What’s for Dinner Tonight?

Fish and chips tonight. Finished up an open bag of fries in the freezer. I feel like I’m starting to make room in the freezer.
 
Did a bit of experimentation today.
Using the leeks I bought at the farmers’ market yesterday I made a few variations on leeks vinaigrette with main difference being that some portions were frozen after being dressed while others were frozen w/o the dressing. I’ll see how it turns out in two weeks time; pray those leeks didn’t die in vain😁.

Ate some of the leeks vinaigrette combined with mushrooms for dinner.
Finished off the leftover Lipton’s soup with it.

@theluckyrabbit - with pleasure. Here’s the ginger cookie first. Some people are chocoholics, I guess I could be styled a gingerholic, lol. Found this in a
magazine’s cookie spread almost 20 years back and it still remains loved on this end. Hope it gives you joy:

https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/triple-ginger-cookies-356326

I’ll pull up the cardamom cookie by tomorrow the latest.
 
@theluckyrabbit - with pleasure. Here’s the ginger cookie first. Some people are chocoholics, I guess I could be styled a gingerholic, lol. Found this in a
magazine’s cookie spread almost 20 years back and it still remains loved on this end. Hope it gives you joy:

https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/triple-ginger-cookies-356326

I’ll pull up the cardamom cookie by tomorrow the latest.
Thank you! Gingerholic here, too -- not that good quality chocolate is all that shabby. And cardamom? Love!
 
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Boneless/skinless chicken was a steal today, so I got some and made my mom's chicken and rice for the fam. Our stove is still out - so into the crockpot it went. I will serve salad or steamed broccoli with it. Comfort food after a long few weeks around here.
 
We had leftovers. I’m baking Carmel apple cheesecake bars and packing for girls weekend. We leave tomorrow at 7:30am.
 
Braised two lamb shanks with wine, carrots and mushrooms. Served on a bed of grits made with herbs. I shouldn’t have (the carbs) but soooo worthy (the stewed meat and veggies).
Poached a few Anjou pears with ginger and lemon and had a half of one for dessert. These would be nice with vanilla yogurt for breakfast too; maybe I’ll do that one morning.

@theluckyrabbit here’s the cardamom orange recipe with my notes:

https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/orange-cardamom-cookies-240927

I up the cardamom to 2tsps and add 1/8 tsp of orange blossom water (from KA) in addition to the listed orange zest to the recipe.

I always roll dough and slice the cookies because it’s faster prep. Never iced them but that’s just me; I like my cookies unfrosted generally. I have frozen this dough successfully for up to 3 months with no deterioration. Just plastic wrap followed by freezer paper.


ETA: for the ginger cookies you might find this a good start. Had I seen this before beginning my 3x ginger cookies I would have bought to experiment and just added fresh ginger to the base. HTH and have fun baking!
 
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Made butter chicken and eventually it will be vacuum sealed and frozen thereby completing my vacation Indian meal. Made chicken tikka masala originally but decided it was too “exotic” for the six y/o guest.
Getting close to the end with that project and soon enough I’ll do a trial run for the cooler packing.

Tonight had the leftover lamb shank but no grits. Cracked open a bottle of sparkling apple cider from NYS. Had a glass with dinner and I’m thinking that I should have bought a full case instead of a half, lol.
Also another poached pear for dessert.
 
Back to the chicken vol au vent experiment, take 2.

A hearts of palm and lettuce salad as a starter.
This time I made a Dijon mustard and cream sauce to go w/ the chicky which is pretty classic. I can readily see it pairing with the pastry shell and a thinned sauce.
For a change of pace had a clemintine for dessert.
 














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