What's for Dinner? ~ Friday

[Lucinda]

Bill will probably cook tonight, so I'm not sure what's on the menu yet. :)

What's for dinner where you are?

[livetohike]

1. Miso soup, egg rolls and sesame coated tofu on a bed of

sauteed spinach :hi:.

[Lucinda]

2. Yum. x a billion.

I haven't had miso and a long time. Sounds perfect.

[eridani]

28. Damn. I miss spinach and chard

DH is on coumadin, and can't handle the vitamin K. Broccoli and brussels sprouts are about 1/5 as high in K, so I do them occasionally.

[livetohike]

29. I could live off of sauteed spinach, or chard, or kale, or mustard

greens. :-) I'm sorry about the coumadin, I didn't know there were dietary restrictions attached to using it...

[Lugnut]

3. Leftovers.

It clean-out-the-fridge night.

[Lucinda]

15. We're down to scraps of veggies and some eggs here.

:hi:

[The empressof all]

4. Cream of Asparagus Soup

I'll top mine with some Parm. snow from the microplane

SO will get his with Shredded swiss and little chunks of ham.



I'm also going to roast a chicken for chicken salad and for making stock.

[Lucinda]

16. That sounds sooo good.

I could go for a little bowl right now!

[Tangerine LaBamba]

5. Borscht

I just got back from the market with gorgeous beets and cabbage and potatoes and green onions, and I've got some lovely beef stock, and lots of sour cream and lemon juice, and the weather here is turning cold tonight, so it's definitely a soup night.



I baked some really wonderful Irish soda bread that will be perfect with the borscht, although Poland and Ireland might not agree.



I also picked up the fixings for some hot and sour soup. That soup thread yesterday got me thinking.........................

[Lucinda]

17. Thats beautiful! And so is the soda bread.

I've always loved Irish Soda bread. Did you add your borscht to the soup thread?

[Tangerine LaBamba]

23. Not yet.............

Everything got sidetracked here tonight, and dinner ended up as a chicken curry (Trader Joe's Red Curry Sauce saved the day!), so I've not yet fixed the borscht. I'll be using my Mom's, which was, for me, the ideal.

If it's as good as I remember, I'll post it when I fix it. Thanks for the reminder.

And I only bake Irish soda bread because I hate baking but I love the bread, and the recipes I use for it are all no-knead and turn out really well.................

[Lucinda]

26. I'll be looking for the borscht. Hope its as good as you remember.

I realllly want some now. LOL

[Inchworm]

6. Grilled tuna

I've yet to decide what else. I'll look here for inspiration :P

:hi:

[Lucinda]

18. Bet that was great!

We haven't had grilled tuna in forever. What do you do with yours?

[Mind_your_head]

7. Loaded Baked Potatoes

I brush my potatoes with olive oil then roll in kosher salt before I pop them in the oven.

Toppings (take your pick): butter, sour cream, cheddar cheese, bacon, chives, broccoli

I bought a little 2 lb. tub of prepared baby back ribs in BBQ Sauce that are already cut into one rib sections. I'll heat those up too for on the side. I bet everyone will have one or two of those - they're pretty meaty, but the potatoes are the 'main event'.

Homemade chocolate chip cookies for dessert.

[Lucinda]

19. I should be lusting after the cookies but what I really want

is one of the baked potatoes! They sound great!

[japple]

8. Homemade vegetable soup (lots of leeks, garlic, carrots,

potato, turnip, lima beans, cabbage and corn cooked in chicken stock) and bread.

[Lucinda]

20. That sounds great. I'm a big lima bean fan. I'm gonna add some to my shopping list!

I never think to buy them.

[Tesha]

9. Lamb Chops

rubbed with garlic and evoo then grilled
brussel sprouts, and home made mashed taters...

[Lucinda]

21. Sounds really good.

I should stop reading this thread. Its late, and you guys are making me hungry. :)

[hippywife]

10. I think everyone knows what's

cooking around here on a Friday night. LOL I did pick up some nice all natural pepperoni today so that will be an unusual treat.

Hope yours is something yummy that you just love. :hi:

[Lucinda]

22. Thank you! Not a great night for me so I just nibbled.

I'm really hungry NOW though. It's 1:00 freaking am. And I'm hungry. :)

[htuttle]

11. Chicken Stew, adapted from my Irish Stew recipe

Other than hunks of floured chicken thighs just barely touched by a saute pan before I started simmering them, it features (in order of appearance in the stew pot) butter and olive oil, onions, a diced carrot, a leftover handful of halved button mushrooms, minced garlic, some tomato paste, thyme, parsley and bay leaves, black pepper, a glass of red wine, about 2/3 bottle of porter beer, Worcestershire sauce, sugar, some organic beef broth, and boiled diced potatoes. Then I added the very lightly sauteed chicken and simmered for about 1/2 hour. I added a bit of flour to thicken it up near the end.

I sliced up some a sourdough french bread and made croutons by frying one side in garlic butter.

Urp...glad I made enough to freeze. It was great.

[hippywife]

12. Now that sounds really delicious.

Glad you enjoyed such a great meal. I'll have to try that sometime if Bill lets me do anything with a chicken except fry it. LOL

:hi:

[htuttle]

13. I call it my Anymeat Stew recipe

You can use it with any type of red meat or poultry. I've even made it with floured and more heavily fried tiny patties of ground turkey. A bit of bacon or ham adds a different tone (maybe eliminate the sugar and/or add some ground mustard powder), but it's still good.

I've never tried it with fish, though. I suppose that would make it more of a chowder...

[Lucinda]

24. I agree with hippywife. That sounds delicious!

:hi:

[cbayer]

14. Going out!! Yay!

:bounce:

[Lucinda]

25. Hope it was a great night!

:hi:

[eridani]

27. Lefotover barley/veggie soup in turkey stock n/t