Dinner Thread, June 24th, 2014

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Steve Kroll

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Strip Steak and Mushrooms, Artichokes, and a nice bottle of Washington red.

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Steve, that photo looks soooo yummy! Tonight I'm just having some yogurt and fresh fruit, had a huge salad for lunch and a nice breakfast, so I've had most of my calories for the day, just need a little something before going to bed.
 
Steve, you bought wine???

I grilled a couple of ribeyes and a NY strip for dinner tonight. We also had salad and corn on the cob so the steak wouldn't feel lonely.
 
I decided to cut up my portobella, mix it with some criminis and button mushrooms and make Mushrooms Gratin. I had some Swiss cheese and some great aged white cheddar (I won't say the name of it in case the Chief reads this - he gets very envious :LOL:).

I had a small Caesar salad with it, made with our own romaine - it tasted so good!
 
Wow, that picture is gorgeous as usual Steve.

We had big fabulous artichokes too. I nearly came unglued when I found them at the Dollar Store and cooked four of them tonight as we like them cold too. At a dollar each, I bought some for the neighbors too. We like them with a dipping sauce of mayo, lemon juice and garlic powder.

I also grilled two thick loin pork chops the ATK way, and they were succulent and wonderful if I do say so myself. That method is just perfect.
Here's the link for the chops if anyone missed it a few months ago.
http://www.discusscooking.com/forums/f38/perfect-grilled-pork-chops-88487.html
 
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Wow, that picture is gorgeous as usual Steve.

We had big fabulous artichokes too. I nearly came unglued when I found them at the Dollar Store and cooked four of them tonight as we like them cold too. At a dollar each, I bought some for the neighbors too. We like them with a dipping sauce of mayo, lemon juice and garlic powder.
I was surprised to find them here for $1.50 each, looking as big and fresh as they did.

We've tried a few dipping sauces, but my favorite is equal parts sour cream and mayo with a dose of horseradish. My wife and I used to make the horseradish sauce for steaks, but it's positively delicious on artichokes, too. Yum! :yum:
 
I had a long day and a class tonight, so I didn't feel like cooking. I ordered pizza from our local New York-style pizza parlor. Delish!
 
Great looking dinner, Steve! :yum:

Y'all are getting some good deals on artichokes in your areas. They've been 2/$5 here for quite a while now. They are really big, though. Trader Joe's might have them for a little less, but I don't get down there often.

A friend brought me a bag of cherry tomatoes from her garden today, and I've been eating them like candy this evening. So that was dinner. :LOL:
 
I was surprised to find them here for $1.50 each, looking as big and fresh as they did.

We've tried a few dipping sauces, but my favorite is equal parts sour cream and mayo with a dose of horseradish. My wife and I used to make the horseradish sauce for steaks, but it's positively delicious on artichokes, too. Yum! :yum:

I'm going to try your dipping sauce on the two I have saved from tonight Steve. I love horseradish, and a change is always nice in artichoke season.
 
Spaghetti with meat sauce tonight. A nice green salad on the side.

How was the Washington wine Steve? The steak and artichoke look fab.
 
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I had peppercorn-crusted filet mignon, baked potato, and salad. Vanilla ice cream with homemade hot fudge sauce for dessert.
 
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I had a sirloin steak salad "sandwich" (rarely eat steak these days).

It had quite a thick fat layer so I trimmed it off and rendered it down on a low heat in the frying pan. Then fried some onions in it before lightly searing the steak on both sides and letting it rest.

I had a grain/rye ciabatta style artisan loaf. Used some of that and had it with some roasted red pepper, tomato and watercress.

I was surprisingly awake at my normal bedtime - lots of energy. I guess this must have been due to the iron in the meat (mostly eat poultry these days).
 
I saw a Jamie Oliver recipe for Piri Piri Pork Belly with a special rub. Thought I'd try out the rub on a smaller piece of meat (just in case I didn't like it). It was really great/tasty!

For 320g meat (I had 2 turkey steaks): Get one and a half fresh bay leaves (I have them in my garden). Destalk them, scrunch them up and pound them with quarter teaspoon salt until a paste. (Takes a little effort). Then add a quarter teaspoon smoked paprika (I used just paprika) and a quarter tablespoon of oil. Rub in the meat - both sides and cook!

I had it in a sandwich of artisan sourdough bread (pouillane), toasted one side. I soaked up the untoasted side in the meat juices then lightly buttered). Had it with a salad.
 
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