What's for dinner? ~ Friday, Jan 2, 2015

[Galileo126]

OK, I'm back from Rhodey-land, and the shellfish population needs to recoup after my 10 day feast-fest. Steamer clams, quahogs, little necks, lobster, etc etc... My cholesterol level must be through the roof.

Anyway, I'm simmering cubed-up chuck roast for a hearty classic beef stew today. Damn, it's as cold here in the high desert of SoCal as it was in New England. Stew is definitely in order.

Hope all you C&B'ers had a great holiday season - I know I did!

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

1. Probably scrounging.

The boy dog had another pancreatic attack, and is spending the day on IV fluids and painkillers at our vet, and both of us are too stressed out to be worrying about actually planning anything.

[cbayer]

5. Yikes! I am so sorry about your dog. I hope he is ok.

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

9. He's home and resting now.

But we left his saline lock in, I'll run him out to the vet's for at least another half day of fluids tomorrow, at which point we have to decide if he'll be ok to stay home, or whether the vet will continue to board him the rest of the weekend. She said he's got to stick to completely bland food from here on out to avoid further attacks, since even small amounts of fatty things are triggering attacks. But he's got other issues we have to address once this attack is cleared up - he's been losing weight, he's anemic, and she wants him to get an ultrasound to look at his kidneys and liver. He's 13 now, so I guess it's a matter of time no matter what, but we'd hoped he might at least make it to the 16-20 range.

[cbayer]

10. It's such a painful thing. I hope it is resolved.

These are really hard decisions, I know. I am glad you have someone to share the burden with.

[LaydeeBug]

2. I am making bbq ribs and fresh cut fries and chicken tenders

The tenders HAVE to be cooked so that's why I am making fries...I will just fry the tenders too. I am thinking of wrapping a few in bacon and see how they turn out.

I have scalloped potatoes anthem and some split pe soup that I am running over to my mother.

[littlewolf]

3. quiche broccoli / cheese nt

[cbayer]

4. Hmmm…. DH wants to go out, but I have just provisioned the kitchen

and I want to eat at home.

I've got the makings for chicken tostadas with refried beans or BL(A)T's, and I could go for either one. Either way, I have some wonderful peppers I want to grill.

I heard it was freezing in SoCal. I hope you are enjoying it. It is still really hot here.

[fizzgig]

13. both sound good to me

which on will/did you go with?

enjoy the warm for me, would you? we're digging out of a cold snap and the weather tomorrow has a good chance of being shitty, but we should be back up to around 40 early next week.

[cbayer]

14. I'm making the tostadas.

It's still so hot here, much hotter than it should be. It was in the mid-90's inside the boat this afternoon with outrageously high humidity. We are in a marina doing repairs, so jumping in the water is not an option.

Enjoy your above freezing temps!

[greatauntoftriplets]

6. Welcome back!

Lobster....

I'm making parmesan/panko pork chops and green beans.

[Glassunion]

7. Ribeye and fries. Also making some beef stock from leftover beef ribs.

[intheflow]

8. Leftovers!

My SO eats the lion's share of our dinners, both at dinner and for his lunches. He's a sheetmetal worker and usually works up quite an appetite during his work day. However, he's had nine of the last 14 days off due to the holidays. I didn't adjust my cooking amounts to account for his not being as hungry because he hasn't been working. And so tonight we choose from:

BBQ pork chops
four cheese mac & cheese
pasta with roast beef and pepper spaghetti sauce
chicken soup
homemade pasta with roasted veggies
seafood stew

Not a bad thing, this abundance in my life, but just for tonight, I wish we had more mouths to feed!

[pscot]

11. Leftover hoppin John

Live by the bean, die by the bean.

[fizzgig]

12. there's a pot of chili on the stove

we may get some weather tomorrow, but we're climbing out of our cold snap. i meant to make it yesterday but was just too lazy.

i think it was cher who posted a chili recipe not terribly long ago that included coffee, so i put some in the batch tonight. it was weaker than normal but we'll see if it makes a difference.

[locks]

15. Back from New Orleans

I will have little or no dinner for a while. Had shrimp, oysters, and crab at Blue Crab, trout and ravioli at Andrea's, crab bisque and fish mousse at Matt & Mattie's. And creme brulee and tiramisu. And coffee and beignets at Cafe du Monde, of course, in spite of the Sugar Bowl crowds in the French Quarter. And had to test the pralines I brought home for my friends. Y'all will understand I had to get ready to come home to Boulder where it's been between -19 and 4 above.

[pinto]

16. Quahogs!

There's a blast from the past. Your Northeast feasts sound great.

[bif]

17. Went out for Lebanese/Romanian food.

It's a cool place in Detroit called the Bucharest Grill. They serve both Romanian food and Shwarmas.

[pinto]

19. What's Romanian fare like? I'm guessing yogurt, seared meats, root veggies?

i.e. I have no clue.

[grasswire]

21. a family member of mine goes to Romania regularly for humanitarian work...

....in the villages of Transylvania. She would tell you that the most characteristic meal is cabbage soup. Plain peasant food and bread. But the pastries are excellent, I hear. A lot of exiled Hungarians there.

[pinto]

18. Had curried rice, broccoli, onion, red bell pepper, mushroom, ginger, hot oil stir fry.

Topped with some apricot jam for just a sweet bit. Came out really well.

[noamnety]

20. I'm in a beige rut.

Baked chicken breasts, still working our way through what feels like a hundred winter squashes, and trying to eat two full grocery bags of wax beans before they go off.

[grasswire]

22. I have a lot of wax beans in the freezer.

They are delicious. I cook them with a bit of butter and salt, and dill.

[noamnety]

24. I wish I liked frozen vegetables.

Unfortunately I only like most veggies when they are almost raw and still crunchy. Your post made me think of other options, though - I could dehydrate some into chips.

[grasswire]

23. I learned recently that my ancestor was the first governor of R.I...

....and he actually named the town of Warwick. So you would think that someone in the family would have thought to keep the family's cookbook and pass it on to me, no?? No.

I had some fried clams tonight, but they were definitely inferior. I have never had clams in R.I. In Massachusetts, yes. And in Connecticut, yes. But not in R.I.