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Transcript of 35 Dinners
www.streetecology.com pg. 1
… 35
Dinners (shot with a Samsung Galaxy Mini smart phone)
Photos and dinners produced by Andrew Bacchus
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A quick pasta with lean ground beef, tomatoes, and A LOT of fresh
(not dried) herbs such as oregano, rosemary, and thyme. Accompany
with red wine.
2011-07-11
www.streetecology.com pg. 3
Rice, and peas, with chicken, sugar reduct ion, fresh
chil l i pepper , c i lantro and green onions. Real ly easy —
cook separate ly and then plate together . Accompany
with a dry white .
2011-07-12
Steak and potatoes! Plate with fresh sprigs of rosemary and top with
blue cheese. I also made a salty mushroom sauce with red wine
reduction that covers the steak. Steak = red wine :-)
2011-07-17
www.streetecology.com pg. 5
Fat pasta noodles , al dente . Shr imp, peas, goat cheese
chunks, and a few cherry tomatoes. Top with fresh basil
leaves. Accompany with a dry white .
2011-07-19
Not a dinner ! Ate this for breakfast — fresh butter
cro issant with tablespoons of peanut butter and fresh
wildberry (or blackcurrant) jam. Dr ink with mint tea,
espresso, etc.
2011-07-20
www.streetecology.com pg. 7
Lamb chop with garl ic gloves, fresh thyme (always
fresh) and pan-fr ied potatoes . I l ike the potatoes sl ightly
burnt because it adds a touch of bit terness. Red or
white , i f white make it buttery.
2011-07-22
This is a salad that I eat for lunch with some toasted
bread and green tea. Really easy —avocadoes, mush-
rooms, onions, and radishes — pour on the soy sauce.
2011-07-23
www.streetecology.com pg. 9
Stir fry with bok choy, mushrooms, lemongrass,
c i lantro, chicken, Spanish onions and green onions. Eat
with r ice. Dr ink wine or green tea.
2011-07-31
This is a pre/ post workout meal, i f you’re going to the
gym. Lots of carbs and proteins! Pan fr ied chicken in
bread crumbs and Spanish o il . Pasta is store -bought four
-cheese sauce and broccol i . Beer / wine – e ither matches.
2011-08-04
www.streetecology.com pg. 11
Shrimp, avocado, on spinach pasta with creamy cheese
sauce, and cherry tomatoes for spark . Careful with the
black pepper , as it doesn’t go wel l with avocadoes.
Drink white.
2011-08-09
Salmon cooked with lemon, butter , and fresh herbs.
Pasta with broccol i chunks and heavy cream sauce —add
cheese if you l ike. I prefer a blonde beer with this dish.
2011-08-16
www.streetecology.com pg. 13
Stuffed pasta (use any you l ike) with shr imp, peppers ,
cherry tomatoes , avocado, and green onion str ips. Black
pepper on the “salad,” not on the pasta . Dr ink a fruity
white .
2011-08-21
Chicken with a l i t t le garl ic , a l it t le white wine and lots
of black pepper , served with carrots , green beans and
green peas al l on r ice. Chardonnay, or green tea —
whichever you l ike.
2011-08-22
www.streetecology.com pg. 15
Oven roasted lamb chop with salt and pepper, and some
garl ic ; top with lots of fresh dil l . Mushrooms ( fresh) in
creamy sauce, a l it t le salty . Pan fry potatoes in ol ive o il
unt il cr ispy, but don’t use a lot of sa lt . I drank a full
bodied red.
2011-08-24
Lean minced meat with lots of tomatoes, in tomato
sauce. Put mushrooms in sauce pan last . Salt and freshly
ground pepper do wonders on this dish, and top with
basil upon serving. Use whatever pasta you l ike . Dr ink a
full -bodied red to accompany the black pepper .
2011-08-27
www.streetecology.com pg. 17
Oven roasted chicken roll , dr izzled with Spanish o il and
butter and a lot of fresh herbs, especial ly rosemary.
Cook slow for an hour or so.
2011-09-03
… then sl ice the chicken into small servable port ions
and top with a cheese , l ike gouda or young Belgian
cheese . Broccol i and potatoes (pan fr ied in o l ive o il )
and l ightly salted go wel l with the chicken. Beer , or
wine—but not to strong.
2011-09-03
www.streetecology.com pg. 19
Goat cheese, cherry tomatoes, gar l ic -butter pan fr ied
shr imp with some yellow peppers, on top of pasta mixed
with basil leaves. Dr ink a white —anything: chardonnay,
or cabernet sauvignon.
2011-09-06
Chicken, mushrooms, and broccol i . Roast chicken sepa-
rately in oven with some oil and herbs, l ike rosemary.
Then combine chicken with a ll other ingredients in a hot
pot that was used to cook pasta. Mix .
2011-09-12
www.streetecology.com pg. 21
This is how it should look, once plated. St ir in a cheese
if you l ike and dr ink a white .
2011-09-12
Oven-roasted chicken with fresh thyme, ol ive o il , and
salt . Pan fr ied veggie chunks of peppers, and mush-
rooms. Light but f i l l ing! Drink whatever you l ike , even
water .
2011-09-18
www.streetecology.com pg. 23
Chunks of vegetables: peppers , mushrooms and
shredded broccol i mixed with r ice, salt and pepper, and
then covered with str ips of gouda cheese. Some ol ive o il
on the veggies , but don’t cook it too long —close to raw
is better . White wine or green tea .
2011-09-19
This is a stew! Cook potatoes, chicken, and chil l i
peppers along with some salt and ci lantro for a while —
maybe 45 minutes, but on a low heat . There might be
some coconut too.
2011-09-21
www.streetecology.com pg. 25
This is how it looks once plated. I t is as spicy as you
l ike , depending the amount of chil l i peppers you use . I
drank a chardonnay, but anything l ight can go with this .
2011-09-21
Beef with rosemary, some thyme, and lots of gar l ic . Pour
in some water so that the beef doesn’t dry out .
2011-09-26
www.streetecology.com pg. 27
… then sl ice the beef and pair with a fresh bread, but
something a l i t t le “rough.” The mushrooms are cooked
slowly in a store -bought gravy mix with a lot of water ,
but then reduced with a red wine. I t ’s a s imple
mixture—but it tastes good. Drink a cabernet sauvignon,
or merlot with this.
2011-09-26
Simply prepared lamb chop, medium rare. Stuff pasta
with peppers and basil topping. Super quick to make —
good post -workout meal—and tastes really good. Beer ,
or green tea.
2011-10-07
www.streetecology.com pg. 29
This is a mushroom and spinach l ight dinner, or lunch.
The supermarket sold a mix of mushrooms including
shiitake , oyster and the tradit ional var iants —so I cooked
that s lowly with some herbs and soy sauce , steamed the
spinach and then toasted some mult i -grain fresh made
bread. Green tea.
2011-10-07
Chicken coated in fresh thyme, with a tomato roasted in
the oven on a bed of fresh green beans. Very s imple to
prepare, but cook it slow for at least 30 minutes – and
put t infoil on top to steam everything to cook quicker .
Eat with r ice . Beer is nice with this .
2011-10-17
www.streetecology.com pg. 31
Pasta with fresh cherry tomatoes, shrimp, and a
lot of cheese in a heavy cream. Shrimp is cooked
in a lot of garlic and butter and then combined at
the finish with the main sauce. White wine.
2011-10-23
Chicken breasts pan fr ied in o l ive o il with gar l ic and
fresh thyme. Cook slow and be pat ient —chicken has to
be browned but st i l l moist on the inside. Background
dish is s imple pasta with chives and creamy sauce.
White wine.
2011-10-24
www.streetecology.com pg. 33
Pasta with fresh basic chopped -up and cherry tomatoes.
Top with fresh Parmesan from a del icatessen. Buttery or
fruity white wine.
2011-10-25
Steak—rare with blue cheese , butter and fresh thyme
topping. Gar l ic mash potatoes and mushrooms with a
store-bought gravy mixed with red wine. Red merlot
goes wel l , but a beer wil l be just as good.
2011-11-10
www.streetecology.com pg. 35
Pasta with everything! Great for after a workout. Cook
broccol i , mushroom, tomatoes, chicken together in a pot .
Add some ginger i f you l ike or white wine. Cook longer
than normal , but avoiding mushiness in the veggies .
Dr ink whatever you l ike.
2011-11-14
Steak—rare—coated in a mixture of butter and fresh
thyme. Garl ic mash potatoes , boiled parsnips, and
mushrooms with c i lantro, ol ive o il and black pepper. A
full bodied red wine f inishes this nicely.
2011-11-16