What's for supper?

[jww]

Last night we had a Weight Watchers cabbage soup with chicken. I love this stuff -- it's simple, filling and incredibly tasty.

[TheMonk]

All you're missing is cornbread which we do cook in the U.S.

Never did try cornbread, to be honest. We do have bread made with corn flour, but it looks different then your corn bread. Perhaps sometime in the future!

David, that beef bourguignon looks inviting and scrumptious. Looks like it might be cooked in a Le Creuset (or something similar) pan as well. I like making mine in cast iron too. I use the oval dutch oven because we are cooking for six. It's good for the soul.

Thanks, Chris! It actually is a Le Creuset, I have a couple and quite like cooking with them, and use 'em often not only for dishes that need to go in the oven, but for other stuff like curry, stews, etc.

David, that meal would almost justify airfare to Portugal!

(I lived in the Algarve and got as far north as Guarda and Viseu. I never made it to Porto or other parts north. This, unfortunately, was many years ago, and I hope one day to get back to Portugal for an updated experience.)

My wife is from Guarda, it's a nice town, but you definitely should pay a visit to Porto, Murray, it's worth it, and not only for the Port wine. If you do decide to come, please let me know and I'll take you to eat two of Porto's most traditional dishes:

Tripas à Moda do Porto (Tripe stew)




Francesinha (a take on the well-known French Croque Monsieur, with several meats and a special sauce that has whisky and beer:




These are actually my own pictures... I do love to eat.

[fallingwickets]

Last night we had a Weight Watchers cabbage soup with chicken. I love this stuff -- it's simple, filling and incredibly tasty.

On the subject of soup, for anyone interested, Mark Bittman's piece in this week NY Times might be of interest
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015 ... ining&_r=1

clive

[brothers]

David, your photos are making me hungry!

[TheMonk]

David, your photos are making me hungry!

Me too, Gary, me too!

[EL Alamein]

Last night we had a Weight Watchers cabbage soup with chicken. I love this stuff -- it's simple, filling and incredibly tasty.

On the subject of soup, for anyone interested, Mark Bittman's piece in this week NY Times might be of interest
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015 ... ining&_r=1

clive

Clive,

Great article! It reminds me a lot of some French techniques to make stocks and add flavor to dishes.

For some folks this may be a very tasty way to re-introduce soups into their diets. Soup is a wonderful thing and great for a meal. Good for the figure as well.

I recall that some Hollywood folks ate soups for lunch to help maintain their weight. I believe Cary Grant was a big practitioner of this. There are others supposedly but their names escape me (except for Ronald Reagan, who supposedly followed this practice as much as possible).

Thanks, I enjoyed this!

Chris

[Barry]

I made lamb biryani this afternoon and it turned out so-so. The recipe called for what I thought might be too much liquid (for my tastes). I'm finishing it off in the oven in hopes of drying it out a bit. I'm going to try a different style next weekend. I've loaded up on spices from a local Indian grocery so I'm pretty well stocked.

At least my home smells nice right now.

Barry

[Squire]

Good link Clive.

[Rufus]

Roast chicken (using a proper roasting chicken of 7 lb and not one of those little fryers), mashed sweet potatoes, green beans and baked spaghetti squash, all slathered in homemade gravy. It will, of course, be accompanied by a glass of Portuguese white wine. The good thing about having a good size roasting chicken is the leftovers, which we'll have for Tuesday supper as hot chicken sandwiches with sweet baby peas. Sorry chaps, no pictures, as I have yet to figure out how to post pictures on this sight.

[ShadowsDad]

Tonight I'm grazing; a little of this, a little of that.

Smoked oysters and crackers is first, the last of the pickled herring, a bit of ham, cheese, maybe some bean and ham soup, whatever I find in the icebox that appeals to me. There's plenty in it.

[brothers]

Tonight we have a small pork roast in the slow cooker with some barbeque sauce making the whole house smell really good. We have freshly made potato salad cooling in the reefer. Not sure what else she has on the menu, but it's bound to be good. The pork's going to be hand shredded as soon as it comes out, for our pulled pork sandwiches. I might enjoy a cold brew or a glass of wine. Haven't decided yet.

[Rufus]

Tonight I'm grazing; a little of this, a little of that.

Smoked oysters and crackers is first, the last of the pickled herring, a bit of ham, cheese, maybe some bean and ham soup, whatever I find in the icebox that appeals to me. There's plenty in it.

You're a man after my stomach; sounds positively delicious. That's the way I like to graze.

[Squire]

This is fast becoming the first thread I click on.

[EL Alamein]

Started off with a pre-supper cocktail of a Bourbon Old-Fashioned (as I always do).

Tonight was sauteed pork chops in a white wine, sage and garlic sauce. Side of steamed broccoli with butter sauce.

It was served with white wine.

Dessert was another cocktail and a cigar (as usual).

Chris

[TheMonk]

This is fast becoming the first thread I click on.

Even though...... There are still NO pics!!!

[Squire]

I have a ready imagination.

[EL Alamein]

Tonight was chicken breast (spit in two) sauteed in clarified butter and finished with a Maderia and onion deglazing sauce. Side of leftover steamed broccoli mixed with leftover sauteed peppers and onions.

Served with white wine.

Chris

[ShadowsDad]

Hah! Still no pix! It was the furthest thing from my mind at the time.

Tonight, one of my all time favorites; boiled dinner: Corned beef, cabbage, and carrots. I cooked potatoes, but didn't have any.

[EL Alamein]

Hah! Still no pix! It was the furthest thing from my mind at the time.

Tonight, one of my all time favorites; boiled dinner: Corned beef, cabbage, and carrots. I cooked potatoes, but didn't have any.

Mmmmmmmmmmmm! Scrumptious.

[EL Alamein]

Tonight was another round of breasts. Chicken breasts in a mushroom, onion, and lemon cream sauce. No sides as it was enough as-is.

Served with white wine.

Chris