Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Supper -- what are you cooking? - Page 12  

After last nights debachle of take out pizza I decided to flip through some old menu's of mine on the computer for dinner tonight. Settled on Coq au Vin since I thought this would be a nice change from the standard old baked chicken, chicken ala king or chicken and dumplings we've had the last couple times. It was served with mashed Yukon Golds and Cauliflower au gratin. Unfortunately I did have to leave out the pearl onions I normally use but snuck in some sliced shallots instead. The DD is rather pickey about things and the funny thing is she'll eat shallots but not the pearls. I was quite surprised since she enjoyed it so much she went back for seconds. :)

Last night I made turkey pot pie with some leftover turkey breast (not from Thanksgiving ;)). I'd already made up the filling for six small pot pies which will go in my MIL's freezer, and I had some of the sauce leftover. I also had made the crust ahead so I "stole" some of that. Since I had a tutoring session with a student, I put the pie in my oven and set it for delayed bake. I came home to the aroma of freshly-baked pot pie. :lips:

Tonight: who knows! Maybe chicken picatta....

Last night was, at my daughters' request, lasagna night.

This morning it was scrambled eggs and "skillet toast" for one daughter and a ham and sharp cheddar omelette for the other.

Tonight will be "YOYO" night - which stands for "you're on your own." We have leftover lasagna, leftover turkey and dumplings and various other things. In my husband's home country of Denmark they call it "shaking out the fridge."

We plan to eat leftovers and watch all of the Tivo'd episodes of Pushing Daisies and Samantha Who that we need to catch up on.

Cute! What you call "shaking out the fridge", I call "fridge fest". Beats the heck out of "leftovers".

Pasta Salad...
Pasta Salad...
and more Pasta Salad...

Supposedly it's to last to tommorrow but my brother's home so it didn't last for two hours :p.

Pasta Salad...
Pasta Salad...
and more Pasta Salad...

Supposedly it's to last to tommorrow but my brother's home so it didn't last for two hours :p.

just wine :blush:

Tis the season

Tis the season for Final Exams. Although our high school has an early release, I didn't get anywhere close to home until an hour and a half later. I stopped at the store and got a lean cuisine for a late lunch and a big thing of Oreo cookies. After studying a different language for 5 hours, I cooked up some steak strips and caramelized some onions. Half a thing of Oreoes later, I'm a lot less stressed but I want NO more cookies. Buenos noches amigos.

Made some tacos tonight for dinner. Greasy and good!

For tonites supper, I'm having a tomato sandwich & bacon with a chicken noodle soup + a kosher pickle and a pepsi, thats what I wanted for tonite, ( I know this is not a chefs menu etcc loll ), I'm still guessing for dessert :lol:

Have a great evening everyone

My yesterday dinner

I picked up some slices of lamb's leg that i made one day before, arrange into a baguette with melted goat's cheese, some herbs de provence and a little bit olive oil. To drink, a glass of Montepucciano de Abruzzo, a very good italian red wine. Parfait!

Some nyquill and sudafed (extra drowsy) with a side of hallucinations...

but yesterday I had some "Ah-So sauce" boneless spareribs with brown rice and some snow peas...and day before (coldest day of winter so far in NJ), I made some creamy tomato basil soup with fresh sourdough grilled cheese and bacon.

on the menu for this week is turkey chili at some point with some jalapeño corn bread in these little mini cast iron casserole things I picked up

pasta fagioli soup for the weekend maybe.

With the weather, it's soup, chili, sandwich comfort food here...

I wish my husband would eat soups and chili for a meal.... oh well.

Last night I made avgolemono meatballs. Tonight... whatever looks good at the store! I'm leaning toward chicken piccata, but we'll see.

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Turkey lasagne won the day, with spinach and mushrooms added to sneak in some veggies.

A working stiff like myself, believe it or not...:eek: I sometimes don't want to cook every night of the week....(the fuel for my dining out addiction)...so when I do cook, I want to cook something that can last a few days....and why not make something that tastes even BETTER the next day :)

With the other adult away on business and guitar lessons at 5:00, I am making a ready-when-we-enter-the-door meal, pulled pork sandwiches. A bottle of good barbecue sauce and a pork loin roast in the crockpot on low all day is the recipe. I serve it on rolls for the kids and a flax seed wrap for me. We have leftover coleslaw from a party on Sunday. Instant dinner!

ok i lied. I got home with full intentions on a nyquill induced coma, to a girlfriend who canceled her plans to come over and make me chicken soup....and I haven't married her yet why??

so while I'm not cooking and I'm eating some chicken soup.

Life just ain't fair some times ehh Mezz? I have the same issue with the DW. I could just about live off soup no matter what the weather.;) Stews are another thing too. :smiles:

Skipped dinner tonight. Caught a bug so it was a cola and some saltines. But I did manage to get some beans and ham done for the DW and the DD had stuffed cabbage and jasmine rice left over from the other night.;)

Food for eight with limited time and budget.

The other day a couple of my friends invited me over to cook at their apartment. I'd been complaining about the cafeteria food here on campus and they thought it would make for a good break from canned soup and overcooked cheeseburgers.

Word got around, and before I knew it my quiet dinner with two good friends had turned into a dinner party for eight (plus myself).

I decided with this many people, it would be hard to please everyone with a single dish, but I didn't have time or resources to prepare multiple main courses. So, since chicken is both cheap and "safe" - people will rarely object to chicken, whereas some finicky people will be picky about their beef or pork - I picked up enough chicken to serve ten and I made about a gallon of chicken veloute, which I then used as a base and turned into three different sauces - a white wine and herb sauce, a curry and garlic sauce for those who like things a little spicier, and a creamy mushroom sauce. Between the three, I hoped my guests would be able to pick one that appealed to their individual tastes.

Since all three sauces had the same base, making three different sauces really didn't add onto the cooking time at all. Then I sautéd the chicken in some clarified butter, added some blanched cucumbers as a side, a few splashes of basil and citrus infused oil I happened to have just to pretty the plates up a bit, and I had a house full of happy diners. With minimal effort and only spending a little over $50. I was pretty pleased with myself.

And that's how I spent my Sunday.

I've been cooking/eating alot of steamed tilapia with simple seasoning (seasoned salt, pepper, and cayenne pepper) and steamed red bell pepper.

Light and filled with those good 'ol nutrients.

what's for dinner??

my kids (27 year old daughter and 25 year old son) came for dinner tonight.

tonight it was:

oily garlic rice (slowly heat minced garlic
in some olive oil until fragrant and browned but not burned, and add
to rice ten minutes before rice is finished cooking)

peeled and poached asparagus

tri tip roast that was rubbed with "bad byron's butt rub",
seared on both sides then popped into a 300 degree oven
until internal temp is 127 degrees. a ten minute rest gave
the meat a rise to 136 degrees. sliced thin across the grain
and ooooooowhee!! like buttah!

Tonight was pretty casual - leftover beef potroast in red wine sauce made into individual pies with shortcrust base and puff tops (frozen and pre-rolled of course!), added a bit of sauteed celery and onion to bulk it out, mashed spuds, whole baby carrots and corn kernels with peas in butter. Chocolate icecream with choc chips for afters - yummmm

This weekend, we are having another couple over for dinner....

French Onion soup,
a caprese type salad
roasted asparagus
homemade meat raviolis, (not sure on the exact filling yet, haven't decided)
brown butter sauce
Tiramisu in chocolate balloon bowls for dessert


kind of a mish mosh, but I make a good french onion soup, so they requested it....

secret ingredient!

sooooooooooo ... do you add brandy to the soup??

My husband made dinner last night and it was fantastic. Chicken basted with Cesar dressing, wrapped in spinach, lightly breaded, topped with button mushrooms and baked in the oven. It was great, plus I didn't have to make it. :lips:

This weekend, its comfort food here, expecting over 16 inches of snow plus ice snow and rain :rolleyes:

So french onion soup is a must, then I'll cook 2 recipes for my crockpot, beef and vegetables, so much choices here :lips:

Staying in is advised :roll:

Steeling myself for a bus trip through treacherous weather. Made myself a croque mademoiselle (what I call a madame without the ham) and a green bean salad while noshing on leftover hazelnut chiffon & chantilly.

fun thread!

i made some chili the other night with some ground moose meat my dad gave me for christmas.
no hassles:
ground moose
onion
pinto beans
tomato
my spice mix (the important part)
a couple hours of simmering

easy and satisfying.
melted cheese on corn chips in half the bowl, chili in the other half.

nope. some Worcestershire sauce..a little thyme....and I cook it the night before, and store in the fridge, until an hour or so before serving.

Using french baguette is key, as well as Gruyer cheese...

I caramelize the onions for about 2.5 hours.

today on the menu - -

snowballs w/ flakes
iceburg lettuce
snow cones :roll::lol:;)

it's been snowing since around 5:00 PM yesterday and no signs of stopping yet.

I made baked eggs with spinach and crab meat for breakfast this morning.