What's for dinner - Tuesday, Jan. 22

[cbayer]

Taco Tuesday for us. Going into the bar for $1 tacos. Will be my first time off the boat in a week, so it's time for me to shower and get out of these pajama pants, lol!

[greatauntoftriplets]

1. Enjoy!

More chicken fricassee!!!

[cbayer]

4. thanks! You must have made a boatload of the stuff.

We ate all our leftovers as of last night and that's always a great feeling.

[greatauntoftriplets]

7. It was a whole chicken cut up.

There's enough for tomorrow night, too.

[surrealAmerican]

2. Have fun.

It's been pretty cold these past few days here, so I'm making a big pot of split pea soup for dinner. It's not quite as thick as fog yet, but it'll be that way by dinnertime.

[cbayer]

5. Yum. I remember that "thick as fog" saying.

Enjoy!

[bif]

3. A third night of spaghetti & meatballs

[cbayer]

6. Lol! That's the point at which I have to freeze or dump.

I need a lot of variety.

[bif]

9. I rarely do this.

I usually make something new a couple days in a row, then have the leftovers.

[cbayer]

10. That''s what we generally do as well.

Leftover night every 4th night or so...

which can be a great treat if the originals were good, but not so great if the meals were so-so.

[intheflow]

8. Chicken and mushroom pot pie.

Made with only the finest leftover chicken, leftover sage sausage, and cream of mushroom soup. I'm improvising tonight - we'll see how it goes!

I make these improvised pies often, depending on what's leftover. Sometimes I'll use stuffing or potatoes for the top, like a shepherd's pie. But chicken pot pie demands a top similar to the Swanson chicken pot pies I was raised on. But since I'm so lazy and have no time for actual pie crusts, I cheat, using Pillsbury Crescent Rolls. It's too easy to resist and it looks pretty:

[cbayer]

11. What a great idea for the crust!

And it's lovely as well.

[KC]

16. Do you

put a crust on the bottom too ?

[intheflow]

18. Nope, just on top.

It gets slimy on the bottom, never quite bakes.

[NRaleighLiberal]

12. My wife's birthday! So....

breakfast - got up and made her molasses granola currant scones

lunch - out to our favorite Indian place

dinner - pumpkin soup with toasted pumpkin seeds and multigrain bread

We kept it light - we kind of celebrated our birthdays together on Sunday (which was mine) - kids came over and cooked that day.

Now we can start to get back to eating better - Tgiving, Anniversary, Christmas, New years and two birthdays out of the way!

Back to smoothies!

[cbayer]

13. Happy, happy birthday to your dear wife!

What a wonderful husband you are to feed her all day.

And I hope you had a wonderful birthday as well, friend, and glad the kids fed you!

[NRaleighLiberal]

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[yellerpup]

15. Grabbed a burger at the local dive.

I trained into NYC this afternoon to size up the party venue. It has a very nice kitchen, roomy reception area, cloak room, and performance space, so it fits the bill. We are unfortunately expecting 6"-12" of snow on Friday, so I will have to move up my schedule and have all the food ready to go when they pick it up Thursday night. Afterward, the producer and I met the director and actors for my play at a rehearsal space in the theatre district and ran through the cutting they will be performing a couple of times. Everyone had places to go afterward, so I hoofed it back to Grand Central. I hope my feet don't retaliate tomorrow!

[NJCher]

17. oh noes11!!!

Six-twelve?! I've been working so much I haven't paid attention to the news.

Your event sounds like it will be spectacular!

Thanks for the technique on the pork.

I worked until late tonight and didn't get home until nearly midnight, so I had leftovers my host sent home with me from the dinner party the other night. Duck cassoulet. Yum. Perfect for a freezing cold winter night.


Cher

[yellerpup]

19. The prediction went down to 1"-3"

Which will cause NYers no problem at all. If you'd like to come, I'll send you an invitation.

Duck cassoulet makes me jealous! I love duck and it is the perfect dish for a cold winter night.