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

[castleview]

Well, my co-worker made the pot roast and was raving about it, too. Glynis, you rock!

I have the pot roast going right now and it smells so good!

 

[castleview]

Tonight will be 5 cheese lasagna, Garlic bread and either Salad or spinach

Yum! What cheeses?

 

[glass- slippers]

Stuffed porkchops, mashed potatoes and green bean.

 

[powellrj]

I haven't posted on this thread for awhile, and man, you guys are really rocking!!! I went back and read all that I have missed and it looks like I missed many good meals!!

Tonight we are having smoked pork chops, mac and cheese and winter blend veggies. Everyone is eating in shifts so this one is easy to do.

 

[JennyMominRI]

Yum! What cheeses?

Ricotta
Parmigiano Reggiano
Mozzarella
Provolone
Pecorino

 

[MerryPoppins]

Steak, baked potato, salad and brownies.

 

[bear74]

Ricotta
Parmigiano Reggiano
Mozzarella
Provolone
Pecorino

recipe please, I love lasagna

 

[bear74]

pork chops on the grill and garlic butter rice

 

[Nancyg56]

I love stuffed peppers..My mother always hated rice so we always had them with macaroni instead of rice.

THat sounds good! I wonder if my DGD would eat them if I added pasta instead of rice. She made more faces during dinner and had all kinds of reasons why she could not eat her dinner. Seems the only food she could eat was the potatoes.

 

[JennyMominRI]

THat sounds good! I wonder if my DGD would eat them if I added pasta instead of rice. She made more faces during dinner and had all kinds of reasons why she could not eat her dinner. Seems the only food she could eat was the potatoes.

If you try this make sure to only half cook the macaroni or it turns to mush...They are also great to make in the crock pot

 

[blanq]

Ooooo, I want both those recipes!!! I love enchiladas, but don't make them often. And I love anything with apples!!!!!

Tonight was leftover night in our household. We had too many leftovers and I just couldn't let them go to waste, so it was a little bit of this and a little bit of that.

Okay, Glynis, here ya go:

Chunky Apple Cake with Butterscotch Sauce
Cake
½ C. butter, softened
2 C. sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
2 eggs
2 C. flour
2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
½ tsp. salt
½ tsp. baking soda
6 C. chopped peeled tart apples, such as Granny Smith

Butterscotch Sauce
1 C. packed brown sugar
1/2 C. butter
1 C. heavy whipping cream

In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter, sugar and vanilla. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine the flour, pumpkin pie spice, salt and baking soda; gradually adding to the creamed mixture and mix well. Batter will be very stiff. Stir in the apples and mix well. Spread into a greased 9” x 13” pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes or until top is lightly browned and springs back when lightly touched. Cool 30 minutes before serving. For butterscotch sauce, combine brown sugar and butter in a small saucepan. Cook over medium heat until butter is melted. Gradually add cream. Bring to a slow boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Serve with cake. Store leftover sauce and cake in the refrigerator, reheating the sauce before serving. Leftover sauce is great on vanilla ice cream too. Serves: 12.

Cheesy Chicken Enchiladas
1 T. vegetable oil
2 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - boiled and shredded
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 (7 ounce) can chopped green chile peppers
1/2 (1 ounce) package taco seasoning mix
1/2 cup sour cream
2 cups small curd cottage cheese
1 teaspoon salt
1 pinch ground black pepper
12 (6 inch) flour tortillas
3 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese
1 (10 ounce) can red enchilada sauce
1 (8 ounce) bottle Ortega taco sauce

To Make Meat Mixture: Heat oil in medium skillet over medium high heat. Add chicken, onion and green chile peppers and saute until browned, then add taco seasoning and prepare meat mixture according to package directions.

To Make Cheese Mixture: In a medium bowl mix sour cream with cottage cheese and season with salt and pepper; stir until well blended.

To Assemble Enchiladas: Heat tortillas until soft. In each tortilla place a spoonful of meat mixture, a spoonful of cheese mixture and a some of the shredded cheese (use about 2 C total for the enchiladas and same the remaning cup of cheese for the top). Roll tortillas and place in a lightly greased 9x13 inch baking dish. Combine enchilada sauce with taco sauce and pour over enchiladas; top with remaining 1 C cheese. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until cheese is melted and bubbly.

 

[Nancyg56]

Tomorrow night I want to try the fried pork chops. They sound so good!


I was strolling through the recipes and keep stopping on the pie recipes. Glynis, I love the idea of a pie night before Thanksgiving! We usually have our dessert the night after because it is impossible to squeeze dessert in after dinner.

An alternate pumpie pie recipe from Ina Garten, the Barefoot Contessa




For the crust:
2 cups graham cracker crumbs (14 crackers)
1/3 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 pound (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted

For the filling:
1/2 cup half-and-half
1 (15-ounce) can pumpkin puree
1 cup light brown sugar, lightly packed
3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
3 extra-large egg yolks
1 package (2 teaspoons) unflavored gelatin
1 ripe banana, finely mashed
1 teaspoon grated orange zest
1/2 cup cold heavy cream
2 tablespoons sugar

For the decoration:
1 cup (1/2 pint) cold heavy cream
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Orange zest, optional

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Combine the graham cracker crumbs, sugar, cinnamon, and melted butter in a bowl and mix well. Pour into an 11-inch tart pan with a removable bottom and press evenly into the sides and then the bottom. Bake for 10 minutes and then cool to room temperature.

For the filling, heat the half-and-half, pumpkin, brown sugar, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a heat-proof bowl set over a pan of simmering water until hot, about 5 minutes. Whisk the egg yolks in another bowl, stir some of the hot pumpkin into the egg yolks to heat them, then pour the egg-pumpkin mixture back into the double boiler and stir well. Heat the mixture over the simmering water for another 4 to 5 minutes, until it begins to thicken, stirring constantly. You don't want the eggs to scramble. Remove from the heat.
Dissolve the gelatin in 1/4 cup cold water. Add the dissolved gelatin, banana, and orange zest to the pumpkin mixture and mix well. Set aside to cool. Whip the heavy cream in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a whisk attachment until soft peaks form. Add the sugar and continue to whisk until you have firm peaks. Carefully fold the whipped cream into the pumpkin mixture and pour it into the cooled tart shell. Chill for 2 hours or overnight. For the decoration, whip the heavy cream in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment until soft peaks form. Add the sugar and vanilla and continue to whisk until you have firm peaks. Pipe or spoon the whipped cream decoratively on the tart and sprinkle, if desired, with orange zest. Serve chilled.

The jury was out in my house because they are allergic to change, it was not my traditional pie recipe. I thought that it was good, just different.

 

[crystalblue705]

Well, I made the pot roast yesterday and it was wonderful! It broke apart with your fork, just the way we like it and it was very tasty. Thanks Glynis.

 

[Glynis]

Tomorrow night I want to try the fried pork chops. They sound so good!


I was strolling through the recipes and keep stopping on the pie recipes. Glynis, I love the idea of a pie night before Thanksgiving! We usually have our dessert the night after because it is impossible to squeeze dessert in after dinner.

/QUOTE]

We love our pie night almost as much as the actual Thanksgiving meal! We've gotten to the point that most of the children who were toddlers when we started are now teenagers, and they want to try their hand at pies, too. It's so much fun to see them start out making pies with pudding and cool whip, and then the next year try something harder. My SIL's teenage son who has been having major emotional problems, baked an apple pie for our last pie night. It was delicious, and you should have seen his face glow as people raved about his pie! What a boost for his self-esteem!

As we get closer to Thanksgiving, I'll have some other pie recipes to post. Do try the Derby pie, though. If you like warm chocolate chip cookies, you'll love that one!!!!

 

[Glynis]

Well, I made the pot roast yesterday and it was wonderful! It broke apart with your fork, just the way we like it and it was very tasty. Thanks Glynis.

Glad you liked it! It's definitely a keeper! I sure wish I could remember what magazine I got the recipe from. I'd love to give credit where it's due!

 

[LuluLovesDisney]

If you try this make sure to only half cook the macaroni or it turns to mush...They are also great to make in the crock pot

I made stuffed peppers with orzo and veggies once and it was fabulous - but like Jenny said, I only half cooked the orzo.

Well, today's dinner was leftover chili and some fruit salad (pears, cantaloupe, apples and zucchini / "bikini" - he thought it was a fruit, I guess.) my 3 yo nephew made for me- he cut the slices of fruit into smaller pieces with his plastic knife. He's the cutest, so of course I ate it anyway. Bikini and all.

 

[LindsayDunn228]

Tonight we are having crockpot Italian chicken made with mini penne, salad with Olive Garden dressing, and breadsticks. Last night I made ricotta cappucino I saw made on Everyday Italian. We will have it for dessert


WFD at your house?

 

[Dislifer]

Tonght we're havng Tacos.
Does anyone want to share their recipe for stuffed peppers? My mom use to make them when we were young, and I haven't had a good stuffed pepper in years!

 

[stacy347]

Today we're having chicken sandwiches on potato rolls with some sort of pasta and vegetable on the side.

blanq, that apple cake sounds wonderful, thanks so much for sharing!

 

[OceanAnnie]

Tonight is ham steak, baked beans, corn, & biscuits. I may make a pumpkin pie or that apple cheesecake dessert I've been wanting to try from the Kraft book. Depends on how much time I have.