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

[Goofyluver]

Well, I'm formally back on a client site today. I'm back with an old client and he and I are so pleased to be working together again. It was a mutual love-fest today.
And I think I'm going to be a very busy person between now and Christmas.

Just make sure you have time for shopping!

And congrats on the client!




And Alison, your manicotti looks great! One of my faves!

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Good Tuesday mornin' y'all!

I started falling asleep in the chair at 9 last night. At some point, I think I went to bed.

4 more work days till Thanksgiving break!

Tonight's dinner is Bang Bang shrimp tacos!

Everyone have a great day!

 

[TigerKat]

Kat - Can you post your red beans and rice recipe? I think DH might appreciate it.

Red Beans and Rice

2 onions, diced
1 green bell pepper, seeded and diced
1 stalk celery, diced
2 tablespoons rendered bacon fat
1 pound dried red kidney beans
2 smoked ham hocks
3 bay leaves
1 teaspoon each dried thyme and oregano
½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
3 green onions, chopped
1 lb. smoked sausage
Salt
Freshly ground black pepper
Tabasco
3 cups cooked Basic Louisiana White Rice

Sweat the onions, bell peppers, and celery in the rendered bacon fat in a heavy soup pot over medium-high heat.
Once the onions become translucent, add the kidney beans, ham hocks, bay leaves, thyme, oregano and cayenne, then add water to cover by 2 inches.
Increase the heat and bring the water to a boil. Cover the pot, reduce the heat to low, and allow the beans to slowly simmer for 2 hours. Periodically stir the beans to make sure that they don’t scorch on the bottom of the pot, adding water if necessary, always keeping the beans covered by an inch or more of water.
Continue cooking the beans until they are creamy and beginning to fall apart when they’re stirred. Add sliced smoked sausage. Cook for 20 more minutes.
Remove the ham hock meat from the bones, roughly chop it, and add it back to the pot of beans.
Stir in the green onions and season with salt, black pepper and Tabasco. Serve with white rice.



Congrats on the client!!

WFD - Pork chops with a balsamic & rosemary gravy, mashed potatoes and corn.

 

[Nancyg56]

Good Morning! Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Feast or Famine on this thread and I definitely missed a lot yesterday!


PIO- food looks lovely as usual! I am so glad you are formally working on site!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Ellen- We are soul sisters I am also thinking about Thanksgiving but am not there on my menu. It is always about the same. Boring people in my family!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Janice- I am with you on the oysters. I had them for the first time in Myrtle Beach this Fall and they were okay. I am not a whole belly clam gal either so they were just

Kat- I wish Buddy would eat beans, I love red beans and rice but not just for me

Lindsay- did you have fun???? Details please!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Glynis- Stop cleaning !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I think dinner is going to be the chicken casserole that Ellen posted.

We went to Ruby Tuesday last night., We were supposed to go to Red Robin but my niece Kim works at RT and wanted us to come down. She is a hoot and gave Buddy a run for his money And money we spend when we go there.............after he quizzes her and anyone else he can corner at the table about how tips are distributed he pads the tip for her. She is one of our darlings and would walk through fire for either one of us, will not take a thing from us so this way he feels like he is giving her something.

So Bud got a bit of an earful from his coworker yesterday. He used to partner with Buddy's partner and broke off the partnership for the same reason. Unreasonable outbursts that were not really explainable. The one that put him over the edge was not answering his cell fast enough. What part of truck drivers cannot talk on cell phones did he not understand? Buddy did not want to bring any of this up but his friend was waiting at the timeclock at 5 AM and had already head some of the tale from Joe.

We will walk from this but I think that Buddy intends to go talk to Bill, he said he cannot leave it like this. I told him I need to stay home for that conversation, no good would come from my temper. Since Marisa is going to be joining the ranks of the unemployed next summer I need her to handle the books on this contract. I am not good at this and we cannot make a mistake. She reconciles accounts and manages ledgers for a living so hopefully she has time

I missed a lot and I am sorry but I forget what I wanted to say

 

[Glynis]

Morning, everyone! We are just starting to get going today, so I thought I'd stop in before things get crazy!

Nancy - Good luck to Buddy on that conversation! I hope it goes well!

Jen - Good for you, for starting your decorating! Alan has a strict "no Christmas decorations before Thanksgiving" rule. We drag out our stuff the Sunday after Thanksgiving, as that gives me time to get all our Countdown Calendars in place for the first of December.

On tap for today? Yup, you guessed it! Another fun-filled day cleaning Chez Glynis! The end is in sight though. All I have left to do is clean out the refrigerators, change the sheets in the Guest room and vacuum, vacuum, vacuum the basement! Oh, yeah, I also need to narrow down the list of pies the kids gave me. Gotta get going on that!

Dinner tonight will be quesadillas, green salad and Mexican rice.

 

[EJ4Disney]

Good morning.

Kat ~ WOW - your meal sounds just wonderful. There should be leftovers for sure. I wish I was sharing with ya'll, that is my kind of dinner.

Lindsay ~ Thanks for taking such good care of us.

Jen ~ U bet on the presents. Hummmm let's see how can we get together.
Cousin Chris and family live at the base of the Mountains. Love it. Last year we went out for the Balloon Fiesta - Amazing!!
Your menu sounds great!!

Glynis ~ we do think alike!! Was yours as good as mine was?

Alison ~ OMGoodness your manicotti looked screen licking good. OH MY!!

PIO ~ Yea on the job. Busy is so much better than not.

Nan ~ Morning Sista!! I have the same kind of family - Boring. I try to change it up a bit and oh my they have a fit. One year Doug's Mom made a pumpkin dessert instead of pie............you would have thought she had lost her mind. I fix a corn pudding and Kathy (Doug's sister) fixes a peach salad. If we don't have that EVERY TIME we are in big trouble. We can add other things but don't leave the regular ones out. Families - aren't they great!!!

Beautiful day in my little neighborhood. It is cold/brisk out this morning but the bluest of skies. I love fall with the blue skies. They are the prettiest this time of year.

Went to Zumba last night and then baked my pumpkin bread to take with me next week. It went to the freezer this morning. I have a few more things to get done tonight.

WFDT ~ Vegetable soup (in the crockpot), homemade rye bread (in the machine ready when I get home) and cranberry cookies.

Make it a great day everyone.

 

[Glynis]

Glynis ~ we do think alike!! Was yours as good as mine was?

WFDT ~ Vegetable soup (in the crockpot), homemade rye bread (in the machine ready when I get home) and cranberry cookies.

Make it a great day everyone.

Yes, it was! It was really yummy! I tried some of the new Stove Top Cranberry stuffing, and it really added something to the dish! Alan just loved it when he got home. He called it Thanksgiving, round 1!

Your dinner sounds really good! I'm going to have to do some soup, soon! I love it!

 

[HERSEY]

Quick fly-by

WFD is creamy cajun chicken pasta

 

[Rogue26]

Kathy- So is oyster dressing really good? It sounds strange to me, but maybe it's like stuffed clams. My dad currently has a surplus of oysters, this time of year you can get 5 quarts per week with your shellfish permit and since they keep so well he loads up if the tides right. We usually just slurp them down but maybe I should try the dressing.

Ellen- It is beautiful here too, but it's 60 degrees out! I wish I didn't take the screens out of all the windows already.

Glynis- Glad the cleanings going well, I should probably get started on mine.

PIO- Glad your with a familiar client, and one you like!

Nancy- Sorry Buddy is having a hard time, some one always gets screwed over with those work visas. My inlaws always get annoyed if my husband doesn't answer his phone quick enough. First of all, we are not people that have our phones attached to us. Second of all, he's a tree climber. It's pretty hard to answer your phone while your climbing a tree and running a chainsaw. I hope everything gets worked out as best it can.

Lindsay- Thanks for updating for us. So, how was the trip?

So I went to the store this morning to get some things for Thansgiving, and I completely forgot about dinner. I'll have to go poking around the freezer.

 

[Muffin]

Hi Kathy,
Do you soak your beans first? Or are you like John Besh and put them in the pot dry?




Michelle

 

[TigerKat]

Wow, everyone's Thanksgiving menus sound great!!

Nan - Good luck to Buddy with that conversation, hoping it goes OK.

Glynis - We're the same when it comes to Christmas decorations. The weekend after Thanksgiving is our tradition!

Robin - I don't care for a plain oyster dressing. I've tried many recipes and this one is our favorite:

Cornbread Stuffing with Oysters and Andouille

Makes 10-12 servings

1 recipe cornbread or two (8-1⁄2-ounces each) boxes cornbread mix, prepared, cut into 1-inch cubes, dried (about 8 cups)
2 tablespoons vegetable oil, plus more for greasing
1⁄2 pound andouille sausage, sliced into 1⁄2-inch half-moons
1 medium onion, finely chopped
3 celery stalks, finely chopped
1 red bell pepper, finely chopped
2 jalapenos, seeded, minced
3 cups chicken stock
3 large eggs, lightly beaten
1 pint oysters, drained, coarsely chopped
1 bunch scallions, coarsely chopped
1⁄2 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley
2 teaspoons salt
1 1⁄2 teaspoons black pepper
1⁄4 to 1⁄2 teaspoon black pepper
1 1⁄2 teaspoons poultry seasoning
1⁄2 teaspoon dried oregano
1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme


Grease a 9-by-13 baking dish with vegetable oil. Heat the 2 tablespoons oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add andouille, onion, celery, bell pepper and jalapenos. Cook, stirring, for 5 to 8 minutes, until the vegetables begin to soften. Remove from heat.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a large bowl, combine cornbread with stock. Add cooked vegetables, eggs, oysters, scallions, parsley, salt, pepper, cayenne, poultry seasoning, oregano and thyme. With your hands mix all ingredients well. Transfer mixture to the prepared baking dish. Cover with foil and bake 1 hour.

Remove baking dish from oven, uncover, bake another 20 minutes, until the top of the stuffing is golden brown and crusty. Remove from the oven; let sit at least 15 minutes before serving.
Leftovers can be refrigerated for 1 or 2 days.

 

[TigerKat]

Hi Kathy,
Do you soak your beans first? Or are you like John Besh and put them in the pot dry?

Michelle

I've never soaked them, they go in dry!

 

[Nancyg56]

Nan ~ Morning Sista!! I have the same kind of family - Boring. I try to change it up a bit and oh my they have a fit. One year Doug's Mom made a pumpkin dessert instead of pie............you would have thought she had lost her mind. I fix a corn pudding and Kathy (Doug's sister) fixes a peach salad. If we don't have that EVERY TIME we are in big trouble. We can add other things but don't leave the regular ones out. Families - aren't they great!!!

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Mine is like that, especially for Holiday meals. Buddy will tell me I make too many things and too much food but he does not want me to leave his favorites out One year Dand picked up the menu at Ruby Tuesday and informed me that the men in the family would be having dinner there if I made them eat my nanatized stuffing He actually risked life and limb to hang the thing on my refrigerator!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That is almost as bad as using my spare sink!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And Jeff would cringe if he did not get a simple pumpkin pie. Not a Paula Pumpkin pie, not a Martha Stewart pie. He want the one on the carnation can. He gets the Costco pumpkin pie, he hates mine.


Glynis- I am spending the day cleaning. You shamed me into it. All those emails from FLylady that I have cluttering up my inbox have been ignored for far too long. I just realized I am a FLylady Hoarder

Also, it's official, the First Annual Neighbor Night Pie Night is on!!!!!!!!!!!!! I sent a heads up text out and will follow up with the flyer that Marisa is making for us. SUnday night so that Buddy can get the yard done before we are driven out of the neighborhood on spikes! We were driving down the road and he said "Hey, look at that yard all full of leaves!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Yup, it was ours Thank goodness most of our neighbors like us anyway.

KAt- Buddy will calm down before he says anything to anyone. I am the one who would bang on the door and set fire to his eyebrows

Dinner is now leftovers, I never got the food in the crock pot. I also am stuck in the office because I washed myself out of the living room/kitchen.

 

[franandaj]

Kat - Can you post your red beans and rice recipe? I think DH might appreciate it.

Well, I'm formally back on a client site today. I'm back with an old client and he and I are so pleased to be working together again. It was a mutual love-fest today.
And I think I'm going to be a very busy person between now and Christmas.

Congrats on the new client!

I started falling asleep in the chair at 9 last night. At some point, I think I went to bed.

4 more work days till Thanksgiving break!

Don't wear yourself out! You need to enjoy your break!

So Bud got a bit of an earful from his coworker yesterday. He used to partner with Buddy's partner and broke off the partnership for the same reason. Unreasonable outbursts that were not really explainable. The one that put him over the edge was not answering his cell fast enough. What part of truck drivers cannot talk on cell phones did he not understand? Buddy did not want to bring any of this up but his friend was waiting at the timeclock at 5 AM and had already head some of the tale from Joe.

We will walk from this but I think that Buddy intends to go talk to Bill, he said he cannot leave it like this. I told him I need to stay home for that conversation, no good would come from my temper. Since Marisa is going to be joining the ranks of the unemployed next summer I need her to handle the books on this contract. I am not good at this and we cannot make a mistake. She reconciles accounts and manages ledgers for a living so hopefully she has time

I missed a lot and I am sorry but I forget what I wanted to say

So sorry that Buddy has to go through all this drama, but it sounds like he's better off without this partner, sounds like a real piece of work!

Went to Zumba last night and then baked my pumpkin bread to take with me next week. It went to the freezer this morning. I have a few more things to get done tonight.

WFDT ~ Vegetable soup (in the crockpot), homemade rye bread (in the machine ready when I get home) and cranberry cookies.

Make it a great day everyone.

Sounds like you have everything under control! Good for you!

On tap for today? Yup, you guessed it! Another fun-filled day cleaning Chez Glynis! The end is in sight though. All I have left to do is clean out the refrigerators, change the sheets in the Guest room and vacuum, vacuum, vacuum the basement! Oh, yeah, I also need to narrow down the list of pies the kids gave me. Gotta get going on that!

Dinner tonight will be quesadillas, green salad and Mexican rice.

Sounds like you'll have a squeaky clean house? Wanna come do mine?

Quick fly-by

WFD is creamy cajun chicken pasta

So I went to the store this morning to get some things for Thansgiving, and I completely forgot about dinner. I'll have to go poking around the freezer.

You are on top of your game! I'm going to start digging out the dining room table tomorrow and try to figure out what we're having on the menu!

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WFD? No clue! I have to go futz with my phone about 10-20 miles away, then I have to get the cats their dinner so Costco (crunchies) and Pet Smart (canned food). Maybe something at Costco will inspire me, if they have their mini buffet going.

 

[Glynis]

Glynis- I am spending the day cleaning. You shamed me into it. All those emails from FLylady that I have cluttering up my inbox have been ignored for far too long. I just realized I am a FLylady Hoarder

Also, it's official, the First Annual Neighbor Night Pie Night is on!!!!!!!!!!!!! I sent a heads up text out and will follow up with the flyer that Marisa is making for us. SUnday night so that Buddy can get the yard done before we are driven out of the neighborhood on spikes! We were driving down the road and he said "Hey, look at that yard all full of leaves!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Yup, it was ours Thank goodness most of our neighbors like us anyway.

I'm so excited to hear how your pie night goes! Take pictures and let me see the amazing pies!!!

 

[Glynis]

Sounds like you'll have a squeaky clean house? Wanna come do mine?

Well, my house would be squeaky clean if I didn't have 5 kids and a husband who go behind me undoing everything I do! It's a bit frustrating really! Oh well. It will all turn out ok.

 

[kimmar067]

...what's for dinner? Hmmmm, lesseee....I threw short ribs and country spare ribs into my crock pot, sprinkled with freshly cracked pepper, and added 2 cloves of chopped up garlic, 3 oz. soy sauce, 2 oz. red wine, 5 or 6 oz BBQ sauce, 1 T. chopped ginger, 1 oz rice wine vinegar, and 2 diced scallions. I'll serve it later [with white rice] after it simmers on low for about 6 hours....YUMMY!!!

 

[franandaj]

...what's for dinner? Hmmmm, lesseee....I threw short ribs and country spare ribs into my crock pot, sprinkled with freshly cracked pepper, and added 2 cloves of chopped up garlic, 3 oz. soy sauce, 2 oz. red wine, 5 or 6 oz BBQ sauce, 1 T. chopped ginger, 1 oz rice wine vinegar, and 2 diced scallions. I'll serve it later [with white rice] after it simmers on low for about 6 hours....YUMMY!!!

Hey Kimmar! Nice to see you here! That sounds quite tasty!

 

[dgbg100106]

Afternoon everyone...

I have been in training all day and unable to post until now...

Alison - dinner looked really nice.

Hope you all have a great day.

WFD? I have no idea, I will be in class this evening and tomorrow evening.

 

[Nancyg56]

So I ma done for the day! My steamer was going in overdrive today and finally I feel like some areas of my house are clean enough for company. I have roughhewn pine boards for wainscoting in the living room and office. It goes well with the house but you cannot clean it and I hate dust. I use a steam buggy and blast it off. I use it on the stones on the fireplace too and they were pretty awful after all those days the fireplace went 24/7 last month.

Marisa brought home Krispy Kreme donuts (thinking of my little buddy Hailey )!!!!! and I have been eating them all day. Dinner is officially sandwiches because the thought of eating is making me cringe.

 

[HERSEY]

...what's for dinner? Hmmmm, lesseee....I threw short ribs and country spare ribs into my crock pot, sprinkled with freshly cracked pepper, and added 2 cloves of chopped up garlic, 3 oz. soy sauce, 2 oz. red wine, 5 or 6 oz BBQ sauce, 1 T. chopped ginger, 1 oz rice wine vinegar, and 2 diced scallions. I'll serve it later [with white rice] after it simmers on low for about 6 hours....YUMMY!!!

What no bacon

So I ma done for the day! My steamer was going in overdrive today and finally I feel like some areas of my house are clean enough for company. I have roughhewn pine boards for wainscoting in the living room and office. It goes well with the house but you cannot clean it and I hate dust. I use a steam buggy and blast it off. I use it on the stones on the fireplace too and they were pretty awful after all those days the fireplace went 24/7 last month.

Marisa brought home Krispy Kreme donuts (thinking of my little buddy Hailey )!!!!! and I have been eating them all day. Dinner is officially sandwiches because the thought of eating is making me cringe.

I steamblast my dust bunnies too. I don't like to think of the time before steam