Update On The Whole Cooking A Meal Thing....

[slinkerwink]

I've decided upon this for the menu tonight:

Grilled steaks with a parsley-garlic sauce
Roasted rosemary potatoes
Sliced Tomatoes with Fresh Mozarella and Balsamic Vinegar

How does that sound to you guys? :hi:

[demnan]

1. I'll be over in a flash

Who said Deaniacs can't cook! ;-)

[slinkerwink]

2. ha, you and I are MILES away....

but you can eat in spirit ;-)

[Kitka]

3. Put a “Portobella” in from of “steaks”

Then you’re talkin’. I’m a vegetarian :)

[RebelOne]

6. I'm with you. Portobellas taste better anyway.

[CatWoman]

4. SW

I took a tbone out of the freezer last night :D

today, I invested in a large cast iron skillet. I think they are best to cook steaks using the stove top.

what do you think?

[tomreedtoon]

7. Indeed, cast iron!

Make sure the cast iron is seasoned. Spray it with vegetable oil spray and bake it in the oven for an hour or so, so the whole thing becomes non-stick. (If you got an iron lid with your frypan, season it too.) Don't scrub out the pan with steel wool; just wash it and let it dry to keep the seasoning.

It's far better to get iron in your system than aluminum (which has been traced to Alzheimer's). And if you heat up the iron skillet or griddle, it will really sear the meat and keep in the juicyness and flavor. Those thin stainless steel fry pans just don't do the job.

(For you Vegans, it works the same way when you're stir-frying vegetables.)

Of course, the best way to make a steak is still to cook it over charcoal (possibly with hickory chips to smoke in some flavor). But for indoors, the skillet/griddle is very good. (And liquid smoke flavor tastes almost as good as real smoke.)

[CatWoman]

12. thanks!!!

:hi:

I'd prefer to cook on the grill, but its been raining here damn near all month. Looks to rain again this evening.

[demnan]

8. I use my cast iron skillet for everything.

I had to get a second one (one to make the grill marks) just in case I want to make cornbread in the first one.

[slinkerwink]

9. cast iron skillets are definitely the thing to use with steaks and salmon

[neuvocat]

5. Sounds tasty.

Rosemary potatoes sound pretty good. You're going to be awfully full when you're done eating.

[slinkerwink]

10. ha, I know, which is why I'm planning to save a lot as leftovers

for tomorrow's lunch.

[SW FL Dem]

11. Sounds Yummy!

we're having a Costco chicken pot pie. I didn't feel like cooking :).

[slinkerwink]

14. turn it upside down on a bed of rice---that's what I do

:hi:

[Beer Snob-50]

13. Damn that sounds real good...

I got a good merlot. That would go fine with this.

[slinkerwink]

15. too bad my mom doesn't like wine

:-(

[Beer Snob-50]

16. But it still would be the perfect compliment to that meal!!!

We are having pizza and grinders tonight.

[Spider Jerusalem]

23. Burgundy goes better with steak than merlot...

at least, in my opinion...merlot tends to be just a little too dry to really complement the steak, most of the time.

[Rabrrrrrr]

17. Sounds good to me!

Mind if I bring some zucchini to add to the grill?

[slinkerwink]

18. sure! zucchini sounds great! what about breaded eggplant slices

fried in butter?

[Rabrrrrrr]

19. I'm all for the eggplant!

Bring it on!

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

20. Sans the steak, I'm there!

Roasted rosemary potatoes
Sliced Tomatoes with Fresh Mozarella and Balsamic Vinegar

Yum.

[slinkerwink]

21. I tell ya, it was really good!

I'm considering leaving the dessert as a goodnight snack. It's vanilla ice cream scoops rolled in toasted coconut with hot fudge drizzled all over it.

[Catholic Sensation]

25. what would you have for desert maggie?

:*

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

26. whatever you decide to feed to me...

;)

[Catholic Sensation]

27. well i know you're hot...

something "kool" perhaps? :*

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

28. "kool", eh? what did you have in mind?

:* it takes a lot to frost over this hotness *points to self*

[Catholic Sensation]

29. would ice cream be a good starter?

we can have some whipped cream too

:*

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

30. Ice cream would be yummy...

We're only having whipped cream and ice cream if I can find something to serve it on, I'm fresh out of bowls, cups, plates, etc.

[Catholic Sensation]

well i'll just have to use my mind and body and improvise now won't i?

:*

edit: :*

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

39. body improvisation, eh?

hmmmmm. so much to say so much to say.

[Catholic Sensation]

41. i believe i've got a CHEST full of ideas for where we can eat the

ice cream

:*

edit: :*

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

44. you are a genius!

it's getting a tid bit nipply in here, though. :brr:

oops, nippy.

[Catholic Sensation]

48. maybe i should cover you if you're getting cold

:*

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

51. Yes please.

I know you know how to warm a girl up ;)

[Catholic Sensation]

56. well i don't think you needed much warming up ;)

:*

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

58. Because you already made me so hot

;) :*

[Catholic Sensation]

61. yes, that dinner was just an orgy of spiciness wasn't it

:*

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

63. si, senor caliente

muy muy picante.

[Catholic Sensation]

65. senorita increíble caliente el helado que comíamos ahora es helado frito

:*

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

68. Que tipo de helado?

chocolate o vanila? chocolate es increible para el sexo.

[Catholic Sensation]

70. entonces chocolate está

:*

[Zomby Woof]

22. you better have a LOT of placemats

And a good bottle of Merlot.

[slinkerwink]

76. no Merlot on hand...

but we made do with pellegrino water with slices of lemon. How's that? ;-)

[Aristus]

24. Are the tomatoes raw, baked, or stewed?

I don't like tomatoes much, but strangely, I love stewed tomatoes. How are you doin' 'em, slink?

[slinkerwink]

78. They're raw sliced baby roma tomatoes.....

[Angelus]

31. I had a 12" weiner for supper.

And two buns. It was good.

[JohnKleeb]

32. you know whats really good

fish tacos, I went fishing myself and got em on my own.

[Angelus]

33. Were they fresh fish?

[JohnKleeb]

35. yep

my fishing partner too, god you'd be surprised how good the girls around here are at fishing.

[Angelus]

36. The fish in my town...

is dead and decomposed. :puke:

[Catholic Sensation]

i heard the fish in your area is way too hairy too

[Angelus]

40. They are!

Super hairy! And they're covered in slime! :puke:

[Catholic Sensation]

the slime must make them hard to snatch eh?

[Angelus]

47. Yeah...pretty hard.

But then again, why would anyone wanna catch them?

[JohnKleeb]

49. some like slimy fish

I dunno :shrug: I like my fish tacos honestly, mmm good eating.

[Angelus]

52. I like my fish tacos...

bald, smelling good, and nice and moist. :)

[JohnKleeb]

53. oh yep

thats good eating.

[Angelus]

55. Veeeeeeeeery good eating.

;)

[JohnKleeb]

57. when you go fishing? you like to go alone or with a girl

Girls are great fishing buddies.

[Angelus]

59. I go with a girl, duh.

I love fishing with them. ;)

[JohnKleeb]

60. of course

like who goes fishing alone :shrug:

[Angelus]

62. Yeah...fishing alone can suck.

[JohnKleeb]

64. I know, like if I am gonna go fishing, I have to do it with a girl

You really would be surprised how good these southern gals are, really good fisherwomen, we caught a trout last time :).

[Angelus]

66. You know what's good on fish tacos?

Cool Whip. :)

[JohnKleeb]

67. yes suprisingly good

I like it better than sour cream.

[Angelus]

69. Cool whip and strawberries.

Makes the fish taco nice and juicey. :)

[JohnKleeb]

71. dude we should really go to paris for crepes

this doesnt sound like any taco Ive ever had.

[Angelus]

72. Mmmmmmm.....french crepes.....

[JohnKleeb]

73. yeah

I know, they are incredible.
J'entends que cette fille française à Paris fait le meilleur crepes. Oh I doit aller seul à Paris. Désolé vous ne pouvez pas venir.

[AlFrankenFan]

79. My dad LOL! n/t

[Catholic Sensation]

50. i dunno, maybe some guys like to snatch hairy fish

not me personally, but who am i to judge?

:*

[Angelus]

54. I prefer catching bald fish.

Thank you very much. :)

[slinkerwink]

77. hey, thanks for kicking my thread with all those funny fish taco comments!

I'm getting such a huge kick out of this! Keep up the good work, guys! :hi:

[JohnKleeb]

37. thats why you look for younger fish

[Fleshdancer]

34. I had sliced tomatoes with fresh mozarella last night!

we didn't add balsamic vinegar though (we normally do) but we decided to bake it and add some fresh basil. YUMMY.

Tonight my husband made broiled sole, spinach pasta with a creamy curry sauce and buttered leeks. It was the first time we had the curry sauce and it was absolutely incredible.

Your meal sounds great. We'll have to do a DU recipe swap some day.

[slinkerwink]

75. that sounds so good!

you'll have to give me that recipe sometime! ;-)

[CO Liberal]

38. My Wife Sez to Put Fresh Basil on the Sliced Tomatoes & Mozarella

That will make it a Capreze Salad. And use olive oil and salt & pepper instead of the basalmic vinegar.

She's half-Italian - she knows.

[slinkerwink]

74. I've done that before---it's very good!

:hi:

[Angelus]

42. Oh, I forgot to add that I had a sack full of nuts.

Yep. Brazil nuts. Mmmmmm...

[JohnKleeb]

43. in accordance with prophecy?

thats what YOU think.

[Angelus]

45. THAT'S WHAT YOU THINK!

[JohnKleeb]

46. Gabby says hi

;)