What's for Dinner ~ Saturday ~ March 29th

[Lucinda]

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[wall_dish]

1. My wife is going to fix 2 racks of BBQ Baby Back Beef Ribs,

sauteed mushrooms and red onions, cream corn and a glass of red wine.
Yummmmmmy.

[NJCher]

2. baby arugula salad with...

callabaza squash, sauteed mushrooms, and the dressing is lemon vinaigrette.

Also making cornbread. It's a southwestern-style cornbread with lots of jalapeno and cheddar cheese in it.


Cher

[livetohike]

3. Mac and cheese, peas, and a tossed salad

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

4. Tacos.

At least as long as I don't go absent minded and put spaghetti sauce in with the browned ground beef again. We've had rain, snow, and sleet today, so we want something warm and simple.

I got my pea trellis up the other day, but still waiting til Monday to plant, since it's supposed to be 30 degrees or so warmer. Still, I should have fresh snow peas available to cook with by sometime in May, I think.

[pinto]

5. Broiled curry tuna salad on baguettes. Left over rice, fried. The rest of a mini watermelon, sliced.

Or I may stuff a couple of tomatoes with the tuna salad to broil. ??

[fizzgig]

6. not sure

husband's buddy didn't come over last night, so it depends on a) whether he wants to have dinner with us and 2) if he does, what he wants from the options i have.

my first choice is veggie curry and i know husband is down with that.

[littlewolf]

7. pasta w/meat sauce, salad, garlic bread. nt

[greatauntoftriplets]

8. Finishing up the short ribs I made on Thursday.

[Galileo126]

9. Classic beef stew

Since I'm using a cubed beef chuck roast, it'll be a couple of hours while it simmers. The wonderful aroma in the house is driving me crazy!

[Texasgal]

10. Red beans and Rice

with some toasted french bread. YUM!

[Coyote_Bandit]

11. Pinto Beans and Ham

Conbread.

Mixed spring greens salad.

[alfredo]

12. Braised Chicken Thighs, couscous, Lima beans in garlic butter

This is an Emeril recipe.

Braised Chicken thighs
INGREDIENTS

6 chicken thighs (about 2 pounds), trimmed of any excess skin or fat
1 tablespoon Emeril's Original Essence or Creole Seasoning (see below)
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons olive oil
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 cups thinly sliced yellow onions
1 tablespoon minced garlic
6 sprigs fresh thyme, tied in a bundle, or 2 sprigs fresh rosemary
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
3 cups chicken stock or canned, low-sodium chicken broth
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
Steamed white rice, for serving
DIRECTIONS
. STEP 1
Season the chicken all over with the Essence and 1/2 teaspoon of the salt. Place the 1/2 cup flour in a small bowl, and quickly dredge both sides of each thigh in the flour, shaking to remove any excess. Set aside.
. STEP 2
Heat 1 teaspoon of the olive oil in a 10- to 12-inch flameproof casserole or saute pan over medium-high heat. Add 2 tablespoons of the butter, and when it has melted, place the chicken, skin side down, in the pan. Brown for 2 minutes on each side. Remove the chicken from the pan and set aside.
. STEP 3
Add the remaining 1 tablespoon butter to the pan, and when it has melted, add the onions, garlic, thyme bundle or rosemary sprigs, remaining 1/2 teaspoon then whisk in the chicken stock and increase the heat to high. Return the chicken, skin side down, to the pan, and bring the stock to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low, cover the pan with a heavy, tight-fitting lid, and simmer for 15 minutes.

Spice mixture:
• 2 1/2 tablespoons paprika
• 2 tablespoons coarse salt
• 2 tablespoons garlic powder
• 1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon onion powder
• 1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
• 1 tablespoon dried oregano
• 1 tablespoon dried thyme

[justhanginon]

13. I had the final jar of homemade pesto from last years cache

in the freezer over spaghetti with some extra parmesano, sauteed quartered mushrooms and a glass of red wine. Aldi's had fresh strawberries on sale so I had made strawberry muffins and had one for dessert. Now I cannot move.