What did you have for dinner?

[Mike68]

Salmon burgers. Plain.

 

[LilBit]

Homemade vegetarian chili served on tri-color quinoa, and a spinach salad.

 

[JayHawk]

Nom Nom ... in a nod to upcoming fall (one of my favorite seasons) I made a fall soup - Roasted Butternut Squash soup...

I used an online recipe for a guide but jazzed it up a bit by adding red and green peppers in during the onion/leek saute and then dousing the whole mix in sea salt, black pepper and group red pepper before adding the mains and liquids.... oh and I roasted the squash with honey, brown sugar and red pepper because it added flavor and chopping raw squash is a frickin nightmare...

2 tablespoons butter
2 large leeks (white and pale green parts only), chopped
1 large onion, chopped
1 large potato, peeled and cubed
2 cups cubed butternut squash
1 cup diced carrots
1 Granny Smith apple, peeled, cored, and sliced 1/4-inch thick
1 quart chicken stock
1/4 cup dry white wine (optional)
1/2 cup light cream
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
salt and pepper to taste
2 tablespoons chopped chives

Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat.
Stir in leeks and onions, and cook until the onion softens and turns translucent, about 5 minutes.
Add potato, squash, carrots, apple, and chicken stock.
Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the vegetables are soft, about 20 minutes.
Carefully puree the soup in batches in a blender, or use a stick blender to puree the soup right in the pot.
Once the soup has been pureed, return it to the pot and stir in wine and cream.
Season with nutmeg, salt, and pepper; simmer gently for 5 minutes.
Ladle into bowls and garnish with chopped chives.

 

[DonQuixote]

That sounds great - and using roasted butternut squash sounds like Fabio's tip for Butternut Ravioli.

Speaking of which,
We had (regular cheese) ravioli w/ homemade meat sauce, grated Parmeggiano-Reggiano last night.

 

[JayHawk]

Both butternut and cheese ravioli sounds wonderful

 

[DonQuixote]

We used Mrs. T's for ours, lol.

The sauce was homemade, though.

I did have Butternut not all that long ago.

Lunch today was Pizza (Red Sauce, Mozzarella, Sausage, Sweet Peppers, Onions) and Country Sweet style Wings.

 

[Lefty]

BBQ' d grits marinated in

after the chef gets sauced

naturally.

 

[DonQuixote]

Getting ready to go cook up some Tortellini to go with leftover sauce.

 

[swerve]

Celery with peanut butter...

OK -- I know I'm not as good of a cook as all of y'all...

 

[JayHawk]

I will think of you while I chow down... Don you have inspired me to do some baked ravioli.. so i have half Beef ravioli and half cheese and right now my homemade sauce is simmering....

 

[swerve]

^You are a MASTERFUL chef Jay!!!

I was telling opinterph earlier, that if you were visiting, we would be having a five course meal...

(of course, we don't REALLY ask our guests to cook -- BUT, if YOU were to VOLUNTEER!!! )

Hope you're off to a great holiday weekend...

 

[zoltanspawn]

I made a smoothie with some darned good peaches and handful of toasted hazelnuts. Later, I'll shake up a Vesper Martini ala Casino Royale.

I went out a couple nights ago to a disappointing Japanese-y fusion place and had some sapped mackerel, gristly duck bao and tepid truffled tongue.

 

[Lefty]

Tonka boy Toy,

We know that the Jawk-y 'cooks', butt tell us,

how in the gayest of Elvin's hell you figure to

and Opie can get five (05) courses out of him?

 

[swerve]

He's a talented young man -- and can put 5 courses into 1 dish...

 

[ravenstar]

Last nights dinner was junktastic, it's no wonder I'm the size of a 18 month pregnant woman. I had chicken flavoured potato chips, chocolate, ice cream, chinese food all washed down with coke. Considering we're heading into the warmer weather in Sydney I'd say my beach body this year is going to be killer whale, rather than just killer.

 

[DonQuixote]

Peanut Butter and Celery is good.
Nothing wrong with it.

We actually had PB&J one night, French Toast and Sausage one night.

JayHawk,
You're doing a lot more cooking than I did. My 20YO made the sauce - I boiled water and cooked the pasta.
Oh, I buttered some Potato Bread, too.

 

[JayHawk]

Cooking is what I do when I have time off and want to simply relax. I love trying new things or adding an oddity into a recipe. Sometimes it works and sometimes I wonder what the @#$% I was thinking...

Swervy I should make a trip sometime to Jawja to visit and I would be overjoyed to cook. Usually whenever I had huge gatherings at my place in Memphis I would wake up and cook breakfast or be the chef for the evening meal. i think my fav was Thanksgiving 2007 where I fed about 25 in my dining room. (I had LOTSA help)

I took a detour from my bubbly baked ravioli and made some crispy ravioli with Italian dressing and bread crumbs.... All I can say is I need a better sauce and my batter needs work...

 

[DonQuixote]

But you gave it a shot.

I have wins and not-so-much's too.

 

[Lefty]

He's a talented young man -- and can put 5 courses into 1 dish...

Well,

You said he was quite a dish,

I didn't realize you meant a complete meal for two.

 

[DonQuixote]

Beef Strokingoff and Pork Tenderloin with a side dish of sweet "breads"?