Watch'ya got cookin' 2014-2

Tonight's dinner, Gita's Garlic Lime chicken, rice, and green beans.

And, taking into consideration that Latvian saying... perhaps I should have ice cream smothered in bacon grease for dessert! < =D

Speedie----Haaaa.....Haaaa.............you crack me up!!

Bacon is good with EVERYTHING!!!!

Andrew Zimmern was some place (with his show) where they had all kinds of
weird Ice Cream flavors. I think he actually got some bacon ice Cream....

My latest "FIND" ice cream wise is amazingly decadent--yummy--delectable--
addictive---gloriously tasty "Bryers Gellato"--OH, my Gawd,,,you have to try it!
It comes in 4 flavors. Vanilla with caramel swirls (my fave)--Vanilla with Strawberry--
Vanilla with raspberry--and a Tiramisu flavor--this one looks all chocklety.
It has white ch.-chips in it and, probably some coffee flavor...Have to try that one.

It is a soft ice cream and NOT all that fattening...( :o )---1/2c. serving--just 170 calories.

Droooooooooooooooolll. Gita
I get mine at Safeway--$4.59.

Cheers!! G.

We are always looking for something new and fun for dessert, so I will DEFINITELY put that on the shopping list for next week, thank you! I think we'll have to try the caramel first, that sounds like it will be my favourite QUICKLY.

The chicken was a RESOUNDING success last night, major YUMMMM!!!!!! I made Zatarain's "Caribbean Rice Mix" on the side along with it.... boy that stuff is GOOD!! First time we'd tried it and it's an instant favourite! A bit of coconut and pineapple along with a curry and other spicy flavours.. yummy!!! It went PERFECTLY with the garlic lime chicken.

One thing I did a bit differently with your recipe, Gita -- I added 2 tablespoons of flour to the spice mix before rubbing the chicken with it.. that way, when I deglazed the pan with the broth and juice, the 'sauce' ended up a bit less runny. BUT... before I added the sauce to the pan (after the chicken was cooked), I sauteed a HUGE spoon full of minced garlic for about a minute. (about maybe 3-4 cloves worth). We do love garlic in this house! =)

Glad you liked it, Speedie...

Nothing wrong with thickening the sauce a bit. Good idea...
And--the flour did create more stuff to scrape off and add to the sauce--i am sure.

Here's a weird thing---if you had any leftovers--you won't taste the lime as much if they are cold--
but, warm it up and it all comes back.
I think the Lime is what makes it in this dish.

I think you're right, the lime is really what "does it" for this dish. And it goes so great with that rice that I found! When we go shopping this weekend I'm gonna get like 42 more boxes of that stuff! I also love the cayenne in the chicken - the combination of the cayenne and lime are really wonderful together.

Last night's dinner was nothing special - big ol' cheese burgers n' fries. Tonight will be baked hot wings and pasta salad. I hope I'm not late coming home from work - was supposed to be my day off, but doing a road-trip day instead; a meet-and-greet with growers/vendors and tour their places.

that sounds like the next best thing to a day off, Suze.

We had big ol burgers on Sunday. They were darn near perfect. with cole slaw and baked beans,

Work day till five- How the he double hockey sticks does anyone routinely work till five and then come home and make dinner?

Well, I could tell ya, if ya really want to know! ;) Heeheeheee (been doing it my whole married life... it's called "dinner is late"!) < =D Haahaahahaaa!!

I have NO idea what's for dinner tonight, and it's too early for me to care! LOL!! =)

"I have NO idea what's for dinner tonight, and it's too early for me to care!"

Need that on a Tshirt

Heeheehee.... well, really, it was just 5:30 this morning - not thinking about dinner at that time... can barely find my coffee cup! ;)

We decided - it's a simple little fish fillet and fry night. Yippee!! :) (mouth hurts from dentist appointment, want something soft, the fish will be perfect!)

Gita and I went to Richardson Farms. What a fabulous nice place. like a mini version of whole foods with really nice deli and prepared foods, and fresh chicken counter, they are cutting it right there. I bought one of the bags of chicken bones for soup. for $1.50 I got five breastbone sections, as in the front half of 5 chickens after they cut off the breast meat. I put it in the slow cooker and came home to a pot of broth. I picked off nearly a pound of meat from those bones. Made a pot of soup to fill me and the three 'boys' for maybe a dollar each.

I also brought home a big bag of kale. I put some bacon grease in the dutch oven, and browned a piece of pork loin in it then put that in the oven to bake. Into dutch oven went the kale, salt, some olive oil, some garlic powder, little water.. so good, so nutritious!

that sounds great Sally. One of the restaurants we ate at in Lucaya, was called Agave, featuring a Latin fusion cuisine. It was some fine food serving fresh island foods with a Latin twist. The number 1 restaurant in Freeport/Lucaya was this little shack in Freeport Harbor, Robinsons. We went there twice. They served up the best fish and seafood I've ever had, with the possible exception of Doris' grouper at the After Deck. http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g147420-d2626878-Reviews-Robinson_s_Seafood_Delight-Freeport_Grand_Bahama_Island_Bahamas.html

mmmm seafood, caribbean.....

Ric--welcome back!

You know--Andrew Zimmern (Bizarre Foods) always says that the best food can be found
along the streets and alleys where these little shacks serve local, fresh foods.

Sounds like you found one too....Catch it in the AM--and cook and serve it later the same day.
G.

That link made me hungry... and now I have the urge to travel! ;)

Gita, your garlic lime chicken has made it into the regular menu listing at our house.. had it again a couple nights ago, and I had the left-overs for breakfast yesterday morning. =) Tonight: Left-over lasagna, salad, garlic toast. (one more thing outta the fridge!)

A niece made sweet potato and carrot pierogis for yesterday's Easter dinner. WOW!!!! She said it took forever to make, but WOW, they were delicious!!!!!

Looks like sausage and homefries for supper, probably with Holly's parents.
Jan, Those pierogis sound tasty. I've been using sweet potatoes for some different trials. I was doing an oven stuffer chicken awhile back and decided to stuff it with sweet potatoes, apples, and carrots. It was sooooooo yummy. I also like them mashed and flavored with a little butter pecan syrup. I love waffles made with Bruce's sweet potato pancake mix and want to try and come up with my own recipe. I also like them French fried and use mayo like most people use ketchup.

I had pan fried Salmon yesterday with some chunked, red Potato.

I LOVE the way I make pan-fried salmon....Try it! Need about 1/2+ fresh lemon.

Melt OO and some butter...squeeze some lemon juice into the melted OO/butter
Put salmon pieces, skin side down, over med hot flame and brown well
Squeeze fresh lemon juice over pieces and S&P. Turn over...
Brown again..Yes! you can do more Lemon....and S&P this side.
If your Salmon cut is thick--cover pan for about 15 min. to cook through.

Remove Salmon to a plate. Keep warm.
Put the pre-cooked,chunks of potato pieces in the pan
and toss and heat through in the juices. Put with salmon pieces.

Dribble all the pan- juices overall.
Got any lemon left? Squeeze it again over everything...

YUMMMMMMMY! Gita

Agreed, Ric. Love sweet potatoes!!! I'll have to look up the sweet potato pancake mix. Sounds like a winner

LOVE lemon too, Gita!! And salmon.

Sautéed some onion, carrot and zucchini. Set aside. Sautéed some bite-sized chicken pieces. Added the veggies and some diced tomatoes and cannel ini beans. Didn't have any rice, so I'm cookingup some angel hair. Also roasting cauliflower. I'll sprinkle some shredded cheese on top when serving. I'm getting hungry. When's dinner?

Jan, dinner is in the oven now, will be ready at 7:00 - Lasagna, salad, and garlic toast. =) heeheeheee Your dinner sounds really yummy too, as does Gita's salmon. Mmmmm I LOVE salmon!!!!!!

Rats, I missed your dinner!! Just took some brownies out ofnthe oven. Getting ready to go camping for a couple days. Jeff wanted cake, but I made brownies instead. Gotta go get some burgers and buns.

Pork tenderloin tonight.

Mmmmm, pork tenderloin.. in BBQ sauce.. on those buns. YUMM!! (gosh I'm hungry!)

Jambalaya for dinner tonight.. but "our version" of it is over fettuccine instead of rice. The chicken legs are already roasted and cooling, gonna throw in some shrimp and maters and peppers and sausage. GOSH I'm hungry!! =)

(looked back at a close-up of that pot pie you shared at the opening of this thread, Ric. MAN that thing looks yummy!)

Will have to try some jambalaya sometime.

We just had Salmon a la Gita, with garlic mashed potatos and california mixed vegetables. Yum!
MMM. roasted cauliflower

MMM brownies- they sound like they'll travel better for camping.

MM jambalaya- haven't had that lately.

Sally--
SO? was this a different way you usually fix salmon? Just curious...
Did everyone like it? Details..pleas....

I DO love it done this way...gonna have to do it once for mark-he always grills everything..

When I buy those inexpensive salmon pieces at Aldi, I was baking them and they'd get dried out. This way I can hear the sizzle, see the color, and know when it is done. Otherwise I am not a very skilled fish cooker. You could do this with any firm fish, couldn't you?

Yes! I usually coat the filets in seasoned flour--then beaten egg
and then fry them up intil brown. A touch of lemon--of course...

Catfish nuggets are my favorite--but they are hard to find...

Wanna try super big and good onion rings--a la Gita?

In a bowl--mix in equal parts of flour and beer. Use a stout beer...NOT light.

Mix--cover with saran--and leave out for a minimum of 3 hours on the counter.
The beer and flour "doo" stuff together...like yeast would...
This is known as "beer batter'....Before using--you can add a dash of old bay or Salt.

Dip and fry--and enjoy! These stay crisp.

Hopefully the brownies last long enough to make it into the RV. Hehehe.

Love onion rings

Thank you Gita, I too love onion rings!! So, I could make the batter in the morning before I go to work, and it'll be ready when I'm ready to make supper in the evening? Or, is that too long for it to sit out?

The jambalaya turned out yummy, was quite pleased. I did something different... after I browned the sausage and drained it, added peppers/onions and let those cook a bit.. then I mixed flour into that smooshed mess, as a sort of rue, and let that brown for about 20 minutes (stirring occasionally), then added the rest of the stuff... can of diced tomatoes (undrained), hunks of roasted chicken legs, sliced black olives, shrimps, and a teeny bit of chicken broth. OH! And thyme and Cajun seasoning. =)

We did one of our "twice a year" trips to Costco today, and while there we got some of their frozen Mahi Mahi fillets. Anyone here work with Mahi Mahi much? Any suggestions as to what I can do with them? I've never cooked them before and am open for suggestions, please. And thank you! :)

mmmmmahi ... I think they're a firm mild fish.

Asparagus is growing, the purple ones are half inch to almost an inch diameter

Speedie--

I like to fry all my fish---just tastes moist and good.

make up a bit of seasoned flour (S&P--and some herbs..if you like)
and dip your fish pieces in it. Shake off excess..

Lightly beat a couple eggs--can ad a bit of milk--and now dip your floured fish in the egg.
Melt some EVOO and butter in your frying pan and fry on both sides until gently brown.
A small squeeze of lemon will add some pizzaz. Season with more S&P...and you're done.

Asparagus will go wonderfully with this. Or--some Saffron (aka Spanish) Rice.
These come pre-seasoned in bright yellow, little packages.

My favorite white fish is cat fish. SO fatty and flavorful!!! Yummmmm...

G.

Mmmmm, that sounds really easy and yummy Gita, thank you! Got more OO at Costco yesterday too, and one of those 4-pack things of pound-sized bricks of butter, I'm all set! =) Hmmm, maybe some Cajun seasoning in that flour and then that Zatarain's Mediterranean rice I found at the store the other week.... and broccoli! (I'm the only one who likes Asparagus here). Oh boy! Now I'm hungry. Thank you Gita! =)

Speedie, I once made a sauce for mahi mahi from a recipe in Cooking Light that had pineapple in it. I can't remember what the other ingredients were, only that it was delicious. I'll hunt for the recipe when I get a chance.

Yes please, Terri, and thank you! I do love foods with pineapple, that sweet-and-sour combo is just great!

Well, it didn't take as long to find that recipe as I thought :) I am on a subscriber list for those annual cook books from Cooking Light, and now I have years worth - makes it hard to find a specific recipe when you are looking for it.

The recipe is for grilled mahmahi skewers with pineapple-mandarin sauce, but I've made it before with just the sauce over the grilled fish (i.e. without making them into kabobs).

1/2 cup chopped onion
1/3 cup honey
1/2 cup dry red wine
2 T balsamic vinegar
2 T pineapple juice
1 T low-sodium soy sauce
1 T mirin (sweet rice wine)
2 cups diced fresh pineapple
1 1/2 lbs mahimahi steaks, cut into 24 (1-inch) pieces
24 (1-inch) cubes fresh pineapple
24 (1-inch) pieces green bell pepper
1 T chopped fresh or 1 t dried rubbed sage
1/4 t salt
1/ t black pepper

1. Heat a medium nonstick skillet over medium heat. Combine onion and honey in pan, cook 12 minutes or until golden brown, stirring occasionally. Add red wine and next 4 ingredients, cook 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in diced pineapple, cook 5 minutes. Keep warm.
2. Prepare grill.
3. Thread 3 mahimahi pieces, 3 pineapple cubes, and 3 bell peppers pieces alternately onto each of 8 skewers. Sprinkle with sage, salt, and black pepper.
4. Place kebabs on a grill rack coated with cooking spray. Grill kebabs 8 minutes or until fish is done, turning once. Serve with pineapple sauce.

Wow, that was fast! Thank you, recipe saved!! Gonna be getting a new grill this season, so when we do I'll try it on there; meanwhile, I'll bake the fillets then use the sauce over 'em. Got a BIG bag of the fillets, so I'll have fun trying them lots of different ways. THANK YOU!! =)

Teri, that Mahi Mahi recipe sounds delicious. I like to do Mahi on the grill, I marinate for awhile in Italian dressing with a little lime and then sear it on the grill, served with a Royal Blend rice and steamed veggies. The fish is so juicy and some consider it undercooked in the center, getting it so it has just started losing it's pink. Has anyone tried the Royal Blend rices? They use mixed and wild rice, as well as pearl barley and cous cous. I steam mine and they have such a nutty, earthy, flavor. I think they are a compliment to lighter meats and fish.
Started and oven stuffer for dinner, probably served with mashed, gravy, and veggies. The left over chicken may just be used in one of my potpies. If I have 2-3 cups of just about any meat left, I freeze it for just such a dish. I even made a potpie with a NOID container of pork. LOL It was still very yummy.

LOL "NOID" pork. Sounds scary!! < =P heeheeheee

I've not tried the Royal Blend rices, never heard of 'em, but it sounds really yummy, thank you for the heads-up Ric.

Chicken taco salad on the menu for tonight. Yumm!! =)

Not so scary, just some dummy forgot to label and date it. Our chicken never made it till supper. I took it from the oven about 2pm. Holly and I came in from the yard about 3pm both famished, it smelled soooo good, with the aid of some leftover homefries it became Dinper and the poor bird was ravished. LOL We'll be lucky to get a lunch salad from what remains.

NOID meat!!ROFL

Leftover-palooza for last night, aided greatly by world's best asparagus (mine)