What's for Dinner, Friday, Nov. 1

[NJCher]

I'm making spicy black beans and rice. Epicurious recipe.


Cher

[MiddleFingerMom]

1. The last of my Porterhouse steak (3 meals)...

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... and baby Brussels sprouts well-browned in butter and then steamed
for 8 minutes in chicken broth (the recipe I'm using referred to Brussels
sprouts as "Barbie-sized cabbages" -- I like this.
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[Aerows]

5. Mmm Porterhouse steak

with just the breath knocked out of it is my favorite. I like it rare enough to try to run, since that is why I have a knife and fork (joke, but not too far from the truth LOL)

[livetohike]

2. Linguine with sauteed red, yellow, green peppers and sun-dried tomatoes, a tossed salad and rolls

from my favorite Italian bakery in Pgh. (Mancini's).

[greatauntoftriplets]

3. The rest of my chicken pot pie.

Like MFM's steak, it lasted three meals. Salad on the side.

[Aerows]

4. Kale, Carrot and other vegetables soup

My stomach has been bothering me, so I need something light. It has celery, carrots, rice, kale, a tad of tomato - not much at all, onion, fresh garlic and thyme in it.

[bif]

6. Risotto with shrimp, spinach, and feta

[Aerows]

8. OMG that sounds fantastic

I love spinach, feta and ... well just about anything with them !

[bif]

19. I turned it into a pasta dish

And it was pretty tasty.

[Lucinda]

7. Waves hello and heads back to bed.

Hope you are all healthy and well. ♥

[Aerows]

9. If you are going to bed because you need sleep

pleasant dreams. If you are going to bed because you are unwell, get better.

[locks]

10. Bad but oh so good

Pulled pork bar-b-q on a roll and bread pudding from Georgia Boys'
in Longmont CO.

[pinto]

11. It's payday, splurge day. Mandarin take out.

Mu shu pork w/pancakes.
Sauteed green beans.
Vegetable pot stickers.
Egg drop soup.

[pinto]

16. It was great. The chefs do green beans with sesame seeds and the mu shu pork with plenty of veggies,

all sauteed to tender/crisp. Soup was loaded. Only drawback, no veggie pot stickers so I had spring rolls. Missed the dumplings but the rolls were fine. Oh, had foil wrapped garlic chicken as a starter with the soup. A nice splurge.

Plus there are left overs.

[Galileo126]

12. Back after a hiatus...

but I've got some tri-tip beef strips. So, I'm thinking pan searing with onions, some baked french fries, with a side of steamed green beans.

(My "hiatus" had to do with bruising a couple of ribs after a fall. Needed the pain meds, but got off them today, by choice. I was tired of feeling, well, "loopy". And no one told me that codeine-type drugs inhibit bowl movements. UGH!&quot A lesson for those who don't know.

Anyway, all is well, in more ways than one...(!). I still have a few weeks of recovery, but dammit, I really hate being out of the kitchen!

-g

[japple]

13. They wait until you're doped up with pain meds to tell you that

the pain meds cause constipation. They should be required to tell every patient on the pre-op visit that pain medication will almost certainly cause constipation. I work in the OR but I didn't even know about this problem because I had never taken pain medication. When I recently had surgery and needed help, I didn't have anything around the house for constipation. I have always been regular down to the hour from eating a high fiber diet, but after a few days with no colonic movement, I realized that I needed something to move it along. I finally found an old bottle of mineral oil left over from a craft project and, in desperation drank a big slug. After about an hour of agonizing cramping, and straining my poor little colo-rectal tract, I finally got relief. My advice to folks who are about to have any type of surgery where they will have to use pain medication: LAY IN A SUPPLY OF STOOL SOFTENER or a laxative. You will need it.

[japple]

14. P. S. Sorry, Galileo, for your problem post surgical. I hope you are free and clear now.

Edit to add: Welcome to DU and to the C & B forum. We're the cat's meow!!!

[Galileo126]

15. yeppers!

thanks for telling it how it IS, Japple.

OUCH, supreme. But, like I said, I can deal with the day-to-day pain... not the obstruction of daily life processes.

And to Japple... NO surgery. Not for bruised ribs....just "suck it up" on the pain, and let the body heal.

Again... This is C&B... let's talk food! (otherwise, I'll do recovery posts in the "health" forum!)

Soooo.... I'm thinking....roasted red peppers on the grille? Anyone? With a spritz of pecorino romano? I'm a huge fan of sheep's milk cheeze!

-g ( The italian-american astronomer who digs red wine and awesome food... draw your own parallels to my moniker.)

(ps: like I said this is C&B, not the recovery forum... but very cool for your thoughts on getting me back in the C&B kitchen on DU!)

[NJCher]

17. recipe

My spicy rice and beans was insanely good, so I decided to come back and post the recipe:

Spicy Black Beans and Rice
• 1 pound dried black beans, soaked in enough cold water to cover them by 2 inches overnight or quick-soaked (procedure follows) and drained
• 1 ham hock
• 2 large garlic cloves, minced
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dried orégano, crumbled
• 3 cups coarsely chopped onion
• 2 green bell peppers, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon dried hot red pepper flakes, or to taste
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• a 28-ounce can Italian tomatoes, drained and chopped
• 1/3 cup finely chopped fresh coriander, or to taste
• red-wine vinegar to taste
• cooked rice as an accompaniment
• chopped radish or red onion as an accompaniment
In a kettle combine the beans, the ham hock, the garlic, the bay leaf, the orégano, the onion, the bell peppers, the red pepper flakes, the chili powder, and 8 cups water and simmer the mixture, covered, stirring occasionally, for 3 hours, or until the beans are tender. Stir in the tomatoes and salt to taste and simmer the mixture, uncovered, stirring occasionally, for 1 hour, or until the mixture is thickened. Discard the bay leaf, remove the ham hock from the mixture, and chop the meat. Stir the meat into the mixture with the coriander and the vinegar and serve the beans over the rice with the radish or onion.
To quick-soak dried beans:
In a colander rinse the beans under cold water and discard any discolored ones. In a kettle combine the beans with enough cold water to cover them by 2 inches, bring the water to a boil, and boil the beans for 2 minutes. Remove the kettle from the heat and let the beans soak, covered, for 1 hour.

I added corn cut from 3 ears of corn and also topped it with shredded cheddar.


Cher

[Lugnut]

18. Ham and split pea soup.

I chopped up a bunch of carrots and simmered it with the ham bone. It was thick, creamy and yummy.