What's for dinner, DL?

[Idun]

The I's-poh-and-waiting-for-loan-disbursement dinner.

[Idun]

I've learned that Trader Joe's bag of 'fried rice,' and bag of gyoza can feed me for four days for four bucks.

mnnmn.

[Idun]

Fresh pasta.

Make it. MAKE IT!

[Idun]

I've gotta say, it's hard being lactose-intolerant and a vegetarian. Colleague who auditioned (and apparently made it to the last round) for Top Chef (or whatever it's called) has been tossing me some recipes without cheese/etc., but I found this on google.


Tortilla de espinaca ---- spinach, potatoes, garlic, onions, egg. I also included a purple potato because it fascinated me at Whole Foods. So, three potaters.

I'm going to try her stuffed squash ravioli recipe once I find a modestly sized squash just for myself. I have a pasta hand roller, but apparently I also need cute pasta cutters. Or, I can cut them myself. We'll see!!

[NotMiki]

That looks fantastic.

[Idun]

If you already have eggs, onions, a couple tbsps of olive oil (I use virgin for most things)... the spinach and potatoes'll cost under 5 bucks. It also lasted me three days.

But I'm here to post about something else. I must sound like a fatass, posting only about food. But I love food. And the weather in Boston has been terrific... this means -- ICE CREAM. But no, I don't think of that first. I hop into Trader Joe's to see if there's some vegetable gyoza, only a Thai-styled one - meaning they're a bit mushy, but not bad. I keep walking and see Apple Blossoms for 1.99. I say, hoshit, didn't have any sweets in a bit.. I pick it up (as well as some hashbrowns), head home and put one in the microwave for 40 seconds, pull it out, eat it and LITERALLY have the same response as this guy http://www.freezerburns.com/wordpress/2009/02/25/one-word-review-trader-joes-apple-blossoms/ but apparently I'm three years late. Whatever. Then it dawns on me. VANILLA ICE CREAM. I walk ten steps or so to the corner store, get some hershey's vanilla ice cream (only a couple scoops each though since they're dairy and me lactoseintolllerrrantz), nuke another blossom, sit it on top... mm mm mmmmmmmm

so today I wake up and go buy three more packs. They're so GOOD for frozen desserts, holy shit. And since I'm out of flour at the moment (and apples), these things are decent substitutes.

But THAT

is not the end of this story

I hop over to the Harvest Co-Op 'cos I was hopin' that I didn't have to go to the North End just to pick up aluminum six-pack versions of San Pellegrino. BINGO, Co-Op has them (90 cents more ) but they don't have the blood orange. So while I'm checking out I ask if they have it and the guy says no and i say o ok and then he gets on the phone and then before i leave he says hey julia they're comin in on the next truck and did you need any help outside with all that soda you bought and i said no thank you and i am fine and oh my god that is amazing thank you so much ill be back.

RAWWWWWWWWWWWWRGH it all tastes

SO

good ;_;

[Idun]

Dinner for the next two days (or Dinner & Lunch), red potatoes, red onions, brussel sprouts, curly parsely, garlic, sea salt.

[Lady Door]

Homemade creamy caesar dressing is the shit.

That is all.

[Shale]

Nachos from scratch. Which sounds redundant until you realize that includes the chips. And let me tell you, I'm never buying a bag of Tostitos again. 15 minutes of prep time for fresh-from-the oven tortilla chips, salted and spiced to order. Awesome.

[NotMiki]

15 minutes of prep time for fresh-from-the oven tortilla chips, salted and spiced to order. Awesome.

Tell me how.

[Shale]

Cut flour tortillas into eighths. Lay flat on baking sheets. Brush lightly with olive oil, add salt and spices to taste (I used salt, black pepper and a light dusting of paprika - which was good, but you want it LIGHT; even the bit I used overpowered the flavor sometimes). Bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes. Enjoy.

[Idun]

Oh hey! I do this too. Except I've only been adding olive oil to white corn tortillas, and not yellow corn tortillas, since then I have to rebake them for an extra crunch. Never tried flour. Need do.


bump bump
dinner for tonight and tomorrow, I tossed in the rest of my ingredients in the fridge: egg noodle, squash, mixed vegetable frozen pack, red onion, spanish onion, celery, bean sprouts, garlic and hoisin and oyster sauce - no seasoning added except a dash of pepper.

[Cotigo]

BACHELOR CHOW MAKE:

Grilled cheese sandwich.  instead of butter use onion salad dressing.  put tuna inside.  Bachelor chow get.

This counts as cooking rite guys

[Idun]

yes

[Idun]

Went to my local bakery for bread today. Got garlic and olive bread, and the owner decided to give me all of his unsold baked goods for the day. So now I have jalapeno pepper, rosemary, oatnut, sesame seed and something else, fruit bread, etc. Then I also had three huge bags of cookies, and while I was passing Ferris Wheels (local bike shop), I stopped the notable unshoed owner and let him pick whatever he wanted out of the bag. So, I'm short 16 chocolate chip and peanut butter cookies and now my roommate is taking one huge double chocolate chunk cookie.

I love Jamaica Plain.

[Luther Lansfeld]

I would have taken a picture, but I gave Mage my SD card so he could play game of chibis.

Anyway! Today I made cashew chicken with a lot of veggies -- celery, carrots, brocolli, and yellow peppers. Cooked the cashews with chicken broth and garlic to make them both soft and garlicy and just did normal stir fry stuff for the rest. Yummy and left a lot of leftovers.

[Idun]

Decided to make fresh pasta my first time with Semolina now that my local co-op finally carries a local farm's brand. Decided to follow the recipe on the back, which, oddly enough called for eggs despite the incentive of semolina requiring no eggs. It also called for olive oil. I decided to make spinach pasta. If I knew the consistency would have been less elastic before setting, I would have toasted the spinach to take some of the additional water out. Eh. It set just fine, though it increased my rolling time. Next time? Going to just do salt and water.



Made a zucchini-based pasta sauce from it. Tossed roasted Chinese eggplant in butter and garlic on top.

Meal was from a few days ago. Also. I want to see Ciato food, it sounds delicious.

[Luther Lansfeld]

Zuchini is pretty awesome in pasta sauce. That looks yummy!

[Idun]

My friend is forcing me out of my room to go grocery shopping, since I'm sick I guess I could make soups.

I'm bumping this since I'm picking up ingredients for 2 cupcakes types and banana nut bread.
Pumpkin cupcakes with a mild cream cheese frosting, and pecan pie cupcakes with a maple cream frosting.

If anyone is fall baking, please share.

[Lady Door]

Cilantro-lime brown rice with dairy-free chicken tikka masala over the top. Fabulous: mild Indian flavors, great textures, and the chicken was perfect. Definitely keeping this one around for the future! (Note to self: add a chile next time.)

Going to make some chocolate chip pumpkin cookies later tonight.

Very fall food. Love it.

[Anthony Edward Stark]

Étouffée for dinner with a sexy lady, which is bragable. Never made it in this small a size before so it may not be my best work, though.

[Lady Door]

Homemade miso soup for lunch. Awesome.

4 cups water
1 packet dashi broth mix (I bought a box of tea-packet-like dashi)
8 oz tofu
3-4 green onions
seaweed
spinach

Boil water, add dashi packet, brew for 10 minutes. Remove packet, add in cubed tofu, sliced green onions, seaweed and spinach. Simmer for 3-4 mintues.

Makes 4 servings of iron-rich, protein-filled ambrosia.

[Grefter]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xDKt82kgzY

Soup soup a tasty soup soup.

[Luther Lansfeld]

Not a great picture, but it is pasta with cream sauce and chicken, peppers, onions, and lots of parsley.

[Luther Lansfeld]

I made some green curry a couple of nights ago and now I am having it for lunch. So tasty and so spicy, coconut milk is awesome