The Official What's For Dinner thread:Thursday 1-24-08? Recipe finder in OP. Enjoy! Part 3

[OKWMom]

With all this talk about lowland food not being fine dining, I'm a little peeved. How do you think the "fine" dining chefs got their idea (not from a recipe book)! Polenta is orginally peasant food. I grew up on polenta and another version, mush which is often served at five star restaurants. All this was cooked by my five star grandmothers. I haven't even read that thread, I think I'll stay away.

I'll take lowland food any day over "little" food as my ex used to call it. Big plate + little food = hungry tummy

I read that thread and didn't post because everyone else had already said so well what I was thinking. I know what you mean about how some items have been appropriated by fine chefs into their menus. I remember being the first time I was in a really nice restaurant and saw shad roe on the menu. And from the looks of the tables around me, a lot of folks ordered it. My grandfather got a good laugh from that. He told me he had eaten it growing up and back then it was considered "poor people food".

I dated a classically trained chef (from CT) while I was in college. He was a good bit older and I was in awe of him and his culinary skills. Much of what I know about food today I learned from him. Early in our dating, my father had a traditional, southern pig-picking. Because it was on a Saturday, my BF couldn't go, but he asked me to bring him some BBQ back. I was horrified, thinking he would make fun of the finished product. When he tasted the BBQ I brought back, he actually moaned. He saw I was surprised and when I told him why, he explained to me that food did not need a fancy presentation or a fancy name to be good. It just had to be made with good ingredients and prepared well. I never forgot that.

 

[LindsayDunn228]

My stepbrother is getting married today and they are having a cookout after, so no cooking for me tonight. *sigh* And this wedding is not a good thing. They both have no money, he has no job, and is on the transplant list for a SECOND kidney. What can you do, though?

WFD at your house?

Lindsay, how did you hurt your shoulder and did you get a new job? I'm behind on everything!

I separated my AC while working out.

 

[HERSEY]

Linsday You poor thing, your shoulder isn't giving you a break.

I haven't decided dinner yet

 

[LindsayDunn228]

Linsday You poor thing, your shoulder isn't giving you a break.

I haven't decided dinner yet

I don't know if you've followed The Shoulder Saga, but this has been going on for awhile. It's doing better. I'm just not petting it like I should be. I know, shame on me

 

[THE HAT]

Morning all!!

Lindsey---if you don't start taking care of that shoulder of yours you are going to have a whole load of WFD women on your doorstep!!!

Your stepbrother sounds like dhs uncle..he is on to wife number 3, this one he borrowed money he will never ever pay back from his parents to "buy" her from kazakhstan. Her and her two kids, he has one son, and now they just had a baby girl.......he is again with no job and living in a trailor his father bought him and he was going to pay him back....cough yeah right cough.

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I seemed to have missed this whole food thread you all are talking about so when I get home from getting my hair colored I will have to read it through.....sounds like I am not going to be impressed with it!
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Steph--give us an update on the babe when you get a moment...I hope he slept well last night!

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Wfd here will be leftovers from the mexican rest. we went to last night. I seemed to have filled up on chips and salsa and margarita's. I brought home almost my whole meal, lol. You get a ton of food there, so my boys (dh and ds) have some leftovers as well.

Ok all I hope you have a good morning I am off to get the gray covered up....ugh...lol

 

[Nancyg56]

I read that thread and didn't post because everyone else had already said so well what I was thinking. I know what you mean about how some items have been appropriated by fine chefs into their menus. I remember being the first time I was in a really nice restaurant and saw shad roe on the menu. And from the looks of the tables around me, a lot of folks ordered it. My grandfather got a good laugh from that. He told me he had eaten it growing up and back then it was considered "poor people food".

I dated a classically trained chef (from CT) while I was in college. He was a good bit older and I was in awe of him and his culinary skills. Much of what I know about food today I learned from him. Early in our dating, my father had a traditional, southern pig-picking. Because it was on a Saturday, my BF couldn't go, but he asked me to bring him some BBQ back. I was horrified, thinking he would make fun of the finished product. When he tasted the BBQ I brought back, he actually moaned. He saw I was surprised and when I told him why, he explained to me that food did not need a fancy presentation or a fancy name to be good. It just had to be made with good ingredients and prepared well. I never forgot that.

The ingredients you are referring to are the backbone to haute cuisine today. Nothing got thrown away, so it was imperative to learn to take these humble foods and make them sing. The "Mainah's" here would probably get a chuckle because lobsters were not considered good enough to eat, referred to as "bugs" and thrown back whenever possible. Our forefathers only ate them when they were starving

The chef you dated must have been very much like my Dad. He knew good food and had no problem enjoying the meals we had at home after leaving some of the "finest" at work. ( We actually would not eat anything he made for a holiday, it was not like my Mom's)

My stepbrother is getting married today and they are having a cookout after, so no cooking for me tonight. *sigh* And this wedding is not a good thing. They both have no money, he has no job, and is on the transplant list for a SECOND kidney. What can you do, though?

WFD at your house?

There is nothing you can do, Lindsay. My DH has a nephew who is 37 right now. He has a little boy and a GF who make rocks look smart. He wants to borrow money to buy a house, his GF car is dead so the baby is now in a cargo van , and he is racing every Saturday night! DH told him that when he is ready to make his purchase he is to bring all of his paperwork for us to see in order to make sure that money is going towards the purchase of this house. So far.......nothing.

Morning all!!

Lindsey---if you don't start taking care of that shoulder of yours you are going to have a whole load of WFD women on your doorstep!!!

Your stepbrother sounds like dhs uncle..he is on to wife number 3, this one he borrowed money he will never ever pay back from his parents to "buy" her from kazakhstan. Her and her two kids, he has one son, and now they just had a baby girl.......he is again with no job and living in a trailor his father bought him and he was going to pay him back....cough yeah right cough.

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The WFD's are a package deal... you get one of us, you get us all! Lindsay better start "petting" her shoulder or a flock of us will do it for her. Her poor DH will never be the same!

There seems to be a lot of irresponsible members of our families hanging around . What can you do?

The hairdresser is my vice. My DH asked me once how much I paid for a haircut and then he choked. He gets his for $12. I said" , not happening to my hair!" Well he was waiting for me after I got a cut, color and highlights and said, "Gee, three hours, $35, that is not bad at all! That is just over $10 an hour!" I saw no reason to correct him. The poor man would be sleepless trying to calculate how much each strand of highlights cost after the tax and tip. And all the while knowing that there would be no getting me to his $12 gal .

 

[Nancyg56]

I forgot about dinner! I have got to stop with the multi quote. I chatter a lot without it, not that I have figured it out, there is not stopping me!

We are going to a BBQ too. It is down by the reservoir, and I am not looking forward to it. The mosquitoes are the size of vultures here, an will only be worse on the river. I am going to be surrounded by a fog of bug killer. DH won't drink anything because he has to drive so he is going to be prowling around wondering what I am up to, then he will ask me if I want to drive and I will have to , and then he is going to be watching me with a few wine coolers also soaked in bug spray, and will know that he is in for a long day. Maybe this will be fun after all

 

[TigerKat]

I forgot about dinner! I have got to stop with the multi quote. I chatter a lot without it, not that I have figured it out, there is not stopping me!

We are going to a BBQ too. It is down by the reservoir, and I am not looking forward to it. The mosquitoes are the size of vultures here, an will only be worse on the river. I am going to be surrounded by a fog of bug killer. DH won't drink anything because he has to drive so he is going to be prowling around wondering what I am up to, then he will ask me if I want to drive and I will have to , and then he is going to be watching me with a few wine coolers also soaked in bug spray, and will know that he is in for a long day. Maybe this will be fun after all

You are too funny!!!!! I can picture poor Buddy prowling around.

Lindsay - You created this mad bunch of women, so start taking care of yourself or we will come to your door in full force!

Tonight I'm making soft shell crabs with a tasso hollandaise sauce, a new recipe from Paula's cookbook - Savannah Red Rice (looks almost like a jambalaya) and a spinach salad.

We are under a heat advisory here today and with the humidity it's going to be a steamy day.

Have a great day!!

 

[ugadog99]

I just caught up with all the "lowland" food talk. Just want to say to my New Orleans friends and any others from the "lowlands", that your food is the best around! I could eat your food any day and I'd be in heaven. I'm not a foodie and really don't want to be. I'll take my favorite southern comfort food any day!



Melanie

 

[liamandcaili]

Our day today is 8-9:30 am -- baseball tryout (already happened...Liam did okay, but there were a lot of bigger and better kids. I can't believe some of those boys were only 8!), 11:30-1:30 -- end of season soccer jamboree, 3 pm baseball game. Like Nancy, we are going to be battling vulture-sized mosquitoes and black flies. Caili has already been bit, despite being drenched in bug repellent. It's horrible, but right now I am sitting here hoping it starts pouring rain, so everything gets canceled.

Anyway, after all that, I'm not cooking. We're heading to DSis's house. I don't know what she has planned, but I am sure it will be good.

 

[TigerKat]

Our day today is 8-9:30 am -- baseball tryout (already happened...Liam did okay, but there were a lot of bigger and better kids. I can't believe some of those boys were only 8!), 11:30-1:30 -- end of season soccer jamboree, 3 pm baseball game. Like Nancy, we are going to be battling vulture-sized mosquitoes and black flies. Caili has already been bit, despite being drenched in bug repellent. It's horrible, but right now I am sitting here hoping it starts pouring rain, so everything gets canceled.

Anyway, after all that, I'm not cooking. We're heading to DSis's house. I don't know what she has planned, but I am sure it will be good.

I've done that so many times!

Looks like I'm going to do the homemade sweet potato fries tomorrow, there's not a frozen one to be found. I went on a hunt this morning.

Tell DSis we said Hi and we can't wait for her to join us!

 

[liamsaunt]

I'm back!!

I had a great trip and took some dinner photos too, that I'll share once I get them uploaded.

Last night I made grilled cornell chicken, macaroni and cheese, carrots flavored with cumin and orange, and green peas.

I don't know what I am making yet tonight. I have to go food shopping, my kitchen is completely empty since we were away for so long.

 

[TigerKat]

I'm back!!

I had a great trip and took some dinner photos too, that I'll share once I get them uploaded.

Last night I made grilled cornell chicken, macaroni and cheese, carrots flavored with cumin and orange, and green peas.

I don't know what I am making yet tonight. I have to go food shopping, my kitchen is completely empty since we were away for so long.

Great to have you and your gourmet dishes back. Can't wait to see your pics!

 

[JennyMominRI]

How is everyone doing? Last night we had fish tacos made with Tilapia and swordfish. Today its cold and rainy and I'm making lasagna with bruschetta.
Hopfully this will be a very quiet weekend

 

[THE HAT]

The ingredients you are referring to are the backbone to haute cuisine today. Nothing got thrown away, so it was imperative to learn to take these humble foods and make them sing. The "Mainah's" here would probably get a chuckle because lobsters were not considered good enough to eat, referred to as "bugs" and thrown back whenever possible. Our forefathers only ate them when they were starving


There seems to be a lot of irresponsible members of our families hanging around . What can you do?

The hairdresser is my vice. My DH asked me once how much I paid for a haircut and then he choked. He gets his for $12. I said" , not happening to my hair!" Well he was waiting for me after I got a cut, color and highlights and said, "Gee, three hours, $35, that is not bad at all! That is just over $10 an hour!" I saw no reason to correct him. The poor man would be sleepless trying to calculate how much each strand of highlights cost after the tax and tip. And all the while knowing that there would be no getting me to his $12 gal .

OH we know all about the history of our "deah lobstahs" they infact used to be so plentiful that they were what was fed to the servents of the homes daily......and what wasn't eaten was used in gardens for fertilizer. Then when the wealthy figured out how "wicked" delicious they were, they became only for the rich and the servents were not allowed them at all............at this time they also become over harvested and then the laws all started etc etc blahblahblahyadayadayada...............all I know is lobster every day.....I am sure it got tiring, but I for some reason just can't imagine that happening, lol!!

We do all seem to have some "interesting" family members don't we......they say there is one in every family......well we have about 5 so if anyone doesn't have one and needs one I will be happy to ship one to you.....I will even send them with a lobster or two.....

I know the whole "you pay how much for your hair?!!?" dh and ds pay 8 dollars a piece, it used to be 7, when their barber went up dh was mortified, lol!!
Nothing like a spruced up color and trim!!!

I'm back!!

I had a great trip and took some dinner photos too, that I'll share once I get them uploaded.

Last night I made grilled cornell chicken, macaroni and cheese, carrots flavored with cumin and orange, and green peas.

I don't know what I am making yet tonight. I have to go food shopping, my kitchen is completely empty since we were away for so long.

Whoo Hooo welcome back!!! Can't wait to see your photos and hear about your vacation!!!

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dmil has now sent me an email letting me know that they are all done the flooring in the room that they are fixing up for grandmother (which is fine that is what the money is to be used for as it was just subflooring in there and we need it so we can clean it etc) BUT then she also proceeds to write how they figured while they were doing her room that they would do their whole hallway as well .......................and paint the room (which had no reason to be painted except mil mentioned about 2 months ago how she wanted to change the color but couldn't afford to do so, hmmmm) and since the room is a new color well she HAD to order new curtains. (not just some new wal mart ones, but ones from the curtain shop which is mucho mucho $$$$)
She then says that she just can't wait for us to go to breakfast on Tuesday and that we should go over to this little boutique in town cause she feels that she deserves a special treat or two for doing all this..... So I have figured out how to deal with this, it will, I think say more from me if I don't say anything to these things.....I came to this ephinany last night over margarita numero dos ......so I am not going to mention any of these things when I write back, and on tuesday when she talks about it all, I will just say "uh huh, right, nice, mmmhhhmmmm" and try to change the subject as much as I can..........I have also learned over time that when at their home if I don't say anything about their latest "items" that it works better and gets a bit under her skin...............plus it keeps me less riled up too..........grrrrr........................................................ok I apologize..............I rattled on and on.....................I just got the email ugh.........

Hope you are all having a great day.....it is 66 and damp and misting here....ds is cleaning his room before I end up doing it....(5 garbages bags and 5 min is all I need and he knows it, lol) dh is working.........I think I am going to take a nap........

 

[Aimeedyan]

What IS up with these mosquitos this year?! I got eaten alive at a camp over the weekend - even after I sprayed myself down with Skintastic! I have red bumps all over my legs and I had mosquito guts all over my hands after our 7am "nature walk" with my kindergarten boys. I have never been attacked like that before.

I think I shall stay inside the rest of the summer. =)

Sorry I've been MIA - I had that camp Sunday/Monday and then I took a roadtrip to San Antonio with my 5th graders Tuesday/Wed/Thursday. I'm still trying to catch up on sleep!! We had a great time, though - at both occasions!

Last night, DH and I went to Charley's subs. Just opened here and I had a BOGO free coupon. Pretty yummy!

Tonight we are having Tandoori chicken w/mango chutney (grill) and basmati rice. It's another GH recipe from this month's magazine. EVerything I've made so far has been delicious! I'll post it if it turns out well.

 

[FormrCastMbr]

Hi All! I haven't been on as much in the last 2 days...I really need to catch up!!! I hope all is well with everyone.

We are going to pick up my wedding band in a little while and then go to dinner. Tom's bday is on Wed and this is his bday dinner...besides the one I will cook for him!!!

Have a great day!

 

[lucas]

Just got back from a new Thai restaurant. The spicy chicken red curry was fantastic! We also had salad with ginger dressing, spring rolls, and Thai iced tea. We'll be too full for dinner - probably something for dessert later.

 

[TigerKat]

..I came to this ephinany last night over margarita numero dos ......

Amazing things happen on numero dos! You weren't rattling, I was just getting interested.

What IS up with these mosquitos this year?!

They're really bad here too.

We are going to pick up my wedding band in a little while and then go to dinner. Tom's bday is on Wed and this is his bday dinner...besides the one I will cook for him!!!

Have a great day!

and to Tom!!!!

Just got back from a new Thai restaurant. The spicy chicken red curry was fantastic! We also had salad with ginger dressing, spring rolls, and Thai iced tea. We'll be too full for dinner - probably something for dessert later.

Now ya got me craving Thai food and I have to suffer through eating soft shell crabs!

 

[ugadog99]

Dinner tonight is chicken gorditas, Spanish rice, black beans, and a cheese dip. I can't wait for tomorrow night's dinner. I'm doing the Shrimp and Wild Rice casserole with the Creole Tomato Salad. Yummmmm........