The All-New What's For Dinner Thread!!(recipe index in OP)

[TigerKat]

10 years ago I hardly ever ate pork, it was always chicken or beef, but with the price of beef now, I pork has replaced beef on that list.

I love pork tenderloins and the boneless loin, good eats at a fraction of the cost.

You're so right, Gregg, about the cost. I use tenderloins quite a bit, you should try Gretchen's recipe - it's EXCELLENT!!

 

[Master Mason]

You're so right, Gregg, about the cost. I use tenderloins quite a bit, you should try Gretchen's recipe - it's EXCELLENT!!

Thought this was pretty good the first time I saw it

 

[TigerKat]

LOVE it!!!!

 

[liamandcaili]

I sent him to the store with a list today... I'm very skeered. He always spends twice what I spend and buys all name brand products, never comparing prices, and brings home things not on the list.

You are a brave woman. I can't send DH to the store. He ALWAYS buys the wrong brand (you would think after ten years, he would recognize labels...but no...) and often claims he couldn't find half the things on the list. Miraculously, he is always able to locate all the snack food he likes, and he buys things like really expensive smoked salmon. Grr... Anyway, good luck!!

I never send DH to shop. Actually I don;t even want him to shop with me.

If I send Kenny, I almost have to send a picture of the item and a road map showing EXACTLY where to find it.

The place in the picture was a gas station that sold fried chicken as well, we stopped there for a service break on the way back from my oldest's College graduation. I had to take the pic, it was so funny to me.

My favorite sign that I took a picture of was a traffic sign in London. It said Change Priorities Ahead. Okay...I was going to the British Museum, but maybe I had better head to Trafalgar Square instead? Or maybe just hit the pub? I found it amusing.

Thanks for the congrats for Liam. We didn't go out for his celebration meal this evening. We were all tired...the kids from Liam's game (plus tennis, swimming and skating today ) and me from watching the Celtics...so we just got takeout and will go out sometime next week.

ETA: Funny poster Gregg, but I'm never eating pig's foot, snout, ear, or tail. Well, unless it's in a hotdog, and I REALLY don't want to know!

 

[Rogue26]

Thanks for posting the gumbo recipe, I've never even looked at a gumbo recipe, assuming my husband wouldn't touch it. And I remember my trip to New Orleans many years ago where they served the shrimp with the heads on, that wasn't for me. This one looks like something we will all eat, but I might wait till fall, not brave enough to leave the stove on for a dark roux- I don't do hot well.
I saw something about book suggestions, we really enjoy the Bourne Identity, Supremecy (my favorite) and Ultimatium. They are so different from the movies though.
Tonight for dinner we had pan-fried breaded chicken, ranch dipping sauce, potatoes, and broccoli. We also had leftover keylime pie from father's day. Tommorow is sausage and onion sandwiches. Something else for kiddo- I accidently bought hot sausage and she won't eat that.
Good night everyone.

 

[OKWMom]

We're getting some bad storms here now...pray that we don't lose any trees...the neighbors have high trees that they refuse to cut down...

Be safe Lauren.

Dinner this evening was good. I had a new pork chop recipe and will share it as soon as I can find it again. It was very good.

Your filing system sounds about like mine. But I'd love the recipe. My husband loves pork.

You're so right, Gregg, about the cost. I use tenderloins quite a bit, you should try Gretchen's recipe - it's EXCELLENT!!

Thanks. Glad it turned out well for you.

My favorite sign that I took a picture of was a traffic sign in London. It said Change Priorities Ahead. Okay...I was going to the British Museum, but maybe I had better head to Trafalgar Square instead? Or maybe just hit the pub? I found it amusing.

That is funny. But stupid southerner here. What does that mean?

I totally agree about the hot dogs too, BTW.

The baked spaghetti was fine, but I forgot to pick up a loaf of bread at the store to make garlic bread, so I made Kenny redneck garlic bread - toasted hot dog buns. I can't believe I did that. My dad's mother used to do that to use up her bread odds and ends and I used to think it was terrible. Amazing how I've come full circle back to my country roots.

 

[bigmerle1966]

We're getting some bad storms here now...pray that we don't lose any trees...the neighbors have high trees that they refuse to cut down...

Stay safe. We got dark clouds and wind earlier but no rain although we did have a rainbow. Guess there could have been rain in the direction it was in.

You are a brave woman. I can't send DH to the store. He ALWAYS buys the wrong brand (you would think after ten years, he would recognize labels...but no...) and often claims he couldn't find half the things on the list. Miraculously, he is always able to locate all the snack food he likes, and he buys things like really expensive smoked salmon. Grr... Anyway, good luck!!

That reminds me of when my sister went away for the weekend and my mother went to stay with my BIL and nieces to watch the girls. She said my BIL came in from the store really excited because he had found where the grocery store had moved the day old baked goods. Whenever he would go to pick up milk he always had to get something from the day old shelves. They moved it and my sister wouldn't tell him where to.

The baked spaghetti was fine, but I forgot to pick up a loaf of bread at the store to make garlic bread, so I made Kenny redneck garlic bread - toasted hot dog buns. I can't believe I did that. My dad's mother used to do that to use up her bread odds and ends and I used to think it was terrible. Amazing how I've come full circle back to my country roots.

I've done that with hamburger rolls or bread. One time I made the best garlic bread with a hamburger roll and lots of fresh garlic and butter. It was soooooooo good but later that night it came back to haunt me.

Made my savory bread pudding. Turned out good, not enough spice to it though. I made it with a spicy chicken sausage I had in the freezer but it really wasn't enough, only had one. Other than putting in a little salt and pepper I didn't put in anything else thinking the sausage would spice it up enough.

 

[bigmerle1966]

Savory Bread Pudding

1 small zucchini, chopped
1 small onion, chopped
4 oz. mushrooms chopped
1 T olive oil
1/2 lb spicy chicken sausage
1/2 C fresh parsley

1 C chicken broth

1 small carton egg substitute
1 C fat free half and half
(You can used less of the egg sub. I like it really custardy)


2 C shredded cheese

Bread cubes, basically a half a loaf of good crusty French bread, I forgot to measure it for you all.

Saute the onion, zucchini and mushrooms in the olive oil until softened. Add the sausage and cook until just cooked. Add parsley.

Mix together the egg substitute and half and half, add salt and pepper to your taste.

Pour the veggie mix and chicken broth over the bread cubes in a large bowl, mix well.

Place half of it in a deep casserole dish, sprinkle one cup of the cheese over it then add the rest of the bread. Pour the egg mix over it, cover and place in a 350 degree oven for 40 minutes. Uncover, sprinkle on the other cup of cheese and bake for an additional 10 minutes or until the cheese it melted.

 

[shovan]

Getting ready for bed, I realized I forgot to mention how delicious Becky's pizza looked!!!!

 

[Aimeedyan]

I hope he does better than mine would.

Aimee- I never send DH to shop. Actually I don;t even want him to shop with me. The first time he came with me ha picked up a handle basket! Are you kidding me???????? That was how he shopped, when it got full.....he was done. The last time he was a pill. Why do you need this? Do you need that? Isn't spaghetti a cheap meal? On and On and On.....until the cookie isle. We needed cookies, ice cream, cheesy poofs. I just let him shop and went myself on Monday and bought what we needed. Since then if I need to stop at the grocery when we are together I leave him in the car.

And better than mine would. If I send Kenny, I almost have to send a picture of the item and a road map showing EXACTLY where to find it.

You are a brave woman. I can't send DH to the store. He ALWAYS buys the wrong brand (you would think after ten years, he would recognize labels...but no...) and often claims he couldn't find half the things on the list. Miraculously, he is always able to locate all the snack food he likes, and he buys things like really expensive smoked salmon. Grr... Anyway, good luck!!

He actually did REALLY well. Only things he picked up extra were Cheez It's, beer, cereal, canned corn, and boxed scalloped potatos. He even found the red currant jelly (after calling me at work to tell me the only red jelly they had was strawberry...) He must be learning because almost everything is store brand and even with the extra purchases, it only came to about $50. I'm very proud.

Dinner tonight is Thai Green Chicken Curry with Coconut Rice. Although it's not coming out very green, because I only had red bell peppers!

Recipe?

10 years ago I hardly ever ate pork, it was always chicken or beef, but with the price of beef now, I pork has replaced beef on that list.

I love pork tenderloins and the boneless loin, good eats at a fraction of the cost.

We need to eat more pork than we do. I HATE pork chops but love a good pork tenderloin. They are usually very affordable, esp at Costco or Sams.



I drove through Chick Fil A on the way home and got us both dinner.

One of my preschoolers is having a 6:45 surgery in the morning so I have to be at the children's hospital by 6am. That time just doesn't exist in my world but it's a single mom and she's on her own for this one so I'll be there. Since it's 11:40pm, I really should take a few Benadryl and scoot to bed!

 

[LaurieG]

Morning all,

Last nights dinner was Haddock and onions in a foil packet on the grill, brown rice and broccoli. Tonight is steak and I am trying a new marinade, will let you know how it comes out. I think with it will be corn and potatoes.

Starting today I do NOTHING but baby shower stuff, as the shower is going to be at 4:00pm on Saturday and I have done basiclly nothing. Guess I'm gonna be busy.

Talked to DD last night she went to Animal Kindgom yesterday and was at Hollywood Studios waiting in line for RNR (my favorite ride) in the rain!
This am she was off to Whispering Canyon.

Have a great day

 

[FormrCastMbr]

Good Morning,

Quick fly by, gotta get Tom out of the house, the the pet sitter is coming for a recap of what she needs to do here while we are gone. Andrew and I are then going to see my Mom.

Dinner will be something quick...maybe frozen pizza or a better idea would be Chinese food...

Have a great day...we weathered the storm OK.

 

[TigerKat]

Lauren - Glad to hear you stayed safe!

Aimee - Your DH did great, you should be proud. Hope the little one's surgery goes well.

We're getting Chinese tonight, we'll be watching our LSU Tigers playing in the College World Series.....GEAUX TIGERS!!!!!!

 

[Disney Ron]

Laura, I never congratulated Liam on a great report card!
Yeah, Liam !!!! Nice Job!!!!

WFD- Chicken Quesadillas with all the fixings!

Ann

 

[liamsaunt]

Here are some photos from last night. I was in a bad mood (full moon gets me every time) so did not take any photos of the plated food. Too bad because it looked nice on the Chinese dishes I have.

Lacquered chicken. In the photo it looks a little burned, but it was not. It was a really deep mahogany color. The flavor was good, though I think next time I would eliminate the salt from the glaze. The double dark soy in the marinade provided plenty of salt!

fried rice with pea shoots, bean sprouts, scallions, cashews, and egg:

bok choy blasted with soy and butter:

All this talk about husbands and grocery stores…I have to tell you that John REFUSES to go to the regular grocery store. He is good about helping in every other way, but he hates the grocery with a passion! If we are out doing errands and I make him stop at the grocery, he droops over the cart and pouts the whole time! It’s pretty funny considering how much he likes food…he just does not like shopping for it, I guess. He does like to go to certain places, like the fish store, or the cheese store, and he LOVES to go to Whole Foods. It’s just the regular grocery he can’t stand. But, we can’t do all of our food shopping at Whole Foods or we would be bankrupt! So, grocery shopping is my domain. I do take his atm card with me to pay for it though!

I am not sure what is for dinner tonight yet. We may actually be going out. There is a parade for the Celtics in the city today and the post-parade crowds create havoc on the commuter rail lines. After the Red Sox parade it took almost two extra hours to get home because of the crowding in the stations. So, we might just skip all that and take a later train.

 

[Nancyg56]

SO much to say, I better start.

Lauren- you are one busy gal, getting ready for vacation!

Laurie- don't street the shower, you have time and it will all come together. If anyone offers to help.....SAY YES!

Becky- that chicken looks so good! I would love that recipe if you feel like sharing.

Gretchen- I cannot find it but I think this is it


1/2 cup chicken broth
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup melted honey (I used sugar free maple syrup)
2 Tbs ketchup
1 TB minced ginger
garlic powder

Brown pork chops I seasoned with S&P (I used bone in, sort of thick ones as recommended in the reviews)

mix remaining ingredients and poor over chops in a baking dish
bake at 350 fro 1 hour. I have a convection oven so I only went for 45 minutes and kept the chops covered.
I also doubled the sauce, made a pan gravy with the dripping in the fry pan so that you know who would be happy.

Dinner tonight is going to be burgers on the grill I think. We do have penty of leftovers so I may change my mind later in teh day.

 

[shovan]

Morning Y'all,

I have the appt with new neurologist this afternoon at 4. So tonight will be leftovers or takeout.

Recipe?

One of my preschoolers is having a 6:45 surgery in the morning so I have to be at the children's hospital by 6am. That time just doesn't exist in my world but it's a single mom and she's on her own for this one so I'll be there. Since it's 11:40pm, I really should take a few Benadryl and scoot to bed!

Aimee, I hope you were able to get up so early this morning & make it to the hospital! That's so nice of you to go be there with them!

Here's a pic of the Thai Green Curried Chicken. Sorry it's a little blurry, I really need a tripod. It's a pretty simple recipe, but unless you've used green curry paste before, start off with the smallest amount & taste it, it's very spicy. I use Thai Kitchen Brand.

And here's the recipe. I think it was posted a long time ago, but with our search engine (Lauren ) so busy, it's easier to just post it again. I came up with this recipe myself, trying to copy a dish we had at a local Thai rest.

My Thai Green Curried Chicken

2 tablespoons olive oil
2 cups diced eggplant (1/2-inch dice)
1/2 cup onions (large slices)
1 cup green bell peppers (large slices)
2 teaspoons minced garlic
2 to 4 tablespoons Thai green curry paste, depending on hot you like it
Zest of one large lime finely grated
2 tablespoons nam pla (Thai fish sauce)
1 (14-ounce) can unsweetened coconut milk
1 cup chicken stock
1 1/2 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breast, sliced in strips
1/2 cup chopped Thai basil (Sweet basil & a bit of cilantro works fine)

In a wok or large saute pan, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add chicken and stir fry until lightly cooked, not browned. Add the eggplant, onions and bell pepper and cook 3 minutes. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add the curry paste, Lime zest and fish sauce, and cook, stirring, for 15 seconds. Add the coconut milk and chicken stock and bring to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer until thickened. Stir in 1/4 cup of Thai basil and remove from heat. Season to taste with salt. Garnish with remaining 1/4 cup Thai basil. Serve with Coconut Jasmine Rice.


For the rice, I use the Pineapple Coconut Rice recipe that I think was Becky's. I use Jasmine Rice & don't wash it. I also leave out the pineapple for this dish. Here's the original recipe:

Pineapple coconut rice
1 cup long grain white rice, well rinsed and soaked
1 can coconut milk, plus enough water to make 2 1/4 cups total liquid (you may need a little more)
1 tbsp. butter salt to taste
1/2 fresh pineapple, peeled and diced (or cheat and use canned pineapple) extras to taste

Add rice, coconut milk, water, salt and butter to pan. Bring to simmer, cover, and allow to cook on low heat until liquid is absorbed--20-30 minutes depending on the freshness of your rice. Allow to stand off heat for five minutes or so, then fluff with a fork and stir in pineapple and extras.

Morning all,

Last nights dinner was Haddock and onions in a foil packet on the grill, brown rice and broccoli. Tonight is steak and I am trying a new marinade, will let you know how it comes out. I think with it will be corn and potatoes.

Starting today I do NOTHING but baby shower stuff, as the shower is going to be at 4:00pm on Saturday and I have done basiclly nothing. Guess I'm gonna be busy.

Talked to DD last night she went to Animal Kindgom yesterday and was at Hollywood Studios waiting in line for RNR (my favorite ride) in the rain!
This am she was off to Whispering Canyon.

Have a great day

Laurie, Good luck with the baby shower! Glad your DD is having a good time!

Good Morning,

Have a great day...we weathered the storm OK.

Glad y'all are ok!


Becky, OMG That Chicken Looks So GOOD!!!! Mmmmm-mmm finger lickin good! Recipe please.

 

[liamandcaili]

That is funny. But stupid southerner here. What does that mean?

I don't know what it meant either. It was a traffic sign, so I guessed it had something to do with a lane change, but I didn't do any driving in London, so I don't know for certain.

I haven't ever used hotdog rolls for garlic bread, but I have resorted to hamburger buns and sub rolls.

She said my BIL came in from the store really excited because he had found where the grocery store had moved the day old baked goods. Whenever he would go to pick up milk he always had to get something from the day old shelves. They moved it and my sister wouldn't tell him where to.

He must be learning because almost everything is store brand and even with the extra purchases, it only came to about $50. I'm very proud.

I hope the child's surgery went well.

Starting today I do NOTHING but baby shower stuff, as the shower is going to be at 4:00pm on Saturday and I have done basiclly nothing.

Good luck with the shower! I am glad your daughter is having a nice trip.

Have a great day...we weathered the storm OK.

Good to hear!

Sheryl -- Your chicken dish looked and sounded yummy. I am going to try that.

It's just me and Liam for dinner tonight because Caili is at a birthday party (I still have to go get a present ) so I think we will just have leftovers.

 

[liamsaunt]

Here is the recipe for the chicken. I futzed with it and added lots of extra steps, but if you want to make it easy style (should I say Queen of Easy Kathy-style?), just dump the chicken and its marinade into a pan and cook it until it's done. I bet it will still be yummy!

Sticky Soy Chicken

Marinade

¼ cup rice wine
¼ cup double dark soy sauce
2 tbsp. rice vinegar
2 tbsp. sesame oil
4 cloves garlic, minced
1.5 tbsp. sugar
1 tbsp salt (omit if you like)

Combine all ingredients

Cut chicken into pieces, place in marinade and refrigerate overnight.

Heat oven to 400 degrees. Prepare glaze.

Glaze

3 tbsp. light soy sauce
2 tbsp. rice wine
1 tbsp. sesame oil
1.5 tsp. hot chili sesame oil
1.5 tbsp. sugar
1 tsp. ground black pepper

Combine all ingredients.

Remove chicken from marinade. Discard marinade. Place chicken on foil-lined baking sheet (I use the release foil) in one layer. Pour glaze over and turn chicken to coat.

Roast chicken, turning once or twice in the glaze, until just cooked through, about 35-40 minutes. Remove chicken to a plate.

Preheat the broiler.

Pour glaze and cooking juices into a saucepan. Defat the glaze, then bring to a boil and simmer until reduced and sticky, about 5-10 minutes. Place the chicken back on the baking sheet and run under the broiler for a few minutes to crisp the skin. Roll the crisped chicken in the sticky glaze and serve.



Has Lindsay posted lately? I feel like she has not been around for a couple of days...

 

[TigerKat]

Becky - What is double dark soy and can I get it in the regular grocery store? I thank you for including EASY directions too!