Whats for Dinner? ~ Wednesday the 25th

[Lucinda]

Spaghetti and Meatballs here. :)
With Ain5 garlic bread and a salad.

Whats for dinner where ye be?

[grasswire]

1. spaghetti and pork chops

An old family favorite from Mama Leone's restaurant in NYC. The pork chops are browned in olive oil, butter, garlic and rosemary. Then canned tomatoes and fresh parsley are added and the whole is simmered for a few hours. The liquid is tossed with hot spaghetti, more butter, and grated parm cheese, then plattered and the chops sit on top.

Along with this loaf that I hope turns out! And a green salad.

Oatmeal cookies in the oven right now.

[Lucinda]

2. I'll give that a try! Sounds good. I'm always looking for new things to do with a pork chop.

:D
Is this the olive oil loaf you're baking? How's it look today?

[grasswire]

3. the aroma of that Mama Leone's dish will drive a person wild

Beware!

I'm just about to shape the loaf for the one hour rise.

[Lucinda]

4. I'm on an Italian kick and we buy chops a lot because they are inexpensive.

It sounds like a marriage made in tasty budget heaven. :D

I'm so nervous about the loaf. :rofl: Hope you like it. I feel like i've got a broadway show about to open. But I'm tough, and can handle a bad review, so it's all good. :D

[GentryDixon]

5. Sounds Yummy.

I copy pasted to my recipes. Thanks.

[yellerpup]

13. That really is tempting!

All those elements simmering (plus bread, plus cookies) must give everyone in the house a case of the droolies. :9 Got me going!

[jellen]

6. pizza

Pizza, it's easy because we're going to church for Ash Wednesday.

[Lucinda]

7. Easy is definitely good for a busy night!

:hi:

[AlecBGreen]

8. im still trying to decide

the beer and chicken wings Ive had so far just aint cuttin it. Ive got some ground venison... I think I might make some sloppy joes

[Lucinda]

10. Sloppy joes rock. :) I'm craving something sweet now.

Too much pumpkin pie around here lately, now my body wants dessert tonight. LOL

[AlecBGreen]

19. haha

my mom started making faux pumpkin pies with plain old squash. she pulled a pie out of the freezer and "couldnt remember" if it was a real pumpkin pie or one of the wannabes. It tasted suspect to me. I have a long, bad history with squash.

[Lucinda]

20. LOL.

I've never tried squash pie. Sweet potato? Yep. Squash? Nope. :D

[Shakespeare]

9. Big pot of chili.

It's LOST night on TV, so we want something quick & easy. And comfort-y.

[Lucinda]

11. We've had a lot of chili the past couple of months.

Love it when it's cold outside. :)

[yellerpup]

12. Tilapia smothered in yellow peppers, onion & garlic

served on a bed of leftover mashed potatoes from last night and a red leaf lettuce and sugar snap pea salad with accents of chopped tomato, red onion, and goat cheese with rice wine vinegar and EVOO drizzle. No bread, no dessert!

[Lucinda]

15. Yum. I still want fish.

We have a friend in Florida who should be coming home soon. He's bringing a fishy care package. Can't wait!

[yellerpup]

25. Just came back from a checkup with my doctor.

She said, "Be sure to eat fish and take flax seed oil." We've had fish Friday (sushi) Monday (flounder) Wednesday (tilapia) and if I cook on Saturday, we'll have salmon. Fresh fish from Florida....mmmmm. Good eatin'! :toast: Enjoy!

[Lucinda]

26. I am super jealous. of the fish not the doc appointment!

AND I do have some salmon now. :D So I'm a little LESS jealous.

[yellerpup]

27. Enjoy that salmon!

I'm having that Cajun style tomorrow night. Salmon holds up well to spice. :9

[hippywife]

14. Bill's having

chicken nuggets from WF and organic shoestring potatoes and a small green salad. I just ate a clementine. Poor guy's been eating leftover turnip risotto all week because I've been wiped out. Came home last night from the periodontist for a root scaling and went straight to the bed. Neither of us have been sleeping well so we're both just not with it this week at all.

[Lucinda]

16. I'm sorry girl! Hope you both get a decent nights sleep tonight.

I think i'm finally on top of this cold or whatever it is that I was trying to get sick with.
Who knew the amazing curative properties of Pumpkin pie! :D

[hippywife]

17. You really do make me giggle sometimes.

Sleep is easier said than done. In addition to three cats crawling over us all night (and no way to shut them outta the loft) neither of us can stay comfortable enough all night to sleep through.

Gonna go give it my best shot right now. Well, I'll read for a bit while he watches TV.

Hope your dinner was yummy! WhaddamIsayin'? I know it had to be!

G'night. :hi:

ETA: This is his 55th b-day and he didn't even want to do anything.

[Lucinda]

18. Awww...Well I wish him Happy Birthday sleep.

Our critters know better than to sleep with us. I'm a toss n turner. They learned the hard way. :)
And the white noise thingy kills the racket. So I can sleep.

Cya manana!

[AlecBGreen]

21. spam fried rice

lol, seriously. my wife is chinese and so she gets very little "real" chinese food here. SPAM is just like a processed meat they have over there so its one of her comfort foods.

1 fried egg, cut up
shredded carrots
1 pkg spam
2 cups cooked rice

stir fried in oil. served with a spicy chili-n-bean sauce. not bad!

p.s. life is so surreal... im wearing FUBU pajamas, dress socks, my fraternity shirt, eating spam fried rice, cooked by my chinese wife, listening to johnny cash sing "i shall not be moved." if you'd asked me 5 years ago where id be today... :crazy:

[Lucinda]

22. Bill is an spam and eggs fan. So no laughter from me!

He likes his thin and crispy.
I'll mention your fried rice to him. I don't think he's ever tried it that way. :hi:

[eridani]

23. Noshing on appetizers at Drinking Liberally gathering

Hubby had a sweet tooth afterward, so I baked some chocolate chip cookies.

[Lucinda]

24. I could have used a few of those cookies last night!

I REALLY wanted something sweet. It wasn't a pretty sight. :)