What's for Dinner? ~ Monday April 13th Edition

[Lucinda]

Hola!

It's looking like chicken enchiladas for me. Bill will be working, and I roasted chicken yesterday, so I have lots of chicken leftover.


What's for dinner where ye be?

[pleah]

1. Stir fry with my special sauce.

Not one bite is ever left over.:9

[Lucinda]

27. I love stir-fry!

Bet it was delish. :)

[eleny]

2. Leftovers from Saturday...

Eggplant Parmesan with mild Italian chicken sausages on the side.

I found organic ingredients for everything at Whole Foods and it was tasty. But I made enough for two meals. So today, we'll finish up.

Chicken enchiladas? You're giving me an idea for later in the week. Thanks and enjoy your dinner!

[Lucinda]

28. Eggplant Parm sounds yummy!

I haven't had any in forever....maybe this week. :hi:

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

3. Sauteed Cauliflower,Olives, Ham and Capers tossed with Penne

One of my favorites. Lots of garlic, lots of parsley.

[Lucinda]

29. Hmmm....I've never added the cauliflower in the ham/olive mix I make

Going to have to give that a try...sounds yummy.

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

40. Try it. You won't be sorry, I guarantee. nt

[Lucinda]

43. I will. I love cauliflower and usually make mashed cauliflower or serve it simply.

This will be a nice change of pace. :)

[yellerpup]

4. Fish & Chips

Homemade tartar sauce, lime cole slaw and fried cod in tempura batter. Hot rolls & a beerski for Mr. Pup. Fried food is a big indulgence for us. Tasted goooood! :hi:

[hippywife]

5. Ooooh!

Can I eat at your house tonight? I love fish and chips! You do have lots of malt vinegar, right? :9

[yellerpup]

8. Tons of malty vinegar! Come on over!

Sometimes you just gotta have fish & chips!

[hippywife]

9. Yes, you do!

I don't get it very often coz no one down here does a very good job of it.

Enjoy! :hi:

[Lucinda]

30. YUMYUMYUMYUMYUM.

I've really been in the mood for good fish and chips. I want some NOW. :)

How do you make the coleslaw? Lime is interesting....

[yellerpup]

39. Hey, Lucinda!

Coleslaw last night was 1/2 small coarsely grated cabbage, 2 grated carrots, 1/4 med. finely chopped purple onion, celery seed, salt, pepper, finely grated (rasp) rind of 1/2 lime, juice of 1/2 lime squeezed over, then tossed with a couple of Tbsp. of mayo. I used only a tiny bit of mayo, but some people like it creamier and use more. The lime makes it really refreshing. Went great with the fish & chips last night & will accent the pulled pork sandwiches I picked up for tonight (commercial). :hi:

[Lucinda]

42. Thanks for this! I always have lime on hand. I use it in sorbets and

I will definitely give this a try. I love citrus!

[yellerpup]

44. Citrus is fantastic

for a burst of flavor and a shot of vitamin C (among other fine nutrients).

[hippywife]

6. Leftover fried chicken and smashed

garlic/yougurt/parmesan potatoes. Prolly pull some green beans outta the freezer.

How are you feeling today? :hug:

[here_is_to_hope]

12. Hi hippy, you mentioned yogurt in your

mashed 'taters? (ok, 'yougurt' but I knew what you meant...I hope!)
Whats the yogurt do?

[hippywife]

14. A coupla things.

Every weekend I make my own plain, full-fat yogurt and use it anywhere I would normally use sour cream. In the taters, it replaces the milk and it adds the flavor you normally get from sour cream.

:hi:

[yellerpup]

18. That sounds soooo good.

I do the same thing with goat's milk yogurt. Mashed potatoes take on a whole new level of flavor with yogurt. I even use it as milk substitute on Kashi in the mornings. :hi:

[here_is_to_hope]

21. Mmm, thanks for the tip! eom

[Lucinda]

31. That sounds sooo goood!

I had a pretty bad afternoon but it got a lot better.
Hope you and Bill are well!

[eridani]

7. Thinking of a mushroom omelet with a salad on the side n/t

[Lucinda]

32. I love omlettes and salad. Another thing to add to my list for this week.

Glad you mentioned it!

[Tesha]

10. Fish Chowder

beautiful FAS haddock at $3.99 lb - yummmm

fry bacon take it out for adding back on top when serving
saute cubed 'taters and onions
add water and a little Better than Bouillon Lobster or Clam, cook to soft
add cream and fish (don't stir)
heat gently until fish is cooked
salt and pepper and devour

[Lucinda]

33. It's a cool rainy day here today, choweder would be great.

:hi:
Your's sounds very good!

[here_is_to_hope]

11. I found some heavily discounted

pork chops today and right into the oven they went!
Some 'taters I grew last season are baking as well...now, if the wife would get home!
(sorry, been a while since I have seen a pork chop)
Oh, applesauce, whats a pork chop without applesauce?

[Lucinda]

34. Yup. I agree. I always like to have some for of apples with chops.

Sounds like a great meal!

[AwakeAtLast]

13. Pizza night

Too many errands to run after school today. Just happened ( ;) ) to be near Mr. AAL's favorite pizza place. The guy is from Italy and runs this very unassuming pizza place in the local mall food court. It's as close to New York style as you can get in Central IN!

I added a tossed salad for me. They will put anything I want on it and still only charge for a tossed salad.

It was good!

[Lucinda]

35. Those places are such great finds!

Sounds delicious. :)

[murphymom]

15. Black bean soup

Big ol' pot with bacon, onion, red bell pepper, a little jalapeno, cumin, lots of garlic. It had all yesterday afternoon to cook and today to sit and let the flavors marry. Plus a green salad and some french bread which I hope hasn't gotten too stale since Saturday. (I've gotta try Ain5 someday!)

[Lucinda]

36. That sounds really good. Some of my favorite flavors!

You should try the Ain5. It's insanely easy.

[pengillian101]

38. You should try the Ain5. It's insanely easy.

I notice so many of you rave about this bread. If it's really that simple, I'd like to try it, but the recipe is hidden within C&B walls and I can't seem to find the original recipe.

Post it if ya got it, would ya---someone---anyone :-)

[Lucinda]

41. Here is a link to the mother earth article:

http://www.motherearthnews.com/print-article.aspx?id=142688

Several of us have tweaked it a bit, but the basic recipe is very good. For example...I don't use water, I bake mine covered.

[pengillian101]

45. Thanks alot! n/t

[Richard Steele]

16. Tonight, I made an omelette full of leftovers from yesterday's big dinner.

It's got ham, lamb, mushrooms, spinach, and roasted red potatos.

[Tangerine LaBamba]

17. Hey,

how did that lamb shoulder work out for you on Easter Sunday?

[Richard Steele]

19. Very tasty stuff, that lamb shoulder!

The shoulder cut certainly isn't an OPTIMUM roast;
it was at least 50% bone & fat.

But the meat that was actually on it was just as good as lamb gets.
Pink & juicy and so tender you didn't need a knife- it cut with a fork.
I've had cold BUTTER that was tougher than that lamb, I tellyawhut! :9

We had so much stuff going on, we had dishes cooking in the oven,
in the toaster oven, in the crock pot...
every appliance in the house that gets HOT
had a dish on it or in it.

So I did the lamb in my 1952-vintage Westinghouse Roaster Oven.
It's the first time I actually used the thing, and it was a great success!

I rubbed it with salt&pepper, then dusted it with garlic powder
and dried parsley. I poured a carton of beef stock into the pan
and dumped a handful of dried SAVORY into that.

When the lamb was cooked, I put the liquid on the stovetop at a high boil
until it reduced about halfway, then blended in some butter & flour
to make a medium-thick sauce.

I liked the lamb so much, I ate it bare, and just used the sauce
on my roasted red potatos.

[Tangerine LaBamba]

20. Wow!

That fat and bone ratio sucks, but it sounds like you did a great job, and that's really cool about the old Westinghouse. And amazing that it still works.

All's well that ends well, eh?

Thanks for the great story ................

:toast:

[Richard Steele]

22. Well, the fat & bone ratio was a big "PLUS" for certain members of our merry little band...

The furry & four-legged members, to be precise.
All the KITTEHS are gonna have bits of lamb fat
atop their kibble for at least a week.

And you better believe they are enjoying that stuff.

"Buck the Turtle", the world's oldest Tomcat, was actually HUMPING
the corner of the roaster oven while the lamb was cooking.
As a chef, I chose to take that as a compliment.

(As a HOST, I chose to put him outside, because no one needs to see that.
That's just NASTY!)

[Tangerine LaBamba]

23. What a visual!!!!

I'm writing this through tears from laughing. So the Westinghouse exterior stays cool while it's working? That is one great piece of equipment, sounds like.

That's a very, very funny story, and, yes, of course, that fat is good for the critters, too. Nice shiny coats.

Sounds like you had a raging success. Well done, pal................

[Richard Steele]

24. The oven itself sits atop a small fitted metal cabinet:

If you look close at this pic, you can see the line where the oven lifts off:



The lid has some vent holes,
and my old pal Buck was getting VERY excited by the smell
of that roasting lamb, I tellyaWhut!!

[Tangerine LaBamba]

25. That's a beauty!!!

I can't believe you have one of those! I remember them from my childhood. And it's still working? Wow, you have a real treasure. You can do a good-sized turkey in that, no? Will you be using it more now that you've had such a big success?

Buck was safe humping the cabinet part of it. The smell was THAT good?

Take a bow ..........................

[Richard Steele]

26. Yup, it's in near-mint condition and looks like it was almost never used.

I could do TWO good-sized turkeys in it, if I squeezed them together:
the internal volume is around 14x28x12.

It cost me all of six dollars and 50 cents: can you believe that?

And I think it goes nicely with the OTHER thing I used for the first time
on Sunday: My antique Sunbeam "RocketShip" mixer:


I really LOVE all this sort of "Jetsons-style" stuff that was made
between the 30's and the 60's.
Now that I'm working as the Manager at a Thrift Store, I've bought
more awesome retro stuff in 3 months than I ever SAW in the last ten years.

It's not all as great as the stuff my ex-girlfriend and I had;
hell, we found a Weltron Model 2005 for 350 bucks once!
That was the retro-cool find of a LIFETIME!

I don't have anything quite as cool as that right now, but I've got
a lot of stuff that's cool enough to make me happy.

[Lucinda]

37. That sounds like a really great combination.

I need to branch out more with my omelettes. I stick to the same few ingredients all the time.