What is going to be on the table tonight.

[table1349]

While I very much enjoy Mexican Food and even make it often I have found that for me, I may be Scotch & Irish by birth, my stomach is Italian. I was fortunate in college to have a friend who came from a traditional Mexican family who ate true Mexican Food. Later I worked for many years with his older brother. Needless to say I was blessed with many opportunities to have true Mexican food. I was surprised to find the first time Mama Jauragui fixed tacos she put potato in them as well.

 

[The_Traveler]

Post seared steak slices on salad, steamed broccoli, mashed potatoes.
Ice cream for dessert.

 

[Gary A.]

While I very much enjoy Mexican Food and even make it often I have found that for me, I may be Scotch & Irish by birth, my stomach is Italian. I was fortunate in college to have a friend who came from a traditional Mexican family who ate true Mexican Food. Later I worked for many years with his older brother. Needless to say I was blessed with many opportunities to have true Mexican food. I was surprised to find the first time Mama Jauragui fixed tacos she put potato in them as well.

Potato Tacos are a staple in the lower economic classes. Last week I ate at one of up and coming Mexican restaurants I spoke of and I had the best potato taco of all time.

 

[Gary A.]

Sweet & sour meatballs simmering away. The recipe is from the Hollywood Bowl Cookbook.

 

[table1349]

While I very much enjoy Mexican Food and even make it often I have found that for me, I may be Scotch & Irish by birth, my stomach is Italian. I was fortunate in college to have a friend who came from a traditional Mexican family who ate true Mexican Food. Later I worked for many years with his older brother. Needless to say I was blessed with many opportunities to have true Mexican food. I was surprised to find the first time Mama Jauragui fixed tacos she put potato in them as well.

Potato Tacos are a staple in the lower economic classes. Last week I ate at one of up and coming Mexican restaurants I spoke of and I had the best potato taco of all time.

It was a meat taco, but had small cubes of potato. May have been a filler, I don't know, but the potato was cooked but not mushy and had been seasoned. It was different but very good. What made it work was that the beef was shredded not a ground hamburger you normally find. The Pork was my favorite.

 

[table1349]

Falafel Chicken, couscous and hummus.

 

[Gary A.]

Sushi.

 

[jcdeboever]

Ego waffles and a hard boiled egg. Bottle of water.

 

[table1349]

One last tray of Snickerdoodles to go in the oven then the baking for tonight will be done. This is a soft snickerdoodle recipe instead of the standard hard crisp. Substituted bread flour for AP flour.

 

[table1349]

Tonight- Torta Di Pasta.

Ingredients

16 ounces spaghetti
1 cup oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes, drained and chopped
1/2 cup fresh chopped basil
8 large eggs
3 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 1/2 cup grated Parmesan
1/12 cup grated fontina
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1 tablespoon olive oil


Directions

Cook the spaghetti in a large pot of boiling salted water until tender but still firm to the bite, stirring occasionally, about 8 minutes. Drain. Toss with the sun-dried tomatoes. Set aside to cool completely otherwise the hot pasta could curdle the eggs when you add them later on.

In a large bowl, whisk the eggs, salt, and pepper, Parmesan, basil and fontina to blend. Add the cooled spaghetti mixture; toss to coat. Preheat the broiler.

Melt the butter and oil in a 12-inch-diameter nonstick skillet over medium/medium high heat. Transfer the spaghetti mixture to the skillet, pressing to form an even layer.

Cook until the bottom is golden brown, about 3 minutes. Transfer the skillet to the broiler. Broil until the top is golden brown, about 5 minutes. Cool in the skillet to room temperature.

Invert the torta onto a platter. Cut into wedges and serve at room temperature.

Add a salad and a nice healthy meal that is wonderful on a warm summers evening.

 

[jcdeboever]

Hamburgers and tater tots. I load the burger up with the tater tots, then my wife yells at me.

 

[table1349]

Hamburgers on the grill are tomorrow night when the in-laws get here. Instead of tater tots the burgers will have blue cheese crumbles in them. Rest of the menu will include chips and baked beans.

 

[SquarePeg]

Too hot here to use the grill. It's 7 pm and 97 degrees with awful humidity. Too hot to eat. Going to have a smoothie for dinner. Yum!

 

[Gary A.]

5:00 p.m. here and we're at 80F right now and we're on on way to 68F by midnight. Humidity is a bit high at 47%. I have a salmon marinating away in the frig. Soon I'm gonna stroke up the Kamodo and toss the fish on the BBQ. Then a bottle of wine and dinner in the patio.

 

[Don Kondra]

Chicken pot pie with puff pastry top !

Cheers, Don