What's for dinner?

[Lucinda]

I'm sort of on a sandwich kick lately. Burgers, veggie sandwiches, BLT's.

Still cutting back on meat proteins and adding in more veggies and fruit. I'm also still juicing. We are really seeing a lot of improvement from daily juicing.


Tonight's dindin it was a basic hamburger with cheese and lettuce, tomato and onion for me. I also love blue cheese burgers, but I went classic tonight.
I'll juice carrot, apple, ginger, cucumber and cherries when Bill gets in tonight. Yummy stuff.

[Melissa G]

1. Breakfast today is more interesting than the smoothie I'll be having for dinner.

TOO DAMN HOT for food. 105 now and looking to be over 101 every day for the next week. No rain in sight.

Breakfast is being deciphered. There is a restaurant here in town that serves a vegetarian beet sausage that is SOOO yummy. The foodie friends I was dining with were helping me figure out what was in it. We came up with shredded beets, a bit of egg, maybe some breadcrumbs, spices, I think a bit of onion. not sure I remember the rest. But very good for you and tasty! If anyone has a recipe please post!

[Lucinda]

2. I've been lusting after beets. Hope someone has a good recipe!

Beet sausage sounds verrah interesting.

Here is a recipe for vegetarian scotch eggs (beets) Maybe it is modifiable?
http://lisaiscooking.blogspot.com/2011/04/vegetarian-scotch-eggs.html

[cbayer]

5. I love beets!

My favorite way to eat them is a salad made of grilled fresh beets, goat cheese and candied walnuts on a bed of fresh greens and dressed simply with a vinagrette.

Yum.

[Lucinda]

7. That sounds really good!

Will have to give it a try. I'm very new to beets!

[trud]

17. Harvard Beets

from the Boston Cooking School Cookbook.

[Melissa G]

27. That recipe looks promising!

Can't wait to try it, but I would add some sausage seasoning to the beets. Faux meat is all about the seasoning IMHO.

[The empressof all]

31. Beets are great with citrus

I slice them and serve them with oranges and walnuts with a vinaigrette. It's a beautiful salad. If you are in a hurry and juice...beet/orange/ginger is a terrific combo!

[cbayer]

3. I a extremely low on groceries right now and could use some suggestions.

This is basically what I have (this could be like the show Chopped!)

One poached chicken breast
One baking potato
Romaine lettuce
One tomato
Raclette cheese (delicious)
A bit of celery
One red onion
One apple
Two oranges

I do have a fair amount of canned goods, pasta, rice, spices and things like that.

What would you make?

[GoCubsGo]

6. I'd probably make a chicken salad

Chop up the chicken breast with the celery, some onion, the apple, and some mayo, and eat it over the lettuce. I'd probably add some curry powder to it, too, and maybe some raisins if I had them. And, I'd probably slice the tomato, and have it on the side with a little salt and pepper, especially if it was the home-grown kind. Maybe I'd have one of the oranges for dessert. I'd save the potato and cheese for another time.

[cbayer]

13. LOL, I made a chicken salad last night because I basically had the same ingredients.

Not sure the spouse is going to go for it again, but that may be what he gets!

:rofl:

[Lucinda]

8. My first though was chicken salad too!

You could also bake the potato and do a chicken and raclette stuffing for it, with fruit/veg coleslaw on the side..?

[cbayer]

14. How would you do the chicken and raclette stuffing. This really appeals to me right now.

:hi:

[Lucinda]

20. Maybe a saute of onion and apple with whatever seasonings appeal to you that are on hand

Add the chicken to warm through - then make a sauce from the pan drippings and combine. Stuff the pre-baked potato and top with the cheese and broil or bake to melt the cheese and brown lightly?


I ran across this casserole recipe looking for things to do with raclette too:
http://64.18.161.104/recette/4218/canadian-raclette-and-potato-casserole.en.html

[cbayer]

23. LOL, irresistible potatoes?? I am going to do something similar here, but have

no eggs, so will need to improvise.

Thanks!

:hi:

[Lucinda]

24. Cracked me up too!

I'm sure it will be yummy! Cant wait to hear how it all turns out. :)

[cbayer]

25. I think I've settled on the sliced potatoes covered with chicken, tomatoes and cheese.

I don't have an adequate broiler, so will probably partially cook the potatoes by boiling, then layer and bake. Think I will throw some onion on there as well, then make a salad with oranges, lettuce and some sliced nuts.

I am already salivating!

:hi:

[Lucinda]

28. I used to make something I called Irish Nachos that is basically the same thing

but with mexican seasonings. It was a nice change of pace. Hope yours turned out well!

[Tesha]

10. oh this is fun...

let's see.... how about

slice the potato into disks and bake with seasoning
shred the chicken and slice the tomato
layer them on the cooked potato and top with cheese
and broil

make a salad from the fruit and veg...

[Lucinda]

11. I've done similar things to this. It's delicious!

This IS fun. We should do it more often. :)

[cbayer]

16. Stick around - I generally run out of groceries every three weeks or so, lol

:hi:

[Lucinda]

18. lol...It's fun even when the fridge is stocked

Just to see what we all would do with a list of ingredients :)

[cbayer]

19. It's fun for me and I really, really appreciate the suggestions here.

:hi:

[cbayer]

15. Ok, I am really liking this - like a chicken and potato au gratin, right?

This is very doable and we could eat it tomorrow as well (when I will essentially be out of all fresh food).

Thanks!

:hi:

[Lucinda]

21. I posted a recipe link up thread for a casserole on this basic idea

the chicken would be an addition. Sounds yummy.

[cbayer]

35. So this is what I did

Sliced potato and some onion. Layered, seasoned with salt, pepper and thyme and baked for about 30 minutes.

Layered shredded chicken, sliced tomato and sliced raclette.

Baked another 15 minutes.

Delicious and no leftovers (now what am I going to do tonight!!)

Mixed Romaine and orange pieces. Dressed with TJ's Pear Gorgonzola Vinagrette. Sprinkled with sliced almonds.

Also delicious.

Thanks everyone!! Could not have done it without you.

:hi:

[Horse with no Name]

40. I would make a soup and salad meal

Potato and chicken soup
http://www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Creamy-Chicken-Potato-Soup

Then mix the fruit and cheese for a salad.

[GoCubsGo]

4. I made a bowl of pasta salad--dinner for the week...

I cooked up some penne and steamed some broccoli. Then I added some peas, black beans and a bit of leftover chickpeas, chopped bell pepper, sliced olives, and so Italian herb and cheese Philly "cooking creme". It's okay. I may have to add some garlic to it. I think I'd rather have blue cheese burgers.

[Lucinda]

9. I haven't tried the cooking creme yet, but it seems like it could be handy!

I do love pasta salads this time of year. That sounds like a good combo.

I seem to be feeling better with a good solid amount of protein daily, so I am still keeping meat based proteins around for one meal a day.

[kestrel91316]

12. Well lunch was huevos rancheros sans beans or cheese, just

corn tortillas, 2 eggs over easy, and LOTS of chunky salsa fresca. Mmmmmm.

Dinner will likely be crostini with fresh tomato/garlic/parsley chopped stuff (sadly no basil on hand), and maybe with fresh grated parmesan on some other ones. Too hot to cook.

[Lucinda]

22. Sounds good to me. I like simplicity this time of year

And I have really become an addict to salsa with eggs. I miss it when I don't have the option.

[grasswire]

26. chinese chicken salad

But it wasn't as good as Panera's.

I used Paul Newman's sesame ginger dressing, with some grated orange zest. That was pretty good.

[Lucinda]

29. Have you ever tried making homemade ginger dressing?

I should look for a recipe.

I love it, but only have it on the rare times I go out to eat. I've been buying fresh ginger to add to my juices...hmm...I should go recipe shop. Ginger dressing might make an interesting sandwich spread....

[KC]

30. That

sounds good. What else went into the recipe?

[grasswire]

32. chinese chicken salad

salad greens
diced chicken
cashew nuts
sliced scallions
crunchy chow mein noodles

some people put mandarin orange sections in this dish, but I didn't.

I also think it would be good with bean sprouts scattered on top, but I didn't have any.

There are probably a zillion recipes for this salad on the Internet.

[KC]

39. Thank you

I'm going to try that soon, it sounds really good especially with it being so hot and humid lately !

[grasswire]

41. I used a supermarket broiler -- already cooked.

I know there's a cookbook or magazine for using those broilers to make summer meals.

[yellerpup]

33. A nice arugula salad with tomato, artichoke hearts,

onion, goat cheese, and olives. Simple poached salmon and some potatoes. Not sure what I'll do with them, but will probably mash (my favorite).

[Lucinda]

36. Sounds good!

Especially the salad.

I may just graze tonight. Neither one of us are in the mood for a big meal.

[yellerpup]

38. I like simple in hot weather.

Easy, quick, lots of nutrition. Grazing is one of my favorite menus! :hi:

[Blues Heron]

34. black beans and hominy stew with cornbread

the stew was from yesterday, made a fresh batch of skillet cornbread to go with

black bean stew

1 large (29 oz) can black beans (goya) drained and rinsed
1 large (29 oz) can hominy drained and rinsed
1/2 onion
2 garlic cloves
1 small electric hot red chinese pepper
2 tbs mild salsa
2 tbs tomato paste
bay leaf
cumin
oregano
paprika
a sprig of thyme
water to cover, simmer an hour

cornbread

2 1/4 cups cornmeal
2 cups buttermilk
2 tbs salted butter melted
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
2 eggs

bake in preheated greased skillet 15 minutes at 450 F

Great combo!

[Lucinda]

37. This really sounds soo good!

I may make a batch and have it for lunch for a couple of days. I never mixed hominy with black beans before. I know i'll like it though. LOVE both.

[Lugnut]

42. It's been very hot and humid here.

I try to stick to cool pasta salads or things I can grill outside on the patio when it's hot. I made a batch of chicken salad last week for wraps that worked out really well. BLTs are great with tomatoes picked fresh from the back yard garden.

[nadinbrzezinski]

43. Well doing some chicken (oven fried)

with a side fresh tomato\cucumber salad and some Quinoa...

This giuten free diet really sucks at times... since I have to get creative... (Well it really does when we rarely go out anymore)

[supernova]

44. Stew beef and cornbread

Not exactly the temps for stew beef, but it was the easiest thing to defrost. Cornbread made savory, i.e. w/o flour and sugar, but with buttermilk. Made both this morning before the mercury started to rise.