What are you cooking right now?

jmanic

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Traditional Easter side dish: Shishitos
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Grill time
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That’s only about half of it.
Lot of doggy bags going out today.

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Because some people.
Can I get you some Ketchup too?

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jmanic

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Last night- kept it simple, quesadillas (aka Mexican grilled cheeses) and a salad
2 batches* :
Mushroom and chorizo/jalapeño
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*we don’t need no stinking batches!
 

jmanic

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Monday night:
Rainbow trout in sage butter and baby Bok choy
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Sadly the Bok defied being cooked
(Really I think it was teenager Bok Choy, not baby)
So plate pics are in series-
Bok Choy was almost dessert
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jmanic

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Last night- wife’s sick, I’m burnt, scrambled eggs!
With carmelized onions, cheddar and leftover potatoes.
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Patrick

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^^wife sick, not feeling great...this is how we earn shiny things!
 

qclabrat

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Monday night:
Rainbow trout in sage butter and baby Bok choy
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Sadly the Bok defied being cooked
(Really I think it was teenager Bok Choy, not baby)
So plate pics are in series-
Bok Choy was almost dessert
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pro tip for bok choy if cooking as you have cut
blanch in salty water and stop from overcooking by dipping in cold water, this keeps the green the nice vibrant green color. Soy always after plating.
But if you want to stir fry it's hard to cook evenly , so really need to cut into 1-1.5 inches pieces. But here's the key to keeping the color and prevent mushy greens. Stir fry for a few minutes, when you see the ends start to get a little translucent, turn off the heat and cover for 5 minutes. It will take some trial and error but once you figure it out it's not hard to get it perfect each time. When I stir fry vegetables alone, I don't use soy, just salt as the soy chances the color of the vegetables
 

jmanic

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Okay, Mommy Day recap:
All Green Everything for mom

Guac
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Sautéed ramps and chard (@soundz foraged ramps that is!)
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Then of course the fabled green sauce for the salmon. Will add years to your life.
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My sister brought smashed potatoes with Brussel sprouts
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And of course the salmon
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Add in a little Shepard salad, and viola!
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jmanic

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Tonight: lady’s choice, and she called for sloppy joes.
There are reasons I love this woman.
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It’s a Cooking Light recipe that I bastardize ever so slightly, and it’s a dead ringer flavor-wise for the Manwiches of my youth.
 

jmanic

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Prepping caramelized onions for spanakopita eggs for eleventy-billion folks at KT this weekend.

I am cheating twice* over here, both for the first time. Hope it plays out.

6lbs of onions, about to be run through the mandoline*.
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I’m not crying. You’re crying.

And then setting them in for a 10-hour nap in the slow cooker*
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Never not caramelized onions manually, but this is how restos do.
We’ll see what the morning brings.
 

qclabrat

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Prepping caramelized onions for spanakopita eggs for eleventy-billion folks at KT this weekend.

I am cheating twice* over here, both for the first time. Hope it plays out.

6lbs of onions, about to be run through the mandoline*.
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I’m not crying. You’re crying.

And then setting them in for a 10-hour nap in the slow cooker*
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Never not caramelized onions manually, but this is how restos do.
We’ll see what the morning brings.
Pro tip for cutting onions, run a small fan across your work area towards an open window or vent. My daughter thought of this years ago. Works like a charm
 

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Anyone have a good marinade for lamb that doesn't need to sit overnight? I have some thick lamb chops going on the BGE for dinner tonight. Hoping to find something that will be good after a few hours.
 

jmanic

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Last night Mrs Manic called the tune: stir fry.

I hate stir fry night.
So damn much work for what is essentially a side dish.
I just need to work some beef into the mix.
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