What's For Dinner?

[Nickyboy]

Spaghetti carbonara.
I am using a good bit of Long Pepper in the dish tonight. People forget that the name of the dish comes from (supposedly) coal miners eating it and getting their coal dust on the plate, thus a very darkly speckled dish. It's supposed to have a substantial amount of pepper in it. And the Long Pepper is fantastic. It is the "original" pepper, which was used by the ancient Romans as currency. It has a flavor and very strong aroma that is a cross between black pepper (came later from the East) and ginger, with a very warm, spicy flavor, as opposed to black pepper's sharp bite.

Also, using spaghetti made from Einkorn, which is the original wheat. The name even means "one grain", meaning that it isn't a multi-hybridized wheat, which is what 99% of the flour used today is. It has a bit of a nutty flavor and is much easier to digest, so it's good for people who have gluten intolerance (not me). So what's so nice about it? The flavor and the fact that it is an ancient food! HISTORY! FOOD! Whoo hoo!!

 

[Nickyboy]

Suuremocke mit Stampfkartoffeln met grueeni bohne.

Swiss dinner!

 

[axolotl]

Suuremocke mit Stampfkartoffeln met grueeni bohne.

Swiss dinner!

Googling gets me close enough.

 

[Nickyboy]

Googling gets me close enough.

En guete, 'Zamme!

 

[Nickyboy]

Wood-fired pizza with fontina and fresh tomato slices tonight. Just froze my tits off making the fire outside. But it will all be worth it when it is on my plate!

 

[Nickyboy]

Cellery root cordon bleu (with left-over fondue inside!), roasted potatoes, French onion soup, and a blood orange and arugula salad tonight.
I anticipate a "musical" night.

 

[axolotl]

Cellery root cordon bleu (with left-over fondue inside!), roasted potatoes, French onion soup, and a blood orange and arugula salad tonight.
I anticipate a "musical" night.

Will levitating sheets ensue?

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Will levitating sheets ensue?

Aw, no. Not this sheet again!

 

[axolotl]

Aw, no. Not this sheet again!

They're just sheets that pass in the night.

 

[Nickyboy]

My wife wasn't hungry last night, so I made myself a little serving of spaghetti with a sauce of olive oil, lemon juice, bay scallops, and hot pepper flakes. Incredibly satisfying.

 

[Nickyboy]

Classic lasagna tonight using the left-over tomato and mixed meat sauce from the other week. Layers of ricotta, mozzarella, chopped meatballs and sausage! I haven't had a big, old-school one like this in many years. Looking forward to it.
With either a green salad or braised escarole on the side. Andiamo mangiare!! (well, it won't come out of the over for another hour or so, so you've got some time to get over here).

 

[Nickyboy]

Chicken and black bean enchiladas with mixed grated cheese, and topped with a sauce of roasted tomatoes and chipotle chilis. Sprinkled with queso fresco, baked to tenderize it all, and then broiled to toast the top. Que saboroso!

 

[Nickyboy]

Going to make my wife and myself a steakhouse dinner tonight: I have a dry-aged NY strip steak that I have been dry brining for an hour so far that I will saute in a cast iron skillet with a shallot and brandy reduction for a sauce, baked potatoes with truffle oil and bacon, creamed spinach, and broiled tomatoes with seasoned panko bread crumbs and French olive oil. Going to drink a bottle of Bordeaux that I just decanted so it can breathe.
For dessert we will have anise cantucci and little glasses of vin santo.

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Going to make my wife and myself a steakhouse dinner tonight: I have a dry-aged NY strip steak that I have been dry brining for an hour so far that I will saute in a cast iron skillet with a shallot and brandy reduction for a sauce, baked potatoes with truffle oil and bacon, creamed spinach, and broiled tomatoes with seasoned panko bread crumbs and French olive oil. Going to drink a bottle of Bordeaux that I just decanted so it can breathe.
For dessert we will have anise cantucci and little glasses of vin santo.

Never make your hobby a job.

 

[axolotl]

Going to drink a bottle of Bordeaux that I just decanted so it can breathe.

You're going to let it breathe a bit before you kill it?

You're a cruel taskmaster.

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Never make your hobby a job.

@Nickyboy to elaborate, this was not a commentary on what you posted, rather I'm saying that you so obviously love cooking, I don't think you should do it as an occupation.

 

[Ojai Sam]

Menu to follow.

Happy Valentines Day!

 

[Nickyboy]

@Nickyboy to elaborate, this was not a commentary on what you posted, rather I'm saying that you so obviously love cooking, I don't think you should do it as an occupation.

I understand. I've had people tell me "you should open a restaurant!". My reply: "never". Cooking would stop being fun for me. Plus the menu would be geared toward what I like, not the customer.
"Do you have stuffed peppers?"
"Hell no. I can't eat cooked peppers."
"Ummm, but we can"
"Yeah, but I ain't cooking anything I don't like"

 

[axolotl]

View attachment 3490Menu to follow.

Happy Valentines Day!

Please let us know how this ends.

Well, the menu, at least....

I understand. I've had people tell me "you should open a restaurant!". My reply: "never". Cooking would stop being fun for me. Plus the menu would be geared toward what I like, not the customer.
"Do you have stuffed peppers?"
"Hell no. I can't eat cooked peppers."
"Ummm, but we can"
"Yeah, but I ain't cooking anything I don't like"

Please let us know how this ends.

 

[Nickyboy]

Please let us know how this ends.

Usually with wailing and gnashing of the teeth.