Sunday Edition - What's for dinner?

[Lucinda]

NO clue here yet. :)

A trip to the grocery store is in order.

What's for dinner where you live?

[Lucinda]

1. Brunch is about to be "breakfast"

Feta and spring onion hash browns
Sausage and eggs
Grapefruit and Tangerine Juice

I have eliminated paper towels from my kitchen so I tried my salad spinner to remove some of the water after grating the potato. Worked beautifully.

[soleiri]

2. I’m not sure yet.

It’s cold and rainy so something with chili sounds good. I’ve also been cooking all day. Focaccia for the boys’ lunches and I’m about to make some whole wheat waffles to freeze for breakfast this week. I don’t have a recipe, so I hope they turn out. I also promised them I’d bake some chocolate chip cookies (that may have to wait until tomorrow).

That’s it! I’m making chili and cornbread. Vegetable- Spinach? Not sure yet.
For lunch I’m eating ramen...waawaawaa.

[Lucinda]

5. Chili & cornbread has been a regular choice around here lately.

Perfect cold weather choice.
I've been making cornbread with maseca instead of regular cornmeal lately. It's an interesting swtich.

[soleiri]

11. Interesting!

Just checked and I have a bag of maseca. I’ve only used it to make tortillas so far. Do you have a recipe to share? I’d love to try it out tonight.

One thing I do like about cornmeal is the texture, but I'm up to trying new things.

[Lucinda]

16. Sure. Here is the base, I chuck in green chili or jalapeno and cheese from time to time.

Maseca Corn Bread

1/4 cup - butter - softened (plus a little extra to brush on hot skillet)
2/3 cup - sugar
2 - eggs
1 cup+ milk (I start with 1c and add a little more if needed)
1 & 1/2 cup - all purpose flour
2/3 cup - maseca
1 tab - baking powder
3/4 teaspoon - salt


Mix dry ingredients together
Cream butter and sugar -
Add milk and eggs
Mix dry and wet together - not over mixing. Just until combines.

Preheat medium cast iron skillet in oven to 400 degrees
Brush with extra butter and pour in batter
Bake until puffy and golden brown
Cook 22-27 minutes

This makes a lighter, cake textured, kind of corn bread with a crispy crust.

[Auggie]

3. Homemade Pizza

with grilled eggplant, and roasted heirloom tomatoes and red peppers from last year's garden (I freeze extra produce in September so there's good stuff to eat throughout the winter).
I'll add in some Italian sausage and imported Parmigiano-Reggiano. Homemade crust and sauce, of course.

[Lucinda]

6. Sounds really good! I love roasted herirlooms on pizza.

We grow a few different varieties each year.

[Auggie]

8. You can't beat heirloom tomatoes

[hippywife]

4. Guess I'm going to

fry that chicken tonight. Probably with leftover root veggies from last night and not sure what else. I did bake two loaves of Ain5 bread with wheat and semolina flours so I have one loaf of that left for tonight, too.

I feel like doing absolutely squat. I haven't even started anything today except I just now washed last night's dishes. :eyes:

[Lucinda]

7. I REALLY need to mop the kitchen floor. But have no ambition to do so.

I have some pork chops that I SHOULD cook tonight, but I don't want to do that either. :D

Fried chicken sounds gooood. Other than the actual work and cleanup involved. LOL
It's a lazy day 'round here.

[sazemisery]

24. I feel the same way

Took a 2 hour nap after doing nothing. Trying to get the inspiration to cook dinner.:hi:

[hippywife]

25. Hey, you!

Yeah, I'm still dragging around but now I gotta get dinner going so I can make Bill's requested cream cheese brownies and get some yogurt made so it can incubate overnight.

Whatcha thinkin' you're gonna make for dinner, then?

BTW, I just heard from Kathy T. down in Tahlequah a little while ago. She's hoping to have electricity back tomorrow!

[sazemisery]

26. I feel for her

At least it has not been freezing cold the last few days.

I'm at a loss for dinner and it is almost 6:00 pm. Better get to it.

[hippywife]

35. OMG! That chicken I fried was awesome!

If you haven't gotten any of Wes' chicken yet, you are missing out. Even the breasts are so juicy they almost run juices. The breasts are big enough to feed two people and I'm so stuffed now but I couldn't stop eating it. Ugh!

That's what I said about the weather but she told me they had her daughter's wedding five days into having no power and had to stay at the retreat where they were holding the wedding just so they could get ready for it.

[sandnsea]

9. It's birthday sunday here

Three birthdays in a row, we celebrate at one time.

Ribs, salad, beans, corn, rolls, and a choclate brandy cake for dessert.

[fishnfla]

12. Happy happy times 3

what kinda ribs and beans?

[sandnsea]

13. bbq and baked

SIL is making the ribs. He bakes them for several hours in some kind of apple base. Then grills them real quick.

I'm just doing baked beans with molasses, chili sauce, brown sugar, mustard, onion, bacon, lemon. I still gotta go buy them, need to get out of here!

I will pass the happy birthdays along! It's my hubby and 2 kids.

[Lucinda]

14. Happy bitthday(s)

Sounds like a great meal too!

[fishnfla]

10. Chicken Marsala

Food TV recipe
with mushrooms and marsala and prosciuto

One of the coaches in our football program died young, leaving 3 young 'uns. We are taking turns helping out with the cooking. My turn today, made a big batch of above with pasta, also stuffed beef rolls in red sauce ( brachiole).

yesterday our friend started her chemo treatments, I cooked for her family too ( 3 kids)& will over the next few months. Chicken Tortilla soup for them

I have a rule. Always, always help out by cooking. As a guy I aint good with words and hand-holding stuff. People always remember when you cook for them.

and people are bashing kids and parents in GD :( I will lose my star soon and miss C&B group

[Lucinda]

15. You're doing a lovely thing. It's a wonderful way to help out.

Don't give up your star, just come post with us.
hi:
I get sick reading the posts in GDP and GD these days. I left the board for a while, but there are a lot of great people in the DU groups. I'm just choosing to spend my time here in ways that make me happier.

[fishnfla]

48. thanks and me too

Well, I am going to try and make more people happier...check your pms please

[Lucinda]

50. Did you send something?

My inbox is clear.

[fishnfla]

51. yes, a little later

[hippywife]

17. Sorry for all that your friends are going through.

And it's wonderful that you cook such lovely things for them rather than hit the WalMart deli counter like so many people do these days.

I recently lost a dear friend and did the same for her family. It's like the ghosts of generations of old Italian women take over my body and I cook through the grief.

:hug:

[fishnfla]

49. We can cook in times of joy too, right?

foodies like you are always giving

[yellerpup]

18. Inspired by a Friday night appetizer

of Duck Tacos and finding a fresh duck in my local market on Saturday, I decided to make a party of it and invite another couple over for Sunday dinner. The menu:

February 8, 2009
Send Down the Duck Dinner

Duck Liver Pate and Crackers

Leek and Potato Soup

Roasted Duck with Lavender and Honey
Sweet and Golden Ducky Fries (Sweet Potato and Yukon Gold combo)
Mushroom-Collard Green Bundles

Green Salad with Pear, Walnuts, and Goat Gouda
Honey-Mustard Vinaigrette w/Tarragon

Dinner Rolls

2004 Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Pomegranite Juice 2005 Gladiator Chardonnay

Fresh Strawberry Tart

Coffee Tea

Kahlua

[Lucinda]

21. Sounds lovely. Do you use the honey/lavender combo as a glaze?

I usually default to Peking Duck, but your honey & lavender duck is very interesting. :) I can almost smell it from here.

[yellerpup]

40. Yes, honey, lavender, and red wine glaze

It was gorgeous and delicious. I didn't have rafts of lavender so patched in with herb de Provence and it worked out very well. My guests were doing restoration on the bones of our local historical society headquarters all day and were grateful to be coddled. I enjoy doing this kind of nurturing. I enjoy your threads! :hi:

[Lucinda]

43. Thank you! Your glaze sounds lovely. I need to try new things more often.

I find something that I love and tend to get stuck in a rut. There are a zillion creative cooks out there with yummy idea to experiment with. Which is part of the reason I love these threads. :)
Thanks for giving me something new to try!

[NMDemDist2]

19. I had a big prime rib at Xmas half of which got frozen, then eaten last night

as a traditional prime rib dinner (baked taters and asparagus) and today the last of it got trimmed and sliced and is marinating with sweet onion and red bell pepper strips in

1/2 C olive oil
4TBSP red wine vinegar
2TBSP balsamic vinegar
minced garlic
small handful chopped fresh parsley (I knew I'd find a use for it)
a big sprig of fresh basil
salt & pepper
Mrs. Dash
tsp of dried mustard
paprika


I'll serve it over lettuce with celery, tomato, radish, hard boiled eggs and top it off with some fresh grated Romano cheese with some 5minABread

should be tasty

[Lucinda]

22. That sounds really good! Bill is getting the balance of the pork chops

for dinner, but I'm really thinking I'll have salad and fresh bread.
My body needs winter dishes but my taste buds think it's spring. :)
I've been craving caprese salad, fresh fruits etc.

[Tesha]

20. Chicken Soup...

I had to use up the roast chicken from last week, and when MrT smelled the broth bubbling away, any other plans went out the window. Carrots and celery and peas, big chunks of chicken and lots of lovely homemade broth - MrT is the season master... A boule from Ain5 and we're set.

[Lucinda]

23. Sounds really great. Hard to beat homemade soup and bread.

I have a boule rising now.

[bicentennial_baby]

27. Leftover Carbonara!

:rofl:

I made it around noon today, b/c I was starving. We are swimming in pasta leftovers. yay! :D

[Lucinda]

31. I can you email me a bowl of your mac and cheese?

I'm still a little hungry after my salad and bread. :)
The carbonara would be ok too.

[eleny]

28. Broiled center cut lamb chop - deli salads on the side

Hubby is having broiled salmon since we didn't fix it last night. I don't know what happened but we just went for cleaning out some leftovers.

[Lucinda]

32. Thats kind of what happened here. Bill got the balance of the pork chop package.

And a baked potato with fresh bread.
I went for a salad with leftover bits and bread.

Mix and match dinner.

[here_is_to_hope]

29. Chorizo on corn tortilla's with

a small green salad, fried papas and fresh homemade salsa...and we are all drinking Ovaltine with dinner!

[Lucinda]

33. Mmmmm. Ovaltine. Wish I had some right now.

And the rest sounds good too!

[Inchworm]

30. Venison "cutlets" on wheat bread

by cutlet I mean sliced thin then flattened with a kitchen hammer :D

Yum!

:9

[Lucinda]

34. I like to whack chicken breasts and pan fry them for sandwiches.

Haven't done that in a long time.
It's also yummy to whack them thin, then stuff, roll and bake.

[Inchworm]

36. That's how we did the venison

breaded and pan-fried.

:)

[Lucinda]

37. Bet it was great!

And it's must easier to make them into sandwiches this way.

[here_is_to_hope]

38. "Hammer Chicken"....

I met a Frenchmen on holiday in Chinle, Az., Canyon De Chelley campground, he pulled out a whole chicken, put it in tinfoil along with sage, salt and pepper and then he put it on the table and proceeded to beat it with a rock till it was flat. He then threw it in the fire, fished it out ten minutes later and proclaimed it "Hammer Chicken".
It was good though the bones had splintered up some and become a bit hazardous.

[hippywife]

39. LOL!

I can just see everyone's faces as he hammered the crap outta that bird. Those wascally Fwenchies! :rofl:

[Inchworm]

42. Hehe

:rofl:

:thumbsup:

[Lucinda]

44. LMAO

That's certainly something new! And I love the fact that he was French. :D

[AwakeAtLast]

41. I made the Humphrey soup

Since I had time today I really paid attention to slow simmering instead of getting impatient (MOI? :D )

Best batch I've ever made! :9

[Lucinda]

45. We were just talking about making it a few minutes ago!

I'm looking forward to a big bowl with some nice crusty bread. I won't be shopping again till the end of the week, but I'm planning on making it soooooon. :)

[cbayer]

46. I made some chicken stock last week, and my dear, dear husband mad a

wonderful vegetable soup. I coached him from the couch. He never cooks, so this was a real treat. He will be rewarded!

:hi:

[Lucinda]

47. LOL. Sounds like a great night all around.

:)

[NashVegas]

52. Lasagne!

I think.

[Lucinda]

53. LOL

:hi:

[RushIsRot]

54. Tuna Salad Sandwich. Something my mother frequently served

on Sunday. Hers had a tomato slice on it. I like that and also add a sweet pickle and potato chips.

Mr. Gourmand here.