What's for Dinner, Tues., Jan. 13, 2015

[NJCher]

Meatballs in tomato sauce and mixed vegetables.


Cher

[Liberal Jesus Freak]

1. Shrimp steamed in beer with Old Bay.

Maryland...I miss you

[grasswire]

14. oh lord

Chesapeake style shrimp are the best. Mmmmmmmm.

[pinto]

2. Rotini, kale, garlic, lemon, pepper and red sauce.

Neat twist on a pasta dish.

Coarse chopped whole kale stalks, slathered well with lemon juice, set aside.

Sautéed garlic in olive oil 'till just tender. Added salt and pepper to the saute. Added water for the pasta.

At the boil, tossed in the rotini. Two thirds of the way to "done", added the lemon / kale mix.

When done, drained the pasta & kale mix, returned to the pot and topped with just a bit of red sauce. Turned it all together.

Lick the plate good.

(ed to add) Next time I go this route, think I'll add something savory. Nutmeg, cinnamon, clove or such.

[Galileo126]

3. Mongolian beef (and broccoli)

and mushrooms. The standard Mongolian beef recipe, but I like to add more veggies. And mega dried red chili pods.

Served over rice. Yum! Tri-tip was on sale, so I'm slicing it very thin, marinating in soy and sherry right now.

[pinto]

4. How do you do your Mongolian beef?

It's one of my favorites, always looking for ideas.

Worked for a while in a family Chinese restaurant in DC. Much of the "standards", i.e. Cantonese, with a good selection of Mandarin dishes. And our head chef was Mongolian. He made some amazing plates.

[Galileo126]

7. Kinda of a bastardized version of 3 recipes I've saved

I marinated the beef in sherry, soy, corn starch and oil - for about an hour.

Sauce: Hoisin, oyster and soy sauces (about 3T each). A teaspoon each of prepared garlic and ginger. And, a few shots of sesame oil, if that's your thing. You can even add some chili-garlic sauce here too.

Wok: 10 chilis arboles, broken in 1/2 to let the seeds out and into the wok. 1/2 a small onion, diced, and a few mushrooms, sliced. Throw in your fave wok oil (mine is House of Tsang). Heat on high. Add the marinated meat, continue stir frying. (Here, I add the whites of the green onions if they are particularly thick.)

Add (defrosted or pre-steamed) broccoli, and stir in. Add the sauce, stir in, add 3-5 sliced green onions. Stir again, Batta-bing!

Serve over rice.

[flying rabbit]

11. Thanks for this one

sounds great!

[greatauntoftriplets]

5. More chicken pot pie.

It was a big one.

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

6. I made dinner today.

Stuffed peppers sans the peppers. One of our simplest recipes, and I still fumbled it, but I think I'm starting to regain some mental clarity.

The emotional pain is still raw, but I know there was nothing else we could do, given that his body was shutting down. Happily, his companion seems in reasonably good health, although she's only a year shy of a normal beagle lifespan herself.

[grasswire]

15. one thing to think about...

...is that it is definitely worse if you wait too long, and the animal suffers. Then you have guilt along with grieving. It's sometimes hard to know that right time. Sounds to me like you gave him the gift of peace, when it counted.

Glad to hear you have eaten something. Take care.

[NJCher]

17. getting through

Be aware that you might get a message from him that he's ok. I've had it happen with five animals who have crossed over.

I know how miserable this can be. Things will get better, and a lot of people are concerned for you.


Cher

[noamnety]

8. Today is a milestone for us.

I've finished the first of the two bags of waxed beans I bought in Dec, and we're on to bag two!

We've got sauteed wax beans and eggplant parm.

[grasswire]

16. I still have a lot of wax beans in the freezer.

But we've had to lay off them for a while. Overload.

[locks]

9. No supper tonight

as I have to have a medical test tomorrow. But I sincerely hope you are comforted by meals with your friends, EB, and your other beagle as you deal with the sad loss of your dear pet.

[NJCher]

18. what a coincidence

I had tests, too. But they just told me no food after midnight. No coffee, tea, nuthin' before the needle.

Took all morning to get that done. Ridiculous.


Cher

[bif]

10. Stir-fry with tofu.

It turned out quite well.

[fizzgig]

12. haven't quite decided yet

but i'm leaning toward a quesadilla with green chilis and black olives. now i just have to get the cat out of my lap.

[fizzgig]

13. we're out of tortillas, so i did grilled cheese

mixed together some cream cheese and green chilis and slapped a layer of that on the sandwich. i may have to make a microwave mug cake later.