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What's for Dinner ~ Saturday May 19th (Original Post) Lucinda May 2012 OP
Good morning! butterfly77 May 2012 #1
Those soups are inspiring. yellerpup May 2012 #21
Going to be bad and grill big juicy hamburgers... Phentex May 2012 #2
What does the weekend have to do with eating dead flesh peace pilgrim 19 May 2012 #3
You're right! I think I'll just have a bowl of dirt. ScreamingMeemie May 2012 #4
.... cbayer May 2012 #7
.... one_voice May 2012 #27
We are low fat, low salt, low cholesterol during the week.. Phentex May 2012 #8
Sometimes we eat to live and sometimes we live to eat. yellerpup May 2012 #22
Hi, botanist here! kurtzapril4 May 2012 #10
But dirt Athena66 May 2012 #35
We have no outdoor space. yellerpup May 2012 #24
We had burgers on the grill. Lugnut May 2012 #28
These were smaller than I had imagined in my head... Phentex May 2012 #31
Tilapia on the grill with peppers. ScreamingMeemie May 2012 #5
I like the flavor of tilapia a lot. yellerpup May 2012 #23
I am going to actually do something with fish. cbayer May 2012 #6
OK, I have made the salmon cakes and will cook them soon. cbayer May 2012 #15
Salmon cakes are deep comfort for me. yellerpup May 2012 #20
OK, these were great. cbayer May 2012 #33
That's my plan for today yellerpup May 2012 #34
We'll be having kurtzapril4 May 2012 #9
Elegant. yellerpup May 2012 #19
Shredded beef tacos. pinto May 2012 #11
I could eat Mexican eight days a week. yellerpup May 2012 #18
grazing NJCher May 2012 #12
You're a grazer too? XanaDUer May 2012 #13
I love to graze! cbayer May 2012 #14
What a fun meal! yellerpup May 2012 #17
pineapple salsa NJCher May 2012 #29
No kidding--a great food day! yellerpup May 2012 #32
Kind of a clean out the refrigerator dinner tonight. yellerpup May 2012 #16
I don't know what to call it pscot May 2012 #25
Grilled pork chops. GoCubsGo May 2012 #26
Spaghetti and meatballs eridani May 2012 #30
 

butterfly77

(17,609 posts)
1. Good morning!
Sat May 19, 2012, 10:53 AM
May 2012

I am wondering the same thing at the moment, I am thinking something with cabbage cooked or raw.

I am also thinking of something with okra or zucchini. What you think?

Just added broccoli and spinach soup to my meal whatever that may be.

yellerpup

(12,249 posts)
21. Those soups are inspiring.
Sat May 19, 2012, 09:19 PM
May 2012

I'm going to make soup from my leftover cauliflower for tomorrow's soup course.

 
3. What does the weekend have to do with eating dead flesh
Sat May 19, 2012, 12:01 PM
May 2012

from tortured animals, which take up tons of resources just to produce one pound?

Phentex

(16,330 posts)
8. We are low fat, low salt, low cholesterol during the week..
Sat May 19, 2012, 02:43 PM
May 2012

As much as possible. Then, we fall off the chuck wagon a little on the weekends. Not too much, but enough to feel naughty.

kurtzapril4

(1,353 posts)
10. Hi, botanist here!
Sat May 19, 2012, 03:19 PM
May 2012

Some plants have memories, and can communicate between each other. One genera of parisitic plants can even "smell" the plants they want to paricitise and move in that direction. As scientists discover more and more about what plants can do and know....you may want to look at living on the dirt mentioned by another poster, or perhaps air.

P.S. Growing plants is not all that great for the environment, either.....take a look at the Ural Sea and Mono Lake.

yellerpup

(12,249 posts)
24. We have no outdoor space.
Sat May 19, 2012, 09:26 PM
May 2012

I do miss cooking outdoors, especially the scent when the fat hits the fire. If you're going to be bad, there are lots worse ways than grilling a burger. Enjoy!

Lugnut

(9,791 posts)
28. We had burgers on the grill.
Sun May 20, 2012, 02:08 AM
May 2012

They hit the spot. Tomorrow we're doing a camp fire and cooking hot dogs on forks.

Phentex

(16,330 posts)
31. These were smaller than I had imagined in my head...
Sun May 20, 2012, 07:52 AM
May 2012

but still good. Lots of veggies on the side.

Camp fire sounds fun!

cbayer

(146,218 posts)
6. I am going to actually do something with fish.
Sat May 19, 2012, 12:22 PM
May 2012

I don't like fish (except raw) and I really don't like to cook it.

But I am going to make some salmon cakes just to see if I can.

yellerpup

(12,249 posts)
20. Salmon cakes are deep comfort for me.
Sat May 19, 2012, 09:15 PM
May 2012

I make them a little different every time. It depends on what I have on hand--now that I think of it, I have an extra red pepper! You just planned my menu for tomorrow.

cbayer

(146,218 posts)
33. OK, these were great.
Sun May 20, 2012, 10:40 AM
May 2012

I made some dill aioli and mixed that, the salmon and bread crumbs. Then fried and served with more aioli.

Husband loved them, I loved them.

I cooked fish!

yellerpup

(12,249 posts)
34. That's my plan for today
Sun May 20, 2012, 11:47 AM
May 2012

and I'm sticking to it! Congratulations on cooking fish! Sushi/sashimi is my favorite, too.

kurtzapril4

(1,353 posts)
9. We'll be having
Sat May 19, 2012, 03:12 PM
May 2012

Pasture raised, organic beef medallions(they're very small), cooked mushrooms finished with a touch of pesto, and fresh asparagus.

pinto

(106,886 posts)
11. Shredded beef tacos.
Sat May 19, 2012, 03:48 PM
May 2012

Left over steak, shredded.
Cabbage, shredded.
Cheese, shredded.
Red salsa.
Green chilies.

NJCher

(35,427 posts)
12. grazing
Sat May 19, 2012, 04:41 PM
May 2012

I think I'm going to graze today--appetizers at appropriate intervals.

I started off with homemade tortilla chips and I also made pineapple salsa to go with.

My next round of appetizers might be Chinese dumplings.


Cher

cbayer

(146,218 posts)
14. I love to graze!
Sat May 19, 2012, 08:39 PM
May 2012

I cook all week, then start pulling out the bits of leftovers on one lazy day. A little here, a little there and I am very happy.

yellerpup

(12,249 posts)
17. What a fun meal!
Sat May 19, 2012, 09:08 PM
May 2012

Homemade tortilla chips are irresistible. What else goes in the pineapple salsa?

NJCher

(35,427 posts)
29. pineapple salsa
Sun May 20, 2012, 02:15 AM
May 2012

Red and orange pepper, scallions, coriander, 1/2 c. orange juice, and some cumin.

The homemade tortilla chips were cut from a flour tortilla, brushed with garlic oil, then sprinkled with pepper, AlsoSalt, cumin, and cayenne.

The other appetizers for the day were:

Chinese egg roll

and finally at 2 a.m. in the morning, a zucchini-crust pizza with toppings of mozzarella, tomatoes, peppers and fresh basil.

Great food day!


Cher

yellerpup

(12,249 posts)
32. No kidding--a great food day!
Sun May 20, 2012, 08:23 AM
May 2012

Thanks for the pineapple salsa recipe. I'll make use of it this summer. I also make tortilla chips at home, but I cut the tortillas into fourths or sixths and fry them instead of making round chips. Nothing beats the flavor of fresh chips! Happy Sunday!

yellerpup

(12,249 posts)
16. Kind of a clean out the refrigerator dinner tonight.
Sat May 19, 2012, 09:05 PM
May 2012

Enormous (for shrimp) shrimp, rolled in seasoned flour and fried in OO and a little butter, steamed cauliflower, and a Portugese roll. Not much color to it, but we'll make up for that tomorrow. Have a great Saturday night. Here's a happy little tune to get you going!

pscot

(21,023 posts)
25. I don't know what to call it
Sat May 19, 2012, 10:23 PM
May 2012

but it was awful. Whatever it was, Renate made me promise not to make it again.

GoCubsGo

(32,061 posts)
26. Grilled pork chops.
Sat May 19, 2012, 10:39 PM
May 2012

Thin cut, marinated in McCormick's Carolina Country Style marinade. The marinade mix is very similar to the mustard-based barbecue sauce found in my region. was pretty good for a pre-packaged mix. It I grilled some zucchini with it. Was wishing I had some marshmallows, as I still had a fair amount of hot charcoals going after everything was cooked.

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