What's your favorite watermelon dish?
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Comments (10)The explosive gene causes a watermelon to build up so much water pressure inside that the instant you puncture the rind with a knife, the entire melon explodes. This can be extreme if the melon did not get watered in the last 3 weeks before it matured. I have grown a local yellow meated melon that was so extreme it would blow pieces of watermelon 20 feet away when I stuck a knife in it. Cream of Saskatchewan and Ledmon are two that are available and carry the explosive gene. You can find others by searching on the web. As you may guess, this gene is what makes these melons unshippable. The least bit of pressure and they pop. DarJones...See MorePost your favorite tomato dishes!!
Comments (35)Tried a different sauce last night. My plum tomato harvest ended months ago, so I grabbed some from the produce stand. I didn't make the basil-infused olive oil since I already had a bottle. Was amazed how simple and so good. Naked Tomato Sauce My adaptation of Naked Tomato Sauce: 3 pounds plum tomatoes 3/4 teaspoon coarse salt crushed red pepper flakes 1/4 cup basil olive oil 1 large clove garlic, finely minced pasta water 1 tablespoon butter (optional) fresh basil for garnish Mince garlic and add to basil olive oil. Let sit at room temp for a couple hours. Blanch tomatoes, peel, seed, and save juice. Add chopped tomatoes, crushed red pepper, and salt to a large saucepan; turn the heat to medium-high. Once the sauce has begun to boil turn the heat down to medium-low and gently simmer tomatoes for 35 to 45 minutes, mashing them more if needed. If they begin to look a little dry, add the strained and reserved tomato juices. Boil pasta. Once sauce is cooked to the consistency you like stir in the olive oil. Save a bit of pasta water then drain pasta. Add pasta to the simmering tomato sauce with some of the pasta water and cook them together for another minute or two. Add remaining pasta water if needed to loosen the sauce. Stir in the butter, if using, and serve immediately with basil chiffonade garnish....See MoreWhat is your current dish interest?
Comments (32)Oh gosh, DD, you've mentioned that No-No phrase again . . . "Dish Pantry"!! Be still my heart! Now you've gotten me coveting my the broom closet, the powder room or the guest room for one of my own ;^D What did you give up to get yours? It was a closet, wasn't it? A nice long, shallow one? (Sigh!) I don't have an attic or basement. If I'd found this forum before we had the kitchen gutted and redone, I would have added one without a doubt. I'm envious of anyone having enough space to keep their accent pieces with their dishes. Mine are scattered all over the house. My sweet 99 y/o Chinese boy is now relegated to the game table in our living room until I need him for my next tablescape. My santo angel is on the cabinet in our MBR. My Three Kings santos had a run-in with our dobie and two had their heads broken. I'm in the process of mending them now. I do wish I had a safe place to store things like that, but I don't. DH said he'd like a wine cellar, but our smartie-pants 15 y/o DD remarked snidely that it would be a waste, as "Mom would just fill it up with more dishes". I hate to admit it, but she's probably right! Lynn...See MoreYour Favorite Simple Main Dish Recipe
Comments (12)I second Dill with roasted chicken. I can eat it every day. I was going to say braised beef short ribs, but then re-read that you wanted 'simple'. Then I saw Ann_T's post on Lamb shanks and figured it couldn't hurt to add it. So here it is followed by some real quick meals to prepare. BEEF SHORT RIBS I am totally in love with beef short ribs. What an amazing taste - absolutely heavenly. Doesn't fit well into my low-fat diet, but it's ok every once in a while. This is one of those dishes you can add/change the ingredients to suit your taste. Here's the one I used last: BRAISED SHORT RIBS OF BEEF Serves 4 3 T. Flour 2 t. Salt Pepper to taste 2 t. Rosemary 4 lbs. Beef short ribs, rinsed and dried Vegetable oil 1 C. Chopped onions ¾ C Chopped celery 2 C. Chicken stock boiling (can substitute chicken broth) Preheat oven to 300°. Combine flour, salt, pepper, and rosemary. Dredge ribs in seasoned flour. In skillet, heat 2 T. oil and add onions and celery, sauté for 5 minutes. Transfer vegetables to heavy Dutch oven with lid. Add 2 T. oil to skillet and brown ribs on all sides. Add extra oil as needed. Transfer ribs to Dutch oven. Add boiling chicken stock to ribs and cover tightly. *Bake 2.5 hours. Skim off excess fat and reduce gravy until thickened. *Alternatively: Simmer ribs slowly on stove top. Baked Flounder Coat a cookie sheet (jelly roll pan) with a thin coating of oil. Place in pre-heated, 400° oven for 5-8 minutes. Dredge the fish in flour, then beaten egg white, then a mixture of fresh (or store bought) breadcrumbs, panko (Japanese breadcrumbs), garlic and onion powders, a pinch of cayenne pepper, salt, and fresh grated parm cheese. Press crumb mixture so that it sticks to the fish. Lay fish on heated cookie sheet, top with a spritz of oil, and bake for 15 minutes, or until the fish is golden brown. Stuffed Chicken Cutlets For each serving, pound a chicken cutlet to even thickness. Layer with salt, pepper, Swiss cheese (I like Jarlesburg), ham, and optionally, a stalk of asparagus. Roll up and tie with string at each 1" interval (make sure the ends are tied tight so that the filling doesn't ooze out during cooking) and dip into beaten egg whites, then seasoned breadcrumbs. Place in a baking dish to which you add 1 cup or so of chicken broth. Bake at 350° for 45 minutes. ======= This is fast a very flavorful: GIANFRANCO'S PASTA 16 Oz. Pasta (Penne, Rigatoni, and bowties work well) 4 Links Sweet sausage 10 Oz Mushrooms, sliced 1.5 C Grated Parmesan-Reggiano cheese Prepare pasta according to directions (Penne, Rigatoni, and bowties work well here)- make sure not to overcook. Meanwhile, remove sweet sausage from casing and saute in a fry pan, breaking it up as it cooks. Slice mushrooms and add to cooking sausage until they are both well cooked - keep warm. When pasta is done, drain (reserve some pasta water) and toss with sausage/mushroom mixture and grated cheese. Add some of the reserved cooking water if pasta seems dry. Just one more then I'll shut up: Grilled Pork Tenderloin I buy pork tenderloins at Costco. They come two packages to a pack. Each package contains 2 tenerloins. For 3 people, I make 2 tenderloins. Just rub with your favorite dry rub (or marinate in your favorite sauce) and put on a hot grill for about 25-30 mintues. I take them off when the internal temp reaches about 150°-155°....See Morechloebud
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