What's for Dinner, Wed., Dec. 23, 2020

[NJCher]

Beef shortribs. The RG made a sauce for them with butter, flour, etc.

He invented an Asian pasta dish using a new cut of pasta: Cirioline all'uovo. It's an egg pasta.
The pasta had a cream sauce. Added to the sauce was 5-spice powder, a couple gloves of garlic, and sesame oil, soy sauce and a tsp. of hot pepper oil. A little sugar and salt. Blended to a smooth cream sauce.

Topping was chopped cilantro, sesame oil. Scallions, chopped. Ginger and soy sauce, and toasted sesame seeds.

Chopped salad with avocado and bacon; red and yellow peppers, snap peas, vinaigrette.

Dessert: Christmas cookies and tea.

[MissMillie]

1. shepherd's pie

steamed cauliflower, broccoli and carrots


the last of the chocolate chip cookies for dessert

[PJMcK]

2. Sashimi

I had to be in NYC today for various pre-op tests. We're ordering take out Japanese.

Sashimi deluxe platter with miso soup and salad. Add ons include Ikura (salmon roe sushi) and a special grilled eel roll, (the Landlady(!)'s favorite!).

Sushi rice, soy sauce and sake.

Green tea ice cream for dessert.

[happybird]

3. Crab cake

onion rings, mac and cheese. Sweet tea.

Eating now at work while we finally have a few minutes to rest.
Carryout business for the holidays has been great! We are getting our butts kicked. Tomorrow looks like it will be a nightmare. Yay!

And I’m hitting up the soft serve machine for dessert.

[Botany]

4. Lasagna, garlic bread, and wine.

lasagna: pasta, sauce (tomato paste, garlic, onion, and spices), tomato canned, fresh
wilted spinach, Italian sausage ground, mozzarella cheese, ricotta cheese, Parmesan
reggiano cheese, and co-jack cheese ... I forgot the provolone so I used co-jack instead.

garlic bread and red wine.

[bucolic_frolic]

5. Pizza again

but this time with green Italian parsley sauce and genuine Regiano Parmagiana. I've never had the real stuff before so I'm trying it because it was 40% off today, and well ... this is the time to try it. I tasted a little cold, and it's nothing special so far. Less salty, more musty flavor.

[LAS14]

6. Well! That's sounds worth trying! For our dinner we had...

... our traditional tree decorating nibbles. Smoked salmon, cream cheese, chips and Lipton Onion Soup dip, 3 kinds of cheese, fruit, herring. The only thing missing was the tree. NO TREES TO BE FOUND ANYWHERE. We're maximizing the inevitable and relishing our lack of work! Ok because none of the family will come over to see that it's missing.

[MOMFUDSKI]

7. Leftover pea soup

and bosc pear. Dessert is homemade pecan finger cookies that I make every Christmas. I grew up with them and my husband LOVES them.

[lkinwi]

8. I tried Dolly Parton's Five Layer Dinner recipe

[Wawannabe]

9. Jim's Meatloaf RIP

With steamed baby potatoes and green peas. Married in butter. Homemade gravy to top. Effing delish!!!

[spinbaby]

10. Latkes

Yeah, it’s not latkes season, but I had sprouting potatoes I needed to use. Applesauce on the side. I also made Japanese potato salad, but that went into the fridge for future reference.