What's On Your Plate For This Date 1-6-14

[CraigC]

We're having grilled, beer brined pork chops with andouille sausage gravy, mashed taters and baby bok choy.

 

[cara]

I had home made Semmelknoedel with Beef Zurich Ragout.. last meat from NYE gone now..

 

[Dawgluver]

Oooh, those mushrooms, Cara, guys!

Spaghetti with roasted home grown cherry tomatoes and hot Italian sausage, debating whether to add some chopped clams.

 

[Rocklobster]

I had home made Semmelknoedel with Beef Zurich Ragout.. last meat from NYE gone now..

Nice dinner. Really enjoy new and authentic recipes. How do you make your Semmelknoedel? I googled a few recipes....

 

[Andy M.]

Leftovers.

 

[Rocklobster]

I never ate the fried chicken again last night. It has been soaking in milk for two days. Definitely tonight with some coleslaw and some kind of potato.

 

[cara]

Nice dinner. Really enjoy new and authentic recipes. How do you make your Semmelknoedel? I googled a few recipes....

surprisingly easy... just cut dry bread into cubes and soak with warm milk.
Cut one onion and a garlic clove in small cubes and brown in the pan.. add a bit of parsley or chives
Add to the soaked bread, add two or three eggs (depends on the amount of bread)
If the "dough" is too juicy add breadcrumbs until it's smooth.

Bring salted water to simmer, form Knoedel and put it in the simmering water for about 20-25min.
It seems to be it's no problem to leave them in the water for a longer time

 

[Steve Kroll]

I took a break from work and threw together a pan of lasagna from stuff we had in the pantry. I also had four leftover turkey Italian sausages in the fridge. They weren't all that great by themselves, so I un-cased them and added the crumbled sausage to the sauce for the lasagna.

 

[Steve Kroll]

I had home made Semmelknoedel with Beef Zurich Ragout.. last meat from NYE gone now..

That looks great! My grandmother used to make those for us when we were kids. She just called them "bread dumplings". I never knew what the German name was until now.

 

[bethzaring]

a baked potato with butter, sour cream and s&p

 

[cara]

That looks great! My grandmother used to make those for us when we were kids. She just called them "bread dumplings". I never knew what the German name was until now.

bread dumplings didn't come to my mind, but that's what it is

 

[jabbur]

Leftovers.

ditto - fridge is too full!

 

[Rocklobster]

I never ate the fried chicken again last night. It has been soaking in milk for two days. Definitely tonight with some coleslaw and some kind of potato.

Went with some Fusion cuisine. Dirty Basmati rice.

 

[GotGarlic]

I have an Italian pot roast (stracotto) simmering - it smells wonderful. I chopped up some extra celery and carrot sticks from New Year's Eve and parsnip that was hanging around in the fridge to give it some more flavor.

The plan is to make rotini to go with it. I'm thinking about trying to make polenta for the first time but I'm concerned about it not working out. I have finely ground masa flour and Parmigiano Reggiano cheese. Will that work?

Maybe I'll make both

 

[pacanis]

I'm going with the chimichitos tonight.

 

[Aunt Bea]

Roast pork sandwich with a couple thin slices of onion and a Virgin Mary to wash it down.

 

[pacanis]

I did end up going with the chimichitos. They were fabulous sitting in the red sauce on my yellow plate
Lovin' my toaster oven still

 

[CatPat]

We had my potato, ham and cheese soup tonight. This was very good "comfort food" on a very bitterly cold night. Tomorrow will be colder, and there is plenty of this left over.

With love,
~Cat

 

[FrankZ]

We had the spicy octopus on salad with feta and a vinaigrette dressing. The left over oyster stew with it and some sourdough bread on the side.

 

[phinz]

Bistec de Higado, onions, yellow rice, black beans and fried plantains. Comfort food.