Dinner Thursday 18th April 2013

[GotGarlic]

I am exhausted from a long day with a lot of walking, so we are ordering Chinese tonight. They have a wonderful won ton soup. I usually get spicy orange chicken and DH gets boneless pork ribs. We both get the pork fried rice. It's very good.

 

[taxlady]

I have a headache and don't feel like cooking. We ordered from Mr. Falafel. No falafel this time. One beef platter, one chicken platter with tabouli instead of the regular salad.

 

[Dawgluver]

Had some dental work done, and I'm tired too, so we had Slop (frozen mixed vegetables with Idahoan mashed potatoes and Velveeta, nuked). Quick and easy comfort food, DH had 3 helpings. Tres chic, oui?

 

[JoAnn L.]

Made hot dogs wrapped in bacon and potato salad. For dessert we had peaches topped with whipped cream.

 

[Claire]

Wound up just nuking vegs and leftover Spanish rice and some fried shrimp. His major dental work will start in about two week and I told him that maybe I wanted a steak this weekend, because he'll need soft food for quite awhile. I'm trying very hard not to re-gain the 30 lbs I lost in the past 18 months or so, eating blah, non-textured food for the next three months probably will help.

 

[taxlady]

Had some dental work done, and I'm tired too, so we had Slop (frozen mixed vegetables with Idahoan mashed potatoes and Velveeta, nuked). Quick and easy comfort food, DH had 3 helpings. Tres chic, oui?

Oui, très chic.

 

[Rocklobster]

Spaghetti with anchovies and capers.

 

[taxlady]

Spaghetti with anchovies and capers.

That's sounds good. I'll have to try that some time. Do you make any kind of sauce with that? How much anchovy for how much spaghetti?

 

[Steve Kroll]

Tonight we had the pancakes and bacon we didn't have last night.

 

[taxlady]

Tonight we had the pancakes and bacon we didn't have last night.

Looks yummy.

Got a question: why isn't your bacon wrinklier/curlier?

 

[Jessica_Morris]

Looks yummy.

Got a question: why isn't your bacon wrinklier/curlier?

I'd like to know the answer to that question too... When I cook Bacon it's usually as curly as a pigs tail

 

[Steve Kroll]

Looks yummy.

Got a question: why isn't your bacon wrinklier/curlier?

What? You have curly bacon in Canada?

Kidding. If it curls up, it means there are parts that aren't cooking. So when I fry bacon, I set an old pot on top of it to keep it flat. I like uniform crispiness.

 

[taxlady]

What? You have curly bacon in Canada?

Kidding. If it curls up, it means there are parts that aren't cooking. So when I fry bacon, I set an old pot on top of it to keep it flat. I like uniform crispiness.

I was wondering if you used something heavy while cooking it. I'm too lazy to wash an extra pot. I usually cook mine in lots of bacon fat, so it still gets uniformly crisp.

 

[Jessica_Morris]

Heck I never thought about setting a pan on it while it's cooking. Thanks for the advice!

 

[Steve Kroll]

And before anyone asks... yes, I also measure out the batter so all the pancakes are the same size.

 

[Andy M.]

And before anyone asks... yes, I also measure out the batter so all the pancakes are the same size.

I think that goes without saying. No one wants a messy uneven stack.

 

[Kylie1969]

Tonight we had the pancakes and bacon we didn't have last night.

That looks wonderful Steve

 

[Rocklobster]

If you fry bacon it on a lower temp it will not curl as much, either. It takes a bit more time but it comes out nicer and no fear of burning.

Tax: For the Anchovies and Caper pasta I use one small tin of anchovies and a couple of tblsp of capers for two portions. Give them a good rinse first, then get that going in a good amount of olive oil with some garlic, onions, chopped tomato and red pepper. Basil. Then a splash of white wine for good measure. Toss in hot pasta and finish with a liberal amount of coarse ground pepper, fresh Parmesan and fresh chopped parsley.

 

[Snip 13]

Spinach pasta with oil & garlic, asparagus, cherry tomatoes & parmesan cheese. I have lots of fresh fruit for dessert - mangos, strawberries, blueberries, melon - for a fresh fruit salad.

Yum! I also want some

 

[taxlady]

If you fry bacon it on a lower temp it will not curl as much, either. It takes a bit more time but it comes out nicer and no fear of burning.

Tax: For the Anchovies and Caper pasta I use one small tin of anchovies and a couple of tblsp of capers for two portions. Give them a good rinse first, then get that going in a good amount of olive oil with some garlic, onions, chopped tomato and red pepper. Basil. Then a splash of white wine for good measure. Toss in hot pasta and finish with a liberal amount of coarse ground pepper, fresh Parmesan and fresh chopped parsley.

Ooh, sounds even better now. Thanks Roch. I've copied and pasted the recipe. I'll have to see how much a tin of anchovies contains. I buy mine in olive oil in a jar.