What is/was for dinner?

[Scepticalscribe]

Today, dinner will be pasta.

Pasta with very finely diced onion, garlic, and carrot; that is simply the basis for the sauce, the main ingredients of which will be peas, and pancetta and organic double cream.

A soothing, sweet (and slightly salty) dish for a cold November evening.

 

[RootBeerMan]

Sounds like a nice pasta!

Today we will be having a roasted turkey, cornbread dressing, mashed potatoes, roasted Brussels sprouts, "pumpkin" pie (we actually used fresh butternut squash, which tastes better), butterscotch pie, cranberry relish and lots of gravy.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Today, dinner will be pasta.

Pasta with very finely diced onion, garlic, and carrot; that is simply the basis for the sauce, the main ingredients of which will be peas, and pancetta and organic double cream.

A soothing, sweet (and slightly salty) dish for a cold November evening.

The pasta is orecchiette (easy for Mother to eat) and dinner is almost ready.

Sounds like a nice pasta!

Today we will be having a roasted turkey, cornbread dressing, mashed potatoes, roasted Brussels sprouts, "pumpkin" pie (we actually used fresh butternut squash, which tastes better), butterscotch pie, cranberry relish and lots of gravy.

Sounds delicious. Do enjoy.

 

[SoggyCheese]

Torn tonight between doing a stir fry here or heading out for a vegan burger with double fried chips. There's a Dutch bar around the corner that has amazing vegan options

 

[0388631]

The pasta is orecchiette (easy for Mother to eat) and dinner is almost ready.



Sounds delicious. Do enjoy.

Good choice, and it holds a small amount of sauce or whatever in each bite. I would, however, love to go back in time and throttle the Italian who came up with gemelli off a very, very tall cliff.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Good choice, and it holds a small amount of sauce or whatever in each bite. I would, however, love to go back in time and throttle the Italian who came up with gemelli off a very, very tall cliff.

Yes, it holds enough of the sauce (and holds it easily - when we feed Mother fettuccine or spaghetti, things can get very messy indeed, like those 30s comedies with children and feeding bowls and smeared faces), and mercifully, it holds its shape, and, above all, it is easy to spoon feed to someone no longer capable of feeding themselves.

Anyway, Mother ate her meal (in its entirety), and I can attest to the fact that it was delicious.

 

[Huntn]

TDay Dinner images to arrive soon!

 

[Scepticalscribe]

TDay Dinner images to arrive soon!

Thanksgiving images?

Bring them on.

 

[mobilehaathi]

Good choice, and it holds a small amount of sauce or whatever in each bite. I would, however, love to go back in time and throttle the Italian who came up with gemelli off a very, very tall cliff.

What’s with the hate for gemelli?

 

[Scepticalscribe]

What’s with the hate for gemelli?

Yes, I had wondered about that, too.

 

[Huntn]

Thanksgiving images?

Bring them on.

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Thanksgiving dinner: baked chicken, sweet potatoe casserole, cornbread and chicken liver stuffing, asparagus, and wine Hoegaarden beer, the rose in the fridge went bad. We don’t drink much wine these days. Dinner served on a US depression crystal called Teardrop.

It seems like the market for depression glass (as in the Great Depression) has dried up, but this stuff is beautiful. Maybe when it becomes really rare, it will experience a come back.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

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Thanksgiving dinner: baked chicken, sweet potatoe casserole, cornbread and chicken liver stuffing, asparagus, and wine Hoegaarden beer, the rose in the fridge went bad. We don’t drink much wine these days. Dinner served on a US depression crystal called Teardrop.

It seems like the market for depression glass (as in the Great Depression) has dried up, but this stuff is beautiful. Maybe when it becomes really rare, it will experience a come back.

Thanks for sharing.

The pattern on the tablecloth obscures the pattern on the glassware.

Hope you enjoyed your dinner.

 

[Huntn]

Thanks for sharing.

The pattern on the tablecloth obscures the pattern on the glassware.

Hope you enjoyed your dinner.

Thanks! It was delicious. Here s a better picture:

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[Scepticalscribe]

Thanks! It was delicious. Here s a better picture:

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That is lovely, and I hope you enjoyed using them.

Good glassware should be appreciated and savoured - and, above all, used.

For my own drinking, when sipping wine, I usually use Waterford crystal, Lismore pattern.

 

[RootBeerMan]

Made a fairly usual Thanksgiving dinner. Roasted turkey, cornbread dressing, mashed potatoes, roasted brussels sprouts, homemade cranberry sauce and gravy made with giblet stock and pan drippings. We made 2 pies, a "pumpkin" pie (made with roasted butternut squash) and a butterscotch pie. All the crusts were gluten free, made with the King Arthur gluten free pie crust mix. It worked really well and was rather tasty! The crusts didn't brown up as much as a regular flour crust, but they were good!

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Made a fairly usual Thanksgiving dinner. Roasted turkey, cornbread dressing, mashed potatoes, roasted brussels sprouts, homemade cranberry sauce and gravy made with giblet stock and pan drippings. We made 2 pies, a "pumpkin" pie (made with roasted butternut squash) and a butterscotch pie. All the crusts were gluten free, made with the King Arthur gluten free pie crust mix. It worked really well and was rather tasty! The crusts didn't brown up as much as a regular flour crust, but they were good!

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Thank you for sharing, it looks amazing and I hope you enjoyed it.

However, I will admit that were I a guest at your table, the gravy would receive close attention (and surreptitious spoon attacks) from me.

 

[Huntn]

Made a fairly usual Thanksgiving dinner. Roasted turkey, cornbread dressing, mashed potatoes, roasted brussels sprouts, homemade cranberry sauce and gravy made with giblet stock and pan drippings. We made 2 pies, a "pumpkin" pie (made with roasted butternut squash) and a butterscotch pie. All the crusts were gluten free, made with the King Arthur gluten free pie crust mix. It worked really well and was rather tasty! The crusts didn't brown up as much as a regular flour crust, but they were good!

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Thumbs up on everything except the brussels sprouts. I should try them again. My wife loves them, I like Asparagus, I just have to make the effort. Roasted sounds like that might be an option. How did you roast them?

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Thumbs up on everything except the brussels sprouts. I should try them again. My wife loves them, I like Asparagus, I just have to make the effort. Roasted sounds like that might be an option. How did you roast them?

Stir-fried is also an option; from what I can gather, the trick with Brussels sprouts is to keep them away from water - whereas they love oil and butter. So, roasting, or sautéing, or stir-frying should all work well.

 

[RootBeerMan]

Thumbs up on everything except the brussels sprouts. I should try them again. My wife loves them, I like Asparagus, I just have to make the effort. Roasted sounds like that might be an option. How did you roast them?

I usually just toss them in a a baking dish and sprinkle them with olive oil, salt and pepper. Yesterday I actually used a sheet pan, as I had more than usual. Same seasoning, though. Roasting them, with a bit of charring, is a good method. They taste a lot different than boiling or sauteing. Totally different taste profile and very good! You could also try your hand at slicing them thinly and frying them. That's a real game changer and they are super good that way!
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Thank you for sharing, it looks amazing and I hope you enjoyed it.

However, I will admit that were I a guest at your table, the gravy would receive close attention (and surreptitious spoon attacks) from me.

LOL. I hear ya! Gravy's a big winner at our table, too. This batch was really rich, though and required a dose of Alka Seltzer after dinner to ward off incipient acid reflux! I'll be heating some of it up again shortly for lunch!

 

[Scepticalscribe]

I usually just toss them in a a baking dish and sprinkle them with olive oil, salt and pepper. Yesterday I actually used a sheet pan, as I had more than usual. Same seasoning, though. Roasting them, with a bit of charring, is a good method. They taste a lot different than boiling or sauteing. Totally different taste profile and very good! You could also try your hand at slicing them thinly and frying them. That's a real game changer and they are super good that way!
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LOL. I hear ya! Gravy's a big winner at our table, too. This batch was really rich, though and required a dose of Alka Seltzer after dinner to ward off incipient acid reflux! I'll be heating some of it up again shortly for lunch!

The Brussels sprouts suggestion is excellent, one that I must consider using myself.

As with all of the brassicas, they also go well with robust flavours - chilli, garlic, and ginger.

And, as for rich, delicious homemade, gravy, well, who can resist it? Not I.

Actually, I'd forego extra turkey just to get something (such as potatoes or bread) to mop up oodles of that gravy. I will say that roasting turkey allows for the preparation of a really tasty gravy.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Mother has eaten her dinner (she loves sausages) in its entirety. She had two sausages and sautéed vegetables.

So, dinner (artisan sausages, and vegetables - that is, sautéed potatoes with parboiled, subsequently sautéed carrots, along with sautéed onions and garlic - all organic) was rather tasty.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Pondering choices: Pasta with blue cheese sauce, or a dish with eggs.

 

[kazmac]

I am sure mom will ask what do I want to order in today when I really want the kale salad and maple almond nut butter bar I had on Wednesday again. That will probably become my work lunch 2-3 days a week as I need to get more greens into my diet.

Some great visuals in this thread. I will continue to play sloth and drool as this is the first wave of relaxing I’ve done since I got out of the hospital rehab in August.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

I am sure mom will ask what do I want to order in today when I really want the kale salad and maple almond nut butter bar I had on Wednesday again. That will probably become my work lunch 2-3 days a week as I need to get more greens into my diet.

Some great visuals in this thread. I will continue to play sloth and drool as this is the first wave of relaxing I’ve done since I got out of the hospital rehab in August.

Kale is terrific steamed, and then, sautéed with butter and garlic; it can handle chillies and ginger as well, and is wonderful with anything to do with the bacon family.

I've also served it (steamed, then sautéed with butter and garlic) with the pasta and blue cheese sauce dish I am contemplating preparing this evening.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Pasta (gnocchi, actually) and blue cheese sauce. The blue cheese sauce comprised of chunks of Stilton, Bleu d'Auvergne, and Gorgonzola Cremosa, melted, with organic double cream (raw cream) added.

Very tasty.

Mother devoured a full bowl.