What's for Dinner?

[Darrell Hawley]

Snack time - Had group of 12 to feed on Monday. Hamburgers, brats & hotdogs for lunch.
Late afternoon snack.
A variation of "Smoked Shotgun shells"

11 Mostaccioli shells
1 lb Italian sausage
8 oz cheddar cheese
1 lb bacon
dry rub
Sweet Baby rays brushed on & more after
Smoke about 2 hours - cut into 3 pieces.
Will change up sausage and type of cheese next time.


The second snack was smoked "Spicy Pickle Pig Shots"

Andouille sausage slice with Famous Dave's spicy pickle slice on top
wrapped in bacon(again) held together with toothpick and cream cheese mixture on top.

8 oz cream cheese
provolone cheese
garlic power
chives
1 jalapeno chopped into small pieces
salt/pepper



These snacks could be VERY costly if eaten too often, bigger cloths are expensive.

 

[Kraffty]

Saturday night flank steak tacos. Made up a marinade of chopped chipotle peppers, spicy mustard, vinegar and honey. Pico de guillo and avacado chunks in excess....

 

[winemaker81]

Made chicken eggrolls last night. I'm not fond of cabbage, so I use mung bean sprouts.

 

[Kraffty]

Chicken thighs baked in a pomegranate molasses sauce. I tried a new trick with the spinach, threw a couple raw handfuls into the cooking dish, set the chicken on it to rest, covered and the heat wilted it perfectly.

 

[Kraffty]

fridge scavenger dinner. Left over chuck roast in gravy over basmati rice and spinach-baby beet salad.

 

[bstnh1]

 

[Kraffty]

The charred corn and pasta salad with chipotle, cilantro and lime dressing was the star. Might not be a pretty plate of food but the salad will be a go-to for a while. The chicken thighs also marinated in chipotle adobo and lime juice.

 

[ceeaton]

Pizza night! Pepperoni mushroom (two other pizzas made but I need not bore you with more pizza pics).

Yum!

 

[ibglowin]

Back at you!

I cooked mine by placing in the mailbox for 45 mins......... LOL

Needless to say we are COOKING out here in the SW..........

Pizza night! Pepperoni mushroom (two other pizzas made but I need not bore you with more pizza pics).

Yum!

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[Kraffty]

Rotisserie chicken southwestern style. Not sure I actually had to light the grill since it was about 110 on the patio yesterday. Phoenix will probably tie its record of 18 days in a row over 110 tomorrow and the 10 day forecast shows over 110 every day. July might not get below 90.

 

[Darrell Hawley]

My grandson in Kansas City for the last baseball tournament(15 & under) of the year gets a really, really, really nice supper paid by dad.
A 24oz Waygu boneless ribeye. They said it melted in your mouth. I'm sure he will remember that for a long time.

 

[winemaker81]

Last night was taco night -- ground beef, onion, dice tomatoes with chilies, green chilies, Aldi's taco seasoning (I was lazy), and half a bottle of red wine.

 

[cmason1957]

From our small backyard garden. Eggplant Parmesan, homemade fresh tomatoes, cheated and added Italian Sausage to the sauce. Paired with FWK Forte Zinfandel. My wife and I will have leftovers for a bit.

 

[winemaker81]

Mrs. WM81 surprised me last night -- she brought home haddock and scallops. Which *I* had to cook.

Both came out very nice.

 

[bstnh1]

Pepperoni vanished before I could get a pic.

 

[vinny]

Made chicken eggrolls last night. I'm not fond of cabbage, so I use mung bean sprouts.

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You have to crack one open for the drool factor!

 

[vinny]

Well, I ran out of data on my trip, but I think we all know I didnt stop eating! I have tried a few different things since I got home.

I made a slow rise dough with 175 grams of my starter and a 1/4 tsp of yeast. It proofed for about 10 hours and the dough was perfect when I started dinner.

Still working on temps. Wood is way hotter.



This was good but not a redo for me, too rich.

Short ribs.

Guiness, 1.5 oz semi sweet chocolate, garlic, ginger, and hoisin sauce. Luckily the meat powers through everything. There wasn't a hint of beer so maybe a brown ale would have been better.


And finally... A simple fettuccine Alfredo last night.

 

[winemaker81]

You have to crack one open for the drool factor!

I'll do it next time!

None of the kids and teenagers ate 'em, but the adults made up for that! My niece took several to work the following day -- they're almost as good cold as hot. Using mung beat sprouts instead of cabbage is a bit change.,

 

[Hazelemere]

Cream of mushroom soup made from homegrown organic leek, potatoes freshly dug, zucchini, fresh homegrown lemon thyme, basil, purple sage, salt free chicken broth, worcestershire sauce, seasoning salt, tamari, smoked paprika pureed after a couple of hours simmering with heavy cream and chopped portabella mushrooms sauteed in butter.

 

[vinny]

BBQ griddle smash burgers to up the char factor.

I finally nailed the crispy skinny fry. They were so good I forgot to put bacon on my burger... For a couple of bites... Yup, that good.