What did you cook or eat today (February 2021)?

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Thankfully I’m still full from last night (it’s Sunday morning here) as we went out for dinner, just the two of us, then came home to continue the Marvel Marathon with our son - which includes ice cream, crisps & chocolate / wine until quite late or I’d be tempted to try & create everything I’ve just been scrolling of this weeks posts in this thread. Yum.

Last night we went to a local restaurant. It’s quite popular and they do good food, some of it interesting & some standard. We shared 5 “share plates

we had

Grilled corn curls with Old Bay seasoning - I’ve never had that before, it’s quite unusual here in Australia and was very nice but not what I was expecting. I thought it might be more perfume-y.

Eggplant hummus with spiced lamb & pomegranate - so the dip was a mash up of hummus & baba ganoush. This was my favourite dish but that’s because I’ve been craving something along these lines for a while now.

S&P squid. Nice but boring. l think we should have gone for the other seafood plate.

Potato skins - what you’d expect but I enjoy them more than fries.

Crispy pork belly bites with pickled red cabbage & a hoisin dipping sauce. Pork belly is always good but I’ve had better versions.

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flyinglentris said:
A few glasses of Merlot or a few bottles?
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Lol, actually about 6 kingfisher bottles then friend always brings two bottles of wine. Merlot for me and white for her. I had about 3/4 bottle then hit the rums. I got to bed at midnight and I was done. Started about 4 pm.
Not a bad afford for a 63 yo, lol.

Russ
 
Morning Glory said:
My choice of pud if I ever have one. :okay:
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It's so long ago that I had a pudding (other than Yorkshire, seasoned or steak and kidley) that I don't remember my favourite. Upside down lemon cake maybe? Or rice pudding? Not really the banana fritters which were part of the set Chinese restaurant set lunches (3 bob) in the 60s. Christmas pudding I ate only because it was tradition. Crêpes Suzette I used to like but only when it was cooked by my boss' wife.
 
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flyinglentris said:
Pork Chop with Red Rice in Currant Wine Sauce

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And with it, I had a small glass of Cabernet Sauvignon.
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I finally learned the definition of 'braising' today. It turns out that I have been braising food often.

To braise is to first fry and sear or saute' the meat at high temperature and then, second, stew it or cook it at a lower temperature in a liquid base. This pork chop meal fits that definition.

So, as of today, braising has officially entered my vocabulary and lexicon as a known definition.
 
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