What's for Dinner ~Monday March 26th

[Lucinda]

Just started Beef Stew in the crockpot.



What's for dinner where you are?

[livetohike]

1. We're having a lentil/brown rice pilaf, curried carrots and pineapple

and a banana raita. I'll have to spend some time covering up as many flowers as possible this evening. Temps are going down to the high teens tonight!! The local weather guy said the plants/trees were 5-6 weeks ahead of normal.

I knew it wouldn't last, but geez.....

[Lucinda]

2. Definitely frustrating!

Makes me glad we didn't start veggies straight out in the garden this year though!

[Luciferous]

3. Beef stew sounds good! We're having spaghetti and Italian bread.

[Lucinda]

21. It wasn't bad! I've got a little cold or something so my taste buds are wacky

but it turned out so tender it's hard to keep the beef on the fork.

Spaghetti sounds good too!

[pinto]

4. Pan-browned pork chop (rosemary, thyme & black pepper rub) w/diced Romas, garlic, asparagus over

pasta, topped with red pepper flakes, grated Parmesan & Romano, fresh scallion greens.

[Lucinda]

20. Sounds really good pinto!

Love rosemary and pork together.

[hobbit709]

5. Leftovers.

Got some spicy stir fried veggies with beef(thin sliced steak, red bell pepper, leeks, lots of garlic, baby carrots, Thai bird peppers, and enoki mushrooms. Heat skillet, add a little oil, throw in leftover rice. when it starts to sizzle, add the stir fry until warmed-tasty.

[Lucinda]

19. We make something very similar to that quite often.

No mushrooms in ours (even though I love them) but lots of peppers.

[maddezmom]

6. cup of spinach soup

pan fried catfish with lemon herb butter and some cold grilled asparagus.

[Lucinda]

18. Sounds pefect to me. Great flavors. :)

I've been craving fish since i watched Giada do this yummy looking lemony fennel dish on Hulu last week.

[Jazzgirl]

7. Sunday leftovers.

I fixed some pan seared lamb chops and made a sauce with dried cherries on top. Yum! Also made a raw asparagus salad that is too yummy. Never made it before.

[Laurian]

8. Will you share your asparagus salad recipe?

I love asparagus and would love a recipe that uses it in a salad. Thanks!

[Jazzgirl]

9. I will have to wait until I get to my PC to post.

You can go to foodnetwork.com and search Anne Burrell's recipes for Asparagus Salad with Pecorino. It is yummy and could be eaten on its own.

[Laurian]

10. Thanks, I will find it.

Anne is one of my favorite food network personalities. It so obvious that she loves food and loves her work.

[Lucinda]

17. I'll have to go look for the asparagus recipe.

I don't have cable so I have never seen her show.

[cbayer]

11. Leftovers, lots of them.

I am very, very lucky in that DH snagged a ride to town tomorrow.

And it's happening before I run out of food!

Making my list now and looking forward to having fresh produce. And cheese. And eggs. And yogurt.

[Lucinda]

16. Happy cooking!

It's leftovers for me tonight! We were supposed to go out to eat for lunch, but I slept straight through and just got up.

[fizzgig]

12. a salad and a bowl of cereal

i'll cook tomorrow

[Lucinda]

15. Cereal has been a go to for me lately too.

Quick and easy and yummy.

[fizzgig]

22. i eat so much cereal

i'm working on a box of cinnamon life and a box of crispix right now. two of my favorites

[Lucinda]

23. It's Rice Krispies for me lately

I've never tried Cinnamon Life

[fizzgig]

24. i love rice krispies with strawberries and a bit of sugar

so good.

cinnamon life is good for a sweet fix without it being overly so.

[NJCher]

13. I invented a soup

Do you think this sounds good? My husband is away and he's the expert. I would normally ask him and he'd help me with my "invention." I don't have that "internal" tasting ability that many of you probably have.

So here's what I did:

10 oz.turkey breast; cut it in strips
1 lb cheese/spinach tortellini
carrots
celery
leeks
chicken broth

Okra crumbles for the top

I coated the okra in breadcrumbs after dipping it in egg. I fried it and then drained it on paper towels. I used it as a crunchy topping for my soup.

I think it needs an herb. I'm going to pick up some dill or thyme to add to it tomorrow.


Cher

[Lucinda]

14. Both would perk up the flavor a lot - I do like the idea of the soup! We add

garlic, salt, and black pepper to just about everything we cook too, so I would have included them also.