Xray the Enforcer Posted December 21, 2017 Author Share Posted December 21, 2017 Going to dissent. I really dig peas, although I agree that they really ought to be in season, especially if they're a standalone side-dish, rather than incorporated into something else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFatCoward Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 My feeling is that unless someone can tell me otherwise, you can't roast a pea, and if you can't roast it, it needs to stay the f'ck away from my festive fat face! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HexMachina Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 1 hour ago, Xray the Enforcer said: Going to dissent. I really dig peas, although I agree that they really ought to be in season, especially if they're a standalone side-dish, rather than incorporated into something else. I’m in agreement with X-Ray here. I may not be looking forward to Christmas dinner but if there are no peas I will be most annoyed. In general I like to have peas with roast dinners involving white meat though, hence why they are a must for Christmas Day for me. Our veg selection will be carrots, parsnip, peas, cauliflower and swede this year, I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercenaryChef Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 we are putting on a pretty aggressive holiday meal spread. proteins will be roasted duck breast with ginger-apple chutney, poached halibut and 48 hour red wine braised short rib. accompaniments are maple glazed brussels sprouts, creme fraiche mashed potatoes, carrots glazed in carrot juice, mushroom risotto and curry style collard greens. it is an eclectic selection but i want to give the people dining with us ample variety. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kairparavel Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 And don't forget the desserts! Pear and apple crumble Chocolate tart Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout ice cream Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingintheNorth4 Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 Christmas ham, Mac n cheese, and steamed broccoli. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronn Stone Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 Trying to stress the simple for nieces, who so far are not inclined to learn to cook, I made a simple roasted chicken noodle soup, using chickens from Costco. Did a bit of browning on onions, carrots, celery and leeks and the bones after I'd stripped the chicken off. Made stock. Same vegetables (cut much smaller) and pappardelle for the soup. The kids LOVED it. But didn't love it enough to want to make it for themselves in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhaenysBee Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Hitting up the only food thread I found to ask this: I want to make a lentil salad on New Year’s Day, but I can’t seem to find a recipe that gets me hooked. Does anybody have any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFatCoward Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 I am so looking forward to the holidays to be over so i can get back to vegetables. Just got to get a wedding today and NYE out of the way and that is me done with booze, chocolate and garbage for a good long while. I have my meals planned for the next fortnight and my main food group is 'green'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xray the Enforcer Posted December 30, 2017 Author Share Posted December 30, 2017 55 minutes ago, BigFatCoward said: I am so looking forward to the holidays to be over so i can get back to vegetables. Just got to get a wedding today and NYE out of the way and that is me done with booze, chocolate and garbage for a good long while. I have my meals planned for the next fortnight and my main food group is 'green'. Quoting this for posterity. Will there be roasted peas on the menu? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seli Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 A Japanese Fried Chicked Donburi in a local restaurant. A great example of simple food done extremely well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isis Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 Peas are awful. I cannot stand it when watching some cooking show on tv and there's a really great looking dish being created and then at the last minute it gets ruined with peas. I will allow for some seasonal use but as a wise man pointed out, what possible place would they have in a roast dinner? Still have about £50's worth of fancy cheese to get though here. So I guess it's cheese and lambics for dinner tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deedles Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 4 courses on the cards for tonight. Fig (roast) and goats cheese salad. Celeriac and smoked haddock soup. Roast chateaubriand, gravy, roast potato, carrots and parsnips. Toffee soufflé. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetyrPunkinhead Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 Last meal of 2017 was a bacon wrapped pork chop with yams and a pint of Guinness then a banana split for dessert. So much win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xray the Enforcer Posted January 31, 2018 Author Share Posted January 31, 2018 I randomly decided to make Vietnamese caramel sauce this evening while fixing a bunch of vegetables for lunches for the rest of the week. It wasn't hard, but does require one to keep an eye on the stove so the sugar doesn't scorch. The end result is a beautiful dark mahogany. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seli Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 I made a soy-sauce based sweet and sour sauce yesterday, while having a cold. I realized how much I rely on smells while cooking, I had to trust proportions because besides the basic sweet/sour/salty balance hardly anything of the flavours came through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingintheNorth4 Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 Third straight evening of eating pasta, but I like Italian food, so no complaints there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingintheNorth4 Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 SuperBowl leftovers. BBQ and Buffalo Wings, Pizza, and Mountain Dew Code Red. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lily Valley Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 I ate a box of Turkish Delight for dinner last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HexMachina Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 Proving simple is always best, on Monday I made a whole roasted lemon and thyme chicken. Skewered the skin and flesh, pushed a couple of sprigs of thyme under the skin, then zested and juiced two lemons. Mixed the juice with the set and some salt and pepper, poured over the bird and stuffed the juiced lemons into the cavity. Placed in a roasting dish with various root veggies roasted for two hours. Divine. Tuesday night I had some of the leftover chicken in a salad. It was arguably even better the second day, with stronger flavourings. Last night I had date night with myself and treated myself to pan fired sea bass with beurre blanc sauce. I love myself sometime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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