What’s for Dinner Tonight?

[cabanafrau]

This morning I put some chicken tenders to marinate in buttermilk. I'll bread and bake them tonight and sort out what to fill out the meal later.

MIL has been released from the hospital and was sent home via ambulance. This is just a disaster waiting to happen and the extended family is absolutely floored the hospital signed off. An even bigger chill is headed our way starting Sunday, so a great day to hunker down at home. I've decided to use the hibernation day to batch cook as much as I possibly can to fill their freezer with an assortment of homemade meals. DH says he'll help out and both daughters have said they'll come pitch in also. Next step will be planning out what is possible to orchestrate fairly simultaneously, pays attention to their nutritional needs, freezes well and either won't require chopping or minimal chopping for MIL. Guess I'll have to bust the seal on my shiny new don't wanna cook NY resolution only about a week after getting around to actually making it.

 

[#1hoosierfan]

Last night I made homemade chicken tenders and macaroni and cheese.

I picked up a container of brisket in sauce that you heat in the microwave at Aldi a few days. I am fixing that with rice and broccoli tonight.

 

[tarheelmjfan]

Sent my home attendant to the supermarket for any kind of eggs today. Need to finish velveting the chicken and put it in the freezer pronto.Lets hope for the best.

Once again, you taught me something new about cooking. I had never heard of velveting chicken & had to look it up. Interesting.

 

[tarheelmjfan]

This morning I put some chicken tenders to marinate in buttermilk. I'll bread and bake them tonight and sort out what to fill out the meal later.

MIL has been released from the hospital and was sent home via ambulance. This is just a disaster waiting to happen and the extended family is absolutely floored the hospital signed off. An even bigger chill is headed our way starting Sunday, so a great day to hunker down at home. I've decided to use the hibernation day to batch cook as much as I possibly can to fill their freezer with an assortment of homemade meals. DH says he'll help out and both daughters have said they'll come pitch in also. Next step will be planning out what is possible to orchestrate fairly simultaneously, pays attention to their nutritional needs, freezes well and either won't require chopping or minimal chopping for MIL. Guess I'll have to bust the seal on my shiny new don't wanna cook NY resolution only about a week after getting around to actually making it.

It's wonderful that you guys are doing this. I'm sorry it's necessary, but hopefully it will provide you with a little family bonding time. It sounds like you've raised your girls right. Good for you.

 

[tarheelmjfan]

Cottage pie (utilizing the leftover roast & masked potatoes).

 

[Suger Mag]

Great price on coho salmon ($5.99/lb) at the Big Y means tonight is baked salmon with green salad and garlic toast. Got some for tonight and for the freezer for later.

 

[cabanafrau]

Great price on coho salmon ($5.99/lb) at the Big Y means tonight is baked salmon with green salad and garlic toast. Got some for tonight and for the freezer for later.

Holy moly, haven't seen a deal like that in quite a while. I've tentatively sketched in some fish cakes for my batch cooking session if I can get some decent canned salmon at an acceptable price, but that's a real find.

 

[Suger Mag]

Holy moly, haven't seen a deal like that in quite a while. I've tentatively sketched in some fish cakes for my batch cooking session if I can get some decent canned salmon at an acceptable price, but that's a real find.

Right? And good looking too, not all scrawny or tail bits

 

[tinkerbellandpeterpan]

Mom is going out to dinner with a girlfriend which is great. So DH and I are eating in with dad. Cheese tortellini, red sauce, and warmed Italian bread for dinner. Pretty easy tonight.

 

[NYCgrrl]

Once again, you taught me something new about cooking. I had never heard of velveting chicken & had to look it up. Interesting.

A great technique that can easily be used to cook other cuisine’s dishes like stews. Here’s a recipe link that connects to an article that you might enjoy:
https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes...e_code=1.pU4.u6iK.U8cF_aToawk5&smid=share-url

Tonight I’m heating up the last of the manicotti. The jarred sauce is finished so using some roasted tomatoes and heavy cream with grated Parmesan to make a sauce. A green salad with cuke slices should finish the lettuce I hope.

 

[LoveDaisy]

Tonight we had nachos with leftover taco stuff.

I’m going to a post holiday get together with some coworkers tomorrow and I have chocolate almond cupcakes in the oven. Smells delicious!

 

[tarheelmjfan]

A great technique that can easily be used to cook other cuisine’s dishes like stews. Here’s a recipe link that connects to an article that you might enjoy:
https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes...e_code=1.pU4.u6iK.U8cF_aToawk5&smid=share-url

Tonight I’m heating up the last of the manicotti. The jarred sauce is finished so using some roasted tomatoes and heavy cream with grated Parmesan to make a sauce. A green salad with cuke slices should finish the lettuce I hope.

Thanks for the link. I'll check it out.

 

[tasha99]

Dinners I made in the past few days:

A whole steamed sea bream, Chinese style with a side salad
A roasted chicken with sauteed kale on the side
Cinncinati chili and salad
Carne asada (today) with roasted peppers/onions
Japanese style miso glazed black cod (tomorrow) and some sort of veggie

 

[LoveDaisy]

Heading to a coworkers for a post holiday get together. We are having snacks. Buffalo chicken dip, cheese and meats, hummus and veggies, shrimp cocktail, sweet and sour meatballs and I am bringing chocolate almond cupcakes. They are surprisingly good and really easy. They start with a box cake mix.

 

[leebee]

We are finally home from vacation (NOLA and WDW- ate and drank way too many amazing things!) and I'm tired and it's cold, so I'm thinking comfort food. The fridge is pretty empty- don't think DD/SIL went shopping while we were gone- but there are some mushrooms and some beef stock. I'm thinking of making a rich brown gravy with mushrooms, then adding ground beef in some form (ground, salisbury steak, meatballs). Plenty of rice and instant potatoes, but we also have some spetzle that would be good with the gravy, too! I'll wing it somehow- really, i want the beefy mushroom gravy and don't care about the rest!

 

[tarheelmjfan]

I'm making baked tortellini out of leftovers. We'll probably have a bagged salad with it.

 

[cabanafrau]

Tonight I'm going to make some kielbasa and pierogi along with some roasted cabbage.

 

[dizneegirl]

The stuffed spaghetti squash I didn't get made last time I said it was what's for dinner.

 

[cabanafrau]

The stuffed spaghetti squash I didn't get made last time I said it was what's for dinner.

Oh, I'm glad you didn't make it and posted it again. I thought it was such a good idea and then promptly forgot about it. Might be sketching that into my meal planning for tomorrow's grocery run.

 

[dizneegirl]

Oh, I'm glad you didn't make it and posted it again. I thought it was such a good idea and then promptly forgot about it. Might be sketching that into my meal planning for tomorrow's grocery run.

Got the squash in the oven, and have hot sausage, provolone and pizza sauce ready to go in when the squash is soft!