Dinner tonight - or last night.

What did you have?

it was more like what didn't we have

hamburgboy had two types of wonton soup
there was steamed rice
stickey rice in lotus leaf
rice noodles filled with pork
rice noodles filled with veggies
shrimp wontons
pork dumplings
a double order of steamed sponge cake
tofu stuffed with fish
cold green beans with garlic and chili
fresh hot steamed baby pak choy
and more more more

and now i'm on the BRAT diet - stomach flu hit me .
BRAT : bananas , rice , applesauce , toast = YUCKKKKK !

Good day panzade.
Many variations of chimichurri I have tasted. Here are two.
Traditional from Argentinian friend.
Sixty percent corn oil to forty percent white vinegar. For every one cup of liquid, add half cup of chopped parsley, one eighth cup chopped hot red pepper flakes, and half of a medium sized bulb of garlic. Put in container/jar, and stir with spoon. Needs a minimum of twenty four hours to become a happy family.

My way. Sixty percent Filippo Berio olive oil. Forty percent white vinegar. Same quantities as parsley, crushed red pepper, and garlic. Blend. Instant buffalo breath (nephews term)

I like "churri"( slang) on breaded items, especially, bone in pork chops, or steak siciliano.

Made another yummy (if I do say myself) dinner tonight. A sort-of-molé rubbed turkey breast slivered and put in a burrito with rice. I slapped some molé sauce into the burrito bite-by-bite. So friggin good.

that sounds delicious!

I'm on the upswing from a flu. Tonight I'm trying to tempt my appetite with rye toast and a shaving of Don Bernardo Manchego. I'm not convinced at the moment.

I say you can never go wrong with manchego. Well, mostly.

I'm having the same as I had for dinner for lunch tomorrow.

I generally love aged sheep's milk cheese, so manchego's usually a good bet. It'll be easier tomorrow.

There's manchego and manchego. Not to knock your opinions, I'm not sure what it was that the real thing was what I ate by that name here. I remember liking it in my past.

As in so many things, I'm odd in that I have experience with good cheeses but now can't afford them. I used to like several sardinian cheeses. I liked fresh pecorino in toscana.

So, I'll be happy if you'll continue naming cheeses....

Manchego does vary in quality. Even the lame kind is really good. The store I go to has a "Snack Cheese" basket where all the little wedges are under 3 bucks. I try various cheeses there. Manchego, emmanthaler, St Andres, gruyere..... mmm. I got St Andres last - a cross between brie and butter. Three dollar's worth is about all I can handle.

Don Bernardo's supposed to be one of the "better" Spanish-sourced manchegos. I dunno - I like it because it's a bit salty, and the rind is still edible til it's quite quite quite aged.

Thanks . I grew up in Argentina so i remember it well at the "asados". Never stirred myself to try looking up the recipe.

Chimchurri - I've had it at some point.... I wonder when. It may have been in an Salvadoran pupusa shop. I loved it.

My little wedge of so called manchego approached eight bucks, and was not good. I can't fool around at that level of money.
Of course I like St. Andre, that is sin... but, also too much.

Garlic Mashed Potatoes. Used the cinchy recipe from http://lovemyphilly.com/garlic-mashed-potatoes/

Wow! One TUB of Philly Cheese Spread....which reminds me...I made a Philly Cheese steak last night, but changed the cheese to Mozzarella and added fried mushrooms and onions...will I be censored?

tonight, something with shrimp and pasta (and olives and onion and garlic)

give me directions to your pad

head north, you can't miss it

A stroke of luck: today has been so hot & sticky, the idea of cooking anything at all is extremely unappealing. Just as I was looking in the freezer, somewhat despondently, a friend rang. An offer of fresh fish & salad for dinner!
Hooray!
Saved!
And she's a great cook, too!