What are you cooking for dinner this weekend?

[Noteddy]

Great minds...

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Not mine. The much better half is under the weather and craving chix soup. Had to do the quick and dirty version.

Some cannellini beans, garlic, parsley, dried tomatoes, kalamata olives and Arbequina OO on crostini made a decent side.

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[Too Tall]

Jinx. My neighbors got back from Mumbai sick as dogs. Made them a batch of simple whole chicken soup.

[Too Tall]

Turkey carcass is staring me in the face. No way I'm wasting that.

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[Shinomaster]

Turkey carcass is staring me in the face. No way I'm wasting that.

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Nice carrots.

[winmonster]

I have that same vegetable peeler. OXO or some-such. It actually peels instead of shredding skins off which is sort of nice.

[UnfilteredDregs]

Ahem...

[winmonster]

^^ drool

[rydesteel]

Nice! recipe please, cause I know what i'd like to make for dinner this weekend. That look fantastic!

[UnfilteredDregs]

Nice! recipe please, cause I know what i'd like to make for dinner this weekend. That look fantastic!

Butter, shallots, green onion, garlic, S&P, Sancerre, mussels, heavy cream, lemon thyme, lemon, parsley, baguette.



Toss like 3 Tbsp butter into a 6qt dutch oven over low heat...gently melt it.

Toss in two thinly sliced shallots and the thinly sliced white of 6 green onions.

Just enough heat so that things are softening, no browning. Barely sizzling, softening...

While the onions are doing their thing, thinly slice 6 cloves of garlic and toss that in the pot.

Lightly season with S&P.

Quickly pick through about 4 pounds of impeccably fresh mussels, rinse them of any dirt and discard the gapers and broken ones.

Aromatics should be soft in the pot by now...pour in about a 1/3rd of a bottle of a decent Sancerre or Sauvignon blanc..Stir things up.

Crank the heat, and toss in the mussels, throw a couple of sprigs of the Lemon thyme on top.

Lid it, should come to the boil quickly and steam...mussels, if really fresh, should be open inside of 5 minutes from putting the lid on.

While the mussels are steaming....mince up the green onion tops- the green part, and the parsley...juice a lemon and mix it together...

When you pull off the lid, and the mussels are obviously done, shut the heat & dump a half-pint of heavy cream over them, toss in the onion greens & parsley, mix it up with a spoon.

Serve with a good baguette & more Sancerre...

[turkish]

My wife is on holiday until Wednesday and weather is awful so I'm cooking at home instead of going out.


Chicken Chow Mein


Crepes with custard and caramel

[Too Tall]

HA! I knew you could cook. Nice work Turkish.

[rydesteel]

Thank you! I'll report back with plate of empty shells. :>)

[UnfilteredDregs]

My wife is on holiday until Wednesday and weather is awful so I'm cooking at home instead of going out.


Chicken Chow Mein


Crepes with custard and caramel

Awesome & nice plates!

[Noteddy]

Cassoulet.

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Or, pork and beans.
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Deep winter food.

[caleb]

In retrospect, I realize that this is photographic evidence of why I shouldn't be allowed to shop and cook without my wife's supervision: left to my own devices I'd be on my third heart attack by 45.



Baked potato, ribeye, and a saute of brussels sprouts, onions, mushrooms, and bacon, with a balsamic and honey reduction.

[Too Tall]

BROTHER That looks just about perfect.

I'm on another PHO jag
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[TMB]

Pasta fajoool ...

For tipping hit, and judging by the pot, the rest of the week.

With a little peri peri sauce mixed in.

[TMB]

Pasta fajoool ...

For tipping hit, and judging by the pot, the rest of the week.

With a little peri peri sauce mixed in.

Tipping hit????

Stupid autocorrect.

*tonight .....

[maunahaole]

My bbq crew is co I got over tomorrow to throw it down. There will be some opihi from Kauai passing over the grill grates, which is a big treat. I picked up some pork shoulder steaks and will soak them in a bath of this stuff. The marinade has a great flavor. I suspect it is going to work really well. They will be thrown on a medium heat gas grill...nothing fancy.

Photos by jalna: Didi's Kim Chee Pork

[turkish]

My carbonara, with no eggs.

Carbonara by luis prado, en Flickr