WHAT DID YOU HAVE FOR DINNER!!

[degrassi]

Today, for some reason, I decided to try and make green onion cakes. I have a BBQ to attend on Sunday and thought they might be nice to bring. So I needed to make a test batch to see if they'd work out and how long they take to make.

Well they were fairly easy to make. It took only a few minutes to make the dough and about 20 mins to roll them all out. Only issue I ran into was that I rolled them out and put them on wax paper without flouring it first. All the cakes stuck to the paper and it was impossible to get them off. I had to throw them into the freezer untill they were hard to be able to peel them off. Stupid mistake, but this is why I made a test run, lol.

They were delicious! Took 3 mins to fry them up and they nice and crsipy on the outside and chewy in the middle.

So tomorrow i'm going to make a couple batches and freeze them. Then just cook them off right before I leave for the party.

Yummy!

 

[SnowyShiloh]

What are green onion cakes? And Kirst3buns grilled dinner the other night looks amazing!

Last night I made a Hungarian casserole. It's really good and one of Paul's favorites. You put a layer of cooked, sliced potatoes in a casserole dish, cover with a layer of hardboiled, sliced eggs and sliced kielbasa, then cover with more potatoes. Sprinkle all layers with seasoning salt and parsley. Then you're supposed to pour 2 cups sour cream and a cup melted butter on top. I'm sure it's delicious, but not exactly heart healthy. So I put 2 cups cottage cheese in the blender along with 2 teaspoons lemon juice, 3/4 cup chicken broth and 1/4 cup butter, the pour it on top of the casserole. Bake for about 35 minutes, then sprinkle Hungarian paprika on top.

 

[degrassi]

Green onion cakes are a fried dough with green onions mixed in. Like a flatbread/pancake type thing. Its common at asian food restaurants, also its a big bar food around here. So delicious and good!

Easy to make too! http://www.recipezaar.com/Green-Onion-Cakes-274972

 

[BethM]

degrassi wrote:

Green onion cakes are a fried dough with green onions mixed in. Like a flatbread/pancake type thing. Its common at asian food restaurants, also its a big bar food around here. So delicious and good!

Here in the midwestern US, we call those scallion pancakes.

 

[degrassi]

BethM wrote:

degrassi wrote:

Green onion cakes are a fried dough with green onions mixed in. Like a flatbread/pancake type thing. Its common at asian food restaurants, also its a big bar food around here. So delicious and good!

Here in the midwestern US, we call those scallion pancakes.

Yep, same thing.

 

[SnowyShiloh]

The past few nights has been leftovers, then last night we went out for burgers! Paul had some huge hamburger monstrosity and I had a green chile grilled chicken sandwich. Very yummy.

Tonight we stuck with something really simple. Hummus on pita bread with thinly sliced roma tomatoes and zucchini. Paul accidentally bought a zucchini instead of a cucumber, but it tasted fine. Also, it turns out that zucchini is the one food that Skyler won't eat!! Rory won't eat anything in the squash family (zucchini, yellow squash, pumpkin, acorn squash, butternut squash, spaghetti squash... he turns up his nose at all of them), but I was sure Skyler would eat it. Phoebe Mae and Paxden didn't want any either.

 

[hartleybun]

i love butternut squash we're having lamb chops tonite - dont know what with but peas will be involved. then it will be chicken with teryaki sauce - yum

 

[Saudade]

Pizza!

Nom nom nom

 

[mouse_chalk]

Aaaah, I've been meaning to post in here again for ages!

Everyone's dinners sound so good! Jim, I must try your coleslaw recipe- do you not put carrot in it as well as the cabbage?

We were away all last week, so we just cooked easy things like steak and new potatoes, pasta with tomato sauce, etc etc. Steve also took me out for a lovely posh meal on my birthday where I had roast duck breast.... Yum!

Since we've been back I've cooked a few times...

Sunday night I made spaghetti, and with it I fried some garlic and red chilli in olive oil, added a tiny bit of butter and lots of fresh lemon zest, then added some cooked tiger prawns, lots of lemon juice and a tiny splash of cream. Yum!

Last night I made a marinade for a salmon fillet out of soy sauce, garlic, ginger, chilli, bit of caster sugar, and lime juice. Then I grilled that whilst I blanched some asparagus, brocoli and green beans, before stir-frying them in chopped red chilli, a tiny bit of oyster sauce and some of the salmon marinade, and toasted sesame seeds. It was delicious, and totally made up with what we had in the fridge because Steve's ankle was too bad to go to the shops lol...


Tonight I'm about to make spaghetti bolognase- it's easy since it'll feed both of us, and we need to eat up some of the 5 packs of minced beef in our freezer! :shock: I have to make penne pasta for Steve's though and spaghetti for me because he has now decided he doesn't like spaghetti :rollseyes:grumpy:

 

[SnowyShiloh]

Jen, that all sounds so good!

Last night I made yet another casserole. I don't usually make so many, but I'm so busy with school, work and homework that it's kind of necessary. I made up the recipe for this one myself and Paul loved it, so hooray!

I cooked 2 cups of rice in chicken broth with garlic added, then stirred in a big can of rinsed black beans, minced green onion and some salt and pepper. Put half of that in a baking dish, then stirred together 2 cups low fat sour cream, a can of diced green chiles and a whole lot of spices like cumin, chili powder and cayenne, plus salt. I made the sour cream stuff pretty strong tasting since it would provide the Mexican-y flavors for the rest of the casserole. Spread half of that over the rice, covered with the rest of the rice and the last of the sour cream. Baked it for 50 minutes then sprinkled white cheddar on top and stuck it back in the oven. We had it with coleslaw (I've tried making different recipes but Paul only likes the one that has light mayo, vinegar, lemon juice, salt and pepper) and cantaloupe.

 

[SnowyShiloh]

We had spaghetti with Bolognese sauce. I'd never made it before, but wanted to try the recipe from my Everyday Italian cookbook. It turned out really good! Very interesting too. It doesn't have all the typical Italian herbs. The ingredients are minced onion, carrot, and green bell pepper, plus fresh parsley and basil, salt, pepper, ground beef (I used spinach feta chicken sausage) and crushed tomatoes. And lots of parmesan. I made a giant potful too so I'm going to put some in the freezer. If anyone wants the recipe, I'll type it out!

 

[hartleybun]

family were on their own last night as i went to the girlguiding annual general meeting - with buffet........the potato wedges were nice - spicy coating. the mini spring rolls lived up to their description - one beansprout per roll. tasty tho':biggrin2:

 

[mouse_chalk]

It was really nice here today so me and Steve test-drove our brand new BBQ! We had a burger each, Steve had sausages and I marinated chicken thighs using this recipe:

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/tuscan-lemon-chicken-recipe/index.html


It's the best thing EVER. Even better is to grill a lemon half face-down for the last half of the cooking time, and then squeeze that over the chicken. Mmmmmmmm. It's SO good!

I have some left over that I didn't put on so if it's nice tomorrow I might do the same again.

Last night I was in a rush so I made chorizo pasta that I think I posted on here some pages back. Steve didn't like it at first but I adjusted the recipe by leaving out the creme fraiche and just putting a tiny splash of cream in instead and now he loves it! Hurrah!

 

[SnowyShiloh]

Jen, that marinade looks so good! I love lemon and rosemary. I'd probably be lazy and just use chicken breasts because I don't really want to flatten a chicken, and we throw the skin away anyway so a lot of the flavor would be lost.

 

[degrassi]

Tonight we had some grilled chicken breasts, spicy roasted potatoes, and green beans. I tested out a new marinade recipe and its a keeper. http://www.recipezaar.com/Amazing-Chicken-Marinade-29598

We are having a party next weekend, does anyone know a good easy dessert recipe that will serve a crowd? I don't like desserts, so I have no clue on what to make as I never eat them.

 

[SnowyShiloh]

That marinade recipe sounds amazing too! I love marinades... I really want to grill some chicken tonight but it's 5:30 and the chicken is frozen.

 

[mouse_chalk]

SnowyShiloh wrote:

Jen, that marinade looks so good! I love lemon and rosemary. I'd probably be lazy and just use chicken breasts because I don't really want to flatten a chicken, and we throw the skin away anyway so a lot of the flavor would be lost.

I didn't use a whole chicken- just thighs! I kept the skin on because I like it, but you could take it off first I guess or get skinless ones...

I still have 2 left in the fridge that have marinated overnight, so I'll be having them for dinner later!

 

[katt]

this is a cool thread, cant believe it took me days to look at it!

tonight i did simple:

water crackers, brie (warmed in the oven), and fresh fruit (apples, strawberries, and blueberries).

yum

 

[Numbat]

We had ravioli and Atlantic salmon with veggies. It was quite nice

Your dinner sounds quite nice katt! Sometimes simple is good. I feel like making fruit salad now..

 

[SnowyShiloh]

I made tofu and veggies with peanut sauce for dinner:

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Tofu-and-Veggies-in-Peanut-Sauce/Detail.aspx

I added some lime juice too. It was pretty good, but I want to tinker with the sauce ingredients a bit. I'd like to try natural peanut butter and use a bit less of it.