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What did you have for dinner? -Part dois

As a rule, I don't buy steak from a supermarket. Their suppliers are too often bad. Tough chewy meat, strangely tasteless meat, etc.


However, they appeared to have mislabled something that was likely upper-tier choice or perhaps prime ribeye as boneless NY strip, and they put it on sale for 7/lb. So that'll be dinner. Plus, salad from the garden.
 
grilled cheese hand cut from a block of colby jack. it seemed to melt better than pre-cut slices.
tomato soup
 
Amy's organic cheese pizza
 
Helix said:
grilled cheese hand cut from a block of colby jack. it seemed to melt better than pre-cut slices.
tomato soup
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Pre cut slices lose moisture, no matter how they are wrapped. They also lose other nutrients.

I like to cut up different fruits to serve with berries, nuts and cheeses. Similar problem, I need to slice the fruit no more than minutes before serving, because they lose moisture, nutrients and flavor. The kids ask my why I slice the fruit, because they enjoy munching down on whole fruits. I explain, easier to share, looks prettier sometimes, allows for more variety of flavor (4 people, 4 different fruits), slicing releases more of the perfume into the air. They munch away and so do I.
 
The kid wanted it, so mac and cheese (made with fusili pasta instead of mac though) with peas, tomato salad.
 
Experimental Pot Roast.

It includes cherry preserves from France and leftover spicy sausage hash with apples and craisins.






You get the idea.....I am in playtime.
 
Helix said:
Amy's organic cheese pizza
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Breaded/baked chicken breasts. A few little bits from an "apocalypse scorpion" pepper from the garden.

Salad from the garden
 
cheese ravioli.
 
Beef and Noodles out of some of the leftover Experimental Pot Roast.

Man we used to serve a **** ton of this up in the DFACS, and of course mom made it, but I have not eaten it in maybe a decade.






It was nice.
 
Fresh fruit, assorted berries and hazel nuts with cheeses, both soft and hard, fresh baked soft buns with jerked chicken and a plum sauce inside, and lots of unsweetened iced tea with lemon. Carob and banana custard soft crust pie for desert.
 
Pasta with homemade pesto sauce- I saw on a website that the best way to make this was with a stone grinder, so I washed some basil leaves and started grinding them with garlic cloves, EV olive oil, and parmesan cheese plus salt and pepper before adding to cooked pasta. It turned out great but it was a lot of work that I'm never doing this @#$&% again ... or maybe I'll let my maid do it from now on. :mrgreen:
 
PoS said:
Pasta with homemade pesto sauce- I saw on a website that the best way to make this was with a stone grinder, so I washed some basil leaves and started grinding them with garlic cloves, EV olive oil, and parmesan cheese plus salt and pepper before adding to cooked pasta. It turned out great but it was a lot of work that I'm never doing this @#$&% again ... or maybe I'll let my maid do it from now on. :mrgreen:
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Pestos are a PITA to make with a stone grinder or pestle and bowl. I thought I was stepping up when I bought an inexpensive stainless steel pestle and. No easier. Then I learned to cheat from a neighbor. Bought one of those off brand, close out, already cheap little hand held vegetable choppers they try to sell you as miracle tool for the kitchen on late night TV, from a local $ store where I paid about $8, kept pulsing it for a few seconds each time until I got close to the right consistency, easy to overdo, without the oil. Then poured the ingredients into a cereal bowl, slowly whisked in the oil to avoid spillage. Too difficult to clean the oil out of the unit.

This one is similar to the one I bought: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FPLWCNW/ref=psdc_289920_t4_B00006IUX0

Mine is labeled "Vernelux." I don't know who Verne is, but he makes junk.
 
HEB has fantastic Chicken Fajita meat, mesquite grilled it is amazing. Served cold over a ceasar salad... yeah that was dinner.
 
OldFatGuy said:
Pestos are a PITA to make with a stone grinder or pestle and bowl. I thought I was stepping up when I bought an inexpensive stainless steel pestle and. No easier. Then I learned to cheat from a neighbor. Bought one of those off brand, close out, already cheap little hand held vegetable choppers they try to sell you as miracle tool for the kitchen on late night TV, from a local $ store where I paid about $8, kept pulsing it for a few seconds each time until I got close to the right consistency, easy to overdo, without the oil. Then poured the ingredients into a cereal bowl, slowly whisked in the oil to avoid spillage. Too difficult to clean the oil out of the unit.

This one is similar to the one I bought: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FPLWCNW/ref=psdc_289920_t4_B00006IUX0

Mine is labeled "Vernelux." I don't know who Verne is, but he makes junk.
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Yeah I might have to try something different. I tried making pesto with my blender before, but it turned into grass soup. I know a chef, and he kept telling me the only way to make it good is with a mortar and pestle- he said there's no substitute for hard work. I used to just buy the bottled stuff and add more cheese and fresh chopped garlic into it to give it a bite.
 
PoS said:
Yeah I might have to try something different. I tried making pesto with my blender before, but it turned into grass soup. I know a chef, and he kept telling me the only way to make it good is with a mortar and pestle- he said there's no substitute for hard work. I used to just buy the bottled stuff and add more cheese and fresh chopped garlic into it to give it a bite.
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That works also. :)

I have a Vitamix. Just about everything turns into soup in seconds. It's a great machine, even use it to knead bread and pasta dough. Makes hot soup right in the container.

The hand choppers are easy to limit. 1, maybe 2 second pulses, till you get where you want to go and you get an excellent pesto mix. Also good for chopping a lot of tomatoes in small batches without becoming juice.
 
OldFatGuy said:
That works also. :)

I have a Vitamix. Just about everything turns into soup in seconds. It's a great machine, even use it to knead bread and pasta dough. Makes hot soup right in the container.

The hand choppers are easy to limit. 1, maybe 2 second pulses, till you get where you want to go and you get an excellent pesto mix. Also good for chopping a lot of tomatoes in small batches without becoming juice.
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It all depends on the order in which you pulse it. I start with the EVOO and the garlic, ending with the basil. Never had any problem.
 
Lovebug said:
It all depends on the order in which you pulse it. I start with the EVOO and the garlic, ending with the basil. Never had any problem.
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Wish I could say the same. Two pulses and I have soup with the Vitamix. Which model are you using?
 
OldFatGuy said:
Wish I could say the same. Two pulses and I have soup with the Vitamix. Which model are you using?
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It is called "Ninja". We bought it years ago. It isn't anything fancy, but we love it.
 
Lovebug said:
It is called "Ninja". We bought it years ago. It isn't anything fancy, but we love it.
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I know the Ninja, a decent blender, not a Vitamix, a world apart. The only machine close to the Vitamix models are the Blendex. More wattage but less torque. These are blenders that sell for $250 and up for refurbished bottom end machines, as much as $1,500 for pro machines.

I make anything and everything from ice cream, granites, iced cocktails, doughs, fully cooked soups, juices, and assorted other cooking bases in mine. Nothing takes more than 30 seconds except doughs, 2-4 minutes depending on density. Perfect pancake batters in 3 seconds. It takes longer to clean. :)
 
Mock Chili lets call it with a big can Bushes chili beans one can Hormel chili no beans jarred salsa some really awesome Kroger all beef hot dogs sweet onion fresh hot peppers (lots of these) diced small coriander and Hot Chili Powder.

Served with shredded Cheddar.
 
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Roast leg of lamb, yogurt sauce, my twice baked potatoes, string beans, corn, sauteed mushrooms and onion, plus chocolate cake for dessert. Im stuffed.
 
Nothing organized. A bowl of various fruits and berries, some raw carrots and other veg. Then a big protein shake.
 
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