WHAT DID YOU HAVE FOR DINNER!!

[SnowyShiloh]

Katt, I have some weird things I like too! I think everyone does ) We should all share the weird things we like to eat. I'll have to think about mine!

Last night I made teriyaki chicken, the same recipe I mentioned earlier in the thread but this time with chicken breasts. They turned out so well and only took 25 minutes to cook! We had them with steamed rice and green beans.

Tonight we had friends over to barbecue, we grilled Italian sausages, hamburgers and turkey hot dogs (the turkey dogs were mine since I don't like sausage or burgers). It was rather impromptu, but I made a pasta salad with what we had in the house already. I used gemelli pasta (http://www.gourmetsleuth.com/images/gemelli.jpg, it's one of my favorite shapes), peas, chopped tomatoes, capers, mayonnaise, sour cream, lemon juice, salt and pepper. It turned out really well and even the pasta salad hater of the group thought it was good. We also had grilled corn on the cob. I was going to make lemon bars for dessert but we were all so full that I didn't.

I want to share one of my favorite drink recipes, too. I found it on Allrecipes and have made it probably 10 times, but I always make it a little differently. I think I've hit on the perfect combination tonight though! You steep 10 teabags in a couple cups of boiling water for 5 minutes, then stir in 1/2-3/4 cup sugar. Pour the concentrated tea into a gallon pitcher and add a can of frozen apple cherry juice concentrate (the 100% juice kind), then fill the pitcher the rest of the way with cold water. It's a pretty dark red color and the perfect mix of tea and cherry flavor. The apple cherry juice is definitely the best juice to use that I've tried so far, cranberry is also really nice but don't try anything with pineapple because it's terrible!

 

[NorthernAutumn]

SnowyShiloh wrote:

The apple cherry juice is definitely the best juice to use that I've tried so far, cranberry is also really nice but don't try anything with pineapple because it's terrible!

Well, at least you don't have any hairballs now...LOL!

 

[SnowyShiloh]

Anyone else cook anything interesting lately? We had leftover teriyaki chicken on Saturday, and last night Paul ate the leftover sausage and hamburger from our barbecue. I made pizza bread by toasting a sliced roll, then topping it with pizza sauce, cheese and oregano and broiling it to melt the cheese. Super yummy. Paul has Mondays off so we went to Taco King for lunch today, I had 2 chicken enchiladas and beans and rice. So good! I'm not sure what I'm going to make for dinner tonight, I have several options.

 

[degrassi]

Its not too interesting but I cooked herb marinated salmon(grilled on the BBQ), sauted zuchini and muchrooms, and turned some left over rice into "fried rice"(rice, green onions and soy sauce fried up). It was pretty good and made for a quick meal.

 

[SnowyShiloh]

Mmm, that sounds really good!

I ended up "making" frozen lasagna for dinner last night :disgust: We were hungry and didn't want to go to the store for milk, which I needed for the sauce I was going to make. The lasagna was really good though, Stouffer's makes lasagna that's better than a lot of homemade ones I think. I make lasagna on occasion still, but haven't made a tomato sauce based one in over a year since the frozen ones are so yum. I usually keep a small one (serves 2) in the freezer for nights when dinner plans fall through. I also have some frozen Stouffer's stuffed bell peppers that we'll try next time.

 

[kirsterz09]

Lol well I was kinda lazy today so it was nuggets and bbq sauce lol!

 

[JimD]

Sunday night we had BBQ'd spare ribs with mac & cheese.

Last night was chicken cutlets, breaded and baked, with a side of seasoned rice.

Tonight was meatloaf and baked potatoes.

 

[BethM]

kirsterz09 wrote:

Lol well I was kinda lazy today so it was nuggets and bbq sauce lol!

Me too! LOL! I had some plain white rice with mine.

 

[SnowyShiloh]

I made a big pizza tonight, cheese with salami. This is my favorite easy crust recipe: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Valentinos-Pizza-Crust/Detail.aspx

It's really easy and actually really good, better than most other crust recipes I've tried. My other favorite is from the California Pizza Kitchen cook book, but it's a lot more labor intensive.

 

[BethM]

I was craving a good burger yesterday, so Jason stopped at 5 Guys on his way home from work.
I had a Little Bacon Burger, with lettuce, tomato, raw onion, and pickle. We split an order of Cajun Fries.

Delicious.

 

[JimD]

Last night we had BBQ'd burgers and hot dogs.
Spicy fries on the side.

 

[degrassi]

We are also have burgers tonight as its too hot to cook anything inside.

 

[Brandy456]

I orderd a sub =)

 

[BethM]

Went to a corporate dinner event for work this evening. The meal was so-so. Steak (tender but dry, and not pink at all), chicken (likewise, a bit dry), potatoes (mine were fine, but another person at my table got all uncooked ones) carrots (the best thing on the plate!) and broccoli (overcooked; it was totally soft).

It wasn't really that bad, though. The dessert, on the other hand, was awful. Blueberry-lavender mousse. Tasted like a bar of soap.

 

[degrassi]

Today we spent the day making 6 casseroles of beet leaf cabbage rolls. So we are having those(drenched in cream, dill and chives! so yummy!), pork roast, mashed potatoes,sauted snow peas and green beans from the garden, and I made rhubarb apple crisp for dessert. It smells so good right now

I love summer and having a garden. So much fresh stuff to cook with. I also spent all afternoon washing 2 sink fulls of dill. The whole kitchen smells like dill Can rabbits eat dill?

 

[SnowyShiloh]

Degrassi, I somehow read that as you washed 2 sinkfuls of dirt!

 

[degrassi]

Nope dill, tons and tons of dill. Stupid aphids got to some of the plants and are so hard to wash off. I've been at it all day. Not sure what i'm going to do with it all. There is seriously 2 sinks packed full of it.

 

[JimD]

degrassi wrote:

Can rabbits eat dill?

yeppers! :nod

 

[mouse_chalk]

Been ages since I posted here! :shock:

I've not been eating anything particularly exciting recently- many, many stirfries and pasta mostly- that's it!

I did make a new pasta sauce the other day, with sauteed garlic, sliced bacon, mushrooms, and then added lots of fresh kale, shredded. Cooked that down, added a sliced courgette, and then some soya cream, lots of salt and pepper. Stirred in the pasta, and voila! Steve actually really liked it, which was nice!

The other thing I did the other night was fry some garlic in olive oli, meanwhile blanching some green beans. Then I added some king prawns, and the green beans for a few minutes, some salt and pepper, and a splash of white wine. Had that with plain rice. It was a bit random, but quite nice!

I also made a chicken with lentil dish last week as well, which was YUMMY. It was this recipe:



BOMBAY-STYLE CHICKEN WITH RED SPLIT LENTIS or Murgh aur masoor dal.

ingredients:
1-1/4 cups masoor dal (red split lentils) picked over, washed, and drained
1 medium onion, peeled and chopped
1/2-1 fresh, hot green chilli, finely sliced
2 tsps ground cumin seeds
1 tsp ground turmeric
1 tsp very finely minced, peeled fresh ginger
6-1/3 cups water
about 3 pounds of chicken parts, skinned
2 1/4 tsp salt
2 tbs veggie oil
1 tsp whole cumin seeds
2-4 cloves garlic, peeled and finely chopped
1/4-3/4 tsp cayenne pepper
2 tbs lemon juice
1/2 tsp sugar
1 tsp garam masala
optional garnish: 3 tbs chopped fresh coriander (cilantro)

what to do:
1. combine the lentils, onion, green chilli, ground cumin, turmeric, half of the chopped ginger and 6-1/3 cups water in a big, heavy pot. bring to a simmer, cover, leaving the lid very slightly ajar, and cook on low heat for 45 minutes. add the chix and the salt. mix and bring to a boil. cover, turn the heat to low and simmer gently for 25-30 minutes or until chix is tender.
2. heat the oil in a small frying pan over medium flame (heat). when hot, put in the whole cumin seeds. as soon as the seeds begin to sizzle -- this just takes a few seconds -- put in the remaining 1/2 tsp chopped ginger and garlic. fry until the garlic turns slightly brown. now put in the cayenne pepper. lift up the frying pan immediately and pour its entire contents -- oil and spices -- into the pot with the chicken and lentils. also add the lemon juice, sugar, and garam masala. stir to mix and cook on medium-low flame for another 5 minutes.
3. sprinkle the fresh coriander over the top, if using, just before you serve.



I've made it a couple of times now, both with and without chicken, and it's soooooooo good. I had it last week with stir-fried shredded kale with mustard seeds, but I've also had it with spicy cauliflower florets, naan bread, and a tomato, red onion and coriander salad before. This time, to make it quicker and use less dishes, I fried the spices in the main saucepan all at once, before adding the lentils and water, instead of frying them and adding them separately.


Not sure what to have tonight- I have a craving for red meat which I've not had for weeks and weeks, which is quite good for me! I have some lamb shoulder in the freezer that I could slow roast, but it seems like a lot of hassle and I'm still feeling fluey/headachey/nauseous :expressionless


I also still have to go to the asian supermarket near us to try and find Gyoza wrappers because I really want to make them, and a couple of other things. But, it shuts at 6, and Steve usually works way past then, so we can only go shopping in the evenings at about 7pm.... Might see if my mum fancies a trip down there maybe...

 

[SnowyShiloh]

Jen, that sounds yummy!

Paul's parents were in town over the weekend and left Tuesday morning, so we ate out or had leftovers for dinner while they were here. Normally I would have cooked something for us all but their visit was very last minute (as in, "hey we'll see you tonight!") and I've been really busy with school.

Tonight we had spaghetti with jarred sauce. Mushroom Prego. It's the kind my parents always bought when I was growing up and I honestly like it more than most of the "fast" homemade spaghetti sauce recipes, and it's inexpensive. Every single ingredient is normal, it just has tomatoes, mushrooms, salt, garlic, onion and spices. I do like to make homemade sauces that have to simmer for hours, but I keep a jar of Prego in the pantry for spur of the moment spaghetti