What's for Dinner, Sun., June 9, 2013

[NJCher]

Do you think it's asking to much to ask a spouse who has just flown in from 10 days in Italy to make dinner?

I don't know what we're having.


Cher

[greatauntoftriplets]

1. After 10 days in Italy, he should feel inspired to cook!

I am making pork tenderloin Normande, which is browned meat, onion and apples cooked with chicken stock, a bit of flour and cream. Yellow beans to go with it.

[Aerows]

8. Oh goodness, apple and onion

can merge into the most delicious thing on the planet with meat. Have you ever considered peaches or nectarines, since their tang is stronger combined with a harsh, deep onion like a solid white?

That would be epic. Throw in some lime or lemon juice, and you have a party for the tongue.

ETA: When I mentioned nectarines, I meant the white flesh kind because they are really firm and can sustain being sauteed.

[greatauntoftriplets]

10. It was very good.

Peaches and nectarines sound good. I have some peaches but they're not ripe yet. Also too early to be local. Lemon or lime also sound good, especially lime.

I used Granny Smith apples and a Vidalia onion.

I hope that your pork roast is equally tasty!

[Aerows]

11. Granny Smith and Vidalia

with a roast is amazing. I'll bet even your neighbor's mouths were watering.

Mine was delicious. I'll bet yours was better, and I'm going to do an apple roast again

[greatauntoftriplets]

12. I dunno if it was better than yours, given the garlic/onion combination.

Good news is that I have enough left for tomorrow and the next night!

[Aerows]

13. To be honest

I don't really have anybody to teach me to cook. I just did it on my own because I enjoy it. I thought cooking a roast with apple and onion was my own creation. It gives me great joy to know that other people thought of it, and I wandered into it

[greatauntoftriplets]

14. IMO, that's the best way to cook.

I did use a recipe for this that I found online here ==> http://www.cooks.com/rec/doc/6u74j9hd/pork-tenderloin-normande.html

I adapted it and didn't puree the onion and apple (yecchhh!); also added the cream early. It made a lovely light brown sauce, thanks in part to having browned the meat in a mix of butter and oil.

[Aerows]

16. My mother is brilliant

But she'd set foot in a kitchen only if it involved setting fire to a TV dinner in the microwave. Wonderful woman, but can barely make tea and coffee.

[greatauntoftriplets]

17. My mother was a good cook, but she got bored with it.

Started making spaghetti with Campbell's tomato soup with no garlic, basil or oregano. Turned me off spaghetti for a long time. I now make good spaghetti, though. Not with her recipe.

[Aerows]

18. Mine can make coffee and tea, now.

Now.

I'm socially unacceptable too, with many things though, so I don't hold it against her.

[greatauntoftriplets]

19. I never said anything either.

And should did make an excellent apple pie!

[Aerows]

20. My mother is awesome

I learned how to make unsweetened iced tea and fried steak with white gravy, though I'd not eat fried steak, but biscuits and gravy? Pass the plate!

[greatauntoftriplets]

21. LOL, making unsweetened iced tea is easy for us northerners.

I like to put mint in it. I never use sweeteners, though many up here do.

My mother lived until a week short of her 94th birthday, then died of a heart attack within six days. She couldn't hear, but was with it until the very end. That's nice that you think your mother is awesome.

[Aerows]

22. Longevity runs in our family, too

My aunt died a couple of months ago at 106.

[greatauntoftriplets]

23. That's impressive!

Longevity isn't too common, though I did have an uncle who died at 97.

[Aerows]

24. It's pretty common among my family

I didn't mean to bring up bad memories, however. I apologize.

[greatauntoftriplets]

25. No, there's no need to apologize.

It is what it is.

[Aerows]

26. :) n/t

[Aerows]

28. And your mint tea

sounds enticing, because I'd drop dead before I had sugar in my iced tea .

[greatauntoftriplets]

30. The mint's very good, adds a refreshing flavor.

I used to put lots in when I could pick it out of my back yard.

[intheflow]

2. I think you should go out for Italian...

where s/he can regale you with tales about adventures had on the road!

We'll be having red beans and rice with smoked turkey and pan-fried kale.

[Aerows]

3. A gorgeous pork shoulder roast

stuffed with garlic amidst a sea of chopped sweet onion. A side of delicious cabbage to go with it. I know not everyone loves cabbage, but I sure do.

[intheflow]

5. Oh, yum!

I've been craving a good pork roast ever since the SO mentioned it about a week ago. Love to roast it on a bed of carrots, onions and parsnips. I may stubbornly be waiting for the parsnips to grow in our garden. Projected harvest: November. I don't think I can wait that long!

[Aerows]

7. My goodness, I'll cook the roast

You cook the parsnips! Talk about an irresistible meal!

[Jazzgirl]

4. Great braised short ribs.

With saffron rice and sliced truffles (in season) and roasted asparagus. Yummy!

[pscot]

6. Pea soup

We used to make this with a smoked butt from the grocers, but I haven't seen one of those in years. Today I used a piece of pork shoulder that we brined and smoked ourselves. Delish.

[spinbaby]

9. We just got back from a long weekend ourselves

I'm making a pretty basic dinner of Schupfnudeln cooked with bacon and onions. Also a side of sweet-and-sour red cabbage reheated from last week.

[Aerows]

15. That's kind of like Gnocci?

I'm not the best with Italian foods, but I try to learn.

[livetohike]

27. We had broccoli/feta cheese tiropitas and a salad plate of

roasted red peppers, artichokes, marinated cauliflower, Kalamata olives and tomatoes

[Aerows]

29. That sounds amazing :) n/t

[pinto]

31. Onion soup topped with toasted sour dough bread and sharp sheddar.

Beef stock
Sliced onion
Sliced potatoes
Bay leaf
Garlic
Tarragon
Black pepper & salt

Boiled till potatoes are just done.

Topped with bread and shredded cheese, run under the broiler till browned all over.

[grasswire]

32. chic_en breasts smothered with trader joes articho_e tapenade

(the letter that is missing above isn't wor_ing on this spare laptop)

also a salad of slivers of red onion, butter lettuce and a red wine vinaigrette, and steamed baby fingerling potatoes that (the farmers mar_et vendor said) were "dug overnight".

At the mar_et today I got a flat of the most beeyootiful and luscious strawberries. Tomorrow I put up freezer jam. Tonight we gorge on berries and cream.