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The "Whats for Dinner" thread!
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The "Whats for Dinner" thread!
#21
After eating food from the chow hall for 4 years, real food is freaking awesome. Now I definitely feel like I am missing out without having a grill. Steak sounds so good. Tonight we had Frito Pie.
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#22
salt and lemon....yup thats it. Wifes not home so no point in cooking for myself.
"He that is slow to believe anything and everything is of great understanding, for belief in one false principle is the beginning of all unwisdom" LaVey
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#23
D3monic Wrote:salt and lemon....yup thats it.
Salt and lemon's lil' friend
http://youtu.be/xN0254u56Mc
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#24
Big tequila fan...one of my favs http://www.tequilacorralejo.com.mx/corralejoen.html

http://www.bourbonblog.com/blog/2010/06 ... -tequilas/
"He that is slow to believe anything and everything is of great understanding, for belief in one false principle is the beginning of all unwisdom" LaVey
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#25
Too many picky people in my family for me to make many actual meals.
But, for the husband and I tonight I had a roast in the crock pot with carrots, potatoes, celery. I put Bay leaves, fresh thyme and basil in with the meat.
I'm very tempted to go back to being a veggie again though.
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#26
Mike,
the last time I had tequila was in '79 at my bacherlorette party. Oddly enough
I haven't had the desire to feel 10 foot tall and bullet proof since then Confusedhock:
I like my beer, tequila will make you take back things you never stole.
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#27
Cindy Dicken Wrote:Mike,
the last time I had tequila was in '79 at my bacherlorette party. Oddly enough
I haven't had the desire to feel 10 foot tall and bullet proof since then Confusedhock:
I like my beer, tequila will make you take back things you never stole.
I'm thinking serving tequila at the end of your table next to the wood pile might be a way to start generating some sales Cindy. Smile
Tim
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#28
Now there's an idea, the wood pile can be a lonely place at times :wink:
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#29
No pics, but our dinner tonight was bay scallops, spaghetti squash, and salad. Then, for desert, I found some more benedicta eggs!
Scott Bryant
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#30
Don't know how I've missed this thread....

Last night's dinner was pan-seared tuna and stir fry vegetables with rice.

I marinade Sashimi-grade tuna for about 3 hours in a mix of 1/4 cup Sushi vinegar, 1/4 cup Sesame oil, 3/4 cup organic soy sauce, 1/4 tsp. ground ginger, and 1 Tbsp lt. brown sugar. After the tuna's had a chance to soak up the marinade, I quickly sear the fish (about 1 minute on both sides) in a pan with a mix of light olive oil and sesame oil. Then remove the fish, and sprinkle lightly with sea salt, slice into 1/4" pieces and serve.
Alasdair
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#31
So, When do I get to come by for dinner?
"He that is slow to believe anything and everything is of great understanding, for belief in one false principle is the beginning of all unwisdom" LaVey
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#32
Instead of going out to dinner or something unhealthy I picked up some grassfed tenderloin steaks at whole foods for $29 a lb. they melt like butter in your mouth! I am thinking steamed zucchini, yellow squash and broccoli for a side. Maybe some quinoa as well

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I will post a finished cooking pic as well.


Here is a feeble attempt at a vegetable soup that I made the other day. I didn't use enough chicken stock and it turned out a little bland despite all teh szechuan pepper I used

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"He that is slow to believe anything and everything is of great understanding, for belief in one false principle is the beginning of all unwisdom" LaVey
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#33
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Drizzled with a little balsamic glaze....really loving our new steamer btw.

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Best meal we have had all week. Definitely beat going to Chilis, was cheaper too!
"He that is slow to believe anything and everything is of great understanding, for belief in one false principle is the beginning of all unwisdom" LaVey
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#34
I am going to eat some sirlon Chili as a matter of fact....not at a Chillis chain though. Riverfront / dockside restaurant with a live band.

Smoke some Nicaraguan 'cid cigars with the GF....
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#35
No pics, but tonight I spatchcocked a couple chickens and marinated them in McCormicks herb and wine marinade. This is definitely the way to cook yard birds. For those of you who don't know the term, you simply cut the backbone out of a whole chicken, butterfly it, and cook it breast side up indirect for about 2 hours at 250-300ish. Very tasty, this way the white meat cooks the same as the dark meat and doesn't dry out.
Paid this with some rosemary roasted potatoes, sweet corn, and a summer salad.
Oh, and of coarse some Laguinata's Pale Ale.
Scott Bryant
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#36
agh, damn it lost a big long post.... lets try again.

For some time now we have been concidering going primal / paleo. Monday was the official kick off. For those that don't know what it is I will spare you a lengthy explanation and suggest google (I explained it once and lost the post) but heres a nice little food pyramid

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Tonights dinner was a big hit, Primal spaghetti. My wife said it was one of the best dinners she has had in a really long time and rated it a 10 out of 10

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1 spaghetti squash cut length wise, remove seeds and baked flatside down at 375 for one hour

While that cooks combine 14 oz organic fire roasted tomatoes, 8oz organic tomatoe sauce in a med sauce pan.

I got the following from a local organic farm I am fortunate to live down the street from

Fresh garlic chopped (4 cloves , or slivers what ever is technically the individual seed pods)
1 sage leaf
oregano to taste
basil to taste
5 Mushrooms (not organic in this case)
black olives (canned cause its what I had)
you can add honey or agave nectar if you like. I used about a tsp of agave
all chopped and added to the sauce.

chop one med onion, half a green pepper and combine and saute with 1lb of grass fed ground beef.
Brown and add to the sauce.
Cover and simmer until the squash is done.

Pull squash from oven. Use fork to shred squash running legthwise accross rind to produce noodles.

Spoon sauce onto squash noodles and enjoy! I am not a big spaghetti fan and made this dish mainly for my wife...I enjoyed the squash over traditional spaghetti 1000 times more.
"He that is slow to believe anything and everything is of great understanding, for belief in one false principle is the beginning of all unwisdom" LaVey
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#37
Bacon Day Madness!

Well with Yesterday being bacon appreciation day I figured we would start the morning off right with uncured bacon and scrambled eggs for breakfast.

For a Snack I made a version of Paleo projects double chocolate chip cookies

Cranberry Walnut Double Chocolate Chip Cookies | The Paleo Project


I made them with no nuts and Fresh dark cherries instead of cranberries.

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1 cup coconut flour
1/2 cup honey
1/4 cup coconut butter
1/4 cup coconut oil
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 cup of enjoy life chocolate chips
4 eggs
1/4 cup fresh cherries
I suggest ΒΌ cup applesauce if you want them soft.
Directions
Preheat oven to 325, farenheit
In a small bowl, melt coconut butter, honey and coconut oil for 45 seconds
In a large bowl, combine coconut flour and cocoa powder
Add melted coconut honey mixture and eggs to dry mixture
Mix in chocolate chips and cherries
Place cookie dough balls on a lightly greased cookie sheet
Bake for 15-18 minutes

They turned out a little drier than I would like. For future notes cinnamon would be good and maybe a quarter cup of applesauce added to the recipe (already adjusted recipe above) to add some moisture and make the cookies softer.


For dinner we are doing caveman burgers with avacado, bacon, mushrooms and onions sauted in coconut butter and organic romain lettuce leaves for the bun. George over at http://www.civilizedcavemancooking.com shared this recipe for Fat Recipes - Coconut Buns and they sound possibly tasty but I will already have my hands full grilling and sauteing.

Heres the finished delicious product!

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Mmm oven fries as well,

Preheat oven to 400
Wash and cut ends off tips of beans
Lightly drizzle with extra virgin olive oil
Sea Salt to taste and a little garlic
Roast in oven for 15 mins or until lightly browned
"He that is slow to believe anything and everything is of great understanding, for belief in one false principle is the beginning of all unwisdom" LaVey
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#38
Had a hell of a craving all day for a random handful of items. Papaya, balsamic, scallops, bacon, cilantro, avocado and lemons....

well for the most part I managed to put most of it all together in one delicious dish!

Introducing Pan seared scallops with a Spicy papaya salsa.

Cut and deseed a papaya

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Chop and place in a bowl. Add 1 tbs of Lime juice, chives and a pinch of crushed red pepper. Set aside

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Pan Sear Scallops in coconut butter on Med High heat for several minutes each side

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Served over lettuce with a little balsamic reduction drizzled and Avocado sprinkled with lemon Juice.

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I also had a craving for Butternut squash soup. I had some in the pantry from trader joes....it did have evaporated cane juice in it....shhhhhh don't tell on me.
"He that is slow to believe anything and everything is of great understanding, for belief in one false principle is the beginning of all unwisdom" LaVey
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#39
I love shellfish and sushi but the wife does not and my youngest has a shellfish allergy. ..I don/t get any very often unless I am on a lunchbreak.
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