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caliking

Caliqueen’s birthday dinner. 

Panko crusted SV lamb (Anova recipe, subbed miso + mirin for the mustard); chilled beet cairn, with honey mascarpone and balsamic vinaigrette; ‘shrooms sautéed in the lamb trimmings. 

Not the best plated shot, but it all turned out well. 

GrateEggspectations

caliking said:

Caliqueen’s birthday dinner. 

Panko crusted SV lamb (Anova recipe, subbed miso + mirin for the mustard); chilled beet cairn, with honey mascarpone and balsamic vinaigrette; ‘shrooms sautéed in the lamb trimmings. 

Not the best plated shot, but it all turned out well. 

Wow. My birthday is in July. Just saying. 

The lamb looks beautifully cooked. That beet looks like a macaron!

lousubcap

@caliking - a plate of beauty.  Perfect finish on that lamb.  Congrats.  

Mattman3969

@caliking - just WOW is all I got!  Happy Birthday to the Queen. 

JohnInCarolina

caliking said:

Caliqueen’s birthday dinner. 

Panko crusted SV lamb (Anova recipe, subbed miso + mirin for the mustard); chilled beet cairn, with honey mascarpone and balsamic vinaigrette; ‘shrooms sautéed in the lamb trimmings. 

Not the best plated shot, but it all turned out well. 

That looks incredible.  Love the beet cairn concept.  Very cool man.

Foghorn

See separate thread for details. 

CPFC1905

Duck breast and a couple of cheeky red onions in the coals, just for fun. 

caliking

@JohnInCarolina @GrateEggspectations the beet thingy paired surprisingly well with the lamb. The filling called for goat cheese, which I didn't have on hand. Definitely worth repeating. 

@Mattman3969 Thanks for the birthday wishes. I will let her know. 

MasterC

Oven poached Halibut with jalapeno and cheese stuffed potato skins and asparagus tips. The only sodium in this meal was smuggled in  by the cheese

4TheGrillOfIt

U_tarded

caliking said:

@JohnInCarolina @GrateEggspectations the beet thingy paired surprisingly well with the lamb. The filling called for goat cheese, which I didn't have on hand. Definitely worth repeating. 

@Mattman3969 Thanks for the birthday wishes. I will let her know. 

Beets and goat cheese with some balsamic, olive oil and candied nuts is one of my favorite side dishes.  Enough so we make it for a light main quite often. 

MasterC

Made some lunch frog legs with jalapeno cheddar potato patties







A little boring but low-sodium 

JohnInCarolina

MasterC said:

Made some lunch frog legs with jalapeno cheddar potato patties







A little boring but low-sodium 

Those were some big frogs!

Botch

MasterC said:

I don’t remember frog legs having toes…. 

GrateEggspectations

U_tarded said:

caliking said:

@JohnInCarolina @GrateEggspectations the beet thingy paired surprisingly well with the lamb. The filling called for goat cheese, which I didn't have on hand. Definitely worth repeating. 

@Mattman3969 Thanks for the birthday wishes. I will let her know. 

Beets and goat cheese with some balsamic, olive oil and candied nuts is one of my favorite side dishes.  Enough so we make it for a light main quite often. 

Have made this as a side a lot, but have never thought about it as a main. You just solved tonight’s dinner, my man! Out of goat cheese, so subbing in some grilled halloumi instead. Thanks. 

caliking

U_tarded said:

caliking said:

@JohnInCarolina @GrateEggspectations the beet thingy paired surprisingly well with the lamb. The filling called for goat cheese, which I didn't have on hand. Definitely worth repeating. 

@Mattman3969 Thanks for the birthday wishes. I will let her know. 

Beets and goat cheese with some balsamic, olive oil and candied nuts is one of my favorite side dishes.  Enough so we make it for a light main quite often. 

I had the same thought! They were tasty and pretty easy to put together. Love the idea of the candied nuts.

U_tarded

caliking said:

U_tarded said:

caliking said:

@JohnInCarolina @GrateEggspectations the beet thingy paired surprisingly well with the lamb. The filling called for goat cheese, which I didn't have on hand. Definitely worth repeating. 

@Mattman3969 Thanks for the birthday wishes. I will let her know. 

Beets and goat cheese with some balsamic, olive oil and candied nuts is one of my favorite side dishes.  Enough so we make it for a light main quite often. 

I had the same thought! They were tasty and pretty easy to put together. Love the idea of the candied nuts.

There is a fancy farm to table restaurant here that we stole this from.  If you want to really church it up make some balsamic gelatin (unflavored gelatin and balsamic vinegar) we do that in a silicone tray and then slice in small cubes.  Doesn’t taste any different but reduces liquids on the plate.

edit found an old photo of red and gold beets with white balsamic jelly.

FarmingPhD

Chicken enchiladas thanks to whoever shared the “Stan the cooking guy.”

caliking

FarmingPhD said:

Chicken enchiladas thanks to whoever shared the “Stan the cooking guy.”

I'd kill that plate. Did you make the chorizo crema, too? I haven't been able to get that out of my head. 

caliking

U_tarded said:

caliking said:

U_tarded said:

caliking said:

@JohnInCarolina @GrateEggspectations the beet thingy paired surprisingly well with the lamb. The filling called for goat cheese, which I didn't have on hand. Definitely worth repeating. 

@Mattman3969 Thanks for the birthday wishes. I will let her know. 

Beets and goat cheese with some balsamic, olive oil and candied nuts is one of my favorite side dishes.  Enough so we make it for a light main quite often. 

I had the same thought! They were tasty and pretty easy to put together. Love the idea of the candied nuts.

There is a fancy farm to table restaurant here that we stole this from.  If you want to really church it up make some balsamic gelatin (unflavored gelatin and balsamic vinegar) we do that in a silicone tray and then slice in small cubes.  Doesn’t taste any different but reduces liquids on the plate.

edit found an old photo of red and gold beets with white balsamic jelly.

Wow! This just keeps getting better. Are those 'maters in the beet cairn, or something else?

Botch

U_tarded said:
There is a fancy farm to table restaurant here that we stole this from. 

Deets, please?   . 

FarmingPhD

@caliking I did make the chorizo cream sauce, it was solid.  I had been thinking about this meal for a week, spatched the chicken on Saturday, and was anticipating for two days, so my expectations were likely higher than it delivered.  I will say the melted jack and crème in the bottom of the pan was insanely good.  I should have added more cream to the enchilada pan as well.

caliking

caliking said:

U_tarded said:
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edit found an old photo of red and gold beets with white balsamic jelly.

Sorry… just saw that you mentioned gold beets. I don’ read good, apparently. 

U_tarded

Botch said:

U_tarded said:
There is a fancy farm to table restaurant here that we stole this from. 

Deets, please?   . 

St George, it’s called Painted Pony.  Pretty good stuff.

nolaegghead

Canugghead

FarmingPhD said:

Chicken enchiladas thanks to whoever shared the “Stan the cooking guy.”

Sam the cooking guy, perhaps?

MasterC

Sweet and sour chicken for lunch

caliking

nolaegghead said:

Dang!

Ozzie_Isaac

Botch said:

MasterC said:

I don’t remember frog legs having toes…. 

The legs do not have toes.  The feet do.