What are you cooking now?

[vinteuil]

What do you mean: "Nice cheeses"? What cheeses?

... well, there was a manchego, a camembert, a comté, and a stilton. Nothing poncey, though - it all came from our local mini-tesco.

When the full-blown brexit happened I was seriously worried that forriner cheeses might be unavailable/ ridiculously expensive. As far as I can see cheeses are still getting through...


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[french frank]

Nice cheeses to follow

What do you mean: "Nice cheeses"? What cheeses?

I had a wedge of Cabrales after my pasta with tomato sauce (w chopped bacon and black olives), and a glass of manzanilla with the cheese (but just a c or g chardonnay w the pasta).

Listened to: nothing - don't like mixing music with cooking/eating. Hope that doesn't disqualify me from posting.

Happy Anniversary, monsieur, madame!

[cloughie]

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... a campari soda, and then, to mark our wedding anniversary we cooked

a pork tenderloin with mushroom and marsala

https://www.seasonsandsuppers.ca/skillet-pork-medallions-mushroom-marsala-sauce/

with french beans and baby potatoes

to go with : an alsace pinot gris, heimberger 2018 cave de beblenheim

Nice cheeses to follow

Listening? - Christopher Simpson [1605-1669] The Four Seasons, Sirius Viols

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01L2ZSFVC

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Looks good vints - Happy Anniversary

[vinteuil]

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Can I remind forum members of the requirement to post listening and beverage accompaniments along with their dishes please.

... a campari soda, and then, to mark our wedding anniversary, we cooked

a pork tenderloin with mushrooms and marsala

https://www.seasonsandsuppers.ca/skillet-pork-medallions-mushroom-marsala-sauce/

with french beans and baby potatoes

to go with : an alsace pinot gris, heimberger 2018 cave de beblenheim

Nice cheeses to follow

Listening? - Christopher Simpson [1605-1669] The Four Seasons, Sirius Viols

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01L2ZSFVC

Well, you did ask!

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[Joseph K]

We love a dal and came across a recipe for a black lentil dal with loads of garlic in the Observer last year. We bought a large bag online and enjoyed the dish again this evening.
Recipe here

Looks very good! First time I've encountered a recipe where I wouldn't increase the amount of garlic that goes in.

[gurnemanz]

We love a dal and came across a recipe for a black lentil dal with loads of garlic in the Observer last year. We bought a large bag online and enjoyed the dish again this evening.
Recipe here

[Edgy 2]

There's no way SWMBO would let me have classical music playing during meals.
In fact the only time I can listen to music without headphones is when I'm home alone, which is never these days as she is furloughed

[cloughie]

Lamb Shank Tagine - based on James Martin’s Saturday recipe but adapted for the slow cooker.
Wine - aperitif Sainsbury’s Elegant Frog Viognier
With Tagine - Last Batch Shiraz/Petit Verdot
Music - CFM Smooth Classics at Seven - OK but good undemanding when I’ve not fished out a suitable CD!

[french frank]

A deep (fat) frier, as recently mentioned wrt chips on another thread?

True, very true. It's something I associate with chippies rather than home cooking, though I think you can buy modern electric gadgets (my modern electric gadgets are limited to an electric kettle and a toaster). But pan frying is not therefore to be confused with shallow fat frying or sautéing, as I had thought. At lunchtime I was reminded again that I had never looked up how to make a proper nut roast, so I resorted once again to throwing things, including chopped nuts, into a bowl with a bit of liquidy stuff, mashing it down into a loaf tin and shoving it in to bake at 180º. Usually edible, but probably could be improved with guidance.

[Pulcinella]

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By the way, one of the rewards of lockdown has been discovering what pan frying meant (what else would you fry in but a pan?) and just about mastering the technique. Haven't done it with meat, but it works v well with chunky pieces of fish like tuna or salmon steaks.

A deep (fat) frier, as recently mentioned wrt chips on another thread?

[french frank]

I don't often do "recipes", I just cook ingredients, some of the things in the fridge that might be interesting to put together. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't but I eat it anyway. Today:

Pan fried tuna steak
Stirfry of quartered brussels sprouts and fingers of carrot, with a half tsp of Erős Pista (a fiery Hungarian paprika paste).
Finished with a scattering of freshly dry roasted almond flakes.

A nod towards the Erős Pista with a Hungarian chardonnay.

A real let-down as regards music as I am one of those pathetic creatures who can't walk and chew gum at the same time. I concentrate on the cooking (and eating) and music would be wasted as I wouldn't hear it.

But perhaps if I call my recipe Gopher Tuna, I could listen to this (thanks to MrGG for mentioning it).

By the way, one of the rewards of lockdown has been discovering what pan frying meant (what else would you fry in but a pan?) and just about mastering the technique. Haven't done it with meat, but it works v well with chunky pieces of fish like tuna or salmon steaks.

[Roslynmuse]

That big Ansermet box is a really good box and full of great recordings - the complete Daphnis, excellently recorded was a little overlooked at the time of its first issue, largely because it was overshadowed by Monteux and Munch!

I bought it last autumn and have disc 29 lined up for later - Magnard 3 - listened to the Honegger and Dukas last night, and the previous 28 discs over the past couple of months! L'orchestre de la suisse romande really improved over the 50s and into the 60s.

Just consumed the remains of last night's leg o' lamb - casseroled with turmeric and ginger, mushrooms, carrots, celery, garlic and onions, and added chick peas. Comfort food!

[vinteuil]

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Lentil, onion, and black bean soup.
Sourdough bread

Żywiec beer
small snifter Oban single malt

vol 5 of the ricercar box Masters of the German Baroque (mainly Nicolaus Bruhns : Ricercar Consort &c)

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08BVY18QW

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[Pulcinella]

Have been meaning to dig out my Mozart wind Divertimenti CD box, so will do that now.

Don’t think I know the Hindemith CC.

You might: Walton used a theme from it for his Variations (on a theme of Hindemith).

[teamsaint]

Lasagne and green salad

Wine society Real Lavrador (Portuguese, 13.5%)

Hindemith: Cello concerto and The Four Temperaments (while cooking)
Mozart: S36, S33, S37 (while eating)

Have been meaning to dig out my Mozart wind Divertimenti CD box, so will do that now.

Don’t think I know the Hindemith CC.