What’s for Dinner Tonight?

[tarheelmjfan]

The tortellini we didn't have on Monday since we are doing meatless. Just butter for me. Rao's vodka sauce for DH. Quick and easy for the end of the work week.

You inspired me to make the same with a little variation. I'm going to add garlic bread as well. DS is eating with us & he loves garlic bread.

 

[AustinTink]

Made a fresh batch of cooked salsa. Frying up some tortilla chips to go with the salsa, rice, beans and queso.

 

[NYCgrrl]

Made a fresh batch of cooked salsa. Frying up some tortilla chips to go with the salsa, rice, beans and queso.

Recipe, please?

 

[Meriweather]

Smothered chicken......smothered with mushrooms, jalapenos, onions, cheese

 

[AustinTink]

Recipe, please?

This is the classic South Texas way for making salsa, the kind you’ll find in the authentic border restaurants. It’s how our family has always made it but I don’t have an official recipe. It’s super easy though. You boil all the ingredients for about 10 minutes and then blend in the blender with a half a bunch of fresh cilantro and lime.

The ingredients:
5-6 Roma tomatoes (whole- leave skin on them)
1 large jalapeño (whole- just remove the stem after boiling)
1 small Serrano (optional)
2-3 garlic cloves
1/4 white onion (optional)
Salt (I never measure- maybe a teaspoon)

Cover with water and boil for 10 minutes or until fully softened. Remove the veggies and place in blender. Add a little of the cooking water to blender, not too much maybe a 1/4 cup at a time to your desired consistency during the blending process. Add a tiny bit of knorr chicken base, maybe an 1/2 teaspoon. You can also use Better than Bullion) Add in a 1/2 bunch of cilantro and blend/puree. Add in the juice of one lime then pulse a few more times.

Serve warm and you have a true taste of South Texas. Enjoy!

 

[LoveDaisy]

I live in CT and today is 57 and sunny which is delightful for March. Having a few friends over today for patio time and will light the fire pit. I’m serving

Cheese board
Shrimp cocktail
Pigs in a blanket
Bacon wrapped scallops
A boxes of mixed frozen apps from Trader Joe’s
Deviled eggs
Chips and dip.
S’mores
A friend is bringing pastry from a great bakery near her

I’ll also have sparkling from my favorite vineyard

 

[scrapquitler]

I've got leftover chicken and leftover rice, so we are having homemade chicken fried rice tonight.

 

[leebee]

Last night: Cheese ravioli, sauce, meatballs, salad. Everybody worked late so it was frozen ravioli, frozen meatballs, and canned (but doctored up) sauce. Salad was fresh (if you what's in the fridge "fresh!")

Tonight: It's supposed to be homemade macaroni and cheese, but I just learned that DD/SonIL won't be home for dinner. Mac and cheese is a lot of work for just the 3 of us and I'm tuckered (and I have a butt-load of grading to do), so I think the mac and cheese will be pushed over to Monday night and tonight we'll do last night's leftovers. I'm trying to think of a way to fancy them up so it doesn't look like we are eating the same thing 2 nights in a row. I might do the ravioli in browned butter (with garlic or lemon... or both). Meatballs and sauce can be kept for another night- or frozen. I bought 2 rotisserie chickens from Sam's today so we could have chicken with the ravioli, and steamed broccoli.
[The chickens have had the meat removed and the bones are currently boiling down with leftover peelings from the freezer to make "garbage broth" as DD called it when she was little.]

Easter: We are having brunch with our SonIL's family at noon. DD will make either chicken and dumplings or chicken pot pie for dinner using the stock that is currently cooking down, as well as the white meat of the chicken. The rest of the chicken will probably become chicken salad for lunches/snacks this week; the little guy LOVES it on crackers!

 

[TippyThomas]

Barbecue chicken quarters over the campfire. We have various salads and sides as well but the star is the chicken.

 

[Meriweather]

Smothered chicken......smothered with mushrooms, jalapenos, onions, cheese

Postponed.....too tired to cook tonight, but most the Easter food is ready.

Pick up burgers instead.....and watching TV while eating

 

[tarheelmjfan]

Grilled BBQ chicken, baked potato & sautéed asparagus.

 

[tarheelmjfan]

Barbecue chicken quarters over the campfire. We have various salads and sides as well but the star is the chicken.

I'm so jealous of your camping meals. Cooking over an open, wood fire sounds great. Do you have a group of people that you schedule meetups with ahead of time or do you just make friends, after you get there? I'm asking, because DH & I stay in campground cabins occasionally, if his jobsite has one available. I've never thought to ask anyone to join us, when we grill. That sounds really nice.

 

[TippyThomas]

I'm so jealous of your camping meals. Cooking over an open, wood fire sounds great. Do you have a group of people that you schedule meetups with ahead of time or do you just make friends, after you get there? I'm asking, because DH & I stay in campground cabins occasionally, if his jobsite has one available. I've never thought to ask anyone to join us, when we grill. That sounds really nice.

There is a mix actually. I have met people because we all go to the same campgrounds and have seen each other off and on for years now. We really don't plan to go at certain times but we pretty much know we'll see each other based on our normal schedule and patterns.

I usually meet others just by saying hello and stopping to talk to each other as well. There is a large group of Mennonites here celebrating Easter at the campground I'm at now. It's been a fun and happy surprise and I'm really enjoying spending time with them as well.

I think if you make an effort to meet and greet people, inviting or getting invited to a night time campfire will start some great relationships. It's certainly working for me.

 

[tarheelmjfan]

There is a mix actually. I have met people because we all go to the same campgrounds and have seen each other off and on for years now. We really don't plan to go at certain times but we pretty much know we'll see each other based on our normal schedule and patterns.

I usually meet others just by saying hello and stopping to talk to each other as well. There is a large group of Mennonites here celebrating Easter at the campground I'm at now. It's been a fun and happy surprise and I'm really enjoying spending time with them as well.

I think if you make an effort to meet and greet people, inviting or getting invited to a night time campfire will start some great relationships. It's certainly working for me.

That's awesome that you've been able to spend time with a group of Mennonites. I'm sure they make you feel closer to your parents, during the holiday.

I can see how camping could be conducive to a close knit community. We need to get out & socialize more the next time we stay in a cabin.

It sounds like your trip is off to a great start. Safe travels & fun times ahead. Happy Easter!

 

[LoveDaisy]

We had lasagna and salad. Dessert is a strawberry peach cake from a local bakery.

 

[tarheelmjfan]

Grilled steak, mashed potatoes, sautéed green beans & limited edition Spumoni DH picked up at Publix.

 

[NYCgrrl]

Sounds like many of us had a weekend filled with good food and remembrance of the holiness of now.
I’m not into organized religion anymore but always count my blessings when this time of year rolls around .

I needed to yesterday because my router died and I realized what any integral part of life the internet has become. Had to depend on my wits to complete dishes for my Easter meal. My pavlova isn’t as high as I expected thereby pointing out the beauty of the forgotten cream of tartar and importance of recalling the ratio to use when substituting confectioners sugar for granulated ( it’s 2.25:1).

Finishing off the pastry design of my Easter pie was seat of the pants but since I’ve extra filling and dough, I can still experiment this week.This is how the mini turned out:


Last night I finished off the everything beans and tonight enjoyed the green minestrone soup (amazingly delish if I do say myself) and the pizza rustica/ Easter pie/ pizzagriano (sp?). Saving the lamb chops for tomorrow as my “lupper” guest and I were too full for more.

We also enjoyed dessert which turned out to be a sorbet pavlova as I couldn’t find orange or lemon sorbet.

 

[Meriweather]

Breaded shrimp, jalapeno poppers, peas and corn, chocolate covered strawberries and a mini eclair

 

[ronandannette]

Not sure about dinner, but I know exactly what I'll be having for lunch for the next week or so. I've got pounds and pounds of Easter ham left over and I'll be packing sandwiches. DH really dislikes left-overs and I've already re-purposed it once into a pasta dish for guests last night. I may get away with serving ham and eggs in a few days but that'll be the very outside limit of his tolerance. I don't find ham to freeze very well so I hope I can mow it down before it spoils.

 

[Meriweather]

Tonight is the Smothered Chicken we did not have a few nights ago.
And asparagus