What did you cook or eat today (December 2022)?

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Christmas dinner, starting with cocktail shrimp that no one wanted; I made the sauce because the weather was bad and I didn’t want to go out to buy some:

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And, freshly baked rolls, ham, fries and tater tots, cast iron pan grilled chicken, and green bean casserole.

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Also stuffing with sausage. No turkey!

And, a lot of desserts to ensure that no one left hungry.
 
Yesterday's meal.

Christmas day vegan chocolates

Christmas day vegan chocolates

From Belgian chocolatier now living in Tasmania

Pavlova cooking

Pavlova cooking


The pavlova cooked

The pavlova cooked


The pavlova ready for filling

The pavlova ready for filling


Pavlova being filled with red berries

Pavlova being filled with red berries


The whipped cream (dairy free)

The whipped cream (dairy free)


The first vegan whipping cream we've actually liked

The first vegan whipping cream we've actually liked


Pavlova filled with the top reassembled

Pavlova filled with the top reassembled


I laid the table and got the Christmas tablecloth out .

The 'spread'

The 'spread'


Almond feta cheese (vegan)

Almond feta cheese (vegan)


Chickpea salad with spinach, and coriander yoghurt

Chickpea salad with spinach, and coriander yoghurt


Lunch served

Lunch served

Lots of raw veg, chickpea salad with spinach, and coriander yoghurt

The pavlova with whipped cream and red berries (dairy free)

The pavlova with whipped cream and red berries (dairy free)


A 'slice' of pavlova

A 'slice' of pavlova

 
This weeks Christmas dinner. Next week, I'll have Christmas dinner with my family.

Flat iron steak, sous vide and seared in butter and OO. Garlic mashed potatoes. Steamed broccoli with a drizzle of OO and some fresh ground pepper.

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The mashed potatoes were powdered instant mashed potatoes, because I didn't want to make a big batch of fresh mashed potatoes for one serving. Everything else was from scratch. I have some steak leftover for a sandwich tomorrow.

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Lunch was yesterday recycled...

Lunch served

Lunch served

Lots of raw veg, chickpea salad with spinach, and coriander yoghurt
So this only not as neatly :laugh:

Evening meal will be ice cream, with home-made eggnog and evening snack will be cold beer in popcorn (separately ideally). It hit 32°C here so neither of us are inclined to eat much this evening.
 
caseydog said:
It is very common at prime steakhouses in the US to order vegetable sides separately. They are usually served as a portion for two or more people to share. My ex-wife and I would usually order potatoes au gratin and steamed asparagus as sides.

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This shows how many times we've gone to Steakhouses mostly, which was set at a perfect zero. That will change now, however. The only option with vegetables is a salad , they don't have a broad menu. But that's what makes them good in this case.
 
SatNavSaysStraightOn said:
It hit 32°C here so neither of us are inclined to eat much this evening
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Yeah, we've just had a thunderstorm come through and the temperature has halved! It's almost cold enough to sleep tonight.. 😀.

I might even consider eating something
 
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