HomeI would like to say I made it from fresh Italian plum tomatoes but I use San Marzano canned.
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I bought the ravioli fresh made not by me LOL
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JULY... ON OUR DINNER MENU
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227 Re: JULY... ON OUR DINNER MENU Thu Jul 14, 2016 7:17 pm
bethk
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Well, I'll be darned ~ it only took me until tonight to figure out how to fill up the 'human vacuum' ~ we were amazed that there are leftover potatoes to fry for a breakfast. I can't remember the last time that happened with the boy here....actually, this is the FIRST time that has happened.
I went to the fresh fish store and got a pound of grouper and a pound of 16/20 shrimp. The grouper was seasoned with s&p and dusted in flour, then pan fried in a tiny bit of oil and butter. The shrimp were cleaned & then butterflied (I like to remove the tails so we can just eat the whole thing). A quick dip in buttermilk/sriracha & then dusted in rice flour - then flash fried in some peanut oil. They didn't absorb any oil and were light and tasted like SHRIMP.
He loved the grouper, kept telling us how good it was. He liked the shrimp. The biggest surprise was having leftover potatoes.
Oh, Lawdy, Dane just came to me and said, "there are NO MORE leftover potatoes" ~ after supper snack has been eaten! Hahahahaha
I went to the fresh fish store and got a pound of grouper and a pound of 16/20 shrimp. The grouper was seasoned with s&p and dusted in flour, then pan fried in a tiny bit of oil and butter. The shrimp were cleaned & then butterflied (I like to remove the tails so we can just eat the whole thing). A quick dip in buttermilk/sriracha & then dusted in rice flour - then flash fried in some peanut oil. They didn't absorb any oil and were light and tasted like SHRIMP.
He loved the grouper, kept telling us how good it was. He liked the shrimp. The biggest surprise was having leftover potatoes.
Oh, Lawdy, Dane just came to me and said, "there are NO MORE leftover potatoes" ~ after supper snack has been eaten! Hahahahaha
229 Re: JULY... ON OUR DINNER MENU Thu Jul 14, 2016 8:54 pm
Barbara101
Your dinner looks great Beth..I love love grouper.. 
230 Re: JULY... ON OUR DINNER MENU Thu Jul 14, 2016 8:56 pm
NormM
Before Charlie left this morning, he told me he was working late, then running some errands and planned to eat out so I ate alone. I had Spaghetti Carbonara with added mushrooms and asparagus.
231 Re: JULY... ON OUR DINNER MENU Thu Jul 14, 2016 9:34 pm
bethk
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Well, Golly Gosh, I would have appreciated if you two had dropped me a line to let me know it was PASTA DAY.....I read it was Hot Dog Day, but Jacob doesn't care for hot dogs.
But he would have like the pasta.
Both of your meals look fabulous.
But he would have like the pasta.
Both of your meals look fabulous.
232 Re: JULY... ON OUR DINNER MENU Thu Jul 14, 2016 10:29 pm
Niagara Visitor
I love, love, love grouper, but can't get it here very often. When we had our 50th wedding anniversary in 2012 we had a small family gathering. Hubby was already not well, so we went to a restaurant and I pre-ordered the food. Various plates of appetizers, and for the main, guests (there were 18) could pick either chicken or grouper. Three of our family ordered chicken, the rest had grouper! I spent a week on a catamaran in the Bahamas in March 2015 (private charter)............. John, the captain went spear fishing and supplied us with two of my favourite foods......... Lobster and grouper! YUMM to both!
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233 Re: JULY... ON OUR DINNER MENU Fri Jul 15, 2016 12:54 am
UNCLE JIMMY
The meals all look great!
Barb...I see you cooked some #9 huh? ( spaghetti die size #9 )
I like that cut, but it has to be al dente.
Barb...I see you cooked some #9 huh? ( spaghetti die size #9 )
I like that cut, but it has to be al dente.
234 Re: JULY... ON OUR DINNER MENU Fri Jul 15, 2016 1:20 am
UNCLE JIMMY
These are my favorite.... Zita ( long uncut ziti )
235 Re: JULY... ON OUR DINNER MENU Fri Jul 15, 2016 7:17 am
Barbara101
I have to buy the noodles at Cost Plus/world lol. No grocer here carry them.
Bucatini 12 .
I love pasta. I wish we had Italian deli. Then again I would be in there A Lot!!!!!
Bucatini 12 .
I love pasta. I wish we had Italian deli. Then again I would be in there A Lot!!!!!
236 Re: JULY... ON OUR DINNER MENU Fri Jul 15, 2016 9:08 am
bethk
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Niagara Visitor wrote:I love, love, love grouper, but can't get it here very often. When we had our 50th wedding anniversary in 2012 we had a small family gathering. Hubby was already not well, so we went to a restaurant and I pre-ordered the food. Various plates of appetizers, and for the main, guests (there were 18) could pick either chicken or grouper. Three of our family ordered chicken, the rest had grouper! I spent a week on a catamaran in the Bahamas in March 2015 (private charter)............. John, the captain went spear fishing and supplied us with two of my favourite foods......... Lobster and grouper! YUMM to both!
Check it out here. https://www.vrbo.com/633172
Your review of the vacation sounded like a 'perfect' vacation-of-a-lifetime. I cannot think of a more relaxing place to vacation than the beautiful island coves in the Caribbean. The fact that you had the opportunity to have 'fresh from the sea' grouper and lobster makes me more than a little jealous! Glad you had the opportunity to experience such luxury.
237 Re: JULY... ON OUR DINNER MENU Fri Jul 15, 2016 10:10 am
UNCLE JIMMY
Whilst we are on the subject of fish, anyone here or friends of here like Fresh Tuna?
I don't like it. I'm like Beth, Just give me my cod fish, or Haddock fillet.
I do like canned tuna, but it has to be with the olive oil. Genova brand prefered.
I hate the one in a foil pouch!
I don't like it. I'm like Beth, Just give me my cod fish, or Haddock fillet.
I do like canned tuna, but it has to be with the olive oil. Genova brand prefered.
I hate the one in a foil pouch!
238 Re: JULY... ON OUR DINNER MENU Fri Jul 15, 2016 10:23 am
UNCLE JIMMY
Supper tonight will be chicken soup for Tina and GD. Tina's stomach is acting up lately.
She even switched to tea instead of her coffee.
She just went to Walmart to take back a container she bought that was cracked, and I asked her to buy some liverwurst and seeded rye bread. I've been wishing for that for weeks now!
She even switched to tea instead of her coffee.
She just went to Walmart to take back a container she bought that was cracked, and I asked her to buy some liverwurst and seeded rye bread. I've been wishing for that for weeks now!
239 Re: JULY... ON OUR DINNER MENU Fri Jul 15, 2016 11:27 am
bethk
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Ohhhhh....with mustard & lots of onion???
YUM !
YUM !
240 Re: JULY... ON OUR DINNER MENU Fri Jul 15, 2016 11:34 am
UNCLE JIMMY
bethk wrote:Ohhhhh....with mustard & lots of onion???
YUM !
Ummmm....Yeah! And with Kosher garlic pickles on the side!
Nibble on scallions too! Gonna have onion breath?, might as well go all the way!
And wait till the farts erupt!
241 Re: JULY... ON OUR DINNER MENU Fri Jul 15, 2016 11:39 am
Barbara101
liverwurst and seeded rye bread. I've been wishing for that for weeks now!
Had some last week.onion and mayo on mine..
My go to pickles are Wickles..
I eat no other,because these are the best ever. Hot and sweet at the same time..I eat a jar and the relish and the sandwich spread in a week.Or 2 days 
Had some last week.onion and mayo on mine..
My go to pickles are Wickles..
I eat no other,because these are the best ever.
Hot and sweet at the same time..I eat a jar and the relish and the sandwich spread in a week.Or 2 days 242 Re: JULY... ON OUR DINNER MENU Fri Jul 15, 2016 12:45 pm
Bugster2
Yesterday Joe and I tried out a new Steak n' Shake. We had burgers. Meh. We won't be back.
This morning I am baking a pecan pie. A couple of months ago I made pie dough and froze it. I pulled out a package and rolled it out. That is the only way to go: make the crust in quantity and freeze it till needed.
I think I will feed Joe and Katie some Trader Joe's kung pao chicken that they brought home to try. Too hot for me so I think I will make a small quantity of mac & cheese.
A couple of weeks ago I made jasmine rice for the first time. Katie likes it, Joe and I don't like it. I think it smells like a combination of popcorn and salty dog and tastes like it.
This morning I am baking a pecan pie. A couple of months ago I made pie dough and froze it. I pulled out a package and rolled it out. That is the only way to go: make the crust in quantity and freeze it till needed.
I think I will feed Joe and Katie some Trader Joe's kung pao chicken that they brought home to try. Too hot for me so I think I will make a small quantity of mac & cheese.
A couple of weeks ago I made jasmine rice for the first time. Katie likes it, Joe and I don't like it. I think it smells like a combination of popcorn and salty dog and tastes like it.
243 Re: JULY... ON OUR DINNER MENU Fri Jul 15, 2016 12:59 pm
bethk
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Jasmine is my 'go to' for rice. We like the flavor. Second is basmati, mainly because I can buy the jasmine in large bags. I use to only buy the par-cooked for ease in cooking, but I've found I can get the same ease of cooking with the jasmine & basmati so I go with those.
244 Re: JULY... ON OUR DINNER MENU Fri Jul 15, 2016 1:04 pm
Crybaby
UNCLE JIMMY wrote:Whilst we are on the subject of fish, anyone here or friends of here like Fresh Tuna?
I don't like it. I'm like Beth, Just give me my cod fish, or Haddock fillet.
I do like canned tuna, but it has to be with the olive oil. Genova brand prefered.
I hate the one in a foil pouch!
I adore fresh tuna, especially grilled. I like it cooked medium rare and not rare, though. When I order it in a restaurant and the waiter asks how I want it cooked, I always defer to the chef's preference and it always come out medium rare.
You can get grouper, cod or Haddock here but you have to go to a specialty grocery or fish monger and most likely ask for it ahead of when you want it. The fish that are most always available locally include speckled trout, bass, redfish, flounder, pompano (one of my favorites, especially when cooked "au papillote" -- in paper, a recipe first served at Antoine's in New Orleans but universally made now), drum, red snapper, marlin and tuna (mostly yellowfin, I think).
How was the fresh tuna prepared when you had it and didn't like it, Jimmy? Maybe it was the way it was prepared.
245 Re: JULY... ON OUR DINNER MENU Fri Jul 15, 2016 1:17 pm
Barbara101
Jimmy I like fresh tuna. I grill it.
Bugs that is my favorite rice and basmati. I buy brown but it is for the dogs lol. I don't like the taste at all.
Bugs that is my favorite rice and basmati. I buy brown but it is for the dogs lol. I don't like the taste at all.
246 Re: JULY... ON OUR DINNER MENU Fri Jul 15, 2016 1:18 pm
Crybaby
bethk wrote:Jasmine is my 'go to' for rice. We like the flavor. Second is basmati, mainly because I can buy the jasmine in large bags. I use to only buy the par-cooked for ease in cooking, but I've found I can get the same ease of cooking with the jasmine & basmati so I go with those.
We, too, use only Jasmine and Basmati rice. It's easy to cook on both the stove and in the microwave, and never comes out sticky! We always have regular long grain rice on hand but rarely use it anymore. And I always have Arborio rice on hand as we do like risotto.
247 Re: JULY... ON OUR DINNER MENU Fri Jul 15, 2016 2:57 pm
UNCLE JIMMY
Crybaby wrote:UNCLE JIMMY wrote:Whilst we are on the subject of fish, anyone here or friends of here like Fresh Tuna?
I don't like it. I'm like Beth, Just give me my cod fish, or Haddock fillet.
I do like canned tuna, but it has to be with the olive oil. Genova brand prefered.
I hate the one in a foil pouch!
I adore fresh tuna, especially grilled. I like it cooked medium rare and not rare, though. When I order it in a restaurant and the waiter asks how I want it cooked, I always defer to the chef's preference and it always come out medium rare.
You can get grouper, cod or Haddock here but you have to go to a specialty grocery or fish monger and most likely ask for it ahead of when you want it. The fish that are most always available locally include speckled trout, bass, redfish, flounder, pompano (one of my favorites, especially when cooked "au papillote" -- in paper, a recipe first served at Antoine's in New Orleans but universally made now), drum, red snapper, marlin and tuna (mostly yellowfin, I think).
How was the fresh tuna prepared when you had it and didn't like it, Jimmy? Maybe it was the way it was prepared.
It was grilled, and eaten off my daughters plate at red lobster I think!
I took one piece, and chewed it twice, until I spat it out. It was like maroon inside, and I said,"Something is Missing with this Tuna!" ......They all said, "What Dad??"
I said," THE CAN and the Oil !!"......
I'm a Charlie the Tuna kind of guy! LOL
248 Re: JULY... ON OUR DINNER MENU Fri Jul 15, 2016 5:48 pm
bethk
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Hey, Jimmy! Have you noticed they've brought back the 'Charlie Tuna' character ads? Now they're talking about how it's 'heart healthy'.
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We're going out to celebrate Norm's birthday tonight.
Well, we're going out ~ LOL Jake wants seafood again and since it's his vacation (that and I'M TIRED OF COOKING). He doesn't get to have seafood very often at home. So, we're headed out for crab and lobster.
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We're going out to celebrate Norm's birthday tonight.
Well, we're going out ~ LOL Jake wants seafood again and since it's his vacation (that and I'M TIRED OF COOKING). He doesn't get to have seafood very often at home. So, we're headed out for crab and lobster.
249 Re: JULY... ON OUR DINNER MENU Fri Jul 15, 2016 6:02 pm
UNCLE JIMMY
bethk wrote:Hey, Jimmy! Have you noticed they've brought back the 'Charlie Tuna' character ads? Now they're talking about how it's 'heart healthy'.
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We're going out to celebrate Norm's birthday tonight.
Well, we're going out ~ LOL Jake wants seafood again and since it's his vacation (that and I'M TIRED OF COOKING). He doesn't get to have seafood very often at home. So, we're headed out for crab and lobster.
Beth....Come on! what's the matter with you??
Don't you know they plant seafood in the mid west??
There's more to them there cricks than crawdads!! LOL
O goshes....here's a pig fish that came outa that crick...
250 Re: JULY... ON OUR DINNER MENU Fri Jul 15, 2016 8:44 pm
bethk
Admin
I think he got filled up. He had crab legs and had a choice of pasta alfredo instead of a potato.....
I brought half of my crab home and cleaned it so I can make a huge appetizer casserole of hot crab dip one of these days. Even with the chunks the boy ate 'when I wasn't looking', there was plenty to put in the freezer for another day. I really like the cut up crab legs when I have them to make dip, better than the other option, pasturized lump crab meat from Maryland.
I brought half of my crab home and cleaned it so I can make a huge appetizer casserole of hot crab dip one of these days. Even with the chunks the boy ate 'when I wasn't looking', there was plenty to put in the freezer for another day. I really like the cut up crab legs when I have them to make dip, better than the other option, pasturized lump crab meat from Maryland.
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