It's Monday! What's for dinner?

[Mik]

MFR is out of town so tonight is bachelor night. All of which means I can fix something spectacular she would not like. Since I brought back a couple of my very favorite Oregon pinot noirs and have lots of cherries (my very favorite snack), I thought this was in order:

Seared duck breast with cherries and port wine.

https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/seared-duck-breast-with-cherries-and-port-sauce-353376

[Larry]

I love cherries. But if I eat more than 2 I get the galloping twitches......

[Horace]

Looks great. I used our air fryer over the weekend for some delicious brined chicken, and today I'm using a similar brine to air fry some random frozen pork I found in the freezer. I'm using some good maple syrup for the sweet part of the brine.

[Catseye3]

@Mik said in It's Monday! What's for dinner?:

Seared duck breast with cherries and port wine.

You can save yourself a lot of trouble if you skip the duck and put the cherries in a big snifter and pour the wine over.

[Mik]

@Larry said in It's Monday! What's for dinner?:

I love cherries. But if I eat more than 2 I get the galloping twitches......

Not me. I can eat a couple cups at a sitting. Cherries, peaches, blueberries, blackberries. All yum.

[Mik]

@Catseye3 said in It's Monday! What's for dinner?:

@Mik said in It's Monday! What's for dinner?:

Seared duck breast with cherries and port wine.

You can save yourself a lot of trouble if you skip the duck and put the cherries in a big snifter and pour the wine over.

No. Just no.

[Mik]

@Horace said in It's Monday! What's for dinner?:

Looks great. I used our air fryer over the weekend for some delicious brined chicken, and today I'm using a similar brine to air fry some random frozen pork I found in the freezer. I'm using some good maple syrup for the sweet part of the brine.

I don't have one of those yet. Might consider it. Things turn out well?

[Horace]

We have been underwhelmed but the brined chicken was a high point. We tried fried chicken once and meh.

[LuFins Dad]

Stuck at work. I’ll grab a kickin chicken pizza and a beer from a local place with a nice big empty patio

[Friday]

It's 2 pm here, but the plan is for tri-tip and grilled veggies; leftover apple pie for dessert; and Legent whiskey to wash it all down with.

[Axtremus]

Chicken shawarma, most likely.

[Catseye3]

Mixed fruit smoothie with yogurt and chocolate coconut milk.

[Mik]

Once I had my nap I was not in the mood to cook a spectacular dinner so I went freezer diving. Found a ribeye cap roast I had forgotten about. Probably in there at least three years. Defrosted it, cut it into three 4 ounce steaks and pan seared one. Ambrosia.

[Jolly]

Fried catfish, fried eggplant and tater salad.

Yeah, heart healthy. First thing I've had fried in two weeks....

[Mik]

Fried is not the same thing as unhealthy. It all depends how you fry it.