What are you having for dinner? (wanna share your recipe?)

[Friday]

Basque Lamb Stew Recipe | SimplyRecipes.com

This!!!

Since Basque = an amazing SpanishFrench (FrenchSpanish) blended culture (hell, mountain people are always their own unique blend of awesome) I used a Spanish Tempernillo & French SauvBlanc.

Dayum good eating.

 

[LuckiLee]

That looks and sounds awesome! ^^^

 

[Friday]

I should probably mention... since the recipe doesn’t & I forgot to yesterday... it’s more “smokey meat salsa” than soup. Absolutely fantastic served over trencher bread SOS style, or in a small bowl (like chili) with a Niçoise salad or grilled polenta wedges/bbq veg/olives/etc.

If you want it more soup-like double or triple the wine & chicken stock & personally, I’d add in some more veg (maybe some grilled corn, definitely more tomatoes & peppers) & grains, probably barley maybe wheat or rice or Israeli cous cous . I learned to cook in Italy though... and extra stuff is always being thrown in to make anything compact “Big” (lets make this a BIG soup! Then we can eat less of it, and serve it with...A-Z ;)), stretch for more people (Come! Come eat with us! There’s lots!) and use up leftovers we’re sick of eating into something new.

As mountain food it makes sense to keep it compact & warming/rib-sticking. It’s perfect mountain food. Coastal needs more water and a salad :P

 

[LuckiLee]

Salad? What's that? ?

 

[The Albatross]

Thai Chicken Pizza (CPK Copycat)
Pizza tonight...

 

[Teasel]

Turkish stew. Bought from the restaurent.

 

[The Albatross]

Last night was Cheese steak sandwiches with beans and salad.

Tonight is Pulled pork and slaw eggrolls and miso soup with brown rice.

 

[blackemerald1]

Broccoli Soup - I know it's not Winter for almost everyone... but it is for me!

Roughly chop:-

1 1/2 kg Broccoli
2 large red Onions
4 medium carrots
3 stalks Celery
3 - 4 medium Potatoes
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Lots of garlic (however much you like) - squashed
2 Continental Stock pots (chicken) dissolved in 1 litre of boiling water or ready/home made chicken stock
2 tablespoons olive oil
Black ground peppercorn
Salt

Method:
In a large boiler ( 5 - 7 litre) over medium heat,
Sweat/heat Onions in olive oil for about 2 mins till translucent
Add Garlic & sweat it a little too but not too much

Add all chopped Veggies, pepper and salt
Add stock & gently stir.

Bring to boil with lid on then reduce heat to a simmer, gently stirring occasionally. Keep lid on.
Simmer for about 35 mins or until all veggies are thoroughly soft.

Turn off heat. Cool for 10 mins. Blend thoroughly with a stick blender etc., or even a potato masher

Reheat then serve with some nice bread. :)

Edited to add: This is really creamy and thick (without adding any dairy) Could be further thinned with more stock if it's too thick.
Freezes for three months or keeps in fridge for up to four days.

 

[The Albatross]

Came home with two big patty pan squash and chard … so doing a version of this with portabella mushrooms:
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[blackemerald1]

Quick chicken casserole..

600 grams chicken thighs cut to 4 cm cubes
1 Brown onion - roughly chopped
1 head of Broccoli - washed and roughly chopped
4 medium potatoes peeled & chopped into quarters
3 medium carrots - peeled and cut into 2 cm slices
1 can Campbells condensed Mushroom soup (Or I think any good soup within reason and even other veggie soups)
Garlic, salt & pepper to taste
half a soup can of water
Half a cup of plain flour
2 tablespoons Olive oil

Method:
Coat the chicken with the flour, (discard excess flour)
In a casserole dish on top of the stove heat olive oil,
Add flour coated chicken and cook gently over a medium heat till golden brown - remove from casserole dish and set aside
Add onion & garlic to casserole dish with a little more oil if necessary & cook till just turning golden
Return chicken to casserole dish,
Add all veggies and gently combine
Add soup & half a soup can of water
Stir gently
Bring to boil then reduce to simmer
Stir occasionally for half an hour till all veggies are soft
Season with pepper and salt

Serve
:)

 

[Keming]

Cold quinoa salad.
1 cup of quinoa.
1 cucumber, diced
1 can black olives, chopped
1 poblano pepper, diced
bit of salt, some garlic (or garlic powder), some lime (or lime powder), some paprika, some olive oil (do they make olive oil powder?)
Balsamic vinegar to taste.

Cook quinoa in 4 cups of water for 15 minutes. drain, rinse in cold water, drain. Add vegetation, spices, lime, oil and balsamic vinegar. Mix. Let sit for a bit. Can also add feta or other cheese.

 

[nursenurse]

My mom used to make something similar...she was a wonderful cook, but as a child this simple dish tasted like home. Thanks for the reminder. Now I need to get some chicken and mushroom soup.