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NJCher

(37,636 posts)
Sun Aug 18, 2024, 03:32 PM Aug 18

What's for Dinner, Sun., Aug. 18, 2024

First up, cold creamy tomato soup with four-cheese ravioli.

Is this ever easy for a hot day. It's only 80 here but it's humid. To avoid heating up the kitchen much, I heated water in the microwave and then put it in a pan. It came to a boil fast and I only needed to boil the ravioli for 3" anyway.

Put it in the room temp soup, which came out of a box (Pacific brand, very good) and put chopped basil on top.

Next up is a tossed green salad, for which I washed all the greens last night, so that will be easy, too. I'm using the usual cucumber, cherry tomatoes, scallions, celery and green peppers, all from the garden. I have cold shrimp to put in the salad and will use Caesar for the dressing.

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I do have some pics for you, however. The pics are from the RG, who went to Beunos Aires for a 10-day vacation because he was sick of the heat. Winter there.



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What's for Dinner, Sun., Aug. 18, 2024 (Original Post) NJCher Aug 18 OP
Beautiful crusty! elleng Aug 18 #1
Burger patty & salad & cold lime fizzy water irisblue Aug 18 #2
On a cool 82 Placerville Sunday Squeaky41 Aug 18 #3
Brats, chips and dip. Emile Aug 18 #4
T bones potato salad and colremorbus. gibraltar72 Aug 18 #5
colremorbus NJCher Aug 18 #7
Cukes sliced then put in vinegar wit onions. gibraltar72 Aug 19 #9
I've had that NJCher Aug 19 #10
Something I'm calling Mediterranean fish Cairycat Aug 18 #6
The seasoning NJCher Aug 18 #8

elleng

(135,659 posts)
1. Beautiful crusty!
Sun Aug 18, 2024, 03:42 PM
Aug 18

SO miss local patisserie, best croissants, and very good baguette and brioche.

Just had toasted everything bagel w avocado. Iced coffee.

Squeaky41

(237 posts)
3. On a cool 82 Placerville Sunday
Sun Aug 18, 2024, 04:04 PM
Aug 18

Corn chowder with onion, potato, half and half and condiments.
Saltine crackers. Possible sweet pickle

Emile

(28,916 posts)
4. Brats, chips and dip.
Sun Aug 18, 2024, 04:18 PM
Aug 18

Ice cold Spotted Cow to wash it down.

Zucchini brownie before bedtime.

Good Evening

gibraltar72

(7,625 posts)
9. Cukes sliced then put in vinegar wit onions.
Mon Aug 19, 2024, 05:16 PM
Aug 19

Believe that is what a really bad stomach ache is called. My dads family always referred to those as colremorbus.

Cairycat

(1,756 posts)
6. Something I'm calling Mediterranean fish
Sun Aug 18, 2024, 05:38 PM
Aug 18

a zander filet, topped with a mixture of a chopped fresh tomato, a few Kalamata olives and capers, shallot and onion briefly microwave sauteed in olive oil, tarragon and chopped fennel fronds, and a dash of sherry vinegar, then baked. Also braised fennel and baked potato. Dessert is a plumcot and peach galette.

We eat pretty simply on the weekdays - tomorrow is minestrone - I only cook on weekends, my son cooks during the week. Although sometimes he goes gourmet himself.

NJCher

(37,636 posts)
8. The seasoning
Sun Aug 18, 2024, 11:17 PM
Aug 18

For the top of the Zander must have been delicious. The fennel fronds make a spectacular plate presentation.

I have this huge fennel at one of my gardens. It has the fronds and dozens of yellow seed heads. I’ll try to remember to get a pic. I really need to stake it. It is over 6’ tall!

Fennel is so much fun to cook with.

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