What’s for Dinner Tonight?

for the first time in a loooong time i pulled out the metal contraption to do beer can chicken on the bbq. i forgot how easy it is, how moist the chicken turns out. i'm going to have to grab a couple more cans to have on hand (beats turning on the oven).
 
Asian style clean out the fridge hot and sour soup on the menu tonight.

Shredded carrots, bok choy, frozen peas, corn, shiitake mushrooms and kimchi in chicky-pork broth with chopped chicken. It was hard not adding fresh ramen noodles but yeah counting those carbs so no. Still, thickening the mixture gave it just enough umph to not miss them.

Planning to have some of the strawberry sorbet for dessert.
 

This heat is not motivating me to cook. Grilled chicken with potato salad and watermelon.
 
Have a can of cannellini beans open in the fridge so it needs using. Gonna add another 2 cans to it plus shallots, carrots, celery and leeks. The recipe calls for salt pork and fresh parsley but I’m subbing pork belly and dried parsley as it’s here already. Too hot for unnecessary shopping.
Making Potage Purée Soissonnaise which is just another way of saying white bean soup, lol. Yes, some of it will wind up in the freezer but that’s life 😊
 
We are having grilled tuna, corn with jalapeños, and rice pilaf.

It’s the end of strawberry season so I ran to fruit stand and got a couple pints. I’ll make strawberry shortcake for dessert. They also had raspberries so I grabbed a few pints of those too.
 
The white bean soup I made yesterday had a higher than expected yield: approx 13 cups or a bit over 3 QTs; I was only expecting 2 quarts so we all know how I did in math 😁. Anywho the soup will be dinner again but I opened up the electric pressure cooker and started using up more freezer goods.

3 lbs of oxtails became birria and stew, Jamaican style. Tomorrow the 5 lbs of beef stewing meat will be defrosted and we’ll start on it. The day after that (maybe) it’ll be the chicken parts turn.

I like using the pressure cooker during the summer and never thought to use it. Guess that means I’m not too old to learn a new trick 😜.
 
The white bean soup I made yesterday had a higher than expected yield: approx 13 cups or a bit over 3 QTs; I was only expecting 2 quarts so we all know how I did in math 😁. Anywho the soup will be dinner again but I opened up the electric pressure cooker and started using up more freezer goods.

3 lbs of oxtails became birria and stew, Jamaican style. Tomorrow the 5 lbs of beef stewing meat will be defrosted and we’ll start on it. The day after that (maybe) it’ll be the chicken parts turn.

I like using the pressure cooker during the summer and never thought to use it. Guess that means I’m not too old to learn a new trick 😜.
Just wanted to say, I love your adventures with food and I bet it would be a wonderful experience to enjoy the meals you create. I hope they're as good for you as they seem they'd be. :)
 
The white bean soup I made yesterday had a higher than expected yield: approx 13 cups or a bit over 3 QTs; I was only expecting 2 quarts so we all know how I did in math 😁. Anywho the soup will be dinner again but I opened up the electric pressure cooker and started using up more freezer goods.

3 lbs of oxtails became birria and stew, Jamaican style. Tomorrow the 5 lbs of beef stewing meat will be defrosted and we’ll start on it. The day after that (maybe) it’ll be the chicken parts turn.

I like using the pressure cooker during the summer and never thought to use it. Guess that means I’m not too old to learn a new trick 😜.
I never think to use my pressure cooker in the summer. Great reminder! Thanks!
 














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