What's for Dinner, Thurs., July 27, 2023

[NJCher]

Cauliflower Spicy Peanut Soup. I made this recipe up on my own. It has peanut butter, garlic, ginger, shoyu (Japanese soy sauce), rice vinegar, lime, red pepper flakes. This is easy to make in the blender, and then I add cauliflower that I've cooked in the microwave and cooled. It's served as a cold soup.

Think Chinese sesame or peanut noodles only with cauliflower as a soup.

I add salt and pepper cashews before serving.

Passionfruit-berry kombucha.

Pear and ricotta for dessert.

[PJMcK]

1. Indian food

We're dining out with my friends from Mumbai and they're taking us to their favorite restaurant in Queens, NY.

I have no idea what they'll be ordering but I know it will be special!

Eat well, everyone!

[Callalily]

2. Quinoa and shaved carrot salad with chickpeas, currants and cashews

I'm using this as a main dish. The only hot preparation is simmering the quinoa.

Heat index is 99 right now. YUK!

[chillfactor]

3. Dinner today

Air fryer steak bits with mushrooms

Mashed potatoes

Steamed broccoli with cheddar cheese

Iced sweet tea

[Nanuke]

4. "Taco" Salad

Made with Insta-Pot pinto beans, fresh leaf lettuce, garden tomatoes, ripe olives, green onions, plain yogurt and salsa. Yum.

[Yonnie3]

5. St. Louis style ribs

Slow baked as usual with a tomato based BBQ sauce near the end of baking
Baked sweet potato
Macaroni and cheese
Watermelon

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

6. Blackened catfish,

stir fried veggies, and rice-a-roni rice pilaf. The first two I did myself. Excellent meal.

[Emile]

7. Warmed up leftovers. Pork steak, green beans and potatoes.

Small bowl of vanilla ice cream with walnuts and Hershey chocolate before bedtime.

[surrealAmerican]

8. chicken shwarma ...

... or at least, my home approximation of such.

- with pitas and hummus.

[irisblue]

9. I made gazpacho our friends gazpacho. The Sherry vinegar is worth it

. Also the

OK - it's summer. Don't want a hot soup? How about this - a great, easy Gazpacho!
Rich, cool, refreshing, very satisfying. Just as easy as the Bisque.

Place, in a large bowl:

1 chopped large sweet onion
1 peeled chopped cucumber
1 large sweet pepper, seeded, cored and chopped
(optional if you like it spicy - 1 or more hot peppers, such as Jalapenos...chopped and seeded - but don't say I didn't warn ya!)
1 tbsp salt
2 tsp fresh ground black pepper
a dozen or so chopped medium to medium large tomatoes, preferably the best flavored heirloom types you can get your hands on - again, watch the color combos! The color of your soup will reflect the color of your tomatoes
1/2 cup sherry vinegar (the secret ingredient - very important - use a good one and no substitutes!)

Stir it all together well , cover with plastic wrap and just put it in the refrigerator for 24 hours.

When you are just about ready to eat, add lots of basil leaves (we use about 20 or so), cut into shreds - get your immersion blender and puree the soup.

Serve with a swirl of extra virgin olive oil and, if desired, a small swirl of great balsamic vinegar and great bread.

It is the absolute essence of summer!

[Retrograde]

10. pork chops

braised with onions and mushrooms, with a tomato and cucumber salad and pasta. Peach cobbler for dessert.

Your peanut-cauliflower soup sounds great!