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That sounds good, Happy. I am impressed that you work full-time but still do so much cooking from scratch, especially home-made bread! And here I was bragging to a woman at Market Basket today that I make my own hard-boiled eggs, lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by happystuff
Meatless tamale pie which a few end of the garden vegetables thrown in.
Thank you. I really don't think I cook enough. Most is done on the weekends or are easy quick meals before I go to work. The weekend is definitely sourdough bread time, mainly because of the long rise times. Lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by rosarugosa
Tonight’s supper was lime chicken thighs, brown rice and home grown green beans. Very yummy. We haven’t had it in a while.
Chicken thighs trending on SLF!
Last night we had the last of the chicken thigh/sweet potato/mango curry over jasmine rice. It was really good with the rice and made good use of leftovers.
Feta fig chicken thighs for husband's birthday. Lima beans.
DH's favorite... I hate them and hate to make them but did for him.... Banana nut pancakes... YUCK! He loves all pancakes and that is what he orders when we go out for breakfast. The only pancakes I like are potato pancakes and an egg pancake my mother used to make with bean soup (cannot find the recipe anywhere). I should be off the hook for a few years now.
Already cooked boneless pork chops from the freezer, with roasted cauliflower and garlic couscous.
Seattle-style hot dogs, or maybe orange chicken. Tomorrow.
Went to the Salt Lick near Austin and had my yearly quota of oak-smoked BBQ brisket, ribs and sausage with all the sides - potato salad, beans and cole slaw.
Crab cakes and salad and frog legs! We saw them at the fish market and I had to try them. DH researched how to prepare and decided to fry them. I have to say that I am not a fan, although I'm glad to have tried them. They don't taste "just like chicken," but rather a cross between chicken and fish, so fishy chicken or chickeny fish.
Wow! I've never seen frog legs at my grocery store. Not sure I would be brave enough to buy them, so good for you, rosa!Quote:
Originally Posted by rosarugosa
Last night was Dominos. Today I'll put something in the cp - probably a meat-and-potatoes combo.
Chicken noodles with spicy peanut sauce.
Burgers in homemade bread, air fryer Brussels sprouts and crinkle fries.
Tuna sandwich with relish and chopped scallions; cucumbers and tomato salad. Peach iced tea.
Thin crust pizza. The pizza crust was purchased, but it was topped with lots of local stuff such as Iowa sausage, and onions tomatoes and peppers from our garden.
We had lamb sausages with cabbage and potatoes.
Frog legs, eh? Haven't had those since the early 80s. My then-DH and I used to go out gigging for them, then we'd have friends over for a frog fry. And beer.
Beef stew in the crockpot.
Edited to add: the stew turned out so well!!!! (sometimes it's hit or miss - lol). Made some drop biscuits to go with it. Excellent comfort food.
Cabbage soup, cheese and sourdough bread with an apple.
tilapia, broccoli and rice. Ho-hum.
I am so proud of myself! DH is coming around to wanting to try Indian food. So at the supermarket I bought a packaged channa masala, because I didn't want to go through the bother of cooking it if he really didn't like it. Plus, I have no idea how to make Indian dishes.
So when I made this processed channa masala and tasted it, I knew it was very sub-par. I'm a bit of an expert now, having lived in a NJ town that has about 20 Indian restaurants within a 10 mile radius. So I actually looked up a recipe on YouTube and made it. And not only that, I didn't have garam masala, and of course neither did my Vermont market, so I made it myself!! I made my own garam masala using the spices I have on hand.
DH LOVED it!! I don't think he realizes that I actually made it from scratch! I think he thinks it's the bag I brought from the supermarket.
Anyway, I think I can actually make Indian food to satisfy my palate, and that of DH's, so that's a culinary WIN!
I found Indian dishes to be a little strange at first, but then took a closer look at the technique and it isn't much different from other cooking. Saute your aromatics in oil, add your spices to the hot oil, add some tomato, water and your other ingredients. I tend to just stick to turmeric, coriander, cumin, red pepper and garam masala for spices. I tried hing, but just can't get past the smell. We have a huge Indian grocery about 1/2 hr from me where I do a lot of other shopping, so can pick up anything I need. And there's Penzeys' where I get the garam masala.
I love Indian food and some years ago took a couple Indian cooking classes from a mother daughter duo who taught lowfat, northeastern Indian cuisine.
I haven’t cooked Indian food in a long time But generally liked everything I made.
A few years ago I tried making biryani twice, and it’s so long and involved—and in the end my biryani just wasn’t that good. I would prefer to order it at a restaurant.
Several other dishes were good and I remember the one I like best was the chickpea recipe. Oh I also liked deep fat fried samosas. The Mother/daughter duo gave their cooking class a tip to buy a certain kind of flour tortilla that functions as the Samosa wrapper.
I agree with what Herngeek said about making the Chhonk spice mixture ( it goes by several names) Although I cannot remember which ones go in first, the powdered ones or the whole spices. I have to look it up every time.
We got a coffee grinder for a wedding anniversary but I’ve always used it to grind Indian spices. Once in a while I use it for coffee though.
Chickpea dish--chana masala?
One of my favorites: https://twosleevers.com/instant-pot-keto-indian-kheema/
I adore Indian food--including hing/asafoetida. I made a dish with it once, then went to work on the bus, burped delicately and the guy in the seat in front of me whipped around and gave me a look. One of many reasons I despise public transport, and he probably does, too.
Urvashi Pitre has written a few cookbooks including The Indian Instant Pot Cookbook, which I recommend. All her cookbooks are good, with many international recipes. She also has a website https://twosleevers.com/
Also, try Ethiopian food if you get a chance. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRaZbyLi8z0&t=11s
Catherine, I might have predicted your husband would love Indian food--because you describe him as a foodie, and it's the best.
Tonight we're having a kofta-farro-roasted veggie bowl.
That sounds good!Quote:
Originally Posted by KayLR
There are enough leftovers in the fridge that dh will have some choices. I'm making sourdough rolls, so will just throw a sandwich together before work.
Not a big meat eater but have always loved lamb. We haven't had any in several years due to the cost but found some close dated packages of lamp stew pieces for $1.50 each. Made traditional stew with first package last week and attempting lamb korma tonight.
yes, I think it is chana masala I like. Chickpeas in a tomato sauce.Quote:
Originally Posted by JaneV2.0
Oh those recipes sound wonderful. I have asafoetida but I don’t know what to do with it.
Reading the following, I learned that hing is distilled from fennel. I love fennel.
https://www.tarladalal.com/recipes-u...etida-hing-113
Interesting. This is all too complex for me to take on right now. I wonder if I will ever be inspired have to try Indian cooking again?Quote:
Originally Posted by JaneV2.0
Well, you do have a lot on your plate at the moment...:~)Quote:
Originally Posted by iris lilies
If I had a lot of Indian restaurants nearby, I might not bother.
We have 2.5 Indian restaurants within our city limits. The “.5 “one is downtown and I think I open only for lunch.
Neither of the other two are in restaurant districts I go to often, on the other hand, both of them are part of GrubHub type delivery service so I need to do them more often.
Right now I’m hooked on a Middle Eastern restaurant it has wonderful food that is also low calorie.
We don't eat out much anymore but went to an Indian/Nepalese restaurant today and stuffed ourselves. No dinner tonight with all the food we ate:)
Here's a screen shot of where I used to live in NJ, with all the Indian restaurants, basically within a mile and half.Quote:
Originally Posted by iris lilies
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I would be in heaven, Catherine!
There are one or two within DoorDash range. I really should indulge myself.
I know! Leaving all those restaurants is the only bad thing about the move to Vermont.Quote:
Originally Posted by JaneV2.0
I've long had requirements for a move: a good library system, well-organized thrift shops, and a solid assortment of ethnic restaurants. Now I'd add reliable delivery services.
The Pocket app suggested a recipe for chicken tikka masala tonight for dinner. SO doesn't like Indian food particularly but Wednesday is bowling night for him so I made it. Yum!
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We had Spaghetti Squash Sloppy Joes tonight. Very good!