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NJCher

(35,423 posts)
Wed Apr 21, 2021, 04:13 PM Apr 2021

What's for Dinner, Wed., April 21, 2021

Chorizo-stuffed red pepper. Has lots of cheddar over the top as well as a little tomato sauce. In addition, I chopped cilantro and green onion to put over the top. And a chipotle pepper!

I made these a couple days ago but didn't cook all of them because I wanted an easy dinner for days when I've been planting.

Cucumber salad.

Dessert: lemon meringue pie and Earl Grey tea.

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What's for Dinner, Wed., April 21, 2021 (Original Post) NJCher Apr 2021 OP
Fish tacos MontanaMama Apr 2021 #1
Dunno yet Jilly_in_VA Apr 2021 #2
Fish & Chips FoxNewsSucks Apr 2021 #3
GF Vegan Pizza Best_man23 Apr 2021 #4
Homemade dough? (n/t) PJMcK Apr 2021 #13
What kind of Vegan cheese do you use? Demsrule86 Apr 2021 #15
Daiya Shredded Cheese Best_man23 Apr 2021 #18
A sort of deconstructed Polish golumpki/golabki soothsayer Apr 2021 #5
I watched Julia Child make "stuffed cabbage" MissMillie Apr 2021 #10
pizza MissMillie Apr 2021 #6
Homemade dough? PJMcK Apr 2021 #8
oh, heck no MissMillie Apr 2021 #11
That's another reason I like you, MissMillie PJMcK Apr 2021 #12
Chicken PJMcK Apr 2021 #7
Sounds good. Do you make a white gravy? My mom fried Virginia style chicken and made mashed Demsrule86 Apr 2021 #16
You've got it PJMcK Apr 2021 #17
Your stuffed pepper sound great! PJMcK Apr 2021 #9
Steak, mashed potatoes, sauteed onions and Luciferous Apr 2021 #14

Jilly_in_VA

(9,852 posts)
2. Dunno yet
Wed Apr 21, 2021, 04:38 PM
Apr 2021

Thinking about Punjabi rajma in the instant Pot, with rice. (That's kidney beans, with onion masala). Either that, or mixed dal. It's cold, and that just sounds good.

Best_man23

(4,889 posts)
4. GF Vegan Pizza
Wed Apr 21, 2021, 04:47 PM
Apr 2021

Homemade, topped with a pesto sauce, cheese, and mushrooms.

Perhaps a red wine to accompany, not sure yet.

Best_man23

(4,889 posts)
18. Daiya Shredded Cheese
Thu Apr 22, 2021, 08:12 AM
Apr 2021

The final pizza turned out to be not quite 100% vegan. We ran short on vegan cheese and had to add some mozzarella we had leftover from a tomato and mozzarella side we made a few days ago.

The crust was from a GF pizza dough from Trader Joe's; recommend using a baking stone and par baking the crust by itself for about 8-10 minutes before putting on the toppings. End result was a very crispy crust from start to finish on each piece. Mrs Best took a picture of the ingredients and is going to try and back-engineer the GF dough. We've tried some GF dough recipies from King Arthur and other food websites, but the Trader Joe's GF dough has outperformed them all both in ease of preparation and taste.

soothsayer

(38,601 posts)
5. A sort of deconstructed Polish golumpki/golabki
Wed Apr 21, 2021, 04:50 PM
Apr 2021

Essentially cabbage and fresh chorizo and tomatoes all stewed together. (Not made into cabbage rolls. Tastes the same!)

MissMillie

(38,452 posts)
10. I watched Julia Child make "stuffed cabbage"
Wed Apr 21, 2021, 05:12 PM
Apr 2021

on reruns a couple of years ago. Instead of individual stuffed rolls, she layered the cabbage and the meat filling in a bowl (as well as a some tomato-y broth), and baked it in the oven. I've always wanted to try it that way. Seems a lot easier than making a bunch of rolls.

MissMillie

(38,452 posts)
6. pizza
Wed Apr 21, 2021, 05:08 PM
Apr 2021

Between Al's surgery this morning, and Cuddles' surgery tomorrow (thank goodness she's going to be spayed), we're keeping it pretty simple over the next couple of days.

Pizza will have sausage, onion, broccoli and extra cheese.

ice cream for dessert

PJMcK

(21,916 posts)
7. Chicken
Wed Apr 21, 2021, 05:09 PM
Apr 2021

Texas-styled fried chicken in Grandpa's cast iron pan. You have to put a small dollop of bacon grease in the frying oil. (I know it's not good for me but it's a twice-a-year indulgence.) The Landlady(!) chopped up a whole chicken so there's going to be a few meals and snacks from this batch.

Mashed potatoes with a homemade gravy sprinkled with chopped up chives.

Spinach salad with sliced mushrooms, crumbled bacon (guess where we got the grease!) and cherry tomato halves with a very light vinaigrette dressing.

Ginger snaps and brandy for desert.

Demsrule86

(68,348 posts)
16. Sounds good. Do you make a white gravy? My mom fried Virginia style chicken and made mashed
Wed Apr 21, 2021, 09:32 PM
Apr 2021

potatoes, green beans, biscuits and white gravy (milk gravy).

PJMcK

(21,916 posts)
17. You've got it
Thu Apr 22, 2021, 06:48 AM
Apr 2021

The Landlady(!) makes a killer Southern white gravy using bits from the chicken.

Biscuits 'n' gravy will make a delicious breakfast later on.

Enjoy your day, Demsrule86!

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