What's For Dinner - 3

[WebLady]

I thought we'd start this up again ... so share what dinner with us; let us know what you had (this can be ongoing) and share recipes if you want too :grinhappy:

[TangoWedding]

:purplex: Tonight we had popcorn.


Popcorn
Butter
Salt
Parm. Cheese


*ahem*

[WebLady]

Lets see ... Last night I made this Sicilian Casserole dish (http://busycooks.about.com/od/groundbeefrecipes/r/siciliansupper.htm) I found online. I tweeked it some; I used prepared jar pasta sauce instead of the tomato paste and tomato sauce. And I used an Italian blend shredded cheese instead of just the Parmesan, and didn't use the peppers. DH and I both thought it was good so I will make it again.

Tonight we had my chicken and rice casserole (recipe is in the OW Recipe eBook); it was good too :D

Tomorrow, not sure yet; I assume something with ground beef.

[TangoWedding]

Chase <------- is gonna win the 'lazy wife' award one of these days.



:bblol:

[mandaj10]

FH made grilled pork chops for us :bbmrgreen:
-Boneless pork chops
-McCormick Montreal Steak Grinder
-Grill :upsidown:
I made the salads hehe
-Lettuce
-tomato
-Croutons
-Ken's Steakhouse Lite Balsamic Vinagrette Dressing
It was sooo nice today, we had to use the grill :)

[MrsDM]

Brats on the grill. Mmm summer is coming!

[uptowngirl]

Patrick is making Kung Pao Chicken in the wok - I love when he cooks Asian food - but cleaning up afterwards...that is another story!!

[WBandMe]

I had Chick-Fil-A for the first time in my life. I had a chicken sandwich. It was okay. I'm not a big cook especially not on nights I work (at 8:30) so tonight, food court it was!

[Measha]

Jon had left-over teriyaki chicken stir-fry. I had garlic humus with wheat-thin veggi chips and a Tropical fruit shake. Orange juice mixed with frozen mango, peaches, pineapple, melon and kiwi. YUMMY!

[SerendipityCrafts]

Me bad .... we both had coffee for dinner and then ........ our bestest, nicest and friendliest neighbour brought us over some chocolate cake she had made. :) :) :) :)

[Dani]

We went out, I had a chef salad and Doug has chicken alfredo.

[tootsie]

We had spaghetti tonight. Yum yum!

[LoLo62808]

Tonight I had Parmesan Cheese noodles with Garlic chicken and some chocolate pudding for desert :D

[sweetvenus]

We had an interesting dinner tonight.

Ben bought this coupon book for $20 the other day. We wanted to go out to eat tonight, so we decided to pick a place with a coupon. We chose a place in our neighborhood that we had never been to before. We find it and it turns out it's this bar in a bowling alley. We ordered queso dip as an appetizer, and when it arrived it was nachos with the runniest queso I've ever seen. It was like dipping the chips in milk. It also had this film on the top of it that would catch on the chips occasionally. For our entrees, he got a chicken sandwich and I got chicken tenders. They were both okay (and one of them was free because of the coupon), but I'm fairly certain we are never going back there again.

[KMS]

We had an interesting dinner tonight.

Ben bought this coupon book for $20 the other day. We wanted to go out to eat tonight, so we decided to pick a place with a coupon. We chose a place in our neighborhood that we had never been to before. We find it and it turns out it's this bar in a bowling alley. We ordered queso dip as an appetizer, and when it arrived it was nachos with the runniest queso I've ever seen. It was like dipping the chips in milk. It also had this film on the top of it that would catch on the chips occasionally. For our entrees, he got a chicken sandwich and I got chicken tenders. They were both okay (and one of them was free because of the coupon), but I'm fairly certain we are never going back there again.

Wow, that was quite an experience! We have a few coupon type things we're going to use at new places. Hopefully it's not quite as eventful as yours! :laugh:

[Rainbow Brite]

I've been having the same thing for dinner every night for the past week or so and I LOVE IT!! I call it the healthy-and-doesn't-contain-anything-I'm-allergic-to wrap:

Soft tortilla shell
Baby spinach leaves
Diced tomatoes
Shredded mozzarella cheese

That's it! And it's YUMMY!!

FH makes me some DIVINE homemade chili to take to work for lunch too :D

[Scrwballsgrl]

I'm proud I've actually been cooking all this week!
Mon- Fried deer steak, steamed broccoli, mac & cheese & field peas.
Tues- Baked chicken, mashed potatoes, & carrots w/brown sugar
Wed- Mrs. Pauls fish fillets:), left over broccoli & peas, & twice baked potatoes with redpepper, garlic, salt & pepper.
Yummy!

[MrsDM]

What would we do without Mrs. Paul? haha!

[Scrwballsgrl]

What would we do without Mrs. Paul? haha!

I know lol I havent cooked "real" fish in so long, lol:sweatdrop:

[Krimangel]

Awe, I Cant Really Add Anything, Seeing How Fh Is 90 Miles Away, But I Will Know Soon Enough What It Feels Like To Cook A Meal On A Week Night. Ha!

So For Me Last Night It Was A Can Of Green Beens, With A Little Butter And Season. Ta-da!

[smileyone2002]

Everyone eats so good!! We had chips and cheese dip last night and watched american idol. We never have the time to eat good...plus we are poor college kids :bblol:

[grapefruit]

I made our first meal at our new condo- I never ever cooked before in my life. I made mozzarella parmesan chicken, spaghetti, and bruschetti... and my FH spent the night in the bathroom LOL.

[Scrwballsgrl]

omg! so much cheese! lol:) I bet he appreciated your effort though!

[grapefruit]

I guess lol. I'm making hot chicken wings tonight. ^_^

[WebLady]

OK, I think we are having nacho cheese and salsa burgers tonight :happy:

[Scrwballsgrl]

man ya'll are making me hungry... I dont know what we'll be having for dinner tonigth b/c we'll be at FH house & he's all about quick an simple. I'm like it takes 30 minutes to make hamburger helper....so if everything was thawed and canned it wouldnt take much longer to make a "more complete" meal? But he still thinks it takes longer::rolls eyes:::")

[ShannonKay]

My fiance wasn't with me, but we had Bean Soup last night, which is a special soup my grandmother makes using a ham bone which contains ham and beans.

[tootsie]

Spaghetti again tonight, yummmmmmmmmmmy! :)

[Scrwballsgrl]

yummy spaghetti! Maybe we can do that tonight? FH is always up for some good ole spaghetti!

[KMS]

I'm going to make some sort of soup tonight. (aka we're on a budget :bblol:)

Probably brown rice, portobello mushroom, and rainbow chard with aromatics, herbs, & veggie broth. That reminds me, I need to make a loaf of whole wheat bread this afternoon to go with it!

[Scrwballsgrl]

gotta love homemade bread! it smells sooooo good while its baking!

[lize566]

I'm not sure what we are having tonight b/c DH is still not home from work. He's training and I have no idea when he will be home-he is usually home by 4. Last night we had a homestyle bake with mashed potatos, gravy, chicken and biscuits. The night before it was pizza from Papa John's b/c I was not feeling the whole cooking thing! Monday night we had yummy hamburgers on the grill, salad and fries with the inlaws. Sunday night we tried a new recipe and it was yum-my! Italian Chicken Dijon (http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/recs/284/Breaded_Chicken_Dijon3931.shtml), with peas and corn and mashed potatos. It was SO good!!

[KMS]

gotta love homemade bread! it smells sooooo good while its baking!

I always have to leave some "calorie room" if I know that I'll be making a new loaf. It takes about ten minutes for the warm bread to get the best of me and I just have to have a slice. It doesn't matter if I'm hungry or not!

[Nikita706]

We had hash browns and eggs last night. :purplex: For once, I wanted to eat something healthy, but DF really wanted breakfast for dinner, lol. Tonight I think we're going to my parent's house though, so hopefully my Mom will cook something healthier.

[uptowngirl]

I always have to leave some "calorie room" if I know that I'll be making a new loaf. It takes about ten minutes for the warm bread to get the best of me and I just have to have a slice. It doesn't matter if I'm hungry or not!

Ooh, I am with you there - I used to make bread much more often than I do now...I stopped because, well, I would eat it!

We are doing spaghetti and meatballs for dinner tonight. (And yes, I will make some bread too!) FH asked for spaghetti just because he wants to try a new merlot he found and thinks it would be a "good pairing". :bbrolleyes:

[ShannonKay]

I always have to leave some "calorie room" if I know that I'll be making a new loaf. It takes about ten minutes for the warm bread to get the best of me and I just have to have a slice. It doesn't matter if I'm hungry or not!

I would try to plan to be hungry when the bread is warm.

[Dani]

I made our first meal at our new condo- I never ever cooked before in my life. I made mozzarella parmesan chicken, spaghetti, and bruschetti... and my FH spent the night in the bathroom LOL.


I can so relate! lol poor Doug, he always asks what did I do to his stomach! lol

[WebLady]

OK, I think we are having nacho cheese and salsa burgers tonight :happy:Well the nacho burgers were a hit! What I did was mix a little salsa and a little garlic pepper in with the ground beef before shaping into patties. Then cooked them on the George Foreman grill. Topped them with a little velveeta/salsa 'dip' and served them on warm/toasty buns. I put a little sour cream on mine too *yum*

[kgvettegirl]

Tonight it was steaks on the grill with roasted corn on the cob and green beans. Tomorrow night it will be slow cooked pot roast, carrots, onion with garlic cheese biscuits

[SerendipityCrafts]

Tonight it was steaks on the grill with roasted corn on the cob

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh I am salivating!!!! I asked (or rather demanded) DH to get the propane tank refilled this weekend. The snow has finally melted away from it, so it's time to BBQ!!!!!

[Nekochanpurr]

Taco bell. Steve works nights, and i didn't get home till 10:30 from work, so he was already gone. :( Hes on his family trip till Monday. i already miss him. lol

[sweetvenus]

We had three cheese tortellini last night with five cheese sauce. We love cheese. :)

[Rainbow Brite]

Tonight it was steaks on the grill with roasted corn on the cob and green beans. Tomorrow night it will be slow cooked pot roast, carrots, onion with garlic cheese biscuitsCan I come eat at your house? lol :bblol: That sounds GOOD!

[Jacobs_Girl]

Last night I made tacos! LOL

Basically ground beef with McCormick Seasoning
Lettuce
Tomato
Toasted shells
Sour cream
Taco sauce
Jalepeno peppers

I just had 2 and 3 chocolate chip cookies and milk for desert :D

[WebLady]

OK tonight I think I am gonna make Whiskey Maple Chicken (http://www.recipezaar.com/144853), corn and mac & cheese :frogg:

[KMS]

Tonight it was steaks on the grill with roasted corn on the cob and green beans. Tomorrow night it will be slow cooked pot roast, carrots, onion with garlic cheese biscuits

What kind of garlic cheese biscuits do you make? I love the recipe that tastes like Red Lobster's biscuits!

[tootsie]

Scrwballsgrl: Yep, it is quite small, so I order extra chips and they add on more topping so it comes out to be huge! :)

[kgvettegirl]

What kind of garlic cheese biscuits do you make? I love the recipe that tastes like Red Lobster's biscuits!

2 Cups of Bisquick
2/3 cup of milk
1/4 cup of fresh shredded parmesan cheese
1 tsp garlic power
1/4 stick butter
grease baking sheet preheat oven to 400 Drop biscuits on sheet. Melt butter in microwave while they are baking for 10 minutes. Brush biscuits with butter and sprinkle with dried parsley.

[lize566]

2 Cups of Bisquick
2/3 cup of milk
1/4 cup of fresh shredded parmesan cheese
1 tsp garlic power
1/4 stick butter
grease baking sheet preheat oven to 400 Drop biscuits on sheet. Melt butter in microwave while they are baking for 10 minutes. Brush biscuits with butter and sprinkle with dried parsley.

Oh I'm going to have to try those next time I make biscuits with dinner! They sounds delicious!! Do you mix the parm. cheese and garlic powder in with the butter or the biscuit mix?

[sweetvenus]

Tonight we had lemon pepper chicken, corn, black eyed peas, and 3 cheese Texas toast. :)

[kgvettegirl]

Oh I'm going to have to try those next time I make biscuits with dinner! They sounds delicious!! Do you mix the parm. cheese and garlic powder in with the butter or the biscuit mix?

I put the cheese and garlic powder in with the Bisquick. Usually I'll put the garlic power in the milk to make sure it gets mixed in well throughout the entire mix.

[Nekochanpurr]

MMm.. We had Indian food tonight. My first time ever. I got something lamb, but heck if i remember what its called.. lol

[KMS]

I had leftover brown rice, mushroom, & rainbow chard soup w/ a chipotle tofu remoulade & corn topping. I also had a bunch of roasted cauliflower and a piece of whole wheat toast. I was so full afterwards!

[Nikita706]

My parents just got a new barbecue, so we got their old one, so last night we had a couple friends over and bbqed hamburgers and chicken breast, rice, broccoli and homemade bread. Delicious!

[sweetvenus]

We cooked out last night as well. Grilled hamburgers and hot dogs, so yummy! :)

[uptowngirl]

We cooked up a storm this weekend! We had friends over Saturday night and had a Middle Eastern feast! I made parmesan flatbread to dip in hummus, baked falafel (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falafel) with cucumber dill sauce, beef kofta (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kofta), and tabouli (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabbouleh)...sooo good!

[WebLady]

Saturday we had leftovers of that Sicilian pasta stuff I had made earlier in th week (I had some in the freezer); Sunday were out running errands and such and just got some pizza.

Tonight I am making Chicken Divan with rice :hungry: *eta - the recipe I use for Chicken Divan is in the OW Recipe eBook*

[lize566]

Last night we tried another new recipe-Salsa Cornbread Bake. It was pretty good, and super easy. You just follow the directions on the box to make the cornbread, including baking instructions. While it's baking brown a pound of ground beef, add 1 cup of chunky salsa (or whatever you have), simmer for 7-8 minutes (i also added some frozen corn to have a few veggies, plus the recipe is very similar to something my mom makes called Beef Tamale Squares, and it has corn so I figured it would taste okay) then pour over cooked cornbread. Sprinkle with a cup of shredded cheese then put back in the oven until cheese is melted.

We might have leftovers tonight, or chicken tortellini (sp?). DH is working in the yard with his mom and I'm doing some spring cleaning so who knows what we are going to do for dinner!

[KMS]

I plan on eating a baked potato w/ cashew butter, olive oil, & hemp nuts. I need to put the potato in the oven if I plan to eat anytime soon! I'll also probably make a saute of fresh corn, sugar snap peas, green onion, and garlic with some raw tomatoes stirred in at the end.

After I clean up the kitchen, that is...:bbmad:

[TangoWedding]

I made some yummy fish tonight (and I don't normally like fish)! I made halibut - melted a little butter and poured over it, put salt & pepper on it, and sprinkled crunched up jalepeno pretzels over it...then baked for 20 minutes. YUM!

Served it with broccoli cheddar rice.

Delish!

[Nekochanpurr]

Went to a Japanese restaurant tonight (promise, i usually don't eat out so much, lol!!).. I got a bento box. :D With some tempera, salmon, california rolls, rice, miso soup.. Its like little samples of everything. Yummy stuff. Steve got his katsu bowl like he normally does, lol.

[KMS]

I love bento boxes! :laugh:

[Nekochanpurr]

I was sad though, they used imitation crab meat in the california rolls... =P Yuck! Those make me feel pukey.. Everything else was yummy though!! Next time i think i'm going to get some veggie tempura.. =3

[Nikita706]

My DF was sickly and just wanted to sleep, so I had leftover broccoli, then Josiah (my son) and I went to my parent's house (who live across the street...how convenient for us) and she made Fettucini Alfredo (which I stole a couple bites from Josiah).

[WebLady]

I am here trying to plan dinner tonight; I think something with ground beef. maybe just nachos, tacos or quesadillas; I want something quick and easy cause I don't feel great today.

[KMS]

I'm not having the greatest day (not feeling sick like Brandi, just cr@ppy circumstances) so I'm hoping to do something slightly time consuming to make for dinner. Chad's working and if I don't spend some time cooking tonight then I'll just sit here and pout. I found a recipe for Lemon Gnocchi w/ Spinach and Peas I might take a stab at. I've never made gnocchi. It should be simple enough. If the recipe is good, I'll post it!

[tootsie]

Hmmmmm....

[tootsie]

Tonight, I'm making my husband a tuna fish sandwich and I'm having my left-over club sandwich and cheese cake.

[bluejasmine]

Tonight.. Terriyaki chicken (boneless, skinless) on the grill, chicken flavored ricearoni, and salad..

[Nekochanpurr]

We tried veggie burgers tonight... GROSS. lol.. Might be okay for other people, but for me.. From now on, if its a burger, it better be meaty goodness!!

[KMS]

I'm not having the greatest day (not feeling sick like Brandi, just cr@ppy circumstances) so I'm hoping to do something slightly time consuming to make for dinner. Chad's working and if I don't spend some time cooking tonight then I'll just sit here and pout. I found a recipe for Lemon Gnocchi w/ Spinach and Peas I might take a stab at. I've never made gnocchi. It should be simple enough. If the recipe is good, I'll post it!

Of coarse I didn't end up following the recipe, but I made the gnocchi from scratch and boiled it. I don't think that I added quite enough flour because it didn't have as much "bite" as I would have liked it to have. It was still good though. I tossed the gnocchi in a low fat bechamel sauce that I added peas, spinach, nutritional yeast, seasonings, and lemon to. I wish I would have had some basil.

I also roasted some carrots with olive oil and tossed some brown sugar, cumin, & cinnamon on them towards the end.

I'm excited to warm up Chad's dinner tonight!

[sweetvenus]

Tonight we had my quick and easy chicken parmesan.

[Nikita706]

We had a friend over and made Tacos, burritos and Spanish Rice. It was delectable.

[WebLady]

I guess I will make some kind of chicken for us tonight, just don't know what yet.

Sometimes I get tired of cooking; or maybe it is just that I get tired of trying to figure out what to make so we don't eat the same things all the time ... and we are picky too which doesn't help :p

[Nekochanpurr]

Grandma gave us meatloaf to heat up tonight.. :D Mmm.. Gunna put ketchup ALL over it!

[KMS]

I guess I will make some kind of chicken for us tonight, just don't know what yet.

Sometimes I get tired of cooking; or maybe it is just that I get tired of trying to figure out what to make so we don't eat the same things all the time ... and we are picky too which doesn't help :p

Have you ever tried any recipes from Top Secret Recipes books or website? You can find recipes from some of you favorite restaurants so you're guaranteed to like it! You have to buy some of the recipes online, but some of them are free. I get weekly emails about the new free recipe of the week. Every recipe that I've tried does taste exactly like the restaurant version!

[WebLady]

Have you ever tried any recipes from Top Secret Recipes books or website? You can find recipes from some of you favorite restaurants so you're guaranteed to like it! You have to buy some of the recipes online, but some of them are free. I get weekly emails about the new free recipe of the week. Every recipe that I've tried does taste exactly like the restaurant version!
I have seen some of those kind of things before, but the recipes were too involved and I am lazy :p

I will have to check out that website and see if I can find anything easy :frogg:

[KMS]

Hope you have some luck!! :D

[KMS]

I know that you guys like Olive Garden. Here's a recipe for the Alfredo Pasta - http://www.topsecretrecipes.com/recipedetail.asp?sessionid=&login=yes&id=75&page=14

[WebLady]

I know that you guys like Olive Garden. Here's a recipe for the Alfredo Pasta - http://www.topsecretrecipes.com/recipedetail.asp?sessionid=&login=yes&id=75&page=14I found that one, this is one of my fav things at OG, DH doesn't care for it as much though :p

I also found another site with some good resturant recipes - www.copykat.com

[lize566]

We had pineapple soy chicken on the george foreman with corn, mashed potatoes and some bread. It was yummy! The chicken recipe is from the George Foreman recipe book that came with the grill, but it's not complex, it just has some ingredients that I personally don't always have laying around, like soy sauce. It's also got honey, ginger and garlic, all mixed together (I also add a little bit of the pineapple juice) then spooned over the chicken (or dip chicken in and spoon some over it about half way through) and grilled. Towards the end you put a pineapple ring and continue grilling for like 2 or 3 minutes.

It was good, but I wish I had some veggies that I could've grilled or something. Stephen is picky about his veggies, but he's good about trying new things, so I would like to try some different veggies, like zucchini or something, and hopefully he will like it. We are trying to eat healthier and I am trying to make sure to have at least one veggie at dinner but I get tired of corn, carrots, peas, and green beans.

[70707Bride]

I think tonight we are just going to eat spaghetti. Last night we went to Buffalo Wild Wings and got the hot wings, mango habanero wings, and my brother got spicy garlic, but he didn't like it. So then he ordered teriyaki.

[TangoWedding]

I'm making baked chicken and grilled veggies tonight. :happy:

[70707Bride]

Tango & Lize: I thought the mango habanero ones taste funny, so Chris eats those. I like the hot ones, but last night they just seemed really really hot! So I only ate a couple of them. We get 10 each. Have you tried the blazin sauce? A few weeks ago when we went, we got a sample. It didn't seem hot until you eat something after it...Chris was crying it was so hilarious!

[TangoWedding]

I normally like really hot ones too, but this weekend, they seemed hotter than the last time I got 'em. My lips were on fire! :bblol: The only ones I've tried there that I don't like are the parmesan garlic ones. Blech!


*now craving buffalo wings*

[70707Bride]

I normally like really hot ones too, but this weekend, they seemed hotter than the last time I got 'em. My lips were on fire! :bblol: The only ones I've tried there that I don't like are the parmesan garlic ones. Blech!


*now craving buffalo wings*

The mildest we have gone if honey bbq. Usually we get a sandwich too, and so that kinda cuts down on the fireyness because your mouth gets a break! but last night we just got wings.

[lize566]

I don't even attempt the hot ones, much less blazin!! They make my eyes water just smellng them lol! Funny story about them though-me, my brother, and a bunch of our cousins and their sig. others went to there one night and my brother and one of our cousins got like 10 or 15 or the blazin ones (we just a bunch of wings with a variety of sauces so we were all just sharing). Well they decided to see who could eat more, so they start eating them and after like 2 they are both bright red, sweating, all that good stuff. My brother even asked if they had milk b/c his lips were on fire and milk is supposed to help! Finally they endured enough torture, but like half an hour later my cousin is still red-faced and everything-at one point he even said he need to pee but he was afraid it would burn b/c his whole body was so on fire lol! We finally notice that the blazin wings keep disappearing though, and we find out our other cousin's girlfriend has been eating them like they were nothing! She didn't even realize they were the blazin ones!! She's my hero!

[sweetvenus]

Tonight we had one of those 4 minute microwavable roast things (they are actually quite good), five cheese Texas toast, and FH had green beans and I had beanie weenies, hehe. Now I'm eating ice cream.

[70707Bride]

I don't even attempt the hot ones, much less blazin!! They make my eyes water just smellng them lol! Funny story about them though-me, my brother, and a bunch of our cousins and their sig. others went to there one night and my brother and one of our cousins got like 10 or 15 or the blazin ones (we just a bunch of wings with a variety of sauces so we were all just sharing). Well they decided to see who could eat more, so they start eating them and after like 2 they are both bright red, sweating, all that good stuff. My brother even asked if they had milk b/c his lips were on fire and milk is supposed to help! Finally they endured enough torture, but like half an hour later my cousin is still red-faced and everything-at one point he even said he need to pee but he was afraid it would burn b/c his whole body was so on fire lol! We finally notice that the blazin wings keep disappearing though, and we find out our other cousin's girlfriend has been eating them like they were nothing! She didn't even realize they were the blazin ones!! She's my hero!


Yeah I heard milk helps too. So if you ever do the contest then drink milk with it!

[WebLady]

I went to the dog park with the dogs today and forgot to take out anything for dinner (convenient huh ;)) so we went to Zaxby's; I had hot wings (well, not hot ones) :frogg:

Tomorrow I am going to make something chicken; I have several new recipes to check out and decide on :grinhappy:

[70707Bride]

I went to the dog park with the dogs today and forgot to take out anything for dinner (convenient huh ;)) so we went to Zaxby's; I had hot wings (well, not hot ones) :frogg:

Tomorrow I am going to make something chicken; I have several new recipes to check out and decide on :grinhappy:

I have a lot of recipes that I want to try, but I'm afraid lol. I'd have to buy everything for it and then what if I don't like it? I wouldn't eat it! Lol. We eat the same stuff over and over. I'm kinda getting sick of it.

[Nekochanpurr]

lol, i do the same thing.. i don't make things because i don't have the stuff.. mostly cuz i don't want to go back to work to get it.. LOL

[KMS]

I didn't end up being very hungry so I didn't really cook. I had made and frozen some chickpea cutlets a few weeks back so I just baked some of those. The cutlets are a mixture of chickpeas, wheat gluten, seasonings, breadcrumbs, and soy sauce. You knead it together, roll it out, and cut it into cutlet like shapes. Then you brush them with olive oil and bake them. They turn out kinda like chicken patties. I usually make a gravy to go with them, but it was a fancy ketchup topping tonight! :happy: I was actually craving ketchup so it hit the spot. I didn't even make any veggies tonight. I feel guilty!

[WebLady]

I am gonna go to the store here in a bit and get some things to make dinners for the rest of the week. Still not sure what is on the menu for tonight yet ;)

[Nikita706]

I know that you guys like Olive Garden. Here's a recipe for the Alfredo Pasta - http://www.topsecretrecipes.com/recipedetail.asp?sessionid=&login=yes&id=75&page=14

Oh man, I was thinking about this recipe all day, and I couldn't stand it. I had to make it for dinner, lol. I added some onions and chicken to the sauce, and it was SO GOOD! And so simple! We also had some Bruschetta to go with it. Yumsville!

[tootsie]

Tonight, left-over spaghetti, yuuuuuuuuuumy! I'm a spaghetti-addict, heheheh! :)

[WebLady]

Last night I made spicey chicken alfredo (with the Olive Garden like sause) ... tonight I am not sure. DH is going to a concert so he won't be home will really late.

[Nikita706]

I don't know what we're having for dinner, but I just had a pretty good Honey Bourbon Chicken Sandwich from Quiznos.

[KMS]

I'll be having leftovers of whatever I can find tonight. I actually don't mind leftovers though so I don't mind.

[Nikita706]

I'll be having leftovers of whatever I can find tonight. I actually don't mind leftovers though so I don't mind.

I agree, I don't mind leftovers either. Of course, being the only cook in the house, I never mind a night of not having to spend an hour cooking, lol.

[KMS]

I agree, I don't mind leftovers either. Of course, being the only cook in the house, I never mind a night of not having to spend an hour cooking, lol.

Yep, even though hubby's a chef he rarely cooks at home. I do love cooking, but I always make the 4 person portions so that we can have leftovers for lunches and dinners so I don't have to cook 7 days a week.

[Nekochanpurr]

We had Mongolian barbecue tonight. Mmmm coupons.

[WebLady]

I ended up having left overs from last night for dinner tonight, since DH wasn't home for dinner I didn't feel like cooking.

Tomorrow I think I will make bourbon (using whiskey) steak; I guess with rice and carrots.

[kgvettegirl]

a bowl of cheerios. We got home real late from a car show.

[Measha]

Leftover vegetable Lo Mien, and half a chocolate chip cookie. Gourmet tonight, haha!

[BamaBride]

Well the nacho burgers were a hit! What I did was mix a little salsa and a little garlic pepper in with the ground beef before shaping into patties. Then cooked them on the George Foreman grill. Topped them with a little velveeta/salsa 'dip' and served them on warm/toasty buns. I put a little sour cream on mine too *yum*

i'm stealing this recipe tonight! Timmy loves the george foreman grill so he'll be cooking for ME!

[WebLady]

i'm stealing this recipe tonight! Timmy loves the george foreman grill so he'll be cooking for ME!
Hope you guys like it; DH and I did :D I may do this again sometime this week :grinhappy:

[70707Bride]

We are just going to have spaghetti again. Since we are moving Tuesday, we are just trying to eat up what we have here. Poo.

[Nekochanpurr]

I'm making one of those bertoni dinners tonight.. they were on sale at work. :D

[Dani]

Went to Pepe's Mexican Resturaunt and had chicken fajitas..yummy!

[Nekochanpurr]

Probably having sizzler's tonight!! We have onion buns that need to get used..

[WebLady]

Last night we had borbon/whiskey steak (marinated in whiskey, steak sause garlic and honey) with cheesy rice and carrots.

Tonight, maybe chicken something.

[Dani]

[quote=WebLady;265239]Last night we had borbon/whiskey steak (marinated in whiskey, steak sause garlic and honey) with cheesy rice and carrots.


That sounds really good!!!!

[WebLady]

Probably having sizzler's tonight!! We have onion buns that need to get used..
What is a sizzler?

Last night we had borbon/whiskey steak (marinated in whiskey, steak sause garlic and honey) with cheesy rice and carrots.


That sounds really good!!!!
It was pretty good; we will have it again one day. I think it would be better on the grill with a better cut of steak and maybe a baked potato ;)

[70707Bride]

I don't know what we're going to eat tonight. We might end up eating out the next couple nights. Once we get our kitchen cleaned, we aren't using it anymore.

[Nekochanpurr]

Its kind of like a thin burger. Its beef on the outside, and i think cornbeef (??) on the inside. :D They are YUMMY.

[WebLady]

Its kind of like a thin burger. Its beef on the outside, and i think cornbeef (??) on the inside. :D They are YUMMY.
Interesting, I have never heard of such a thing. I am not sure I like cornbeef though :p

[MrsDM]

Tonight, I'm roasting a chicken in the oven, corn on the cob and a salad. Left over chicken is always good for chicken salad!

[WebLady]

Last night we ended up having spicy ranch chicken sandwiches.

Tonight I think maybe Mexican casserole (recipe in OW Recipe ebook) :frogg:

[kgvettegirl]

Pork chops with Spicy mustard and Italian Bread Crumbs, Mashed potatoes, and vinegar green beans.

Can of green beans, 1teaspoon garlic powder, salt, pepper to taste, 2 TBS butter, 2 cap fulls of apple cider vinegar. Heat......yummy

[Nikita706]

We made homemade pizza last night. Delicious!!! And the night before, we BBQed hamburgers and made some seasoned fries. Yum!

[sweetvenus]

Last night, we had 3 cheese ravioli. Saturday, we had hamburgers.

[tootsie]

Tonight, baked turkey with gravy and mashed potatoes. :)

[TangoWedding]

Baked turkey and spinach-stuff tomatoes. :happy:

[KMS]

I made some curry veggie lentil soup. Yummm. I just threw it together so I'm surprised it turned out so good. I'm eating it topped with a scoop of brown rice & a sprinkle of hemp nuts.

[Dani]

I made some curry veggie lentil soup. Yummm. I just threw it together so I'm surprised it turned out so good. I'm eating it topped with a scoop of brown rice & a sprinkle of hemp nuts.


Ok, I have a quick question, what exactly is a hemp nut? I have seen it posted alot on here, but i have no idea what it is! Can you put it on anything? What does it taste like? :)

[KMS]

Ok, I have a quick question, what exactly is a hemp nut? I have seen it posted alot on here, but i have no idea what it is! Can you put it on anything? What does it taste like? :)

Chase (TangoWedding) actually turned me onto these. She knows I try to eat healthy! It's actually a nut or seed from an industrial hemp plant related to the infamous hemp (weed!) plant. The thing is that the recreational use of that plant gives it a bad name (or good depending on who you ask ;) lol), but it is an amazing crop. The nuts can be eaten, the stalk can be used to produce clothing, paper, etc, it's actually good for the soil it's grown in, it grows easily w/o pesticides, and I'm sure there are other great things about it too. It's much much better than cotton and I believe that the Declaration of Independence was written on hemp paper. It used to be widely grown in the U.S.

The nut is very high in protein, omega 6, omega 3, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, and iron. It can be used on anything really. Chase puts it on yogurt and I tend to put it on salads, soups, tofu, steamed veggies, etc.

Above all...it's yummy! :D It just has a mild kinda nutty flavor.

[Measha]

hmm are hemp nuts more soft and chewy or crunchy? Similar to pine nuts at all?

[KMS]

They're realllllly tiny little nuts that are rather soft. They do have a similar flavor to pine nuts. We haven't bought pine nuts in the longest time because they're so darn expensive. :purplex:

We buy this brand from Whole Foods - http://nutiva.com/

[Dani]

Chase (TangoWedding) actually turned me onto these. She knows I try to eat healthy! It's actually a nut or seed from an industrial hemp plant related to the infamous hemp (weed!) plant. The thing is that the recreational use of that plant gives it a bad name (or good depending on who you ask ;) lol), but it is an amazing crop. The nuts can be eaten, the stalk can be used to produce clothing, paper, etc, it's actually good for the soil it's grown in, it grows easily w/o pesticides, and I'm sure there are other great things about it too. It's much much better than cotton and I believe that the Declaration of Independence was written on hemp paper. It used to be widely grown in the U.S.

The nut is very high in protein, omega 6, omega 3, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, and iron. It can be used on anything really. Chase puts it on yogurt and I tend to put it on salads, soups, tofu, steamed veggies, etc.

Above all...it's yummy! :D It just has a mild kinda nutty flavor.

Thanks for the info! I will have to look for them, I wonder if Trader Joe's carries them. hmmmm :)

[sweetvenus]

I was lazy last night and just went to Little Caesar's and got pepperoni pizza and crazy bread.

[Nekochanpurr]

We are having salmon and white rice tonight.. :D And veggies, if i can find any around here (can/frozen..) to cook.

[WebLady]

I am going to try and make a variation (served hot) of this Santa Fe Chicken Pasta (http://www.bakespace.com/index.php?mode=listing&act=show&lst_id=21917) tonight.

[Nikita706]

My Mom's out of town, so I made Tacos for my Dad last night. They're his favourite and my Mom always tries to make him eat healthy, so it was his big chance to eat some greasy food.

[KMS]

I'm going to try my hand at making some vegan "sausage" links tonight. It should prove to be very interesting! We got some red, orange, and yellow bell peppers on sale so I want to sautee them and serve the sausage and sauteed peppers on a whole wheat roll. I'm also making some homemade mashed potatoes w/ chickpea gravy and some steamed broccoli.

[Whitewater]

Last night we had chicken breasts in a homemade marinade (soy sauce, worchester sauce, lemon juice, veggie oil, and an 'Asian Marinade' which is probably just a plain ol' oyster sauce or similar) and . . . .mac-n-cheeze. I admit it, I'm lazy, but mac-n-cheeze is easy to cook and Fiance will eat it, and it was kind of late, after sitting around for almost three hours writing the offer on the house.

Tonight I'm going to lobby for dill-crusted salmon (we're going grocery shopping so I can get some fresh, the dill part is my own recipe) and garlic-chicken rice. To make the rice, you boil it in chicken broth instead of water, and add garlic powder. Instant interest! I find plain white rice really boring.

I will probably have some of those microwave-steamed veggies, but I know Fiance will stick with the fish and the rice, 'cause he's not a veggie kind of guy.

Tomorrow maybe grilled pork chops and long grain wild rice. And I think friday we'll have some steak, not the expensive stuff, but some kind of grilled steak -- it's been a while. We don't have anywhere to grill outside yet, but we *do* have an indoor electric grill, which works just fine.


Whitewater

[WebLady]

I think tonight I will pull some leftovers out of the freezer, it is getting full in there :p

Tomorrow; I don't know, some sort of beef I guess. We pretty much only eat beef or chicken with the occasional shrimp, turkey or pork.

I want to get a turkey and make some roast turkey and mashed potatoes *yum*

[KMS]

The vegan sausage turned out really good. It wasn't super greasy like pork sausage, but tasted kinda like a leaner type of turkey sausage. I'll probably eat some leftover sausage w/ the mashed potatoes & chickpea gravy that I never got around to making last night and some roasted asparagus & carrots.

[sweetvenus]

We had one of those just-add-chicken things last night. It was garlic chicken something or other. I started cooking, and then realized we had no uncooked chicken. :bbredface: So I ended up using some pre-cooked chicken we had, which didn't taste nearly as good, but oh well.

FH is working late tonight, so I'll probably just eat something quick, like a hot dog.

[Nekochanpurr]

I had to make something quick, cuz i got off work at 8, and steve leaves for work at 9:30.. So i made some frozen perogies, and bought some cooked chicken from the Kroger Deli.. It was good. :D
Tomorrow is cut up hot dogs in baked beans and biscuits. :D

[Dani]

We had cheap chinese food tonight from the Jumbo Buffet. It was not very good tonight and I hardly ate anything! bleah.

[Nikita706]

I had THE MOST disgusting fast food EVER! The sirloin burger something-or-other from Jack in the Box. I took 2 bites and was like 'that's it. I'm done.' I had club crackers with Herbed Goat Cheese instead. It was MUCH better, lol.

[sweetvenus]

Ended up just snacking on crackers last night, but today is our anniversary, so we are going out for steak at Stoney River. :D I can't wait!

[WebLady]

I am still trying to figure out dinner tonight; something beef, either ground beef or steak. I may go by the store and get something to go with one of those.

[lize566]

Last night we went to this sports pub called Indigo Joes, and had the worst service!! I wanted to subsitute a baked potato instead of fries, and she said they couldn't do it, so when I said I thought that was a stupid rule b/c fries are potatos so what was the difference, she continously said don't get mad at the messenger, and actually called me high maintenance!! She said it in a joking manner, but she doesn't know me well enough to joke like that! After she checked to see if I could sub anything (which I couldn't-she said "You are getting fish and chips, you have to get the chips", to which I said fine, can he get a baked potato since he is getting a burger) she continued to tell me not to get mad and called me snotty! I was LIVID!! Who does that! Maybe if I know the customer well or something, but definitely not when we had never met and I was already an unsatisfied customer. Okay, sorry, I didn't mean for that to turn into a vent like that!

I have no idea what we are having for dinner. Leftovers maybe, maybe some sort of chicken.

[Nekochanpurr]

I'm making hotdogs in baked beans. :D Our friends are going to love us tomorrow.

[WebLady]

We had grilled steak and baked potatoes *yum*

Tomorrow; chicken something or other, not sure what yet :p

[Measha]

I hate service when it's like that Liz :( They could at least be nice about it and apologize, they don't have to get that rotten "oh well who is the picky customer now" attitude. I have worked in customer service for many years, so I understand the job and how some customers are demanding, but good grief! You were being reasonable in my opinion heh.


ANYHOW *chuckle* tonight we are having leftovers from last night. Sweet corn, mashed red potatoes and broiled chicken breast.

[Dani]

Last night we went to this sports pub called Indigo Joes, and had the worst service!! I wanted to subsitute a baked potato instead of fries, and she said they couldn't do it, so when I said I thought that was a stupid rule b/c fries are potatos so what was the difference, she continously said don't get mad at the messenger, and actually called me high maintenance!! She said it in a joking manner, but she doesn't know me well enough to joke like that! After she checked to see if I could sub anything (which I couldn't-she said "You are getting fish and chips, you have to get the chips", to which I said fine, can he get a baked potato since he is getting a burger) she continued to tell me not to get mad and called me snotty! I was LIVID!! Who does that! Maybe if I know the customer well or something, but definitely not when we had never met and I was already an unsatisfied customer. Okay, sorry, I didn't mean for that to turn into a vent like that!

I have no idea what we are having for dinner. Leftovers maybe, maybe some sort of chicken.


Holy ****! I went to a resturaunt on time with some work friends and it was a bacholor night there (the t.v. show) and when we were trying to order i said that I wanted a sanwich to take home for Doug, she told me they don't do that. So I asked the other waiter (young kid) and he said no problem. Well once she saw that he accepted that order she was yelling at him in front of us and when we started to say something to her she cut us off! We were waiting for the manager so we could complain about her, she comes walking upstairs and sees us, and had the GUTS to ask us why we were going to say something about her!

[sweetvenus]

Well, I ended up having a filet, a baked potato, a glass of German riesling, and some chocolate cake. Ben had the prime rib, sauteed mushrooms, and some Malbec. I wasn't as impressed with the restaurant, although everyone I know loves it. I've had a better filet for less money before. I think the wine was the best part. :D

[WebLady]

I think I am gonna make chicken and veggie (broccoli and carrots) primavera tonight. I make it sort of like a baked mac 'n' cheese, but with a white cheese blend ... and of course with the chicken and veggies mixed in an a little Italian seasoning :frogg:

[kgvettegirl]

Slow cooked pork loin in bar-b-q sauce, Veggies and homemade rolls. Grandmothers secret recipe

[Nikita706]

Fh had to work late last night, so Josiah and I went to my parent's house and had Filet Mignon with sauteed mushrooms, alfredo noodles and a green salad.

[KMS]

I think it will be leftovers for me tonight! We'll go to the farmer's market tomorrow morning to pick up some more veggies. We don't have many groceries right now.

I'll eat whatever I can find that is soft...I changed my Invisalign out last night and WOW - I am in crazy pain right now. I'd say this is the worst pain since my very first tray! Anyways, probably curry veggie lentil soup w/ brown rice & mashed potatoes w/ chickpea gravy. What a combo. :bblol:

[Measha]

Got off work early so I may make spaghetti. I'll "cheat" and use pre-seasoned organic Prego sauce. But I sauté up zucchini, roma tomatoes, onion, garlic, mushrooms and turkey burger to put in it. And you can't forget the "secret" ingredient, a square of semi-sweet baker's chocolate. A lot of people look at me funny when I tell them that, but it's an old family tradition passed down by my Italian foster Uncle and it is SO GOOD! I hear Rachel Reigh or Ray or whomever put chocolate in her tomato sauce on her show once, now my friends don't think I'm so nuts!

[Nikita706]

Got off work early so I may make spaghetti. I'll "cheat" and use pre-seasoned organic Prego sauce. But I sauté up zucchini, roma tomatoes, onion, garlic, mushrooms and turkey burger to put in it. And you can't forget the "secret" ingredient, a square of semi-sweet baker's chocolate. A lot of people look at me funny when I tell them that, but it's an old family tradition passed down by my Italian foster Uncle and it is SO GOOD! I hear Rachel Reigh or Ray or whomever put chocolate in her tomato sauce on her show once, now my friends don't think I'm so nuts!

Hahahaha, Rachel Ray is so obnoxious, but I'm still hopelessly addicted to that show (actually, that whole channel, lol).

[Measha]

I personally don't watch any cooking shows, my attention span is small often *chuckle* :D It just humors me that before so many of my friends or extended family were like "No way I won't try that!" then "Oh a famous person did it ok we'll give it a shot." Ahw, people ;)

[WebLady]

We will probably go out tonight, not sure what we will do tomorrow :p

[Whitewater]

I get my food inspiration from all different people, but I admit, one of them is Alton Brown!

Last night we had chicken satay with peanut sauce and saffron rice. All the websites told me that I couldn't do *real* saffron rice with Minute rice but I (having known beforehand how to cook with saffron) soaked the saffron in the rice water for about an hour beforehand. I could have used half as much saffron, oh well. It turned out a BRIGHT yellow! But it had the subtle saffron taste and scent, and that's what counted.

I created my own recipe for chicken satay based on what the typical Indian recipe was, and it was good, both of us liked it. It was also really easy to prepare! The chicken marinade was simple, just some lemon juice, vegetable oil and soy sauce, and the peanut sauce was even easier! We have some natural peanut butter here at home and I took two scoops of that, thinned it out with soy sauce and teriyaki sauce and milk, then added ground mustard, powdered ginger, garlic powder and chili powder to taste. Its' fabulous, and just as good as any restaurant.

Together with the saffron rice it rocked! I was very pleased, since I've never tried to make chicken satay before.

Tonight it's Fiance's day off, and we went to a small independent place that has the BEST roast beef sandwiches in town, probably the best in the state.

Tomorrow . . . . yikes, I haven't thought that far ahead yet. Maybe pork chops.

Whitewater

[KMS]

Last night we had chicken satay with peanut sauce and saffron rice.

Yummy! That sounds so good that I may have to make that with tofu soon! Anything with peanut sauce is good to me. I also have some saffron in the cabinet that is begging to be used.

[MrsDM]

Tonight - Pork Filentino, roasted potatoes and a salad. Even after that meal, I'm craving Subway right now!:upsidown:

[Nekochanpurr]

Left overs for us!!

[Nikita706]

I get my food inspiration from all different people, but I admit, one of them is Alton Brown!

Last night we had chicken satay with peanut sauce and saffron rice. All the websites told me that I couldn't do *real* saffron rice with Minute rice but I (having known beforehand how to cook with saffron) soaked the saffron in the rice water for about an hour beforehand. I could have used half as much saffron, oh well. It turned out a BRIGHT yellow! But it had the subtle saffron taste and scent, and that's what counted.

I created my own recipe for chicken satay based on what the typical Indian recipe was, and it was good, both of us liked it. It was also really easy to prepare! The chicken marinade was simple, just some lemon juice, vegetable oil and soy sauce, and the peanut sauce was even easier! We have some natural peanut butter here at home and I took two scoops of that, thinned it out with soy sauce and teriyaki sauce and milk, then added ground mustard, powdered ginger, garlic powder and chili powder to taste. Its' fabulous, and just as good as any restaurant.

Together with the saffron rice it rocked! I was very pleased, since I've never tried to make chicken satay before.

Tonight it's Fiance's day off, and we went to a small independent place that has the BEST roast beef sandwiches in town, probably the best in the state.

Tomorrow . . . . yikes, I haven't thought that far ahead yet. Maybe pork chops.

Whitewater

I LOVE Alton Brown! He's my favourite!

[uptowngirl]

I have to brag on my FH a little bit! :) When I got home from assisting a photographer at a wedding yesterday I was dead tired and didn't even want to think about what to make for dinner...

...but while I was working FH tidied up the back yard, got our patio table all cleaned up, refilled the propane on the bbq and went to the store for King Crab legs, corn on the cob and a bottle of Sauvingnon Blanc! When I got home all I had to do was make the cheesy garlic biscuits, melt some butter and sit outside with my glass of wine while he steamed the crab on the gas burner on the bbq!! I didn't even have a mess to clean up afterwards. :)

[KMS]

I have to brag on my FH a little bit! :) When I got home from assisting a photographer at a wedding yesterday I was dead tired and didn't even want to think about what to make for dinner...

...but while I was working FH tidied up the back yard, got our patio table all cleaned up, refilled the propane on the bbq and went to the store for King Crab legs, corn on the cob and a bottle of Sauvingnon Blanc! When I got home all I had to do was make the cheesy garlic biscuits, melt some butter and sit outside with my glass of wine while he steamed the crab on the gas burner on the bbq!! I didn't even have a mess to clean up afterwards. :)

Awww that's too sweet!

[WebLady]

Ugh; trying to look up a good and easy ground beef recipe. I really don't want to cook, but we ate out all weekend.

ETA - I guess it is gonna be Salisbury Steak with mash potatoes and green beans.

[Nikita706]

We made pizza burgers last night. They sound totally horrible when we explain them, but they've been in our family for years and years and we all love them. My Grandma used to make them all the time (it's a german recipe), then she handed them down to me.

You basically brown some hamburger with 1/2 to 1 onion, then add tomato soup, cheddar cheese, mayonnaise and sliced green olives to it. Put the sauce on hamburger buns and bake them. It sounds terrible, but they're SOOOO good! And it helps if you refrigerate the sauce overnight and let the flavors combine. Then they're also easier to put on the buns.

[Nekochanpurr]

Either left overs or out to eat.. Whatever Steve and my friend wants, lol.

[70707Bride]

We might just have leftovers or go somewhere again. We don't have any food really in our house yet.

[Parhelion]

Tonight's menu consists of sloppy joes made with ground turkey, curly fries, and V8 juice. I had to work late today.

Tomorrow I'll be using the crock pot and braising a whole Cornish game hen with potatos and veggies. That way I can be late coming home from work and not lose cooking time. :)

[Nekochanpurr]

We ended up at my grandmas.. she made hobo dinners!! Its hamburger with onion, potato, and carrots, put into tin foil and cooked for an hour. Sooooooooo good..

[WebLady]

I think I may try to make Chicken Risotto tonight.

[Nekochanpurr]

More leftovers for us, since i am working when Steve goes into work.. And he has trouble making mac and cheese. :D

[WebLady]

Ugh; trying to look up a good and easy ground beef recipe. I really don't want to cook, but we ate out all weekend.

ETA - I guess it is gonna be Salisbury Steak with mash potatoes and green beans.

Salisbury Steak dinner was a hit last night, so I thought I'd share what I did ... Mix a little pepper, onion powder and garlic seasoning in the beef as well as a dash of steak sauce and mushed up croutons; then shape into patties and cook.

Gravy: I used prepared mushroom gravy from a can and added a little garlic seasoning and a 1/2 ounce of red wine - simmer.

Mashed potatoes: Boil potatoes with a dash of turmeric seasoning for color and a hint of added flavor, then mash and season taste.

Green beans: Open can and warm :bblol:

[arlene]

Husband worked last night, so all I made was Sloppy Joes. I had half a sandwich, but my five year old decided we wanted to eat two full sandwiches. I'll probably make baked chicken tonight..

[Parhelion]

I didn't feel like cooking, so I went to Whole Foods and grabbed some sushi for me and a take and bake pizza for my FH. (he hates sushi...I don't like pepperoni)

[arlene]

I didn't feel like cooking, so I went to Whole Foods and grabbed some sushi for me and a take and bake pizza for my FH. (he hates sushi...I don't like pepperoni)


Husband hated sushi before he met me, now loves it. well at least the normal looking ones. lol I grew up on sushi, so I've tried them all...:grinhappy:

[Nekochanpurr]

Mc donalds tonight! Got called into work early.. My feet hurt too much to do much of anything right now, lol.

[Mrs.Panda]

Finals week.... I'll be lucky If I remember to put my clothes on lol much less eat. I had an egg and bacon... it's all I had left in the fridge cuz I'm moving out of dorms hehe

[Mrs.Panda]

I'll be with my FH and I love to cook so here is a pretty good casserole:

Stuff ya need

Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast (chopped, 2 breasts)
Thyme
Ground Cumin
Cream of Mushroom
1 can Green beens
1 can Sweet Corn
Mrs. Dash Spicy Mix
Breadcrumbs (Garlic flavored is best)
Butter
Your Fave. Bacon
Yellow Curry Powder

Spray butter onto the sides and the bottom of a glass dish
Sprinkle breadcrumbs into the bottom
Place one even layer of chopped chicken onto breadcrumbs.

Warm cream of mushroom soup, add 1/2 cup milk or water.
Add 1/2 tsp. thyme
Add 1/2 tsp. ground cumin
Add a pinch of MrsDash
3 squirts of butter
Add 1 tbs. Curry Powder
Stir.
Add cooked bacon
Add drained green beans
Add drained yellow corn
Add 1 breasts worth of chopped Chicken

Go back to your dish, add 2 squirts butter
Put in one layer of the soup mix
One layer of french fried onions
Breadcrumbs on top of that
Layer of the rest of the chicken
One more layer of the soup
Cover it in French fried onions (You don't have to, I just LOVE em)

Bake at 350 for 35min
Set to broil for 2mins
Let sit about 5-7mins
Enjoy!

[Nikita706]

We made homemade cheese pizza. We were keeping it easy so we could tackle the mound of dishes that needed to be washed.

[Nekochanpurr]

tonight we are having hamburger helper.. only with ground turkey instead. :D

[Jacobs_Girl]

tonight I am having one of those healthy microwave dinners, just because its the healthiest thing I could eat going straight over to help hubby finish painting. I didnt want any fast food and mostly likely ill pick some up for him

[sweetvenus]

Ooh, I had hamburger helper with ground turkey last night (and leftovers for lunch today). I think the Four Cheese Lasagna kind is the best. :D

No clue what we're eating tonight.

[WebLady]

DH is going to pick up his new car tonight so we will probably either go out or have left overs. The freezer is still pretty full of left overs anyway.

[KMS]

We just put some beans to soak to make some Black Eyed Pea Gumbo tonight. Chad's starting a juice fast next week so we'll be eating a lot of simple cleansing soups and raw veggies this week. I can't fast with him because I've had heavy meds in the last six months. :bbcry: Oh well...next time!

[70707Bride]

We made homemade cheese pizza. We were keeping it easy so we could tackle the mound of dishes that needed to be washed.

We don't have a dishwasher anymore because we moved...I'm scared! LOL.

I have leftovers from eating out a few days ago, but I'm afraid to go in the kitchen until our house gets sprayed for spiders. The other day, there were 3 of them just on one of the windows in the kitchen!

[WebLady]

I am thinking grilled chicken sandwiches and baked french fries tonight :grinhappy:

[Dani]

I am thinking grilled chicken sandwiches and baked french fries tonight :grinhappy:


That sounds good! :) What time is dinner?

[WebLady]

That sounds good! :) What time is dinner?
Well DH is dealing with the car again (hopefully he will actually come home with it tonight) and will be late, so I am gonna make that tomorrow.

I am going to have some random left overs from the freezer.

[Nikita706]

I'm thinking some good ol' simple spaghetti will do the trick tonight. FH is also working late, so I'll start it when I get home and maybe it'll be done by the time he gets home. And if not, we DO own a microwave, lol.

:cloppy:

[Nekochanpurr]

i lied.. Had frozen pizza the other night, lol. We are having hamburger helper tonight.. Mmm.. Almost done!

[KMS]

Tonight we had lentil w/ mustard greens and other veggies mixed in. We topped it with a saffron soy yogurt sauce.

It was really good! Now we have plenty of leftovers to get us through the weekend.

[ladymelissa]

Compared to Keely, I am a walking heart attack!

We had nachos, made with real ground beef and cheese! LOL!

[sweetvenus]

We had Taco Ball last night.

[Whitewater]

Last night I was feeling rebellious so I made pan fried chicken (in butter! Oh, the horror!) and stir-fry rice and veggies. The veggies were easy, I just opened one of those steam-in-a-bag bags, put them into the skillet, put the lid on, and let them steam themselves, then I added soy and teriyaki sauce and the rice, voila, instant stir-fry. And it tasted ok! I microwaved the rice first, though, so all I had to do was fold it into the veggies.

Stir-fry or Asian-ish cuisine is the only way I can get Fiance to eat vegetables other than corn.

Tonight it's Clear Out The Freezer night (I don't want to move a ton of frozen food!) and I think we may well have shrimp and pasta with alfredo sauce. That's easy too -- sautee onion and garlic (to taste), then add the shrimp (defrosted, pre-cooked, with their tails cut off), and sautee them in the onion/garlic while you boil the pasta. Open the alfredo sauce (we like Buitoni) and pour over the pasta. Add the shrimp. Voila! Semi-homemade, without fuss and only using one pot and one pan.

I was thinking of spaghetti also but that needs to slow cook for a couple hours and I just don't feel up to babysitting it tonight. Maybe tomorrow.


Whitewater

[Nikita706]

I made some spaghetti with crescent rolls. Yumsville.

:cloppy:

[Nekochanpurr]

IHOP tonight! Woot!

[KMS]

IHOP tonight! Woot!

Breakfast for Dinner = Brinner ;)

[WebLady]

DH ran some errands earlier and brought home burgers, so we will probably just have snacks later on tonight.

[Whitewater]

Tonight it's marinated and baked pork loin, steamed veggies, and baked potatoes. Ok, they're microwaved potatoes, technically, but they taste a lot like baked!

Tomorrow it's spaghetti, also semi-homemade, since I don't want to make a pot of sauce that will feed 35 people! That's my mother's recipe and it's fantastic but HUGE. And we're trying to stop filling up the freezer, at least, until we move.

Monday we'll probably have dill encrusted baked salmon and steamed veggies.

Man. It's so easy to get into a routine and just make the same half-dozen recipes or so all the time. I am going to try to fight this urge, and make new things to try at least once a month. I would make it more, but we can't afford to experiment more than maybe twice a month or so.

I hereby commit to exploring other dinner options on a regular basis!

Speaking of which, we haven't had stew in a long time . . . .


Whitewater

[KMS]

I felt like pasta tonight so I threw some stuff together and it turned out really good. It was pretty much a stroganoff.

I sauteed onions, garlic, portobello mushrooms, and yellow squash in olive oil and seasoned it with salt, pepper, paprika, and dried thyme. Then I deglazed the pan with some red wine. I let it cook down and then I stirred in a slurry of cornstarch and water. After that was dissolved I added some nutritional yeast, soy milk, and just a touch of dijon. I let it cook for a bit and then I threw in some frozen peas and stirred in some soy yogurt to thicken it up a little more. I tossed it with some whole wheat pasta! Good stuff. :grinhappy:

[Parhelion]

My FH and I just got a grill, so tonight we christened it with buffalo burgers. A perennial favorite for the two of us...and the ground buffalo was even on sale!

[Nekochanpurr]

I had to hurry and get one of our registries done today cuz i got off at 8... Mom talked us into Big Boy's after.. Heh.

[kgvettegirl]

We took mom and dad to Smokey Bones for Mother's Day. Pulled pork for RC and I, Mom had Smoked Turkey and Dad had ribs. YUUUUUUMMMMMM

[Nekochanpurr]

making noodles and shrimp. :D

[*SoontobeMrs.Fowler*]

tonight we're having meatloaf and baked potatoes!

[WebLady]

I made that Sicilian Pasta bake (recipe posted earlier in this thread) thing again tonight, but this time I added red wine to the sauce and it was yummy :D

[KMS]

UGH...I dropped all the rest of the pasta I made last night on the floor just now. :bbeek: What am I gonna do for dinner? I dunno! :snide:

[Nekochanpurr]

UGH...I dropped all the rest of the pasta I made last night on the floor just now. :bbeek: What am I gonna do for dinner? I dunno! :snide:

Time for take out! :winktongue:

[ladymelissa]

UGH...I dropped all the rest of the pasta I made last night on the floor just now. :bbeek: What am I gonna do for dinner? I dunno! :snide:


5 second rule!!! :rofl:

[70707Bride]

We finally went to Wal-Mart and got groceries! So we can finally eat at home again! Lol. I think tonight we are having scalloped potatoes and ham.

[Nikita706]

We finally went to Wal-Mart and got groceries! So we can finally eat at home again! Lol. I think tonight we are having scalloped potatoes and ham.

Wal-Mart sells groceries? I had no idea, lol. We're so out of the loop here...

:cloppy:

[70707Bride]

Wal-Mart sells groceries? I had no idea, lol. We're so out of the loop here...

:cloppy:

Yup, Super Wal-Mart.

[KMS]

I'm pretty sure I'm having cereal for dinner because I can't move very well right now!

[WebLady]

The sweet & sour chicken plan flopped; the sauce I bought was awful, so I mixed some stuff in it and dinner ended more like BBQ chicken ;)

Tomorrow; no clue yet :worm:

[Nekochanpurr]

Had steak and shake tonight.. Tomorrow i am going to try and make perch (frozen in bag kroger thing.. Mmm discount.) and white rice. :D Maybe some zucchini if i remember..

[Nikita706]

Last night, we had McDonalds. :bbredface: We had a million errands to run after work, so it was about 8 o'clock when we got home, so we just grabbed something quick and easy.

Tonight, I will definitely be doing some cooking. What? I have no idea. But I bought the ingredients for an orange cake, so I'll probably tackle that at some point.

[WebLady]

Looks like we will be having chicken quesadillas tonight with some left over chicken from last night.

[KMS]

Tonight I'm going to make some lentil patties. I'll put some avocado, hummus, lettuce, cucumber, and tomato in between two patties and eat it like a sandwich.

[70707Bride]

I don't know what I'm going to have. Chris won't be off work til 10 at the latest. I might just eat a sandwich.

[WebLady]

I am making chicken divan with rice tonight :grinhappy:

[uptowngirl]

Tonight we are having steamed artichokes - and probably rice. It sounds weird, but artichokes are probably one of my favorite meals!

Last night we had steak (on the grill), sauteed asparagus (Olive oil, garlic, and a little lemon juice) and a spinach/tomato/feta salad with spinach I picked from our garden 5 minutes before dinner. YUM! We also had an incredible Spanish red wine that FH found at the grocery store. :D

[Nekochanpurr]

porkchops with apple sauce and mashed potatoes. :D

[Whitewater]

Shake'n'Bake Chicken and rice. I know, it's probably one of the most unhealthy meals on the continent but Fiance is really freaking out about the fact that home-buying is about to become a reality instead of pie in the sky, and Shake-n-Bake is one of his comfort foods. Yikes. I have mostly broken him of his bad eating habits but I think he needs this tonight.

I'm also making a loaf of challah bread -- from scratch, by hand. I am not sure why people panic at the thought of making bread without bread machines, it's REALLY super easy and there's only one or two more steps than, say, muffins. And if you're not making a yeast bread, it's just the same as muffins or pancakes. You just adjust the ingredients (or follow the recipe) and cook it for longer.

My mom's mom taught me how to make challah and my mother taught me how to make both yeast and quick breads. I am only realizing now how lucky I am that this skill got passed down in my family, and I'm hoping to have somebody, 10-15 years from now, to pass it down even further. Perhaps the kid as yet unborn (due sometime in October) will be a niece instead of another nephew and maybe she'll be interested in learning heritage cooking from her dear ol' Auntie.

Anyway. Shake-N-Bake and rice, and homemade bread. Tomorrow, heaven only knows. Soft tacos, perhaps.


Whitewater

[KMS]

Whitewater - I can make anything except for yeast bread! I kill the yeast every darned time and I'm not patient with kneading it long enough. I know all of the little tricks too! But that is one thing I will be successful in sooner or later! Don't give up on possibly teaching a nephew. :D Chad's gramma taught him the family secret Thanksgiving dressing recipe!

I had 2 lentil patties with steamed green beans and mashed potatoes for dinner tonight.

[uptowngirl]

Okay for you ladies you are scared of yeast bread - try this one!! It is so super easy I would make it every week if we actually ate that much bread.

Cuban Bread
5-6 cups all purpose flour ( I have used unbleached white, and wheat - usually a mix of the two)
2 packages dry yeast (4 1/2 teaspoons)
2 TBSP sugar
1 TBSP salt
2 cups hot water (120F-130F)
poppy or sesame seeds if desiredDo NOT preheat the oven for this one...

In a large mixing bowl stir together 4 cups of flour, sugar, salt and yeast. Pour in hot water (make sure the temp is right - that is what makes or breaks the yeast...) and beat with 100 strong strokes - or about 3 minutes with a mixer. Gradually work in the remaining flour about half a cup at a time until the dough is no longer sticky. (Use your hands if you need to - since there is no butterfat it can get stiff). If you are using a mixer the dough should start to clean off the sides of the bowl.

Sprinkle your work surface with flour and work it in to the dough as you knead - keep a dusting of flour between the dough and the counter. Knead for about 8 minutes, or until the dough feels smooth and elastic. (This is where I love having my kitchen aid - I put the dough hook in and let it knead for me...)

Place the dough in a greased bowl, cover with plastic wrap or a damp towel and place in a warm spot ( I put it on top of the fish tank lights :)) until doubled in bulk. This only takes about 15-20 minutes. Because of the double yeast and the sugar it rises fast!!

Punch down dough and cut into two pieces. Shape each into a round and slash an X with a sharp knife into the top of each loaf. (Sometimes I get lazy and do one long loaf instead of two rounds...or you can freeze one of the rounds to bake later - that works great for two people). Place loaves onto a baking sheet lined with parchment or sprinkled with cornmeal - and place the baking sheet onto the middle shelf of a COLD oven. Place a large pan of hot water on the shelf below and heat the oven to 400F. The bread will do it's second rising while the oven is heating. Bake for about 45 minutes, or until the loaves are deep golden brown. Be careful of hot steam when opening the oven door -

Enjoy!

Since the bread has no shortening it will go stale quickly if kept at room temp - we usually put ours in the fridge and then warm up a slice in the microwave. :)

From start to finish this only take about an hour and half - so it is easy to make for a weeknight dinner!

[KMS]

I will definitely try that!! :D

[70707Bride]

We went to Olive Garden today and I got Chicken Alfredo, so I just had leftovers tonight. Yum!

[WebLady]

I ate Burger King tonight :p

Tomorrow I will cook, some sort of chicken dish.

[Whitewater]

It's Soft Taco Night tonight! We have to use up the last of the frozen ground beef and the last of the onions, and we have pre-shredded cheese just hanging out in the fridge, so we bought some refried beans, soft tortillas, salsa, and sour cream.

I didn't want to spend the entire evening cooking. So all I'm doing is sauteeing the onions with the beef, and the rest is make your own.

My nutritionist is all about me eating more beans because they're high in fiber (she wants me to get as much fiber as I can stuff into my ol' bod). I am slowly learning to like refried beans. Or really just beans in general! My sister-in-law's mom has this fantastic 5 bean baked beans and bacon dish, but she won't share the recipe!


Whitewater (who has successfully made from scratch split-pea and ham soup twice, so far . . . .the Campbells chunky stuff is almost as good, and cheaper, though . .. .)

[Nekochanpurr]

Spaghetti, but i put turkey instead of hamburger. :D I used the jar sauce (Kroger.. Mm, discount), but i added some spices.. We also had texas toast. I know, it will do wonders for my figure..

[MrsDM]

I ate Burger King tonight :p


BK Lounge is my favorite!!! That is definately in order this week...

[sweetvenus]

Last night we had homemade chicken pasta alfredo and garlic cheese bread.

[WebLady]

Looks like it will be baked chicken with melted swiss cheese with baked potatoes, broccoli and carrots.

[MrsDM]

Ok, with all this food talk, and this may be a little off topic, but if I hear one more person comment about how I shouldn't eat the way I do because I'm not going to fit into my dress, I'm going to spit! Yes, I have horrible eating habits and love food, but I'm like my father - a human garbage can with a fast metabolism. And quite honestly, yes, I will diet closer to the wedding, but I am far too stressed out with work and school to add a diet to my routine. LAY OFF ALREADY! :irked:

[Nikita706]

Well, I flaked on dinner last night (we ate chips and salsa, lol), so I'll need to make up for it tonight. I'll probably do my chicken, broccoli and rice casserole. You basically get a casserole dish, layer it with cooked white rice, then a layer of cooked, diced chicken, then a layer of steamed broccoli. Top that with this sauce:

1/2 c. Mayo
1 can Cream of Chicken Soup
1 tsp. Lemon Juice
1/4 tsp. Curry (or to taste)

Then sprinkle A TON of shredded cheddar cheese on it and bake it at 350 for 20-25 minutes. I get so addicted to that dish, it's ridiculous.

[KMS]

Last night I made a soup from a new cookbook that I got. The Houston Public Library has this huge book sale at the convention center every year. We went and got 7 books all for $25! They're not old either...mid 90s to the present. I got a soup cookbook from a monestary. I figure those guys must know their soups!

The soup was called 'Potage Printanier a la Francaise'. Ooh la la. It was cauliflower, peas, spinach, carrots, leeks, tomatoes, basil, & thyme in a homemade veggie stock with a mini bottle of white wine added to it.

Tonight I'm gonna try a new veggie burger recipe made primarily from walnuts & oats and served on an Ezekiel bun. I'll make a side of whatever veggies we have on hand.

[Nekochanpurr]

We are going to Bray's tonight. People are over and i don't feel like making something for everyone... LOL.
http://www.brayshamburgers.com/
Actually.. Thats the exact one i'm going to...

[70707Bride]

We made scalloped potatoes and ham tonight. We have a lot of leftovers!

[KMS]

I didn't make the veggie burgers yesterday so I made it tonight. The flavor was great, but the texture was off. You browned the patty and then added broth and simmered it. They ended up too moist, IMO. They're yummy, but next time I try them I'll try a different method of cooking.

I steamed some broccoli and topped it with olive oil, hemp nuts, & garlic chips. I made the garlic chips by thinly slicing some garlic and frying them in olive oil. They add lots of flavor. Yum!

[Whitewater]

Wow, that broccoli thing sounds great! I might have to try it sometime -- if I can find the nuts. Might have to substitute pine nuts for hemp nuts, though.

We had baked salmon and corn for dinner tonight. Nothing fancy, but I'd run out of dill so I couldn't dill-encrust it, which totally changes the taste! I prefer the dill, and so does Fiance, but he'll eat just about anything that doesn't eat him first, so it was ok.

It was nice to have corn for the carb, as opposed to blah and boring rice and/or noodles. Anybody know a decent carb that's not potatoes, rice, or noodles? I'm desperate to try something different as a side.


Whitewater

[KMS]

Wow, that broccoli thing sounds great! I might have to try it sometime -- if I can find the nuts. Might have to substitute pine nuts for hemp nuts, though.

We had baked salmon and corn for dinner tonight. Nothing fancy, but I'd run out of dill so I couldn't dill-encrust it, which totally changes the taste! I prefer the dill, and so does Fiance, but he'll eat just about anything that doesn't eat him first, so it was ok.

It was nice to have corn for the carb, as opposed to blah and boring rice and/or noodles. Anybody know a decent carb that's not potatoes, rice, or noodles? I'm desperate to try something different as a side.


Whitewater

Salmon w/ no dill? Is that even possible?! Haha ;) For some reason those two flavors are just magical together!

We need to stock up on some different grains. We haven't been eating a very good variety of carbs lately. We used to often eat quinoa, barley, wild rice, couscous, and bulgur as well as the various types of whole wheat pasta and brown rice. There's a world of interesting grains out there that have a wide variety of nutrients in them. They're all at Whole Foods if you have one near you.

[WebLady]

I think tonight will be salsa burgers for us ... we need to hit the store again and I can't think of anything else with what we have here.

[Nikita706]

I FINALLY made my chicken broccoli and rice dish that I mentioned a few posts back. Now I need ideas for tonight's dinner. Hmmmm....

[Nekochanpurr]

Probably grilled cheese.. i have work tonight. =/

[kgvettegirl]

popeyes fried chicken tonight. We have to go to town for stuff and to pick up the trans am. Yeah! it is finally fixed.

[WebLady]

DH and I went out to Arby's tonight.

Tomorrow I will probably try to cook something; what, I have no idea :p

[70707Bride]

I'm probably just going to Taco Bell. Chris won't be home until around 10.

[Nekochanpurr]

Pizza. I'm going to my aunt's tonight! :D