What's for Dinner, Sat. Nov. 14, 2020

[NJCher]

Beef stew. It is very rich, with shiiitakes, potatoes, carrots, onion. Thick, hearty, with very tender beef. It was in the slow cooker about 24 hours!

I made the salad using my spiralizer. I cut a zucchini into curliques and put in Danish goat cheese and chopped scallion. Also toasted walnuts. Olive oil-lemon dressing.

Raisin bread.

For dessert, ginger drink, shortbread cookies, and yogurt.

[lkinwi]

1. Veggie tot casserole, Merlot

[Tanuki]

2. Haluska (Hungarian fried cabbage and noodles)

Baked sweet potato. Ice tea.

[soothsayer]

3. Ooh that sounds yum

[soothsayer]

4. Homemade shrimp toast!

With homemade hot mustard as a dip, along with a ponzu sauce (not homemade)

[NoRoadUntravelled]

5. White Chicken Chili

with fresh cilantro and salsa fresca. Warm tortilla chips with fresh guacamole and beer.

[MissMillie]

7. someone said

"beer"

[NoRoadUntravelled]

12. Oh yea. I'm glad we had beer and a lime. The chili was on the spicy side and really good.

[irisblue]

6. Soup-Sweet Potato and Tahini soup and garlic buttered drop biscuits. It smells wonderful

Source-https://www.splendidtable.org/story/2020/03/24/sweet-potato-and-tahini-soup

Yield: Serves 4 to 6

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 onion, chopped

4 cloves garlic, sliced

1 tablespoon minced or grated ginger

1 1/2 teaspoons ground coriander

3/4 teaspoon ground cumin

1 1/2 teaspoons salt, divided

3 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and sliced into thin rounds or half-rounds (1 1/2 to 2 pounds)

2 tablespoons well-stirred tahini

Fresh lemon juice

Frizzled Shallots (recipe follows; optional)


Directions

Warm the olive oil over medium heat in a soup pot or Dutch oven, then add the onion, garlic, ginger, coriander, cumin, and 1/2 teaspoon of the salt. Cook until the onion is soft and beginning to caramelize, 6 to 8 minutes. Add the sweet potatoes, raise the heat slightly, and stir until they’re glistening all over, another 3 to 4 minutes. Cover with 5 cups water. Bring to a simmer and add the remaining 1 teaspoon salt. Cook for about 15 minutes, until the sweet potatoes are tender. Add the soup to a blender with the tahini, in batches if necessary, and puree. (You can also use an immersion blender, but be thorough to achieve a properly smooth consistency.) Return to the pot to rewarm, add lemon juice and additional salt to taste, and serve hot, with frizzled shallots, if you like.



Frizzled Shallots

Vegetable, grapeseed, or canola oil, for frying

5 small or 3 large shallots, sliced into paper-thin wisps on a mandoline

Salt

Heat about 1/4 inch of oil in a small skillet over medium heat. Dip a ring of shallot into it to ensure it’s properly hot—it will sizzle immediately when it’s ready—then add the rest of them. Cook until they get crisp and turn a reddish-brown color, 10 to 20 minutes. Watch carefully once they start to color, as they can burn easily. Use a slotted spoon to transfer them to a paper towel–lined plate to drain. Sprinkle with salt. Save the oil—strain it through a coffee filter and then use it in salad dressings where you want a savory kick!

Bisquick drop biscuits

[MissMillie]

8. grilled pork chops

homemade mac & cheese
steamed veg mix (broccoli, cauliflower & carrots)

brownies for dessert

[cachukis]

9. Thai red curry shrimp.

Onions, red bell pepper, broccoli florets, thinly sliced jalapenos with seeds, coconut milk, thai red chili paste, U12 gulf pink shrimp, fresh basil from the garden, and lime slices over basmati rice infused with star anise and cardamom. Jai Alai to wash.

[Best_man23]

10. Buffalo Chicken Dip and crackers

Perhaps celery, washed down with Old Fashions (Basil Hayden).

[spinbaby]

11. Didn't feel like cooking

So a browse through the fridge and the pantry, which yielded rye crackers, a bit of liver pate, a hunk of cheese, grapes, and a wedge of red cabbage.