What's for Dinner?

[Matterhorn Fan]

Care to share your menu? Have a great new recipe?

After one week of stir-fry and one week of veggie burgers, I need some inspiration.

[blueerica]

Food, hopefully, I'm hungry!

By any chance (and I don't remember if you've said it before), are you vegetarian or vegan? I'm not, but I'm just asking so I can tailor my ideas, since I tend to end up eating vegetarian a lot. My main mealtime M.O. is transferring into grilled stuff. I think a little later today I'll be getting some grilled asparagus, which is one of my favorite grilled veggie of all time. Last week, I made a pretty awesome vegetarian minestrone, which ended up being really good cold... Thinking of cold, I also love gazpacho. Mm..

And whether you're a meat eater or veggies only, I have taken a liking to throwing small diced apples into pasta salads and putting the other flavors around that. You can add chicken or eggs, or whatever, and it all seems to blend pretty well.

I remember this thread (http://www.loungeoftomorrow.com/LoT/showthread.php?t=3655&highlight=summer+food) being particularly helpful last summer... I may have to peruse it again.

[Matterhorn Fan]

I'm vegetarian (but have no problem cooking vegan as long as the meal has some protein and I can have a bil 'ol piece of bread with it).

My wok seems to get a lot of use in the summer. I don't have a grill.

If anyone has a great gazpacho recipe, I am so ready for that. I've even got a brand new set of knives (my first good knives ever!), so I'd love anything that involves chopping lots of veggies right now.

[blueerica]

I've only made gazpacho once, and I don't remember the recipe... I'm sure I found it online. :(

That actually sounds super good... I should try fooling around and see if I can come up with one to my own tastes.

[blueerica]

I was also thinking stuffed tomatoes with cheese, garlic, basil... Oooh... And then there are fried green tomatoes.

I'm really craving tomatoes right now, for some reason...

[CoasterMatt]

bbq beef sandwich and cheddar fries.

[Matterhorn Fan]

Oooh...stuffed tomatoes.

This recipe looks pretty good: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Goat-Cheese-Stuffed-Tomatoes/Detail.aspx

For gazpacho, this might be a good starting point: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Gazpacho-II/Detail.aspx

...but all that oil. Surely that's not necessary?

[CoasterMatt]

necessary and "damned yummy" are usually mutually exclusive.

[Betty]

Just made this last night - got the recipe from the latest issue of cooks illustrated.

(paraphrased)

Grilled Potatoes

Chop about 3 tablespoons of garlic and a tablespoon of fresh rosemary. Add to 4 or so tablespoons of Extra virgin olive oil with some salt and put in a small pan over medium heat. When just sizzling, about 3 minutes, turn down to medium low for another 3 or so minutes until garlic is just blonde. Do not brown.

Remove from heat and strain solids from liquids. Put one tablespoon oil and one tablespoon solids into small dish and hold on side.

Brush potatoes with 1 T garlic oil, sprinkle with salt and microwave for 4 minutes. Turn over and zap for another 4 minutes. Should be just getting tender.

Brush with remaining garlic oil and put over medium hot grill for 3-4 minutes and turn for another 3-4 until grill marks appear. Move to cool side of grill and cook until cooked through, another 4-6 minutes or so.

Remove from skewers and toss in large bowl with reserved olive oil and solids mixture. Add salt and pepper to taste and serve immediately.

They were excellent with grilled garlic lemon chicken also from the same issue of Cooks Illustrated. How I love that magazine!


18 baby red potatoes about 1 1/2" in diameter - cut in half. If bigger, cut into quarters or eighths.

Skewer on wooden skewers so the flat sides all line up.

[Mousey Girl]

I am having watermelon. Boy is eating at his dad's, which means he will come home hungry. I will figure something out for him when he gets home.

Tomorrow we will probably be having marinated, grilled chicken (love my GF grill), rice, veggie and canned biscuits. All I have to do is mention chicken and he runs to the back door to make sure she is safe.

[Stan4dSteph]

I had chicken with Patak's Rogan Josh sauce, brown rice and naan.

[Matterhorn Fan]

I've been looking at a cookbook of mine that has lots of Indian recipes. Tempting, but I waited too long to go to the grocery and I needed to do something quicker.

I had stuffed tomatoes, based loosely on the recipe I linked above. It made 4, and I might have to have seconds sometime before bed.

[JWBear]

We had grilled lamb sirloins, boiled new potatoes, and an arugula-strawberry-feta salad with raspberry vinaigrette dressing.

[Gemini Cricket]

After not having it in awhile, I treated myself to In-n-Out for dinner tonight.
:)

[flippyshark]

I must shamefacedly admit that gazpacho is a dish I would like much better heated up.

I've been enjoying some cheese enchiladas the last couple of days, made with red and green chilis that I ordered from Santa Fe, NM. (Where my young palate was trained) If you happen to find yourself in my neighborhood, "I be willin' to share, I be." (Caution - these ended up being pretty hot)

[blueerica]

Tonight I had grilled eggplant, zucchini and asparagus along with some yummy steaks. The steaks were excellent - but the eggplant put me over the top and into tastebud heaven.

[wendybeth]

We had steak, wild rice and King crab legs for dinner.:)

[Ghoulish Delight]

I came up with a pretty good tofu meal the other night. I cubed the (firm) tofu, then made kind a peanut teryaki (soy, honey, peanut butter, sesame oil, and sesame seeds. Poured the sauce over the tofu in a baking dish, put it in the oven at 325. Cooked some rice noodles, chopped up some green onion. Once those were done, pulled the tofu out of the oven and served it over the noodles.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

The easiest pasta dish in the world without using Ragu in a jar:

Pasta of your choice
canned diced tomatoes (we usually use 2 cans and we have leftovers)
goat cheese crumbles
basil

While pasta is cooking, mix tomatoes (don't drain them, throw the whole can in), cheese and basil in large bowl. Drain pasta and toss with mix. Serve.

GC can vouch for this dish - it's really tasty. Works well with a salad-in-a-bag, garlic bread, etc. If you really want to use your nice new knives, I'd recommend slicing tomatoes and adding a small can of tomato sauce.

[RStar]

I assume that is fresh Basil?

I love fresh sweet Basil! :D

[Snowflake]

Tonight's bill of fare: homemade won ton soup, grilled shrimp and green papaya salad.

[blueerica]

Tonight will be whatever I scrounge up in the leftover department, before I head off to school.

Lovely.

[Matterhorn Fan]

Gazpacho is chilling in the fridge.

[blueerica]

Oooh!!!

I'm jealous.

[cirquelover]

I've made a huge bowl of scalloped potatoes and ham with lots of cheese. I can't wait for them to come out of the oven!

I've really been into pasta salads lately. I'm just experimenting with whatever sounds good. Right now I have a ranch with ham and smoked cheddar sitting in the fridge.

[Capt Jack]

beans n hocks
prep beans as directed on the package (best to soak overnight).
throw one whole quartered onion, salt, pepper, beans n hocks into the pot with enough water to cover
simmer till beans are done (between 2 and 6 hours)

I could live on those.

veggie version: delete hock

[Prudence]

Tonight's dinner: Iceberg lettuce with lowfat/no-taste dressing. Yum.

[Morrigoon]

Trader Joe's has some great breaded eggplant slices. Those, some mozzarella cheeze, plus some spaghetti sauce and you have Eggplant Parmesan.

Or, if you're like me and you like to cheat (I didn't have mozzarella the other night), try using shredded cheddar and salsa. It was really good!

[Kevy Baby]

No dinner tonight. Lunch was at 3:30.

[wendybeth]

Oven fried chicken, mashed potatoes and veggies.

And maybe a tequila shot or two.

[AllyOops!]

What's for dinner? A handful of little cheese crackers from Trader Joe's in the shape of Toucans. A few almonds. A baby Butterfinger.

Can you tell I'm not a big fan of meals? Snacks ahoy! :D

[blueerica]

Since dinner was early and it was tomato soup (had to do *something* to deal with a gazpacho craving, and sadly, though I love tomato soup, it just didn't cut it), I just had an apricot and some cottage cheese.

[Betty]

Tonight I had grilled eggplant, zucchini and asparagus along with some yummy steaks. The steaks were excellent - but the eggplant put me over the top and into tastebud heaven.

You must share then. Other then sticking them on the grill - how did you prepare them?

[Matterhorn Fan]

Since dinner was early and it was tomato soup (had to do *something* to deal with a gazpacho craving, and sadly, though I love tomato soup, it just didn't cut it), I just had an apricot and some cottage cheese.I was going to apologize, but hey, you started it.

I'd share, but you're too far away.

Tonight's dinner: Iceberg lettuce with lowfat/no-taste dressing. Yum.I recently saw a cookbook that had a "recipe" for Iceberg wedges with thousand island dressing.

[Ghoulish Delight]

That's quite the departure from the traditional wedge "salad" with blue cheese. Took a real visionary to come up with that one.

[Stan4dSteph]

Tonight will likely be the last of my Indian food leftovers. :)

[Snowflake]

Not sure about the main course tonight, but the veggie is baby artichokes roasted with garlic and lemon, I love artichoke season!

[wendybeth]

Evil woman. I'm really missing artichokes right now. (Braces).

Stroganoff and asparagus tonight.

[Snowflake]

Evil woman. I'm really missing artichokes right now. (Braces).

Stroganoff and asparagus tonight.

Ooh, artichokes would be awful to one with braces. How about having just hearts, WB? Those tossed with olive oil, salt and lemon would be good (and not hard on the braces) Trader joe's has some nice baby chokes in the freezer section, I think you could get by. Of course, they're not fresh, but in a pinch, they're more than good enough.

Stoganoff, YUM, I have not had that in years.

[wendybeth]

I think I may have to make some artichoke dip, Snow. Good idea!

[Matterhorn Fan]

Now I'm thinking about spinach artichoke dip. My recipe must have like 5000 calories a bite, so this is not such a good thing to be thinking about.

[Capt Jack]

small order of teka maki (tuna sushi)

[Kevy Baby]

2:30 lunch. No dinner again

[Matterhorn Fan]

I think I'll have waffles for dinner, or maybe an omelette. The omelette would be better for me.

[wendybeth]

If you had waffles, you could dip them in the artichoke dip.:D

[Gemini Cricket]

I have a feeling that the cold pizza in our lunch room fridge is going to be my dinner tonight...
:D

[Snowflake]

my roomie is in bed, sick, nauseous and now I can't cook dinner, the smell of food will make her toss what few cookies are left. :( :mad:

I'm starving, I think I'm going out, nothing raw in the fridge is appealing to me and neither is Tango's bowl of Purina Indoor Formula.

[Kevy Baby]

...and neither is Tango's bowl of Purina Indoor Formula.Don't knock it until you've tried it!

[blueerica]

I cooked up some chicken and vegetable won tons that my grandma prepared earlier today. She also made some veggie California rolls and miso soup. I love it when she makes it - I can make it, but it's always better, somehow.

[cirquelover]

I love won tons, it's been forever since I had some!

I gave my dinner to my 86 yr old neighbor, now I'm hungry. That's ok though, I have food in the fridge and freezer. Tomorrow I will go to the store for him whether he likes it or not!

[blueerica]

They're not hard to make, either, no matter how you like them. I don't have a recipe, though if someone wants to know how to do it, I'd be more than glad to share my experiences with various types of won tons...

I still think it would be so fun to have a california roll making party, thinking of what else my grandma made... We should do that before I move.

[lashbear]

My Favourite Vego Recipe (http://www.users.bigpond.com/food_matters/Cookin/pies.html#TomatoTarteTartin)- at least for now.... - (Can be served cold if you're in hot weather... we're having rain and cold so I will have it heated.)

[AllyOops!]

Tonight, my boyfriend has planned a candlelight dinner for us at his condo. Dreamy sigh...:)

What we will be having is still a surpise! I hope it's not Spaghetti-O's with sliced franks, gas station pie, Hostess Snowballs & Chocodiles plus miniature Almond Joys.

Wait! That's something I'd cook for dinner!;)

[Not Afraid]

I have taken on a cooking challenge - which means I'm actually "cooking" instead of getting sushi or Thai. The challenge is - no heating of the stove.

Last night I made a salad of canned tuna, greek yogurt, tamari almonds, green onions, mushrooms, grapes and butter lettuce with a misting of balsamic.

Tonight was canned turkey, dried cranberries, green onions, mushrooms, with pesto sauce over an herb salad mix.

TWednesday night will probably be lentils, orange, red, yellow peppers, purple onions, cucumbers, tomatoes and feta in a balsamic dressing.

I also bought canned chicken and granny smith apples to make a curry chicken salad.

That should get us to the weekend.

[CoasterMatt]

I made garlic chicken and parmesan noodles for Rose and I tonight...

[Mousey Girl]

We had toasted bagels with peanut butter.

I am bending to the will of the Child. He has been begging me to make meatloaf, so tomorrow night it looks like we are having meatloaf.

[JWBear]

We barbecued hamburgers.

[cirquelover]

We made little hand held chicken pies. I need to get the chicken cut up for tomorrows teriyaki chicken and rice with fresh pineapple. The boy would like that meal every night if I let him.

[Mousey Girl]

My Boy loves it when I cook. Now that it is just the 2 of us I seem to be cooking more often.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Last night I grilled up a skirt steak (or flap steak as the markets have decided to start calling them) that's been marinating since Saturday. Sauteed some veggies, and made some Spanish rice.

Saturday was a good meal too. We made a fantastic hearty potato soup with sausage. And as a first course, I made prosciutto-wrapped mozzarella slices (mmm, found some good mozzarella) with white peaches and balsamic vinaigrette.

[cirquelover]

My Boy loves it when I cook. Now that it is just the 2 of us I seem to be cooking more often.

I find it easier when it's just the boy and I. He's not near as picky and we can eat what and when we please.

I think I'm going to go cook up some maple sausage and have it on mini bagels now. I'm hungry.

Ok, I really need to get the teriyaki on the chicken now so it can marinade alittle while.

[lashbear]

Last night I grilled up a skirt steak (or flap steak as the markets have decided to start calling them)

WOW ! How bizarre.

"I had a nice bit of skirt"

sounds much better than..

"I had a great pair of flaps"

:eek:

[Kevy Baby]

WOW ! How bizarre.

"I had a nice bit of skirt"

sounds much better than..

"I had a great pair of flaps"

:eek:Not necessarily - in one perspective, it means you gotten much further.

[lashbear]

Not necessarily - in one perspective, it means you gotten much further.

....With the Butcher ??? Call me Alice !

[Not Afraid]

This lentil salad I made is pretty good (and will be even better tomorrow). Completely vegetarian and, if you left out the Bulgarian feta, vegan.

Steamed French Lentils (2 packages from TJs)
1 red pepper
1 orange pepper
1 yellow pepper
1/2 red onion
8 green onions
1/2 Japanese cucumber
6 vine-ripened tomatoes
cubed Bulgarian feta

Dressing:
Balsamic vinegar (1/4 or 1/2 cup?)
3 cloves garlic
dried thyme (handful)
dried mint (the rest of the jar)
Olive oil to top it off.

Chop up everything and put in big bowl.
Mix dressing in separate container then add to chopped ingredients
Let sit for a bit.
Eat it for days with it getting better each day.

[Mousey Girl]

No dinner here tonight. Boy's not home, and I don't feel like eating.

[Morrigoon]

Haven't eaten. Sitting here drinking a Coke and waiting for Alex. I was going to nuke a tv dinner, but the ants have once again invaded my kitchen. I hit the trails with the Windex, but now the ant triage unit has moved in. (sigh) I can't win against these fvckers. For the last two weeks we've fought back the ants - kitchen, living room, bathroom, you name it. We no sooner obliterate them in one spot than they swarm another. I still haven't figured out what they find so bloody interesting about my bathtub... must be something in the soap we use. Anyway, I don't like to go spraying flat-out poison around the kitchen (hence using windex instead, which, being a direct stream is easier to control than aerosol), so the battle rages on.

Dinner gets to wait.

[JWBear]

Bill forgot to pick up a key ingredient of the chicken kabobs he wanted me to make tonight. So we went to the Park Pantry instead.

[DreadPirateRoberts]

Haven't eaten. Sitting here drinking a Coke and waiting for Alex. I was going to nuke a tv dinner, but the ants have once again invaded my kitchen. I hit the trails with the Windex, but now the ant triage unit has moved in. (sigh) I can't win against these fvckers. For the last two weeks we've fought back the ants - kitchen, living room, bathroom, you name it. We no sooner obliterate them in one spot than they swarm another. I still haven't figured out what they find so bloody interesting about my bathtub... must be something in the soap we use. Anyway, I don't like to go spraying flat-out poison around the kitchen (hence using windex instead, which, being a direct stream is easier to control than aerosol), so the battle rages on.

Dinner gets to wait.

Get a caulk gun, and caulk where they are getting in. After about 20 tubes of caulk, and 2 years, they will give up.

[Kevy Baby]

After about 20 tubes of caulk, and 2 years, they will give up.I like the quick and easy solutions!

[Prudence]

For most of today I had a mug of tea (with sugar), 6 Swedish fish, and a small bag of candied pineapple. And a lot of adrenalin.

Then for dinner I had a 6 inch subway, half a bag of chips.....and a giant movie popcorn with extra butter, giant soda of doom, and dark chocolate M&Ms.

I feel a little off now. I wonder why?

[Ghoulish Delight]

omg, I'm proud of tonight's dinner.

First course, butternut squash apple soup from Trader Joe with a dollop of sour cream. Main course, grilled sirloin and portobello with a red wine and honey reduction topped with crispy pan fried shallots.

The sirloin was cooked perfectly, the reduction was divine, and the shallots (CP took care of that part) were crispy and delicious. The only mistake, rightly pointed out by CP, was that the mushrooms should have been plated as a side, not on top of the meat, their flavor got lost even if the texture was nice.

For dessert, circus animal cookies. Mmmm, sprinkles.

[lashbear]

Steamed French Lentils (2 packages from TJs).

Could you please advise the size of each package ??

(I have to steam my own lentils :( )

[lashbear]

Bill forgot to pick up a key ingredient of the chicken kabobs he wanted me to make tonight. So we went to the Park Pantry instead.

I did this the other day. I was making chicken breasts stuffed with Broccoli & proscuitto, and managed to forget the broccoli :rolleyes:

....It was very interesting having Chicken breasts stuffed with Mashed Buttered Edamame & Proscuitto instead. :blush:

[JWBear]

omg, I'm proud of tonight's dinner.

First course, butternut squash apple soup from Trader Joe with a dollop of sour cream. Main course, grilled sirloin and portobello with a red wine and honey reduction topped with crispy pan fried shallots.

The sirloin was cooked perfectly, the reduction was divine, and the shallots (CP took care of that part) were crispy and delicious. The only mistake, rightly pointed out by CP, was that the mushrooms should have been plated as a side, not on top of the meat, their flavor got lost even if the texture was nice.

For dessert, circus animal cookies. Mmmm, sprinkles.

Are you sure you're not gay? No straight man says "the reduction was divine". ;)

[Motorboat Cruiser]

My dinner for the last 3 days has consisted of "soft foods" as recommended by my dentist. The first night was soup - not so satisfying. The second night, a peanut butter and banana sandwich, thanks to a craving from reading LoT. Last night, I decided I needed real food and went and got sushi. Last night was certainly the best of the three.

[Motorboat Cruiser]

Are you sure you're not gay? No straight man says "the reduction was divine". ;)

I'm gay and even I wouldn't say "the reduction was divine." That's like super-gay. :D

[Ghoulish Delight]

If you'd tasted this reduction...

[JWBear]

Oooo... "The reduction that turns men gay!"

[Not Afraid]

Could you please advise the size of each package ??

(I have to steam my own lentils :( )

Each package is 17.6 oz (already cooked). And, these are the French lentils that are not split. Lentils du puy would be fine - although they are green and not brown as these are. But, they are small and whole.

[JWBear]

Signs you are Gay . . . .

1. If you are over thirty and you have a washboard stomach, you are gay. It means you haven't sucked back enough beer with the boys and have spent your free time doing sit-ups, aerobics, and the Oprah diet.

2. If you have a cat, you are a Flaaaaming homo. A cat is like a dog, but gay - it grooms itself constantly but never scratches itself, has a delicate touch except when it uses its nails, and whines to be fed. And just think about how you call a dog..."Killer, come here! I said get your ass over here!" Now think about how you call a cat..."Bun-bun, come to daddy, snookums!" Jeeezus, you're fit to be framed, you're so gay.

3. If you suck on lollipops, Ring-Pops, baby pacifiers, or any such
nonsense, rest assured, you are a Gaylord. A straight man only sucks on bar-b-que ribs, crab claws, raw oysters, craw fish guts, pickled pigs feet, or breasts. Anything else and you are in training to suck El Dicko and undeniably a fag.

4. If you refuse to take a dump in a public bathroom or piss in a parking lot, you're in a deep homosexual relationship. A man's world is his bathroom, he defecates and urinates where he pleases.

5. If you drink decaf coffee with skim milk... Sorry, gay. Coffee is to be had strong, black, and full aroma. A straight man will never be heard ordering a "Decaf Cafe Latte with Skim" and he will never, ever know what artificial sweetener tastes like. If you've had NutraSweet in your mouth, you've had a man there too.

6. If you know more than six names of colors or four different types of dessert, you might as well be handing out free passes to your ass. A real man doesn't have memory space in his brain to remember all of that crap as well as all the names of all the players in the Major league, NFL, NBA, college ball, PGA, and NASCAR. If you can pick out chartreuse or you know what a "fressier" is, or you can name ANY type of textile other than denim, you are faggadocious.

7. If you drive with both hands on the wheel, forget it......you're
hungry for a meat popsicle. A man only puts both hands on the wheel to honk at a slow-ass driver or to cut the punk off. The rest of the time he needs that hand to change the radio station, eat a hamburger, hold his beer, or play with the bitch in the passenger seat.

8. If you enjoy romantic! comedies or French films, mon-frere, vous le Gay, oui? The only time it is acceptable to watch one of those is with a woman who knows how to reward her man. Watching any of the above films by yourself or with another man is likely to result in SHC (spontaneous homosexual combustion).

[Ghoulish Delight]

It's nice to feel wanted, but sorry boys, I still loves me the vagina.

I just also happen to love food.

[lashbear]

Each package is 17.6 oz (already cooked). And, these are the French lentils that are not split. Lentils du puy would be fine - although they are green and not brown as these are. But, they are small and whole.

Thank you !!! So, 1 Kg total cooked weight of whole lentils. Check.

It's nice to feel wanted, but sorry boys, I still loves me the vagina.

How many oz ? Cooked or uncooked ? do you have to pound it first to tenderise it ?

Oops, I quoted the wrong post. :blush: My bad.

[Not Afraid]

So, I made e new salad tonight that has potential but just isn't quite there yet. It needs some tweaking.

Ingredients:

Shredded rotisserie chicken
Granny Smith Spples
Red Grapes
Toasted almonds
Japanese cucumber
Green onions
Mushrooms
Sliced Fennel


Dressing was:
Plain yogurt
lemon juice
mint
a touch of vinegar and oil
fresh garlic

I think there was just too much chicken and not enough crunchies and the dressing could've been a bit better. Any suggestions?

[AllyOops!]

Any suggestions?

Yes. Get thee to my home and make me some, please? Sounds delish! :snap: :)

My dinner was a hot dog from Costco after I finished shopping, and let me tell you- it was literally the hot doggity! How have I never had one? It was so yummy that I'm almost 100% sure that it was rectum-free (I'm convinced all hot dogs are made from hog and other random anuses.) It still doesn't stop me from loving them. I loves me the weener! :D ;)

[€uroMeinke]

Not Afraid nixed my idea of "Wagon Ho Franks"

[AllyOops!]

Not Afraid nixed my idea of "Wagon Ho Franks"

Please do share. :D

[Prudence]

I think there was just too much chicken and not enough crunchies and the dressing could've been a bit better. Any suggestions?

Add dried wonton strips and swap the mint for something like tarragon? Mint can be pretty overpowering.

[MouseWife]

In reading this thread, I am amused to see how some people are taking it seriously and actually talking about food.

The other talk is really funny, though.

Oh, something we've been putting in salads {although I don't know how it would go in yours...} is cilantro. My sis in law used it from her garden while we were visiting and it really added a nice taste. Might that it was fresh? She also used frozen berries from her garden in the champagne, too.

Okay, why did I go into this thread? I am hungry now. I'm going to bed.

[CoasterMatt]

I dreamt that I ate a huge tray of White Castle sliders, then rode the Coney Island Cyclone 85 times, and when I woke up, there was a White Castle box next to me...

[Ghoulish Delight]

Maybe a bit of dijon in the dressing?

[Prudence]

I've been doing some cooking since I'm on break - today for lunch is some filo dough wrapped around a mix of salmon, feta, sun-dried tomatoes, scallions, capers, and probably something else I've already forgotten, and topped with a lemon-chive-yogurt sauce. On the side: spiced cucumber salad.

[Morrigoon]

Okay, so what you need to do is get that job in OC, move down here, and cook for us, because that sounds -fantastic-

[Prudence]

:D It was pretty fantastic, if I do say so myself. I also made some meatballs in lemon-egg broth (with onions from our own garden) and chicken marinated in a yogurt-cumin-paprika-lemon sauce.

Oh, and I have leftover salmon wraps in the fridge. :evil:

[Matterhorn Fan]

Hot spinach & artichoke dip with homemade flour tortillas.

Still haven't decided what I'm going to do with the puff pastry I bought at the store today.

[Not Afraid]

Sushi to go. It's too hot to leave the one air conditioned room.

[Morrigoon]

It's probably an orange chicken night. Love Trader Joe's.

[CoasterMatt]

I'm gonna get some super processed chicken bits at McDonald's. With extra beak.

[Betty]

So, I made e new salad tonight that has potential but just isn't quite there yet. It needs some tweaking.


Not sure if it goes with the dressing but how about a few dried cranberries and some dice red bell pepper?

[Ghoulish Delight]

In process right now:

Open-faced brisket (pot-roast style) sandwich on lightly toasted flat bread with a mushroom/red-wine paste spread (I'm still pondering how to concoct the spread), topped with julianned red bell peppers and lightly sauteed green onions.

On the side, simple potato nests (that hopefully won't come out tasting too much like latkes).

[Not Afraid]

I'm eating my inner burrito for dinner.

[cirquelover]

You know that sounds dirty;)

[Ghoulish Delight]

I'm eating my inner burrito for dinner.Is that safe? Don't you need that to breathe or something?

[blueerica]

It sounds like she's eating her soul or something.

:(

[lashbear]

We're having Tuna Pasta bake with Garlic & Spinach

[Snowflake]

It's kinda sad, 7 am and I've already got dinner planned, wild mushroom risotto.

[Ponine]

It's kinda sad, 7 am and I've already got dinner planned, wild mushroom risotto.

But it sounds so good.....
I've been craving a hamburger with peanut butter....
but...
will prob have macaroni and cheese.

[lashbear]

Now I'm up at our Forster Beachhouse, and we're making for tomorrow nights dinner: Kofta Kari (Lamb meatballs in thick spicy gravy)

Dessert is crunchy oat-based Anzac biscuits spread over with Lite marscapone cheese beaten with Grand Marnier and yuzu juice, then topped with strawberries, loganberries, blueberries, mulberries, currants, then more of the marscapone orange cream dolloped on top. Place a small Disney Snowglobe on top for garnish and serve.

This recipe I made up. It pwns all other healthy desserts.

[Morrigoon]

I feel compelled to share because I made it myself :) Went into Henry's at lunchtime for some avocados and they had the most awesome looking seafood at this big booth in the middle of the aisle. So I came back after work (by which time it was all back at the meat counter) and picked up the colossal shrimp and the lovely scallops.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b321/morrigoon/blog%20stuff/seafooddinner.jpg
That's shrimp and scallops in a white wine sauce with garlic, shallots, and onions.

And because good seafood is supah-sexxxxy!, here's a picture of just the preciousssss...
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b321/morrigoon/blog%20stuff/shrimpnscallops.jpg

[Snowflake]

Tonight's fare leftovers du jour

Artichoke ravioli in a sauce made from garlic, hickory smoked bacon, chopped asparagus, the last bit of half & half, chopped chives & fresh parsley and a dusting of reggiano parmigiano

Mmmm the bacon was very good.

[Kevy Baby]

Lunch was had at 4:00, so no dinner 2 nite.

[3894]

Ulla Inga Hansen Bensen Yonsen Tallen-Hallen Svaden-Svanson is making Swedish Meatballs, red cabbage, and noodles.

[GusGus]

papa johns pizza

sausage,peperoni,and mushrooms on my half, and cheese on the other for the kids.

[GusGus]

this weekend I'm making stir-fry pasta, though

my favorite veggies stir-fried in olive oil and lots of garlic tossed with pasta and polska keilbasa.

yum!

[CoasterMatt]

This thread just ran together in my mind with the Design-A-Vagina thread...

[Kevy Baby]

This thread just ran together in my mind with the Design-A-Vagina thread...Dine-A-Vagina?

[Not Afraid]

In-n-Out - and it can't get her fast enough!

[Not Afraid]

I just won the speed eating burger contest.

[wendybeth]

Salmon Bearnaise, steamed vegetables (carrots, broccoli, zucchini and cauliflower) and baby red potatoes with garlic parsley butter.


Tori is having mac and cheese.:rolleyes:

[Capt Jack]

I just won the speed eating burger contest.

youre my hero


double double?
my mouth is watering just thinking about it

[CoasterMatt]

I ate a 4x4 in 3 bites once - washed it down with a bottle of IBC root beer,
then puked the whole thing all over the side of the In N Out Burger truck.
It was a very awkward afternoon at work that day.

[Capt Jack]

yup. that'd do it

[Ghoulish Delight]

I made my own bbq sauce last night. Nothing particularly interesting, but it looked and tasted like bbq sauce so I was happy. Now that I know I can make a basic sauce, I can start experimenting.

[BarTopDancer]

Last night was whole wheat spaghetti with an andoullie sausage, mushrooms and artichoke hearts marinara sauce.

[Capt Jack]

I made my own bbq sauce last night. Nothing particularly interesting, but it looked and tasted like bbq sauce so I was happy. Now that I know I can make a basic sauce, I can start experimenting.

yeah, thats what I do with my chili recipe. I finally worked up a nice baseline recipe and have tweaked and twisted it in a zillion directions looking for "it". still these decades later its a work in progress.


Id be curious to know what you put in the sauce. mine are always kind of bland and have no personality to the point where bottled sauces are far superior...and that just irks me

[Ghoulish Delight]

Id be curious to know what you put in the sauce. mine are always kind of bland and have no personality to the point where bottled sauces are far superior...and that just irks meIt was really very simple. I started by heating ummmm...1/4 cup of brown sugar until it was just starting to melt (it will go quickly from melting to ugly-clump, so be careful). Added, err, 1 cup? 2 cups? of ketchup (just kinda squirted it in until it looked right) , stirred and heated. At this point, a lot of the brown sugar instantly turned to hard crystal clumps, but I just kept it all on th heat as I kept going and it seemed to eventually smooth out. Anyway, to that I added vinegar and worcestershire until I liked the color and flavor, then I chopped a couple cloves of garlic and let that simmer on low for, oh, 5-10 minutes.

[Capt Jack]

no hot sauce, cayenne or even black pepper?

hmm....maybe Im trying too hard

thx

[Ghoulish Delight]

no hot sauce, cayenne or even black pepper?

hmm....maybe Im trying too hard

thxOh, that'll be the next step. I did put a little black pepper (thanks for reminding me), but real spicing is phase 2. This was just an experiment to see if the process was sound.

[Prudence]

Dinner tonight is take-out Indonesian. Yum!

[Kevy Baby]

CPK makes a surprisingly tasty jambalaya.

[blueerica]

I forgot I knew how to make awesome meatballs. Until tonight. I got inspired.

YUM.

[scaeagles]

We went out tonight. Pei Wei.

[Not Afraid]

This week's vegetable delivery had a TON of root vegetables in the mix (it is winter). I went searching for a good root vegetable soup and found one that I made tonight. It was VERY good!

Roasted Root Vegetable Soup
FAST
SERVES: 4
You can adjust the amount of each vegetable to suit your taste, but keep the total quantity the same.
INGREDIENTS
1 large beet (1/2 pound)--peeled, halved and sliced 1/3 inch thick
1 medium turnip (1/2 pound)--peeled, halved and sliced 1/3 inch thick
1 medium parsnip (1/2 pound)-- peeled and sliced on the diagonal 1/3 inch thick
1 medium onion, thickly sliced
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
4 cups chicken stock or canned low-sodium broth
Salt and freshly ground pepper
Crème fraîche or sour cream, for serving
1 1/2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill
DIRECTIONS
Preheat the oven to 500°. On a large rimmed baking sheet, toss the beet, turnip, parsnip and onion with the olive oil and spread in a
single layer. Roast the vegetables for about 20 minutes, stirring once or twice, until tender and golden brown around the edges.
1.
Transfer the vegetables to a large saucepan. Add the stock; cover and bring to a boil. Simmer over low heat until the vegetables are
tender, about 10 minutes.
2.
Working in batches, puree the soup in a blender or food processor until smooth. (Alternatively, use an immersion blender to puree
the soup.) Return the soup to the saucepan and reheat gently. Season with salt and pepper. Ladle the soup into deep bowls. Top with
a dollop of crème fraîche and the chopped fresh dill and serve at once.
3.
MAKE AHEAD The soup can be refrigerated for up to 3 days.

[Kevy Baby]

Souplantation

[Not Afraid]

What the world needs is a reverse recipe finder service. I have these things, give me recipes I can make from these ingredients......

[Peachy Keen]

That soup sounds great! And I love how they are delivering things seasonal-like like that.

I had salad with chicken on top, and raspberry lime vinaigrette. The salad was a bagged one called "veggie lovers" which is awesome because it is much like the plain old lettuce/shredded carrot/cabbage thing, but with bigger chunks, and radishes and pea pods. Convenient and tasty. Chicken was cooked in olive oil and fresh garlic. Trader Joes sells unfiltered extra virgin olive oil; for when extra virgin isn't virgin enough. Really flavorful and good. I cooked enough chicken for 3 dinners, so I don't have to cook until Thursday hooray!

[BarTopDancer]

What the world needs is a reverse recipe finder service. I have these things, give me recipes I can make from these ingredients......

There is one. I used to have the site bookmarked and have been searching for it for a really long time. I know it's no help to you now, but it is out there.

Edit -

Google is my friend. Search for reverse recipe. This (http://www.royalrecipes.com/reverse.php) came up first, with more to come.

[mousepod]

What the world needs is a reverse recipe finder service. I have these things, give me recipes I can make from these ingredients......

Here. (http://www.recipeland.com/search/by_ingredient/)

Or here. (http://allrecipes.com/Search/Ingredients.aspx)

Or maybe here. (http://www.researchbuzz.org/wp/tools/cookin-with-google/)

[Not Afraid]

This is great! I have a bucket of veggies coming every week and sometimes they are just not my usual choices. The challenge is that I'm presented with veggies and have to make something good out of them. It's like my own mini Iron Chef kitchen! ;)

[JWBear]

I made steaks and baked potatoes tonight. I overcooked the steaks, and the potatoes were underdone. Not one of my finer moments.... :blush:

[mollywog]

Trashy food for me tonight! I took a hotdog and made a lengthwise slit in it, stuffed some shredded cheese in the slit and broiled it in the toaster oven.
Yummy!

[Not Afraid]

Another new kitchen experiment that had decent results:

I didn't have fresh Ginger on hand and I used Frensh English Peas instead of frozen, but it was good.

Aloo Gobi Mattar: Potato, Cauliflower and Pea Curry



ALOO GOBI MATTAR (POTATO, CAULIFLOWER & PEA CURRY)

1 large cauliflower, cut into small florets
2 large onions, chopped into 1/2-inch chunks
3 medium baking potatoes, peeled and chopped into 1/2 "- 3/4-inch chunks
1 cup frozen green peas
1 cup vegetable stock or chicken stock
4 tablespoons olive oil or ghee
2 tablespoons fresh ginger, grated (including juice)
2 tablespoons fresh ginger, peeled and finely minced
5 garlic cloves, minced
2 medium hot green chili peppers, minced (seeds included)
2 teaspoons turmeric
1 tablespoon garam masala
2 teaspoons ground coriander
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon white pepper (optional)
1 teaspoon fenugreek seeds
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
1/2 lemon, juice of
1/3 cup fresh cilantro, chopped

Heat oil in a large wok, karahi, or deep nonstick pan over high heat. Add onions and cumin seeds, and cook until onions are translucent. Then add the minced garlic, chunks of ginger and chili pepper. Sautee for 2 minutes, stirring frequently.

Add all remaining spices, including salt. Stir well.

Immediately add potato to pan. Stir until coated in oil and spices. Turn heat down to medium and sautee potato for 3-5 minutes, stirring frequently.

Add chicken or vegetable stock, then put lid on pan, lower heat to medium-low and simmer for around 15 minutes.

Add the cauliflower florets, grated ginger and lemon juice. Stir well. Replace lid, turn heat to low, and let simmer for about 10 minutes. If the ingredients are sticking to the pan, you can add a bit more stock or 1/4 cup of water at this point.

Add frozen peas to pan, and stir ingredients. Cover and simmer for 10 more minutes.

Turn off heat. Add half of the fresh cilantro, and mix thoroughly. Replace the lid, then allow to rest for 10 minutes before adjusting salt to taste and serving dish over rice. Garnish with remaining fresh cilantro. Makes about 6 generous servings.

[Snowflake]

Yum, NA. I love me some Aloo Gobi (and muttar panner, too) and Aloo Gobi makes for a yummy breakfast treat the day after

Is this recipe from the Madhur Jaffrey cookbook I sent you?

[Kevy Baby]

I'm eating my inner burrito for dinner.How did I miss this one before - hilarious!

[Not Afraid]

Yum, NA. I love me some Aloo Gobi (and muttar panner, too) and Aloo Gobi makes for a yummy breakfast treat the day after

Is this recipe from the Madhur Jaffrey cookbook I sent you?

No, I did a reverse recipe search with the ingredients I happened to have and this is one that came up.

[lashbear]

Tonight, the Stoat and I made "Clean out the veggie crisper and root cellar soup" - It contains Swedes, parsnip, sweet potato, corn & Lite Sour Cream.

Matterhorn Fan would be proud - it's all vegetarian except for the bacon stock-cubes, but we ARE LoTters, so therefore a certain amount of bacony goodness needs to occur, however I think the cubes are vegetarian ones anyway, but they might not be.

We're serving it up with Crispy Oven-bread and dessert is "strawberry mousse with whole strawberries poked into it at random"

...I wonder what the Poor Folk are eating ?? :D

[lashbear]

Here's a pic of said Dinner. Plating by Stoat.

[cirquelover]

Where's the dessert pics?!


I made about 150 shish kabobs yesterday for a friends luau yesterday, so that's what we had for dinner!

[RStar]

Ok Lash, I'm a little frightened about the vegitarian bacon cubes. ;)

[Matterhorn Fan]

Bacon isn't vegetarian. Don't be frightened, RStar--unless you're a vegetarian and you'll be eating that soup.

[lashbear]

well, Massel does a vegetarian chicken and beef stock. They need to do a Bacon one to keep me (and you) happy.

It was very nice, but no pics of the Dessert, sorry. I did eated it aaaaall up.

[wolfy999]

Pizza and Salad tonight.....not too exciting, but a Sunday tradition.

[cirquelover]

Tonight for dinner was take out chinese but for dessert we're having pound cake with fresh strawberries.

[RStar]

Pizza and Salad tonight.....not too exciting, but a Sunday tradition.

Me too!

Not a tradition, but it sounded good.

[alphabassettgrrl]

I'm spoiled. I had sushi tonight. :)

[lashbear]

Mmmmm sushi. I'm having Chinese red pork.

[Mousey Girl]

I made beef stew yesterday. Boy had 2 large bowls. For dessert we had yogurt. I have to watch buying desserty stuff...there is this creature in my house that makes things like icecream and cake disappear instantly.

[RStar]

there is this creature in my house that makes things like icecream and cake disappear instantly.

You have one of those too? Mine moved out, and now things like that last and last.

[blueerica]

Last night it was pork tenderloin and balsamic vinagrette salad w/ goat cheese.

Tonight, it will be either turkey italian sausage or something quick and simple since I'm kind of 'on the run' today.

[Matterhorn Fan]

well, Massel does a vegetarian chicken and beef stock. They need to do a Bacon one to keep me (and you) happyLeave me out of this!

[lashbear]

Not even that bacony flavour ? Oh well, there goes my plans for Boma's next Vegetarian dessert - Bacon & Prune Domes.

[Matterhorn Fan]

Lashbear, even the smell of bacon is enough to make me throw up. I guess that means there's more for you.

[Mousey Girl]

You have one of those too? Mine moved out, and now things like that last and last.

I do indeed have one of these creatures. The strange thing is that sweets only seem to disappear every other week during the summer. So I can indulge every other week.

[alphabassettgrrl]

Sushi again for dinner tonight! Yummy! I biked 15 miles today so I can even feel good about it!

[LSPoorEeyorick]

Aglio olio with our brand-new fresh olive oil from our anniversary olive-oil quest, and sliced strawberries with our brand-new fresh imported balsamic vinegar. Which was a wonderful way to celebrate our anniversary. (Also the onion-spinach scramble I had this morning, the escargot napoleon and the seared scallops last night, the... well, let's just say that the foodie trip to Santa Barbara wine country was a continual success.)

[Mousey Girl]

I tried to heat up the stew tonight...reheating stew while playing with new pets causes scorched stew.

[lashbear]

Lashbear, even the smell of bacon is enough to make me throw up. I guess that means there's more for you.
I've fixed the problem !!

I've found a Vegetarian Bacon Stock powder that doesn't smell or taste like bacon !!

wait. Nevermind.

[cirquelover]

My neighbor just had a baby so I made a stock pot full of ziti, baked ziti for everyone! Oh and garlic bread, can't forget the garlic bread!

[blueerica]

I think I'm steaming up crab legs tonight, so this is probably a 2-salad day.

[Snowflake]

Tonight's bill of fare is trout with a lemon/butter/caper sauce and veggie or salad.

[Morrigoon]

Lashbear, even the smell of bacon is enough to make me throw up. I guess that means there's more for you.
Dude, you'd never make it through Swank Camp or New Years then....

[Matterhorn Fan]

Dude, you'd never make it through Swank Camp or New Years then....Dude, I've never claimed I would....

[Mousey Girl]

I had carrots, cheese and Triscuits for dinner. Obviously, Boy is with the Others this week.

[lashbear]

Dude, where's my car?




Oh that's right... in the repair shop in Forster....

[JWBear]

I made this for dinner. Easy and scrumptious!

Easy Chicken Parmesan

1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
2 large garlic cloves, pressed
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon dried oregano
Large pinch of red pepper
4 skinless boneless chicken breast halves (about 6 ounces each)
1/2 cup finely grated Parmesan cheese
6 ounces fresh mozzarella, thinly sliced

Preheat oven to 500° F. Whisk first 3 ingredients in large bowl. Mix in the oregano and crushed red pepper. Coat chicken with garlic oil mixture.
Place 1 cup Parmesan in pie dish. Dip 1 side of each chicken piece into cheese to coat; arrange chicken, cheese side up, on a large rimmed baking sheet or in a glass baking dish.
Roast chicken until just cooked through and firm to touch, about 10 minutes. Arrange mozzarella slices atop chicken. Return to oven; roast until cheese melts, 1 to 2 minutes.


I served it with brown rice and a spinach, feta, and walnut salad with raspberry vinagrette.

[Betty]

I made sausage biscuits with a fried egg on them. Breakfast sandwich for dinner. It was quick and something the whole family will eat. Not that it's very healthy but-whatever. ;)

[blueerica]

I made this for dinner. Easy and scrumptious!

Easy Chicken Parmesan

This sounds fantastic! I think I'll have to try this one...


I served it with brown rice and a spinach, feta, and walnut salad with raspberry vinagrette.

Interesting - that's gotta up the healthy quotient to boot.

Last night no one felt like cooking, and neither of us wanted fast food, so we picked up a rotisserie chicken from the local grocer, a garlic loaf (the kind with garlic cloves in it... not the buttery, goo-ey kind) and I paired it up with some smoked gouda... *le sigh*

Tonight, I think it'll be leftover pork loin with salad.

[JWBear]

Interesting - that's gotta up the healthy quotient to boot.

Something had to balance out all that olive oil and cheese! ;)

[cirquelover]

The chicken parmesan sounds delicious. i'll have to save that recipe, thanks JW!

[3894]

Chili 'n' challah 'n' carrot sticks

[Kevy Baby]

Morton's Steakhouse (http://www.mortons.com/) courtesy of a vendor.

[CoasterMatt]

Bacon Macaroni and Cheese

[Snowflake]

Mussels cooked in white wine with garlic, butter and parsley and a nice FAT hunk of warm sourdough bread. :p

[Not Afraid]

I'm thinking about making Leek and Potato soup.

[katiesue]

You're all making my Eating Right frozen dinner sound gross. Maybe I need to rethink the dinner plan.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Trader Joe's frozen orange chicken. And rice.

[second class citizen]

John's making clam chowder and cheesy biscuits with a touch of garlic on a cold rainy night. YUUUUMMMMMMM!!!!

[Kevy Baby]

Morton's Steakhouse (http://www.mortons.com/) courtesy of a vendor.Oh man am I stuffed.

And I discovered that the Duckhorn Paraduxx (http://www.paraduxx.com/) is not as good as the Decoy (http://www.decoywine.com/), despite what our host claimed. Both still excellent wines, but I like the Decoy better.

[Snowflake]

Trader Joe's frozen orange chicken. And rice.

How is this? I've seen it in the freezer section, but was not sure I should give it a go.

Oh, and the mussels were a 100% success. The sauce with the wonderful bread was like manna from heaven!

[Ghoulish Delight]

Trader Joe's frozen orange chicken. And rice.Noodle salad from F&E

[BarTopDancer]

Mussels cooked in white wine with garlic, butter and parsley and a nice FAT hunk of warm sourdough bread. :p

I know what I'm making this weekend.

I miss cooking.

Been eating random dinner for the last 2 months. Easy habit to get into to, hard habit to break.

[JWBear]

I made home-made lasagna tonight... Mmmmmmmmmmmm

[Kevy Baby]

Actual phone conversation with restaurant we were heading to for dinner:

Me: "How long is the wait for a table for two?"
Idiot: "About 25 minutes."
Me: "Then I would like to put my name on the wait list."
Idiot: "OK, How many in your party?"
:eek:

[lashbear]

well, Kevy - it could have been two or two hundred, I suppose.

Maybe not.

Tonight for Australia Day Dinner, we're having Aussie Lamb chops and Flummery. Everybody's Aunt in Australia made Flummery.

Aussie Flummery (Aunt Mary's Recipe)

1 packet Jello (any preferred flavour)
1 tin (375 ml) Carnation evaporated Milk

Make up a packet of Jello using only 1/2 cup of boiling water. Allow to cool, but not set. [I like to add an extra sheet of gelatin to the jello to make sure it sets nice and firmly]

Beat evaporated milk with beater until doubled in volume. Mix through the cooled Jello thoroughly.

Pour into serving dishes and chill in fridge. If dedsired two lots can be made of complementary colours and layered in the bowls. Use see-through bowls if doing this (duh).

[wolfy999]

I made home-made lasagna tonight... Mmmmmmmmmmmm

Recipe?

Need to compare with mine, if you don't mind.

[Morrigoon]

Actual phone conversation with restaurant we were heading to for dinner:

Me: "How long is the wait for a table for two?"
Idiot: "About 25 minutes."
Me: "Then I would like to put my name on the wait list."
Idiot: "OK, How many in your party?"
:eek:

That reminds me of something that happened tonight in NOS:

Guest: When will the next train be here?
Me: In about 10 minutes
Guest: How long is that?
Me: Um... (pause to wrap my brain around that)... twice as long as 5 minutes

[Betty]

Last night we had pork chops with a nice pan sauce that included some dijon, rosemary, balsamic and a touch of butteh. With that we had noodle-stuff - rotini with some browned butteh and parmasan, steamed brocolli I made in my steamer I found in the back of a very long, dark cupboard I haven't looked down in years. (hey steamer! I remember you!) And some sourdough rolls.

I will have leftovers today for lunch.

[Ghoulish Delight]

I slow cooked a meat sauce all afternoon for some spaghetti. So good, I'm just bringing the sauce to work for lunch today.

[JWBear]

Recipe?

Need to compare with mine, if you don't mind.

I'll post it when I get home tonight.

[cirquelover]

This weekend I made teriyaki marinated NY strip steaks with a red wine/teriyaki reduction. As an accompaniant we had four cheese mashed poatatos, garlic cheese biscuits and fresh melons. It was divine!

[Betty]

Circue - that sounds really yummy.

GD - would you care to share the recipe? I don't have a homemade meat sauce recipe of my own.

[Ghoulish Delight]

This was the simplest version I make, though I tried a new twist that I think helped a lot.

1 lbs ground beef (the leaner the better).
5 spicy italian sausages, casing removed
2 15oz cans diced tomatoes (preferably no salt added)
1 can tomato sauce (again, I prefer no salt added)
1 can tomato paste
1 medium red onion, chopped
1 Tblsp garlic
salt, pepper, Italian seasoning

Saute garlic and onions with some salt and pepper in a large skillet (5qt is about right). Add beef and sausage and Italian seasoning (sorry, no measurements. But don't be shy, at least a couple Tbsp worth). Cook over medium high heat, breaking the sausage up, stirring regularly until meat is almost cooked through. Add the various cans of tomato products. Stir, heat to boil, reduce heat to low and simmer. Leave simmering, uncovered, for a couple hours.

Once the sauce has just begun to thicken, take it off the heat. Let sit for a while, until it's cooled to just about room temperature. Then turn the heat back on to low, get it back up to a simmer. 30-40 minutes before you want to serve, turn the heat up just a bit, you want a fast simmer, nearly a boil. Let it cook at that heat until it's starting to dry out. Don't stir, you actually want the bottom layer of it to burn just a little bit. Once you do get that little bit of burn at the bottom, turn off the heat, give it a good stir, and serve.

And of course, taste it along the way and add salt, pepper, or seasoning as needed.

ETA: oh yeah, you can also throw some red pepper flakes in when you're sauteing the garlic and onion. 1/2 tsp will give it a little kick, go up from there to your desire.

[Betty]

sounds delish! Thanks. We may have to have that for dinner tonight. It's my last Monday off and we go back to full schedule at work so I'm home alone for the day. Cooking something on the stove a while seems and reading seems like a cozy afternoon.

[cirquelover]

So tonight I'm making parmesan panko chicken and I have some fresh fettucine that I need to figure out a sauce for. I can't decide what to do with the noodles, any ideas?

[Snowflake]

So tonight I'm making parmesan panko chicken and I have some fresh fettucine that I need to figure out a sauce for. I can't decide what to do with the noodles, any ideas?

Well, simple butter herbs garlic and more cheese can't be bad!


<tummy grumbling>

I'm having a BLAT for dinner with cole slaw.

[wolfy999]

Ling Cod with Capers in a garlic butter sauce. Served with a loaded baked potato and green beans/snap peas.

[cirquelover]

I am now in love with panko crumbs. My god that was divine and I just ate another piece. I just went with an Alfredo sauce and added some roasted red pepper to jazz it up for the pasta. I really liked the flavor of the fresh pasta vs the dry stuff. To bad it's usually the dry stuff but I found a package of fresh marked down, so it was a nice treat for about the same price.

[wolfy999]

Panko Crumbs..??

[Andrew]

Stir-fried brown rice with veggies. In a child-size portion. Yum!

[lashbear]

Panko Crumbs..??
Japanese Breadcrumbs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panko) :D They're the BEST for getting a really crispy coating / topping

[alphabassettgrrl]

Dinner tonight: broiled mahi-mahi, noodles with butter and mizithra cheese, and asparagus with bacon. I'm reasonably proud of myself.

[Morrigoon]

Chicken Cordon Bleu, and buttered garlic noodles.

(Nothing fancy, the chicken is frozen and just needs to be popped in the oven, we worked harder on the noodles)

[Betty]

GD - the sauce was a hit! About 45 minutes into cooking my daughter started bugging me to taste the sauce. She then begged me for the next 2 hours to serve it. Even leftovers which I'm not sure if I'll use as spaghetti sauce or not. Seems like I might be able to just throw in some chili powder and kidney beans and call it chili.

Thumbs up.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Phew. I was just coming back here to warn you that I forgot an ingredient. Sugar! With that much tomato, some sugar is usually a good idea to cut the acidity a bit. But I guess the sugar in the can of tomato sauce probably served that purpose well enough.

Good call on the chilli.

I'm eating the rest of the leftovers right now for lunch (just that sauce).

[Betty]

Funny you would say that GD. I did add sugar and some extra garlic as well. I just figured your brand of stuff was sweeter then mine.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Nice catch. And I also realized I gave the garlic in terms of table spoons. I'm a convert to the jarred crushed garlic, I rarely think in cloves anymore. A Tblsp of that stuff is about 5 cloves or so. And I probably put more in than that, but not everyone likes garlic as much as me.


ETA: In case you couldn't tell, I don't do much actual measuring when I cook.

[Andrew]

not everyone likes garlic as much as me.
Perhaps you're trying to ward off vampires in addition to zombies?

[alphabassettgrrl]

I'm a convert to the jarred crushed garlic, I rarely think in cloves anymore. A Tblsp of that stuff is about 5 cloves or so. And I probably put more in than that, but not everyone likes garlic as much as me.

Tons of garlic and no measuring? That's how I cook, too!

[Betty]

Dinner last night was 50/50 chicken manicotti.

I took a few chicken breasts - boneless skinless uncooked and put them in the food processor and zipped them a bit. Then added a bunch of parm. cheese, mozzerella, garlic salt, italian seasoning and pepper. Whirled that around until it was mixed then stuffed it into uncooked manicotti shells.

In a 9x13 pan I put a little spaghetti sauce on one side and alfredo on the other. Put the stuffed shells in a a little water... maybe a little less then 1/4 cup. Then top with more sauces so you have 1/2 tray red and 1/2 tray white. Then lots more cheese on top. cover with foil and bake at 350 for an hour or so. Then remove the foil and cook more until it's bubbly and melty and yummy looking.

I like to have one of each. :)

I make this same recipe a few different ways -by cooking the noodles first - by using chicken tenders and string cheese just shoved in them...

All good - but this was the easiest method so far. And delish too!

[cirquelover]

That sounds delish! You don't cook the noodles first and it still works, fascinating! I don't use manicotti shells anymore because they were always such a pain to stuff and not tear.

[BarTopDancer]

Tonight is stormy weather food - chili and corn bread.

[Betty]

That sounds delish! You don't cook the noodles first and it still works, fascinating! I don't use manicotti shells anymore because they were always such a pain to stuff and not tear.

I figured it worked with lasagne noodles so why not try it out - and they are waaaay easier to stuff that way. It's hard to know exactly how much water to put though so I just sort of eyeball it. The bonus is that the noodles aren't really overcooked from getting cooked twice when the dish is done.

[cirquelover]

I'm going to have to try that, thanks!

[JWBear]

I am so tired of eating out. I can't wait to get home and cook again. (And no, I have not hit my head on anything.)

[Drince88]

I followed a no-cook lasagna recipe the other day, and it didn't even call for any extra water - so I'm thinking that might work for manicotti tubes, too!

I agree, it's SOOO much easier to stuff them when you don't boil them first!

[wolfy999]

Wolfette has requested Chicken Fettuncini Alfredo, so that's what I'll make.

[CoasterMatt]

I had an awesome pepperoni calzone tonight.

[alphabassettgrrl]

We had turkey slices with orange sauce, and sweet potatoes with cream cheese.

[cirquelover]

We had an artery busting chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes and gravy. I threw in a salad just so we wouldn't keel over.

[alphabassettgrrl]

Yummy!

[Kevy Baby]

Taco Bell

at 9:00

I am so going to regret that at bedtime

[Snowflake]

I made meatloaf and baked potato. The meatloaf is made with ground chicken, yummers!

[Mousey Girl]

Last night was marinated grilled chicken & rice. Tonight is meatloaf (per Boy's request) with cheesy potatos, followed by a pastel pound cake oozing with lemon glaze.

[wolfy999]

Last night beef/veggies slow cooked soup. Turned into Stew basically. Leftovers tonight.

Tomorrow new recipe....Italian Sausage with Bow Tie Pasta done in a Red Pepper Sauce.

[Kevy Baby]

A couple of ThinKrisps and some water

[blueerica]

Soup, probably...

[Snowflake]

Sushi!

[Capt Jack]

egad. nothing! with the massive amounts of carnitas nachos I just consumed for lunch....I wont eat again until late saturday sometime.

*burp*

[Prudence]

I've been making soups lately. From scratch, sans recipe. It's very freeing to just go into the kitchen and cook something. I think I've cooked enough now that I'm getting to the point where I know what might work. I don't have a super breadth of experience that would allow me to be on Top Chef or anything, but the show does inspire me to trust myself more and try things.

Tonight, however, will probably be sushi. That I will not make myself.

[Mousey Girl]

On this nice, drippy day, I have a huge pot of spagetti sauce going. I also am cooking the garlic butter for garlic cheese bread. The Boy will be irritated that I didn't make his pie, but I did save him the last of the cake.

[cirquelover]

I'm going to make a roast. I'd like to add roasted potatoes and carrots but the boys are voting for mashed potatoes and gravy.

I haven't eaten yet so I'm thinking pancakes and bacon for brunch. Hopefully the husband will get up sometime soon!

[Morrigoon]

Chunks of brie on crusty french bread with some blueberries

[wolfy999]

Turkey, Stuffing, Mashed Potatoes/Gravy & Green Beans...Strawberry shakes for dessert...yum!

[bewitched]

Sashimi. Yum.

[Prudence]

We had pie cravings.

[CoasterMatt]

pizza and a movie night (at home)

[JWBear]

pizza and a movie night (at home)

If you watched The Fountainhead I want to know what you were doing in our house.

[cirquelover]

pizza and a movie night (at home)


We did the same thing, it's a Friday night tradition.

[Kevy Baby]

Pick Up Stix: House Fried Rice

[Betty]

Panda express... shangai beef and potstickers. (I think I want to learn how to make potstickers from scratch - or semi scratch with store bought "wrappers")