What's for dinner?

Pendragon

Mr Martini wrote:

Mr Martini wrote:

Pendragon wrote:

^ uhm...yum.

had BLTs last night...and Teddy (a friend who was over) declined the LT part and put cheese on instead. kid's a carnivore, what can I say.

Hmmmmm, never thought about just a cheese and bacon sandwich. Maybe make it a grilled three cheese sandwich with lots of crumbled bacon? Now, which three cheeses go good together.

Well, today I made Grilled Cheese with bacon. Better than I thought, but could of probably been even better. I used Swiss Cheese and American Cheese, Applewood Smoked Bacon on Potato Bread. It was good, but some bites all I could taste was the bacon. I used one slice of bacon per sandwich (yes, theres leftovers.) Maybe next time I'll use two slices of each cheese, maybe a different bread or different bacon.

that sounds pretty good though! I was actually thinking of making a cheese sandwich (haven't decided weather to grill it or not yet) with some heirloom tomatoes from my mother's garden...

thesecretagent

Try this - bacon and cheese lovers!

Grill or fry rashers of your favourite bacon (dry-cured back is usually best), then whilst cooking fry diced smoked streaky (belly cut) bacon until crisp, then add grated Gruyere cheese, smoked cheddar and a little parmesan reggiano and stir until melted. Toast two slices of soft thick white bread on one side and then paste the mixture on to each slice. Place under the grill until golden and bubbling, then lay the bacon rashers on top, sandwich together and it's ready.

Pendragon

^ holy $%#& that sounds amazing...now, if only I could afford bacon...

thinking about going out and grabbing something. I'm too grumpy to cook for myself right now X-(

thesecretagent

Pendragon wrote:

^ holy $%#& that sounds amazing...now, if only I could afford bacon...

thinking about going out and grabbing something. I'm too grumpy to cook for myself right now X-(

Oh it's bloody amazing... It's not often a brit can tell a yank anything about sandwiches, but try it soon!

thesecretagent

Tonight was lamb chops coated both sides in mustard, chopped mint and brown sugar, and grilled until golden - served with straw chips and garden peas. Delicious.

Pendragon

leftover sharp cheddar mac and cheese that I made the other night smothered in Frank's Red Hot sauce :x

thesecretagent

Homemade pizza tonight in the pizza oven I made outside. You lite the logs, let the embers go down to a glow then push them to the back and cook the pizzas on the stone base. Average size pizza takes about 5-6 minutes and tastes fantastic!
Cheese, tomato and pepperoni for Mrs. thesecretagent and cheese, roasted pepper and spicy beef strips for me.

Pendragon

Artichokes with butter (delicious) and mayo (interesting) that my roomie and I steamed and half a chicken pot pie :x

thesecretagent

Goodness gracious me, time for a curry. Lamb rogan josh, chicken tikka masala, chicken madras, pilau rice, naan bread and onion bajis. Tiger beer, naturally.

Pendragon

made a beef roast the other night with carrots, onions, potatoes and about 15 whole garlic cloves. divine. Mead to drink. -{

Napoleon Plural

Mead?!?

Pendragon

Napoleon Plural wrote:

Mead?!?

darn tootin'

thesecretagent

My god, I once got leathered on mead! It really is the sickliest stuff after a few pint's worth. Horrendous hangover to boot...

Pendragon

thesecretagent wrote:

My god, I once got leathered on mead! It really is the sickliest stuff after a few pint's worth. Horrendous hangover to boot...

small doses, friend :P a Pint is an eensy bit too much at one time lol. half a wine glass takes me an hour to drink

this mead had cinnamon in it :x

thesecretagent

Yes, excessiveness is my failing. )
Meadery restuarants are big around where I live with fake castle decor, food eaten with your fingers and hundreds of different types of mead. I'll never be able to step inside another one though...

thesecretagent

Tonight is my chilli speciality. Diced skirt and chuck steak, roasted peppers, garlic and great tomato sauce. Loads of kidney beans. All served with rice, gucamole and tortilla chips. Plenty of Fosters with it. I don't know why, but that aussie beer goes great with hot food.

Loeffelholz

Heading to Quincy, Illinois this afternoon/evening for a book signing tomorrow...going to try a place called Pop's Pizza---rumoured to have the best pizza in Western Illinois B-) Report to follow.

thesecretagent

Isn't it deep pan (upside down filled) pizzas that are popular out your way, as opposed to thin crust New York style pizza? I don't know where I heard that, but pizzas in Chicago are deep filled in a pie dish with cheese on the bottom, then filling and sauce on top. Is that right?

Mr Martini

thesecretagent wrote:

Isn't it deep pan (upside down filled) pizzas that are popular out your way, as opposed to thin crust New York style pizza? I don't know where I heard that, but pizzas in Chicago are deep filled in a pie dish with cheese on the bottom, then filling and sauce on top. Is that right?

Here you go:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago-style_pizza



Mmmmmmmmm deeep dish pizza. Might have to go to Windy City Pizza now:

http://windycitypizza.com/ (Yeah, it's here in California)

Pendragon

mcdonald's fries :P

was on a shopping excursion with two of my buddies, and we were hungry...was gonna get "real food" when we got back to Greeley, but alas...the greasy goodness had filled me up 8-)

thesecretagent

Mr Martini wrote:

thesecretagent wrote:

Isn't it deep pan (upside down filled) pizzas that are popular out your way, as opposed to thin crust New York style pizza? I don't know where I heard that, but pizzas in Chicago are deep filled in a pie dish with cheese on the bottom, then filling and sauce on top. Is that right?

Here you go:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago-style_pizza



Mmmmmmmmm deeep dish pizza. Might have to go to Windy City Pizza now:

http://windycitypizza.com/ (Yeah, it's here in California)

Oh yeah, that looks good! Thanks for that - you have to admit, those wikipedia people cover everything...

Loeffelholz

thesecretagent wrote:

Isn't it deep pan (upside down filled) pizzas that are popular out your way, as opposed to thin crust New York style pizza? I don't know where I heard that, but pizzas in Chicago are deep filled in a pie dish with cheese on the bottom, then filling and sauce on top. Is that right?

Yeah, Chicago style is deep dish...but we've no shortage of thin crusts also! Pop's in Quincy is a thin crust...and it is fantastic! We went there Friday night; My friend and I, plus my sons, Loeffelholz Jr. (14) and Loeffelholz III (12)...and we ate TWO 16-inch pies ;%

The best Chicago style pizza I had this year, ironically, was in Metropolis, Illinois---at the extreme southern edge of the state: as far from Chicago as you can get and still be in Illinois!

thesecretagent

Two 16" pizzas between four? Oh boy I could take you to school! No room for doughballs and salads then... )

Pendragon

thinking about ordering Domino's chicken nuggets and breadsticks....if not them, then frozen taquitos...tonight is "Kelsey is lazy and doesn't want to cook/do more dishes" night.

Mr_Ice

Made little apple cakes this afternoon.
Vanilla ice cream on top and caramel sauce.
Nice strong ale to wash it down.

Dinner.

Pendragon

a bagel with melted cheese and hot sauce followed by Apple Crisp that the roomie made with apples from one of my apple trees at home. delicous.

thesecretagent

Went to a huge BBQ for Guy Fawkes Night, and after the fire was lit the BBQ fired up and there was all sorts of unusual things cooking away - like game - partridges, rabbits, pheasants and venison (deer) steaks with all sorts of glazes, dips and sauces. Also there was pork, beef and lamb chops/steaks. And as a bit of fun, there was mystery meat! You had to eat some, mark what you thought it was, and how good it tasted. A few too many beers and I signed up for this (the money raised all went to charity, so you've got to get into the spirit a bit). And I'd eaten a lot of different things over the years in the army like snake in Borneo, crocodile in Belize - even baboon we shot ourselves in Africa.
It turns out I ate some squirrel (I actually feed these with my 3 year old daughter, so felt terrible), and goat steak (which was nice, but just like mutton (older lamb) and then after lots of teasing with chicken and beef strips to confuse us, I finally ate some rat. Yes, rat! It wasn't bad actually, especially with some peanut satay sauce. But I just heard today that the guy who organised the do (£1800 was raised for a cancer chairity) is being threatened with legal action by a woman who isn't too pleased about eating some rat...

Pendragon

thesecretagent wrote:

being threatened with legal action by a woman who isn't too pleased about eating some rat...

what a spoilsport....sounds like a great night, though, TSA.


tonight's dinner will either be tomato soup or a bagel because those're the only things I have left in the fridge til Wednesday! hurray college

thesecretagent

Word on the b-b-q rat is she's still pressing ahead with a lawsuit of some sort.

Tonight is more traditional fayre, and very French - Coq-au-Vin. That's chicken cooked for hours in red wine, tomatoes, garlic, onions, mushrooms, rosemary and thyme. Served with creamy, buttered mashed potatoes and some fresh purple sprouting broccoli. To accompany - a glass or two of Merlot. Bon Appetite!

Pendragon

thesecretagent wrote:

Word on the b-b-q rat is she's still pressing ahead with a lawsuit of some sort.

that's such a shame...some people need to learn to laugh at themselves

tonight will probably be oatmeal, just like it was last night. I am officially out of everything else :P no matter though, I'm headed to my mother's tomorrow night for Thanksgiving break, and she'll feed me