What did you make for dinner?

[Zozaf Kerman]

14 hours ago, tater said:

We had baguette, cheese, and a salad of butter lettuce, candied pecans, sliced pears, and balsamic vinaigrette  with bleu cheese.

 

As a frenchie, I wholeheartedly approve.

13 hours ago, TheSaint said:

We had our usual NYE tradition: fondue! Cheese fondue for dinner, then chocolate fondue for dessert.

My dad made fondue the 26th for some reason, so we didn’t have an excuse to have on New Years like we were supposed to. 

Edited January 1, 2023 by Zozaf Kerman
Another page of food

[tater]

21 minutes ago, Zozaf Kerman said:

As a frenchie, I wholeheartedly approve.

Then you'd probably approve of my wife's baking yesterday—she made a couple kinds of macaron (1 cookie type, but she made 2 fillings, half got a chocolate/prune, the other half a lemon curd filling). Guess we can eat them today (they're supposed to sit overnight ideally). Currently making my daughter (and the rest of us, but it's a fave of hers) scalloped oysters for brunch.

[JoeSchmuckatelli]

My parents made a soup based around black eyed peas and collared greens.* (Family tradition)  Corn Bread with green chili, onions, garlic and corn.  Roasted garlic, roasted peppers and potatoes as the sides.  Apple Dump Cake with pecans (and actual vanilla ice cream - like the organic stuff made from the vanilla beans which is a flavor treat!). 

 

 

*According to legendary Southern food researcher John Egerton's Southern Food: At Home, On the Road, In History, black-eyed peas are associated with a "mystical and mythical power to bring good luck." As for collard greens, they're green like money and will ensure you a financially prosperous new year

https://www.southernliving.com/holidays-occasions/new-years/new-years-traditions-black-eyed-peas

 

Edited January 1, 2023 by JoeSchmuckatelli

[StrandedonEarth]

January is National Soup Month, so my wife made hamburger soup and some light, fluffy homemade rolls (I think we've finally figured what warm water means regarding yeast). It gave us a chance to use up one of the frozen containers of whey left over from making yogurt, although I only remembered to do that because I was making a fresh batch of yogurt.

Yummy stuff!

[steve9728]

My mum made a pot of glutinous rice with beans, peanuts, Sichaun sausage and Shiitake after frying. Then I made fried choy sum with grinded garlic and fried shrimps

I added a teaspoon of ketchup to the base on the sauce that appears in the video. I don't know if it's the season, but 30 to 40% of the shrimps have soft shells: I guess it's probably just finished molting. 

[steve9728]

Thanks to the covid, our family decided to keep the New Year's Eve dinner simple this year

Happy Chinese New Year!

Edited January 21, 2023 by steve9728

[JoeSchmuckatelli]

Happy Chinese New Year to you, as well! 

Rabbit? 

[steve9728]

1 hour ago, JoeSchmuckatelli said:

Happy Chinese New Year to you, as well! 

Rabbit? 

Yep

[JoeSchmuckatelli]

1 hour ago, steve9728 said:

Yep

Tell us about the year of the Rabbit then?  Few have the context

[steve9728]

51 minutes ago, JoeSchmuckatelli said:

Tell us about the year of the Rabbit then?  Few have the context

How to calculate: any year in which the number of the year in AD is divided by 12 and the remainder is 7 is the Year of the Rabbit. (Ok, the only 'science part' is over here)

The story of it is (watch out its a fully Chinese link, let Chrome help you):

"The rabbit is the fourth of the twelve Chinese zodiac signs. It is also known as the "Rabbit Hour", which is the time of the twelve hours of the day, from 5am to 7am. There's an interesting folk tale about a rabbit and an ox running in the Chinese zodiac. According to legend, the rabbit and the bull were neighbours and they got on well together, calling each other brothers. The ox was a hard worker, and the rabbit was a resourceful and capable, and they both made a good living.
One day, the rabbit, who was a good long-distance runner, boasted in front of the ox, "I'm the long-distance running champion in the animal world, no one can beat me!" the rabbit shook his head proudly and said, "You have to be a long-distance runner to be a champion, you can't learn how to run. Besides, long-distance running requires a light body, and I'm afraid you'll never be able to run fast with your stout body." That word cool bull's ardour but he wasn't convinced. From then on, the ox began to practice long-distance running, and with a tenacious ox's strength, the ox finally developed a pair of 'iron feet'. With their tails cocked, their hooves are like the wind, and they don't get tired even after several days and nights.

On the day when the Jade Emperor is to arrange the Chinese zodiac, the rule is that whoever arrives first will be the Chinese zodiac. The ox and the rabbit agreed that they would get up at the first crowing of the rooster and go straight to the Heavenly Palace to compete for the Chinese zodiac.

The first time the rooster crowed, the rabbit was long gone and alone when the ox got up. The rabbit ran for a while, but when he looked back, there was no sign of any animal. The rabbit thought to himself, "I am the earliest riser and the fastest runner today, but if I get up after a good night's sleep, I will be the one to take the top spot in the Chinese zodiac. So, he fell asleep in the grass. Although the ox was lagged, its hardy stamina and the iron feet it usually practises, it made a dash for the palace of heaven first, while the rabbit was still sleeping. A rush of footsteps woke the rabbit up and when he opened his eyes, he saw that it was the tiger running past in a gust of wind. As a result, the rabbit only came fourth, with the top three being the rat, the ox, and the tiger. Although the rabbit became the Chinese zodiac sign, it eventually felt ashamed to lose to its own sarcastic old ox and came back and moved its home to a hole in the dirt. The rabbit does learn its lesson, because you can have another racing about 'Ox VS Rabbit ' or 'Tortoise VS Rabbit', the winner must be the rabbit"

(How ancient Chinese parents explained to their children the strange questions their children asked about them)

 

Nowadays it basically similar to the Western 'astrology' on a social level: you're [Enter any constellation here], then you're likely be like [Enter relevant constellation's personality trait (actually I think it's part stereotypical influence and part psychological effect, the Barnum effect)]. I have no objection to this understanding, even though it is a bit rigid and inappropriate. Because here's what I "Baidu" for "How's the "rabbit people" be like?":

"He/She is a gently person with a successful career. He/she is quite but not active, lacking in thought and determination, and is prone to losing good opportunities. This person is a waste of money and has failed repeatedly in their career because of their amorous nature (wow). A person born in the Year of the Rabbit is sensitive, has a good memory and a compassionate heart. They're orderly, strong, modest, quiet, and independent, and their aesthetic sense is in decline."

As for the luck... That stuff is no different than astrology. No offense but it's basically only 'referencing' when my girlfriend is looking for an excuse to argue.

Spoiler

Yeah, if it wasn't for the fact that I started school a year late when I was a child, and as a result most of my classmates and friends were born in the "Year of the Rabbit" (i.e. 1999), I would have believed it.

Similar to astrology, the zodiac has something metaphysical aspects to marriage. For example, it is recommended that a Rabbit is best married to a Goat (the latest one was 2015) and Pig (the latest one was 2019), preferably not a Rooster (the latest one was 2017).

Edited January 21, 2023 by steve9728

[JoeSchmuckatelli]

9 minutes ago, steve9728 said:

 

As for the luck... That stuff is no different than astrology. No offense but it's basically only invoked when my girlfriend is looking for an excuse to argue.

Thanks!  Human stories are fun - and sometimes 'friendly arguments' help relieve stress!

People will be people!

[Nuke]

yea on saturday i made beer battered halibut. its a meal i like to make because there is always left over beer. unfortunately i dont remember how it came out. maybe next time dont buy a 24 pack. 

Edited January 23, 2023 by Nuke

[tater]

On 1/21/2023 at 10:36 AM, JoeSchmuckatelli said:

Tell us about the year of the Rabbit then?  Few have the context

And there I was trying to figure out which of the dishes was rabbit.

[steve9728]

On 1/21/2023 at 10:04 PM, steve9728 said:

3 hours ago, tater said:

And there I was trying to figure out which of the dishes was rabbit.

Well from top to bottom and from left to right are: 

Cherries, Maotai (the one of the best wine in China, but I'm the only one need to drive my parents back home so I can't taste it. Damn!), Stir-fried choi sum with grinded garlic, Steamed pork belly with taro, Little oranges, Stir-fried tomato & scrambled eggs, Preserved egg tofu, Sitr-fried pork with string beans and Smacked cucumber

Generally speaking, Chinese families wouldn't arrange New Year's Eve dinner menu according to what the Chinese zodiac sign is this year. The 12 zodiacs are: rats, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, lamb, monkey, chicken, dog and pig. Ordinary domestic animals, including rabbits, are easy to arrange, and rats and dogs are not impossible to eat with a pinch of nose (although I've never eaten one, and I even want to say that the number of people who eat them is actually quite small in China), but tigers, snakes, and monkeys would be imprisoned for eating them. And then, what about dragons?

Edited January 24, 2023 by steve9728

[LHACK4142]

Happy Lunar new year to all!

I didn't get any pictures, but my family went to my grandma's house and had Tito's tacos (if anyone knows what that is), as is our tradition.

On the solar new year, we had tteokguk, a Korean rice-cake soup.

(those rice cakes are ridiculously better than the cardboard you may be thinking of)

[JoeSchmuckatelli]

4 hours ago, steve9728 said:

. And then, what about dragons

I know a place... But you need Russian Oligarch money. 

[steve9728]

52 minutes ago, JoeSchmuckatelli said:

I know a place... But you need Russian Oligarch money. 

"Sorry boss, we can't find dragon, and looks like you don't want to go in jail because eating lizards. Here's the deal, we carved a dragon out of some carrots and hope you like it."

Spoiler

Edited January 24, 2023 by steve9728

[JoeSchmuckatelli]

1 hour ago, steve9728 said:

"Sorry boss, we can't find dragon, and looks like you don't want to go in jail because eating lizards. Here's the deal, we carved a dragon out of some carrots and hope you like it."

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Well played, sir. 

[tater]

Made a fave of my daughter last night since she was home for dinner (had haircut at place very near the house)—soup and sandwich: Mushroom soup (from Tony Bourdain's Les Halles cookbook), croque monsieur, and a simple arugula salad.

[DrWho42]

crab cakes

[Nuke]

so tonight we had lobster with fish sticks and tater tots with chedder biscuits. its an odd convergence and i regret nothing.

Edited February 19, 2023 by Nuke

[razark]

I wish I could have more seafood, but my youngest decided that he will just stop breathing if he eats it.

[Nuke]

i live in a fishing town but that doesn't make seafood any cheaper. its an overregulated industry unless you are a mcdonalds factory trawler. if you process in international waters you can circumvent a lot of regs. 

Edited February 19, 2023 by Nuke

[JoeSchmuckatelli]

Making slow cooked chicken burritos.

Well, making the burritos after I slow cook the chicken.

[Nuke]

i made some bacon cheeseburgers. then my sister calls us, seems shes in labor with her fifth. i called it dinner and show.  nothing like choking down a burger over dilatation callouts. 

Edited March 13, 2023 by Nuke