What did you have for dinner II?

[Tin Man]

Exie salad: bed of fresh spinach, little pasta shells in garlic cream sauce, onions sautéed with cubes of roast beef, avocado, ground black pepper, milled Parmesan cheese

 

[JCHateSteve]

Pratt's BBQ.

 

[CAPTAIN--VOL CAVALRY]

Tomahawks and softshells

 

[VolNExile]

Empanadas and yuca fries on the rootap Hemingway’s (Cuban restaurant.) And a Cuba Libré!

 

[Vjcvette]

Empanadas and yuca fries on the rootap Hemingway’s (Cuban restaurant.) And a Cuba Libré!

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Wow....looks like a post card up there....

 

[Vjcvette]

Taco Salad
Dessert: Klondike Bar

Oh I Love Klondike bars and I have not had one in so long....I can just think about them and almost taste them. I can't eat chocolate anymore because of Afib ):

 

[give_him 6]

Orange chicken and fried rice. Now in a food coma.

 

[VolFaninFla]

Oh I Love Klondike bars and I have not had one in so long....I can just think about them and almost taste them. I can't eat chocolate anymore because of Afib ):

No chocolate is very tragic

 

[Vjcvette]

No chocolate is very tragic

Yes Sir.....it was like no Chocolate, Cafeen or Cigarettes all at once....but I needed to quit smoking and I drink decaf tea, coffee and coke. It seems strange now but I remember when you actually had an ash tray on your desk and smoked right there.....that was another world then lol

 

[knoxvol52]

Turkey and Dressing .with Green Beans and Scalloped Potatoes...

 

[Pennheel]

Shake and bake chicken,green beans and fried diced potatoes

 

[joevol33]

Rotisserie chicken, mashed potatoes, and macaroni

 

[Tin Man]

Rotisserie chicken, mashed potatoes, and macaroni

Green veggies, Joe.

 

[Tin Man]

Strip steak, baked tater, broccolini

 

[VolFaninFla]

Cheeseburger
Broccoli Salad
Dessert: Apple

 

[joevol33]

Green veggies, Joe.

Starch, that's the secret to my superpowers, and Cap'n Crunch

 

[JCHateSteve]

Butter Chicken

 

[VolNExile]

Butter Chicken
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Do you make your Indian curries from scratch? I want to take on rogan josh (with beef), but it seems like it would take half a day, at least initially.

 

[JCHateSteve]

Do you make your Indian curries from scratch? I want to take on rogan josh (with beef), but it seems like it would take half a day, at least initially.

Mostly use curry paste from the asian market. For Rogan Josh we use the powder from Penzey's. We also use thier Garam Masala for the butter chicken.

Rogan Josh Seasoning

Garam Masala

 

[VolNExile]

Mostly use curry paste from the asian market. For Rogan Josh we use the powder from Penzey's. We also use thier Garam Masala for the butter chicken.

Rogan Josh Seasoning

Garam Masala

Oh, thanks!

Spicewalla (Meherwan Irani) is one of our local culinary heroes, so I'll go check if he makes a rogan josh seasoning mix. I already have their Garam Masala blend.

Why Spicewalla

Why Spicewalla? Our spices are: Fresh: "We source directly from quality suppliers in small quantities, anywhere from twenty-five to one hundred pounds in a delivery. This method of buying and receiving smaller shipments ensures the freshness of the product not only for our benefit, but for the...

www.spicewallabrand.com

During Covid, you could pick up orders from their warehouse if you wanted to skip shipping charges. I got there once about four minutes from closing, and, a bit irritated, they left the warehouse door open while they got my order and I stuck my head just over the threshold. OMG, the aromas of that space. I don't even eat Indian food (it all has cilantro out the wazoo when it comes from restaurants, which is why I want to cook it at home), but that was the most heavenly thing I've ever smelled.

 

[JCHateSteve]

Oh, thanks!

Spicewalla (Meherwan Irani) is one of our local culinary heroes, so I'll go check if he makes a rogan josh seasoning mix. I already have their Garam Masala blend.

Why Spicewalla

Why Spicewalla? Our spices are: Fresh: "We source directly from quality suppliers in small quantities, anywhere from twenty-five to one hundred pounds in a delivery. This method of buying and receiving smaller shipments ensures the freshness of the product not only for our benefit, but for the...

www.spicewallabrand.com

During Covid, you could pick up orders from their warehouse if you wanted to skip shipping charges. I got there once about four minutes from closing, and, a bit irritated, they left the warehouse door open while they got my order and I stuck my head just over the threshold. OMG, the aromas of that space. I don't even eat Indian food (it all has cilantro out the wazoo when it comes from restaurants, which is why I want to cook it at home), but that was the most heavenly thing I've ever smelled.

I'll check them out. I'm always looking to add to our spice cabinet.

 

[Orange.]

I'm now craving Indian food.

 

[VolNExile]

I'll check them out. I'm always looking to add to our spice cabinet.

They have a Kashmiri chili, which is sweet and deeply flavorful and mild, until suddenly, it isn't. I use it (with caution) in Japanese curry.

 

[Tin Man]

We may deduce that Exie and cilantro are not friends. Why is that?

 

[VolNExile]

We may deduce that Exie and cilantro are not friends. Why is that?

Soapy taste of coriander linked to genetic variants - Nature

Dislike of herb traced to genes encoding odour and taste receptors.

www.nature.com

It tastes the way stink bugs smell, a horrible combo of soap, old gym socks, and something dead to me - along with 17% of others of European descent, plus many Africans and East Asians. I’m fine with coriander seed; I use it a lot. But the leaves; ugh.

I completely understand that it tastes different to most people, something bright and parsley/citrus-like. This isn’t about being picky or unwilling to try new foods; it literally tastes different to us. I can grimly chew my way through a dish with a little of it, but I’d much rather not. The first time I had it, I didn’t know it was in the dish and had never heard of it before, and I thought the dish had something spoiled in it.

Also hate IPAs, which smell/ taste like fingernail polish remover to me.

If you like reading research articles , there’s this:

A genetic variant near olfactory receptor genes influences cilantro preference - Flavour

Background The leaves of the Coriandrum sativum plant, known as cilantro or coriander, are widely used in many cuisines around the world. However, far from being a benign culinary herb, cilantro can be polarizing—many people love it while others claim that it tastes or smells foul, often like...

flavourjournal.biomedcentral.com