What's for dinner ~ Tuesday January 3rd

[Lucinda]

Our local market has a habit of marking down meats after the tourists leave on Mondays, and Bill found a nice package of steaks at a great price. So for me it will be steak and garlic bread (i'm a little addicted to the bread right now ) with some sort of veggies. Maybe a baked sweet potato and some spinach, or a little caprese. Simple and low fuss.

What's for dinner where you are?

[HappyMe]

1. Vegetable soup.

Defrosting on the counter now.

[Lucinda]

11. Yummy. We've finally started getting a little snow here

so I will be doing more soups soon!

[NRaleighLiberal]

2. Pondering, likely to be the Cauliflower/chickpea/tomato/potato Indian themed thing we like

A variation of Aloo Gobi. Trying to do a chocolate, wine, and other assorted bad food detox that's been running from just before Christmas until yesterday!

Damage wasn't too bad - 2 lbs up......

[Lucinda]

12. Not bad at all!

I haven't even looked at the scales. I was given a bunch of fruit today, so I will be able to shift my holiday sweets over to clementines and grapes for the next few days. That should help me detox.

[cbayer]

3. No cooking for me! Taco Tuesday at the bar!

75 cent tacos and $2 beers.

[Lucinda]

13. Nice!

Hope you had fun!

[Melissa G]

4. I am remodeling some Imagine foods

Potato Leek Soup. I like it because it is vegetarian and dairy free. Comfort food without the phlegm. I'm adding at least some sauteed onions, spinach and probably garlic to the prepared item. If I have a little Kale I may toss that in.

Lunch is vegetable fried rice.

[beac]

5. I love Imagine's soups as a base for "remodeling", esp. the Celery (hard to find, but a great

neutral canvas for creative additions.)

We had snow last night, so comfort food is definitely on my mind. Not sure if I can talk mr beac into soup... he's been craving Mexican.

[Melissa G]

6. I'm craving Mexican, too

but that tends to mean cheese or meat or corn or wheat for me to feel really satisfied with the experience. They are on the this week avoid list. I sorta ignored that yesterday and had some potato stuffed flautas at the restaurant across the street. Can't be too bad again so soon.

[Lucinda]

14. I need to live in your kitchen for a while. It sounds delicious and very healthy in there!

[Melissa G]

19. Your threads and this group

are inspiring me to live in my kitchen more! You would certainly be welcome there. I'd fix you a lovely pot of tea if you'd like and we could raid the fridge for munchies.

Usually, I eat out a lot for lunch and just eat the leftovers for dinner because I often work late and being a small person don't need that much food.

Hubby and I both used to cook professionally in our long ago youth. We both enjoy it.

[HappyMe]

20. What are these Imagine foods, of which you speak?

[Melissa G]

21. Google is your friend :)

here is a link..
http://www.imaginefoods.com/products

They are available in the health foods stores. I am not in love with them on their own so much. They take the place for me of canned soup, if I am being lazy and don't want to cook from scratch in a meal. I use them like I used to use Campbell's cream of mushroom soup in my youth. Sauce or soup base-mostly for my one pot meals.

[struggle4progress]

7. I cooked two chickens in late December, followed by ten pounds of meatballs, and then a large turkey

Then I started cleaning all the frozen leftover meatloaf, potroast, salmon, ham etc from my freezer

I've been eating soup lots for the last few weeks and I'll be eating soup for a while more as I add scraps of this and that to the pot

Here's a tip for the marathon soup-potter: don't add your rice or barley or noodles or potatoes to the main pot of meat and broth; and don't add your veggies to the main pot either -- that stuff will get overcooked and will deteriorate into a sludge on the bottom of the pot

Instead, daily remove some broth from your pot and use it to cook your daily carbs and veggies: then put some of the broth-cooked carbs and veggies in the bottom of your soup bowls and ladle the meat and broth over it when serving

Also vary what you add to the pot daily: yesterday I added ham, tomorrow I'll add chicken

If you have a fair amount of carbs and veggies leftover at the end of the day, put in a container with some meat and broth and freeze: it's a quick soup bowl for some later day

[Lucinda]

15. Great suggestions!

I love the whole idea of what you are doing. That must generate some incredible broth!

[fizzgig]

8. hot links with sauteed cabbage and onions

i'll cook it all up in the wok. the links were on sale last time i went to the store and i don't feel like doing much tonight.

[Lucinda]

16. We do a baked version with an addition of potatoes

It's good stuff. I'll have to try a stirfry version of it soon!

[flying rabbit]

9. Crockpot chicken noodle soup.

Not my best

[Lucinda]

17. I'm sorry. Was it missing something?

I'm not a fan of cooked celery per se, but if I make chicken stock without it, it's never as good.

[flying rabbit]

22. Had celery, carrots and onion.

Seems to be getting better with age though!

[Lucinda]

23. That is often the case! Much better on day two!

[grasswire]

10. eggplant parmesan, cucumber-radish salad, coconut cream pie

Hardly any carbs in the eggplant. Made up for it with a small piece of heavenly pie.

[Lucinda]

18. I haven't had coconut cream in a long time, and I've been wanting some.

I use a really good coconut oil as a moisturizer, and to cook with, and it makes me want pie every time i open the tub. LOL