What's for Dinner, Wed., Feb. 12, 2018

[NJCher]

We went out for Valentine's Day last night at the castle-type place on the cliff overlooking NYC's skyline. We had Valentine's Day dinner last night, due to wanting to avoid crowds. We had a big seafood platter with crab and shrimp. Also oysters and a little lobster.

Then I had Norwegian salmon with butternut squash flavored with sage. I so enjoyed this! There were a couple of vegetable-type bases on which it was served. Creamy type things.

I wasn't going to order dessert, but the RG ordered one for me anyway. It was lemon cheesecake and it came with this sugar-crystal decoration on top. The lemon cheesecake was shaped in a dome and it had blackberries sprinkled over the top. To the right was a square of ice cream.

Tonight, however, we're staying home and at my request, the RG made a chicken curry dish with this curry his granddaughter sent us. Zucchini salad to go with.

Dessert will be raspberry-filled cookies in the shape of hearts.

[Polly Hennessey]

1. Italian Meatloaf

with Roasted Potatoes.

[PennyK]

2. Sounds amazing!

Daughter Daniele is going to make shaved asparagus salad (I've never had it) and lemon-and-garlic shrimp in the grill pan.

[irisblue]

3. Home made cream of garlic mushroom soup.

Rainy & cold. I'm making Old Bay Drop Biscuits as a go along. Usual cold decafe tea.

[ploppy]

4. Oh irisblue

that sounds like a delicious dinner!

[irisblue]

5. 30 min cook time, plus a bit more time to slice 'shrooms.

Recipe from budget bytes( no bennies to me).
Comfort food tonight.

[PennyK]

7. Thanks!

I never heard of that website! The recipe looks irresistible.

[NJCher]

8. nice layout at that site

beautiful pics. I always like to see what it is that I'm making. The cost per serving is nice to know, too.

https://www.budgetbytes.com

[no_hypocrisy]

6. Tried a new recipe from the latest issue of Milk Street Magazine.

Paprika-Rubbed Pork

The recipe called for 2 lbs of pork tenderloin and I substituted a 2 lb pork loin, not tied.

What made it work was the rub was both hot paprika and sweet Hungarian paprika. The sauce was sliced garlic, honey, sherry vinegar, chicken broth, and butter.

I used an oblong cast iron roasting pan.

It came out great.

[irisblue]

9. I have the Milk Street cookbook.

It has shown me alot about spices.