What's for dinner guys....?????

[rsg]

Originally Posted by Brunotheboxer

Nice Bruno! I had Seabass for lunch.

[Idle Swede]

No picture today, it was spaghetti Bolognese.

You all know what spaghetti looks like.

[Brunotheboxer]

Originally Posted by rsg

Nice Bruno! I had Seabass for lunch.

Very Nice Richard, looks great.

Originally Posted by Idle Swede

No picture today, it was spaghetti Bolognese.

You all know what spaghetti looks like.

No pic for me tonight either. I had three Italian Sausages and broke my string of I think three straight days of sea food. I had sausage, pasta and a tossed salad and I totally forgot to take the pic because after working out I was starving and when I came home from the gym dinner was being served and i woofed it down.

[rsg]

Steak and potato for me tonight.

[Idle Swede]

[QUOTE=rsg;1802835]Steak and potato for me tonight.

QUOTE]

Nice shot, looks better than my spaghetti.

[sakuraba]

Originally Posted by rsg

Steak and potato for me tonight.

Sea Bass for lunch and steak for dinner!

[Brunotheboxer]

Originally Posted by rsg

Steak and potato for me tonight.

youredoinitright.

[rsg]

Lunch today was much less enjoyable.

[diversified]

Rich, the steak you had last night looked good and got me thinking on my mid-summer butcher order instead of getting two whole ribeyes, one of them is going to be "cowboy" cut. Pictures to follow!

[marie]

I used to make this all the time... but I probably haven't made it in almost a year. I won't wait that long again-it turned out really well

Stromboli with homemade focaccia dough.

[sakuraba]

That looks GREAT, Marie!

[rsg]

Originally Posted by diversified

Rich, the steak you had last night looked good and got me thinking on my mid-summer butcher order instead of getting two whole ribeyes, one of them is going to be "cowboy" cut. Pictures to follow!

Go for it! Usually I prefer a leaner cut, but the fat and the bone make ribeye tasty!!

[rsg]

Originally Posted by mcl

I used to make this all the time... but I probably haven't made it in almost a year. I won't wait that long again-it turned out really well

Stromboli with homemade focaccia dough.

Made my mouth instantly water when I saw the pic of it cut open. Looks delicious.

[sakuraba]

Originally Posted by rsg

Made my mouth instantly water when I saw the pic of it cut open. Looks delicious.

Hey Richard,
I tried the best stromboli at this place in Albany/ Berkeley called Lola's.
Not sure if it's still there, though.

[Idle Swede]

Originally Posted by mcl

I used to make this all the time... but I probably haven't made it in almost a year. I won't wait that long again-it turned out really well

Stromboli with homemade focaccia dough.

Oh Marie, leave your husband, (or take him with you) and fly to Florida, we'll open a restaurant.

[rsg]

Lunch was nothing special today...........

[rsg]

Originally Posted by sakuraba

Hey Richard,
I tried the best stromboli at this place in Albany/ Berkeley called Lola's.
Not sure if it's still there, though.

I'll have to try it next time I'm up that way. I used to go to the Vivarium in Berkeley a lot and always had lunch at an Irish place called Brennan's. They have huge portions for the price and it's really good. Awesome Irish coffee too.

[marie]

Originally Posted by sakuraba

That looks GREAT, Marie!

Originally Posted by rsg

Made my mouth instantly water when I saw the pic of it cut open. Looks delicious.

Originally Posted by Idle Swede

Oh Marie, leave your husband, (or take him with you) and fly to Florida, we'll open a restaurant.

Thanks guys!

I skimped too much on the pepperoni and salami layers on this one. It's been so long since I made this that I forgot my ratios....and no I don't have recipes for most of anything I make. For me recipes are good guidelines. Though I will admit yeast breads scare me to death and I do follow those types of recipes.

Thanks for the compliment Leo! (Weren't you in that business at one time?) I've worked back-of-the-house when I was younger and I learned a lot about cooking. The most important lesson I learned is that the restaurant business is not for me. I am much happier feeding people in my home.

[diversified]

Originally Posted by mcl

Thanks guys!

I skimped too much on the pepperoni and salami layers on this one. It's been so long since I made this that I forgot my ratios....and no I don't have recipes for most of anything I make. For me recipes are good guidelines. Though I will admit yeast breads scare me to death and I do follow those types of recipes.

Thanks for the compliment Leo! (Weren't you in that business at one time?) I've worked back-of-the-house when I was younger and I learned a lot about cooking. The most important lesson I learned is that the restaurant business is not for me. I am much happier feeding people in my home.

Marie, Do you use a bread machine to make the dough? I threw a homemade pizza party several years ago and someone suggested using the bread machine and I got to admit, the pizza/stromboli dough came out near perfect.

[marie]

Originally Posted by diversified

Marie, Do you use a bread machine to make the dough? I threw a homemade pizza party several years ago and someone suggested using the bread machine and I got to admit, the pizza/stromboli dough came out near perfect.

I used to... but the machine I have isn't really big enough to make the amount of dough I need.

I use our heavy duty Kitchen-aid mixer for the most part now. I also have experimented with a focaccia dough from Peter Reinhart using his stretch and fold method, with good results.

Yeast doughs are difficult for me because because I am not patient in the kitchen. Also I am not a precise/detail oriented cook. I like fast cooking like saute, short order, or using my Viking Tru-sear. Following recipes exactly is a rarity for me.

Another issue is that I like to replicate things I have had at restaurants as closely as I can possibly manage. I usually can have something in a restaurant and tell you just about everything that is in it. If I like it well enough, I will go home and figure out how to make it on my own.

However, the one big exception to that is yeast products and I find that extremely frustrating.

[rsg]

Tonights dinner was tasty, but not so healthy...........
Bottle number one was a nice Italian selection



It went really well with the carpaccio



Bottle number two was a nice bottle from right here in California.



Which went pretty well with the risotto, but would have been better with rack of lamb.

[TSW]

Originally Posted by mcl

I used to make this all the time... but I probably haven't made it in almost a year. I won't wait that long again-it turned out really well

Stromboli with homemade focaccia dough.

My kind of food Marie!!

[marie]

Hubby made a yummy dinner...

Boursin stuffed chicken breasts wrapped in bacon with roasted grape tomatoes. (I couldn't get a good picture with the grape tomatoes)
YUM!

I only post pictures of the main course since salad and baked potatoes are boring.

[sakuraba]

Are you and your husband trying to outdo each other?

[marie]

Originally Posted by sakuraba

Are you and your husband trying to outdo each other?

It's a joint effort

[Idle Swede]

Oh boy, he's good.

[diversified]

Originally Posted by rsg

Tonights dinner was tasty, but not so healthy...........
Bottle number one was a nice Italian selection



It went really well with the carpaccio



Bottle number two was a nice bottle from right here in California.



Which went pretty well with the risotto, but would have been better with rack of lamb.

If I ordered the rack of lamb and that risotto came out across the table from me, I'd be looking to get my hands on the risotto one way or the other!

[diversified]

Boursin stuffed chicken breasts wrapped in bacon with roasted grape tomatoes. (I couldn't get a good picture with the grape tomatoes)YUM!


Marie, that looks outstanding!

[Brunotheboxer]

Lunch.

[Taffi Abernathy]

Tonight I'll be stopping at the Saladworks for dinner. Love these salads which are particularly good with their light Balsalmic dressing.