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MadDogMike posted on 04/22/2017

Haluski tonight. Sort of a Polish stir fry with Kielbasa, vegetables, lots of cabbage, and egg noodles.

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hang10tiki posted on 04/22/2017

Mmmmmm

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MadDogMike posted on 04/25/2017

Siracha Lime Honey Salmon with Rice, Roasted Cauliflower & Carrots

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MadDogMike posted on 04/26/2017

"Gyro-esque" Grilled Chicken Sandwiches. I like naan better than pita bread. Dessert was Baklava Bites and frozen Greek honey yogurt. The Baklava Bites were an experiment made from left-over egg roll wrappers. They were Ok but not great :lol:


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hiltiki posted on 04/27/2017

Mike you are on a roll, lot of interesting stuff.

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hang10tiki posted on 04/27/2017

Go Mike go

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MadDogMike posted on 04/27/2017

Thanks guys, I have been on a roll this week. Hope I inspire someone or at least give you an idea for dinner.
Quick Tortilla Chicken Soup with cojita cheese tonight, Probably the last soup until next Fall as our temps are consistently in the mid to high 90s. In keeping with the tortilla theme I fried some flour tortilla strips, sprinkled them with sugar and cinnamon, dipped them in dark chocolate and put them on vanilla bean ice cream with Kahlua. I wanted to put some chili in the chocolate but I wasn't sure I could sell that to my family :lol:


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bamalamalu posted on 04/28/2017

Wow, it's Feast Week over there! Everything looks delicious.
Just for future reference, MDM: if for some reason you ever find yourself cooking something I might eat, you have my express permission to put chilis in the chocolate. :)

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MadDogMike posted on 04/29/2017

Thank you bam! I love chili and chocolate, I think the capsaicin intensifies the chocolate flavor. Jalapeno Brownies are one if my favorites :)

These last 2 finish up our food orgy week. Last night, grilled pork loin, grilled zucchini, wild & long grain rice with a spiced apple garnish. Tonight was paella with chicken, pork, linguica, and mussels.


I did a little better this week at "re-purposing" leftovers than I usually do. The Gyros Chicken went into the Tortilla Soup and the leftover pork loin went into the paella :lol:

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bamalamalu posted on 05/04/2017

Nice recycling!

It was (foolishly!) limited, so you may have to wait until next year to see it again, but Garage Brewing in Temecula made a version of their chocolate milk stout with just enough ghost chile added. It was spectacular!

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hang10tiki posted on 05/04/2017

Bam in da house

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MadDogMike posted on 05/04/2017

Hmmm... Chocolate Milk Stout kinda scares me. When we were kids we begged my mom to buy us chocolate soda that Safeway sold. It was NASTY but my mom made us finish the six-pack since we asked for it :lol:


Don't remember if it was Shasta? Maybe Scotch Buy?

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bamalamalu posted on 05/04/2017

:lol: Fair enough. But I assure you it's much better than chocolate soda - even I wouldn't touch that stuff.

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hang10tiki posted on 05/05/2017

:)

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MadDogMike posted on 05/09/2017

My bonus daughter brought home a 5 lb bag of cabbage (the size of a standard pillow!!!) from her agricultural internship and we decided to do the one week cabbage dish challenge :lol:


Cabbage


Cabbage Soup


Fish Tacos with Fresh Cabbage


Pork Chops with Fried Cabbage and Spiced Apple Ring


Pulled Pork Sandwiches with Apple Coleslaw


Thai Stirfry Cabbage and Rice

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hang10tiki posted on 05/09/2017

I knew not to look here
Thanx Mike

Starving

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MadDogMike posted on 05/09/2017

:lol:

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MadDogMike posted on 05/30/2017

It's Memorial Day, I had to fire up the smoker for some ribs

Luxardo marinated fruit salad for dessert

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nui 'umi 'umi posted on 05/30/2017

Simple dinner-Ribeyes smothered with sauteed Mushrooms.

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MadDogMike posted on 05/31/2017

Do one thing and do it well, looks like you did that "simple dinner" very well

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MadDogMike posted on 06/07/2017

Easy weekday dinner doesn't have to be boring! Big tray of chicken breasts and 2 sauce pouches yeilds 2 destination dinners

Jamaica - Jerked Chicken, Cristianos y Moros (rice and beans), and Vegetable Rundown (a stirfry with coconut milk)

Morocco - Spiced Lemon Chicken over Pearl Couscous and Moroccan Roasted Veggies (eggplant. sweet potato, onions, tomatoes, peppers, dried apricots, & cilantro)

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MadDogMike posted on 06/18/2017

Indian food for some friends tonight

Agrabana Grog

Imported Sauces

Left over Chaat appetizer (after it had set a couple hours :lol: )

Clockwise starting top right - Yellow Squash with Okra and Lotus Root, Basmati Rice with Tandoor Sauce, (store bought) Samosa, Tandoori Chicken

Assorted storebought desserts served with home made coconut milk ice cream

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hang10tiki posted on 06/24/2017

I'm thinkin u need to move to Vegas
Me so hungry

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MadDogMike posted on 06/25/2017

Jon, maybe you should stop for dinner on your way to T.O.? :wink:

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hang10tiki posted on 06/26/2017

:)

My turn

Haupia Pie


Worst sound ever, slurp of an empty tiki mug through my straw!!!

[ Edited by: hang10tiki 2017-06-25 19:36 ]

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MadDogMike posted on 06/26/2017

Ohhh, that looks really good!

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hang10tiki posted on 06/29/2017

Mike
It was
And only took minutes to make

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bamalamalu posted on 06/29/2017

Yuuuuummmm. I haven't seen those Noh packets at the store lately. I'll have to find a new store.

And I missed seeing Mike's Indian feast until now. More yum! I'm no chef, but that Grog is in my future!

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Or Got Rum? posted on 07/02/2017

Great job keeping this going folks. Spicy Spanish Rice w/ lots of bubbling cheese. OGR

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bamalamalu posted on 07/02/2017

Ooooohhh...bubbling cheese...

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hiltiki posted on 07/05/2017

Its been a long time since I posted anything, thank you Mike, Jon, dave, OGR for keeping this thread going and delicious looking food pictures.
This one is Tri-tip in wine, onion, carrot, celery sauce.

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Or Got Rum? posted on 07/05/2017

Hiltiki, Looks GREAT. Whenever my local Meat Market has Tri-Tip, I'm all over it. Quite hard to find here.

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nui 'umi 'umi posted on 07/06/2017

My Tomato plant’s are finally starting to give me some fruit. Caprese salad is one of my favorites.

[ Edited by: nui 'umi 'umi 2017-07-05 21:28 ]

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MadDogMike posted on 07/06/2017

OOOOHHH!!!! That all looks delicious!!!!!

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Or Got Rum? posted on 07/06/2017

For the 4th...Firecracker Brat/Smoked Polish Sausage---Slow cooked Bavarian Kraut--German Potato Salad--Roasted Brussel Sprouts.

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MadDogMike posted on 07/06/2017

That looks great OGR! Looks like the meal I had in a German town (Fredricksburg, TX) last week.

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MadDogMike posted on 07/08/2017

Concept experiment - I am wanting to cook paella on the beach in Mexico for 40 people. So I tried a test of 5 lbs of medium grain rice in a steam table pan on the BBQ. Worked out perfectly :D

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Or Got Rum? posted on 07/08/2017

You go Mike! Make slow cooked Rice Pudding...

[ Edited by: Or Got Rum? 2017-07-08 14:55 ]

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MadDogMike posted on 07/11/2017

I have texture issues, no rice pudding for me OGR :lol:

I may have posted this dish before but it's worth a second run; Siracha Honey Lime Salmon with Asian Slaw

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MadDogMike posted on 07/12/2017

Good idea, failed implimentation :lol:
I wanted to make a pie with a pastry crust lei on top. I decided on a "Luau Pie" and filled it with kalua pork, sweet potatoes, a little rice and some small pineapple cubes. The crust lei turned out nice but the filling wasn't so great. Kinda dry and a little too much ginger.

[ Edited by: MadDogMike 2017-07-11 22:05 ]

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hiltiki posted on 07/14/2017

Caesars salad with shrimp on top, melted cheese corn tacos on the side.

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MadDogMike posted on 07/14/2017

Those corn quesadillas look awesome!

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Or Got Rum? posted on 07/16/2017

Hiltiki, the salad looks awesome also...Mike, I know you "love" Shrimp. :)

A traditional summer meal with a spin. Jerk spiced Burger w/ Aleppo Pepper Mayo, Red Onion, Spicy Pickles, and a FRESH Corn & Black Bean Salad, and ramped up Baked Beans.

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hang10tiki posted on 07/17/2017

Frikin-A
U guys always make me hungry

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MadDogMike posted on 07/17/2017

"Mike, I know you "love" Shrimp" :lol:

Jerk spiced burger? Nice!

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Or Got Rum? posted on 07/18/2017

Cider-Roasted Pork Tenderloins---Mashed Rutabaga w/ frizzled onion---Lemon Pepper Broccoli. IMHO the Rutabaga is better than mashed tators, and better nutrition wise.

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MadDogMike posted on 07/18/2017

Looks good OGR. I haven't eaten any rutabaga in years! Slightly stronger flavor than potatoes but good. I think root vegetables like turnips, rutabaga, parsnips, etc are more popular in the midwest then on the west coast - I don't see them in stores here. Haven't tried cider braised chops but cider braised linguica is really good.

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Or Got Rum? posted on 07/18/2017

Mike, I'm originally from the East Coast-Maine and we ate quite a bit of root veggies there also. Linguica---that's a funny thing, huge in California and New England (esp. Mass-Fall River-Emeril's HT) and I LOVE it. Can't find it here in sausage land :)...strange.

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