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

[HERSEY]

Dinner was so good tonight. Marisa cooked burgers on the grill tonight. Turns out it only needed anew burner. We had French Fries along with a plate of lettuce, tomato and onion on the side. Marisa and I had polenta fries instead of the others. They were surprisingly good!

How do you make polenta fries. I like polenta.

 

[liamandcaili]

Lindsay, I didn't dislike the old index. I think we are all just happy to have someone do all that work. Please don't be offended. Who would have ever thought years ago when you started this thread with such a simple question you would have had this response and we would have shared so many great recipes and made such good friends. I am indebted to you for that forever.

Perfectly said.

Lauren -- I am glad Andrew and his team are doing well. Liam's season starts Friday.

Kathy -- Congratulations to Kyle. What a wonderful year for him! Has he decided where he is going in the fall? I hope you feel better.

Tamara -- That chicken sounds tasty.

Welcome to the new posters!

Ann -- I don't use my crockpot very often either. It does make a really good pot roast though.

Wendie -- That was a wonderful and generous thing you all did for your friend.

The kids, Greg and I had dinner with my parents today. We had barbecued ribs, potato salad, cole slaw and cornbread. It was all very good.

This coming week is going to be crazy. Caili has her annual skating show on Saturday, so she has practices Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday evenings, dress rehearsal Friday evening and the show Saturday evening. Liam has baseball games on Friday evening and Saturday afternoon. Thursday, Caili has gymnastics and ballet and Greg has tickets to the Red Sox. Greg leaves Saturday morning, so amid all this activity, he also wants to get in a golf game with Liam, two local baseball games and at least two mornings of skating with Caili. Dinner is going to be Help Yourself to Whatever is in the Fridge or Anything That Doesn't Make Too Much of a Mess in the Car. I was planning to cook on Thursday, but then I remembered that Greg will be out, and my neighbor invited me over for drinks, which I figure I will need at that point, so it looks like a week without cooking for me. Maybe that is a good thing...my normal food budget is going to be spent putting $3.49/gallon gas into my car all week.

 

[TigerKat]

This coming week is going to be crazy. Caili has her annual skating show on Saturday, so she has practices Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday evenings, dress rehearsal Friday evening and the show Saturday evening. Liam has baseball games on Friday evening and Saturday afternoon. Thursday, Caili has gymnastics and ballet and Greg has tickets to the Red Sox. Greg leaves Saturday morning, so amid all this activity, he also wants to get in a golf game with Liam, two local baseball games and at least two mornings of skating with Caili. Dinner is going to be Help Yourself to Whatever is in the Fridge or Anything That Doesn't Make Too Much of a Mess in the Car. I was planning to cook on Thursday, but then I remembered that Greg will be out, and my neighbor invited me over for drinks, which I figure I will need at that point, so it looks like a week without cooking for me. Maybe that is a good thing...my normal food budget is going to be spent putting $3.49/gallon gas into my car all week.

My word, I'm exhausted reading this. Enjoy your time with your hubby.

 

[Hedy]

Has anyone tried the peanut noodles with crunchy peanut butter?

Liamandcali-yipes! Good luck getting through this week.

 

[Tamarap]

Tonight was super simple, buttered noodles with bacon and parmesan, some garlic flatbread from TJ's, and the kids are happy!

 

[HERSEY]

The kids, Greg and I had dinner with my parents today. We had barbecued ribs, potato salad, cole slaw and cornbread. It was all very good.

This coming week is going to be crazy. Caili has her annual skating show on Saturday, so she has practices Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday evenings, dress rehearsal Friday evening and the show Saturday evening. Liam has baseball games on Friday evening and Saturday afternoon. Thursday, Caili has gymnastics and ballet and Greg has tickets to the Red Sox. Greg leaves Saturday morning, so amid all this activity, he also wants to get in a golf game with Liam, two local baseball games and at least two mornings of skating with Caili. Dinner is going to be Help Yourself to Whatever is in the Fridge or Anything That Doesn't Make Too Much of a Mess in the Car. I was planning to cook on Thursday, but then I remembered that Greg will be out, and my neighbor invited me over for drinks, which I figure I will need at that point, so it looks like a week without cooking for me. Maybe that is a good thing...my normal food budget is going to be spent putting $3.49/gallon gas into my car all week.

I think I need to go lay down your week sounds really exhausting. Hopefully Greg will be home for good and things will be normal for you

I would love to pay $3.49 for gas it is now about 3.73. At least that what is was this morning.

 

[FormrCastMbr]

Welcome everyone!

Kathy, Hope you're feeling better.

Wendie, I am so glad that your friend's wish was granted.

Lindsay, Your index was fine and so is Kat's. Everyone has a different style. You have done such a great job starting this wonderful thread and brought so many great people together...thank you!

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Well, the chicken in the crock pot was really really good! The only thing was the skin doesn't crisp up so I just removed it before carving. The carving was super easy too. The legs and wings basically fell off. I think this was the most meat I got off of a roaster. The gravy was awesome too!!!!

It was quick too...served it with baked potato, stove top, corn and cranberry sauce...one of my favorite meals!!!

The only thing is...I have no idea why its called sticky chicken so I am going to rename it!

Crockpot "Roaster" Chicken

1 large roaster

Dry Rub
***This rub is awesome. I think I will use it all the time for roast chicken!
4 tsp salt
2 tsp paprika
1 tsp cayenne pepper
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp black pepper
1 tsp thyme
1/2 tsp garlic powder

1 med onion, peeled and quartered
1/2 cup cooking sherry or chicken broth
2 TBS butter
2 heaping TBS cornstarch mixed with water to thicken gravy


Mix rub ingredients.

Remove inards from chicken and wash and dry. Sprinkle rub inside and out of bird and under the skin. Place in a large ziploc and marinate in fridge for at least 2 hours, overnight is better.

Place a rack in the crockpot (if you do not have one, cut veggies can be used or make a rack using crumpled tin foil...this is to keep chicken higher than juices).

Add butter and sherry to pot. Stuff bird with onion and place on rack. Cover and cook on low for 8 - 10 hours (my pot cooks fast so it only needed about 7 hours...meat thermometer should read 170 - 180).

Remove chicken to cutting board and let rest about 10 minutes.

Strain juices into a sauce pot and bring to a boil. Stir in cornstarch/water and keeping stirring until thickened.

Remove skin from chicken and carve.

Serve with gravy on the side.

 

[FormrCastMbr]

Laura, I know you'll be busy, but have a great week!!!

 

[Nancyg56]

How do you make polenta fries. I like polenta.

They were good, I thought

Ingredients

Serves 4

• 2 tubes (18 ounces each) plain prepared polenta
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
• 1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning, or dried oregano

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Unwrap and cut each tube of polenta in half crosswise. Then cut each half lengthwise into 8 wedges.
2. Drizzle olive oil on a large rimmed baking sheet. Place polenta wedges on baking sheet; season with salt and pepper, and turn gently to coat with oil. Arrange wedges in a single layer.
3. Bake, turning once with a thin metal spatula, until golden and crisp, 45 to 50 minutes. Drain on a paper-towel-lined plate.

This coming week is going to be crazy. Caili has her annual skating show on Saturday, so she has practices Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday evenings, dress rehearsal Friday evening and the show Saturday evening. Liam has baseball games on Friday evening and Saturday afternoon. Thursday, Caili has gymnastics and ballet and Greg has tickets to the Red Sox. Greg leaves Saturday morning, so amid all this activity, he also wants to get in a golf game with Liam, two local baseball games and at least two mornings of skating with Caili. Dinner is going to be Help Yourself to Whatever is in the Fridge or Anything That Doesn't Make Too Much of a Mess in the Car. I was planning to cook on Thursday, but then I remembered that Greg will be out, and my neighbor invited me over for drinks, which I figure I will need at that point, so it looks like a week without cooking for me. Maybe that is a good thing...my normal food budget is going to be spent putting $3.49/gallon gas into my car all week.

I'm exhausted just reading Have a great busy week with your DH.

Crockpot "Roaster" Chicken

I made one something like this and it was yummy! I could not remember why my Crockpot was out but after seeing this it came back to me. I need help or I CFS!

 

[liamandcaili]

I think I need to go lay down your week sounds really exhausting. Hopefully Greg will be home for good and things will be normal for you

Laura, I know you'll be busy, but have a great week!!!

I'm exhausted just reading Have a great busy week with your DH.

Thanks! Greg had a hard time adjusting this past week because our schedule was so flexible and easy-going. Now that he has adjusted to that, we are hitting him with probably the busiest week of our year. Maybe I should feel bad, but I don't. Actually, I am really glad he is here because I still haven't figured out a way to be in two places at one time.

I guess I will be nice and order a great big amount of Indian food so he will have something to eat all week.

 

[TigerKat]

Thanks! Greg had a hard time adjusting this past week because our schedule was so flexible and easy-going. Now that he has adjusted to that, we are hitting him with probably the busiest week of our year. Maybe I should feel bad, but I don't. Actually, I am really glad he is here because I still haven't figured out a way to be in two places at one time.

I guess I will be nice and order a great big amount of Indian food so he will have something to eat all week.

Hey, you missed my post about your upcoming week.

 

[Glynis]

Morning all!

Sorry I didn't post yesterday. Me and Scott got up at the crack of dawn and went to IHOP for breakfast and I actually never got to DIS at all yesterday. He and BIL went for a bike ride and I went and worked out. When everyone was home, I made shredded BBQ chicken sandwiches for us. Recipe below.

Have a great day all!!

Shredded BBQ Chicken Sandwiches (my changes in bold)

1 cup chicken stock
1 bottle Mexican beer Didn't use beer, just used chicken stock
4 pieces, 6 ounces each boneless, skinless chicken breast Can't get packs of 4 breasts around here, only 3, and it was enough
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, 2 turns of the pan
2 cloves garlic, chopped I love garlic and used about for grated cloves- add as much as you like!
1 medium onion, peeled and finely chopped
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce, eyeball it
1 tablespoon hot sauce (recommended: Tabasco) I misread the recipe and thought it said 2 tbs. It was yummy!!!!!! Whoo boy!
2 tablespoons grill seasoning blend (recommended: Montreal Steak Seasoning, by McCormick)
3 tablespoons dark brown sugar
4 tablespoons tomato paste
1 large sour deli pickle, chopped I hate pickles so I omitted these and the ones below
6 to 8 slices sweet bread and butter pickles, chopped
6 soft sammy buns, such as soft burger rolls, split

Bring liquids to a simmer in a small to medium skillet and slide in the chicken breast meat. Gently poach the chicken 10 minutes, turning once about after 5 minutes.


While chicken poaches, heat a second medium skillet over medium low heat. To hot skillet, add extra-virgin olive oil and garlic and onion and gently saute until chicken is ready to come out of poaching liquids. Combine the next 5 ingredients in a medium bowl and reserve.



When the chicken has cooked through, add 2 ladles of the cooking liquid to the bowl, combining with the sauces, spices, brown sugar and tomato paste. Once the liquids and seasonings are combined, remove chicken, slice it, and transfer to the medium bowl. Using 2 forks, shred the chicken and combine with the liquids. Add the shredded chicken to the onions and garlic and combine well. Simmer together 5 to 10 minutes, using extra cooking liquids to make your chicken as saucy as you like.



Combine sour and sweet pickles in a small bowl. Split rolls and fill with scoops of shredded chicken. Top with pickle relish and serve.

This sounds really yummy, Lindsay! Thanks for posting it!

 

[Glynis]

I got a crockpot for Christmas from DM. I must admit I hate cooking with it.
Anything I have made I have not loved. The only thing I like using it for is bring meatballs or keilbasa to buffets.

Lauren, is this sticky chicken recipe posted? I hate to give up on my crockpot so easily...I feel defeated.

TIA,
Ann

I LOVE my crockpot!!! I don't think I could live without it!!! I use it at least once a week, sometimes more! I just love being able to throw dinner in in the morning, and not think about it all day long!

 

[bigmerle1966]

I've never had a root canal, is it as bad as I have heard it is?

I've has two and both were fine and I am a big weenie when it comes to things like that. It helps when you have a good Endontist too. My regular dentist I had at the time sucked but the Endontist was great.

Hello ladies (and I believe I saw a Gent or to as well?)... I'm a long time lurker, but have enjoyed keeping up with your recipes!

Today, I threw a pot roast into a Pampered Chef Covered Dutch Oven with onion soup mix, some beef boullion (about 1 cup), carrots and onions. I seasoned and seared the roast first and am slow roasting it at 250 degrees for about 4.5 hours.

For lunch, I just made the most yummy grilled cheese! I mixed american and provolone for the best flavor ever! YUM! Now... I just need to make it without the american cheese and it would probably be to die for! Anyone make their grilled cheeses with something other than american?

Welcome!

And I make grilled cheese with differant kinds of cheeses all the time. I've used differant kinds of cheddar, Provolone, Swiss, Blue as well as American and added things like tomato, bacon, roasted pepper strips and even diced Calamata olives.

One sandwich I love to make, although not grilled, is a soft spreadable goat cheese on toasted Chibatta roll with sliced tomato, salt and pepper.

 

[bigmerle1966]

Welcome to any other newbies I missed.

This weekend was bad in regards to what I ate, I just let it all hang out. But it's back to the grind tomorrow, or I should say today. I was at my sisters all weekend.

I did get some good stuff at Whole Foods, there is a nice one in VA. I got some salads off their salad bar and one was sooooo good but thankfully I got only a little, I'd hate to see the calories for it. It was pasta in a creamy sauce with smoke mozzarella and tomatoes.

They had all of these samples and one I tried was really good, a Ginger Miso dip. I picked up the bottle to look at the calories, 120 cal and 12 grams of fat. IN TWO TABLESPOONS!!!

But I did get some nice veggies and also some chocolate dessert shells. Only 100 calories and very little fat. Going to make some fruit shortcake for dessert tomorrow night.

 

[LindsayDunn228]

Morning everyone!

My doctor (well, chiropractor/kinesiologist/natural medicine) re-tested me on my iron supplement I've been taking since September and it looked good. The catch? Lazy me hasn't taken it in a month, lol! So I am now back on my coffee. Right now I am having Dunkin' Donuts French Vanilla with French vanilla CoffeeMate. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, life is good again.

Scott is leaving this afternoon for Atlanta and won't be back until late tomorrow night. I plan on ordering a large pizza to munch on for tonight and tomorrow's dinner. So no cooking for me today or tomorrow.

Have a great day all!

ETA: Sorry for being extra sensitive yesterday. I was in a mood and really got it in my head you guys hated the other index and just never told me. I'm better today and no hard feelings

ETA again: ALL WFD POSTERS PLEASE READ: I am currently trying to get a blog started for us so all of our recipes can be found easily. I am trying to work it where it can have multiple authors, that way you can go add a recipe/comment/whatever yourself and not have to go through me to do it. Does that interest you guys? My BIL is helping me with this. I am actually thinking about buying a domain name that way I can get exactly what I am wanting. I will keep you updated.

 

[FormrCastMbr]

Lindsay, Enjoy your "ME" time!

We are having Aimee's Beef and Rice Enchiladas with Janice's Enchilada Sauce. Probably a salad on the side.

Have a great day all! Its rainy and yucky here...good day to get caught up from the tornado that ran through the house this weekend! Tom and Andrew that is!

 

[Disney Ron]

Has anyone tried the peanut noodles with crunchy peanut butter?

Hedy, when I made these yesterday I used both crunchy and smooth. I wanted to finish an open jar I had. I thought it worked out fine.
I also used fine linguine which I liked it was closer to a lo mein noodles.

Laura, have a great week with your family!!!! Enjoy every second, which it seems like you and Greg are!

Ann

 

[THE HAT]

Morning all--

School vacation is over so it is back to the grind for a few more weeks until school is out for summer!! I have to be in for 9am for some meetings, then I have been asked to sub for the afternoon at the jr high.

Lindsay--I love ya my friend.....I think pizza to munch on is a great idea....I love your blog idea......let us know what you end up doing!!!

Lauren--I think I had your same tornado here as well....though the name changed to Kris/Ross, We will be getting the rain tonight and it will be pouring all day tomorrow as well....I hope I don't get called in to school, I love a rainy day at home......last spring it rained every Tuesday I swear, I remember as I was set to a Tuesday schedule for subbing, as that was a day the teacher had chemo for her mother to go to.

Laura--When my week gets crazy and busy and I am ready to scream, I will go back and read your post to make myself feel better....I am glad Greg is home to help out this week!

Gretchen--You better watch out or Lori will be mailing candy to Hailey and telling her to eat it before breakfast!! Let us know when Hailey's ball arrives.... I feel so bad that she is missing it, poor thing....I can only imagine her face when it is back!!! Give her a hug from me!



I will be back later this afternoon to see how everyone else is doing, etc. Maybe by then I will have some idea as to what supper will be as well, lol!

I also want to welcome all the newbies to our little home as well!!

Have a great day everyone!!!

My amazing friend Becky is still with us, I am sure that she will slip away soon, she has not been coherent in 5 days, and has not eaten anything except a half a popsicle in this time. I do have to say that Morphine is a wonderful thing, and that it is allowed at home so she can pass in peace and dignity is comforting. She is a fighter, and we have all told her that she doesn't have to fight anymore, but she will fight until the very end....plain and simple, Cancer Sucks!

 

[liamandcaili]

Hey, you missed my post about your upcoming week.

Oops, sorry Kathy!

I am currently trying to get a blog started for us so all of our recipes can be found easily. I am trying to work it where it can have multiple authors, that way you can go add a recipe/comment/whatever yourself and not have to go through me to do it. Does that interest you guys? My BIL is helping me with this. I am actually thinking about buying a domain name that way I can get exactly what I am wanting. I will keep you updated.

That sounds great. I don't know much about blogs, but if there is anything I can do, let me know.

Laura, have a great week with your family!!!! Enjoy every second, which it seems like you and Greg are!

Thanks!

Laura--When my week gets crazy and busy and I am ready to scream, I will go back and read your post to make myself feel better....I am glad Greg is home to help out this week!

I have read some of the weeks you have, and they are enough to make my head spin! I'll continue to keep you and your friend in my thoughts and prayers.

Okay, well I am off to face my day. Like I said last night, I am thinking take out Indian tonight.

PS. Lauren -- I think the tornado visited my house too. However, since tornado Greg is still home, I am ignoring the mess for another couple of days.