A Horse Named Stranger Posted September 4, 2023 Share Posted September 4, 2023 (edited) Home made bread. Proving you don't need much to fill your stomach and be satisfied. (I admit this was my second attempt to do this. First one I stuck to the receipe I found despite my better knowledge. The proper flour to water ratio is 1 to 0.6. Not 0.8. Anybody who has ever done homemade pizza knows this. But silly me thought maybe spelt flour can absorb a bit more than wheat flour). Edited September 4, 2023 by A Horse Named Stranger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tears of Lys Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 Nathan's hotdogs. Simple, but okay. And potato salad. Sw33t Summ3r Ch1ld 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sw33t Summ3r Ch1ld Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 I bought some Mediterranean food for lunch. And had the leftovers for dinner. A Falafel bowl, small hummus, shoestring fries, and a soft drink. The food was super delicious and satiated my palate sooo good. I think this restaurant is going to become of of the ones I frequent often. I mostly go to Mexican restaurants with my Mom and Denny's with my parents. This is going to be a great change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFatCoward Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 There is an amazing sushi spot over the road, but its sooooo expensive. Also i don't find sushi very filling so i always ending up eating crap after. But my wife has been a good wife recently and has decided that is what she wants, so the decision is made. Tears of Lys 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fragile Bird Posted September 8, 2023 Author Share Posted September 8, 2023 6 hours ago, BigFatCoward said: There is an amazing sushi spot over the road, but its sooooo expensive. Also i don't find sushi very filling so i always ending up eating crap after. But my wife has been a good wife recently and has decided that is what she wants, so the decision is made. I’ve been working downtown the past couple of weeks and the underground mall of the building I’m in has a very decent sushi take-out place. Such a cut above the stuff I buy at the grocery store. Downtown Toronto has a pretty decent underground tunnel system that connects you from the train station all the way to city hall, really helpful in the winter and during lousy weather. Pretty well all major buildings in the financial district are connected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tears of Lys Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 Chicken Cacciatore last night. A simplified version, though. Was pretty great, actually. My husband has an unfortunate tendency to want beef for dinner. I've tried to talk him out of it numerous times but have found it's better to just cook something non-red meat that's delicious enough to take his mind off of eating cows. But the eternal question continues to plague me - what's for dinner? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tears of Lys Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 3 hours ago, Fragile Bird said: I’ve been working downtown the past couple of weeks and the underground mall of the building I’m in has a very decent sushi take-out place. Such a cut above the stuff I buy at the grocery store. Downtown Toronto has a pretty decent underground tunnel system that connects you from the train station all the way to city hall, really helpful in the winter and during lousy weather. Pretty well all major buildings in the financial district are connected. I completely love Toronto. Haven't been in ages. Drove over with a girlfriend years ago, but found our USA license plates didn't go over too well. Fragile Bird 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HexMachina Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 Miso roasted aubergine with stir fried veggies and pickled cabbage dog-days 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFatCoward Posted September 9, 2023 Share Posted September 9, 2023 Garlic and lemon roast chicken with pasta salad. Salad is bulked out with loads of anti pasti, olives, pesto and creme fraisch. And then loads of hot sauce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HexMachina Posted September 9, 2023 Share Posted September 9, 2023 Harissa trout, beetroot and grapefruit salad with whipped feta, from BBC Good Food. We followed up with a fruit salad, Greek yoghurt and homemade granola A Horse Named Stranger 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tears of Lys Posted September 10, 2023 Share Posted September 10, 2023 Escarole soup with acini di pepe pasta, topped with shaved parmesan. It was EXCELENT! Zorral 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phylum of Alexandria Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 Does anyone have a good recipe for jalfrezi? I tried a recipe using whitefish, and the end result was watery and bland (why fresh tomatoes? I'm thinking they should be reduced into a sauce first). After some doctoring, it was salvageable, but it would be nice to start from a good foundation, from someone who knows what they're doing. Tips and links welcome. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFatCoward Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 15 hours ago, Phylum of Alexandria said: Does anyone have a good recipe for jalfrezi? I tried a recipe using whitefish, and the end result was watery and bland (why fresh tomatoes? I'm thinking they should be reduced into a sauce first). After some doctoring, it was salvageable, but it would be nice to start from a good foundation, from someone who knows what they're doing. Tips and links welcome. Thanks! Whenever I'm using tomatoes in a sauce i roast them (and onion, peppers etc) before putting in a food processor, gets rid of excess moisture and gives a nicer roasted flavour. Tears of Lys, Phylum of Alexandria and Zorral 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HexMachina Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 On 9/14/2023 at 5:50 PM, Phylum of Alexandria said: Does anyone have a good recipe for jalfrezi? I tried a recipe using whitefish, and the end result was watery and bland (why fresh tomatoes? I'm thinking they should be reduced into a sauce first). After some doctoring, it was salvageable, but it would be nice to start from a good foundation, from someone who knows what they're doing. Tips and links welcome. Thanks! I don't have a jalfrezi recipe but is there any reason tinned tomatoes wouldn't work? A lot of recipes for other dishes (including various curries) seem to use tinned tomatoes as a base rather than fresh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AncalagonTheBlack Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 (edited) On 9/14/2023 at 10:20 PM, Phylum of Alexandria said: Does anyone have a good recipe for jalfrezi? I tried a recipe using whitefish, and the end result was watery and bland (why fresh tomatoes? I'm thinking they should be reduced into a sauce first). After some doctoring, it was salvageable, but it would be nice to start from a good foundation, from someone who knows what they're doing. Tips and links welcome. Thanks! Simply grate the tomato over a colander and just use the pulp. Then you can cook down the tomato pulp even more to thicken/concentrate the flavour. This is for veg but you can easily replace with any meat. Edited September 16, 2023 by AncalagonTheBlack Phylum of Alexandria 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phylum of Alexandria Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 On 9/15/2023 at 11:18 PM, AncalagonTheBlack said: Simply grate the tomato over a colander and just use the pulp. Then you can cook down the tomato pulp even more to thicken/concentrate the flavour. This is for veg but you can easily replace with any meat. This turned out great! I added some pan seared scallops for some added umami, but otherwise kept it pretty close to his recipe. Love the crunchiness! So much better than the one from last week. Thanks! AncalagonTheBlack 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DireWolfSpirit Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 Less than a hour into a slow smoke of 4lbs. of country style ribs. Its going to be roughly 4hrs at 225° but theres beer consumption involved so the situation will be fluid. The aroma is to die for currently- Back to it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durckad Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 It's getting to be that time of year again, so I made a big pot of chili tonight. Chorizo, three kinds of beans, five kinds of peppers, a bottle of beer, garlic, celery, and a bunch of tomatoes from the garden. Turned out pretty good and now I have dinner for the next week or so and maybe some extra to freeze. HexMachina, DireWolfSpirit and Tears of Lys 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tears of Lys Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 A variation of Emeril Legasse's seafood lo mein. Yummy! It didn't have crab meat in it. I put squid rings, bay scallops, shrimp, thinly sliced pork, bok choy, pea pods in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fragile Bird Posted September 18, 2023 Author Share Posted September 18, 2023 I went out for dinner Saturday night to a steakhouse that I had been to recently, where I saw barramundi on the menu. It’s also known as Asian sea bass, and Australians and other Pacific Ocean islanders eat it. The fish, steamed with a bit of sauce on the side, was utterly delicious, and equal to the prime rib I had last week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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