Dinner Plans? (5 Viewers)

[RocAFella1]

Bun bo hue, a Vietnamese soup noodle. When we make a big pot we save leftovers in the freezer and reheat it. I put a little pork roll meat in there too

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Any blood cake?

 

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Any blood cake?

I’m not a fan. My wife loves it though. I’m missing red cabbage but I’ll survive for today lol

 

[Big Jilm]

Spaghetti marinara with hot Italian sausage, topped with parmigiano-reggiano and fresh basil. The bread is a delightful rosemary olive oil round loaf which we dipped in olive oil and balsamic vinegar while cooking, and then spread it with a garlic herb cheese spread for some toast. The meal was accompanied by a 2013 pinot noir that was so-so

 

[Poker Zombie]

Marinara is so underrated.

We always pre-package out "spaghetti meat", a blend of beef, pork sausage and spices, and freeze it. It makes a great, quickly accessible meal with dried spaghetti and sauce that we always keep on hand.

Then, in late 2018, I discovered the joy of marinara from scratch. Peeling the tomatoes level of scratch. Trying different tomatoes, different add-ins. The flavor varied wildly from awesome to "OMG this is awesome", but the flavors kept changing. Unlike the meat sauce, that was always dominated by the meat flavor with everything else as back-up singers.

It wasn't until the Covid panic shopping emptying out the shelves of the grocery store that I dug into my freezer to find what kinds of meat we had available, that I discovered that I haven't had a meat sauce pasta at home since 2018.

 

[detroitdad]

Then, in late 2018, I discovered the joy of marinara from scratch. Peeling the tomatoes level of scratch. Trying different tomatoes, different add-ins. The flavor varied wildly from awesome to "OMG this is awesome", but the flavors kept changing. Unlike the meat sauce, that was always dominated by the meat flavor with everything else as back-up singers.

I did this once about 10 years ago. It was way too much work for me lol. Your right. It was fantastic, but not worth the effort.

 

[Poker Zombie]

I did this once about 10 years ago. It was way too much work for me lol. Your right. It was fantastic, but not worth the effort.

It definitely makes the name "Sunday Gravy" make sence. You gotta have the time. Not "dedicated to cooking for hours" time, but 15 minutes to prep the tomatoes, and 2-3 minutes throughout the day to stir and make adjustments/additions. Since every 3rd day is a "Sunday" for me, it isn't too bad. Get it started, do a little yard work. Stir, waste time on PCF. Rince, stir repeat. By the time Liz gets done with work, and I've had a martini, dinner is ready.

 

[k9dr]

 

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Been on a salad kick lately

 

[BruceWayne]

Bacon cheddar cheeseburgers

 

[Payback]

Happy birthday to me. Scotch was a gift from @Jackstraw. Thanks buddy!

 

[FordPickup92]

Happy birthday to me. Scotch was a gift from @Jackstraw. Thanks buddy! View attachment 459080

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Enjoy!

 

[pltrgyst]

Happy b-day! Let there be cake!

And what a nice b-day tipple!

 

[Lil Tuna]

Happy Birthday and great gift! Best wishes.

 

[Poker Zombie]

Looks like a simple meal, but...

• Applewood smoked chicken. Wrapped in bacon for about 1/4 smoking process
• Green Beans with smoked onions
• Loaded smashed potatoes (Sour cream, the aforementioned smoked bacon, smoked then charred jalapeno, cheddar cheese)
• Devil's Nectar BBQ sauce (from the local BBQ joint). Served on the side, because the stuff comes in at 300,000 scovilles.

 

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My wife went shopping yesterday and says it’s difficult to find good steaks so what did she do? She bought an entire ribeye roast. 13 pounds of ribeye at $11 a pound for prime meat is a pretty good deal.

I also made some bulgogi for the kids

 

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For tonight

 

[RocAFella1]

Beef. It’s what’s for dinner.

 

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All done!

 

[BruceWayne]

App to salmon and broccoli that’s cooking...

 

[k9dr]

 

[mattduck]

 

[k9dr]

 

[detroitdad]

mmmmm burgers

 

[Coyote]

Majestic Sunday dinner, at a friend's top terrace.
Athens' historical center, downbeat neighbourhood right now, overbuilt and baking hot, where you don't expect to hear much Greek in the streets (rather Urdu, or other Pakistani and Bangladeshi dialects).
Still, the ancient temples were visible, and reminiscent of Pericles' words in his "Funeral Speech" for the first casualties Athens suffered against Sparta: "What we have achieved in this City, those last two decades, will be marvelled by mankind, as long as mankind exists". Hair-raising godammit.

 

[Indyscammer]

Ahi tuna, roasted brussels and curly fries.

 

[Indyscammer]

 

[Poker Zombie]

Majestic Sunday dinner, at a friend's top terrace.
Athens' historical center, downbeat neighbourhood right now, overbuilt and baking hot, where you don't expect to hear much Greek in the streets (rather Urdu, or other Pakistani and Bangladeshi dialects).
Still, the ancient temples were visible, and reminiscent of Pericles' words in his "Funeral Speech" for the first casualties Athens suffered against Sparta: "What we have achieved in this City, those last two decades, will be marvelled by mankind, as long as mankind exists". Hair-raising godammit.
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Those monuments look so... old. When are you going to build something new?

 

[Leonard]

Our local grocery store had vacuum sealed whole beef tenderloins at $6.99/lb. I bought two which was the limit. Beef. It's what's for dinner.

 

[Coyote]

Those monuments look so... old. When are you going to build something new?

We built this 1,000 years later (565 AD), but it was sacked and desecrated by Westerners in 1204 (all of the City's population mass-murdered by the ancestors of today's Western Europeans; most of this Church's and City's treasures to be found in either Venice or Trier today), only to fall, as a corpse, in Turkish hands from 1453 till today.

Other, later, building achievements:

Pathetic evolution: The "Athens Tower"

 

[Big Jilm]

Peppercorn crusted petite filet mignon with balsamic red wine sauce
served with broccolini and roasted potatoes with oregano, salt, pepper, and paprika.
Ciel du Cheval 2000 Merlot

I love the way my wife makes the broccolini: boil it, then into an ice bath to halt the cooking process, then into the HOT cast iron skillet with olive oil, salt, and pepper. The sound is like an arena erupting with cheer! If she uses lemon, she cooks it in the stainless steel pan. Delicious!!