The Official What's For Dinner thread:Thursday 1-24-08? Recipe finder in OP. Enjoy! Part 2

[LindsayDunn228]

In case you can't find your recipe. You can do that with any french toast recipe if you want to make it extra special put a little Grand Marnier in the egg mixture and make some orange butter on the side. I'm making myself hungry.

 

[nucpharm29]

Morning all! Last night we had dinner at my parents: sushi, jasmine tea, and some yummy spicy asian noodles! Tonight will be our pre-race pasta party at my running buddy's house. I'm bringing dessert--going to make the Kahlua Chocolate Cake. Yummy!

 

[TigerKat]

Good morning ladies!

Tonight we're having San Joaquin Enchiladas, basically chicken, asparagus, sour cream, green taco sauce. They are so good. Sides will be sauteed zucchini with onion and parmesan cheese. And dessert will be Glynis' warm winter lemon cake!!

Have a great day everyone!!

 

[lucas]

Eventually this thread will reach it's limit and be closed...

What is the limit for threads? I didn't know there was one. The smilie thread on the games board has 61,000+ posts and is up to page 4083. We have LOTS of fun over there. You guys should join us!

No cooking tonight - dh and I are going out for a late lunch. Not sure where, maybe Chili's. Or maybe our favorite Thai restaurant (think Thai Chicken Red Curry - I could eat that everyday!).

 

[LindsayDunn228]

Not sure what the limit is, I just thought there was one.

 

[TigerKat]

(think Thai Chicken Red Curry - I could eat that everyday!).

Me Too!

 

[Disney8704]

I've never heard that before, having a limit and closing the thread. There are some threads on here that have thousands of pages and they arent closed yet.

 

[FormrCastMbr]

Hi everyone!

Tonight we are having grilled london broil, baked or roasted potatoes and some sort of verggie...

Have a great day all! It's beautiful here in Jersey...about 45...yeah Spring is coming!!!

 

[OKWMom]

In case you can't find your recipe. You can do that with any french toast recipe if you want to make it extra special put a little Grand Marnier in the egg mixture and make some orange butter on the side. I'm making myself hungry.

I have a recipe for baked french toast where you put cream cheese and blueberries between the pieces of bread. You then top it with blueberry syrup, jarred or homemade. It's DH's favorite of my make ahead french toast recipes.

Tonight's dinner is supposed to be steaks with baked potatoes and salad, but I'm not really excited about that, so it may change.

 

[THE HAT]

I don't feel like spending a ton of time cooking today. I have some things around the house I want to get done. So that being said supper is going to be a yummy, but simple Tuna Noodle Casserole, with warm bread, and sugar cookies I made yesterday for dessert.

 

[liamsaunt]

OK, I am back! I haven't been on the DIS all week--they actually made me work ALL DAY at work this week! What's up with that?? (kidding!!) So, here is what we have been eating this week:

Last night: Chicken Milanese. It's super yummy--here is the recipe:

2 bonless skinless chicken breasts, pounded quite thin
1/4 cup freshly grated parmesean
3/4 cup dried bread crumbs
salt and pepper to taste
1 egg
1 tbsp butter
1 tbsp olive oil
1 large tomato, chopped
a couple handfuls of arugula

dressing:
1/4 tsp dijon mustard
1 shallot, minced
1 small clove garlic, minced
2 tsp. red wine vinegar
3 tbsp olive oil

Combine the all the dressing ingredients. Toss the tomatoes in the dressing and set aside.

Combine the crumbs, cheese and salt and pepper to taste and spread on a plate. Beat the egg with a little water on another plate. Dredge the chicken in the egg, then the crumbs, coating evenly.

Meanwhile, melt the butter and olive oil in a large saute pan. When the fat is quite hot, place the chicken in the pan and cook, turing once, until just cooked through, about 2-3 minutes per side. While the chicken is cooking toss the arugula with the tomato mix. Plate the chicken and top with the arugula mixture.

Other menus this week:
Thursday: Pasta in Marcella Hazan's tomato-butter sauce (so good!), with cheesy garlic bread and salad
Wednesday: BELTS
Tuesday: Roasted garlic chicken sausage and italian pepper subs

Tonight we are having a fun meal! I am making starters of guacamole with homemade tortilla chips and coconut-crusted shrimp with mango chutney dipping sauce. Then we are having fish tacos.

I saw the discussion of french toast earlier in the thread. Epicurious has a really amazing creme brulee french toast recipe. You need to soak it overnight, but it is really, really good!

 

[Nancyg56]

We really have to stop talking about French toast casseroles! Now all I can think about is Paula's praline french toast casserole and I end up eating it all by myself!

I wondered about the thread limit myself. I thought that a thread got closed when it went way off topic and became a chat line. Now I don't know why I thought that, but I never stopped to think about where I came up with that.

Dinner tonight is the salmon I thawed yesterday along with clam strips or pork for my DD. I was going to have the lemon cake but I checked my shelves and I have every cake mix but lemon , and don't want to substitute. Oh well, dessert will be some kind of cake....maybe the kahlua cake.

 

[TigerKat]

I was going to have the lemon cake but I checked my shelves and I have every cake mix but lemon , and don't want to substitute. Oh well, dessert will be some kind of cake....maybe the kahlua cake.

Nancy, yellow cake mix is used in the recipe, do you have the lemon pudding mix? If so you're good to go. I just made it, it looks heavenly. We'll have to re-heat it tonight(baseball today).

 

[LBAK]

Tonight it's Swiss steak in the crockpot for us over noodles with a salad.

I don't post here too often but I read this thread everyday and I just wanted to thank all of you for your great recipes. My DH now thinks I'm a great cook and I have all of you to thank!

 

[Zandy595]

I was freaking out about the pizza dough last night because it was a huge PITA to flatten out. I split the dough into 3 balls so I could make individual pizzas for each of us and because I knew it would work better on the grill than one big crust. They were the strangest looking, most misshapen (sp?) pizzas I've ever seen, but they were so good. I loved the grilled crust! DS11 liked it too, but DH was luke warm about it. Majority wins, especially when I'm in the majority, so I will be making them again.

Tonight we're having The Hat's Hamburg Gravy over egg noodles and either broccoli or peas for a veggie.

 

[LiteBrite]

Happy Saturday, everybody!

I've got chicken in the crockpot for Gylnis's Lime Chicken Nachos, from page 278 of this thread. The recipe sounded great - can't wait to try them.

 

[Glynis]

Me too Lindsay...I use to have this delicious recipe that you prepare the night before by pouring eggs over some thick french bread slices...there was more to it but you would let it stay overnight in the frig and the next morning cook it...it was really good. I should try to find it...it I have time. I am working on my teaching portfolio for the state education department...it is sooooooooo much work...unbelievable!!!

I've got several recipes for "Overnight french toast" if anyone is interested. It's what I usually serve my family on Christmas morning. I've got flavors from peach, to strawberry banana to praline, to cranberry orange. Let me know and I'll post them.

 

[Glynis]

Happy Saturday, everybody!

I've got chicken in the crockpot for Gylnis's Lime Chicken Nachos, from page 278 of this thread. The recipe sounded great - can't wait to try them.

I hope you guys like it!

 

[Glynis]

Well, we didn't go out last night, as our babysitter was busy, so we're going out tonight. I'll make tomato soup and grilled cheese sammies for my kids, and then DH and I will go out. Not sure where. I'm in the mood for steak. We'll see. DH hates to go to a sit down place. I think he's afraid he'll actually have to TALK to me. His idea of the perfect restaurant is something that has a drive-thru.

 

[Dislifer]

I've got several recipes for "Overnight french toast" if anyone is interested. It's what I usually serve my family on Christmas morning. I've got flavors from peach, to strawberry banana to praline, to cranberry orange. Let me know and I'll post them.

Sure! Cranberry orange sounds good!