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

[FormrCastMbr]

Well, we had left over Glynis' Pot Roast from Friday on Sunday and I must say that it was even better the second time around!!! Yum! Thanks for the recipe!

Last night was a roasted turkey breast and all the trimmings...had alot left over so I had a nice turkey sandwich for lunch.

DFi is out of town until Friday so I will be taking it easy for the next few days...

tonight: frozen beer battered fish and rice and some kind of veggie...DS8s request...I am not good at frying fish...it always comes out dry.

tomorrow: Mickey Ds - going shopping for his Halloween costume...I love to make costumes but he wants to be that guy from Scream. A few years ago he was a fire breathing dragon...what a great costume and probably the last that I will make...I may be Mrs Potato Head...making it of course...Wow am I way OT!!!!

Thurs: My son's favorite meal...Sausage Shells and Peas...this is am original recipe that is quick and easy...this may be the first recipe that I contribute here...anyone interested?

Have a great night!
Lauren

 

[JennyMominRI]

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?

It really is easy to make...I make it without alcohol too..This stuff is awesome




Mama's Eggnog Recipe courtesy Paula Deen
Show: Paula's Home Cooking
Episode: Christmas


6 egg, separated*
3/4 cup sugar
1 pint heavy cream
4 pints milk
1/2 pint Bourbon
1 tablespoon vanilla
Nutmeg

In a bowl beat the egg yolks with the 1/2 cup of sugar until thick. In another bowl beat the egg whites with 1/4 cup of sugar until thick. In a third bowl beat the cream until thick. Add the cream to the yolks, fold in the egg whites, and add the milk, Bourbon, vanilla, and a pinch of nutmeg, if desired. Chill in freezer before serving.
Serve eggnog in a large punch bowl.

 

[JennyMominRI]

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

Here is the recipe.......... Too be honest,I used 1 pound of ground beef and didn't measure any of the spices...If I am missing a spice,I skip it....The Celery salt is a neccessity though...I used Nathans dogs and no butter

This hearty, flavorful wiener sauce is like the kind you'll find in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. It may be frozen until ready for use. Use premium grilled wieners cooked in butter, steamed hot dog buns and the fancy mustard of your choice. Spread with mustard, the sauce, chopped onions and celery salt... in that order. If you have a delicate digestive system, use with caution.
Prep Time: approx. 20 Minutes. Cook Time: approx. 1 Hour . Ready in: approx. 1 Hour 20 Minutes. Makes 12 servings.
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3 pounds ground beef
2 teaspoons chili powder
2 teaspoons dry mustard
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon onion salt
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
1/2 teaspoon celery salt
1/4 teaspoon minced fresh
ginger root
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon soy sauce
10 ounces ketchup
Directions
1 Place ground beef in a large, deep skillet. Cook over
medium high heat until evenly brown; drain.
2 Mix the chili powder, dry mustard, allspice, nutmeg,
onion salt, garlic salt, celery salt, ginger root, cumin,
Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce and ketchup into the skillet. Simmer
at least 1 hour, until a desirable consistency has been
attained. Serve hot.

 

[MerryPoppins]

Sausage Shells and Peas

Sounds interesting. Could you please share it?

 

[JennyMominRI]

Is anyone planning for Thanksgiving yet..I start buying small things now..I know I will make a brined turkey, Mashed Potatoes,Sausage Stuffing,Cranberry orange Relish, Sweet Potatoes in orange bowls and lot of other things.. I'm already planning

 

[TigerKat]

Sounds interesting. Could you please share it?

I would like to see it too!!!!

 

[blanq]

JennyMominRI, your lasagna sounds fantastic! I would have never thought to add red wine or balsamic vinegar to the sauce, but I bet it is really tasty. I am putting this on my list to try.

We had one of my favorite chicken dishes tonight: Chicken in Basil Cream and I served it with baked potatoes, although it is really good served over fresh pasta.

 

[TigerKat]

Chicken in Basil Cream

I would love this recipe!!

 

[Glynis]

Well, we had left over Glynis' Pot Roast from Friday on Sunday and I must say that it was even better the second time around!!! Yum! Thanks for the recipe!

Last night was a roasted turkey breast and all the trimmings...had alot left over so I had a nice turkey sandwich for lunch.

DFi is out of town until Friday so I will be taking it easy for the next few days...

tonight: frozen beer battered fish and rice and some kind of veggie...DS8s request...I am not good at frying fish...it always comes out dry.

tomorrow: Mickey Ds - going shopping for his Halloween costume...I love to make costumes but he wants to be that guy from Scream. A few years ago he was a fire breathing dragon...what a great costume and probably the last that I will make...I may be Mrs Potato Head...making it of course...Wow am I way OT!!!!

Thurs: My son's favorite meal...Sausage Shells and Peas...this is am original recipe that is quick and easy...this may be the first recipe that I contribute here...anyone interested?

Have a great night!
Lauren

Do you have to ask? Of course I'm interested!

 

[Glynis]

Is anyone planning for Thanksgiving yet..I start buying small things now..I know I will make a brined turkey, Mashed Potatoes,Sausage Stuffing,Cranberry orange Relish, Sweet Potatoes in orange bowls and lot of other things.. I'm already planning

Yup! I plan early and shop early, too. We will do a roast turkey, Rachael Ray's apple and onion stuffin' muffins, cranberry sauce (my kids like it from the can), corn, mashed potatoes and gravy, yams, rolls and butter, some kind of green salad (I like to add pomegranite seeds and apples to my salad, yum!), perhaps a jello salad, and pumpkin pie for dessert.

I've already mentioned here that we do a pie night the night before, but you still have to have a pumpkin pie for that night. We will also eat any leftover pie from the night before.

We used to do Thanksgiving with extended family, but for the last 3 years, it's just been our little family! I have to say I like it, but I do have to really schedule out my day (and the day before) in order to get everything done. I only have one oven, so I have to maximize my time!

 

[TigerKat]

Well fortunately, I'll let the folks at Disney do the work for me!! A much needed vacation coming up this Thanksgiving, after we had to cancel last year after Katrina and losing my Dad. Thanksgiving at Disney AHHHHH....heaven!!

 

[Swimnoid]

We had the pizza meatloaf muffins...YUM! very good... with corn, potato salad and coleslaw.

 

[Nancyg56]

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?

Glynis, I never add alcohol to my eggnog. If anyone wants to jazz it up they can but I like to be able to have something everyone can enjoy. This one is so easy, and it looks pretty in a punch bolw. It is one of our traditional Christmas beverages.

6 egg, separated*
3/4 cup sugar
1 pint heavy cream
4 pints milk
1/2 pint Bourbon
1 tablespoon vanilla
Nutmeg

In a bowl beat the egg yolks with the 1/2 cup of sugar until thick. In another bowl beat the egg whites with 1/4 cup of sugar until thick. In a third bowl beat the cream until thick. Add the cream to the yolks, fold in the egg whites, and add the milk, Bourbon, vanilla, and a pinch of nutmeg, if desired. Chill in freezer before serving.
Serve eggnog in a large punch bowl

 

[blanq]

I would love this recipe!!

Here it is:

Chicken in Basil Cream
¼ C. milk
¼ C. dry bread crumbs
4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (about 1 lb)
3 T. butter
½ C. chicken broth
1 C. whipping cream or half-n-half
1 jar (4 oz.) sliced pimientos, drained
½ C. grated fresh Parmesan cheese
¼ C. minced fresh basil
1/8 tsp. pepper
salt to taste

Place milk and bread crumbs in separate shallow bowls. Dip chicken in milk, then coat with crumbs. In a skillet, over medium-high heat, cook chicken in butter on both sides until juices run clear, about 10 minutes. Remove chicken from pan and keep warm. Add broth to skillet and bring to a boil over medium heat; stir to loosen browned bits from pan. Stir in cream and pimientos; boil and stir for 1 minute. Reduce heat. Add Parmesan cheese, basil, salt and pepper; cook and stir until heated through. Serve chicken with sauce. Sometimes I add some chopped artichokes (from a can or jar, drained) to this and it is a nice addition. Serves: 4

 

[Nancyg56]

Tigerkat: I have to thank you for the fried pork chop recipe. It was so good! I used a deep skillet and used your tip to use less oil than called for. I did not use the buttermilk, mine was out of date, so I used milk. It worked well. I served them with parmesan noodles, gravy and corn. This one is a keeper! The chops tasted like the ones my Mom used to make when I was a little girl, back when pork was not as lean as it is today.

 

[TigerKat]

Tigerkat: I have to thank you for the fried pork chop recipe. It was so good! I used a deep skillet and used your tip to use less oil than called for. I did not use the buttermilk, mine was out of date, so I used milk. It worked well. I served them with parmesan noodles, gravy and corn. This one is a keeper! The chops tasted like the ones my Mom used to make when I was a little girl, back when pork was not as lean as it is today.

You're welcome, so glad you enjoyed them as much as we do. By the way, hope you have a great day tomorrow - HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

Kathy

 

[LuluLovesDisney]

I had crockpot chicken with veggies and rice.

For dessert, I had three sugar free popsicles, lol! (Sore throat)

 

[LindsayDunn228]

Tonight we are having leftover crockpot Italian chicken. I love the stuff Oh, BTW, that ricotta cappuccino was AWESOME!!! As soon as I update the recipe page I will come back and post this one. Talk about rich; it tastes like a rich coffee mousse

WFD at your house?

ETA: Ricotta Cappuccino:

1/2 cup sugar
1/2 vanilla bean
1 (15-ounce) container ricotta cheese
1/2 tablespoon instant espresso powder
1 (3-inch) biscotti, crushed
Pinch ground cinnamon
Pinch cocoa powderPlace the sugar in a food processor. Cut the vanilla bean open lengthwise, scrape out the seeds, and place them in the food processor with the sugar. Run the machine to make vanilla sugar. Place the ricotta and espresso powder in the food processor. Blend for 1 minute. Stop the machine to scrape down the sides with a rubber spatula. Blend for another minute. Spoon the mixture into 4 small coffee mugs. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour and up to 1 day.

To serve, top the ricotta cappuccino with crushed biscotti. Sprinkle with cinnamon and cocoa powder.

 

[Mermaid02]

Easy night for me tonight! My dh has a meeting that will be serving dinner so I'll get the kids the frozen meals of their choice and the cafeteria at work is serving my all time FAVORITE broccoli and cheese soup so I will bring some home for my dinner and probably my breakfast too.

 

[OceanAnnie]

We're having a ham, cheese, and broccoli frittata and pan fried apples.