Dinner time

[cover2]

Daughter surprised me with the bell peppers my son brought home (he’s interning this summer at IFAS)...

 

[Gatorbait25]

Daughter surprised me with the bell peppers my son brought home (he’s interning this summer at IFAS)...

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It’s been awhile but I’ve made a similar dish with poblano peppers . Looks good buddy!

 

[crosscreekcooter]

@cover2 outstanding on the cubed steak. Looks like a great start for some gravy.

 

[NVGator]

This classic is pretty much a weekly staple with a 3 year old.

I’m just now getting my 7 yo to eat cow. He’ll eat long noodles for days. My 6 yo will eat anything. His new favorite is steamed “green thing” (i.e. artichoke). Asking me every night since Friday for more artichoke.

 

[NVGator]

Daughter surprised me with the bell peppers my son brought home (he’s interning this summer at IFAS)...

 

[soflagator]

This classic is pretty much a weekly staple with a 3 year old.

In school and just after, my mom would make tons of sauce and freeze it for me. Then I’d just have to buy the pasta. Basically, I ate spaghetti every night for several years. Any way it must’ve passed on genetically, because my oldest eats pasta pretty much every night. The younger one branches out, but not the 11 year old. We get him vegetables in other ways. But it’s some form of past every night.

 

[cover2]

@cover2 outstanding on the cubed steak. Looks like a great start for some gravy.

Thanks Coot. Ordinarily I would have made a pan of milk gravy, but we were out of rice (a fireable offense in some households). Equal parts flour and renderings plus milk and plenty of black pepper, simmer until it thickens...magic. As one of my great aunts would say “you can either eat it or rub it on your behind, that’s where it’s going to end up anyway!

 

[Gatorbait25]

In school and just after, my mom would make tons of sauce and freeze it for me. Then I’d just have to buy the pasta. Basically, I ate spaghetti every night for several years. Any way it must’ve passed on genetically, because my oldest eats pasta pretty much every night. The younger one branches out, but not the 11 year old. We get him vegetables in other ways. But it’s some form of past every night.

If I had an Italian mother I definitely would’ve
done the same with the sauce . I know a lot of chefs rave about French cuisine , but for me nothing tops Italian or Greek chefs . The Greeks I’m convinced would squeeze fresh lemon over Cheerios . But nobody makes a better rack of lamb on planet Earth .

 

[crosscreekcooter]

If I had an Italian mother I definitely would’ve
done the same with the sauce . I know a lot of chefs rave about French cuisine , but for me nothing tops Italian or Greek chefs . The Greeks I’m convinced would squeeze fresh lemon over Cheerios . But nobody makes a better rack of lamb on planet Earth .

I lived with a gal that was 1/2 wetback for about 3 years that had been married to a Greek. Great cook but when that was over I couldn't even put lemon in my sweet tea. There are two things I do miss about her, one was her baklava.

 

[Gatorbait25]

I lived with a gal that was 1/2 wetback for about 3 years that had been married to a Greek. Great cook but when that was over I couldn't even put lemon in my sweet tea. There are two things I do miss about her, one was her baklava.

Moussaka is one of my personal Greek favorites . Spanakopita is a delight as well when prepared correctly . Non Greeks just don’t do that one justice . Tried it at one of my favorite steakhouses and it was nearly inedible .

 

[crosscreekcooter]

She made sa pretty good spanakopita. I think my favorite dish of hers was dolemades, although this was one dish where the lemon could become overpowering.

 

[cover2]

I lived with a gal that was 1/2 wetback for about 3 years that had been married to a Greek. Great cook but when that was over I couldn't even put lemon in my sweet tea. There are two things I do miss about her, one was her baklava.

I was gonna guess her “gyro,” but I see spanakopita was mentioned :)

 

[Gator By Marriage]

Moussaka is one of my personal Greek favorites . Spanakopita is a delight as well when prepared correctly . Non Greeks just don’t do that one justice . Tried it at one of my favorite steakhouses and it was nearly inedible .

Mrs. G and I lived in Cyprus for four years so I had my fill of Greek food, but will admit that good Moussaka is hard to beat. I also really enjoyed Stifado and Pastitsio (Beef stew and Greek Lasagna for the uninitiated). Those familiar with Greek cuisine probably have enjoyed the Sagnaki - flaming Kasseri cheese - but this was not a thing in Cyprus for some reason. What they did have was a dense goat cheese called Halloumi that you fry up in a pan or on the grill. I've noticed it more and more here in the US, but it costs about 5-6 times what you paid in Cyprus. Another Greek dish I never had before going to Cyprus, though I understand they have it in Greece as well, is Kleftiko. Kleftiko is very slowly cooked lamb that cooks in it's own fat. The Cypriots would throw potatoes in for the last few hours so they soaked up all that fat too. It was fall off the bone delicious, but I swear you could actually feel your arteries hardening as you ate it. I never had it more than once or twice a year.

 

[G8trwood]

Grilled marinated chicken, with a kale, artichoke and cauliflower casserole (ricotta, garlic, parmesan)

 

[SeabeeGator]

Shrimp fajita tacos with homemade sauce.

 

[NVGator]

Ribeye, medium rare, blue cheese red potatoes and a salad.

(Notice no tomatoes @cover2 @crosscreekcooter)

 

[SeabeeGator]

Ribeye, medium rare, blue cheese red potatoes and a salad.

(Notice no tomatoes @cover2 @crosscreekcooter)

You and your fancy non-paper plates.

 

[NVGator]

You and your fancy non-paper plates.

I just put the dishes away from the DW so, it was fancy night.

 

[cover2]

Ribeye, medium rare, blue cheese red potatoes and a salad.

(Notice no tomatoes @cover2 @crosscreekcooter)
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Man that looks great! Blue cheese potatoes! Strong “A” effort. Tomatoes would have earned a “+” however :)

 

[Gatorbait25]

Smoked pork shoulder turned out quite well
On Sunday evening