What's for Dinner, Mon., April 17, 2017

[NJCher]

Chicken soup. The liquid part of the soup is made with roasted vegetables and broth, pureed together. Then more vegetables, like potatoes, carrots, etc., mixed in at the time of heating.

Salad is mesclun with chopped pear, cheese, and toasted walnuts. Ranch dressing.

Brussels sprouts. This is a new recipe for me. It's called Charred Brussels Sprouts with Bacon and Dates. You basically heat them in a cast iron pan after the bacon for about five minutes until there is a nice charred exterior. Add some chicken stock; then mix in figs and red wine vinegar.


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[Yonnie3]

1. Noodles

Noodles with Alfredo sauce, shrimp, and Asian vegetables. All from the freezer and pantry. I guess you could call this an Italian-Asian fusion dish.

I've been on an erratic schedule lately so this was dunch (or is it linner??). I'm going to have some greens, mushrooms, bell pepper, celery and cucumber in a salad later on. Perhaps some ham or boiled egg on the salad too if I'm feeling extra hungry.

Edit to add:
Charred Brussels sprouts sound good. Bacon yes. Figs, I'd need to try. How were they?

[Galileo126]

2. Cornish hen with raspberry glaze

Mushroom risotto, roasted Brussels sprouts (garlic, olive oil, honey), and mashed butternut squash.

(I forgot I froze some raw cubed squash a while back. May as well mash it up!)

[Yonnie3]

3. Dinner plan changed to steak

TJ took the night off, so we had NY strip steaks (I cook the steaks in a skillet) and fresh corn on the cob. I was done after eating that, but TJ also had rice and gravy and strawberries with whipped cream on a sponge cake cup.

[Cairycat]

4. Shepherd's pie

With the leftover Easter leg of lamb. Our lamb was very tender this year, so was also good as leftovers. With some added veggies, a good all-in-one dish. I have to delegate weekday cooking to my son, and frankly many nights I'm too tired to eat a meal with numerous components. OTOH, I think there are some strawberries and whipped cream and cake left, so I think I'll rustle up the energy for dessert