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jomblackmore

What do people have for breakfast?

acpgee

Last meal before we go on vacation tomorrow. Tempura sea bass with calories slightly reduced by frying very quickly in very hot oil to harden the wet batter and then finishing in the air fryer. Main advantage is it reduces the timing stress of deep frying because you can do the hardening stage a few hours in advance. Served with roast radishes and a carrot languishing at the bottom of the vegetable drawer, rice and dipping sauce.

cmsienk

jomblackmore wrote: »

What do people have for breakfast?

A lot of times I skip breakfast and have brunch... like today: chaffles
Dinner was pork loin, cooked carrots and a salad (romaine, red leaf lettuce, cucumbers, peas and 1/2 avocado with a drizzle of Ranch dressing)

LazyBlondeChef

We went out for dinner at one of my favorite restaurants. We had some crab hush puppies as an appetizer which I forgot to photograph. I had an entree of grilled octopus, crispy potato, shaved fennel, olives and romesco. It was so good but it could have used a little more octopus and a little less potato. For dessert we shared date cake with bourbon sauce and vanilla gelato. I rarely eat dessert but this was good since it wasn't overly sweet.

acpgee

First vacation meal near the hotel because we arrived late and were tired. The new potatoes are a typical Canary Island side boiled traditionally in a scant amount sea water using an absorption method so that they are encrusted with and absorb a lot of salt.
https://www.lacuadradelpalmeromenu.es/english/

cmsienk

Wednesday dinner: Pulled pork sandwich (pork loin leftovers), small serving of potatoes and peas

janicemlove

I have a sinus infection and wasn’t feeling up to cooking initially but glad I did: green bean stir-fried in garlic chili oil and s&p tofu, shells w cheese sauce.

pjg2015

Veggie soup with rice noodles- so comforting!

acpgee

First day proper in Santa Cruz de Tenerife and we had great meals in unlikely places.
Breakfast in a chain bakery of a bocadillo rubbed with tomato filled with a slice of parma ham was actually really good despite coming on a plastic tray and the cafe con leche being served in paper cup. Lunch at a hole in the wall dive bar was the best calamari I remember having. Extremely light.
Dinner at a football bar of padron peppers, fried artichoke hearts and squid with clams was our best meal yet. The football bar came recommended from a friend who has been this way.

cmsienk

Thursday dinner: A beef barley type soup made with leftover pork loin, Mirepoix of carrots, celery, onions, beef stock, peas, potatoes & roasted garlic riced cauliflower and 3 Brazilian Asiago cheese bread balls

nooshi713

Safari_Gal_ wrote: »

nooshi713 wrote: »

The first meal is a vegetarian version of a Persian herb stew from an amazing restaurant in L.A.

The second is grilled seafood, greens, rice/beans, and zucchini from my garden.

The third is not a meal, but was delicious: pineapple margaritas.

@nooshi713 - you had me at Persian herb stew!!

😄

acpgee

Day 2 in Santa Cruz was our bad food day.
Breakfast was good but way over priced with respect to the portion size of jamon and tomato on toast.
Lunch was a cheap and basic menu del dia, but we mistakenly ordered pasta salad to start (having heard salad, not pasta salad) and would have preferred the other starter of veggie soup. Main of merluza a la plancha was good though.
The hubby found our dinner restaurant to draughty (probably due to covid ventillation policy) so went to the not so great place next door. Salad with smoked salmon and local mild cheese drizzled in pomegranate molasses, chickpea stew, griddled pork steak.

o0Firekeeper0o

Valentine’s dinner for husband and I, charcuterie board with some ‘new’ goodies from the store but also some leftover bits and bobs from the fridge to use up

acpgee

We ate better on day 3 of Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
Calamari for breakfast at a market stall. Afterwards we stumbled on the seafood section of the market after breakfast which looked spectacular.
Lunch was grilled prawns and fried aubergine drizzled in honey.
Dinner was salad with fresh tuna, fried mushrooms with alioli and bread with green and red mojo sauces.



Lunch and dinner here. https://lahierbita.es/menu/index_eng.asp

janicemlove

Beyond exhausted. Got my results back Friday and diagnosed w iron deficiency anemia. This fatigue is unreal!

Ordered delivery: shrimp Alfredo and tiramisu

acpgee

Today was our travel day from Santa Cruz de Tenerife to Las Palmas on Grand Canaria. Had bocadillos with jamon for both breakfast at a cafe near the old hotel and in the passenger terminal for the ferry. Once we unpacked it was difficult to find somewhere to eat on a Sunday (when a lot of restaurants are closed) without a reservation. Ended up at a typical tapas bar of mediocre quality.

acpgee

I had my usual breakfast of a bocadillo filled with jamon iberico so won't bother to post that. Lunch was at the local equivalent of a greasy spoon. I had grilled squid with a side of salad. For dinner we went out somewhere a bit fancy and modern. We were so happy we booked again for two nights from now.
https://triciclobar.com/#/

janicemlove

When you’re a Texan transplant to the upper Midwest you have to find a way to satisfy the Tex mex craving.

Homemade beef enchiladas. The green sauce is a homemade creamy jalapeño ranch concoction w a lot of cilantro.

janicemlove

Enchiladas again. Working from home today due to ice storm.

acpgee

Day 2 in Las Palmas de Gran Canarias. Instead of a full size bocadilla with jamon had a pulga with cheese and chorizo. Pulga is a mini sandwich roll that literally translates to flea-sized.

That left enough room at lunchtime for a menu del dia, a cheap lunch deal required by law in the Franco era to feed workers who couldn't make it home during their lunch break. No longer required by law, but the tradition persists. Starter of lentils, main of a small tuna steak, bread+alioli+olives on the side, and a tiny mango cheesecake made in a mini jampot. All for £10 eur.

When we vacationed in Spain on a budget when I was still in grad school we always had a menu del dia for a filling lunch followed by tapas in the evening as an economical way to eat out.

acpgee

Second last dinner in Las Palmas. We went to a very traditional place, that our hotel receptionist used to visit with her grandfather. We shared the sauteed mushroom and courgette and I had the Secreto Iberico, a cut of pork chop unique to Spain. It was good but not mind blowing. There are a couple more traditional dishes unique to the Canaries I still need to try.

janicemlove

Last meal before getting some dental work done.

acpgee

We had a substandard menu del dia today which I won't bother to post. We did end up at an excellent tapas bar where we had questo ahumados, asparagus and veggie tempura. Veggie tempura was a perfect light texture because they are masters at deep frying in this part of the world, but the Canarian interpretation of an asian sauce (sweet and sour thickened with cornstarch slury) drizzled on top was not nice.

This is our last night on the Canary Islands so we went back to the to fancy fusion place https://triciclobar.com/#/ for dinner.

janicemlove

Breakfast the other day. First time making avocado toast and now I understand the hype.

acpgee

My last breakfast in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria was a spiadina with jamon, rocket, and cherry tomatoes with pimientos de padron. We got up late so breakfast was from the lunchtime menu, actually. Today was a travel day back to London so all of our other meals were bocadillo with jamon and queso that we bought in town and had packed up for in the airport and on the plane.

acpgee

I'm out of practice having eaten at restaurants for 8 days while on vacation. Overcooked olive crusted haddock, roast potatoes, sauteed spinach.

acpgee

Dinner at a friends place. We made air fried Vietnamese spring rolls and hand rolls with crab sticks and seared tuna. I brought a pan de higa I made in the morning to have with a cheese board not pictured.

janicemlove

Cod topped w a tzatziki riff and fettuccine Alfredo

acpgee

Vietnamese cahn soup made with spinach, Indonesian tomato lalab, chicken and asparagus stir fry, rice.

acpgee

Cambodian chicken lok lak with khmer lime and pepper dipping sauce.