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Re: Whats for Dinner Tonight?
« Reply #125 on: February 14, 2010, 08:19:34 AM »
I was looking to avoid tomato-based sauces on this one--I was looking more for alfredo or a white-wine sauce.
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Re: Whats for Dinner Tonight?
« Reply #126 on: February 14, 2010, 08:31:58 AM »
I was looking to avoid tomato-based sauces on this one--I was looking more for alfredo or a white-wine sauce.


In that case, melt butter, add cream and grated parmesean, some pepper, and carefully add salt as you taste. I start with a stick of butter... :-),  1/2 c of parmesean, and enough cream (or half and half or milk depending on how rich you want it) until desired consistency.

Some people add a bit of nutmeg, but I don't care for it in Alfredo.

Butoni makes a good pesto, that is kept with the fresh pasta in a refrigerated case. good and easier than fresh.

Eupher cooks with wine, I don't so can't really help you there.
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Re: Whats for Dinner Tonight?
« Reply #127 on: February 16, 2010, 06:00:42 PM »
Making a pot of jewish penicillin for supper tonight.  Got one confirmed and two probable sickies in the house.
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Re: Whats for Dinner Tonight?
« Reply #128 on: February 16, 2010, 07:23:59 PM »
Grilled cheese on sourdough for me.  Nothing like a classic.
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Re: Whats for Dinner Tonight?
« Reply #129 on: February 25, 2010, 02:44:59 PM »
a swai fillet sauteed more or less like I did the tilapia a few weeks ago
small baked potato with cheddar cheese melted over
steamed beets and broccoli with lemon juice and parmesean
cottage cheese
whole wheat roll
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Re: Whats for Dinner Tonight?
« Reply #130 on: February 25, 2010, 02:48:40 PM »
takeout  :-)

Boys are going to Hibatchi to pick up dinner.

I worked most of the night, went to a 3 hr continuing ed class this morning, have done 2 reports and have 2 more to get done before 6:15 tonight.

Cook dinner?.... :rotf: :rotf: :rotf:
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Re: Whats for Dinner Tonight?
« Reply #131 on: February 25, 2010, 03:02:08 PM »

In that case, melt butter, add cream and grated parmesean, some pepper, and carefully add salt as you taste. I start with a stick of butter... :-),  1/2 c of parmesean, and enough cream (or half and half or milk depending on how rich you want it) until desired consistency.

Some people add a bit of nutmeg, but I don't care for it in Alfredo.

Butoni makes a good pesto, that is kept with the fresh pasta in a refrigerated case. good and easier than fresh.

Eupher cooks with wine, I don't so can't really help you there.

Sounds like a beurre blanc is in order.

Getcher stick of unsalted butter and cut up into chunks, leave in the fridge up till the time you start adding it to the sauce.

Mince a shallot and in a heavy skillet (stainless only, no cast iron), sweat in a couple tablespoons of butter. Season with salt and pepper, but go easy on the salt. (Some purists like to use white pepper, but that shit has no flavor to it.)

When the shallots are softened, add a minced garlic clove.

Add about a cup of DRY white wine, bring up the heat to reduce the volume by about 80%. It'll burn, so don't wander far. (Some recipes add wine vinegar, but I think there's enough acid with just the dry white wine.)

After reduction, add a couple tablespoons of heavy cream. It stabilizes the sauce and helps keep it from breaking.

Turn the heat down and begin whisking in the cold butter, a couple pieces at a time. Add the next couple pieces of butter while the first two are about half melted - this keeps the sauce fairly cool and also helps keep it from breaking, though the cream does a helluva job with stabilizing.

At the end, reseason to taste, add capers if you like, etc. Stir in your pasta and voila!

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Re: Whats for Dinner Tonight?
« Reply #132 on: February 25, 2010, 03:10:59 PM »
Looks like Chicken Fried steak here for us tonight.
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Re: Whats for Dinner Tonight?
« Reply #133 on: February 26, 2010, 03:34:10 PM »
Sounds like a beurre blanc is in order.

Getcher stick of unsalted butter and cut up into chunks, leave in the fridge up till the time you start adding it to the sauce.

Mince a shallot and in a heavy skillet (stainless only, no cast iron), sweat in a couple tablespoons of butter. Season with salt and pepper, but go easy on the salt. (Some purists like to use white pepper, but that shit has no flavor to it.)

When the shallots are softened, add a minced garlic clove.

Add about a cup of DRY white wine, bring up the heat to reduce the volume by about 80%. It'll burn, so don't wander far. (Some recipes add wine vinegar, but I think there's enough acid with just the dry white wine.)

After reduction, add a couple tablespoons of heavy cream. It stabilizes the sauce and helps keep it from breaking.

Turn the heat down and begin whisking in the cold butter, a couple pieces at a time. Add the next couple pieces of butter while the first two are about half melted - this keeps the sauce fairly cool and also helps keep it from breaking, though the cream does a helluva job with stabilizing.

At the end, reseason to taste, add capers if you like, etc. Stir in your pasta and voila!



This sounds like the sauce over meat ravioli we had at a very expensive restaurant a year or so ago.  I note there is no EVOO in your recipie. If I remember correctly there was EVOO, not in the sauce but run around the edge of the plate.

Because of the storm we had last night, winds at 91 mph gusts and all the outage's [we are blessed to have kept power], The  grocery stores lost power and they had to scramble to get the meat, milk and eggs into refrigeration. Little to choose from except canned goods.

Hubby had a can of Dintey More beef stew, me baked beans and hot dogs. They  should be, the stores, back to normal tomorrow, but it will be a few weeks before I trust take out, Chinese, as fresh.










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Re: Whats for Dinner Tonight?
« Reply #134 on: February 26, 2010, 06:00:43 PM »
Pasta, shrimp, and garlic bread.
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Re: Whats for Dinner Tonight?
« Reply #135 on: February 26, 2010, 08:07:09 PM »
Homemade Spaghetti Carbonara.



Because I have to watch my cholesterol.  My swan song.  Pasta with bacon, eggs, cheese, and butter. :-)
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Re: Whats for Dinner Tonight?
« Reply #136 on: February 26, 2010, 08:08:06 PM »
I had that last night :II:
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Re: Whats for Dinner Tonight?
« Reply #137 on: February 26, 2010, 10:00:03 PM »
The Brussels Sprouts thread in the dumpster gave me a craving, so I'm having roasted brussels sprouts with red beans and rice and tortillas. 

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Re: Whats for Dinner Tonight?
« Reply #138 on: February 26, 2010, 10:08:10 PM »
Hot wings and beer while I'm watching the hockey game.

With Thin Mints for desert.
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Re: Whats for Dinner Tonight?
« Reply #139 on: February 27, 2010, 09:14:09 AM »
Hot wings and beer while I'm watching the hockey game.

With Thin Mints for desert.

Yeah, it is Girl Scout cookie time, ain't it?   :cheersmate:
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Re: Whats for Dinner Tonight?
« Reply #140 on: February 27, 2010, 11:55:06 AM »
Put the Thin Mints in the freezer and eat them frozen.... :drool:
Just hand over the chocolate...back away slowly...far away....and you won't get hurt....

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Re: Whats for Dinner Tonight?
« Reply #141 on: February 27, 2010, 12:51:28 PM »
Yeah, it is Girl Scout cookie time, ain't it?   :cheersmate:

Oh yeah...  :drool:

Didn't put these ones in the freezer, but I have a couple of boxes on order that will. Best way to eat them.
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Re: Whats for Dinner Tonight?
« Reply #142 on: February 27, 2010, 01:12:42 PM »
Stay away from these.

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Re: Whats for Dinner Tonight?
« Reply #143 on: February 27, 2010, 03:38:16 PM »
Dinner tonight will be tacos and refried beans, etc, by request from the 9 yr old.

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Re: Whats for Dinner Tonight?
« Reply #144 on: February 27, 2010, 03:41:43 PM »
Tacos are good -- I haven't had them in a while. 
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Re: Whats for Dinner Tonight?
« Reply #145 on: March 01, 2010, 05:02:42 PM »
baked salmon with maple/dijon/balsamic glaze

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Re: Whats for Dinner Tonight?
« Reply #146 on: March 01, 2010, 05:03:50 PM »
Hot roast beef sandwiches and smashed potatoes...
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Re: Whats for Dinner Tonight?
« Reply #147 on: March 01, 2010, 07:08:17 PM »
leftover sausage gravy, jazzed up with green chilies over sourdough toast. 
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Re: Whats for Dinner Tonight?
« Reply #148 on: March 01, 2010, 08:46:13 PM »
More steak and taters, left over from last night.  I'm still stoked about the giant casing of chorizo I found the other day.  I'm always glad when I don't have to drive all over Goshen to find the stuff.  It makes good jambalaya, pasta, paella, tacos, and just about anything else you want ground meat.
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Re: Whats for Dinner Tonight?
« Reply #149 on: March 05, 2010, 07:11:40 PM »
spaghetti in a red clam sauce.