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

[T1130]

DH & I are going to the Bon Jovi concert tonight. So we will probably go out to dinner before it. No cooking for me tonight.

 

[MinnieM21]

Tonight I'm having vegetarian chili and cornbread with honey butter.

 

[MosMom]

We just had turkey tacos with our own tomatoes! Yum!

 

[Glynis]

I'm not sure what we're having tonight. We've spent the day helping my nephew and his wife move, and I'm wiped out! I'm atteempting to talk DH into taking me to the new Chinese buffet place in town. Wish me luck!

 

[LuluLovesDisney]

I had a rough day today and couldn't go anywhere since bf was working on my car (It's a gross story, I can't tell it on a thread about food) so I threw together whatever I had in the fridge/yard.

I started with sauteeing an onion in a teaspoon of EVOO and adding a package of ground turkey breast and browned it up. I added a can of diced tomatoes, a can of corn, some zucchini, jalapeno and cilantro from the yard and letting it all simmer.

I made a package of Whole Grain Rice A Roni Spanish Rice flavor in the microwave and tossed the two together. They're still simmering. I'm considering sprinkling a little low fat cheddar on top. BF won't complain about any dish with cheese on top.

I haven't thought of a name yet. Maybe after I taste it.

 

[LindsayDunn228]

Well, we ended up not trying the new Japanese place, it's not open for lunch on Saturdays, nor was the movie playing in town. So we ended up driving to Chattanooga and eating at American Cafe and saw Lady in the Water there. Food was awesome, movie was ok, and M. Night was quite nice on the eyes

 

[stacy347]

bengalbelle ~ Taco Macaroni isn't anything fancy...just a pot of mac & cheese mixed with a pound of taco meat, 1/2 cup of sour cream and sprinkled with taco sauce and shredded cheese. I do different variations on it ~ I didn't even end up making it today, LOL. I made Beef Stroganoff instead.

Lulu ~ your dish sounds so good! Please let us know how it turned out

 

[Dislifer]

Ready for this???!!!
We spent the day at the beach today. So, no way was I cooking dinner. I told the kids I wanted to go to this restaurant in Guilford, CT called "The Place". It's a neat little place....a very big menu is posted with the following items: lobster, steak, bbq chicken, a couple of types of fish, corn on the cob...that's about it. The entire restaurant seating is outdoors at round wooden tables with tree stumps as seats.
Ok...here goes...if you don't believe me...I have his autograph and 2 pictures on my cell phone camera (which I need to learn how to hook up to something so I can print out the pictures)...there sitting right at the next table, with a baseball hat and sunglasses trying to be incognito......................
WILL FARRELL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It was definitely him because the owner of the restaurant started talking to him and all the employees were staring.
How cool was THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!???????????????

 

[MerryPoppins]

I finally read clear to the end of this thread. So I'm all caught up and ready to start sharing.

We went out to dinner tonight. DD and I had chicken buffalitos at Buffalo Wild Wings. DH and DS had wings.

Let me look up a couple of our favorites to share, since you've shared so many with me.

 

[MerryPoppins]

Easy Old Fashioned Sweet and Sour Cole Slaw

1 1/2 lbs. shredded green cabbage
1 t. salt
2/3 c. sugar
1/3 c. cider vinegar
1 c. whipping cream (do not whip)

Place shredded cabbage in covered dish in refrigerator for several hours to chill. Mix dressing ingredients. Pour over cabbage 30 minutes before serving. Chill and serve. It's really rich, but it's so good!

Chicken Breasts in Champagne Sauce (from Southern Living many years ago)

2 T. margarine or butter
4 chicken breast halves, skinned and boned
1/2 c. sliced fresh mushrooms
1/3 c. champagne
1/3 c. sour cream
1/8 t. salt
1/8 t. pepper

Heat butter in skillet. Add chicken and brown on both sides. Remove chicken to a 1 qt. baking dish, reserving drippings in skillet. Add mushrooms and saute. Remove mushrooms and set aside. Stir champagne into drippings. Simmer until heated. Pour over chicken and bake covered at 350, 20 minutes or until chicken is done. Remove chicken to platter, reserving liquid. Whisk sour cream, salt and pepper into liquid until smooth. Add mushrooms. Pour over chicken. Serve with wild rice and a salad. (My DH first made this for our anniversary one year and it was a huge hit!)

Mam-maw's Sausage Macaroni and Cheese (the ultimate comfort food)

1 lb. sausage
1 c. chopped onion
3 oz. macaroni (about 3/4 c.)
1 can cream of celery soup
2/3 c. milk
3 slightly beaten eggs
2 c. shredded cheese (I use cheddar)
optional topping of bread crumbs and margarine

Brown sausage and onion. Drain. Put in square baking dish. Top with cooked and drained macaroni. Combine soup and milk, heat. Stir in small amount of hot mixture into eggs. Then return the eggs to the hot soup. Add cheese. Pour over macaroni. Top with crumbs and melted margarine or butter if desired. Bake at 350 for 40-45 minutes.
(Note: I double this recipe, but cut the cholesterol a bit by still using only one pound of sausage, only two eggs and maybe three cups of cheese. Thought I'd give you the original one and you can play with it if you like.)

My Favorite Pizza Crust

1 pkg rapid rise yeast
1 c. warm water (not too hot or two cold)
1 t. sugar
2 1/2 c. flour
1/2 c. yellow cornmeal
1/4 c. EVOO
toppings of your choice

Mix and let rise 1 hour. Spread on hot pizza brick or greased cookie sheet. This dough is very elastic and pliable. It's my favorite. Put on your favorite toppings and bake in a hot oven until done. How long depends on how thick the crust is and how hot you have the oven. Mmmmm! My family loves this stuff.

Painted Desert Casserole

1 can asparagus
1 can green beans
1 can peas
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 can sliced water chestnuts
1 can sliced mushrooms
1/4 lb. butter, melted
1/2 lb cheddar cheese, shredded
bread crumbs

Layer drained vegetables in 9x13 dish. Spred with undiluted soup. Top with cheese. Shake on breadcrumbs and drizzle with butter. Bake at 350 for 40 minutes. (I know it sounds weird, but it's fantastic!)

 

[LuluLovesDisney]

Thanks for the recipes!

I had a fabulous dish of fish in champagne sauce some years ago and I bet your chicken in champagne sauce would be similar to that sauce. I can't wait to try it.

 

[LindsayDunn228]

My ILs are taking us out to Logan's today for my husband's birthday (it's been a week-long thing). So tonight we will probably just have sandwiches if we get hungry.

WFD at your house?

 

[Mermaid02]

I can't decide. I need to take something out of the freezer though. I need to make something "different".... tired of the same old same old.

 

[LindsayDunn228]

I can't decide. I need to take something out of the freezer though. I need to make something "different".... tired of the same old same old.

Checking out the 1st page helps. I browde it when I am stumped for something new

 

[Mermaid02]

I'll go check it out. Wish we could just get pizza.

 

[MosMom]

We're having Chicken and Mushroom Lasagna

It is super easy and very good.

2 Lg. cooked chicken breast - shredded after cooked (make sure not to overcook and make it tough)

1 pkg. fresh button mushrooms - you could substitute any mushroom you like here or have a mixture.

Alfredo Sauce - I make my own with a bechamel base (butter, flour, cream/milk) and add parmesan cheese, salt, pepper, nutmeg. You could use a jarred alfredo if you wanted to but the sauce is pretty quick.

Lasagna Noodles

Mozzarella Cheese

Parmesan Cheese

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Cook the chicken, noodles, & sauce. Layer the noodles, sauce, chicken, mushrooms, & cheese like you would any other lasagna. Top with parmesan cheese.

 

[glass- slippers]

Steamed crabs! We are going to a family crab feast.

 

[Poohnatic]

We're going out for my b'day lunch, so dinner will probably be a snack of the empanadas one of my employees dropped by. YUM!

Suzanne

 

[Mermaid02]

Finally decided- homemade chili with black beans and refried beans and tortilla chips. YUMMMY!

 

[MerryPoppins]

Tonight I should use up our leftover roast. I guess I'll fix my mom's roast beef hash. My DH loves it and it's so easy. Let me know if you want to know how to make it. It's a simple meat and potato dish, but it's a great way to stretch another meal out of leftovers.