What's for Dinner ~ Friday March 2nd

[Lucinda]

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What's for dinner where you are?

[HopeHoops]

1. I haven't gotten that far yet. It will either be really simple or take-out pizza.

It's Friday. My wife has worked her ass off all week. I may just take her out for a beer while they cook the pizza and bring it back for the kids. I've only got two in the house at the moment, so one extra large will feed everyone, leaving a slice each for my wife and I.

Kids can fuckin' EAT!!!!
On Edit: the place we would go has a wicked eggplant pizza.

[livetohike]

4. Eggplant pizza sounds great!

What all is on it?

[HopeHoops]

7. Um, eggplant.

It's just like a sub, but on the pizza instead. Good shit, Maynard.

[livetohike]

8. LOL

[Lucinda]

28. Do they marinate the eggplant?

I've never had it on pizza....interesting.

[HopeHoops]

32. I'm not sure and it's hard to tell on pizza - breaded like for the subs.

It's really good!

[MerryBlooms]

2. Cleaning out leftovers-

Potato soup, chicken enchiladas, take-out Chinese... and a few Tums for dessert.

[Pizzaliefer]

16. Spam deleted by Morning Dew (MIR Team)

[Lucinda]

27. LOL

Now THAT is an eclectic meal.

[Denninmi]

3. I found long lost frozen quail from last summer in the freezer.

I finally found them yesterday -- despite being frozen since late July, they looked good -- I had them in two ziplocks with quite a bit of water, so that they would freeze into the ice, which helps prevent freezer burn.

I dressed them in seasoned flour and crumbs last night and fried them. Tonight, I'm going to warm them up and make some kind of a quick sauce to go over them, either something fruit based or gravy/cream sauce. And, I cleaned some strawberries and threw a package of peas in the fridge to thaw, plus I'll throw a couple of potatoes in the microwave. It will work.

Quail, fwiw, taste exactly like chicken, at least they do if you raise them on the same diet chickens are fed on, a high protein poultry feed. But, only only get about 4 good bites of meat on each one.

[livetohike]

5. Split pea croquettes with caramalized onions, blue cheese and apple/celery salad, and roasted

cauliflower.

[grasswire]

15. tell me about split pea croquettes?

How do you make them?

[livetohike]

17. Here's the recipe

It's from an old cookbook "The Art of Vegetarian Cooking" by Betty Wason. My Uncle gave me his paperback copy when I was in college . It's falling apart and my Uncle passed away in 1985. He was following the Seventh Day Adventists and therefore, a vegetarian.

SPLIT PEA SAUSAGES

1 1/2 c dry split peas or yellow split peas.

2 c cold water

1/2 c. minced onion

1 t oil

1 T low sodium soy sauce

dried sage to taste

salt and pepper to taste

1 egg, beaten and enough water to make a wash

breadcrumbs, seasoned works, but I like to taste the sage in the croquettes so I use plain

butter or oil to saute the croquettes, or just spray a non-stick pan/griddle





Sort and rinse the split peas. Cover with cold water and bring to a boil, then simmer until peas are soft enough to mash. Drain.

Meanwhile, saute the onion in the oil until soft. Mash the peas and mix with all the remaining ingredients. Allow to cool, until cool enough to form croquettes, whatever size you want to make them. You can put them in the fridge at this point.

Make a wash with egg and water. Dip the croquette in the egg wash and then in the breadcrumbs and saute until brown.

[Lucinda]

25. Thank you!

I love peas and this sounds like a good recipe to try!

[livetohike]

33. You could do it with lentils too

but I really like it with peas .

[maddezmom]

29. yum...adding it to my list

really wish we could book mark individual posts.

[livetohike]

34. I think our group needs to publish a cook book

[Lucinda]

26. What a great combination of flavors.

I think I need to move in with you for a while. Food has been boring for me lately. This sounds awesome.

[livetohike]

35. Come on over!

One of the best things about our group is getting new ideas for meals. I am so burned out of planning the weekly menu and shopping.

[pinto]

6. Probably left over sausage & homefries. Strawberries & yogurt.

Went out to breakfast with my brother at a local diner. Eggs, sausage, homefries and rye toast. They put out a big plate. As usual I ate half, brought half home for later.

[Lucinda]

24. I keep looking for more fresh berries

Bill found some great strawberries a couple of weeks ago, and I still want more. They were sooo good.

[yellerpup]

9. Thai chicken noodle soup.

A hunk of nice bread and raspberry sorbet with chocolate shell for dessert.

[Lucinda]

23. I want that sorbet!

I haven't made any this year, but I think I will soon. Maybe cranberry!

[yellerpup]

31. Cranberry sounds fantastic!

Good to see you back on the boards! Feel well!

[maddezmom]

10. grilled red snapper

with mushroom polenta and a side salad. And will probably be my lunch for tomorrow.

[Lucinda]

22. Snapper is my fav.

It's really difficult to get good snapper here, but I do love it.

[GoCubsGo]

11. "Southwestern cumin and chili" baked chicken.

Bi-Lo had a buy-4-Fuelperks deal for certain Kraft products. One of the things in the deal was the new "Fresh Takes" cheese and breadcrumbs coating mix. I had a coupon and pack of boneless chicken breast slices in the freezer. There was more mix than I had chicken, so I coated the zucchini slices with it, too, It was a tad salty. Not bad if you can get it for next to nothing, but one can just as easily mix bread crumbs, cheese and seasonings for less than this stuff costs off sale.

[Lucinda]

21. I like the idea of coating the zucchini

I rarely bread veggies, but it sounds good!

[Luciferous]

12. We had spaghetti with Italian bread.

[Lucinda]

20. Wish I had some of the bread tonight!

Nothing really sounds good to me tonight, so I have been snacking while I get the guest room ready, until I read about your bread!
I'd love some nice herby garlic bread right now!

[pscot]

13. Baked chicken thighs

and brown rice. Keepin it real.

[Lucinda]

19. I looove brown rice.

I really should make it more often.

[eridani]

14. Hauling out some barbeque pork loin from the freezer

Will serve with salad and balsamic vinaigrette.

[Lucinda]

18. I'm going to crock pot some pork for BBQ on Monday

and was wondering what do do for a side dish. I like your salad idea.

[no_hypocrisy]

30. Homemade crab cakes with a kick.

Worcestershire Sauce, hot red pepper, scallions, curry powder, celery salt (also homemade) lump crab, and breadcrumbs (also homemade).

Brussel sprouts that have been shredded, sauteed, with a dressing of brown sugar, apple cider vinegar, and walnut oil and roasted walnuts.