What's for Dinner? ~ Monday January 16th!

[Lucinda]

Not sure here yet...will bbl

What's for dinner where you are?

[yellerpup]

1. Lentil soup leftovers.

I'm wiped out from the weekend....

[maddezmom]

2. No idea at this point

Probably something simple like soup and salad since the kids are with their dad this week.

[maddezmom]

10. did a wedge salad with bleu, bacon, red onions, maters and cukes

and with a big spoon of my red beans and rice from last night.

[cbayer]

3. If I can get a decent price on a small beef tenderloin, I am going to roast one.

I am in the mood for some good red meat and would like to have some for sandwiches later in the week.

I'm also in the mood for some sauteed spinach.

It's such a treat being in a place with an actual grocery store and I am really enjoying it.

[GoCubsGo]

4. Roasted eggplant and feta over couscous.

I'm adding some canned, diced tomatoes and probably some frozen spinach, too. My local Bi-Lo had eggplants for a buck a piece. I found a nice one that I couldn't pass up.

[livetohike]

5. Cheese enchiladas with roasted green chiles sauce

refried beans and an avocado/tomato salad. I think I need some Margaritas .

[NRaleighLiberal]

6. Sue's off to yoga - me - turkey sandwich and Trader Joe cheese crunchies...a few squares

of Scharffenberger dark chocolate for dessert.

A good day for healthy eating, really - lunch was a whole grain wrap spread with home made hummus with our own baby spinach, along with diced radishes, tomatoes, sweet peppers and cukes - with a side of carrot cabbage salad. yum!

[one_voice]

7. Pizza....

I don't feel like cooking. So pizza it is. Even though there are plenty of leftovers, the boys (hubby and son) want pizza.

[EFerrari]

8. I have my first pork jerk marinating in the frig.

Don't want to get the grill out because it's chilly outside so, we shall see.

[pinto]

9. How do you make it? Have always liked it, never tried it at home.

[EFerrari]

12. The pre-cooking stage is like carnitas.

You put together an amazing marinade and let it sit there.

This is the recipe I'm using today.

http://www.food.com/recipe/Jamaican-Jerk-Pork-10467

Now, with carnitas, you just go ahead and cook it in the marinade. Jerk is supposed to be grilled but I think I can find instructions to fake it in the oven although, after reading Stinky's comments on pork over the weekend, I wonder if the oven and not the stove is the way to go. Overcooked dry pork isn't good for much.

[pinto]

13. Thanks.

[EFerrari]

15. I'll have to check back in on the rest of the process.

We have a little bit of drama here tonight so I'm a little distracted.

But after making that stew last week, spice junky me had to give jerk a try.

[Denninmi]

11. Turkey pot pie and turkey tortilla soup.

I cooked a turkey yesterday, with mashed potatoes, gravy, stuffing, and cranberries. I put most of the turkey in the freezer, since it was a big one, but saved some out to make the pot pie, and reboiled the carcass to make the soup stock/base.

[Glassunion]

14. Chili's

SW egg rolls, order of boneless wings and a burger.

I'm on hour 12 at work, stoping for dinner before my next repair stop. Snow sux.

[grasswire]

16. a cosmopolitan spread...lol

Mulligatawney soup, eggplant parm, and avocado/radish salad with vinaigrette.

[NJCher]

17. vegetable lasagna

I roasted orange and yellow peppers, tomatoes, and yellow squash. Mixed sauteed garlic spinach with ricotta and buttermilk. Did my layers. Turned out to be a stunning dish!

And it tasted good, too!


Cher

[trackfan]

18. Fried chicken; buttermilk biscuits and gravy; collard greens.

I had some lard in the fridge, so I fried the chicken in a combo of lard and vegetable oil. It came out real good. I use an old Jeff Smith recipe, which is very quick and easy, for the biscuits. The collard greens are from the yard, done pretty simply with a bit of bacon, some onion, and garlic. This was not exactly a health meal.

[cbayer]

19. Rant warning

My husband loves him some red meat.

And since I have begun an exercise program, I decided it was cool to indulge in a big way.

Sent him out for beef tenderloin. None to be had, but he came home with some beautiful, albeit expensive, filet mignon. And fresh spinach.

So, I had my recipe all planned. Sear the steaks, then finish them off in the oven. Saute the spinach with garlic, sesame oil. Reheat some really good roasted potatoes.

So, I'm preheating the oven and *poof* - no more propane.

Arghh!!!!!

Plan B - get that grill going for the steaks, turn on the generator so i can use the microwave for the spinach.

It all came out great...

But, while we are enjoying it, the generator kicks out.

Arghh!!!

No more sources of heat - no propane, no generator.

OK, I am in southern California, but it's still cold enough to merit some heat.

Go to wash dishes - water pump pumping away but no water coming out!

This is how we live. When things stop working, it seems they all stop working.

Honey do list:

Get propane
Repair generator
Look into water problem (probably air in lines)

It's the least he can do for that fabulous makeshift dinner.

:brr: :pouring another glass of wine:

[Viva_La_Revolution]

20. visual reply:

Same as Saturday, cause I had leftover filling and I only got one of the egg and sausage from the last batch. darn kids!