Attention What are you having for dinner?

[rareboy]

Round two of the Lasagna from a couple of weeks ago.

 

[Vannie]

Here's a question, since St. Patrick's Day is coming up: have you ever made colcannon? It looks and sounds like it could be delicious in a good cook's hands.

(I just now remember that I learned what colcannon was because I heard Mary Black sing a song about it at a Chieftains concert ages ago.)

I have never made a traditional Colcannon. I think my Mom made a version of Colcannon. As kids we refered to it as potatoes and slaw. I loved it but I can remember my bothers and sisters complaining.

Her dish was mashed potatoes with sauteed cabbage and onion.But she added rendered lardons to the mix that added a lot of flavor. She served it in a bowl with fresh cracked black pepper and some malt vinegar. But maybe this was part of a dish called Dutch Stamppot.

I'm not sure either way. I would like to make a traditional Colcannon with kale. Always trying to eat more vegetables.

 

[LoveMyPeppermill]

I have never made a traditional Colcannon. I think my Mom made a version of Colcannon. As kids we refered to it as potatoes and slaw. I loved it but I can remember my bothers and sisters complaining.

Her dish was mashed potatoes with sauteed cabbage and onion.But she added rendered lardons to the mix that added a lot of flavor. She served it in a bowl with fresh cracked black pepper and some malt vinegar. But maybe this was part of a dish called Dutch Stamppot.

I'm not sure either way. I would like to make a traditional Colcannon with kale. Always trying to eat more vegetables.

Well, get to the Wegman's in Montvale and buy some kale and potatoes and onions and the rest!

Lardons notwithstanding, your mother's dish seems more like colcannon than stamppot, if only because of the malt vinegar (not a Dutch thing, I think). And a proper stamppot ought to have carrots as well, ja?

 

[Vannie]

Well, get to the Wegman's in Montvale and buy some kale and potatoes and onions and the rest!

Lardons notwithstanding, your mother's dish seems more like colcannon than stamppot, if only because of the malt vinegar (not a Dutch thing, I think). And a proper stamppot ought to have carrots as well, ja?

You are correct about the carrots. Although the vinegar might have been apple cider maybe. It's been a while. I will be doing some food shopping tomorrow. But not all the way over in Montvale.

That's like a three day drive!

 

[LoveMyPeppermill]

not all the way over in Montvale. That's like a three day drive!

Fine -- would the Whole Foods in Paramus be any closer?

 

[Vannie]

Fine -- would the Whole Foods in Paramus be any closer?

Much better.

 

[unloadonme]

Rump steak (rare), chopped red onion fried with red chilli, fries.

 

[Rickrock]

Left over chili that was frozen and thawed and reheated.

 

[purina]

Turnip greens.

 

[PrinceCory]

Grilled a large boneless skinless chicken breast then sliced it up and put it on top of steamed broccoli florets. Had a honeycrisp apple for desert.

 

[Vannie]

Turnip greens.

Just the greens p?

 

[Vannie]

Grilled a large boneless skinless chicken breast then sliced it up and put it on top of steamed broccoli florets. Had a honeycrisp apple for desert.

Nice and healthy Prince.

 

[rareboy]

Homomade minestrone soup.

 

[Vannie]

Tortellini en Brodo. But I added diced carrots and leftover chicken breast and a handful of baby spinach at the end.

Windy cold night so it hit the spot.

 

[me203]

Windy cold night so it hit the spot.

With all the stuffed cabbage you eat are there any nights when it's not windy at your place?

 

[Vannie]

With all the stuffed cabbage you eat are there any nights when it's not windy at your place?

Wasn't me.

 

[me203]

Unsure what I'll do for dinner... I might do something that lets me use the Presto electric skillet I cleaned up recently. Unfortunately, despite the name "Presto," the meals don't seem to cook any faster with this electric skillet!

 

[NotHardUp1]

Ribs.

From a pig.

 

[NotHardUp1]

Unsure what I'll do for dinner... I might do something that lets me use the Presto electric skillet I cleaned up recently. Unfortunately, despite the name "Presto," the meals don't seem to cook any faster with this electric skillet!

I'll bet the original intention wasn't tempo as much as maybe an allusion to magicians' use of the term to indicate magical ease.

 

[purina]

Fried breaded okra.