What's for Dinner, Wed., Feb. 21, 2018

[NJCher]

Clams over rice. The RG came up with a twist on his original recipe, and this version tastes very different--and oh, so good!i I know he used the immersion blender, coriander, and some clam broth. Then he added this mixture back in the original dish.

Fennel apple salad.

Albinaro wine.

Ferraro Roche chocolates for dessert.

[Galileo126]

1. Lamb vindaloo

Although, I'm skipping the potatoes, and replacing it them with cauliflower. Served over rice.

(It took going to four stores to find a leg of lamb. I need to move....)

[Siwsan]

2. Salmon with very tarted up Lemon Rice

And by 'tarted up' I mean it is made with lots of grape tomatoes, Kalamata Olives, garlic, dill, spinach and Feta Cheese. It is pretty much a meal, all on its own.

[samnsara]

3. its Resturant Week in town.. we have lots to special dinners to choose from;)

This is the one we are doing tonight..25$ each:

Springboard Winery: "The Tipsy Lumberjack'
course 1: Breaded risotto balls with blueberry reduction
course 2: Braised beef short ribs with roasted root vegetables and seasonal arugula salad
course 3: Drunken brownie trifle


whats a risotto ball?

[NJCher]

5. arancini

and parmesan bits or shavings mixed in. They are usually a light, golden brown, and are they ever delicious. Your dinner sounds fantastic!

[irisblue]

4. Rice, Kidney Bean & very spiced up tomato sauce.

A desperation casserole.

[Yonnie3]

7. It sounds good to me

Rice and beans and some other veggie (especially squash) was a regular for me in lean times.

We kept bags of rice and a variety of beans as well as dried fruits and veggies from a food coop in the pantry.

[Yonnie3]

6. Grazing

In 1998 I was working for ten days in Kyoto Japan. I was handed a flyer on the street which in bold large letters said BEST GRAZING in town. I studied the flyer and figured out it was a buffet.

TJ was apparently hungry after work and hit the grocery store early this morning. She ate and went to bed, so I didn't really know what she bought. I see prepared BBQ chicken, wings and other ready to eat food stuffs. So I'll be "grazing" tonight.

[NJCher]

8. for awhile

In the U.S., grazing was a term for an approach to having meals. It meant little bits of this and that, kind of like what the Spanish do with tapas.

People still do it quite a bit. It's considered to be a healthier alternative than 3 larger, full-size meals per day.

Personally, I prefer it.

[Yonnie3]

9. I'd never heard of that usage

None of the online dictionaries I looked at had it. A google search shows it as a term in use for eating. Lots of hits.

Hmm ... I just searched noshing which is what my father called it and found

nosh
<snip>
eat food enthusiastically or greedily.
"there are several restaurants, so you can nosh to your heart's content"
North American
eat between meals.
"today's grazing is different from what we used to call noshing or snacking"