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

[TigerKat]

Becky - The scallops were excellent, thanks for the recipe! I used prosciutto in place of the bacon, but the chipotle lime aioli MADE it incredible!!!!

 

[Aimeedyan]

Well, now my back is out...it happened this am (I can't remember how) but I really really wanted to go to the fundraiser so I hobbled about. I am in so much pain and trying not to take anything but wound up taking some tylenol...

Then, Laura and I shared frying responsibilities..I thought both fish batches came out equally well:

I'm AMAZED at your frying - it looks just like the restaurant does! Mine doesn't look like that


We ended up with potluck sides, hamburgers, and hot dogs. TASTY.

 

[LindsayDunn228]

We are going out to eat with my stepbrother and his wife tonight so I don't have to cook. I am going to spend a little while today experiments with baking buscuits.

I made the peppermint patty brownies. They are awesome!!!!!

 

[Nancyg56]

Well, now my back is out...it happened this am (I can't remember how) but I really really wanted to go to the fundraiser so I hobbled about. I am in so much pain and trying not to take anything but wound up taking some tylenol...

Time has not been god to you lately. I hope that this passes quickly.

AND, here is the salad that, according to my Mom, made this meal "trilogy diet acceptable." Seriously, has ANYONE heard of the trilogy diet? Because yesterday I stopped by when they were fixing dinner and it was hamburgers on great big fluffy white bread buns. I just don't get it! "Miracle" salad:

I have to ask, are they losing weight? I am following the Core WW plan and if I deviate and eat rolls, etc I am dead in the water. If this Trilogy thing works with the food you cook and all they add is a salad........ The I should have melted.

I remember we were discussing something about it but don't remember what.....help this old broad with CRS out..

This has been my life lately!

Yesterday was a yard day. Dan helped me with the pressure washer so the porch is really clean. DH is a little worried, it is one new toy that I am going to enjoy having around

Dinner was casual last night, grilled chicken, grilled Ahi tuna, red quinoa. I had leftover salad and asparagus and I made Buddy a salad of cucumbers, tomatoes, onions and seasoned mayonaise. I was not fussy about the red quinoa.

I think I have traumatized my DH lately. I have been careful about what he eats, I cook extra chicken or turkey for his sandwiched and use FF mayo whenever I can. He has been eating whole grain breads and cereals, pastas, etc. This poor man has made that tuna from Friday made with real mayo, last all weekend. I saw this tiny little dollop on his potato bread, also not in his weekday lunches, and am feeling a little guilty. Poor guy has been stretching this out like it was the last can of tuna in the house! I don't even want to think how many slices of bread he ate with this tiny bit of tuna

I am trying a bulgar wheat and ground turkey casserole tonight. I may have to make something for Buddy, he has a little bit of tuna left and that may be for an emergency if he hates dinner tonight

 

[FormrCastMbr]

Quick check in...not doing so good on the back front... I made a chuckle! Ow, it hurts to laugh~ Thanks for all the good thoughts.

I have A home today to help me with things...he really is a good help, my little man.

Tonight will be cheeseburgers and tossed salad. Tom is starting a low carb thing so no rolls will be served. I guess it will be good for me too to lessen the carb intake!

Laura, Enjoy your time today!

Have a great day all!

 

[Glynis]

Hi, everyone! Made it home from camp ok. We had a pretty good time, but it was hot, and we all got sunburned, despite our best efforts. It's good to be home for a while.

Not sure what's for dinner tonight. Gotta check the freezer, and make a run to the stores. Sounds like you all had some great meals while I was gone. I'm heading to the first page to check out some ideas for dinner.

 

[liamsaunt]

I have to ask, are they losing weight? I am following the Core WW plan and if I deviate and eat rolls, etc I am dead in the water. If this Trilogy thing works with the food you cook and all they add is a salad........ The I should have melted.

YES, they are losing weight! That is what I don't understand. How does this wacky diet work?


Tonight I am grilling a chicken with a honey sauce, making some summer squash and maybe some kind of potato.

 

[liamsaunt]

Orzo with Creamed Corn Sauce

5 ounces orzo
1 1/3 cups cream
2 ears of corn, kernals removed, one cob reserved
1 tbsp. butter
1 leek, white part only, chopped
3 tbsp. white wine
chopped scallions

Cook the orzo until al dente, drain and reserve.

Boil the cream with the reserved corn cob and half of the corn kernals until thickened-about 10 minutes. Throw aawy the cob and puree the cream mixture until smooth.

Melt the butter and saute the leek until tender. Add the reserved corn kernals and saute two minutes. Add the orzo, cream sauce, and scallions to the pot and stir to combine. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

 

[TigerKat]

This poor man has made that tuna from Friday made with real mayo, last all weekend. I saw this tiny little dollop on his potato bread, also not in his weekday lunches, and am feeling a little guilty. Poor guy has been stretching this out like it was the last can of tuna in the house! I don't even want to think how many slices of bread he ate with this tiny bit of tuna

Poor, poor Buddy.

Quick check in...not doing so good on the back front... I made a chuckle! Ow, it hurts to laugh~ Thanks for all the good thoughts.

Hope you start feeling better soon.

Hi, everyone! Made it home from camp ok. We had a pretty good time, but it was hot, and we all got sunburned, despite our best efforts. It's good to be home for a while.

Welcome back!!

WFD - Beans & Rice. Found some new chicken sausages, going to try the pineapple bacon one tonight.

 

[TigerKat]

YES, they are losing weight! That is what I don't understand. How does this wacky diet work?

OK, now I'm curious. I can't find anything about this diet by googling.

 

[liamandcaili]

Laura - try and enjoy your alone time.

Thanks, Kathy!

I'm AMAZED at your frying - it looks just like the restaurant does! Mine doesn't look like that

Maybe your oil isn't at the right temperature? Beck and I fry at 375, and we generally use a deep fat thermometer to make sure the temp is right...unless of course, we break the thermometer like yesterday.

I have to ask, are they losing weight?

Right now, my mom is losing weight, but I think my dad is kind of stuck. He lost 15 pounds, I think, but he still is supposed to lose 15 more. Like Beck, I have no idea how the diet works, but I know the trilogy part of it is one protein and two vegetables. Our mom has been pretty good about sticking to the rules, but my dad tries to cheat all the time...thus, the hamburgers.

Laura, Enjoy your time today!

Thanks, Lauren. I hope your back feels better soon. I know how that is...even the smallest tasks are difficult and painful.

Hi, everyone! Made it home from camp ok.

I'm glad you had a good time.

Orzo with Creamed Corn Sauce

I wasn't sure what I was making before, but this sounds really good. Maybe I will pick up some scallops to go with it for me and I'll make the kids burgers. We have to eat early because Liam comes home from baseball camp and then two hours later goes to play more baseball for his summer team.

 

[liamandcaili]

OK, now I'm curious. I can't find anything about this diet by googling.

My mom found it in a book called the Wine and Food Lovers Diet.

Nancy -- Poor Buddy and his tuna.

 

[TigerKat]

My mom found it in a book called the Wine and Food Lovers Diet.

Well that sounds like me! I'll try and find something on it.

 

[shovan]

Morning Y'all,

HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY MARISSA!! sorry I missed that earlier.

SHOVAN ~ she has been to accupunture 3 times and so far so good. She even drove in her car yesterday for a total of 10 minutes, which seems like nothing but based on her staring at the ceiling for 3 weeks we are going in the right direction.
I'm still concerned about her mood & sadness, I really have to stay on top of that.
I love the Mickey wine cork, we have the same but have never had to use it!

Glad to hear your Mom is doing well. Is her pain improving any yet? I'll see the neurologist this week, followup from the MRI's. If he doesn't recommend surgery, I am going to find & try acupuncture.

On the wine cork, even though we usually drink the whole bottle, down here in the south the cork's a neccesity just to keep the bugs out of the wine!

YUM YUM photos of the lamb dinner! What's up with that candle? Do you have an oil candle in an old wine bottle?

Fish skewers. These are tuna and swordfish. It's the same recipe from Mario Batali Italian Grill that I showed you a couple of weeks ago. It is SO good. I served the fish on the leftover grilled veggies from the day before, and some spinach:

Becky that looks soo good!!! Since you've decided to put those Mario recipes in regular rotation, it must be great! I'm going to have to do that with some tuna very soon!!

On the candle, since we always have an abundance of wine bottles , I had to find something to do with them! I saw these ceramic wicks specifically for wine bottles on ebay, you can put any kind of lamp oil in them. Unfortunately I need citronella down here, which doesn't really help the taste of food, but does keep us from being eaten alive!

Hey Guys!


Well, now my back is out...it happened this am (I can't remember how) but I really really wanted to go to the fundraiser so I hobbled about. I am in so much pain and trying not to take anything but wound up taking some tylenol...

Kathy, I hope you like the sauce.

Lauren, Girl you sure have been having more than your share of problems lately! If you just hurt it, you need to ice it! Even though heat feels better, don't do it, you need to reduce the inflammation. If you can take aleve or ibuprofen to further reduce inflammation that should help.

AND, here is the salad that, according to my Mom, made this meal "trilogy diet acceptable." Seriously, has ANYONE heard of the trilogy diet? Because yesterday I stopped by when they were fixing dinner and it was hamburgers on great big fluffy white bread buns. I just don't get it!

Never heard of it but if it's a wine & food lovers diet, I NEED to find out more!!!

Hey y'all I found some Major Grey's Chutney in the store today and bought it. I remember we were discussing something about it but don't remember what.....help this old broad with CRS out..

Kathy -- The Major Grey's is in the curried chicken salad Beck and I made this week, and I believe Sheryl used it in her Jamaican chicken wraps.

Yes Kathy, Becky & Laura had mentioned several times using the Major Grey's in chicken salad. I think Stephanie also mentioned using it in a chicken wrap. I put it in the avocado/mango relish I served with jerk chicken in a wrap.

Sheryl--We're actually trying the Wave in August (yes, another trip this year) We're taking my dsis (the one going through the divorce) and my dniece for dniece's bday. And since we're paying for the trip, Dsis offered to babysit for us one night--so we thought we'd give the Wave a try. Your dinner looks awesome!

I thought that would be one you'd be interested in! Glad y'all will get a little adult time on the trip!

You're right, the inches are more important right now, it's just hard to see the scale at the same weight.

Laura - try and enjoy your alone time. Don't know how you do what you do having the schedule you have.

Kathy, You lost 2 inches already! That's great!

Laura - My goodness 2 1/2 free hours! What ARE you going to do with all that alone time??!

 

[Glynis]

Orzo with Creamed Corn Sauce

5 ounces orzo
1 1/3 cups cream
2 ears of corn, kernals removed, one cob reserved
1 tbsp. butter
1 leek, white part only, chopped
3 tbsp. white wine
chopped scallions

Cook the orzo until al dente, drain and reserve.

Boil the cream with the reserved corn cob and half of the corn kernals until thickened-about 10 minutes. Throw aawy the cob and puree the cream mixture until smooth.

Melt the butter and saute the leek until tender. Add the reserved corn kernals and saute two minutes. Add the orzo, cream sauce, and scallions to the pot and stir to combine. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

This looks really good to me. However, my children won't eat leeks (I keep telling them that they are part Welsh, and should love leeks, but they don't get it). Is there something else I could substitute for the leek?

 

[shovan]

Nancy, I'm with Buddy on that WW mayo! After trying the diet mayo's Bob flat out refused to eat them. I usually just leave the mayo off the sandwiches, but you can't do that with old fashioned tuna!

Y'all had me curious about that Wine & Food lover's diet. I looked up the book on Amazon. Sounds like it's one of the diets based on insulin levels. Sounds pretty complicated too me. Think it will work, just having wine & a salad with our meals?! We already do that!!!

WFD here, is an Emeril recipe Jamaican Jerk Pork with a ginger barbecue sauce. It's on the grill, so I'm going to grll some pineapple & have some kind of sweet potatoes.

 

[TigerKat]

Y'all had me curious about that Wine & Food lover's diet. I looked up the book on Amazon. Sounds like it's one of the diets based on insulin levels. Sounds pretty complicated too me. Think it will work, just having wine & a salad with our meals?! We already do that!!!

WFD here, is an Emeril recipe Jamaican Jerk Pork with a ginger barbecue sauce. It's on the grill, so I'm going to grll some pineapple & have some kind of sweet potatoes.

That diet looks complicated to me too. I'm just going to stick with my low cal/fat meals.

That pork recipe sounds good, I'm trying a new pork recipe this week by my gal Paula - Pig on a Stick!

 

[shovan]

That diet looks complicated to me too. I'm just going to stick with my low cal/fat meals.

That pork recipe sounds good, I'm trying a new pork recipe this week by my gal Paula -Pig on a Stick!

Kathy, those two recipes are practically the same thing! Great minds must think alike!

 

[liamsaunt]

This looks really good to me. However, my children won't eat leeks (I keep telling them that they are part Welsh, and should love leeks, but they don't get it). Is there something else I could substitute for the leek?

You could use an onion instead.

 

[Aimeedyan]

I'm making the baked mustard/brie pork chop - except my pork is thinly cut, like 1/2 inch instead of an 1 inch. How long do you think it'll need to bake? Still 20 minutes?