What's for Dinner?

[Johngottshall]

Made pork chops, boiled butter potatoes, and hot bacon dressing over endive .

 

[sour_grapes]

Went to an interesting small-plate, boutique restaurant with a kind of fusion cuisine. Everything was delish. We had Korean pancakes with jalapeno, dock confit flautas, seared scallops, local sopressato, sesame-wasabi deviled eggs, pork belly bulgogi, bacon-wrapped dates stuffed with gouda, and I probably forgot a few things. It was all scrumptious. Washed it down with an Australian Shiraz-Viognier.

 

[JohnT]

The Mrs (SWMBO) had a craving for lasagna.

I like my lasagna, but I have had better. If anyone has some tips to make a better lasagna, It would be much appreciated!

Here is what I did...

Sauce:

Brown 3-4 pounds meat loaf mix (a lump of ground beef, ground pork, and ground veal in the same packet).

Brown meat, drain fat,
add salt, pepper, and a diced onion. Allow onion to become translucent.

Add 2 cans of mushrooms, 1 can of plumb tomatoes, 2 cans of crushed tomatoes, 1/2 can of water, 3 tblsp dried basil, 3 tblsp sugar, 2 tsp of garlic powder, 1 tbsp. dried thyme, 1 tbsp. fennel seeds, and a palm full of dried procini mushrooms. allow to simmer for 3 to 4 hours.

Add 2 cans of tomato paste and allow sauce to simmer for another 1/2 hour or so. It ends up much like a very thick chili.


Cheese:

3 eggs, 3 cups ricotta cheese, 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, 3 cups shredded mutz cheese. Stir and chill.


Pasta:

I boil the pasta 2 minutes short of the package instructions. I do this thinking that the undercooked pasta will absorb moisture in the lasagna and make it more firm.


I assemble with a layer of pasta, a layer of meat sauce, and dabs of the cheese mix on top of the meat sauce. Repeat 2 times and cap with a top layer of pasta, a top layer of meat sauce, and a final layer of mutz cheese.

Cover with tin foil and bake at 350 for 1 hour.

 

[9CourseWineMusician]

Tonight will be:

Herbed Green Salad with a Chardonnay Olio Vinaigrette (served with 2011 Chardonnay), followed by:
Marinated Grilled London Broil with a Merlot Au-Jus, loaded mashed potatoes, buttered corn and pea succotash (served with 2010 Merlot), and finally:
Chocolate blooming strawberries with shaved coconut and chopped walnut topping (served with 2012 White Zinfandel).

 

[ibglowin]

Trying to do my best impression of GreginND…….

SWMBO went to Whole Paycheck today and brought back Sushi!

Tonight will be:

Aloha Fruity Salad Roll (served with 2013 RJS EP Chardonnay), followed by:

Spicy Furikake Albacore Roll (served with 2013 RJS EP Chardonnay), followed by:

Seared Albacore Nigiri (served with 2013 RJS EP Chardonnay), followed by:

Absolutely NOTHING! Its freaking MONDAY!

 

[tonyt]

How's red beans and rice with cornbread sound Sha?

 

[Boatboy24]

Nice to see you got some green veg on that plate, Tony. Or is that a garnish?

 

[tonyt]

Nice to see you got some green veg on that plate, Tony. Or is that a garnish?

Ha. Brocoli, love it. But in keeping with the Cajon theme it should have been Mustard or Turnip Greens with Bacon.

 

[jojabri]

Lucky me! My hubby AKA king of the grill, was having a hankering for burgers.

He fixed cheeseburgers with thinly diced portabella and vidalia onions topped with more sautéed onion and portabella and Roma tomatoes. Nomnmnom. Love this man's burgers!

 

[Boatboy24]

Last night was a local, 30 day aged strip steak rubbed down with Dizzy Pig's Red Eye Express and grilled over charcoal, random fresh veg that I stole from my wife as she made her salad, and redskin mashed potatoes with garlic and thyme. Paired with dreams of a rich, chewy Cabernet and a large glass of water.

 

[JohnT]

Yup, A nice cab is tailor-made for a really nice steak like that. Just 17 more days!!!!

 

[Boatboy24]

Wife was at a class last night so it was boys night in with my two little guys. Sushi and frozen pizza!

 

[sour_grapes]

Sushi and frozen pizza!

Did you cook either of them?

 

[Boatboy24]

Did you cook either of them?

Only one. I'll let you guess which...

 

[Boatboy24]

Italian seasoned burgers, topped with provolone, proscuitto, caramelized onions, balsamic reduction, lettuce and tomato. Grill roasted asparagus. Tater tots. Ya gotta have tots.

Update: here's a pic.

 

[ibglowin]

PF Chang's Kung Pao Scallops paired with 2012 Charles & Charles Kung Fu Girl Riesling. OMG Killer combination!

 

[sour_grapes]

I decided that spring was here!!! I marinated some swordfish steaks in lemon, olive oil, garlic, oregano, salt, and pepper. I then grilled them on a hardwood charcoal grill. This was the first barbecue of the season!!! It was very nice. Paired with cauliflower with tarragon butter, fettuccine with garlic alfredo sauce, and a salad of mixed greens with 18 year old balsamic vinegar and fleur de sel. Wonderful! Spring is (almost) here!!

 

[ckvchestnut]

[QU OTE=sour_grapes;503988]I decided that spring was here!!! I marinated some swordfish steaks in lemon, olive oil, garlic, oregano, salt, and pepper. I then grilled them on a hardwood charcoal grill. This was the first barbecue of the season!!! It was very nice. Paired with cauliflower with tarragon butter, fettuccine with garlic alfredo sauce, and a salad of mixed greens with 18 year old balsamic vinegar and fleur de sel. Wonderful! Spring is (almost) here!![/QUOTE]

Nice!! Spring is definitely coming! I'm doing boneless ribeye steaks with jumbo shrimp skewers on the barby tonight! Lovely sunny day and 11 degrees out. Having a bonfire to burn the Christmas tree finally!

 

[sour_grapes]

Oh, that looks like a decadently good barbecued surf and turf!

 

[ckvchestnut]

Haha I'll post a cooked photo later