What's for dinner ~ Sunday ~ April the 5th Edition

[Lucinda]

Hola!

Not sure what's for dinner here. Bill's son is going home today :( and we all may go out to dinner before they leave town.

Hope everyone here has a wonderful day. It's a gorgeous day in Gatlinburg! Clear blue skies and nice bright sunshine.


What's for dinner where you are?

[AwakeAtLast]

1. Baked rigatoni

w/ ABin5 bread of course! :D

We are anticipating some bad weather complete with some ice and possibly even snow! :wow:

Great to hear you have good weather! Maybe in a week or two for us. <sigh>

[Lucinda]

5. I love snow, but I want to get my herbs and veggies planted, so hopefully

we wont get anymore!

Rigatoni sounds yummy. I'm stuffed from lunch and may never eat again. :)

[hippywife]

2. Veggie Stirfry tonight.

After meat three days in a row, we've had enough for a while. :hi:

[Lucinda]

6. I am sooooo stuffed from Mexican food leftovers that I could cheerfully fast tonight

But I'm thinking that will change by dinnertime. :rofl:

[hippywife]

7. Especially with that

wonderful cook you're married to. I could easily get through most days without eating very much but Bill insists on eating about every four hours.

[livetohike]

3. Kolokithopita (zucchini-cheese strudel). Tzatziki (cuke salad)

and a carrot salad. :hi:

It's a sunny, but cool day here. The daffodils are starting to open so it looks like Spring, but unfortunately, cooler weather and snow are on the way :-(.

[Tesha]

11. Could you... would you...

give a pointer or a quick recipe - this sounds reeeealy good!

thanks!

[livetohike]

19. Sure! Here it is:

(adapted from New Recipes from Moosewood Restaurant - the Moosewood Collective)

4 c. shredded zucchini
1/4 c. olive oil
1 1/2 c. chopped onions
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 c. grated feta cheese (10 oz)
2 c. low fat cottage cheese
1 c. egg substitute (or 4 eggs)
3 T. unbleached white flour
1 T. chopped fresh parsley
1 T. chopped fresh mint (or 1 t. dried)
2 T. chopped fresh dill (or 1 1/2 t. dried)
1/2 t. black pepper

1/2 lb. phyllo dough
1/4 c. olive oil
sesame seeds

Preheat oven to 350 F.

Place the shredded zucchini in a colander and salt it lightly. Cover it with a plate weighted down by something heavy (3 lb. coffee can works great!) Allow the zucchini to drain for at least 20 minutes.

Saute the onions and garlic in olive oil until the onions are soft. Mix all of the cheeses, eggs and flour in a large bowl.

Drain the zucchini and squeeze as much liquid from it as possible. Add the zucchini, herbs and spices to the pan with the onions and saute over low heat for about 10 minutes. Then add all of this to the cheese mixture.

I use a 9" x 9" baking dish to assemble the strudel. Count out eight sheets of phyllo dough and fit into the dish. Pour the cheese mixture into the dish. Start layering two sheets of phyllo at a time over the top of the cheese mixture, brushing the top layer with olive oil before adding the next two sheets. Do this until the remaining phyllo is used up. Then roll the edges of all of the phyllo dough inward to form a ridge. Brush the top with olive oil. Sprinkle sesame seeds on top and bake for about 45 minutes, or until golden. Let rest for about 10 minutes before slicing. Should give you 4-6 pieces depending on how you slice it.

[Tesha]

21. Thank you soooo much

:hi: this looks delish! I can't wait to make it!:9



thanks for taking the time to post it! :loveya:

[livetohike]

23. You're welcome! I love sharing recipes

:hug:

[Tesha]

24. I love it when you share receipes too...

I'm soooo making this this weekend... thank you

[The empressof all]

4. I just finished making 2 enchilada casseroles

One with some left over pulled pork I had in the freezer and the other from part of a Costco Chicken. I bought some "Mexican style" sour cream that was new to my grocery store. It's very thick, heavy and saltier than usual sour cream. SO thought it was sweeter...go figure. So I layer the meat, shredded cheese, refried beans, sour cream in the dish with Pace Picante sauce and some sliced canned peppers. I top with a can of enchilada sauce.

Yes....I'm a fan of using Sandra Lee's methods and use the canned stuff for convenience. I do stay away from the HFCS stuff though...:scared:

[sazemisery]

8. Smoked turkey and cheese grits

Cloudy, windy and 45 degrees here in NE Oklahoma. We are smoking a turkey we soaked in a brine of salt, brown sugar, allspice berries, chrystalized ginger, and peppercorns overnight. I believe Mr.sazemisery is using maple wood to smoke. I have cheese grits leftover from last night and intend to make a salad with the asparagus I have in the fridge.

I want a dessert but haven't decided yet.

[Richard Steele]

9. This is the one day I cook for the house this week, so I'm cooking a little fancier than usual:

(No McChicken sandwiches for me tonight, LOL!)

For starters, two types of Naan bread (garlic & whole wheat)
that I'm gonna brush with olive oil & sprinkle with crumbled asiago.

Next, a coconut-curry hot and sour red cabbage soup.

For the main course, I will be poaching perch fillets in an herbed
chicken stock with white wine, onions & bell peppers.
After the perch is cooked, I'll reduce the liquid it cooked in
to make a sauce for it.

I've also got some "Hen of the Woods" mushrooms
that I haven't decided what to do with.
Some of my housemates won't eat mushrooms,
so they'll have to be a small side dish.
I'm kinda thinking that I'll give them a quick sautee
with some butter and oregano, and maybe a drop of soy sauce
just for aroma.
We'll see.

[Richard Steele]

14. After-Action Report: that was the most BEAUTIFUL soup I've ever made.

The last time I consumed a liquid that was such a deep pink/purple shade
was when I paid $12 for 2 ounces of a 20-year-old Black Muscat.

I'm gonna have to remember that recipe. It was as tasty as I expected,
but MUCH better looking.
The colors....the colors. It was SURREALISTIC, looking at it in
a white glass soup bowl.

All the other dishes were very well recieved, BTW.
My housemate who regularly declares that he "doesn't like fish"
went back for a third serving of the poached perch.

[troubleinwinter]

16. Seriously needing recipe for "coconut-curry hot and sour red cabbage soup"

Veg daughter will be visiting in a coupla weeks & I'm trying to think up things to make. She loves hot & sour.

[Richard Steele]

17. So sorry to tell you: it was not a VEG recipe. It was all about the CHICKEN STOCK.

If you give me a year, I could probably come up with
a VEG soup that would be just as good, but there's no way
I could do it in "a coupla weeks".

My ex-Sweetie whom I lived with for 9 years was Vegetarian;
would you like me to give you some recipes that were her favorites?
I created a LOT of Veg dishes in the 9 years we were together;
some of them were actually really quick & easy to make.

[troubleinwinter]

18. She's not a total veg

No problem with chicken stock.

[Richard Steele]

22. OK then. It's actually a pretty easy recipe, because...

...I totally CHEATED and made it from
off-the-shelf ingredients, instead of from scratch.

I started by sauteeing some finely-diced red onion
and green bell pepper.

Puree 1 cup of the cooked onion/pepper mix into
2 32-oz cartons of College Inn brand
Thai Coconut Curry cooking broth.

Add 1 TBS ground white pepper,
2 tsp salt
12 oz of Goya Coconut Water,
1 cup water
1 sm red cabbage, (about 7" diameter), coarsely shredded

Put on stovetop at low simmer for 45 minutes, then add
8oz whole white mushrooms
and 1 tsp crushed red pepper flakes. (more, if you like it hot)

Simmer another 20-30 minutes until mushrooms are cooked through.

Immediately before serving, stir in
1/4 to 1/2 cup white vinegar, to taste.

[kestrel91316]

10. I made homemade pho. I didn't have all the ingredients on hand

for flavoring the broth, but I made do. I used thinly sliced round steak, which was exquisite. I got the jalapenos and basil and bean sprouts and meat at the local Vietnamese market, which was the obvious choice.

At the Viet market I was blown away by the shelves full of bottles of about 100 different brands of fish sauce, lol. I put a couple of shakes of it in my soup. Not sure what it added to it, lol. Authenticity if nothing else.

[Tesha]

12. Omelet...

Smoked salmon and cheese with herbs de Provence for Mr T and 2 eggs over easy with crispy bacon for me

Girl Scout's Thin Mint Chocolate ice cream for us both for dessert...

[Arkansas Granny]

13. I spent the weekend with my son and DIL and I've spent most of the day cooking.

I made blueberry muffins for breakfast using dried blueberries. Then my DIL asked if I would make a shepherds's pie using some ground pork that she had and I served it with buttered carrots (which my 2 yo grandson couldn't get enough of). I also made a loaf of cranberry nut bread for them to snack on during the week.

[troubleinwinter]

15. Generic cold pills, a comforter and a pug puppy-dog.

[susanna]

20. Day late, but not a dollar short...

Dad's famous lasagna. There are no words. He makes it about twice a year. We got lucky, oh yes we did...yum.

Plus a couple leftover pieces in the fridge to re-heat for tomorrow's dinner. Yum.