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

[LBAK]

meatloaf (which my family loves ), mashed potatoes and green beans

 

[castleview]

The pot roast came out great!!! We had it with mashed potatos, fried onions, and sauerkraut. Thanks Glynnis. Now, can you're pizza meatloaf muffins be made in regular loaf form? My muffin tins are pretty nasty.

 

[Mom21]

I guess tonight is Guinness Pork chops, mashed potatoes, corn, broccoli or a salad (whatever they want), rolls of some sort. If I get to the store today I will use one of you guys dessert recipes. Haven't figured out which one yet.

 

[nucpharm29]

I've got a brisket in the crockpot for tonight, thanks to Jenny's recipe! Also going to make a Lemon Pudding Cake

 

[Zandy595]

I'm making my Kitchen Sink Taco Salads for dinner tonight.

Tomorrow is the famous crockpot pot roast.

 

[TigerKat]

Tonight will be Grandma's Pork Chops with a Mushroom Gravy (don't remember where I got this recipe from) macaroni and cheese and a green salad. Dislifer - I have a recipe for stuffed peppers, I'll find it and post it for you!!

 

[Glynis]

The pot roast came out great!!! We had it with mashed potatos, fried onions, and sauerkraut. Thanks Glynnis. Now, can you're pizza meatloaf muffins be made in regular loaf form? My muffin tins are pretty nasty.

I'm sure it could. Just make an indentation all along the top to fill with the cheese. If you want to make it even more like pizza, put pepperoni in the indentation before you add the cheese. I can't see why it wouldn't work!

 

[Glynis]

Tonight is Crock Pot Italian Chicken with a green salad and garlic breadsticks. Haven't decided about dessert yet. I made some chocolate raisin cookies yesterday and there are a ton leftover. Maybe we'll have cookies and ice cream.

 

[TigerKat]

Stuffed Bell Peppers

8 med size green bell peppers
1 1/2 Tbsp veg oil
l large onion, chopped
1/2 c chopped parsley
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 1/2 lbs. ground beef
2 pounds shrimp, peeled and chopped
Tony Chachere's creole seasoning
l small stale loaf of bread(about 10 oz)
2 Tbsp butter, softened or melted
Cayenne pepper, optional
1/3 c dry breadcrumbs

Cut peppers in half, clean and parboil for 10 minutes; drain well. Heat oil in a large skillet over high heat, add onions, parsley and garlic and saute until onions are browned, transfer to a mixing bowl. In same skillet, cook beef over medium heat until browned. Add shrimp and reserved onion mixture, folding all together. Continue cooking for 10 minutes more. Season heavily with Tony's and remove from heat. (If Tony's is not available I'm sure any creole seasoning will work). Pre-heat oven to 350. Chop four of the bell pepper halves and mix into meat. Transfer mixture to a large mixing bowl. Sprinkle bread slices with water (they shouldn't be soaking wet) and add bread to meat mixture. Mix until the bread disappears. Add butter and taste for seasoning (should be very well seasoned), adding cayenne if desired. Stuff mixture into remaining bell pepper halves and arrange on a baking sheet. Sprinkle with breadcrumbs. Bake uncovered until breadcrumbs are nice and toasty, around 30 minutes. These freeze very well too!

 

[JennyMominRI]

recipe please, I love lasagna

First I should tell you,I'm not italian but I make pretty good lasagna... Also this recipe is not exact..If I am missing a cheese,oh well...I have also been known to switch cheeses for whatever is on hand.. Some people like some sour cream mixed in with the ricotta and this is very good also.. I've also been known to add anything from sun dried tomatoes to kalamata olives to the sauce..I don't like a sweet sauce..It you want a a sweeter sauce add some sugar to the sauce

Jenny's Lasagna

Sauce
2 cans crushed tomatoes
1 sm can diced tomatoes
1/2 c red wine or balsamic vinegar
Basil..I use fresh basil
Oregano
Mushrooms
crushed red peppers (pinch) (optional)
sliced black olives(optional)
3 Bay leaves...Remove before serving
1 pound GB
3 links hot italian sausage
garlic 3-4 cloves diced

Cheeses
Parmesano reggiano
Ricotta
mozzarella
Provolone
pecorino
2 eggs

Lasagna noodles


1 I cook the sauce all day ..Put crushed tomatoes,diced tomatoes, Red wine,crushed red peppers, basil, oregano, black olives,and bay leaves in crock pot or pan Let it simmer for at least 4 hours.
2 In a small amount of olive oil brown mushrooms , garlic ,sausage and ground beef
3 Add to crock pot sauce...Let simmer another hour or 2
4 put on a pot of water to boil
5 Mix ricotta cheese with eggs,I use a large ricotta cheese..I also add some more diced,fresh basil to this cheese
6 shred other 4 cheeses
7 Place 6-8 lasagna noodles in pot of boiling water
7..Lay out a sheath of aluminum foil and spray it with Pam
8 Put a thin layer of sauce in the bottom of lasagna pan (I'm lazy and buy a disposable one from the store..No cleaning)
9 Remove the pieces of lasagne when they are only half cooked and place them side by side on the aluminum foil.This keeps them from sticking and lets them cool quickly so you can handle them
10 put 6-8 more lasagne noodles in pot
11 place 3 or 4 lasagne noodles in lasagna pan...Remember,they will expand.
12 put a layer of sauce over noodles(keep and eye out for the bay leaves) put another layer of noodles..Put half the ricotta cheese on this layer, add 1/3 of the other cheeses,using some of all 4 cheeses)
13 remove next set of noodles,place one final layer of noodles into boiling pot and repeat steps 11-12
14 put very last layer of noodles on top and cover with sauce
15 place in 350 degree oven for 45 minutes
16 remove lasagne from over and place one last thick layer of 4 cheeses on top(no ricotta this time) bake 15 more minutes
17 Let cool for 10-15 minutes before serving or it willfalll apar

Your lasagna should be layered as follows
sauce
noodles
sauce
noodles
cheese
noodles
sauce
noodles
cheese
noodles
sauce
cheese.Last 15 minutes

 

[liamsaunt]

Last night I made corn on the cob, sliced tomatoes from the garden, spicy sausages, and crusty bread.

Tonight is panini night, because we'll be eating in front of the TV. It's true: We are addicted to Dancing with the Stars. Pretty pathetic, isn't it?

 

[ckay87]

Pretty pathetic, isn't it?

Not to the woman who wanted to skip her son's orchestra concert for the American Idol finale


I have 2 Delmonico steaks marinating as we speak for DSs and I. DH is out of town - he thinks they're "too fatty" . Silly boy, he doesn't know that there's bad fat and then there's *goooooood* fat Partnering those with big old baked potatoes. Welcome to Ckay's Steak House!

 

[glass- slippers]

Taco night!

 

[JennyMominRI]

We are having NY System weiners,which is, ironically , a Rhode Island thing...They are hot dogs on steamed buns with a spicy celery salt based meat sauce..I'm going to make fries with them and pumkin pie with homemade whipped cream...It's almost time to start making home made eggnog..YUMMY!!!!!!

 

[MerryPoppins]

It's fundraising night for the high school choir at a pizza joint. So we're going out for pizza tonight, I guess.

 

[Tamarap]

Last night I made the Bruschetta Chicken Bake and it was a big hit with everyone. Tonight is bowling and baseball so dinner will be on the run!

 

[Nancyg56]

It's almost time to start making home made eggnog..YUMMY!!!!!!

YUMMMMMMM! I make Paula Deans eggnog, and it is so good!


Tonite I am fixing the fried pork chops and making the Derby Pie. I am going to use mini chips and hope for the best because I don't feel like running to the store for chips.

 

[JennyMominRI]

YUMMMMMMM! I make Paula Deans eggnog, and it is so good!


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That's the recipe I make too..Last year was my first try making it

I got some Hersheys Choc Chips and mysteriously,someone opened themand ate some

 

[Glynis]

That's the recipe I make too..Last year was my first try making it

I got some Hersheys Choc Chips and mysteriously,someone opened themand ate some

I've never made egg nog. We are not alcohol drinkers, so for us it's easy just to buy it from the store. Is it easy to make? Can you make it without alcohol and have it still be good?

 

[FormrCastMbr]

We are having NY System weiners,which is, ironically , a Rhode Island thing...They are hot dogs on steamed buns with a spicy celery salt based meat sauce..I'm going to make fries with them and pumkin pie with homemade whipped cream...It's almost time to start making home made eggnog..YUMMY!!!!!!

Hi Jenny!

This sounds yummy! Can you post the meat sauce recipe? I have not read all the recent posts so please forgive me if you posted it already...I have heard about celery salt on hot dogs but have never tried and the way you decribe it sounds great. TIA