WHAT DID YOU HAVE FOR DINNER!!

[hartleybun]

theres a nice one below it on the google page from the same site by silvena rowe - sour cream and chives:biggrin2:

 

[SnowyShiloh]

I worked late tonight so Paul and I had pierogies, beets, leftover cucumber salad and leftover focaccia bread. It was all yummy. My french onion casserole turned out well last night except I should have checked on it sooner- a lot of the recipe reviews said it took an hour and a half to cook the rice, but my casserole was baked to the dutch oven after an hour It didn't affect the flavor but there's a nasty looking black ring around the interior of my pretty dutch oven that will be hard to clean.

 

[kherrmann3]

Will and I had what I have come to call the "heart attack platter". It's one of Will's recipes from home (I swear his family tries to kill me with their food). It is chicken cooked in Italian dressing, red potatoes that are finely sliced and fried in margarine, and then you melt a ton of Mozzarella cheese all over it. I felt like having something unhealthy last night. Can you tell?

 

[BethM]

Jason went to dinner with his coworkers again. (He is now mad that, once again, I refused to go with them. Sure, I'd like to hang out with them, but I refuse to go to a restaurant that has nothing I want to eat. What am I going to do, sit there hungry for 2 hours? Forget that.)

So I stopped on my way home, and treated myself to Chipotle.

Burrito bowl/rice and black beans/steak/tomato and corn salsa/sour cream and cheese/guacamole and lettuce. Liberal application of green Tabasco.

Half of one of those things fills me up, so I've got lunch today, too.

 

[mouse_chalk]

Beth, your dinner sounds yummy! I wish we had more Mexican takeaways round here. Any, in fact would be nice!

Last night we had beef sausages, sweet potato mash and I attempted onion gravy that came out very bitter for some reason. I had it with purple sprouting brocoli fresh from my mum's garden and Steve had his with carrots.

Not sure what to do tonight. Steve is out with his friend/business parner in Newport so I'm on my own all evening!

Probably pasta- I might try that pasta and mushroom recipe!

 

[BethM]

mouse_chalk wrote:

Beth, your dinner sounds yummy! I wish we had more Mexican takeaways round here. Any, in fact would be nice!

Well, I wouldn't call Chipotle "Mexican," since the burritos are actually San Francisco-style. (San Francisco-style burritos are characterized by being large, having rice as a main component, and are generally wrapped in foil.) I just love Chipotle.

But most of the sit-down Mexican places here offer food "to go."

 

[mouse_chalk]

BethM wrote:

mouse_chalk wrote:

Beth, your dinner sounds yummy! I wish we had more Mexican takeaways round here. Any, in fact would be nice!

Well, I wouldn't call Chipotle "Mexican," since the burritos are actually San Francisco-style. (San Francisco-style burritos are characterized by being large, having rice as a main component, and are generally wrapped in foil.) I just love Chipotle.

Ah, I didn't realise that! I've never heard of Chipotle (the place, obviously the pepper lol) and it all just sounded Mexican!

I didn't have a burrito in San Francisco- I'd read all about them being a must-try, and wanted to get one, but then I didn't eat one for some reason- more fool me!


I've just remembered I have a halibut fillet in my frdge that needs eating so I'm going to devise a dish around that somehow!

 

[Brandy456]

I had some Chili from Wendy's yesterday. Not feeling to swift to eat anything big.
Here, when we tip it's 5$ at sit down restaurants per 2 people. When it's delivery it depends, if it's chinese they usually know us so well they fasten up the service. It's usually rounded up to the 10, or if it's close to 10 (like, 7) well round it up to the fifteen.
Confused ? lol.
If it's pizza their terribly slow so it's just rounded to the 5.

 

[trailsend]

BethM wrote:

I am very interested in your recipe for the Fassoulda soup. That sounds really delicious, and I'd love to try it. Especially since it's turned cold again here.
Proportions, please? Pretty please?

I was sick again yesterday - Monday night I drank out of a soda bottle I put in the fridge from Friday night when I first got sick. Not good. We burned it in the woodstove.

Perogies are awesome! My Papa (Grandfather) was from Poland and made the best homemade perogies. He even taught my Irish Grandpa how to make perogies I love them homemade but you can find yummy pre made ones too in the store. They are the best with sour cream and I fry them with onions in butter - delicious!It's my favorite memory of him making perogies

Beth we are getting cold damp weather and this soup is perfect - you can also eat it cold in summer. It takes 2 cups of Romano beans which would = 1 19 0z can, 2 cups of veggie stock, 3 cloves minced garlic, 1/4 cup lemon juice and 2 tsp of olive oil.

I always double the recipe when I make it - however I only use 3 cups of stock and not four.

In a big pot combine all the ingredients and bring to a boil - then reduce heat and let simmer for about an hour until it gets a little thickened and the flavors mingle. You can cook it less, but it really tastes a lot better if you cook it a little longer. Then you can put it in a food processorbut a hand blender is easier - just blend the soup until very smooth. It's warm and really nice

I didn't eat yesterday but tonight I am having one of my favorites. You put some chicken in the crockpot with a package of dry onion soup mix, sour cream, and a can of cream of mushroom soup... it gets nice and moist and it's so yummy! I eat it with rice

 

[mouse_chalk]

Donna, are you feeling better now after that dodgy breakfast?!

That soup sounds nice and so easy, I'm not mad keen on beans like that but maybe I should give them another shot....

Tonight I had my halibut. I made a curry paste with fresh red chilli, ginger, a shallot, garlic, turmeric, a stick of lemongrass and groundnut oil with a splash of water. Blend that up, and I let it sit for a couple of hours to get a bit more flavour.

Then fry a sliced onion, and add the curry paste. Cook for a couple of minutes, and add chicken stock (2 cups I think), and 1 cup of coconut milk. Reduce a bit, then add a handful of green beans, and soy sauce. Then add the halibut fillets and cook for about 5 mins. Add juice of half a lime at the end and hey presto! Easy thai broth I adapted it from a recipe I saw on TV the other day that used a shop-bought paste:shock: I had that with rice and more purple sprouting brocoli.

 

[hartleybun]

trailsend wrote:

I was sick again yesterday - Monday night I drank out of a soda bottle I put in the fridge from Friday night when I first got sick. Not good. We burned it in the woodstove.

:magicwand::brownbunnyyou poor thing. am sending you some healing donna vibes.

 

[mouse_chalk]

hartleybun wrote:

trailsend wrote:

I was sick again yesterday - Monday night I drank out of a soda bottle I put in the fridge from Friday night when I first got sick. Not good. We burned it in the woodstove.

:magicwand::brownbunnyyou poor thing. am sending you some healing donna vibes.

Oooops! I didn't see that line in your last post before I asked you- I'm sorry! :embarrassed:I hope you feel better soon! :hug:

 

[trailsend]

Thank you Donna and Jen that's so sweet.

I am feeling much better. I don't know why I got sick again, but I've had enough of it! I'm starving now and dinner won't get finished cooking. I hate when you are hungry and everything feels like it's taking too long.

Your dinner sounds delicious Jen - Halibut is one of my favorite foods.

 

[irishbunny]

Baked spuds and grated cheese today

 

[Elf Mommy]

Yesterday, hubby "helped" me make dinner (i.e. took over and made it himself...). We get Tyson frozen chicken tenderloins. I love them because you take them straight from the freezer, rinse off the ice, put them in the pan and they are done in 22 minutes at 375 degrees. My usual way to make it is a mix of herbs and melted butter. I make rice to go with it and broccoli. Hubby got all fancy with the herbs and a butter cream mushroom onion gosh knows what else sauce. It tasted delicious but it makes me laugh that he comes in and takes over like that.

Tonight, we made hamburgers. Hubby goes nuts with the whole seasoning thing with burgers, too. I like muenster cheese on mine. Hubby does swiss, boychild does American cheese. Hubby and I also had bacon, along with grilled mushrooms and onions. I made tater tots for the kids and big green salads for everyone. Now the kids are having fruit juice popsicles.

 

[BethM]

trailsend wrote:

Beth we are getting cold damp weather and this soup is perfect - you can also eat it cold in summer. It takes 2 cups of Romano beans which would = 1 19 0z can, 2 cups of veggie stock, 3 cloves minced garlic, 1/4 cup lemon juice and 2 tsp of olive oil.

Thank you! This really sounds delicious, almost like a soup-y hummus. I've put this recipe on the top of my stack of things to try. I just love easy, simple, hardy things like this. (Happily, I stocked up on veggie stock last week, as I found it on sale!)

Now I just need to find Romano beans. (I have another recipe calling for Romano beans that I am eager to try, a salad with beans, albacore tuna, red onion, and a simple lemon/oil dressing.)


Tonight, I roasted some broccoli and cauliflower with olive oil, lemon juice, and minced garlic (which seem to be a common theme in my food lately!). Garlic mashed potatoes (from a box, sadly), and a Portabello mushroom-flavored veggie burger.

 

[trailsend]

Hope you like it Beth.

Fruit juice popsicles sound yummy!

Since I spent all day in the barn - more goat babies have arrived! I just threw some steaks on the BBQ, some potatoes and we had some leftover veggie rice with it. I was starving, so it had to be quick! Now it's back up to the barn

 

[degrassi]

Tonight I made cajun shrimp, mexican rice and some sliced zucchini sauted with garlic.

It was really good. I'd made the shrimp before but the rice was a new recipe. Turned out to be a good match.

Mexican rice(I added some red pepper towards the end and a can of green chilies. I also used canned stewed tomatoes instead of fresh) http://www.recipezaar.com/Mexican-Rice-117892

 

[mouse_chalk]

degrassi wrote:

Tonight I made cajun shrimp, mexican rice and some sliced zucchini sauted with garlic.

It was really good. I'd made the shrimp before but the rice was a new recipe. Turned out to be a good match.

Mexican rice(I added some red pepper towards the end and a can of green chilies. I also used canned stewed tomatoes instead of fresh) http://www.recipezaar.com/Mexican-Rice-117892

That sounds yummy! Do you have the recipe for the cajun shrimp? I'd like to try that!



Last night we had good old comfort food. I had cauliflower cheese, and I made mac and cheese for Steve with the same sauce. Steve actually asked me what the difference was between mac and cheese and macaroni and cheese!!!! Oh how I LOL'D!!!:shock:

I had mine with a big pile of wilted spinach and Steve had cherry tomatoes with his I think. I had a vegetarian meal!! I've realised in this thread that I eat a LOT of meat. I didn't realise how much until recently. I feel proud of myself for having a night off

Tonight I think I'm going to have a tuna salad. We had subways earlier and I ordered a footlong, so I still feel quite full. Oooooh, I might make a tuna nicoise-style salad with boiled eggs and green beans!

 

[hartleybun]

cajun shrimp does sound good:biggrin2:

son and i had chicken stir fried in oyster sauce with water chestnuts, noodles, bean sprouts and onions - daughter was staying with friend and hubby working away so i let him choose!

we were great fans of subway but the one nearest us in exmouth has closedhoping it reopens soon