WHAT DID YOU HAVE FOR DINNER!!

[BethM]

I had an avocado that wasn't bad yet, but looked like it could go bad any minute. So I mashed it up, mixed in some Baconnaise, and made a sandwich with it, with this week's ubiquitous spinach salad.

 

[Pet_Bunny]

Elf Mommy wrote:

I call it delivery ...or Fast Food.

Pick Up or Take Out here.

Last night we had Kentucky Fried Chicken.They have Twoonie Tuesdays, where you can buy a two piece chicken with fries for $2.00. :biggrin2:



Stew, and rice tonight.

 

[kherrmann3]

Will & I had teriyaki turkey breast. I added in some stir fry veggies, but he didn't eat any. He opted for instant mashed potatoes.

 

[BethM]

Pet_Bunny wrote:

Elf Mommy wrote:

I call it delivery ...or Fast Food.

Pick Up or Take Out here.

Jason and I reserve "take out" for Chinese, as our favorite place doesn't deliver. We use "fast food" for Taco Bell, Chick-fil-A, or Chipotle, and "delivery" for Pizza Hut. Anywhere else we go, we usually eat there.

We're pretty specific.

 

[Luvmyzoocrew]

Elf Mommy wrote:

I call it delivery ...or Fast Food.

Tonight we had a breadless Ruben

Corned Beef, Saur Kraut, Russian Dressing (but we like Thousand Island) and Swiss Cheese...all melty and yummy.

that looks yummy!!!!! how do you cook it, i have only had corned beef a few times and it was ok, always looking for something different

 

[kherrmann3]

BethM wrote:

Jason and I reserve "take out" for Chinese, as our favorite place doesn't deliver. We use "fast food" for Taco Bell, Chick-fil-A, or Chipotle, and "delivery" for Pizza Hut. Anywhere else we go, we usually eat there.

We're pretty specific.

That's how we are, too. To us, "takeout" is food that you order there and take home. We normally call Little Caesar's or Chinese foods takeout. Fast Food is anything that has a drive-thru (for the most part), and we almost never get delivery because I'm too cheap to want to tip the guy. Don't worry, I tip the guy anyway, and I tip well, but I'd rather go get it myself!

 

[Elf Mommy]

It was pretty easy. I looked at the package and it was 4 1/2 lbs of meat, so it needed to simmer for approx. 4 hours. After that, hubby heated up the saur kraut, cut up the corned beef and heated it all together so the cheese would melt. Turned out delicious.

 

[BethM]

kherrmann3 wrote:

That's how we are, too. To us, "takeout" is food that you order there and take home. We normally call Little Caesar's or Chinese foods takeout. Fast Food is anything that has a drive-thru (for the most part), and we almost never get delivery because I'm too cheap to want to tip the guy. Don't worry, I tip the guy anyway, and I tip well, but I'd rather go get it myself!

We're finicky with tipping. The only thing we get delivery is pizza. We've got a system, where we'll tip kids one amount, but we'll tip older delivery people twice as much. We figure someone who is obviously in their 30's or older probably has a family to feed, and needs the money more than an 18-year old who is probably still living at home. At least that's how it seems. We do try to tip in cash, so they can decide to claim the whole tip or not.

We do also tip our Chinese place, even though we have to drive there to pick up the food, but the food is good, and the people are friendly and remember us. We usually get free almond cookies, too!

 

[BethM]

Elf Mommy wrote:

It was pretty easy. I looked at the package and it was 4 1/2 lbs of meat, so it needed to simmer for approx. 4 hours. After that, hubby heated up the saur kraut, cut up the corned beef and heated it all together so the cheese would melt. Turned out delicious.

Mmmmm. I love Reuben sandwiches.

 

[SnowyShiloh]

BethM wrote:

We're finicky with tipping. The only thing we get delivery is pizza. We've got a system, where we'll tip kids one amount, but we'll tip older delivery people twice as much. We figure someone who is obviously in their 30's or older probably has a family to feed, and needs the money more than an 18-year old who is probably still living at home. At least that's how it seems. We do try to tip in cash, so they can decide to claim the whole tip or not.

What about the delivery boys who are working that crummy job so they can pay for college? :dude:

Last night was frozen pizza because it was late!

 

[mouse_chalk]

Tipping isn't nearly so common over here. In restaurants and cafe's, and sometimes taxis, but other than that we rarely tip. At least I don't anyway lol!

When we were in San Francisco we got really scared of the whole tipping thing- when to tip, when not to tip, had we tipped too much or to little? We forgot a couple of times- not in restaurants but other places, and we felt soooo bad- they probably just thought we were really rude! :shock:


Anyway, tonight I almost gave in to Steve's idea of yet anothet takeaway because we're both feeling rough still. Steve can't budge his cold and I was out earlier and forgot a jacket so I was on the other side of town, sat outside for 3 hours in the cooooooold! So I felt awful when I got home.

I reheated Steve some more carrot and roasted butternut squash soup from my master batch with some bread, so he was happy..

For me, I had griddled tuna steak, with steamed green beans and carrots with garlic, and spring greens. I shredded the spring greens really thin, and heated black mustard seeds in olive oil until they started to sizzle. Then I added the spring greens, and cooked them for a couple of minutes. Then added lots of lemon juice, and salt and pepper. Yummy! I got that recipe from my mum and dad who make it all the time with curries.


It's not the best picture, but here it is!

 

[BethM]

SnowyShiloh wrote:

BethM wrote:

We're finicky with tipping. The only thing we get delivery is pizza. We've got a system, where we'll tip kids one amount, but we'll tip older delivery people twice as much. We figure someone who is obviously in their 30's or older probably has a family to feed, and needs the money more than an 18-year old who is probably still living at home. At least that's how it seems. We do try to tip in cash, so they can decide to claim the whole tip or not.

What about the delivery boys who are working that crummy job so they can pay for college? :dude:

In our area, most of the kids working crummy jobs to pay for college live at home. So they don't need to pay for rent, or utilities, or food.

 

[BethM]

mouse_chalk wrote:

Tipping isn't nearly so common over here. In restaurants and cafe's, and sometimes taxis, but other than that we rarely tip. At least I don't anyway lol!

When we were in San Francisco we got really scared of the whole tipping thing- when to tip, when not to tip, had we tipped too much or to little? We forgot a couple of times- not in restaurants but other places, and we felt soooo bad- they probably just thought we were really rude! :shock:

I'm never sure how much to tip in a non-restaurant setting. Other than getting my haircut, though, I don't think I go anywhere that requires tipping. I've only been in a taxi once, and my friend paid, so I'm not sure how much he tipped.

For a restaurant, Jason and I usually stick with the standard 20%. We'll go just a bit higher for excellent service. We'll go lower if the service is bad. (Jason won't tip more than 15% if he has to ask for a water refill.) 10% or less for *really* bad service. I tend to be more forgiving, and will often argue in the favor of the waitstaff (it's busy, they have a lot of tables, she's obviously new, etc).
When we get sushi, Jason will add a tip to the bill, and I'll usually toss a fiver in for the sushi chefs.

Kansas has the lowest minimum wage in the country, and tipped employees (waiters/waitresses) usually make the state minimum, which is $2.65/hour. :shock:
We eat a lot in Missouri, as well, which has a minimum wage of $7.05/hour.

 

[Elf Mommy]

We went out for dinner at a Woody's Barbeque. The meal was crap, the company was awesome. It was a date night for hubby and I. We rarely go out without the kids. I had a blast. It was trivia night, and our team won second place.

 

[mouse_chalk]

EEEEEK!

Nobody's posted their dinner since Friday/Thursday evening!! :shock::shock:

I don't want this thread to die, it's one of my favourites.... :cry1:

On Friday night we got home late so I whipped up meatballs and spaghetti, with a homemade tomato sauce. Took less than half an hour and was yummy

Yesterday we were out all day and didn't get a thing to eat the whole time, so we stopped at Harvester (UK restaurant chain) on the way home and had an eary dinner. I had breaded mushrooms, plus garlic roasted chicken with jacket potato and corn on the cob, and Steve had a burger (yawn....)

Tonight we're having a version of a roast dinner- I've roasted a little beef topside joint, and we're having buttered anya potatoes, and a salad with it. My salad is actually carrot and celeriac coleslaw, because the celeriac needed eating up, and Steve has grated carrot and thinly sliced cucumbers just with a bit of olive oil on them.......

Phew! I'm all up to dinner-date

 

[JadeIcing]

I made that...not my picture...


Ingredients
1-8oz package Louis Kemp® Crab Delights ® Flakes
1/2 cup Miracle Whip Salad Dressing
2 stalks celery, chopped
3 Tbsp finely chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped, seeded cucumber
1/2 tsp. dill weed

Instructions
Cut Crab Delights® Flakes in half.
Mix with remaining ingredients. Cover.
Refrigerate.
Option: Curry Raisin
Add 1/4 cup raisins
1/4 tsp. curry powder

Preparation Time
10 min

Making this today...

Making that today with lobster instead...

Ingredients
1 pkg. (8 oz.) Louis Kemp Crab Delights
1 pkg. Rhodes White Rolls (16 rolls), unbaked dough or similar product
3/4 cup Alfredo pasta sauce
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
8 strips bacon, cooked and crumbled
1/2 cup diced tomato
2 cups salad greens, chopped

Instructions
Thaw 16 Rhodes White Rolls according to package directions.
Flatten rolls into 5 inch mini pizza crusts. Place on lightly greased baking sheet.
Top each crust with 2 teaspoons Alfredo sauce, leaving 1/4 inch around crust. Add 2-3 pieces of Crab Delights, slightly shredded, 1 tbsp. Cheese, and 1 tbsp. Bacon.
Bake at 400 F for 10 to 12 minutes until golden brown.
Serve pizzettas topped with diced tomatoes and chopped salad greens.

Preparation Time
40 min

 

[trailsend]

LOL Jen. We just got in Friday night late. And I got sooo sick. We think it was from the breakfast we had on the road. Kevin took me out to breakfast on our way home from Washington D.C. I have never been sick like that in my life so I ate absolutely nothing all day yesterday because I couldn't. So far all I have eaten is 3 crackers and some blueberries since Friday. Kevin got sick too but not as sick as me. Hopefully we'll have a nice dinner tonight though and I took pictures of my Tuesday night supper I'll share later, have to put them on the laptop first!

Your dinner yesterday Jen sounds delicious, as does a lot of other meals I just read about

 

[mouse_chalk]

Woohoo, we're keeping the thread alive!!!

I'm sorry to hear you're sick, Donna. That sucks. Eating dodgy food and getting ill from it is never fun...

Ali, those recipes sound good! Except for the crab and lobster parts for me lol, with my fear What's Miracle Whip dressing?


I forgot to take a picture of our dinner tonight, I just ate it all because it was so nice Although I cooked the beef for a little too long, so it was well-done instead of medium

 

[hartleybun]

mouse_chalk wrote:

Woohoo, we're keeping the thread alive!!!

i'll keep the thread alive by posting that we had barbque spare ribs with garlic bread to night. tomorrow it will either be roast chicken or lamb chops with all the trimmings. my family are very traditional:rollseyes

 

[hartleybun]

trailsend wrote:

LOL Jen. We just got in Friday night late. And I got sooo sick. We think it was from the breakfast we had on the road. Kevin took me out to breakfast on our way home from Washington D.C. I have never been sick like that in my life so I ate absolutely nothing all day yesterday because I couldn't. So far all I have eaten is 3 crackers and some blueberries since Friday. Kevin got sick too but not as sick as me. Hopefully we'll have a nice dinner tonight though and I took pictures of my Tuesday night supper I'll share later, have to put them on the laptop first!

Your dinner yesterday Jen sounds delicious, as does a lot of other meals I just read about

:bunnyhug:hope you feel better soon - not good when a namesake gets sick:biggrin2: