The What's for Dinner Thread- June 2012 (recipe index in OP)

[debbiedoo]

Last nite we had steak and shrimp scampi. Salad wild rice w corn on the cob.

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[dgbg100106]

Today is Meatless Monday and I have to tell you that we have not missed a week since we started this at the beginning of the summer... So I think we are in a habit now...

Tonight is homemade veggie egg rolls, egg drop soup and Fried Rice...



I also made Vanilla Ice Cream today, the full of sugar and fat kind... It tasted so good right out of the mixer...

pictures tomorrow of dinner..

 

[usnuzuloose]

Dinner last night...
Pizza Hut


Told you guys I couldn't cook....

Do you have a crock pot? You can just drop things in it and it will cook it. I know you can!

 

[TruBlu]

Do you have a crock pot? You can just drop things in it and it will cook it. I know you can!

I have one, but the only thing I can cook in it is southern pork BBQ.

Everything else I've tried has usually been an epic fail!

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[usnuzuloose]

There are allot of crock pot cook books. I use mine allot. Try experimenting you might surprise yourself...

 

[franandaj]

.....listen HERE, Missy-poo....why is that so hard to believe?? ....hmmmmm?

With all that snarkieness going on, I didn't realize you were such a good cook! I suppose with your husband's illness, you have even more of challenge to make tasty dinners! It's not hard to believe, I just didn't expect it until you started posting such tasty recipes.

Last night we had homemade burgers and tater tots. It was really good, but we ate so late that it was tough to enjoy it.

I'm still on the fence for dinner tonight. My choices are sloppy joes, canneloni/manicotti, probably a few others from the freezer, I could even make the John Wayne Casserole and follow Brandi's meatless Monday idea!

 

[PrincessInOz]

WFDT?

DH is making Baked potatoes, coleslaw, cheese and baked beans for dinner tonight.

 

[Nancyg56]

I have one, but the only thing I can cook in it is southern pork BBQ.

Everything else I've tried has usually been an epic fail!

I also ruin things in the crockpot, I usually just use mine to keep things warm.

Okay, I believe you believe you cannot cook. I think that we do have some pretty basic every day recipes if you want them. None of us started out cooking like PIO or Becky or Brandi or Glynis.

I am a really simple cook. I can make complicated recipes but I don't. My family is not overly fond of them and I tend to "Nanatize" everything anyway so simple s better.

If you tell us a little about your family, what they like to eat and the time you have t make a meal we can help. I think that casseroles are a lifesaver for a busy person!

Last nite we had steak and shrimp scampi. Salad wild rice w corn on the cob.

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What is your scampi recipe?

Marilyn- Congrats on the win!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

PIO- my Mom used to make a salmon loaf during Lent. She also used canned red salmon.

Fran- How are you two doing? We tend to eat late here.

Dinner this weekend was Summer Food! I have to get back to watching my diet so this weekend was grilled cheeseburgers and steak fries on Saturday night. WE had Kady and that was her pick.

Tonight we had sauerkraut and fried hot dogs. Buddy's pick. I also made a chocolate pudding cake

1 box chocolate cake mix
1 box cook and serve chocolate pudding
2 cups milk
3 eggs
1 bag chocolate chips

Cook pudding and milk according to directions
put cake mix and eggs in bowl, add chocolate pudding and mix until smooth
13*9 in pan
top with chocolate chips

350 for about 25 minutes

My Mom used to make this, I make it when I miss her

 

[Angel16]

Ann - There is kangaroo meat. It's a game-y tasting meat that is chewy if overcooked. So most of the time, it is served rare.

Kangaroo bacon is something that Kimmar and I spar about every so often.

Bacon in Australia is middle bacon. It includes the rasher (belly bacon) that American bacon is made of as well as the loin (back bacon) like Canadian bacon. We don't cook our bacon until crispy like the American bacon; rather it is cooked until there is a caramelisation on the meat. It tends to be tender; rather than chewy.

This looks so good Pio. I would love to sit down to this for dinner. Very interesting about the types of bacon you have. I love Canadian bacon and prefer it over American bacon. I am very allergic to nitrates so bacon has to be nitrate free for me.

....you don't wanna know .....but you get a sudden urge to BOUNCE right after you eat some!

We have a lot of amazing cooks on this thread. I hope one day to have the time to cook and post like you all do. I am looking at all the new ideas and receipes and really glad dinner is almost ready.
WFD- Rosemary chicken, fresh asparagus, baked potato dessert is a half of a papaya with red raspberries.

Ann

 

[dgbg100106]

With all that snarkieness going on, I didn't realize you were such a good cook! I suppose with your husband's illness, you have even more of challenge to make tasty dinners! It's not hard to believe, I just didn't expect it until you started posting such tasty recipes.

Last night we had homemade burgers and tater tots. It was really good, but we ate so late that it was tough to enjoy it.

I'm still on the fence for dinner tonight. My choices are sloppy joes, canneloni/manicotti, probably a few others from the freezer, I could even make the John Wayne Casserole and follow Brandi's meatless Monday idea!

John Wayne Casserole and follow Brandi's meatless Monday idea!

 

[dgbg100106]

I also ruin things in the crockpot, I usually just use mine to keep things warm.

Okay, I believe you believe you cannot cook. I think that we do have some pretty basic every day recipes if you want them. None of us started out cooking like PIO or Becky or Brandi or Glynis.

I am a really simple cook. I can make complicated recipes but I don't. My family is not overly fond of them and I tend to "Nanatize" everything anyway so simple s better.

If you tell us a little about your family, what they like to eat and the time you have t make a meal we can help. I think that casseroles are a lifesaver for a busy person!



What is your scampi recipe?

Marilyn- Congrats on the win!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

PIO- my Mom used to make a salmon loaf during Lent. She also used canned red salmon.

Fran- How are you two doing? We tend to eat late here.

Dinner this weekend was Summer Food! I have to get back to watching my diet so this weekend was grilled cheeseburgers and steak fries on Saturday night. WE had Kady and that was her pick.

Tonight we had sauerkraut and fried hot dogs. Buddy's pick. I also made a chocolate pudding cake

1 box chocolate cake mix
1 box cook and serve chocolate pudding
2 cups milk
3 eggs
1 bag chocolate chips

Cook pudding and milk according to directions
put cake mix and eggs in bowl, add chocolate pudding and mix until smooth
13*9 in pan
top with chocolate chips

350 for about 25 minutes

My Mom used to make this, I make it when I miss her

the cake sounds very moist and I love that you make it when you think of her.

My MeMe (Grandmother) used to make these apricot fried pies, using dried apricots, and frying them in cast iron skillet in butter, these things were amazing and I burned my mouth every time, because I could not wait for them to cool off.

I would love to make them, but have no idea how? She passed away in June of 1989 and I miss her everyday.

 

[dgbg100106]

This looks so good Pio. I would love to sit down to this for dinner. Very interesting about the types of bacon you have. I love Canadian bacon and prefer it over American bacon. I am very allergic to nitrates so bacon has to be nitrate free for me.





We have a lot of amazing cooks on this thread. I hope one day to have the time to cook and post like you all do. I am looking at all the new ideas and receipes and really glad dinner is almost ready.
WFD- Rosemary chicken, fresh asparagus, baked potato dessert is a half of a papaya with red raspberries.

Ann

Ann that sounds yummy!

 

[franandaj]

John Wayne Casserole and follow Brandi's meatless Monday idea!

I ended up making canneloni and manicotti. They were already made and in the freezer.

 

[TruBlu]

My making fried green tomatoes tonight ended with a 2nd degree burn on my wrist! On the positive side, DS loved the ones I cooked before splashing hot grease on my arm.

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[Angel16]

I ended up making canneloni and manicotti. They were already made and in the freezer.

Do you share your recipe for these? I am still looking for a great manicotti/canneloni recipe. We had so many family members who made these from scratch and I never learned.

WFD - Brandi's pizza and mixed salad
OMG it smells so good in the house right now!
Oh yes a bottle of Prelius Cabernet Sauvignon from Tuscany, Italy

Ann

 

[PrincessInOz]

Marilyn - Nice to see you on this thread again. How is your godson? I hope that the leg is okay.
Bacon scented candles would drive me crazy. I would want to EAT bacon all the time!
(Did they win??? )

Brandi - Your pizza looks great! And I'm so pleased to see that Meatless Monday is working out for you and David.


DebbieDoo - your dinner sounds fantastic. Recipe sharing is a must!



Nancy - Thanks for the vote of confidence on the cooking. I also tend to keep things simple here during the working week. I do try to push the cooking skills a little at the weekend, when there is a little bit more time and energy to do so.



Ann - Your rosemary chicken dinner sounds delicious! Recipe?



Brandi - there are some recipes that bring back memories of dear ones. That apricot fried pie sounds delightful! Sorry that you don't have a recipe but have you tried to google it?



Alison - Your dinners sound fantastic!




Tracy - Oh No! 2nd degree burns are not nice. Have you got it looked at to make sure that its healing properly? Take care of yourelf.





It's Wednesday night here. Dinner at mum's. About the only bright spot over the last 2 days. I've been sleeping lots and taking it easy. This cough is not going away and I'm just so over it! I'll be heading over to pick up doggie bags for DS, DH and myself. We're in a very busy period at work, home and life.

Have a good one all!

 

[franandaj]

Do you share your recipe for these? I am still looking for a great manicotti/canneloni recipe. We had so many family members who made these from scratch and I never learned.

WFD - Brandi's pizza and mixed salad
OMG it smells so good in the house right now!
Oh yes a bottle of Prelius Cabernet Sauvignon from Tuscany, Italy

Ann

As far as the manicotti, I actually used the recipe on the Barilla Pasta boxes. I think it was to saute mushrooms, onions and spinach and add ricotta.

As far as the cannelloni, I mixed beef, mild italian sausage, mozzarella grated and then stuffed it inside the pasta tubes. I used a red sauce on top and baked it with some provolone put on in the last 5-10 minutes. As far as the sauce it depends on how tired I am whether I actually make it from scratch or just "nanatize" and jarred sauce.

Tonight we did McDonald's drive through on our way to band.

 

[PrincessInOz]

Alison - I would be too; after all those great meals you've been cooking. But at least it is convenient.

 

[kimmar067]

....WFDT? I'm making what I like to call 'Caribbean Chicken with citrus mango sauce'.....

 

[dgbg100106]

Do you share your recipe for these? I am still looking for a great manicotti/canneloni recipe. We had so many family members who made these from scratch and I never learned.

WFD - Brandi's pizza and mixed salad
OMG it smells so good in the house right now!
Oh yes a bottle of Prelius Cabernet Sauvignon from Tuscany, Italy

Ann

Ann... How awesome!!!!

Hope it was wonderful and you enjoyed the wine too...