WHAT DID YOU HAVE FOR DINNER!!

[SnowyShiloh]

Degrassi, I'm going to try that Mexican rice recipe this week! The description sounds like exactly what I've been looking for for years. I've tried so many Mexican rice recipes...

Tonight I think we're having salmon cakes with rice and salad.

 

[BethM]

We were in the mood for burgers, so we went to Five Guys Burgers. I had a "little" bacon burger, with tomato, onions, and pickles. Jason and I split an order of Cajun fries. I really love the burgers there, juicy and delicious.

I don't like the fancy sorts of burgers at places like Red Robin, with unnecessary toppings and too much melted cheese. I love a simple, good burger, topped with fresh veggies on a good bun. Five Guys fits the bill.

 

[trailsend]

Hope everyone is having a Happy Easter.

We are having a prime rib roast tonight with roasted butternut squash done with garlic and thyme. Mashed potatoes and gravy and homemade Lemon Meringue pie.

 

[mouse_chalk]

Happy Easter everybody!!

We went to my mum and dad's for dinner- it was my brother's birthday on Friday, so we celebrated that too.

We had roast port loin with crackling, plus roast potatoes, roast parsnips, carrots, peas, mashed swede and freshly picked and steamed kale from the garden. YUUUUUMMMMM! I love crackling.

I made an apple tart that I took round as desert too. It was this recipe:

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/sara-moulton/french-apple-tart-recipe3/index.html


It was really nice! Except I forgot to grease the dish LOL so it stuck to the bottom a bit It was so pretty though!


Now we're home, and completely stuffed and knackered!

 

[SnowyShiloh]

Last night we had Thai food! I sadly haven't had Thai food at all this year because Paul's boss buys it for everyone for lunch every Saturday and that satisfies his craving for Thai. I had Pad Thai and Paul had Pad Siam. We ordered egg rolls (the long, skinny kind) and had Thai iced tea with it.

It's only going to be the two of us for dinner tonight. Back when Paul and I first started dating, I thought it would be funny to make Welsh Rabbit/Rarebit on Easter, so that's what we have every year. I'm sure it's not authentic, but I'm going to make this recipe:

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Tomato-Bacon-Rarebit/Detail.aspx

And here's a description of Welsh Rabbit on Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welsh_rarebit

We're going to have a small spinach souffle with it (since of course Easter dinner has to have something with eggs in it) and salad.

 

[degrassi]

Here is the cajun shrimp recipe http://www.recipezaar.com/Cajun-Grilled-Shrimp-146317
I don't use as much oil, and 1/3-1/2 the salt(used all the salt once and it was WAY too salty). Sometimes I broil them if i'm too lazy to BBQ.

The mexican rice made enough for leftovers and I thought it was better then next day. It was more dry and fluffy. I think next time I might add chili powder or cayenne for a bit of heat.

Tonight we have having Easter dinner. We are having ham, scalloped potatoes9w/ carrots), mashed sweet potatoes, Marinated salad, ceasar salad, Ukrainian sausage(got to have kubasa!) and paska(the ukrainian easter bread). Oh and eggs of course. Its all in the oven and smells sooooooo good! I'm startving!

 

[Elf Mommy]

We had steak and salad tonight. It was excellent!

 

[BethM]

I really wanted soup, because it's been cool and rainy all day, but I was too lazy to make any.

I had some extra rice, so I just roasted up some cauliflower, broccoli, and string beans, and had just veggies and rice. It was basmati rice, and a bit dry, but delicious.

Of course, I did have a late afternoon snack of pita chips and lebaneh, so I wasn't super hungry for dinner.

 

[Bassetluv]

This was my Easter dinner: Middle Eastern Chickpea Soup (chickpeas, tomatoes, onion, garlic, rice, cumin, etc.) and Spinach with Rice. Both had freshly grated Parmesan cheese accompanying them. First time I've tried both recipes, and both were very good. (With my track record of trying new recipes this is impressive, as I usually wind up finding recipes that sound good but really, really suck once they're made.)

Oh, and a Cadbury Creme Egg for dessert. :biggrin2:

 

[mouse_chalk]

Bassetluv wrote:

Oh, and a Cadbury Creme Egg for dessert. :biggrin2:

I didn't know you guys got them over there! Creme Eggs are the BEST!

 

[ILovemyAlice]

I had tofu that tastes like chicken with brusil sprouts and asparagus.

 

[Bassetluv]

I didn't know you guys got them over there! Creme Eggs are the BEST!

And I didn't know that Cadbury chocolate came from England! I agree, they're really really good...though I must confess, they've changed over the years and aren't nearly as good as they were when they first came out. Used to be the creme in the center was soft and gooey and really yummy; now it tends to be less creamy, more sugary and sometimes even close to hard (makes me wonder sometimes if they're recycling last year's product at the stores here). However, I still love them.

(The only chocolate egg I love even more than Cadbury's is the Laura Secord chocolate easter egg....mmmmmmmm!)

 

[degrassi]

I decided to make a HUGE pot of split pea soup with the ham bone left over from yesterday. We ate it for supper and it was fantastic! Just the right thickness and just the right amount of salt. Now I have enough to put in the freezer

 

[BethM]

It was cool and rainy again today, so I made Donna's soup.

I looked in 5 grocery stores on Saturday, but couldn't find Romano beans, so I used a can of Cannellini (white kidney) beans. The soup was fabulous! Very filling, but the lemon and garlic gave it a really.....bright flavor, it didn't seem heavy at all. I think next time, I'll reduce the lemon just a touch, and the overall liquid just a bit, but this soup is one that I will be making again.

While I was simmering the soup, I had a nice salad of baby greens, with half of a small avocado, and some crumbled Ricotta Salata.


I'm sure the soup had a different flavor, with the different variety of bean, but it was still good. I like Cannellini beans heated with garlic and a bit of olive oil, then mashed like potatoes. I did forget to check Whole Foods for the Romano beans, will try to remember next week.

 

[hartleybun]

Bassetluv wrote:

I didn't know you guys got them over there! Creme Eggs are the BEST!

And I didn't know that Cadbury chocolate came from England! I agree, they're really really good...though I must confess, they've changed over the years and aren't nearly as good as they were when they first came out. Used to be the creme in the center was soft and gooey and really yummy; now it tends to be less creamy, more sugary and sometimes even close to hard (makes me wonder sometimes if they're recycling last year's product at the stores here). However, I still love them.

(The only chocolate egg I love even more than Cadbury's is the Laura Secord chocolate easter egg....mmmmmmmm!)

you are soooo right about the centre. when i was a kid you could pour the centre out of the egg - just like a real egg. now it's practically solid

and i swear they are getting smaller.....

 

[SnowyShiloh]

I want to try one of the old fashioned Cadbury Creme eggs! They sound good.

Artichokes were on sale this week, so tonight we had steamed artichokes with chicken-sundried tomato filled whole wheat ravioli. It's pretty much the easiest thing you could make ever since you just have to steam the artichokes and boil the ravioli, but it seems fancy. Last night we had leftovers and the night before that I made a red potato and artichoke heart potato salad from my new Greek cook book. It was marinated artichoke hearts, potatoes, green onions, parsley, oregano, olives, olive oil and lemon juice. Yum!

What did everyone else have? I don't want this thread to die!

 

[hartleybun]

daughter requested egg fried rice. i insisted on putting in sweetcorn (yum!), she insisted on pickingit out:rollseyes dont know what we're having tonight - it's my birthday and we're eating out:biggrin2:

 

[degrassi]

Yesterday I made this chicken/broccoli/mushroom/rice casserole thing. Its really yummy and easy. I stole the recipe from a friend when I had it at their house.

Tonight we are making hamburgers with left over marinated vegetable salad and fries. I can't wait as I haven't had a hamburger in a while!

 

[SnowyShiloh]

Care to share the casserole recipe? I'm always open to casseroles!

 

[hartleybun]

SnowyShiloh wrote:

Care to share the casserole recipe? I'm always open to casseroles!

:yeahthat: me too