Oh yes Annie I do love liver with bacon and onions and when I asked the dietman this morning if I could have it just once (!) he said it would be okay. The liver is fine and there's no restrictions on that for me but the bacon....just two pieces as well as the onion, were both to be oven roasted not fried.

Great turkey dinner Ann! And I hope one day to be able to try that risotto recipe.

And I also need to replace my 25+ year old main stove as the turbo fan has gone and I would love a modern appliance, as long as it has gas burners. Problem is finding one with a metal lid like my present one as that constitutes 50% of my working countertop space when it's closed. Nope...all the new ones seem to come with a glass lid which is fine for aesthetics but unusable as a working top. Hmmm maybe it's time I made myself a solar oven LOL.

SharonCb

Goodness, all your meals look great! I've really gotta start taking five seconds to take a picture of dinner! I'm usually so excited to eat that I don't think to plate prettily and take a picture. Oops. Consider my wrists slapped.

Well, I'll try to describe as best I can without pictures. This week I made a pork loin stuffed with a fennel, onion and fresh bread crumb stuffing. Also green beans amandine and the fantastically decadent ATK mashed potatoes. Then I made a baked ziti from Mario Batali, it was really good! My husband and I both wanted it the next night as leftovers, so I didn't have to cook. Last night I made Chicken Tikka Masala (my dh thinks it looks terrible, but he's a good sport and eats it). Since I got extra yogurt I'll go ahead and make some frozen yogurt too.

I'm still learning what all the buttons on my oven do, so cooking is fun again. And I just received my very own copy of the Butter Bible (AKA Mastering the Art of French Cooking) so expect to see some butter and cream laden dishes coming soon. I promise I'll work on remembering to take pictures!

Ann, your turkey dinner and risotto dish both look amazing! I want to try the risotto recipe -

Sharon, I could fill up on your vegetables. They always look so delicious.

Bri29, your dinners sound really good. I particularly love chicken tikka masala. Yum!

I made a Zucchini Bake for a light dinner:

Lest anyone think my dinner was virtuous, I made up for it with dessert: Butter Tarts!

Lori

Oh, Lori, your zucchini bake looks scrumptious, and I could just dive into those butter tarts!

Bri29, I think I have all the ingredients for Chicken Tikka Masala. Maybe I'll pencil it in for this weekend! Keep us posted on the Butter Bible stuff...

Sharon, your photos even make liver look good, but I'd be trying to sneak the brats off Wolf's plate!

Ann, I'm all for one-pot dinners, and the oven baked risotto with those prawns are calling my name!

Here's what we had tonight, baked shrimp scampi. Not pictured--rice pilaf, a tossed green salad and some fresh-picked chard.

Its not a good thing to look at this thread before breakfast - I'm starving now and wanting Etoufee and Zucchini Bake and Butter Tarts - while we were in Toronto and Gravenhurst a few weeks ago we had Butter Tarts almost every place we went! And Nanaimo Bars too.

Look at that Ashley, almost as cute as her mother.

Oh, dinner? I've been busy and on the road quite a bit lately but back home to cooking now - simple things that I can package up for the freezer for my parents but that Ken and I will also enjoy - pot roast, Jain's lemon garlic chicken with parsley, chili, split pea soup, Mama's meatballs and marinara.

Bri, I would be happy with everyone of your dinners.

Lori great photos. I love the sound of your zucchini bake. And Butter Tarts - how Canadian of you. Perfect for our Thanksgiving.

Sooz, yum, those shrimp look wonderful. I'm imagining all that fresh garlic and buttery taste.

Woodie, glad you are back. Sounds like you had a nice summer.

I baked a seven pound bone-in ham for dinner last night. Served with potato grain, baked squash and broccoli. Lots of leftover ham for a pot of bean soup or crepes.

Dessert was Hello Dolly squares.

Looking forward to your photos Bri. Sounds like you've been cooking up some fine dishes.

Lori I could eat that butter tart right off the screen!

Sooz your shrimp dinner looks and sounds like one I would love.

Woodie Jain's lemon garlic chicken sounds like another good dish!

Today I forgot to take the salmon out of (my new) over-the-fridge freezer, so I made a meatless lentil soup instead, otherwise known here as Potaje de Verduras.
It had many vegetables as well as lentils and turned out well with enough left over for tomorrow's evening supper.

We had two carpenters working in the kitchen this morning sanding down bottoms of the cupboard doors over the new fridge so they didn't hit the top of the fridge when we opened them. Thank heavens they were able to do it and all is well now. Just too bad I couldn't find a wider fridge at the same height!
Can't believe it's Friday again tomorrow.

SharonCb

Where do I begin?
Ann, I want everything you've postedparticularly the Breaded Sole. And maybe an entire plate of retro Hello Dolly Bars for dessert. And it looks like some of us are in the mood for cheesy crackers, because I recently made a batch too, to pair them with soup.

Lori, I've been enjoying sweet potato wedges since you first posted the recipe. And I've been ogling the swirly fork too.

AB, Spanakopita is always a favorite. Yours triggered a serious craving.
Btw, your lovely girl Ashley looks exactly like you. She and Amanda remind me of my brother and I. Two siblings who never even remotely resembled one another.
He resembled Al Pacino, and I was always told I looked like Crystal Gayle. The irony. A headbanger who resembles a country singer. Demons of fact, be gone!

Bobby, dinner looks great. Years ago, a friend introduced me to Grape Jelly Meatballs, with Bourbon in the sauce. I saved the recipe in a safe place. So safe in fact, I still don't know where the hell it is. Regardless, I remember how good they were.

Bri, your feast sounds fab. So expect an angry, foodie mob at your door, next time you fail to include a picture. A written account is never enough with this group.

Sooz, I love the close-up of your Shrimp Scampi. So close, I can almost taste it.

Sharon, I once had a very top-heavy armoire, which Jim hooked up to a stud in the wall, to keep from toppling over. Could you do the same with your new refrigerator?
I wouldn't want the paramedics peeling you off the floor, if the fridge fell on you. Those accidents are only funny in Tom and Jerry cartoons.

Btw, you amaze me with your determination, following an eating program to the letter. But then, I look at your meals, and wonder how hard could it be, with foods that look and sound as satisfying as yours.
Particularly, the Almond-Crusted Chicken with Steamed Vegetables. If that's what dieting is like these days, sign me up.

Hi Woodieann!

Dinners have been typical autumn fare. Lots of soups and sammys, roast chickens, stews, etc. One reason I haven't been motivated to post.

We had more soup for dinner this week. This is one we love to make often, Roasted Garlic and Gorgonzola Bisque. Served with a salad and plain crostini.

Desserts have been fruits in season. These pears (given to us by a friend, from her prolific pear tree) were so amazing, I may just plant my own pear tree.

And frozen grapes. I've been a fan of these frozen pretties, since Jamie Oliver mentioned it in one of his books. Try it, if you haven't already.

Sol

Sol, my friend, the really scary part is that Ashley also sounds like me, acts like me, even kind of thinks like me. I don't believe the world is going to be able to take it!

As for that pear tree, I'm going to plant a couple too. I want a Seckel pear tree, I had a Seckel pear last year for the first time, I bought them at Horrock's. It was, without a doubt, one of the 10 best things I've ever put in my mouth. So, I go online and sure enough, I can grow them this far north. Next year, I'm planting! I'll share...

Now I want a butter tart. Or a Hello Dolly bar. Or both.

Sharon, I'm so glad you got a new fridge. A bit wider would have been perfect, but still, it's good. I'll keep my fingers crossed on that new stove for you.

So, what's for dinner?

One night last week I had french toast, made with homemade honey wheat bread and maple syrup I got from Tami when we visited in Ludington:

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I'm the only one in the family that eats rare beef. I don't know how that happened, but in any event I spent Thursday and Friday with The Princess and Bruvver while Amanda and Dave took a short vacation. I made pot roast:

Some spaghetti squash with grated parmesan:

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I canned carrots, rutabagas and apple butter while The Princess was at school and Bruvver was watching Thomas the Train Engine:

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And today I made a high heat roasted duck from Ann T's instructions, along with mashed potatoes, mashed rutabaga and diced beets. Ashley was here and she was hungry, and impressed that I grew every single mouthful on her plate.

Now that's truly local food!

Annie

Annie you are making me very hungry for just about everything you've made. The pot roast looks so good and with rutabaga it would be perfect!
Thanks for the crossed fingers. I just have to keep looking online for the right stove, as I did for the fridge.
But I'm fussy....it must be a gas cook top with an electric fan oven, and a metal pulldown lid.

Sol you have again made beautiful food look even better. I'm a dedicated Gorgonzola fan and together with roasted garlic....oooohhh!
Beautiful pedestal dish and the frosty grapes are a great idea!
The best pears that we buy here are called 'Conferencia' which I guess would be 'Conference' in English, but they could perhaps be named differently over there in N.America.

Yesterday we had baked salmon with Teriyaki sauce done in my little counter-top oven, together with steamed potatoes, cabbage, carrots, squash and green beans.
Here is Wolf's plate. Mine was without potatoes and carrots.

SharonCb

Me? Not much to brag about here. I'm recovering from food poisoning (stupid fast food restaurants) and my stomach is still a little off. So I've been eating a lot of toast, soup (homemade turkey soup) and drinking a lot of tea.

Food at least looks appetizing to me. I just wanted to comment that the quality of the food porn here has gone way up since the last time I lurked. Not that it was bad before! Great pictures everyone!

Boo, sorry you have been sick.

Sol, I wish you would post more often. Stunning photos.

Annie, I use the high heat method to roast duck, but only after simmering it in a pot of broth for 45 minutes. This is the Barefoot Contessa's method and makes for a melt in the mouth, fork tender roast duck.

Home Cookin Chapter: Recipes From Thibeault's Table

Roast Duck
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Roast Duck
Copyright Ina Garten, All rights reserved
This recipe is available for a limited time only. Why?
2 (5 to 5 1/2 pounds each) ducks, innards and wing tips removed
6 quarts chicken broth
Kosher salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Unwrap the ducks and allow them to sit at room temperature for 20 minutes. With a fork, prick the skin without piercing the meat. This will allow the fat to drain off while the ducks cook.

Meanwhile, in a very large stock pot which can hold the 2 ducks, heat the chicken broth with 1 tablespoon of kosher salt until it boils. Add the ducks very carefully and bring the stock back to a boil. If there isn't enough stock to cover the ducks, add the hottest tap water to cover. If the ducks float to the top, place a plate on top to keep them immersed. When the stock comes back to a boil, lower the heat and simmer the ducks in the stock for 45 minutes.

When the ducks are finished simmering, skim off enough duck fat from the top of the stock to pour a film on the bottom of a 14 by 18 by 3-inch roasting pan. This will keep the ducks from sticking when they roast. Carefully take the ducks out of the stock, holding them over the pot to drain. Place them in the roasting pan, pat the skin dry with paper towels, and sprinkle with 1 teaspoon of salt and the pepper. If you have time, allow the ducks to sit at room temperature for 30 minutes to allow the skin to dry.

Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 500 degrees F. (Be sure your oven is very clean or it will smoke!) Roast the ducks for 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow them to rest, covered with aluminum foil, for 20 minutes. Serve warm.

Note:

Optional Orange sauce.
Not original to this recipe
source: Retro recipes.
Simmer red wine, chicken or duck broth, fresh orange juice, honey and
orange slices until reduced. Serve on the side or drizzled over
roasted duck.

Thanks, Ann T, I have 23 ducks left in the freezer, so lots of experimenting is in the future.

I don't know about "what's for dinner" for the next couple of weeks, though. I've been at the doctor's office with some chest pains. A round of EKGs, blood work, a zillion questions and my blood pressure is "up". For the next two weeks I have to limit the coffee, watch what I eat, take the high powered acid reflux medication he gave me and try to "relax". Yeah, he doesn't know me very well, does he?

So, tonight I'm going to Amanda's for Bruvver's birthday dinner, Dave is going to replace a seal on the Jeep differential and I'm going to help Amanda put together Bruvver's "big boy" bed. Yeah, it's kind of relaxing, at least I'm not building fence, cleaning barns or chasing animals.

Annie

I haven't been on the WFD thread in quite some time. I miss it but the pictures and descriptions all look and sound so good!

Annie please take it easy and listen to doctors orders! Your food looks terrific. I'm so envious of your farming life style.

Lori and Ann I just love looking at your blogs each day to give me some new ideas on dinners. Forgive me as I have made some food from recipes that you shared but have not been here to tell you so. They were all good. I need to get back to taking some pictures to show and share of what you shared with me.

Tonight we are having 15 bean soup to use up the big ham bone I have had in my freezer for some time. Will have some good bread and salad along side. Apple Brown Betty for dessert. Lots of apple picking has been done within the last three weeks.

Sooz, your baked shrimp scampi looks delicious. That's one of my favorite shrimp dishes. Love your presentation!!

Ann, I haven't had Hello Dolly Bars in a long time. My SIL used to make them all the time. Maybe I should try it this week!

Sharon, your lentil soup looks like pure comfort food. And I'm so happy for you that you can open your fridge without hitting the cabinets!! :D And your teriyaki salmon has me salivating, too. Love that.

Sol, what can I say... Your presentations are always so beautiful. I also wish that you would post more often. I'm so inspired by your food styling. And I'm in total lust for that pedestal plate. I want it. I want it bad...

Annie, your French toast reminds me that I haven't made that in a long time, and I LOVE French toast!! Great-looking dinners, as usual!

Booberry, I hope you're feeling better!

Dixiedog, you need to remember your camera! I want to see, I want to see!! ;D

My cooking/ baking of the last few days included:

Blueberry Coffeecake

Baked Risotto with Shiitake Mushrooms

Vanilla Pomegranate Panna Cotta with Pomegranate Arils and Drizzled Honey

Hamburgers (made the buns)

Lori

Annie,I know it will be difficult for you , but listen to your doctor and take it easy.

Thanks Dixie. I appreciate you following my blog.

A few of our meals over the last couple of days:

Italian Sausage and Olive Pizza

Spicy Wings

Bangers and Mash

Chorizo and Cherry Tomato Frittata

Wonderful food and photos Lori and Ann. Sure makes me hungry looking at what you've both been preparing!

I will be allowed some rice this week though...brown rice made into a vegetable paella...I'll figure it out I guess.

Annie you must take it easier...please try to rest and get more sleep. Nothing is more important than your health...not canning or gardening or cooking for others.
Put your feet up and close your eyes! Let someone else do it for a change.

We had a veggie frittata too the other day but I had it on the table before it cooled off and it wasn't photo worthy at all. Yesterday I visited dietman and then did a big food shopping so by the time I got home it was very late to put together our lunch. Wolf had a fast deli dinner of roast pork, wrinkled papas and gravy with mushrooms and veg.
We shared a salad and steamed veg and I had a little fillet steak from the freezer. Hope I'm more organized tomorrow!

Fifteen kilos down now...that's thirty-three lbs. I don't walk along sidewalks now, but rather float effortlessly LOL.
Makes it all worth while especially since dietman has allowed me to have quite a wide variety of foods now.

SharonCb

Today was liver and onions with gravy, steamed broccoli, brussels sprouts, carrots, cabbage and potato. Liver is always fast and easy to cook so lunch didn't take too long.
Still nice and warm out but it looks like it might rain tonight. We sure need it as we continue to use the sprinkler nearly daily.

Happy Weekend everyone!

SharonCb

I'm so hungry looking at all of these pictures! Sharon HUGE congrats. on your weight loss. That is terrific! I have to admit that I am not much of a liver fan but that plate of food looks super. My husband would love it.

Happy weekend to everyone also!

Holy moly everyone, you're making me really hungry for dessert! And if I hadn't just finished eating far too much boeuf bourguignon, I would be in the kitchen whipping up some panna cotta. Yep, I just finished making and eating my first ever batch of the classic beef stew by Julia Child! My lovely new kitchen looks like a warzone, but it was really good! I actually took five seconds and took a picture before we ate, I hope you guys are proud!

Love your new fridge Sharon, how excited are you to have found one that fit!?! :) And congratulations on your fantastic weight loss, you're doing great!

Have a great weekend everyone!!
Bri

Thanks Dixie and Bri for your comments. Dixie it seems that the men I've known, including my dad and brother have always loved liver and onion. I know some women including my daughters are not so keen. And yes I used to get excited over new shoes and handbags but a new fridge somehow is even better at present LOL!

Bri that stew sure looks good and thanks for posting your photo. It must be difficult to cook when you're undergoing a kitchen reno but you seem to be managing very well.

We were out today for very simple fare for our dinner-lunch. Wolf had a ham omelette, I had a plain fish fillet and we shared a small salad.
I know I'll be hungry this evening so I'll fill up on some leftover lentils or a few shrimp in garlic.

We put our clocks back one hour tonight. Goodbye to Daylight Saving Time.
I know you don't do that yet over in North America. I wish the world would get together on it and have it happen all over at the same time.
Oh well I can sleep in an extra hour Sunday morning. :-)

SharonCb

Bri, delicious looking stew. I love how you served it over noodles.

Sharon, I need to look for some Calfs liver. Your dinner has giving me a craving.

A few things we ate this week.

Beef tenderloin in a green peppercorn sauce. This dinner took only 30 minutes to put together.

Another Turkey dinner. I roasted a whole turkey breast rather than a whole turkey. I need to do this more often. Leftovers for hot turkey sandwiches the next day and still lots of breast meat for sandwiches to take to work.

Baked another Risotto. Added sauted crimini mushrooms and fresh sage. Served with fried chicken.

Baked bread yesterday. Afternoon snack of Balderson 6 year old Cheddar.

As usual some wonderful meals and pics! Almost enough to make me want some liver....almost!

I have been on a soup and salad kick for some reason. Not sure why but I'm just not into cooking a regular dinner these days. However I'm happy to throw together a soup in the afternoon and then have a bowl of soup and an simple salad whenever we feel like it in the evening. Not being a major meat eater, I'm happy enough but we'll see how long himself lasts before wanting red meat! LOL

Saturday I made a delicious Minestrone with lots of beans, Monday Cream of Cauliflower, Tuesday French Onion, and tonight Leek, Potato and Stilton. Tomorrow I'm thinking Roasted Red Pepper or perhaps Squashmaybe with a little curry sneaked in.

Soup is so darn easy to make , I wonder why I don't make it more often.

I agree, Sharon, soup is so easy. I've caught a cold, I think, so Elery made chicken noodle soup. No pictures of the soup, but he made homemade noodles:

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I made spiderwebs and eyeballs for trick or treaters:

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I had a couple of pork bellies brining for bacon, so Elery smoked them when he got here on Friday. They were nicely lean and have ben brining in maple syrup, salt and brown sugar. Elery smoked them with a combination of maple and cherry:

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they looked nearly as good sliced:

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So we sliced them all, cut the end pieces into "lardons" and packaged it for the freezer. I still have another whole slab in the freezer, now I'm wishing I had brined them all:

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Because I have all that winter squash, Elery stuffed an acorn squash with barley, dried cranberries, cheese and breadcrumbs. Unfortunately, I was supposed to be watching them and got distracted so they were a bit overcooked:

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I also roasted a pork roast with a big pan of vegetables and made a pot of broccoli/cheese soup for Ashley, and I baked a loaf of rye bread with onions to go with the soup, no pictures.

Annie

Ann your turkey dinners with gravy always look so good. And I also discovered how easy it is to put out a turkey dinner between seasons by just roasting a breast, now that we can buy them on their own here without the rest of the bird.

Sharon I think I should make more soups now after reading your post. It's true that soups are easy to make and filling. I especially like beef lentil and vegetables.

Annie you have been working so much in the kitchen! I love your Halloween treats and the pork roast with vegetables sounds so good.

I'm back on restricted vegetables this week....just one type per day but Wolf can have all he wants. We've also been down in the town a couple of times and have eaten there. Pics here are:Wolf's Suelze and German bratkartoffeln while I had chicken breast and lettuce salad; Eggplant stuffed with a ground turkey-chicken mix with veg and tomato (I made those at home).

Today we had a late lunch, 4:30 pm, sitting outside at a terrace restaurant; the air was like honey....warm and balmy and you can see it was getting late as the sun was low. It was an afternoon for lingering outdoors, so I had grilled shrimp and salad while Wolf had his favourite pork escalope with green pepper gravy.
We really had to linger while I peeled all those shrimp by hand LOL. Then we finished with strong little cafes cortados.

SharonCb

Howdy everyone!

I've been cooking relatively healthy Asian-inspired meals for the most part. I found some great video recipe sites and have been making things like soybean stew with tofu and veggies, noodles with black bean sauce, stir fry chicken with leftover black bean sauce, Oahu spicy shrimp.

I also discovered the world of Indian sweets. I made cashew "fudge" (kaju burfi), and it was wonderful. I love, love, love it. It melts in your mouth. I gave some to my Indian building manager and he was ecstatic. He's going to bring me some chickpea flour so I can make chickpea cookies (mohan thal) next. I also bought raw almonds and walnuts for the next batch of nut sweets.

The cashew fudge was nothing more than fresh-ground raw cashews and sugar syrup with a pinch of saffron. Mixed, hardened and cut into squares. My next batch will use cardamom, which I don't have right now.

I am also going to try to make homemade paneer (I need to buy some cheesecloth), which I will use to make saag paneer, and also to make some Indian sweets - kind of a cheesecake fudge. Paneer is a fresh cheese (like Farmer's cheese), that uses lemon juice, vinegar or cream of tartar for curdling the milk - doesn't use rennet, so it is appropriate for vegetarians.

I'll also try using Splenda in these sweets, after reading about people who did that.

So I am in a rather experimental mood lately! Although last night I made a huge pot of chicken and veggie soup - cleaning out the fridge of all the odd veggies. I added shiitake mushrooms to add "umami" to the broth, and kidney beans for protein.

Since it is dark and cold when I leave work now, I feel like SOUP!

Gina I can just imagine what cashew fudge must taste like, since I love cashews, and now you're going to include cardamom...oh how delicious it will taste!
Can you please give us the recipe and maybe a photo. I will make it some time, even if I have to give it all to Wolf and just enjoy the scent of it. :-(

Our food has been plain and simple here at the moment, although I made some chicken breasts coated in a mixture of ground almond and oat bran.
They were melt in the mouth tender, together with mixed steamed vegetables.

But I've been put back to diet stage 1 since I didn't lose much over the last two weeks. So my meals are just protein...fish, chicken, turkey or beef accompanied by lettuce and cucumber.
Yesterday I cooked hake with onion and red peppers and today we were out again for fish. Wolf had his breaded with German potato salad and I had mine plain with......lettuce and cucumber. Well the coffee was really good.

Then the Austrian restaurant owner brought over her homemade streusel nut cake for us. I couldn't take any but here is the piece for Wolf.
Looks very good too! He was already so full we brought the cake home for his teatime later.

Happy weekend!

SharonCb

Resuscitating this from Page 4, and it's already another weekend. I really have no new dishes to post but I don't think we should let this thread die, so here is what I have to add:

I had a goat cheese tapa with my post gym cup of coffee on Monday with my classmate Brenda. The cafe con leche there at the gym is always the best I've tasted anywhere.
My friend Anne from England was there to join us so we three sat and talked for a long time.

Yesterday Anne and I went for a drive and shopping and stopped for an early lunch at a coffee bar in a little town. I ordered fillets of chicken breast without breading and she had the same, but with chips. The chicken was seasoned with olive oil, garlic and parsley. I made Wolf a nice cold plate lunch when I got home.

Today I cooked at home.....again fillets of chicken breast but breaded with oat bran and ground almond, seasoned and lightly sauteed. This week I have to eat a lot of spinach, cucumber and Swiss chard, so that's what I had and Wolf had potatoes and carrots as well. The cuke was sliced with a mandoline with tomato and a dill dressing.
Weather still warm and sunny so we ate outside.

Annie I hope you are taking it easy and letting others cook for you!

Happy Weekend all.

SharonCb

I've been lax in posting much in the last few weeks. I see Sharon has been busy in the kitchen and of course everything looks amazing. Everybody else's meals look and sound great, too!!

Here are some of the things I've made recently:

Sweet Potato Chips with Chili-Lime Salt

Date-Nut Bread

Date-Nut Balls

Vanilla Yogurt Cake with Orange Glaze

Clam Chowder

Devil Dogs

Apple Cake with Caramel Sauce

Italian Wedding Soup

Spaghetti & Meatballs

Asian-Lime Ribs

Butter Bits

Potato Gnocchi

Egad - I know that's a lot, but I'm all caught up!!

Lori

Okay, Lori, now you've done it. I'm booking a flight and coming over and staying for dinner.... for a couple of days!!!! Awesome photos!

I'd be embarrassed to admit what I have for dinner most nights (too lazy to cook for one), but I just have to say...

I LOVE THIS THREAD!

It never fails to cheer me up. (It also makes for wicked cravings, but that's OK.)

What's insane to me, though? I remember when it was the WFD #75 or so. How'd it get to be #298 already?

Wow there are some fantastic photos on this thread! Sharon you have been a great teacher:-)

No photos of last nights dinner out, but I have to give kudos to my little 8 yo foodie. We went to a local little restaurant that specializes in Kobe Burgers and Bistro food. DH, DS#1 and I all had burgers, but the little gourmand chose Mussels in garlic white wine and Grilled Salmon Sliders from the appetizer menu. I really am amazed what he enjoys food-wise.

And yes, this thread always stirs up wicked cravings for me too...... now to decide what I am making for dinner from the lengthy list of great looking food!

Alexa

I need a Devil Dog.

Woodie, ROFL!!

Thanks, Sooz. You're way too kind! :D

Lori ;-)

Lori, you have been cooking up a storm. Everything looks good and you have inspired a few of our meals this past couple of weeks. Now I want your gnocchi.

Alexa, thanks for the reminder. I still need to read Sharon's tutorials. I saved them to the FAQ but haven't had a chance to look at them yet. On my to-do-list.

A few of our meals this past week or so:

More bread baking. More sourdough.

Perogies one night when Matthew came up for dinner.

Spanish Tortilla for breakfast

Tex Mex Chili for dinner one night and breakfast the next morning.

Asian Ribs inspired by Lori's

Alexa, good for your little guy!! Took me years to like mussels - now I love them!!

Ann, your food is always to-die-for. The bread, the chili, the frittata, the ribs... everything looks delicious!!

Today I made batch of Ann's Cream of Mushroom Soup. Delicious, as all of Ann's recipes are!!!

Lori

Devil Dogs? Woodie you can have mine if I can have your share of that apple caramel cake and some of Ann T's sourdough bread!

I need to catch up here, so last week I made Waldorf Salad:

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I made a batch of beef stock:

Elery smoked a turkey:

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Another night he grilled fish and homemade Italian Sausage:

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and one night we had grilled chicken thighs with grilled potatoes and brussels sprouts:

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I've had RiverRat's Chili with butternut squash whole wheat bread:

Apple pie:

And Sherry's yummy dark brownies with chocolate ganache:

And, I think that catches me up...

Annie

Annie, I love Waldorf salad. Thanks for the reminder - I have a couple of apples I wasn't sure what to do with. Now I know!! And I'll take a big plate of the grilled chicken thighs with grilled potatoes and brussels sprouts, too!

I made Ann's French bread last week:

I used part of a baguette and thawed some of the meatballs I made (above) for a nice meatball sub. No photo of the sub - too dark here! But it was tasty!!

Yesterday I made a Pear Frangipane Tart. Hadn't made one of those in a long time:

Lori

Lori, your pear is sliced perfectly. Beautiful tart.

Annie, one of your brownies would have been perfect for breakfast this morning.

I was craving comfort food. We had Stuffed Baby Back Ribs for dinner last night.

Home Cookin Chapter: Recipes From Thibeault's Table

Stuffed Baby Back Ribs
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Traditional bread stuffing (Onions, celery, sage, parsley, chicken
broth, salt, pepper.....)

2 racks of ribs or one cut in half
1 garlic clove
salt
pepper
olive oil
extra garlic cloves

Rub ribs with garlic and season with salt and pepper.

Spread stuffing over one of the racks and top with the second one. Tie together using butcher twine or silcone ties. Place in shallow roasting pan, rub or drizzle with a little olive oil, toss in a few peeled and cracked garlic cloves, cover and roast in a 375°F oven until tender. Remove cover for the last 30 minutes to allow the meat to
brown.

Use the pan drippings to make a light sauce/gravy.

Beautiful food everyone!

The other day we were out for salad and garlic fillet steak for me and chicken in Salmorejo sauce for Wolf. He loved the sauce, which I always thought would be to piquant for his taste but his tastes must be changing. I will have to make it at home as it's a classic Canary sauce for rabbit and chicken and I love it.
Served as always with the wrinkled potatoes which were very salty.

I'm back to lettuce and cucumber salads as my greens of the day so another day I prepared some to go with teriyaki salmon and mixed vegetables for Wolf.
We sat outside in the sunshine.

Yesterday I did chicken tenders breaded with almond and oat bran, with steamed veg.

Today and yesterday we're in the midst of terribly heavy rainstorms with flooding. Some cars being washed into the sea and the ravines gushing water over the roads. So lunch today was a quick fillet steak and green beans with potatoes and carrots for Wolf. Got home late from shopping and being trapped in traffic due to roads flooding.
Haven't taken pics for two days.....it's dark and thundery here.

Have a good week everyone!

SharonCb

Phew! Just got through this thread. I'm astonished at the photos. You guys really cook like professionals who are feeding a restaurant full of people. What do you do with all the leftovers? Are there any?

I've got a pan of Joe's Killer Lasagna in the oven right now.

OK, I've gone through this entire thread and now I'm officially starving!

Last night I fixed a pretty good POOFed dish for dinner. For newbies, POOFed is Pulled Out Of the Freezer/Fridge - or something like that. So here is what I did:

freezer - small carton of homemade tomato sauce and a small carton of browned ground beef and Ital. sausage mixed together

fridge - half a can of diced tomatoes plus juice, one small zucchini squash, leftover cooked linguine noodles, part of a green bell pepper, part of a red onion (the zuke was to help me get in my veggies for the day)

pantry - Penzey's Ital. herbs and Tuscan Sunset salt-free Ital. seasoning

Here is what I did:
~ thawed tomato sauce and cooked meat in microwave
~ sauteed chopped bell pepper, red onion, and zucchini in a saucepan with a little olive oil
~ added tomatoes, sauce, and meat along with some of the seasonings - simmered a few minutes
~ heated cooked pasta in microwave
~ put pasta in a bowl, topped with the sauce, enjoyed my POOFed dinner!

Tonight will be leftovers!
Teresa

What gorgeous photos! I'm not techie enough to post pictures, and even if I did, mine wouldn't look quite so (actually, nearly as!) tempting to the palate.

Dinner tonight is dh's favorite: cubed steak w/gravy, brown rice cooked w/peppers and onions, and field peas with snaps. And cornbread, fresh from the iron skillet I "inherited" from his wonderful Grandma. He'll take the leftovers to work tomorrow for lunch.

The kiddos groan when we have his "country" (as they call it) meal. But I always remind them it is a very healthy meal.

Ann, I've been dying to make your stuffed ribs for a long time now. I took ribs out of the freezer to stuff in the next day or so. I can't wait!

Sharon, your food always looks great. You make a simple tossed salad look artistic!! Are those salted potatoes? My grandmother used to roast salted potatoes all the time. I love them!

Teresa, I love having sauce in the freezer to POOF when you don't have time or are not up to cooking a full meal from scratch. Perfect sounding dinner!

Mara, your brown rice with peppers and onions sounds delicious. Your post also reminded me that I haven't made cornbread in a long time. Need to make some chili & cornbread soon!

Shaun, I downsize recipes all the time. For instance, I'll downsize a stew recipe for 6 and make it for 2. Then I'll have 2 dinners or dinner and lunch the next day. I rarely have much in the way of leftovers. As far as desserts, I give a lot of them away. I'll call my brother and have him come by after work to send him home with desserts and/ or breads for him and his family. Or give stuff to friends. :D

The last couple of days, I made:

Jalapeno-Cheddar Bread (makes great toast)

German Beef Stew

Lori

Sharon, those salted potatoes always look so good, I just LOVE salt.

Lori's bread looks yummy too, as does Ann T's ribs. I didn't take pictures tonight, I made Shepherd's Pie for Cooper and Ashley and it wasn't picture worthy but it was good.

Last night I had RiverRat's chili over some brown rice with a dollop of low fat sour cream and it was so good, I think I might have some more for lunch tomorrow!

Annie

Lorijean, The Vanilla Yogurt Cake with Orange Glaze tasted so yummy when I licked the screen. Could I please, please, please have the recipe?

Ooooh, Lori, I googled it and found your blog. I am very, very happy now. Thank you.

Denise, I'm so sorry I didn't see your question originally, but I'm glad you found the recipe! Let me know how you like it!

Today, I made French bread, and decided to use part of the dough for a potato pizza:

I found fresh cranberries on sale at the grocer's this week, and decided to use some of them in a coffecake that's actually called Fresh Cranberry Pie:

Lori

Lori you certainly keep busy baking and it all looks lovely.

We've been out a lot this past week but I've been cooking fish, salads, chicken and vegetables at home.
Here's some of what we've had, all together.

But yesterday Wolf and I went to the tennis and sports club to have a lunch with my friend Anne, who leaves for England today, and Lynne who had just come back from volunteering at the cat refuge, where she helps out every Saturday with abandoned animals.

The restaurant at the club is just wonderful and for a small price of ten Euros (not much more than ten dollars) we get a three course meal, including a drink, bread and butter.
And sitting outside on the balcony over the courts, it was so sunny and warm we kept moving the overhead parasol to keep us out of the sun.

We all chose their cream of squash soup, some with cream, mine without and the three of them had a delicious breaded pork escalope with rice and creamed mushrooms. I had a curried chicken and vegetable dish. Dessert for Wolf and Anne was homemade apple strudel while Lynne had ice cream with chocolate sauce. It was a wonderful lunch, finished off with strong cafes cortado. It was a nice sendoff for Anne.

Today I'm not sure what's for dinner, but it will include some lovely new green beans and squash that I bought this morning.

Happy Sunday everyone!

SharonCb

Well, I have beans and ham cooking....my bean soup is made with baby limas...
But I really checked in for the recipe for Lori's cranberry cake. Looks sort of like that summer tart but upside down and with cranberries.
Linda c