What's for diner tonight?

[Lucinda]

I'm thinking fish and chips (at home) and a salad.
What's cooking where you are?

Luc

[The empressof all]

1. It's Hanukkah

At some point I need to make the Latkes.....I'm not sure if I'm up to it tonight.

[Lucinda]

2. Yummm....Also yummy.

You feeling ok? ...or just busy today?

[Warpy]

16. I'm in the pit of my annual holiday depression

so I'm not cooking a hell of a lot of anything right now. In fact, I'm making meals out of a bowl of mixed veg and nothing else.

I'll be back to myself when all the gaiety is over and done with.

It doesn't help that I'm sick of my 1946 kitchen and would love to find the idiot who designed it and chain him to the stove for about 6 months so that if he designs kitchens when he's reincarnated, he'll do better ones.

[Tesha]

3. A simple little Stir Fry for us...

oh, and it came out quite good.

A neighbor and I hit the big H-Mart in Burlington MA yesterday and loaded up with some strange and wonderful stuff.
So...

ham, and king-something mushrooms, and this odd green veg that looked like a green apple, and broccoli stems, and bean sprouts, onion, celery, and noodles
some chicken broth, chili sauce, and hoisin...

oh, yes - quite good. Thank goodness...

[Lucinda]

4. Sounds really good!

Bill makes great Asian food. What did the apple like veggie taste like?

[Tesha]

7. no taste - more a feel

it was cool and crisp and fried nicely - like zuc without the seeds or skin - but held up well.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chayote

[Lucinda]

8. I've seen it before...never tried it! Its chock full of nutrients too!

http://genuineaid.com/2010/02/19/chayote-nutrients-and-benefits/

Also supposed to be good raw. :)

[Tesha]

11. It's like an apple...

tasting it raw, it was good too - crisp and clean tasting - fresh.

No sweetness, no fibrous stuff, this one had no seeds, the skin was thin and tasty too.

I wish I could grow it in NH! and I really wish I'd bought more... :9

[Lucinda]

12. I like the ability too use it fresh and cooked

Will definitely try some next time i see it in the market! :)

[Phentex]

13. I love H-Mart!

but it's not nearby so it's more of an outing for us. It's fun to look at all the stuff and try to figure out what it is. :)

The prices are good, too.

[grasswire]

5. swiss steak, mashed redskins, green beans

Comfort food.

[Lucinda]

9. That sounds really good. I've never made swiss steak at home

Care to share the recipe you use?

[grasswire]

15. it's so easy it isn't even a recipe hardly

Begin a couple of hours before mealtime.

I start with tenderized meat, like cube steak. Lean meat is just too tough to use untenderized, IMO. Dredge the pieces in flour seasoned with salt & pepper and brown them on both sides in a skillet with a bit of cooking oil. Slice a large yellow onion and lay the slices on top of the browned meat. Dump leftover flour on top (there should be half a cup or so of flour). Put some sprigs of thyme and rosemary in. (Dried if you don't have fresh available.) Add half a cup of liquid (sometimes I use leftover coffee; beef broth is fine or even just water). Put on the lid, and turn the pan to simmer. Check it every half hour or so -- add a bit more liquid if needed, move the pieces around, etc.

It makes its own gravy. Woohoo!

I know that many people make a tomato-y swiss steak. I like that, too. Canned stewed tomatoes, some garlic, some bell pepper, etc. Alton Brown adds bacon fat. That couldn't go wrong. :-)

[Monique1]

18. I made Salsbury steak the other day

I added some Marsala (think a tbls or a touch bit more) The Marsala gave the gravy a great taste.

[Lucinda]

24. Just saw this! Thankie for posting this. Yummm!

:)

[Phentex]

6. Lentil soup and chicken salad sandwiches...

threw in some crushed pineapple with the chicken and it was good.

[Lucinda]

10. I've been thinking about doing a spicy lentil burrito filling

I love lentil soup too. I played with a lentil loaf recipe a couple of years back. I loved it but Bill was ambivalent. :)
The pineapple sounds like a great addition to chicken salad. I've added grapes and walnuts before...but never pineapple. Hmm...gotta try that!

[daleanime]

14. Noodles and veg's....

moneys a little tight right now.:(

[Lucinda]

23. It is for us too!

:hug:

And it sounds good to me...love veggies and noodles!

[Lugnut]

17. Sausage with fried peppers and onions.

That's comfort food in our house.

[Monique1]

19. forgot to share my Salsbury steak recipe

We devoured this in no time. I never used Marsala in cooking before, must admit it does give a different taste to the gravy.


http://www.foodbuzz.com/recipes/2638427-salisbury-steak

[Lucinda]

22. TY! Yum!

[Lucinda]

25. I like Italian sausage with onions and peppers and a little "fried" sauce

with bread. Also comfort food for me, and inexpensive too!

[Lucinda]

26. Tonight was bleu cheese burgers and salad for us

Forgot to post the thread earlier.
I'm still using up all the ground beef we bought, so it was blue cheese burgers tonight.
I'm heading back to vegetarianism, but still doing some meat at dinner.

[yellerpup]

20. Marinated salmon, baked sweet potato, steamed

broccoli and a French roll. And, we decorated our tree. :hi:

[Lucinda]

21. I'm sooo jealous...I want your dinner AND a decorated tree. :)

I have had mine up for days with the still full box of decorations sitting beside it :P

[yellerpup]

27. This has been a monster day.

The tree is beautiful and dinner was simple and good. The tree is a 7' balsam. I have many light ornaments and lots of tiny ornaments because balsam was the only kind of tree we would afford for years and years. I love the fragrance of the fresh tree and the ornaments, especially shiny things (kinda like a chicken in that respect, lol) and handmade pieces--lots of toys and teddy bear ornaments, angels, fruits, animals and of course, gifts from friends. You'll get motivated to decorate the tree. It's nice to have a huge 'bouquet' in the house a nice change of scenery, too. I may have accidentally given myself a butt lift going up and down the ladder so many times. My muscles ache but when I look at the tree, the little kid inside thanks me with a great big smile. :hug: Have fun!

[Lucinda]

28. Good food, good decor, and a butt lift?

What more could you ask for? :P 7" foot Balsam sounds lovely!
Ours is a tallll artificial, but a nice one. Somewhere around 8-9 feet...way taller than me LOL

I didn't know chickens liked shiny...crows do for sure! learn sumpin new all the time here at DU!

[yellerpup]

29. I am a motherlode of useless information.

Always gathering obscure facts about almost everything. My range of interests knows no bounds. Your tree is going to be a masterpiece! Happy holidays and good health to you!

[Lucinda]

30. I do the exact same thing. lol I'll get interested in something and dig in

My tree is going to be a minimalist job this year. New cat in the mix and i'm not sure how he's going to handle it :) Happy holidays and good health to you too!

[yellerpup]

31. Tonight we will be tasting the chicken in tomatillo

salsa (that I am making enchiladas out of next weekend) in blue corn tortillas. Don't know what else yet, probably beans some goat cheese and rice. Hold that! Mr. Pup just asked me out for this evening to give me a break from the kitchen... I'll let you know!

[Lucinda]

32. :) Bet it would have been delicious!

:toast:

[The empressof all]

33. I'm gonna throw together a Kale and White Bean soup

I have some fresh Kale that I'm just going to cook with a can of white beans and veggie broth. I have a fresh baguette for dipping.