decent bottle of wine, I would be happy just with the fruit and cheese

 

[VApatriot]

Last time I did this with the wife she wasn't seeing anything interesting to her. I'm like... "What? There's all kinds of recipes to try here!"

Take a look here: http://foodwishes.blogspot.com/

We've made several of his recipes and they've all been very good. His videos are a little corny but his recipes are really good.

We made this one last night, it was awesome! http://foodwishes.blogspot.com/2014/04/roasted-leg-of-lamb-with-pomegranate.html

 

[podz]

I've never had tasteless capers.

Consider yourself lucky ;-) There is one brand on sale here in Finland called "Veg-on-Table" where the capers have zero taste and they come in rather large jars, too. The brand I normally buy, Fragata, is pretty good.

 

[podz]

I have a jar of capers that I bought to use in an awesome recipe that I can't remember. I used to buy them all the time and eat something mind blowing but damned if I know what it was. 🤔

Well, they are a pretty key ingredient to Greek Salad and a whole host of Italian recipes. We go through 1-2 jars a week here at my house.

I like to use them in tuna salad, along with chopped red onions, mayo and mustard. Also sometimes just eat them right out of the jar.

 

[Temptd2]

I like to take a couple tablespoons of capers and fry them in some olive oil til they get crispy. Drain on paper towels. Use the olive oil for something else, like salad dressing, if you want to.

We sprinkle those crispy capers on our smoked salmon pizza. They're killer good.

 

[bob1852]

So what are pareil capers? Every bottle I've seen is listed non-pareil...

 

[Temptd2]

non·pa·reil
ˌnänpəˈrel/
adjective
adjective: non-pareil

1.
having no match or equal; unrivaled.

So you'd have to find a rivaled caper to make it pareil.

 

[mattmmille]

They are young, very small capers...and they are the best. Especially with a grilled trout, with butter, lemon and mushrooms. Yum!

 

[mcbaumannerb]

Meatloaf with spicy Bespoke bacon jam and cheddar cheese in the loaf, then crusted with more bacon jam. @BeerMeDuffMan - make this, you won't be sorry.
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[Staestc]

That's the most mouthwatering meatloaf I have ever seen!!

 

[Staestc]

OMG! I'm cooking these bad boys tonight! I love Costco meat!
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[bob1852]

Elk spaghetti and garlic bread. The last of the ground elk that I have...

 

[passedpawn]

I cooked with capers tonight - it was on my mind from this thread. Chicken piccata, colcannon, canteloupe.

 

[Gavin C]

I've never had tasteless capers. However, fish and chicken with capers always benefit from a bit of lemon juice. It's a great complimentary flavor.

Meatballs with capers is tasty.

Food looks great. Capers are fantastic. Never combined them with meatballs. Mind blown.

What's the beer. Crystal clear looking and delicious no doubt.

 

[passedpawn]

Food looks great. Capers are fantastic. Never combined them with meatballs. Mind blown.

What's the beer. Crystal clear looking and delicious no doubt.

Beer? I can't remember! I didn't just make those meatballs - that picture is from a year ago.

 

[SharonaZamboni]

I like to take a couple tablespoons of capers and fry them in some olive oil til they get crispy. Drain on paper towels. Use the olive oil for something else, like salad dressing, if you want to.

We sprinkle those crispy capers on our smoked salmon pizza. They're killer good.

Crispy capers sounds great! I'll try that soon.

 

[BrewingTravisty]

I forgot to get capers when I went shopping today... Oops. Oh well, I'll be having filet mignon with asparagus and garlic mashed potatoes tonight. Maybe if I have the money I'll run by the store and see if I can find some capers for another meal.

 

[TheDudeLebowski]

Get them at Trader Joe's if you have one close. You get twice the size for half the cost.

 

[BrewingTravisty]

Get them at Trader Joe's if you have one close. You get twice the size for half the cost.

Sadly I don't have a Trader Joe's near me... I wish I did, I do most of my shopping at ALDI and Kroger.

 

[podz]

Get them at Trader Joe's if you have one close. You get twice the size for half the cost.

That's because large is not better when it comes to capers.

 

[TheDudeLebowski]

They pretty much sell the same grade here in the US. They taste the same and are nonpareille which is the smallest size here.

 

[vanishingpint]

That's because large is not better when it comes to capers.

Large jars are not as good as small ones?

 

[BrewingTravisty]

Bacon wrapped fillet mignon, rare/medium rare, garlic mashed potatoes and blanched asparagus and carrots pan fried in the drippings with a little butter and garlic. It was such an fancy meal I broke out the fine china.

(edit: drippings autocorrected to droppings and I don't think anyone would want to pan fry anything in droppings)

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[beergolf]

Cod with a nice panko crust, Sweet potato mash and asparagas with mushrooms and tomatoes.

 

[Temptd2]

No picture, but two leftover red chicken/caramelized onion/cheese enchiladas, fried egg on top, Mexican quinoa, refried black beans with cheese. I am so stuffed.

 

[BrewingTravisty]

No picture, but two leftover red chicken/caramelized onion/cheese enchiladas, fried egg on top, Mexican quinoa, refried black beans with cheese. I am so stuffed.

That sounds like a ton of food xD sounds delicious though

 

[actech]

Green chile enchiladas from left over deep fried turkey

 

[slym2none]

Food.

I know, I said I wasn't cooking anymore - this is just for me, enough baked chicken w/BBQ sauce & rice for leftovers. Boiled eggs & cranberry "sauce" are the sides. Frozen chicken is easy to prepare, and I always have at least 2 BBQ sauces around.

FTR - I had to put that glass dish in the toaster oven on a diagonal to make it fit! (Big oven is broken...)

 

[gratus fermentatio]

Nice improv on the oven Slym!
Regards, GF.