The What's For Dinner Thread - March '11 (recipe index in OP)

[scotlass]

Pneumonia update -

I don't think I'm any better, really... :

That doesnae sound right !!

get yer bahookie to the ER missy....now.

Vickie - When and how are you telling the family?

I have no idea !!!

We are leavin from Glasgow and stayin in a hotel the night before, so far the best we have is just havin the bags packed and at the door when he comes home from school.

He has no idea and is going to be beside himself !!

 

[Goofyluver]

It's been quiet in here today. Are all of you watching football?

UncleR turned to me today and said she wanted pizza. So, I happily obliged.

Tomorrow it's back to work. And then tomorrow afternoon I get my permanent crown put on. YAY! A new tooth!

Hope everyone has a great start to the new week.

 

[liamsaunt]

I'm also stressin about gettin tickets to see the Saints.

There are still tickets available but you have to purchase thru Ticket master.
The game is on Sunday the 16th and as we leave Friday the 7th I'm stressin they will not get here in time !!!!!!

Doesn't ticket master let you print out the tickets online? Could you have them sent to your resort? Can they leave them at will call at the stadium?

Yes! Vickie, don't have them mail you the tickets. You can print them from your email account. Or, you can arrange to have them waiting at will call. I use ticketmaster all the time and never have them mail the actual tickets, to have them mailed is yet another service charge anyway!

Pneumonia update - ignore if you don't care :
I don't think I'm any better, really... matter of fact, I woke up this morning gasping for breath and burst into tears - which does not help matters! :

Does not sound right. Are you on antibiotics as well as the nebulizer treatments? You should be. Or if you have used up the antibiotics you were on you might need another round of something stronger. Last time I had pneumonia it took three rounds of antibiotics to clear it out. Feel better

I have not uploaded any photos from the weekend yet but will have some to share eventually of Caili's pizza party and Laura's blueberry pie Today I went to my inlaws and cooked dinner for them: grilled tuna, caprese salad, asparagus, and smashed potatoes. No pictures!

Speaking of pictures, yesterday as I was plating up dinner Liam started walking around saying "I am Auntie Becky! Click, click, click!" while pretending to take pictures of all of the food. Wise guy....

 

[bigmerle1966]

It's been quiet in here today. Are all of you watching football?

I was and now am again. Watched my Ravens kick some Steeler butts! Now I'm watching the NY/Dallas game.

Spent the rest of the day watching 9/11 coverage.

 

[PrincessInOz]

One Pot Chicken Rice



This recipe is adapted from the Claypot Rice dishes you will find at some of the Asian eateries. Cooking in the claypot provides additional flavour and visual ambience to the meal; but in my home, time is of the essence. I’ve cooked this dish in my rice cooker and can have all the preparation work completed in the morning before the usual running around after school. When we come home, I press the button and 20 minutes later, we’re sitting down to this meal. You can serve this with some sliced cucumber on the side or stir fry veg. But for this day, I ran out of time and served it as is!


My starting ingredients:

• Chicken tenderloins, about 1 lb (you can use chicken pieces or wings etc)
• Chinese sausage, 2, sliced
• Sweet Potato, 1 medium potato, peeled and cut into chunks (optional)
• Ginger, 3 slices, julienned
• Kecap Manis or Sweet Soya Sauce, 2 tablespoon
• (Light) Soya Sauce, 1 tablespoon
• Thick Soya Sauce, 1 teaspoon (optional)
• Pepper to taste

Mix all the above ingredients together and marinade for at least 4 hours (or overnight).


I also had these other starting ingredients:

• Chinese mushroom, 3 – soaked in hot water for at least 30 minutes to reconstitute. I used about 1 cup of hot water to soak the mushrooms.

After 30 minutes, slice or cut the mushroom into slivers and leave in the water until ready to use.

• Rice, about 1.5 cups, washed.

• Salted Fish, about 20-50 g. I get this from my Asian grocer. When I was a child, we used to go on driving holidays. There was one particular town we drove past that specialised in salting and sun-drying the fish. I still remember the smell!
  NOTE: The Asians are not the only ones that salt fish….the Scandinavians do as well.

When I get my salted fish and bring it home, I cut it into chunks and freeze it for longer storage. This way, I can use the chunks when I want it without having to defrost a whole piece. When cooked in this dish, the fish will almost dissolve into the rice (much like anchovies), but it adds aroma and depth of flavour to the dish.

Place the salted fish in the rice pot with the washed rice. Add about ½ - 1 cup water to the pot.

Place the sliced mushroom and all the soaking liquid into the pot.

Add the chicken, Chinese sausage, sweet potato and all the marinade to the pot. There should be enough liquid to not quite cover the ingredients. Place the pot back into the rice cooker.

(This is the stage you can leave things at for cooking later).


Turn the rice cooker on and cook until the cooker automatically turns off. Leave for at least 5 – 10 minutes before serving.

My dinner!

 

[Nancyg56]

Aimee- I am getting worried about you. Please let us know how you are doing.

Princess- The wedding is on Saturday. We are just in the leading up meals I hope that your DH gets home soon before you and your DS get too lonely

Jen- I hate work in my mouth!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Vickie- you love your FB!!!!!!!!!!! Have fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Becky- Liam

Dinner was spaghetti and meat sauce, sweet sausage, soft rolls and butter and a green salad. Leftovers from Friday night for dessert. Tonight will be grilled steak, cole slaw and salad.

Brian was working last night so Welby brought the girls down for dinner. Nola said "You sure have good cookin' Nana!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!' " Love that little Peanut!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Glynis]

Happy Monday, everyone! It's kind of a grey day, here. Looks like we might be in for a storm. It won't be anything like what some of you have experienced, and for that I'm grateful!

Today is a long day for Alan. He left the house at 4:00 this morning, and will probably drag himself in around 11:00 tonight. He's got a double shift today, plus a class. Poor guy. I need to call him and see if he wants me to bring him dinner.

Speaking of dinner... because Alan's gone, I won't be doing any fancy cooking. The kids just don't like it. So, tonight's dinner will be cowboy quesadillas, steamed broccoli and ice cream. Simple and satisfying.

 

[EJ4Disney]

Mornin' gals,

Janice ~ I was just about to ask for your Cider gravy recipe when I saw you posted it - THANKS!!!
to you missing your Dad. I miss mine too. Bless your heart.

Robin ~ I so agree with you. Ethan is VERY smart - actually gifted smart - so that is why they went ahead and sent him early. His preschool teacher said it would be "criminal" to hold him back. WHATEVER!!!!! They did (not listening to me, of course, you know, I know NOTHING!) but now they are really regretting it as he is a little guy. I know it will all work out in the end.

Laura ~ those coconut crips sound very good. Never heard of them.

Nan ~ I am so holding you so very close this week. Please enjoy this time. All will be just fine.
Thanks for the advice about Ethan - I know you are right.

Vic ~ Stay safe in the storm. Thanks for the BOY well wishes. We are excited.

Aimee ~ please take care of you. I am so worried about you. Don't mess around with this. Like others have said - you should be feeling a bit better. my friend.

Jen ~ So glad that things are slowly getting back to normal. Prayers for your friends and neighboors that weren't so lucky.

Princess ~ your food porn is just wonderful. Have a fun week with the boy.

Glynis ~ Poor Alan. He is burning the candle at both ends. I hope he can keep up with it all. You must be so proud - actually all of you!


Well......we had a great weekend. And it didn't hurt that Nebraska won. Again it wasn't pretty but a win is a win and I will take it. Stephanie & Elizabeth did real good with all of the walking and the steps to our seats (row 95 - and with Preg. mommas they were up and down A LOT!!). We really had a good time and had some great conversations. They make me laugh - and I love that.

Matthew followed us home last night as Doug, Matthew, Marty and Jay are all in a Golf Tournamant today. Doug is in the height of his glory. He loves that he has his own foursome. This torurnament is at Matthew's first College he graduated from. He got his Associates degree at UN at Curtis, was Captain of the golf team, graduated in 2010 and then transferred to UNL for his last 2 years to get his Bachor's Degree. But they have always played in this tournament and really look forward to it every year. They will have a GREAT time.

I have Zumba after work, then home to either a quiet house or a houseful of guys. I have no idea when they will be home.

WFDT ~ The guys will eat at the Country Club and depending who is there later I will probably just eat my leftover lunch from yesterday.

Make it a sparkling day my dear friends.

 

[TigerKat]

Becky – Liam pretending to be Auntie Becky is hysterical!

Jen – We did spent the whole day watching football and cooking!

Marilyn – Your Ravens looked incredible!!!!

Nan – Gotta love what little Nola said, too cute!

Glynis – That is an extremely long day for Alan, poor guy’s going to be exhausted!

Ellen – Sounds like y’all had a great weekend. Good luck to Doug and the boys!

I think you girls can appreciate this. We had to buy a new TV so of course we got an HDTV. My guys are loving football on HD and I'm loving the Food Network on HD!!!

WFD - White beans & rice, Italian sausages and a salad.

 

[liamsaunt]

buy a new TV so of course we got an HDTV. My guys are loving football on HD and I'm loving the Food Network on HD!!!.

You are going to be spoiled for life now! I can't watch regular TV anymore, it looks fuzzy to me.

Have you seen the Pioneer Woman's show on Food TV yet? I want to watch it, but keep forgetting to DVR it.

WFD: sausage and pepper subs with the Patriots game.

 

[TigerKat]

You are going to be spoiled for life now! I can't watch regular TV anymore, it looks fuzzy to me.

Have you seen the Pioneer Woman's show on Food TV yet? I want to watch it, but keep forgetting to DVR it.

WFD: sausage and pepper subs with the Patriots game.

Yes, I love her show!!!! It's unlike anything else on the network. Her entire family is a big part of it.

 

[bigmerle1966]

Marilyn – Your Ravens looked incredible!!!!

They were, weren't they!

Not sure what's for dinner tonight.

 

[Goofyluver]

I have a new tooth!!!

We had the Bangin' Shrimp Tacos for dinner and they were yummy.

It's been a long day. I'm going to go spend time with UncleR and catch up on the boards. Hope everyone is well!

 

[liamandcaili]

Hi Everyone,

Catching up a little during halftime. We are in full throttle here, and things are only going to get busier. Liam is playing fall baseball. He moves up to Babe Ruth in the spring, so this is an adjustment league. It really seems to take forever for the kids to run to first base. It seems like the infield could throw it around the bases and then throw to first and still get the out. Caili is skating three days a week and has ballet two days. Next week, Nutcracker rehearsals start and she wants to add a yoga class. We won't even get into my work or the kids' schoolwork.

Anyway, tonight's dinner was pasta fresca.

Laura – Last night’s dinner was just ok with me. I let Johnny decide where we were going and he chose Texas Roadhouse.

One of those just opened here.

Tropical Storm Katia looks to be headin ower here....Tropical storm and Scotland, not everyday you see those words in the same sentence

Stay safe!

I don't think I'm any better, really

Please do not ignore pneumonia! I hope you are feeling better and that you are resting.

Nola said "You sure have good cookin' Nana!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!' "

So cute!!

I might not get back on for a couple days. Have a good week!

 

[liamsaunt]

Photos from Caili's pizza party on Saturday. All pizzas are grilled, because I STILL have not replaced my broken oven. For those of you keeping track, that means I have been without an oven for 10 months. It's been just fine. The range still works, and the rest of the cooking has been via grill, toaster oven, etc. But, I have heard serious grumblings from family that I need to replace the oven for roasting a turkey before Thanksgiving, so I have started to poke around.

Mushroom pizza:

Grilled eggplant pizza:

Pepperoni pizza:

Pizza margharita:

And Laura made this blueberry pie, which Caili wanted instead of a cake.

 

[Aimeedyan]

Today is a long day for Alan. He left the house at 4:00 this morning, and will probably drag himself in around 11:00 tonight. He's got a double shift today, plus a class. Poor guy. I need to call him and see if he wants me to bring him dinner.

Poor guy! He's going to be dragging

Matthew followed us home last night as Doug, Matthew, Marty and Jay are all in a Golf Tournamant today. Doug is in the height of his glory. He loves that he has his own foursome. This torurnament is at Matthew's first College he graduated from. He got his Associates degree at UN at Curtis, was Captain of the golf team, graduated in 2010 and then transferred to UNL for his last 2 years to get his Bachor's Degree. But they have always played in this tournament and really look forward to it every year. They will have a GREAT time.

I hope they did well! DH's dad has taken up golf and he played with his dad, uncle, and brother in law on Sun and had a great time. DH was really the first golf person in this family so he's THRILLED some other guys are getting into it.

I think you girls can appreciate this. We had to buy a new TV so of course we got an HDTV. My guys are loving football on HD and I'm loving the Food Network on HD!!!

I can't believe y'all waited this long! The pic difference is amazing - I refuse to watch anything that's not HD now. Amazing! Enjoy it!

Have you seen the Pioneer Woman's show on Food TV yet? I want to watch it, but keep forgetting to DVR it.

Okay, I have to be honest about the PW... I think some of her food is good - far from healthy - but good. I think her writing is funny and clever. I HATE her bajillion cooking pictures and scroll through them as fast as possible. I think she's a brillant marketer who hit the blog world early on, used the financial resources she had at her disposal, and created an empire. Obviously a saavy businesswoman.

However, there is a lot of buzz on the interwebz about the reality of her life. She married into one the wealthiest families in the South, for one... and probably doesn't "do" half the stuff she claims to on her blog. Sorta like Jon and Kate plus 8. Simply due to lack of time, but of course not lack of money. Her life isn't about a small town ranch... which she uses as an angle a lot, I think.

I watched her show anyways and was completely underwhelmed. I enjoyed seeing the kids, and life on the ranch, but I found her completely unengaging on camera and boring. Her writing can be so witty and clever and it didn't come across that way at all on TV. 3 of us watched it this weekend and gave it big thumbs down. The recipes weren't worth noting.

I'll probably give it a few more episodes; she may warm up. Or, she may just have already found her niche and this isn't it. I'm trying to give her the benefit of the doubt!

So, there you go... my brutally honest opinion for what it's worth

Photos from Caili's pizza party on Saturday. All pizzas are grilled, because I STILL have not replaced my broken oven. For those of you keeping track, that means I have been without an oven for 10 months. It's been just fine. The range still works, and the rest of the cooking has been via grill, toaster oven, etc. But, I have heard serious grumblings from family that I need to replace the oven for roasting a turkey before Thanksgiving, so I have started to poke around.

You have made it so much longer than I did! I'm so impressed



I'm feeling perkier tonight, though it may be the onslaught of steroids pumped into me. We ordered pizza late last night so I had that for dinner.

 

[HERSEY]

I have a new tooth!!!

We had the Bangin' Shrimp Tacos for dinner and they were yummy.

It's been a long day. I'm going to go spend time with UncleR and catch up on the boards. Hope everyone is well!

Congrats on the tooth. Here I thought the thrill was loosing one so the tooth fairy can come I guess we have morphed into the time of life where the thought of keeping teeth is thrilling.

Aimee I haven't seen or heard any of that talk about PW. I sometimes feel that way about her pictures.

Darn I have run out of time I will try to get back later.

 

[Rogue26]

Aimee- I haven't seen the show, but I think Pioneer woman is meant to be a writer, not a show. And her kids make me feel really lazy.

Becky- I suppose you could butterfly the turkey and grill it!

Laura- I'm not sure when you weren't in full throttle! Okay, your kids make me feel lazy too!

Jen- The best part of going to the dentist is being done! Glad you all done.

Okay, I really need to get going. Dinner tonight is chicken with ranch dipping sauce, green beans, and acorn squash. I'm so excited for the first squash of the season, I love it. Have a great day all.

 

[EJ4Disney]

Congrats on the tooth. Here I thought the thrill was loosing one so the tooth fairy can come I guess we have morphed into the time of life where the thought of keeping teeth is thrilling.

OH. MY. GOODNESS how very true. I never though of that but you are so right. But sweetie I just about ruined my monitor spitting my coffee all over it. Thanks for the chuckle this early.

Aimee ~ I so totally agree with you on PW. But was so afraid to say anything. I have watched her a few times and each time I think - that is not the way it is on a ranch - at least not any I know of. And I know a LOT of them and some that are very profitable. She is just not believeable. The "Lodge" is so not like most kitchens. But I will stop there as I do like some of her recipes - but agree they are NOT healthy.
I am so glad you might be turning a corner and feeling better. Take it easy!!

Kat ~ on the new TV. HD is amazing except for the fact it really spoils you to not watch without it.
Oh and not to be tarred and feathered - We LOVE the Texas Roadhouse. But on the other hand we don't have your fresh seafood either.

Jen ~ Yea for your new tooth!! How's our Tooter doing?

Glynis ~ How did Alan do yesterday? He has to be one tired man today! I so admire you both for doing this.

Laura ~ You are always one busy girl. There will come a time that you will miss this. I guess that is why Doug and I had such a hard time when we became "Empty Nesters" we so missed the hustle and bustle of a busy house.
Your blueberry pie looked so good - I loved the crust stars.

Becky ~ You just amaze me with the wonderful food that comes out of your kitchen without an oven.
Your eggplant pizza looks amazing.

Robin ~ I too love acorn squash. I haven't had one yet this season but I can't wait.


The boys won yesterday. They got home around 8:00 last night and they were on top of the world. Marty even won a new golf bag, and Jay won a shirt and visor. They had a great time.

Tonight is Bunko at Stephanies so I am really looking forward to that. We always have so much fun. We don't play in the summertime so it will be fun to see all of the girls again. Such a good time we have.

WFDT ~ BALT sandwiches, pasta salad and sweet potato chips

Make it a great day my friends.

 

[scotlass]

Can they leave them at will call at the stadium?

Or, you can arrange to have them waiting at will call.

Thanks lassies, this is not an option when buying tickets here so I never knew about it.....I do now...AND THATS WHERE IM GETTIN MA SAINTS TICKETS BABY !!!

I am beyond excited, and Im really happy with the tickets I finally picked.
After much deliberation I went for ones close ( but not too close ) to the pirate ship.
I know its gonnae be super loud but the boy will love it.