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

[bigmerle1966]

I think I am just going to have Snow Crab legs for dinner. I have had to much lemon based dishes this week. I had the poached fish Monday, Lemon Shrimp on Tuesday and Lemon Chicken last night.

Got to come up with something good for tomorrow though, it's Cinco de Mayo.

 

[liamandcaili]

Dinner was yummy and I do have tons of leftovers.

However, here is a recipe for anyone looking for a great Cinco de Mayo dish. DSis can tell you what cookbook this comes from, but it is so delicious, I wish I could make it! Unfortunately, we recently discovered that DS has a severe shrimp allergy, so we can't have shrimp in our house. I will miss this tomorrow.

Shrimp Ceviche

1/2 c plus 2 tbsp fresh lime juice
1 lb unpeeled small shrimp (41/50 count per pound)
1/2 med white onion, chopped into 1/4 inch pieces
1/3 c chopped fresh cilantro
1/2 c ketchup
1-2 tbsp vinegary Mexican bottled hot sauce (Tamazula, Valentina or Bufalo preferably. I've substituted regular hot sauces with no ill effects.)
2 tbsp olive oil
1 c diced, peeled cucumber (seeds removed)
1 sm, ripe avocado, peeled, pitted and cubed
salt


Bring 1 quart salted water to a boil and add 2 tbsp lime juice. Scoop in shrimp, cover and let water return to a boil. Immediately remove from heat, set lid askew and pour off liquid. Replace lid and let shrimp steam off heat for 10 minutes. Spread out shrimp in lg glass or stainless steel bowl to cool. Peel and devein shrimp. Toss shrimp with remaining 1/2 c lime juice, cover and refrigerate for an hour.

In small strainer, rinse onion under cold water. Shake off excess liquid. Add to shrimp bowl along with other ingredients. Add salt to taste. Cover and refrigerate if not using immediately. I do not add the avocado until I am ready to serve, if making in advance.

You could make this tonight and enjoy tomorrow. You can either roll it up into tortillas, or if you're feeling extravagant, fry up some premade tortillas into chips (cut the tortillas into 8 wedges and fry in shallow oil until light brown, then salt). Of course, fry the tortillas right before serving. Then scoop up the ceviche with the chips. YUM!

 

[mickeymousemom]

Just plain old taco salad here. Last night we had cajun injected turkey breast and green beans(was going to make a potato or a rice dish but i was sick and one of DD's wasn't even home..she older DD said not to worry about it).


Can someone (don't remember who posted it)...post the recipe for the Not-zagna Pasta toss????

 

[LindsayDunn228]

Can I just take a minute say that you guys rock? I love all these dinner ideas

 

[ddavis860]

Can someone (don't remember who posted it)...post the recipe for the Not-zagna Pasta toss????

It's LindsayDunn228 Recipe that is already on Pg28. I change out a couple of the veggies, and use 1lb ground sirloin and add some red wine to the sauce. The bread sticks were from an idea from Giada De Laurentis. Store bought dough in the can, cut in half, and roll in parmesan...they turned out amazing! The left overs of the pasta toss are even better! Taking them in to work tonight!

 

[LindsayDunn228]

Morning all!!

On Friday's I usually make something fairly light and easy for dinner and snack on something later while watching a movie. Tonight I am making pizza. My side will have sauteed portobellinis and black olives, my hubby's side will have Canadian bacon and turkey pepperoni

WFD at your house??

 

[LindsayDunn228]

About the not-lasagna toss,

Please feel free to switch out the veggies! Make it your own!! Ddavis, you added red wine to the milk sauce? Was it good?

 

[Zandy595]

It's Cinco de Mayo! I think I'm going to make tacos, unless I can think of something more interesting.

Maybe I'll find something good here. http://www.fabulousfoods.com/holidays/5mayo/5mayo.html

 

[nucpharm29]

I was planning on making a chicken and chickpea tagine tonight--but as I offered to babysit my friends 2 kids (meaning I"ll have 4 kids under 3 here tonight) I'll probably end up ordering pizza!

 

[SunFloridaDisney]

Hi all, not sure what we're having tonight, should be something Mexican, maybe I'll look at that website, thanks, Zandy.

Last night I worked late and DD made frozen pizza.

Tomorrow is Derby Day, we're going to a party at some friends house, there will be BBQ, hot brown, Derby Pie, of course mint juleps, and lots of fun.

It is also a surprise 50th Bday party for the host, who doesn't know what his wife has planned!

I'm bringing a veggie and dip tray, I'll post the dip recipe if it turns out good.

Also told her I'd bring cookies for the kids. I thought I had a horseshoe cookie cutter, but I didn't. (I have a set of about 100 cutters that I got for Christmas one year from my kids). I do have one of a rose, so I'm making rose cookies, then arranging them on a plate in a horseshoe shape, like the wreath they put on the winning horse.

Have a good weekend all!

 

[liamsaunt]

Happy Cinco de Mayo, everyone!

The recipe my sister posted above is from Rick Bayless' book Mexico: One Plate at a Time. This is an excellent cookbook if you like Mexican food--it has both traditional and contemporary recipes.

Anyway, for dinner tonight I am making the above seviche, some guacamole, and also fish tacos (not really Mexican, but oh well!). Margaritas too. Yum!

 

[liamandcaili]

I have leftover chicken, steak and avocado sauce from last night, so I am making fajitas out of that. It will be a quick dinner since I have to have DD at the ice rink by 5:30.

 

[stacy347]

It's a beautiful day here so we're going to grill some cubed steaks and with those we'll have fresh tomatoes, oven fries and some mac & cheese for the kids

 

[mickeymousemom]

I ordered pizza again tonight as DD12 is having a friend over and DD16 isn't home. Boring.

 

[LindsayDunn228]

Morning everyone!!!!!

Today we have some errands to run and some Mother's Day gifts to buy, so we are going to Chili's It has gotten to where as of late we are going out on Saturdays. Oh well.

WFD at your house?

 

[liamandcaili]

Mom, Dad, Dsis and BIL are coming over today for my son's baseball game and my daughter's skating show. The best part is, my mom did all the cooking. She is bringing fried chicken, cole slaw, potato salad and cornbread. Yum!

 

[lillygator]

We are having V's Spaghetti & meatballs and Parmesan Crusted Garlic Bread with italian salad! Yum....my sauce is simmering now and smells yummy!! I've had a hankering for spaghetti for a few weeks now.....I can't wait!

actually not "italian" salad but cucumber salad:
2 cukes sliced thin
4 or 5 roma tomatos sliced thinn
red onion sliced thin
wishbone italian dressing to cover

mix all in bowl and refrigerate I also add sliced black olives and crumbled feta cheese!! Yum!

 

[LindsayDunn228]

Morning all! It's a very rainy day here in Cleveland, TN

We are having my (or more fairly, Rachael Ray's) spaghetti and meatball stoup, recipe on page 8. I got some good Italian bread to go with it. I started an herb garden awhile back and I'm so excited about being able to have basil that I grew myself to add to the meal!!!

WFD at your house?

 

[JennyMominRI]

We are having shredded beef Chimichangas.The beef has been cooking in the crockpot all night and spells divine

enny's *Malbertos* , Mock ALBERTOS Chimichangas
This is made in several steps.. The roast goes the night before. I make the pica de Gallo the next afternoon,The sauce an hour before serving

Shredded beef

1 small to medium sized pot roast..You are better off with a cheaper cut like Rump or Chuck roast
1 Jar of salsa
1 c fresh cilantro
One green pepper ,sliced (optional)
One onion slicked (optional)
Jalapeno's (optional)
1 The night before place roast in crock pot with just a little water. low temp
2 The next morning drain out a bit of liquid and throw in a jar of salsa..The roast may be fork tender already and will easily shre..If not you can shred it later
3, 1 hour or so before serving add fresh cilantro ,pepper and onion..If you like it hotter add canned jalapenos or green chili's

Pico De Gallo
2 tomatoes diced
2 onions diced
1 c cilatro (Use half the cilantro for shredded beef,half for pico degallo..Ifthere is a lot you can add some to the sauce also)
Dash of lime
dash of cumin
dash of chili pepper

1 Cut all ingrediants and place in a bowl,add lime juice ,cumin and cilantro.For hotter Pico de Gallo add jalapenos


Green pepper sauce
1 lg cn tomato sauce
1 medium sized can green chilis
cilantro (optional)
Jalapenos (optional
1 Super easy.Throw this all in blender of food processor
2 Heat and keep warm in pan on stove

Putting it all together

Large sized burritos,However many you need
vegetable oil
Bag Cheddar or Monterrey jack cheese
Sour cream

1 Heat some oil in a pan..Not a huge amount of oil ,but enough to fry it
2 Place a generous helping of shredded beef on burrito ad fold into a burrito shape
3 PLace burrito,flap side dowin in oil unil brown
4 FLip over and brown other side
5 place on a plate and immediately pour some sauce over the chimichangla
6 Add whatever toppings you like,,Sour cream,cheese, PicoDeGallo

Tips
This may sound complicated but it's not..The shredded beef is simply a matter of throwing a roast in a crock pot..You can often squeeze 2 meals from this by making enchiladas or shredded beef tacos another night.
These have become my Superbowl Sunday tradition

 

[LindsayDunn228]

Jenny, that sounds soooo good! I will have to try that one