What's for Dinner tonight?
 

Having my parents over tonight and a couple friends.

Antipasti
Fried Calamari
Salad w vinegarette fried goat cheese medallions
Linguine con Vongole (Manila Clams)
Tuscan Style Garlic bread
Creme brulee bread pudding w brandy sauce

and of course Pinot Grigio and Brunello di Montalcino

Post Pics later:D

fried wontons and stir fried veggies

Stuffed pork chops.

Something at Pasta Pomodoro. Then The Wrestler.

Well, I'm marinating an Omaha steak. Bumming out since I can't go to the Rolex this year:(

Wings and beer

Put an apricot basalmic glaze on those suckers.........MMMMMM

Easy, saute shallots in olive oil, add vinegar reduce, shut off heat, add grainy mustard and S & PSmileWavy

The bottled wing sauces are pretty dam good.
I like to deep fry my wings.:)

I usually decide what to make when it's time to start cooking.


My mom always planned the week in advance and I think it drove me to do the opposite.

I have shallots an apricot and vinegar!! I am going to do that! thanks!

Cannibal!


Make sure you wash your hands...



KT

lol, :d

We're going to our favorite Italian restaurant this evening (actually owned by two old-country Italian brothers.)

Level Vodka martini (for me)
Pinot Noir (for her)
Strachatella soup (spinach/egg drop)
dinner salad with cream garlic dressing, actually made with freshly pressed garlic cloves
Oysters Rockefeller
whatever white wine wifey chooses with dinner
Chilean Sea Bass
Baked Alaska
Espresso
A quick stop at the cardiologist on the way home for a possible angioplasty

Steve

Thats not Italian Food, Italian/French maybe:confused:

Garlic sauteed sea scallops
Wild Rice

Going to the Melting Pot in Houston. Reservations at 8. Should be tasty.

I'm making a salad of field greens, sliced pears, walnuts, dried cranberries, gorgonzola, celery, shredded carrot and grilled chicken, with a balsamic vinaigrette.

I must be a homo. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

snow tires

Alcohol....maybe some food later.

Meatloaf and a baked potato

Egret and Koi.

Oh forgot to add that this is dessert.SmileWavy

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The Wife is making a chicken/arugulla/date salad. Should be interesting.

chicken in a pot. in the oven right now.

Harddrives Purple Sweet Potato Tart

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Sweet Purple Potato Tart
This recipe is for one tart using a standard 9 inch pie crust. Keep in mind that you will want the 9 inch pie crust about 2/3 full of the potato/onion mixture. Potatoes do not need to be perfectly sliced as they will be baked into a tort, but make sure they are consistant and not more than 1/4 thick. This is a vegetarian recipe, but you could easily add sausages or minced meat to the dish.

Ingredients.
1 1/2 cups Purple potatoes, peeled and sliced 1/8 thick. Use redskins if they are unavailable
1 1/2 cups Sweet potatoes, peeled and sliced 1/8 thick.
2 eggs
1 cup finely chopped onion
1 garlic clove finely minced.
1 cup milk
3 oz crumbled goat cheese
1/8 cup shredded asiago cheese
4 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon sea salt
4 heaping table spoons of brown sugar. Sucre nat may be substituted if desired.
1/2 TEAspoon nutmeg
1/2 TEAspoon white pepper
1 whole wheat frozen pie crust.

Have table salt/black pepper available when cooking.
A large flat bottomed pan with a lid will be used.

Directions

1) Add olive oil to large flat bottomed pan, and heat to medium. Once hot, add onions and garlic. Onions should start to brown and get translucent.

2) Add 2 cups of water to the pan along with the brown sugar and stir until consistant. Be careful as the oil in the pan will spit quite a bit when you add the water.

3) Add the potatoes and bring water to a simmer, sprinkle on some table salt and black pepper, then reduce heat and add cover. Cook covered for 10-15 minutes, or until potatos start to soften, don't over cook! Remove the lid, increase the heat, and allow the water to reduce to a thick syrup. If you turn the pan sideways, there should be no water flowing around.

4) Use a spatula to lay the potato/onion mixture into the frozen pie crust, around 2/3s full. Make a nice even layer and mix the different types of potatoes. Put this aside.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees

5) In a large mixing bowl, combine the eggs, milk, nutmeg, white pepper and sea salt. Beat very well.

6) Spread an even layer of crumbled goat cheese on top of the potatoes. Sprinkle on the asiago cheese.

7) Pour the egg mixture on top, and bake for 45 minutes. A sprig of rosemary can be placed on top for decoration if desired.

That tart looks like a quiche.

brisket sandwich with onions.

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That sandwich looks great, but potato chips?
Potato salad, fries, onion rings is what I would put on the plate;)

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Funny, that was the subject of some debate with the wife. I went with tart because it didn't have vegetables in the eggs.......

Beef Fajitas with Grilled onions.

feck me. we did a wonderful osso bucco tonight. what can I say? i have no pictures. but i believe you. you are the man. would like to have a cook-off with you sometime soon.

cheers, dottore

I had a Ceasar salad, 14oz Filet Mignon, a side of chili and a couple of Peroni's.