What's For Dinner Tonight?

[2one3E90]

put in MUD

[vreihen16]

A few days ago, my DW bought a to-go dessert special at a local restaurant. They called it an apple pie roll, and served it with a side of vanilla or caramel ice cream.

When I looked at it, the restaurant had used an eggroll pastry wrap around apple pie filling. After my initial disgust with China messing with something as American as apple pie, I realized the genius that this 100% American restaurant had prepared in a product that was better than a Mickey D's fried apple pie.

I went to my search engine du jour to see if anyone had come up with the idea yet commercially, and the first hit was a published recipe for apple pie in an eggroll wrapper was for use in an air fryer. Lightbulb moment! Subsequent hits revealed there are dozens of pork/chicken/shrimp DIY air fryer eggroll recipes online, many calling for pre-chopped coleslaw cabbage as the base for the fillings. I can't really eat the real thing, since the Chinese take-out places in our area all use a soy-based sauce in the eggroll filling that blows my sodium budget away.

Long story short, two regional supermarket chains sell eggroll pastry wrappers. We plan to experiment with making our own traditional, non-traditional, and dessert eggrolls in the air fryer later this week to see if we can concoct something edible. I'm really curious how Mexican stuff will fare in an eggroll shell.

Yes, there will be pictures if anything turns out worthy of sharing.....

[Dpc2u]

Originally Posted by vreihen16

A few days ago, my DW bought a to-go dessert special at a local restaurant. They called it an apple pie roll, and served it with a side of vanilla or caramel ice cream.

When I looked at it, the restaurant had used an eggroll pastry wrap around apple pie filling. After my initial disgust with China messing with something as American as apple pie, I realized the genius that this 100% American restaurant had prepared in a product that was better than a Mickey D's fried apple pie.

I went to my search engine du jour to see if anyone had come up with the idea yet commercially, and the first hit was a published recipe for apple pie in an eggroll wrapper was for use in an air fryer. Lightbulb moment! Subsequent hits revealed there are dozens of pork/chicken/shrimp DIY air fryer eggroll recipes online, many calling for pre-chopped coleslaw cabbage as the base for the fillings. I can't really eat the real thing, since the Chinese take-out places in our area all use a soy-based sauce in the eggroll filling that blows my sodium budget away.

Long story short, two regional supermarket chains sell eggroll pastry wrappers. We plan to experiment with making our own traditional, non-traditional, and dessert eggrolls in the air fryer later this week to see if we can concoct something edible. I'm really curious how Mexican stuff will fare in an eggroll shell.

Yes, there will be pictures if anything turns out worthy of sharing.....

Can't wait to see some results from your experiments. Very interesting possibilities it would seem. Good find and good luck! 👍

[Lady Jane]

Fresh haddock from the market deep frying with a light coating. Sharing dinner with my partner in crime.




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[leopard print]

Originally Posted by Lady Jane

Fresh haddock from the market deep frying with a light coating. Sharing dinner with my partner in crime.




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That looks so good

[vreihen16]

Originally Posted by Lady Jane

Sharing dinner with my partner in crime.

You have a cat?????

[evil-G-nius]

Last night was my mom's 70th birthday so my wife & I did a little tasting menu paired with wines. Here are the foods & my first attempts at food photography...please be kind. Oh I did not shoot the wine for some reason. LOL

First course: Home made blini with lemon dill yogurt, smoked salmon & caviar paired with Champagne.




Second Course: Poke with a sesame rimmed martini glass. Endive & wonton chips we fried. Paired with Sauv Blanc




Third Course: Bacon & crab stuffed lobster, roasted asparagus with shaved parmesean & balsamic reduction drizzle. Paired with Chardonnay



Dessert: Cupcakes from a local place..the owner won Cupcake Wars. We had snickerdoodle, Triple Chocolate, Berry Cheese Cake, Pink Champagne, & Limonata flavors. The cookie tray were short breads with chocolate, and my wife hand made Bailey's Chocolate truffles. Most had coffee with this stuff




That was a hell of a night. Mom was happy! LoL

[RickFLM4]

Originally Posted by evil-G-nius

Last night was my mom's 70th birthday so my wife & I did a little tasting menu paired with wines. Here are the foods & my first attempts at food photography...please be kind. Oh I did not shoot the wine for some reason. LOL

First course: Home made blini with lemon dill yogurt, smoked salmon & caviar paired with Champagne.




Second Course: Poke with a sesame rimmed martini glass. Endive & wonton chips we fried. Paired with Sauv Blanc




Third Course: Bacon & crab stuffed lobster, roasted asparagus with shaved parmesean & balsamic reduction drizzle. Paired with Chardonnay



Dessert: Cupcakes from a local place..the owner won Cupcake Wars. We had snickerdoodle, Triple Chocolate, Berry Cheese Cake, Pink Champagne, & Limonata flavors. The cookie tray were short breads with chocolate, and my wife hand made Bailey's Chocolate truffles. Most had coffee with this stuff




That was a hell of a night. Mom was happy! LoL

Nice job with the food and the pictures. If up to it, you should post about the wines (even without pics) in our neglected Wine thread:

https://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1677391

[vreihen16]

Doesn't it get cold during the harsh Canadian winters without hair?????

[JJ 911SC]

Pork Loin on Hot Plate...

[Lady Jane]

Originally Posted by vreihen16

Doesn't it get cold during the harsh Canadian winters without hair?????

Knitted sweater.

[2one3E90]

Old wheat carbs

[vreihen16]

Originally Posted by Lady Jane

Knitted sweater.

Like this?

[upstatedoc]

Originally Posted by 2one3E90

Old wheat carbs

Well, at least it's a good beer

[fiveohwblow]

Originally Posted by upstatedoc

Well, at least it's a good beer

Debatable

[shoei]

Originally Posted by upstatedoc

Well, at least it's a good beer

Sure during a global pandemic or zombie apocalypse when the pickings are slim, yes.

[evil-G-nius]

Originally Posted by RickFLM4

Nice job with the food and the pictures. If up to it, you should post about the wines (even without pics) in our neglected Wine thread:

https://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1677391

I'll have to remember what they were. Actually you know what...I have some decorations to pick up at my parents place, I can grab pics of what we had & post em in the wine section. I got you

[2one3E90]

Pho Ga

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by fiveohwblow

Debatable

If it's IPA then Greene King only

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by JJ 911SC

Pork Loin on Hot Plate...

You can't beat home cooked food however tempting fancy restaurants seem.

[Lady Jane]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

You can't beat home cooked food however tempting fancy restaurants seem.

Got that right! Not to mention that my kitchen is clean and I that know where my hands have been.

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by Lady Jane

Got that right! Not to mention that my kitchen is clean and I that know where my hands have been.

For sure LJ,I try to keep the kitchen spotless...most of the time.