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

[nucpharm29]

Probably will be pizza here tonight--I really need to hit the grocery store and I don't see it happening this afternoon

 

[liamsaunt]

Well, I got stuck late at work last night and did not get home until 7:30, so roasting the chicken did not happen. Instead, we got take out indian food. Yummy!

I'm leaving work early today (and have tomorrow off, whoo-hoo!), so will roast the chicken tonight. I'll post the recipe, along with the one for the bread salad, when I get home.

 

[liamandcaili]

We are having farfalle with fresh tomato sauce and fresh mozzarella, salad and homemade breadsticks.

 

[Zandy595]

DS has a big project due tomorrow and he needed help with it last night so we ordered pizza.

As soon as I'm done typing this I'm going to make meatballs and throw them in the crockpot with marinara sauce. Then all I will have to do is cook the spaghetti noodles and put a salad together later.


SunFloridaDisney ~ Happy Anniversary!

 

[liamsaunt]

Zuni Cafe Roast Chicken and Bread Salad

For the chicken:

1 chicken, about 3 1/2 lbs.
salt.

1-3 days prior to serving, rinse the chicken, discard the giblets and remove any extra fat. Dry very thoroughly. Season the chicken very liberally with the salt--about 3/4 tsp. per pound. Cover loosely and refrigerate 1-3 days.

When you are ready to cook, preheat the oven to 450. Preheat a flameproof roasting pan or skillet over medium heat. Wipe the chicken dry, brushing off any visible salt, and place breast up in the pan.

Roast in the center of the oven for 30 minutes, then flip the bird over. Roast for 20 minutes longer, than flip back over to recrisp the breast skin, 5-10 minutes longer. At this point, check to see if it is cooked. If yes, tip any juices inside the chicken back into your cooking skillet and set the chicken aside to rest. If not, keep cooking til it's done!

While the chicken is roasting, you can make the salad:

For the salad:

1 tbsp. dried currants
1 tsp. red wine vinegar
1 tbsp. warm water
8 ounces crusty peasant bread (not sourdough though), bottom crust trimmed
6-8 tbsp. olive oil
1 1/2 tbsp. white wine vinegar
2 tbsp. pine nuts
2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
1/4 cup thinly sliced scallions
2 tbsp. salted water
a few handfuls of salad greens (I use arugula)

Place the currants in a small bowl with the red wine vinegar and the warm water, and set aside.

Cut the bread into large chunks and brush with olive oil. Broil or toast to get it a little crisp, then tear into smaller edible sized chunks. Toast the pine nuts lightly at the same time you prepare the bread, then toss them together in an oven proof bowl or dish.

Combine 1/4 cup olive oil with the white wine vinegar and salt and pepper to taste. Set aside.

Heat 1 tbsp. olive oil in a small skillet, add the garlic and scallions, cook until just soft then add to the bread. Drain the currants and add them in. Add in the warm water and toss everything together.

Cover the bread salad with foil, and place it in the oven 10 minutes before your chicken is done.

While the chicken rests, defat the pan juices in your skillet, then bring to a simmer. Take the bread from the oven and place in a salad bowl. Drizzle the pan juices over, add some of the olive oil/white wine vinegar mix to taste, then toss in the greens.

Serve the chicken, cut into serving pieces, nestled in the bread salad.

It looks like a long recipe, but it only takes an hour, and it's really good!

 

[LindsayDunn228]

Tonight we are having leftover vegetable soup. Mmm, boy was it good!!!!

WFD at your house tonight?

 

[Nancyg56]

I don't even know yet. It is going to be a crazy day here, we are getting the driveway paved, and the crews work with DH. I have no idea what time or what to feed them.

 

[Poohnatic]

Last night was salmon-yum! Just wish I could have found some asparagus in the stores to go with it.

Tonight looks like it will be Feta beef filets with home fries and broccoli. I promised some co workers that I'd bring in my NY Diner home fries, so I'll be making a big batch tonight.

Suzanne

 

[SunFloridaDisney]

Not sure yet, but I'm going grocery shopping today and have a list of new recipes to try, thanks to this thread!

 

[stacy347]

Today I'm going to grill some cheeseburgers and with those we'll have steak fries and salads

 

[nucpharm29]

I also am headed to the store this am--but we have a church group coming over to our house around 6 tonight, so dinner, whatever it is, will be something quick

 

[liamsaunt]

Tonight I am grilling a fat porterhouse steak for DH, and making crispy pumpkin ravioli (using wonton wrappers for the pasta dough) topped with pine nuts and brown butter. I am also serving broccoli. Happy Friday, everyone!

 

[liamandcaili]

I saw DSis, liamsaunt, earlier (she has a cute new haircut to go with her new tag!) and since I didn't know what I was having for dinner, she gave me a whole bag of leftover Indian food. Yummy! I'm not sure what the kids will be eating, but I know they'll be stealing all the naan.

 

[Zandy595]

We'll be having something quick because we have a Cub Scout Pack meeting at 7pm. Probably grilled chicken breasts, rice and broccoli.

Anyone have a good balsamic salad dressing recipe?

 

[liamandcaili]

Anyone have a good balsamic salad dressing recipe?

I don't get very fancy with balsamic dressing. I just use good quality olive oil and balsamic vinegar (I also don't measure but if I had to guess, I use 1/3 vinegar to 1 part oil). Whisk until blended, then I add some dijon or grainy mustard (not much, like 1/4 tsp at first, then more as necessary) and some dried thyme, rubbed between palms to make smaller. Then of course, salt and pepper. Then I taste and adjust as necessary. It's a light dressing...I don't think I would use it on plain greens...but it is good on salads with lots of ingredients.

 

[JennyMominRI]

I think I'm just going to make giant roast beef subs on a huge loaves of french bread. Quick ,easy a yummy

 

[mickeymousemom]

It's only DD2 and me tonight, so(the fried rice lover that she is)we had chicken fried rice and eggrolls from our local small town Chinese place(best in central Indiana )

 

[mickeymousemom]

Tonight I am grilling a fat porterhouse steak for DH, and making crispy pumpkin ravioli (using wonton wrappers for the pasta dough) topped with pine nuts and brown butter. I am also serving broccoli. Happy Friday, everyone!

Would you mind giving up the recipe for those pumpkin ravioli?? I'd be MOST grateful!

 

[SunFloridaDisney]

Hi all,

Last night I made stuffed pasta shells, very good (I'll post the recipe on here later)

Tonight I think is going to be the Ritz chicken, thanks Lindsay!

 

[LindsayDunn228]

Morning all!!!

Today we are going for lunch to Fox and Hound, then going to see "Flight 93." We plan on doing our grocery shopping afterward and will probably pick up a light snack for dinner.

WFD at your house??

Hey SunfloridaDisney: A little note about the Ritz chicken. Keep it covered until about 10 minutes before it's done. You don't want your crackers to burn