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

[Disney Ron]

Kathy, what is pineapple bake?

I do have photos, but they are not great. My Mom gets irritated when I take pictures of the food, so I only have ones of the food right when I dumped it on the platters and I did not have time to make it look nice. I also don't have pictures of the vegetables, because my Mom made those. They were awesome, and my plate with the gnocchi, asparagus, and green beans was beautiful. I was SOOO tempted to get up and take its picture...but I held back. Here is what I do have.

Rack of lamb:

Seared lemon gnocchi:

I am so jealous of this great looking Easter meal. I love lamb. We went to my SIL for brunch, she tries...but let me just say that DH & I just came home and grilled some burgers. I give her credit for entertaining my family there is about 40 of us total.

Ann

 

[nucpharm29]

Becky--Once again The food looks amazing!

Well, no tofurkey for us! Whew! We ended up with a honey glazed ham, some potato salad and a wonderful fruit tart for dessert (all store bought--mom worked in food service for 20+ years and is done cooking) Dad had a quinoa salad. Now since we don't have any leftovers, I've got to think of dinner. I'm thinking takeout!

 

[LindsayDunn228]

Tonight is my husband's monthly Geek meeting, so I am ordering pizza for myself and watching a movie

WFD at your house?

 

[Disney Ron]

Lindsay, I am in the same boat as you... solo for dinner tonight. Ron is working his usual Monday double shift.

WFD- I am thinking either a frozen pizza at home watching tv or dinner at my parents.

Ann

 

[FormrCastMbr]

Good Morning!

Well, Easter dinner was great and all the new recipes I tried were awesome! We are having leftovers tonight.

Aimee, the corn casserole was awesome!!! Easy too!

Kat or anyone else that has made the Ohana Potatoes...my potatoes were a bit hard. Does this happen to you? I sliced them as thin as I could...maybe next time I will nuke em a bit first. They were still awesome!

The Derby Pie was yummy!!!

Have a great day all!

 

[TigerKat]

Good morning everyone!

Lauren - I had to cook my potatoes an extra 15 minutes yesterday. After an hour they weren't quite done yet. Last time one hour was fine. Maybe it's the potato.

We'll have leftovers later in the week, my guys are asking for fried shrimp po-boys so that's WFD!

 

[liamandcaili]

Morning everyone! I'm glad to hear everyone had a nice Easter.

Beck gave me her ravioli leftovers from the other night, so that's WFD for me after skating. The kids will eat in the car as usual.

 

[liamsaunt]

So is Mom in cahoots with Dad to keep the pics from us??????

Actually, I don't think my Dad minds the pictures anymore. It drives my Mom crazy though, and believe me, you don't want to irritate my Mom.

WFD tonight is a recipe that was printed in yesterday's Boston Globe magazine for a creamy pea soup. When I went out to dinner Friday I had a pea soup for my appetizer and there was this little gruyere souffle-like thing in the center, so I am going to try and replicate that for the soup. I am also going to make a shrimp dish--sauteed with asparagus in a lemon-tarragon butter, served over snow pea tendrils.

 

[MA pigletfan]

That lamb looked wonderful..i have never attempted to make lamb myself, but i do like it!

Easter was yummy yesterday, we stuck to the traditional stuff for the most part...

WFD: nothing exciting tonight, greg is working tonight and tommorow so i think it will prob. be fish sticks or garden burgers for me hahahh

hope everyone had a great weekend!

UPdATE: 2 of my friends are coming over to hang out tonight...so i will be making homeade pizzas..pepporoni and a margherita one

 

[Aimeedyan]

Aimee, the corn casserole was awesome!!! Easy too!

I'm glad you liked it - it is very easy. I have started to mix the cheese in with the batter before pouring instead of putting it on top and that is really tasty, too.


Tonight we're having leftovers - I fixed enough for 8 people yesterday and there were just 3 of us!

ETA: I'm off work today! Since we all have to work overtime on Holy Week, we get Easter Monday off. I was tempted to cook something simply because I was home and had time but I really don't want these leftovers to go to waste...

 

[nana2tots]

Homemade BBQ, w/ Homemade Cole Slaw and Hushpuppies, where did the name Hushpuppy come from???????

 

[Nancyg56]

I was thinking of making a meatloaf today. We have not had that in a long time so we'll see if everyone is going to be home.

 

[TigerKat]

I'm glad you liked it - it is very easy. I have started to mix the cheese in with the batter before pouring instead of putting it on top and that is really tasty, too.

Aimee - I've been so busy today, almost forgot to tell you how much we enjoyed it too!! Mixing the cheese in sounds great.

 

[Nancyg56]

I made the pizza muffins recipe from the other thread but made it into a meatloaf. I also have mashed potatoes and spicy coleslaw.

ETA I made this coleslaw yesterday for supper and it was a hit with Buddy's cousins.

 

[TigerKat]

I made the pizza muffins recipe from the other thread but made it into a meatloaf. I also have mashed potatoes and spicy coleslaw.

ETA I made this coleslaw yesterday for supper and it was a hit with Buddy's cousins.

Is that Becky's recipe you used for the spicy slaw? We LOVE it!!

 

[FormrCastMbr]

ETA I made this coleslaw yesterday for supper and it was a hit with Buddy's cousins.

Is that Becky's recipe you used for the spicy slaw? We LOVE it!!

This is another recipe I have been meaning to try. I thought Tom didn't like cole slaw but he does...he is so picky I just started assuming he doesn't like things. I was surprised that he liked the pineapple bake yesterday. Andrew didn't like it though...he doesn't like pineapple...

 

[TigerKat]

This is another recipe I have been meaning to try. I thought Tom didn't like cole slaw but he does...he is so picky I just started assuming he doesn't like things. I was surprised that he liked the pineapple bake yesterday. Andrew didn't like it though...he doesn't like pineapple...

The pineapple bake was a huge hit last year for Easter, this year I just didn't really care for it, everyone else did. Must be me...

 

[FormrCastMbr]

The pineapple bake was a huge hit last year for Easter, this year I just didn't really care for it, everyone else did. Must be me...

I would like to try your recipe...mine was a bit different. Don't you hate when you look forward to something and it just isn't the same.

 

[Nancyg56]

Is that Becky's recipe you used for the spicy slaw? We LOVE it!!

This is another recipe I have been meaning to try. I thought Tom didn't like cole slaw but he does...he is so picky I just started assuming he doesn't like things. I was surprised that he liked the pineapple bake yesterday. Andrew didn't like it though...he doesn't like pineapple...

It is Becky's and it is our new favorite. I would never have combined horseradish and celery seeds in a dressing but somehow this one is amazing.

Lauren- this is a good one for you and Tom if you are following WW. I used lite mayo and generally I am not fussy about it but with all of the other flavors you cannot tell. I also made a low cal chicken salad for supper and it was good. I used canned chicken and lite mayo, relish and lemon pepper for seasoning. I made it the day before and it needed to sit overnight. The girls loved it. I think that the canned chicken is good becasue it is not dry so you do not need as much mayo.

We love the pineapple bake. I wanted to make it yesterday but the girls are trying to avoid this kind of food so I did not even tempt them.

I have to add that dinner was not too bad yesterday.

 

[shovan]

Hi Y'all,

nana2tots, Your hushpuppy question had me wondering! I found this on wikipedia:

Hushpuppies are a distinctly Southern food, associated with cajun dishes and soul food. They are now available throughout America on the menus of fried-fish fast food restaurants. Additionally, Hushpuppies may be derived from the West African cuisine acaraje or akara. [1] The name “hushpuppies” is often attributed to hunters or fisherman who would quickly fry corn meal and feed it to their dogs to “hush the puppies” during cook outs or fish frys. [2] Two other legends surrounding the hush puppy date back to Civil War days. Southern soldiers would sit beside a campfire, preparing their meals. When Union soldiers came near, they would toss their barking dogs some of the fried cakes with the command "Hush, puppies". A common explanation for the name in Charleston, SC is that slaves returning into the homes of their masters carrying food recently prepared in the outdoor kitchens would throw the batter balls to the barking dogs, telling the "puppies" to "hush." Also, during the time of the underground railroads, escaping slaves would feed these to the dogs tracking them while coaxing them with hopeful commands such as "hush puppies".[3]

Becky, That lamb & gnocchi looked wonderful! I looked for the gnocchi recipe but didn't see it. Could you post it again?

Laura, Thanks for the sole recipe! I'll have to get some fish to make that very soon!

We had a nice Easter. The crawfish were yummy, along with all the other traditional stuff thrown in, potatoes, sausage, corn, hot dogs & my fav, mushrooms. My uncle is the reigning king of the seafood boil in our family! Yummy!

Nancy, I did get to see Alexis later in the evening! They came by around 5:30, so I got my Alexis fix! And she was here early this morning, but thankfully, no school today & she slept until 10:00!

I didn't cook the filets, I thawed out Saturday because my stomach started feeling off. So that will be dinner tonight. Just steak au poivre & a salad , I think.