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

[liamsaunt]

I had a really nice dinner planned, but now I don't want to cook it. I am so lazy. Guess I have to. Here it is:

crab dip with crusty bread
grilled salmon
baked potatoes w/butter and sour cream
broccoli

Can you share your crab dip recipe? I really love crab dip. Especially warm crab dip.

So, last night we had a change of plans. We had an appetizer of gnocchi with a butternut squash-curry sauce, topped with shredded maple duck confit, followed by a statler cut roast chicken breast with a light cumberland sauce with bacon-roasted fingerling potatoes and a watercress salad, and ricotta torteloni with veal shank in a tomato-veal broth. Then we had a cheese plate and some grapes and almonds.

NO, I did not cook that! We went out to dinner. It was good.

So, tonight we are having the menu I planned for last night.

 

[JennyMominRI]

I making pasta and chicken alfredo with wine and sun dried tomato spinach.

 

[liamsaunt]

I making pasta and chicken alfredo with wine and sun dried tomato spinach.

Can you post the recipe? That sounds good. Where did you find spinach, though? There isn't any in the stores around here.

 

[Mermaid02]

Baked stuffed pork chops, baby red potatoes and green beans almondine.

 

[JennyMominRI]

Can you post the recipe? That sounds good. Where did you find spinach, though? There isn't any in the stores around here.

The spinach is frozen and has been in my freezer for ages..which recipe did you want? The alfredo or the spinach?

 

[Glynis]

Can you share your crab dip recipe? I really love crab dip. Especially warm crab dip.

So, last night we had a change of plans. We had an appetizer of gnocchi with a butternut squash-curry sauce, topped with shredded maple duck confit, followed by a statler cut roast chicken breast with a light cumberland sauce with bacon-roasted fingerling potatoes and a watercress salad, and ricotta torteloni with veal shank in a tomato-veal broth. Then we had a cheese plate and some grapes and almonds.

NO, I did not cook that! We went out to dinner. It was good.

So, tonight we are having the menu I planned for last night.

Oh, my gosh!!!!! I sat here reading it, my eyes getting bigger and bigger, and lines of drool running down my face. I was all set to ask you for the curry sauce, when I saw that you went out to eat!!!! I was ready to kneel down and worship at the brilliance of your cooking! It sounds like an amazing meal!!!!!

Of course, all the stuff you post is amazing!

 

[MosMom]

Tonight we are having chicken fried steak on a biscuit, sweet potato hash (my absolute favorite), & mashed potatoes for DH. Real healthy eh? I've been craving it for a couple days and I caved.

 

[MerryPoppins]

DD came home last night begging for pizza. So I scrapped the spaghetti and salad plans and sent for take-out. It's nice to have a night off now and then and I bought enough that we can have the rest on Friday before the homecoming game.

Tonight it really will be spaghetti and a salad. My meals don't sound very creative lately. It's hard just cooking for the two of us.

 

[FormrCastMbr]

Smothering is a "to each his own" kind of dish. You did it exactly as I do, I'm glad you enjoyed it. The smothered dishes can be changed to use your favorite seasonings, make more or less gravy, etc. Just throw in whatever you have on hand!!

Thanks Kathy!!!

 

[FormrCastMbr]

I have a question for all you cooking gurus--I'm going out of town this weekend and leaving DH with both kids for 2 days (I know scary!) Anyway, would it be okay, in your expert opinions, to cook up some meatballs and then freeze them? That way all DH would have to do would be to defrost them and throw them in some prepared sauce. Thanks!

I freeze them all the time...you can even put them in beef gravy over noodles or sweet and sour sauce over rice...or on top of pizza...the list can go on...

Have a safe trip!

 

[Glynis]

Tonight we are having chicken fried steak on a biscuit, sweet potato hash (my absolute favorite), & mashed potatoes for DH. Real healthy eh? I've been craving it for a couple days and I caved.

I'd love the recipe for your hash, if you don't mind. It sounds yummy!

 

[Dislifer]

we had hot dogs, hash browns (frozen...won't buy those again), and string beans

 

[TigerKat]

Oh, my gosh!!!!! I sat here reading it, my eyes getting bigger and bigger, and lines of drool running down my face. I was all set to ask you for the curry sauce, when I saw that you went out to eat!!!! I was ready to kneel down and worship at the brilliance of your cooking! It sounds like an amazing meal!!!!!

Of course, all the stuff you post is amazing!

Glynis, you took the words right out of my mouth!! I was worshipping right along with you

Kathy

 

[blanq]

It's really easy to make.

Take 4 chicken breasts and butterfly them-then fill each with about 1/2 oz of fresh goat cheese(cream cheese works well, too). Sprinkle with salt pepper and basil. Then simmer them on medium heat, covered with your favorite marinara. Even my picky boy eats this up!

Suzanne

This sounds delicious, and seems easy to make. I am adding the ingredients to my shopping list to try it next week. Thanks for sharing!

 

[blanq]

I just put a boston butt in the crockpot for dinner. I'm also going to make Knock-Off KFC Cole Slaw, corn and maybe some fried potatoes.

Oh, oh, I love KFC coleslaw. Recipe for the knock-off...pretty please?

 

[liamsaunt]

The spinach is frozen and has been in my freezer for ages..which recipe did you want? The alfredo or the spinach?

Ah, that explains it. I think I am going to have to get some frozen...spinach is my favorite, I'm having withdrawal! I'd like both recipes, if you don't mind posting.

BTW, thanks for posting your salsa the other day. It sounds really good, and I forgot to thank you for sharing.

 

[liamsaunt]

Oh, my gosh!!!!! I sat here reading it, my eyes getting bigger and bigger, and lines of drool running down my face. I was all set to ask you for the curry sauce, when I saw that you went out to eat!!!! I was ready to kneel down and worship at the brilliance of your cooking! It sounds like an amazing meal!!!!!

Of course, all the stuff you post is amazing!

Ha ha! That would have been some cooking project for a Tuesday night, eh? It did taste good though, and we did not even have to do the dishes!

 

[Glynis]

Ha ha! That would have been some cooking project for a Tuesday night, eh? It did taste good though, and we did not even have to do the dishes!

That would have been some cooking project for ANY night of the week, as far as I'm concerned! Glad you got to go out for dinner!

 

[Lachesis00]

Wow thanks for this thread. Why I have never seen it...

 

[hellokitty86]

Quick question-

I don't have a crock pot, I just use the oven to cook my roasts- will Glynis's recipe come out as good in the oven as in the crock pot? Thanks in advance, I really want to try it!