What did I cook this weekend.....

[Staestc]

Oh, and Evil or whoever said it, most of my spices come from a huge Indian grocery near here. Their prices are a fraction of what you pay at groceries, and their turn over is high. All my basmati rice comes from there too. And they have amazing produce like different eggplants (abugines) that you can’t find in a normal grocery.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Filet, baby taters and green beans.

 

[Staestc]

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Filet, baby taters and green beans.

Lovely! I splurged and bought some prime fillets a couple of days ago from Costco because they were just too pretty to pas up. Going to do Strip House potatoes and a spinach gratin that’s a new recipe to go with the Saturday for my youngest daughter, her husband, and my grandson Saturday.

 

[S-Met]

No pics, but Lamb T-bones marinated in local olive oil and yard herbs (lemon thyme, chives and oregano,) and gnocchi pan fried with pancetta.

 

[user 211287]

Oh, and Evil or whoever said it, most of my spices come from a huge Indian grocery near here. Their prices are a fraction of what you pay at groceries, and their turn over is high. All my basmati rice comes from there too. And they have amazing produce like different eggplants (abugines) that you can’t find in a normal grocery.

I have 2 massive international markets and 2 Indian food markets. Pricing at all 4 is very very good. I can even get Japanese grown Koshihikari rice for a very reasonable price. Jasmine and basmatti are both very very cheap. Regular grocers are like $4/lb on shallots and ginger root. Its about half that at my markets.

 

[Staestc]

Vindaloo turned out great last night! And yes, I am still using the bag of the longest grain basmati rice on earth!

 

[aharri1]

Two 12" thin crust pizzas using my kveik dough starter I made awhile back that I continueto feed weekly. Pepperoni, mushrooms, onions, and bell peppers with mozzarella on one, and the other homemade pesto sauce, feta, tomatoes, onions mushrooms, mozzarella, and bell peppers.

 

[Staestc]

Two 12" thin crust pizzas using my kveik dough starter I made awhile back that I continueto feed weekly. Pepperoni, mushrooms, onions, and bell peppers with mozzarella on one, and the other homemade pesto sauce, feta, tomatoes, onions mushrooms, mozzarella, and bell peppers.View attachment 693988View attachment 693989View attachment 693990View attachment 693991

Those just look amazing!

 

[Staestc]

Strip House Potatoes Romanoff prepped for this evening.

 

[davidabcd]

Ten pounds of baby back ribs

Cajun seasoning and strong garlic butter

 

[davidabcd]

Stilton with apricots

Got some of that from Trader Joe's. It's so good I don't even bother with the crackers.

 

[BongoYodeler]

Got some of that from Trader Joe's. It's so good I don't even bother with the crackers.

I think that's where we got ours.

 

[Temptd2]

I’ve been buying spices I can’t find locally from Spice House now. Penzey’s just irritated me. I think they may be owned by the same company, but Penzey’s is in your face political and Spice House is not.

Penzey’s and Spice House are both members of the Penney family but that’s where the similarity ends. They are diametrically opposed “in that way” - I got “those emails” from Penzey’s and that’s when I quit buying from them. Found out Spice House was the sibling who had a completely opposite view of things so have been buying from them ever since!

All these pictures are making my mouth water!!

 

[aharri1]

Those just look amazing!

Thanks!!!

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Grilled shrimps

 

[Brewbuzzard]

Ready for the oven.

 

[S-Met]

Ready for the oven.View attachment 694157

And what time should we all come over?

 

[Staestc]

Steaks and taters from Saturday.

 

[Brewbuzzard]

Steaks and taters from Saturday.
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That looks gooood

 

[bob1852]

Hatch chile season...

 

[davidabcd]

This is more or less the base for a burrito filling but my wife likes it as is or with grilled tofu cubes.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Chicken breast with sautéed mushrooms and shallot, potato croquet and salad.

 

[VApatriot]

I’ve been buying spices I can’t find locally from Spice House now. Penzey’s just irritated me. I think they may be owned by the same company, but Penzey’s is in your face political and Spice House is not.

My wife figured out that 'Spice House' is owned by Penzey's sister, she inherited the company from her father/family and she's not as much of a moron as her brother. She actually likes to, you know, actually sell stuff, go figure... and not limit her customers to only people that share her political views. Her brother, on the other hand, not so much. I haven't bought anything from there yet and we do limit our purchases from her brother.

 

[VApatriot]

Again, sorry that there aren't any pics for this post. This is a recipe for a marinade for both lamb and chicken kabobs that we like to use frequently. For the lamb kabobs, I will buy a boneless leg of lamb, trim off the fat and connective tissue and cut it into kabob size cubes / chunks. It works well if you can marinate the meat for 4 - 6 hours or longer if desired. It is also excellent on shrimp which I marinate for usually only 2-4 hours. It's very simple but sometimes simple is really good.

Lamb or Chicken Kabob Marinade

- 3 Tbs lemon juice
- 3 Tbs minced/crushed garlic
- 1 1/2 Tbs dried oregano
- 1 1/2 tsp Aleppo pepper
- 1 Tbs vegetable oil
- salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste (I don't include the salt and pepper if marinating shrimp)

 

[Temptd2]

Hatch chile season...

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OOooo been waiting - will have to venture into Fry's and see if they have any in stock yet! Our favorite Chile for general use, fermenting, and just enjoying. We buy pounds of them and roast them off like you are doing on the grill, skin, and freeze. I have ONE left in the freezer that I've been hoarding!

 

[BrewerBrad82]

Unfortunately no pics, but on Sunday I made a few meatloaves and smoked them on apple wood. Holy crap that is tasty.

 

[Brewbuzzard]

Chicken Schnitzel with onion and mushroom gravy and spätzle. And the grain for my Festbier. Prost

 

[TwistedGray]

Locally sourced sole

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

I threw together some tacos tonight chicken and ground beef leftover from earlier this week. Nice and easy while I was also putting together a rose’ cider. Steeped grape skins from grapes that I juiced ( yeah that was fun) for a couple hours. I think it will have some nice color for the effort.

 

[Temptd2]

I picked up a little over 2 pounds of Hatch chiles this morning from, of all places, Walmart! Gonna fire up the gas grill and roast those puppies, will have them on our bison burgers tonight!