Dinner Sunday 7th December

[In A Pickle]

Steak and kidney pudding with leeks in a creamy saffron sauce (in the UK a suet pudding refers to a suet dough that can be sweet or savoury).

It’s been over 25 years since I made this owing to there only recently being a gluten free flour available that’s up to the task.
Mr IAP was over the moon, it’s one of his favourites.
I was a bit nervous because will this new flour stand up to being steamed for two hours (none of the others have) and how on earth can it live up to the memory of a steak and kidney pudding I made so long ago?!
I was definitely quite rusty but the Caputo Gluten free flour didn’t let me down.
It was a huge hit, he said it’s made 2025 a good year after all

I use more of a dumpling mix with plenty of baking powder because it tends to give lighter less stodgy casing.
But make no mistake this is a hefty monster of a pie, you need to factor in time to lie down after

 

[pacanis]

Wow
That looks really good.

I'm having cioppino tonight.

 

[cjmmytunes]

Spaghetti, garlic bread, salad, dessert at church tonight - having a "Hanging of the Greens" service.

 

[In A Pickle]

Wow
That looks really good.

I'm having cioppino tonight.

Traditionally you put the uncooked filling ingredients inside the dough to steam at the same time but since I last made this the internet now exists!

With more information than old cookery books can give me (and whilst it’s basically the same as before) a few people recommend to completely cook the filling and reduce the steaming time.

Worked a treat. Much nicer to be able to control the final flavour of the filling and the flavour benefited from being left in the fridge overnight

Theres a larger second one cooling down outside. I won’t be turning this one out, it can go in the fridge and peeps can help themselves to a scoop or three.

Different colour because I used a dark chicken stock for the liquid in the first and milk in the second, want to see which I prefer!

 

[Katie H]

Reruns of Friday night because it is still cold, there was lots of Alton Brown's soup left and both of us are feeling pretty darned lazy!

 

[pacanis]

a few people recommend to completely cook the filling and reduce the steaming time.

No doubt the same people who argue against stuffing your turkey

 

[HeyItsSara]

the plan was to make chicken schwarma but it all went south.

 

[Sir_Loin_of_Beef]

Tri-tip steak, potato wedges, and green beans, I guess. I don't think I will ever use up all those canned green beans, ever. My kid will probably put them in my coffin so I can take them with me.

 

[medtran49]

Leftover red beans and rice because I'm tired after giving pugs baths. Arwen cooperates. Strider does not and he's a mini bull.

 

[dragnlaw]

Mussels, sweet potato, udon noodles. Very yummmm.

 

[pacanis]

Leftover red beans and rice because I'm tired after giving pugs baths. Arwen cooperates. Strider does not and he's a mini bull.

Got this conversation going on on another forum. With a big (overweight) GSD.
Gotta start them when they are young. For sure.

 

[dragnlaw]

For those who are not familiar with some abbreviations...
GSD = German Shorthair Daschund.

 

[pacanis]

Early supper tonight.

 

[forty_caliber]

Cornbread crust chicken pot pie.

Our grocer often "gives away" an item when you purchase a "Meal Deal". This week it was #3 granny smith apples.

We whipped up a very reduced sugar apple crisp for dessert. Used less than a fourth of the total sugars called for in the recipe.

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[msmofet]

DD and I had hibachi for lunch. I had enough l/o to make two doggy boxes to take home. So for $30 I get 3 meals. Not bad.

 

[thymeless]

Cacio e pepe spaghetti. First time making and eating it. I like it but only in small amounts. Wears out its interest fast for me.

Also made some braised thighs based on a Lidia Bastianich recipe as someone else shows

I made it long ago and liked it but thought the stuffing wasn't worth the extra effort. So I just used chunked veg for a stew/braise.

 

[taxlady]

I'm exhausted, so supper was very simple. I reheated some of the ragu bianco from Friday and heated it with some frozen, already cooked brown basmati rice. I added a splash of heavy cream and a couple of pinches of cayenne. I made a salad of curly red lettuce, mustard greens, sorrel, shaved red onion, carrot, and celery, dressed with some of my batch vinaigrette. That ragu was delicious with rice instead of pasta. It's not a go to, but a nice variation if I get bored or, like tonight, too tired to want to be bothered cooking pasta.

 

[medtran49]

Got this conversation going on on another forum. With a big (overweight) GSD.
Gotta start them when they are young. For sure.

He's never really cooperated with baths. And, he's a Tasmanian devil when it comes to his nails. I ordered a short snout muzzle a couple of days ago because we are tired of almost or being bitten, and having to lay a towel over his face so he can't see to bite, and it taking both of us to hold him still so I can cut his nails without hurting him. I gave up getting anyone else to cut his nails long ago when he was just a pup. Pugs are notoriously bad about getting their nails cut, but he's at a whole nother level. He's almost 40 pounds of pure muscle.

 

[caseydog]

For today, "a date which will live in infamy," I had fried pork chops and mashed potatoes. Forgot to take pictures (you can't let pork chops get cold).

CD

 

[Shining Wizard]

Chicken Cordon Bleu with an XO Spinach Salad and Chips