Re: Dinner Tonight
Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2014 5:53 am
Breakfast for dinner is fantastic.
Did you drizzle the syrup over the bacon, too? When I do that, I obligingly say, "oops." Now my wife calls maple syrup "oops." Could you pass the oops? Kind of annoys me.pokinmik wrote:Made breakfast for dinner last night. Waffles, crispy bacon, seasoned some potatoes in a pan, maple syrup drizzled over everything. Was delicious.
gumby wrote:In Vancouver, we wondered what bacon we'd get when ordering it. If you just say "bacon," you get American bacon.
At least we did.
The friendly Canadian GF, from Victoria, BC, confirms these statements. She'd never heard of "Canadian" bacon until she moved to the U.S.Longhorned wrote:In Canada I've asked about Canadian bacon but they've never heard of it. When I described it someone said, "Oh! Ham!"
Ask her why they want credit for "American cheese" ("Canadian cheese").BearDown89 wrote:gumby wrote:In Vancouver, we wondered what bacon we'd get when ordering it. If you just say "bacon," you get American bacon.
At least we did.The friendly Canadian GF, from Victoria, BC, confirms these statements. She'd never heard of "Canadian" bacon until she moved to the U.S.Longhorned wrote:In Canada I've asked about Canadian bacon but they've never heard of it. When I described it someone said, "Oh! Ham!"
Finally had to look up "rockets" after several of your references. Arugula? I'd never heard that before and we use it all the time.Longhorned wrote:Mussels, like you get in Brussels. "Mouxelles" I think they call them. Steamed in ale. Instead of frites, I'm doing buttery fingerling potatoes. And rockets with a olive oil, sherry vinegar, and Dijon mustard.
"Arugula" seems pretentious. They don't call it that in Italy. "Arugula" is more Italian-sounding than "rucola." They're rockets. We can see why:BearDown89 wrote:Finally had to look up "rockets" after several of your references. Arugula? I'd never heard that before and we use it all the time.Longhorned wrote:Mussels, like you get in Brussels. "Mouxelles" I think they call them. Steamed in ale. Instead of frites, I'm doing buttery fingerling potatoes. And rockets with a olive oil, sherry vinegar, and Dijon mustard.
Moules in Francophone regions, Mossels in FlemishLonghorned wrote:Mussels, like you get in Brussels. "Mouxelles" I think they call them. Steamed in ale. Instead of frites, I'm doing buttery fingerling potatoes. And rockets with a olive oil, sherry vinegar, and Dijon mustard.
Sidewinder you are indispensable.Sidewinder wrote:Moules in Francophone regions, Mossels in FlemishLonghorned wrote:Mussels, like you get in Brussels. "Mouxelles" I think they call them. Steamed in ale. Instead of frites, I'm doing buttery fingerling potatoes. And rockets with a olive oil, sherry vinegar, and Dijon mustard.
We had that tart last night. 8 minutes at 400 degrees.Chicat wrote:Ham & gruyere tart with a field greens salad topped with baked shrimp. Glass of Viognier to wash it down.
Drinkin' Dinner!! Well played, sir.azgreg wrote:Just beer tonight.
10 at 450 on a cold pizza stone. The bottom gets really crisp while the cheese at the top keeps it's texture.Longhorned wrote:We had that tart last night. 8 minutes at 400 degrees.Chicat wrote:Ham & gruyere tart with a field greens salad topped with baked shrimp. Glass of Viognier to wash it down.
Is that the Trader Joe's cooking instructions?Chicat wrote:10 at 450 on a cold pizza stone. The bottom gets really crisp while the cheese at the top keeps it's texture.Longhorned wrote:We had that tart last night. 8 minutes at 400 degrees.Chicat wrote:Ham & gruyere tart with a field greens salad topped with baked shrimp. Glass of Viognier to wash it down.
Nope. They say 8-10 minutes at 375 on a baking sheet. Doing it that way gets you raw dough on the bottom and the cheese only melts a little at the top.Merkin wrote:Is that the Trader Joe's cooking instructions?Chicat wrote:10 at 450 on a cold pizza stone. The bottom gets really crisp while the cheese at the top keeps it's texture.
Well...I guess I gotta stop calling you **fart noise** then.Longhorned wrote:Did you drizzle the syrup over the bacon, too? When I do that, I obligingly say, "oops." Now my wife calls maple syrup "oops." Could you pass the oops? Kind of annoys me.pokinmik wrote:Made breakfast for dinner last night. Waffles, crispy bacon, seasoned some potatoes in a pan, maple syrup drizzled over everything. Was delicious.
I remember one Thanksgiving eating pumpkin pie and, in reference to the can of whipped cream, my mother says, "Could you pass the 'ffffff fffffff?"
I said, "Call things by their name, not the sound that they make."
Tell me you are joking!Longhorned wrote:I don't care if it means that I have to cook a frozen pizza
About what? I love those TJ flammenkuchen or Alsatian Tart or whatever they're called. Not a crappy Tombstone pizza or whatever, but cooking-process-wise they're not dissimilar. Also, the TJ frozen pizzas imported from Italy are better than any pizza in Champaign-Urbana. I can make my own, but that would require a long-term trial-and-error to familiarize myself with the water here, or wherever I am. The dough and its wood-firing have been perfected in the TJ's imports.Merkin wrote:Tell me you are joking!Longhorned wrote:I don't care if it means that I have to cook a frozen pizza
Longhorned wrote:About what? I love those TJ flammenkuchen or Alsatian Tart or whatever they're calledMerkin wrote:Tell me you are joking!Longhorned wrote:I don't care if it means that I have to cook a frozen pizza
I'm a master of the doctored-up frozen pizza. Something I learned from my dad when I was a kid. It started with your Tombstones, Tony's, Geno's and what have you, but now it has to be a "better" quality frozen pie from the freezer section. I always add garlic (fresh, roasted, flakes), generous olive oil, red onion, red bell pepper (roasted or fresh), mushrooms, extra meat, cheese, globs of goat cheese and drizzle with high-quality syrupy balsamic vinegar - whatever you have on hand. They're always an overloaded mess, but they're great.Merkin wrote:Longhorned wrote:About what? I love those TJ flammenkuchen or Alsatian Tart or whatever they're calledMerkin wrote:Tell me you are joking!Longhorned wrote:I don't care if it means that I have to cook a frozen pizza
My daughter loves TJ's frozen pizzas. Won't get them from anyplace else.
I actually do have a crappy Tombstone pizza in my freezer, since my son's GF likes them. But it's still there.
You sir, have my unwavering respect.Longhorned wrote:A fat boy move, but I like to make a sandwich by covering a hot TJ's pizza with rockets and folding over the edges to make a big, chompy, sandwich-like experience.
They're really big, so they both hold together and become really creamy. Otherwise, they're like your basic butter bean or lima bean - same thing. I've still never grown to like the fresh green lima beans very much, but dried they're in a different world.azgreg wrote:Never heard of those. What do they compare to?
Wish you were here.Chicat wrote:Enjoy your fart-filled evening.
Me too. If only to save the parrot.Longhorned wrote:Wish you were here.Chicat wrote:Enjoy your fart-filled evening.
Sounds fantastic. As soon as I drop 20 pounds ... I'm gonna eat this and start putting it back on.Chicat wrote:Grilled chicken, mashed potatoes, coleslaw, buttermilk biscuits, salad, watermelon.
'Cause I'm proud to be an A-murican! Where at least I know I'm free......
gumby wrote: By the way, whatever happened to Steak-umm?