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

[LindsayDunn228]

This thread sounds great, I'm going to have to stop in here more often.

I don't know if you noticed or not, but if you check out post #1, you will see where you can easily find the recipes to all the meals in this thread.

 

[bigmerle1966]

Thank you! I just really like to cook. It's one of my hobbies. I don't have any formal training or anything like that.

I use recipes sometimes, and sometimes I make things up. I own (ahem) a lot of cookooks (we'll just leave it at that), and I tend to read them cover to cover to get ideas.

I really like to cook too, but I live with my DM and she has been out of work on disability for the last 4 months. She worked evenings and I work during the day so I could make all the mess I wanted and as long as I had everything cleaned up before she got home things were good. She is very OCD and if she comes home and there is a mess she gets major attitude. On top of that she has been driving me crazy because if I am in the kitchen cooking she has to get right on top of me so she can see what I'm cooking. She is bored out of her skull sitting home and when I am there she has to know what I'm cooking, eating, doing, talking to on the phone, if I've talked to so and so, etc, so I spend the majority of the time in the family room which is my part of the house and she won't bother me there usually. That's not to condusive to cooking anything that takes more than 15 min. She has something she does on Weds. nights so that is the one night I can cook and I have been so busy at work lately that I haven't had the energy to cook anything good.

I "collect" recipes, I have a lot of cookbooks, magazines that I have kept for the recipes in them, the little recipe cards you can get in the seafood and meat dept., clippings, you name it. My mother goes to the Dr. next week to see when she can go back to work. Then hopefully I will have my kitchen back and I can get creative and have lots of ideas to offer to my Dis friends.

 

[buckylarue]

I'm going to do something with a halibut steak tonight (not sure what yet ), but I wanted to post what I made last night because it turned out so good!

Crock Pot Pork Roast

1 to 2 lb. Pork Roast
3 to 5 potatoes, cut into 2" long pieces (3-4 pieces per potato)
1 lb. baby carrots
12 oz. water
3 envelopes spiced apple cider mix

Put cut potatoes and carrots in crock pot, put roast in the center. Mix the apple cider mix with the water and pour over the roast and veggies. Cook in crock pot 6 hours on high or 8 hours on low.

Came out so tender, with the apple and spice flavoring infused in the roast and the potatoes; yummy!

 

[Marseeya]

Bucky, that sounds absolutely out of this world! Does the apple cider mix make it sweet? I don't like things too sweet, but just a touch of it wouldn't be bad.

When I make crockpot pork roast, I just throw it in with a cup of water and some onions. What you make sounds so much better.

 

[Marseeya]

Dinner tonight was boxed pasta salad. I'm sick, so DS thought he was doing me a favor by making the pasta salad. I really appreciated it, but he wouldn't give his sister any, so I have to cook for her now. He doesn't get it, but I do have to give him points for trying.

 

[LindsayDunn228]

A lot of times on Saturday's we go out to eat. Today we have some errands to run so we are going to Chili's. My hubby has their Monterrey Chicken on the brain and now I do too LOL!

WFD at your house today?

 

[stacy347]

Lindsay, enjoy your dinner out!

Today we are grilling outside ~ hamburgers and hot dogs, plus we'll have potato salad, cole slaw and cake & ice cream because we're celebrating step-DS's birthday today

 

[nucpharm29]

We are having Rachel Ray's "Park City Cashew Chicken" and edamame dumplings (cooking light this month). I figure I can try out new recipes today b/c I have the time and DH can watch the kids for me

 

[liamsaunt]

Tonight DH and I are taking his brother out to dinner for his birthday. Not sure where we are going yet though.

 

[pirateofthecarolinas]

I've put a spiral ham in the oven. I think I'll roast some asparagus with garlic and olive oil. Couscous and corn will finish dinner.

Later we'll make brownies and watch Narnia. I barely cook them. I love gooey brownies.

Lori

 

[Nancyg56]

Tonite we are going to eat out. YAY!!!

 

[LindsayDunn228]

Tonight we are having:

Crock Pot Pork Roast

1 to 2 lb. Pork Roast
3 to 5 potatoes, cut into 2" long pieces (3-4 pieces per potato)
1 lb. baby carrots
12 oz. water
3 envelopes spiced apple cider mix

Put cut potatoes and carrots in crock pot, put roast in the center. Mix the apple cider mix with the water and pour over the roast and veggies. Cook in crock pot 6 hours on high or 8 hours on low.

It sounded SOOO yummy that I decided to make it this weekend. Just got the crockpot going a little while ago.

WFD tonight??

 

[stacy347]

We have a ton of food leftover from yesterday's barbeque so we'll be finishing that tonight

 

[nucpharm29]

We're having that yummy chicken pot pie recipe that was posted a while ago!

 

[Zandy595]

We went to the Cheesecake Factory for lunch yesterday and had the leftovers for dinner. I had the Grilled Shrimp & Bacon Club(YUM), DH had the BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwich and DS10 had Roadside Sliders.

Don't know what I'm cooking tonight, yet.

 

[liamsaunt]

So we ended up going to a french-cambodian restuarant last night. It was kind of meh.

Today for Sunday linner we have a couple of extra folks added to the usual group, so I am roasting three fat chickens with lemon, thyme, rosemary, and lots of butter stuffed under their skins, and serving that with a huge pot of mashed potatoes, steamed broccoli, honey-roasted carrots, and sauteed green beans with almonds. My Mom has agreed to step into the kitchen and make her famous gravy for the birds. I am confident that it will taste better than last night's meal!

 

[Virgo10]

Since I've started my low fat, low cholesterol diet, it's getting challenging. to say the least, to find interesting meals. The up part of all this will hopefully be that I've lowered my cholesterol and won't have to go on any medication. I've already lost 6 1/2 pounds in 2 weeks.

So here's tonight's offering.

Summer Stew

4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
3 each medium zucchini and summer squash
1 bag of frozen mixed vegetable. I use the cauliflower and broccoli combo.
1 Good Seasons Italian Dressing Pack
1/2 tsp garlic powder.
1 stick of margarine.
1 box of Rice Pilaf or Mahatma Saffron yellow rice. You may want to double that if you are going to serve this dish for more than one night.
Save some of the chicken broth (water that the chicken was cooked in) to make the rice.

Boil chicken until thoroughly cooked, about an hour. When cooled, cut into cubes.

Slice the squash. Take the margarine and melt in a large pot. Add a half to 3/4 pkg of the Good Seasons dry Italian Dressing Mix. Add the squash and the frozen vegetables. Stir well. Bring to a boil and then simmer covered for 45 minutes or so. Then add the chicken and simmer another 30 minutes stirring occasionally until the vegetable are fork tender.

If you're using 2 boxes of rice pilaf make it with a 1/2 cup of the chicken broth and 3 cups of water. Omit the margarine if you use the chicken stock.

Serve the chicken/vegetable mix over the rice pilaf. Serve with a salad and/or some garlic bread.

Yummy!

 

[bengalbelle]

Since I've started my low fat, low cholesterol diet, it's getting challenging. to say the least, to find interesting meals. The up part of all this will hopefully be that I've lowered my cholesterol and won't have to go on any medication. I've already lost 6 1/2 pounds in 2 weeks.

So here's tonight's offering.

Summer Stew

4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
3 each medium zucchini and summer squash
1 bag of frozen mixed vegetable. I use the cauliflower and broccoli combo.
1 Good Seasons Italian Dressing Pack
1/2 tsp garlic powder.
1 stick of margarine.
1 box of Rice Pilaf or Mahatma Saffron yellow rice. You may want to double that if you are going to serve this dish for more than one night.
Save some of the chicken broth (water that the chicken was cooked in) to make the rice.

Boil chicken until thoroughly cooked, about an hour. When cooled, cut into cubes.

Slice the squash. Take the margarine and melt in a large pot. Add a half to 3/4 pkg of the Good Seasons dry Italian Dressing Mix. Add the squash and the frozen vegetables. Stir well. Bring to a boil and then simmer covered for 45 minutes or so. Then add the chicken and simmer another 30 minutes stirring occasionally until the vegetable are fork tender.

If you're using 2 boxes of rice pilaf make it with a 1/2 cup of the chicken broth and 3 cups of water. Omit the margarine if you use the chicken stock.

Serve the chicken/vegetable mix over the rice pilaf. Serve with a salad and/or some garlic bread.

Yummy!

Yum! I'll definitely try this recipe!

I have no clue what we're having tonight.

 

[Nancyg56]

So we ended up going to a french-cambodian restuarant last night. It was kind of meh.

Today for Sunday linner we have a couple of extra folks added to the usual group, so I am roasting three fat chickens with lemon, thyme, rosemary, and lots of butter stuffed under their skins, and serving that with a huge pot of mashed potatoes, steamed broccoli, honey-roasted carrots, and sauteed green beans with almonds. My Mom has agreed to step into the kitchen and make her famous gravy for the birds. I am confident that it will taste better than last night's meal!

I want to have dinner with you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Nancyg56]

Since I've started my low fat, low cholesterol diet, it's getting challenging. to say the least, to find interesting meals. The up part of all this will hopefully be that I've lowered my cholesterol and won't have to go on any medication. I've already lost 6 1/2 pounds in 2 weeks.

So here's tonight's offering.

Summer Stew

4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
3 each medium zucchini and summer squash
1 bag of frozen mixed vegetable. I use the cauliflower and broccoli combo.
1 Good Seasons Italian Dressing Pack
1/2 tsp garlic powder.
1 stick of margarine.
1 box of Rice Pilaf or Mahatma Saffron yellow rice. You may want to double that if you are going to serve this dish for more than one night.
Save some of the chicken broth (water that the chicken was cooked in) to make the rice.

Boil chicken until thoroughly cooked, about an hour. When cooled, cut into cubes.

Slice the squash. Take the margarine and melt in a large pot. Add a half to 3/4 pkg of the Good Seasons dry Italian Dressing Mix. Add the squash and the frozen vegetables. Stir well. Bring to a boil and then simmer covered for 45 minutes or so. Then add the chicken and simmer another 30 minutes stirring occasionally until the vegetable are fork tender.

If you're using 2 boxes of rice pilaf make it with a 1/2 cup of the chicken broth and 3 cups of water. Omit the margarine if you use the chicken stock.

Serve the chicken/vegetable mix over the rice pilaf. Serve with a salad and/or some garlic bread.

Yummy!

Oh my, this looks good. I am going to make it this week.

We, well not DH because we cannot pull him away from the greenhouse this time of year, had lunch at the Olive Garden with my DD's Meme, aunt and cousin. So tonite we are just going to have leftovers and home made grinders. I usually fix a nice Sunday supper for whoever wants to join us, but I am feeling lazy tonite.