What's for Dinner, Tues., Aug. 15, 2023

[NJCher]

Appetizer is Rainforest fig-almond crisps with "toasted everything" spreadable cheese.

Salad: watermelon, plum, arugula salad with goat cheese.

Yellow "buttter cube" zucchini with onion and mint.

Pomegranate kombucha.

Dessert: red grapes, Earl Grey tea.

[chillfactor]

1. Dinner today

Air fryer salmon

Mashed potatoes

Steamed broccoli with shredded cheddar cheese

Iced sweet tea

[mike_c]

2. chicken sesame noodles with chili oil, and a salad

I made a fresh batch of oil last week. The noodle recipe is from the NYT.

[NJCher]

5. yum

what kind of oil did you use?
Did you grow the chilis?
I would love this meal. My kinda' dinner.

[mike_c]

9. peanut oil plus some toasted sesame oil for taste

I use plain dried chili flakes, I think they're from Vietnam, plus crushed Sichuan peppercorns, lots of crispy fried sliced shallots and some garlic, some dried orange peel, a few cloves, a piece of cinnamon, bay leaf, a couple star anise, some sesame seeds. I think that's about it. It's not really a recipe, lol.

I fry the shallots slowly until golden and crisp, pour the hot oil onto the dry ingredients and mix, then add the shallots back in to keep them from burning. It keeps in the refrigerator, but shake before using, otherwise the crushed peppercorns all float on top.

I love it with noodles and dumplings. Or just about anything.

[Callalily]

3. Fresh tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches.

[mike_c]

10. that's the go to comfort meal at our house...

...only made with Campbell's condensed tomato soup, lol. Ms K and I both have fond memories of eating tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches as kids. Probably because our mothers didn't feel like cooking.

[AKwannabe]

4. Stuffed zucchini later

But first. Cocktails!

[Marthe48]

6. I'm back to chicken vegetable soup

I can't think of anything that sounds good. Well, I can, but I'm trying to get back to my low-carb food plan

[PJMcK]

7. Burgers

Grilled cheeseburgers.

Baked beans.

Cole slaw.

Cookies.

Boring and simple because I’m solo for a few nights.

[elleng]

8. Sliced 'beefsteak' on toasted rye bread.

Haagen dazs coffee ice cream later.

[Retrograde]

11. ribs

initially pressure-cooked in the Instantpot, then finished on the grill. Along with corn and grilled plantains which may not have been a successful experiment