What's for Dinner Tonight? (recipe index in OP)

[Lachesis00]

I missed this one

Thanks on my little man Aiden He is the apple of my eye. He has his daddy's eskimo eyes, little bugger. Doesn't look a thing like me He just broke through his first 2 teeth this past week.

Guess we're flying on Tuesday Not today as planned.

That photo is GREAT!!

I also have to share a pic of the buffet...everyone loved it!

Have a safe trip! Your baby is beautiful!

 

[liamsaunt]

Here are some photos...the msushroom pizza from Thursday:

Last night's cheese plate. See the runny one in the front? John smuggled that back from Portugal for me. He also brought me a bottle of wine. He gives the best presents!

Tonight I am roasting a chicken and making mashed potatoes and broccoli and maybe ONION RINGS! Laura, those look sooo awesome, please post the recipe!

 

[Lachesis00]

I love the taste of mushrooms but HATE the texture no matter if they are raw or cooked. If I close my eyes and chew carefully I can eat them LOL. The pizza and cheeses look yummy!!

I wish we had some kind of food here... This is my mom and dad's second home. Used mostly for over night stays, not really long term and so there is never any food in the house. I did buy some this past week but thinking we were leaving, I didn't buy much.

 

[Briarmom]

I fibbed. I am not flying home until Tuesday. But we've been living mostly on take out which I am tiring fast of. My dad doesn't like 'messes' in the kitchen so it leaves little option.

OH! Where in AK are you? Where have you been eating? There are some places in Fairbanks/North Pole that I could go for right now. Heck, there are some places in Chandler I could go for right now.

Last night's cheese plate. See the runny one in the front? John smuggled that back from Portugal for me. He also brought me a bottle of wine. He gives the best presents!

I love how you guys put the cheese names on all that cheese just for the two of you. I won't lie, we had bread and cheese for lunch and there was no fanciness involved.

Oh, tonight it's homemade pizza.

 

[liamandcaili]

I can't stand water chestnuts.

Me either. Hope you're feeling better today.

Beck -- That cheese looks awesome! Here's the onion ring recipe (even though I already talked to you)

Onion Rings

1 large, sweet onion, skinned and cut into 1/4 inch rings
1 quart buttermilk
1 c flour
1 c medium grind cornmeal
1 tsp salt
1 tsp black pepper
1/2 tsp cayenne (optional)
vegetable or canola oil for frying

Separate the onion into individual rings (some will break...that's okay). Put rings into a large glass dish and pour the buttermilk over them. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes or several hours.

Heat the oil either in a deep fat fryer or a large deep pot with a deep fat thermometer to 350-375 degrees (I heat my fryer to 375, but the pot to somewhere between 350-375).

Combine the flour, cornmeal, salt, pepper and cayenne (if using) in a large paper bag. When oil is hot, add the onion rings to the bag, shaking off any excess buttermilk, and shake until rings are coated with flour mix. Add the onion rings to the oil in batches (it took me three fryings for one onion) and fry until golden brown, about 3 minutes. If using a fryer, check after 2 minutes. If after 3 minutes, they aren't done, continue frying until browned to your liking. Drain on paper towels and salt. Wait until oil is hot again between batches.

If you aren't serving in batches, you can reheat all the onion rings together (take them off the paper towels first) in a 400 degree oven for five minutes, or until hot again.

 

[Lachesis00]

SE Alaska, bouncing between Skagway, Petersburg and Juneau. I've been eating at the local pizza joint ($25 a pizza--one size only, small) and the local cafe. In Juneau it's Little Hong Kong or Bullwinkles Pizza (they have good salads).

Driving me crazy not to have food in the pantry or freezer. It's 7:16am and I am hungry. I wonder if my dad would be up for beer battered halibut. He is the reason we didn't fly home today (he is having some depression issues. I have a physical disability, that makes it hard for to travel w/a 9m old. I *could* do it, but honestly, little man likes to look around and squirm a lot and I am not so sure I wouldn't drop him or conk his little head).

Where in Chandler do you like eating?

OH! Where in AK are you? Where have you been eating? There are some places in Fairbanks/North Pole that I could go for right now. Heck, there are some places in Chandler I could go for right now.

 

[Briarmom]

SE Alaska, bouncing between Skagway, Petersburg and Juneau. I've been eating at the local pizza joint ($25 a pizza--one size only, small) and the local cafe. In Juneau it's Little Hong Kong or Bullwinkles Pizza (they have good salads).

Driving me crazy not to have food in the pantry or freezer. It's 7:16am and I am hungry. I wonder if my dad would be up for beer battered halibut. He is the reason we didn't fly home today (he is having some depression issues. I have a physical disability, that makes it hard for to travel w/a 9m old. I *could* do it, but honestly, little man likes to look around and squirm a lot and I am not so sure I wouldn't drop him or conk his little head).

Where in Chandler do you like eating?

I have made the trip from Alaska to the lower 48 with a toddler. I feel your pain.

Oh, I don't know where in Chandler exactly. We used to live in Goodyear so right now I could go for a Macayo's margarita...I can't even think of the burrito place's name. Sometimes I miss being able to just say 'I don't want to cook tonight, we're going to Chilis.'

ETA: Don't they have Bullwinkles in Anchorage as well?

 

[Lachesis00]

Ya know, I don't know if they have Bullwinkles up there. I hate Anchorage I couldn't even tell you why for sure. It's 1200+ miles away and I've only been there passing through going to Kenai or other places around Anchorage.

I am trying to think if I've ever been to Goodyear... probably have. I have been to Macayo's tho!

You would think eating out all the time would be cool, but it gets tiring day after day 2 or 3 meals a day. Especially since we're limited on places to eat.

 

[Disney Ron]

This is a picture from a while back, but today we finally figured out how to post it.

Menu was Shockeye Salmon poached in white wine, parsley, and lemon topped with hollandaise sauce, roasted asparagus with seasoned with lemon-pepper and evoo, and Caesar salad.

Ann

 

[Aimeedyan]

Liam was funny (and yes, he was on time!). He usually says grace, which is brief and the same every night. However, tonight he added, "and thanks for this fabulous, giant dinner!!" His plate was pretty loaded, and it was mostly empty when he was done.

We had a soup made from leftover chicken from last night. Kind of like a noodle bowl.

Oooh, that looks delish. And I always have leftover chicken when I buy them! Course, water chestnuts.

Dinner tonight was leftovers again. Alan made some sticky rice which we rolled into balls and dipped into Asian hot sauce. The kids ate chili, mac and cheese and salad. It was really good!

Stupid question - how does one make sticky rice?

WFD- We are going to have 'stuffies' as an appetizer. (I bought these at a local fish market) I am doing something DH loves pork chops and applesauce. Side dishes will be determined later.

What are stuffies?

I fibbed. I am not flying home until Tuesday. But we've been living mostly on take out which I am tiring fast of. My dad doesn't like 'messes' in the kitchen so it leaves little option.

DH is like that. He hates when I cook because it makes a mess - he does the dishes around here. If he just cleaned up everything, he will ask that we eat out instead of cooking. Drives me MAD!!

I love how you guys put the cheese names on all that cheese just for the two of you. I won't lie, we had bread and cheese for lunch and there was no fanciness involved.

DH won't go for just cheese and bread for dinner... he thinks there must be meat.

Menu was Shockeye Salmon poached in white wine, parsley, and lemon topped with hollandaise sauce, roasted asparagus with seasoned with lemon-pepper and evoo, and Caesar salad.

Ann

Looks delicious!!!


I am finally home - got in at midnight last night and had to be at work this morning at 8am to move furniture into our new space for a few hours. I'm sore!

I was going to make the chicken and dumpling stoup but may convince DH to run errands with me instead and pick something up. We'll see!

 

[TigerKat]

Aimee - Glad you finally made it home safely!

 

[LindsayDunn228]

Here are some photos...the msushroom pizza from Thursday:

Last night's cheese plate. See the runny one in the front? John smuggled that back from Portugal for me. He also brought me a bottle of wine. He gives the best presents!

Tonight I am roasting a chicken and making mashed potatoes and broccoli and maybe ONION RINGS! Laura, those look sooo awesome, please post the recipe!

Ach, you kill me. You absolutely kill me.

 

[Disney Ron]

What are stuffies?

Here is how it was described in a local article.

"Stuffie. This is actually food—what were you thinking? It’s short for stuffed quohog. Okay, now I have to explain quohog. A quohog is what a non-Rhode Islander would call a large clam. A stuffie is chopped quohog, mixed with breadstuffing and spices, put back in the half shell and backed. Most excellent!"

Sorry, I forget it is a New England thing!

Ann

 

[FormrCastMbr]

Here is how it was described in a local article.

"Stuffie. This is actually food—what were you thinking? It’s short for stuffed quohog. Okay, now I have to explain quohog. A quohog is what a non-Rhode Islander would call a large clam. A stuffie is chopped quohog, mixed with breadstuffing and spices, put back in the half shell and backed. Most excellent!"

Sorry, I forget it is a New England thing!

Ann

Oh Jeez, between Wendie last week with her red snappers and you now with these...those sound awesome!

I think we are getting food delivered tonight cuz its still raining and I am in my PJs still...there is only one decent place that delivers and its a pizza joint that has the normal dinners, etc. I may get shrimp of some sort.

Going to crack open a Carona Light now though!

 

[HERSEY]

We are having homemade pizza tonight.

Mine will be mushroom, olives and what ever else I can think of and Alex will be having pepperoni and cheese( so boring)

 

[Nancyg56]

Hi everyone! Well we got through the day, the Mass was beautiful, the coffee hour was nice as we got to chat with Joan's family, who I like so very much. I was very proud of my family, Donny said the readings and they all looked after the girls today. Buddy is a sensitive man, although he would deny it if I ever told anyone , and he said he could feel his family around him. Joan and his Uncle were married in this Church and he felt them all around him this morning.

We had some of the family here for lunch today and I think it made the rest of the day go by easier.

So now I am just catching up and loving every minute, I have my glass of wine here , Buddy is snoozin and the rest are all playing cards or hangin out in front of the fireplace so now life feels a little normal. What a chatty bunch this week!

I'll try to keep up now, but it is good to be back

 

[TigerKat]

Welcome back to a sense of normalcy Nancy, we missed you.

 

[lucas]

I'll try to keep up now, but it is good to be back

 

[THE HAT]

Evening all--

Nancy--I just sat down to post with you heavy in my thoughts..... All of you have been in my thoughts today. I am glad to know that you are having a moment to sit back and relax after the week you have had.

Becky--I am with everyone else's opinion on the cheese plate....that is my kind of dinner, but Kris is like Aimee's dh and would be looking for the meat, lol.

Aimee--I am so glad to know that you made it home finally!! I would think that take out is in your cards tonight,

Ann--MMmmmmm Stuffies.....we have a favorite place down on the southern part of the Maine coast that makes the best ones......though I always say the taste is enhanced by the view,

Sheryl--How are you feeling this weekend? I know you were having some flare ups with your fibro.

It is pouring here, we are on the freezing line by midnight it will be a skating rink....we are also under a severe flood watch...my area though, not myself as I live on top of a very tall hill.

I forgot to mention that Ross received his second brown stripe in ju-jit-su last week in the next year he will test to be a brown belt..unreal!!

Dinner tonight was homemade veggie soup and sandwiches...perfect meal for the weather...I love to make soup on rainy days.


I know I missed someone along the way.....my apologies...I hope that EVERYONE is having a good weekend!

 

[liamandcaili]

Alex will be having pepperoni and cheese( so boring)

Liam's favorite!

I'll try to keep up now, but it is good to be back

It's good to have you back!

I forgot to mention that Ross received his second brown stripe in ju-jit-su last week in the next year he will test to be a brown belt..unreal!!

Congrats to Ross!

Aimee -- Glad you finally made it home.

Tonight's dinner was not such a hit with the kids, or with me, to be honest. I wanted a roast beef, but the store didn't have the cut I wanted and I ended up with a sirloin roast. Ugh. I just can not cook this kind of roast right EVER. Tonight was no different...it was way too rare. I hate to admit this, but I microwaved slices of it to get it to acceptable levels of doneness for the kids. The sides were pretty good. I made roasted potatoes (baked potato for Caili and just a roll for Liam because, "MOM! Potatoes are my WORST favorite vegetable!!"), cauliflower gratin (plain roasted cauliflower for the kids), and sauteed spinach. I also made gravy. I didn't take pictures because I was too aggravated about the beef and Liam kept telling me how hungry he was.

I know I've probably already exceeded my complaint quota for today, but I have one more. Liam has his Little League tryout tomorrow morning at 8 AM. Since it is Daylight Savings Time tonight, this translates to 7 AM. I think this may qualify as cruel and unusual punishment.