What did you cook or eat today (February 2025)

Marinated Mahi Mahi on rice. Did this by the seat of my pants...

Marinated Mahi Mahi

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TastyReuben my DH doesn't cook, ANYTHING!!
Nor can he remember how or what goes into dishes that his Mom made.
Neither of his sisters cook, so I have no, I mean NO point of reference when it comes to Italian dishes.
And yes, I've seen all kinds of different fillings for Beef Braciole, but I stuck with the basic: a bit of bread crumbs, grated provolone & parm cheese, garlic, EVOO, dried Oregano, fresh flat leaf parsley and S&P.
I could have pounded out the meat a bit thinner, but still, I thought it came out the way that it was suppose to ... 🤷‍♀️
Now ask me if I'll make this dish again .......
 
kaneohegirlinaz said:
TastyReuben my DH doesn't cook, ANYTHING!!
Nor can he remember how or what goes into dishes that his Mom made.
Neither of his sisters cook, so I have no, I mean NO point of reference when it comes to Italian dishes.
And yes, I've seen all kinds of different fillings for Beef Braciole, but I stuck with the basic: a bit of bread crumbs, grated provolone & parm cheese, garlic, EVOO, dried Oregano, fresh flat leaf parsley and S&P.
I could have pounded out the meat a bit thinner, but still, I thought it came out the way that it was suppose to ... 🤷‍♀️
Now ask me if I'll make this dish again .......
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If you decided to try it, doesn't he have aunts or cousins back east who cook? Or even restaurants in the area he grew up you could look at their online menus and maybe figure it out. I've found as a non Italian that IA families and IAs from specific areas tend to cook dishes similarly.
 
JAS_OH1 none of my DH's female relatives cook, and the males only make Wine in the basement and BBQ out back, with their glass of wine in their hand :laugh: They make excellent wine!
As for restaurants, DH & I were talking about that, and rarely do you see Braciole on menus, even back East.
I have the basic concept but just couldn't execute it.
I do want to say that I tried this dish once before and didn't hit that mark then either
🤷‍♀️ I tried ...
 
TastyReuben said:
isn’t braciole one of those dishes that has almost endless variations, where the stuffing bits are concerned?
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You're probably right, within reason, because it just a slice of beef with something inside, bathed in tomato sauce. Down south in Naples, they'd add pine nuts and raisins (I've even seen recipes with grapes), whereas in the north, it might just have parsley and cavolo nero.
Look at it like this: a Wiener schnitzel with some grapes and tomato sauce, all rolled up!
 
kaneohegirlinaz said:
JAS_OH1 none of my DH's female relatives cook, and the males only make Wine in the basement and BBQ out back, with their glass of wine in their hand :laugh: They make excellent wine!
As for restaurants, DH & I were talking about that, and rarely do you see Braciole on menus, even back East.
I have the basic concept but just couldn't execute it.
I do want to say that I tried this dish once before and didn't hit that mark then either
🤷‍♀️ I tried ...
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I'm still rereading the line about IA females who don't cook. All of my DH's family, male and female, cook and do so very well (and the winemaking is excellent as well). Braciole I'm not so sure about but my DH has never eaten it so I might give it a go one day. I can't blame you for not wanting to do it again though after that lukewarm reception.
 
kaneohegirlinaz said:
TastyReuben my DH doesn't cook, ANYTHING!!
Nor can he remember how or what goes into dishes that his Mom made.
Neither of his sisters cook, so I have no, I mean NO point of reference when it comes to Italian dishes.
And yes, I've seen all kinds of different fillings for Beef Braciole, but I stuck with the basic: a bit of bread crumbs, grated provolone & parm cheese, garlic, EVOO, dried Oregano, fresh flat leaf parsley and S&P.
I could have pounded out the meat a bit thinner, but still, I thought it came out the way that it was suppose to ... 🤷‍♀️
Now ask me if I'll make this dish again .......
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Craig always marinated the steak before rolling in a bit of EVOO, a splash of worchestershire, some lemon juice, smashed garlic, S&P. He'd put pepperoni in his plus moz or provolone, fresh basil, grated parm. DD and I had thinly sliced mushrooms instead of the pepperoni. You have to be careful and not overcook it too, cause it will be shoe leather if you do.

I certainly would happily eat what you made though.
 
kaneohegirlinaz said:
SatNavSaysStraightOn that's exactly how I made it, and yet DH insisted that's not how it's done
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All I know is that I won't be doing that again ... it's A LOT of prep time!
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Well I can honestly say you did a better job than I could do and if you liked it, then so be it. He if wants it made differently he needs to do it.


Incidentally the last person who asked me to cook meat for them got a look. The look that says seriously, followed by "you're asking someone who hasn't eaten meat in 40 years to cook it for you..Are your life insurance payments up to date?" They backed out of that idea very quickly.
 
I had to cook things slightly differently tonight (playing a game of chance with a thunderstorm yet again), so the chickpea pancake didn't come out of the pan correctly, mostly because it had an amazingly bronze crispy base that needed a sharp knife to cut through it and because it was still in the frying pan, the knife was a no no... but it tastes great. Hubby asked for the chickpea pancake again.

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It didn't get turned over tonight because I needed to ensure that the top cooked at the same time as the base so had a lid on it to retain heat. The thunderstorms have been quite severe recently and we've lost power every single time except this one, so I now have 2L of boiling water in flasks for later!
 
kaneohegirlinaz said:
TastyReuben my DH doesn't cook, ANYTHING!!
Nor can he remember how or what goes into dishes that his Mom made.
Neither of his sisters cook, so I have no, I mean NO point of reference when it comes to Italian dishes.
And yes, I've seen all kinds of different fillings for Beef Braciole, but I stuck with the basic: a bit of bread crumbs, grated provolone & parm cheese, garlic, EVOO, dried Oregano, fresh flat leaf parsley and S&P.
I could have pounded out the meat a bit thinner, but still, I thought it came out the way that it was suppose to ... 🤷‍♀️
Now ask me if I'll make this dish again .......
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TastyReuben said:
I don’t blame you at all, given he’s looking for a specific version, but unable to tell you anything about it…forget mind-reader, you need to be a time traveler!
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My family has ties to Naples, and this is based on how my mom/family made it. I have tweaked it over the years, but not much.

Ms. Mofet's Beef Braciole

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kaneohegirlinaz said:
It's what was for dinner this evening ...

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Beef Braciole
I'm so disappointed in myself that it didn't come out 'right'
I have no basis for alot of Italian dishes that my dearest husband loves ... what do i know, I'm Hawaiian ... I'd never heard of almost all of the dishes that my poor husband longs for.
I never got to meet in Mother-In-Law, who's cooking I understand would have set the World on fire.
So I fly by the seat of my pants, but dropped the ball on this one.
I thought it was a tasty dish, but not DH
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Oh well, there's plenty of lunches left for Moi ... this recipe made 8 pieces, so ...
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I can show you how I do some of my dishes if you want. I have a couple recipes on this forum, somewhere.

You mentioned Italian cooking. I've perfected my Alfredo sauce for a long time. Making pasta is also easy.
 
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