What I'm having for dinner.

[Black Swan]

J&B scotch
(serve neat, drink until plastered)

bon appetit!

The J&B bit was funny,
still laughing here,
good cook Hooch!

I 'll drink to that, a porto for me.

 

[number6horse]

Rotini pasta, tossed with oil and vinegar, sauteed mushrooms, fresh garlic, oregano, and black pepper. Two bananas for dessert.

Dinner at the work-desk again. Yay.

 

[slimedog]

You know I'm hoping that last meal thread has as many as this one.

 

[Spinbowler]

A couple of slices of spelt megagrain bread with heaps of ghee

 

[number6horse]

Today : A peanut butter sandwich and a Tylenol #3. Got a bad tooth situation that will not get worked on for a couple more weeks, so the T-3's will be incorporated into my diet here and there. Is it red or white wine that goes with codeine ? I can never remember...

 

[Spinbowler]

Sauerkraut

 

[gigi]

tonight I am rolling up some sushi. among other things.

 

[vodka]

is it juss fo FAKE?

 

[Kingcargo.jb]

No. It's fo true.

I had yummy pizza. Mmmm mmmm.

 

[number6horse]

I went to a street fest today and sampled some BBQ ribs and brisket.
8-10 restaurants with huge smokers and grills
and endless slabs o' carnivorous heaven. (my apologies to the vegetarian/heart-healthy/"sane" people on this board :) )

Pork ribs in a tangy sauce, not too salty or ketchup-y. Slow-cooked and tender.
The brisket was lean and sliced VERY thin. Two different restaurants with the same excellent results. I feel like I hit the street fair lottery of good/bad food.

Next time, I'll bring some carry-out.

 

[gigi]

it's for realz

 

[Gerard K H Love]

Since this thread is: What I'm having for dinner, did you eat all of that sushi by yourself?

Big eater.;)

 

[gigi]

hehehe... No I wasn't eating alone last night. There were a few of us partaking. That was just one tray, too! There were also tempura vegetables and some of the cone-shaped hand rolls in colorful wraps. And vodka, there were both vegan rolls and salmon rolls. Oh - and also homemade ginger ale.

 

[Gerard K H Love]

hehehe... Oh - and also homemade ginger ale.

Now I want to know how to make that. I thought you had to brew that stuff for months.

 

[gigi]

btw: what happened to the fabulous image i posted to go with my attachments?? disappearing ink, maybe.

 

[Gerard K H Love]

I see it.

 

[gigi]

^ then I'm happy. :)

 

[number6horse]

Share that ginger ale recipe, por favor.

 

[Black Swan]

I thought of the porto,
thought of pouring a glass of red wine
and forgot about dinner,
so I ate a handful of almonds and went to bed:confused:

 

[gigi]

Now I want to know how to make that. I thought you had to brew that stuff for months.

Share that ginger ale recipe, por favor.

okok... In order to make gG's ale, you get to make ginger syrup and candied ginger. How fun for you!!

Ingredients

2 cups peeled and sliced ginger (sliced to the thickness of a coin)
2 cups water
2 cups sugar - you can use sucanat, but it's not 'right' tasting that way
1 other cup sugar

Some club soda - I like the little mini-cans of Hansens or little bottles of Canada Dry unless I'm serving a lot and will use a whole big bottle.

preheat the oven to 200-225 degrees

To make the syrup:

• Simmer the ginger, water, and 2 cups sugar to a 50% reduction. This usually happens at about 200ish degrees if you like thermometers.
• Strain the mixture into a jar and refrigerate the syrup.

To make the candied ginger:

• Toss the strained ginger in a bowl with the other cup of sugar.
• Bake in the oven on a non-stick cookie sheet for close to 3 hours, depending on thickness of your 'coins'.
• Let ginger cool.
• Put ginger in a sealed "Tupperware" type container and set aside.

To make ginger ale:

• Put 2 Tbs ginger syrup in a glass (or more to taste).
• Fill with chilled club soda to taste.
• Add ice
• Garnish glass with a piece of that bitchin' candied ginger

Optional Ingredients:

• Citrus juice of your choice - get creative. I like blood oranges or tangerines. Organic is best.
• Mint sprig - muddle it or garnish with it.
• Cilantro - no, seriously.
• There are a million and a half options, get down wit yo' bad self. That one small jar of syrup goes a long way, so you have room to experiment.

I like eating raspberries with this.

Let me know what you think!

 

[Gerard K H Love]

okok... In order to make gG's ale, you get to make ginger syrup and candied ginger. How fun for you!!
I like eating raspberries with this.
Let me know what you think!

Thank you gigi, I just received a couple of bags of fresh raspberries yesterday so I making raspberry liquer. It calls for lemon zest which is one of the most refreshing smells. Mmmmm.
The cilantro sounds very good.

Once again welcome to the forum.

 

[gigi]

Thank you gigi, I just received a couple of bags of fresh raspberries yesterday so I making raspberry liquer. It calls for lemon zest which is one of the most refreshing smells.

Oh yum! Now you should post the liqueur recipe! My mother used to make cherries jubilee that really lived up to its name. It was essentially Molotov cocktail material!

Once again welcome to the forum.

Garsh, thanks Gerard! I'm enjoying myself here - everyone is so helpful and nice.

 

[slimedog]

So you boil the linguine and cook the bacon(turkey bacon, lots less fat) to a crisp. You cook some brocoli in the microwave. On the linguine you put some garlic powder, black pepper and some olive oil. Crumble the bacon (turkey bacon, it's healthier for you) onto the linguine and place the brocoli crowns around the edges of the linguine.

Pick up the knife and fork.

 

[chronic]

... and then?

 

[mjp]

You cook some brocoli in the microwave.

I see we have an emergency here. Bro. Dude. Get yourself over to the grocery store. Look for that little spot where they sell Pyrex measuring cups and aluminum turkey pans. Look around for one of these:

Now find a pot that contraption fits into, pour in some water (water level should be slightly under contraption), dump in your broccoli, cover the pot, get that thing boiling, reduce the heat - but you want it to continue to boil - then wait about 10 minutes.

You'll never microwave broccoli again. That machine is for making popcorn and cooking cats and babies (that's what I heard anyway, a friend of a friend of my cousin saw it happen). Not for cooking vegetables.

 

[gigi]

^excellent contraption. I only wish it came in a bigger size. But I like to cook my babies on a vertisserie.

Deliciously tender with a crispy crust, and all the baby fat drops to the bottom of the pan!

 

[David]

Hey Black Swan, what's a Porto?

:confused:Hey Black Swan, What is a "porto"? I've heard of Port wine, and Portobella mushrooms, but not Porto! :confused::confused:

 

[Black Swan]

porto is the same as port wine.
Just the portuguese word for it .
To be savored like and with a cigar, cheese or chocolate.
From the region of Porto I believe.
I prefer the tawny's , aged in the barrels.
Colors are a pleasure to look at, like jewels.

 

[Father Luke]

An apple, and something out of a can.
The label was gone.

 

[Black Swan]

these lines would look good in the poem
that we are building in another thread:D