The What's For Dinner Tonight Chat

[love2travel]

I hear you,sister!

Burgundy, marsala, port, sherry, brandy, cognac, bourbon, white wine, etc.....I use them often.

and I sample

Julia would be proud of me.

We really ARE sisters! Yes, Julia would be very happy with us.

[love2travel]

A break from the heat so I am making:

Chicken and Dumplings

Saffron Glazed Carrots

Blueberry Crisp

[sora]

Happy 4th of July Everyone!

Garlic crostini with goat cheese and balsamic/herb marinated roasted peppers and tapenade

Grilled Burgers with sauteed onions and mushrooms on Cheesy rolls (still thanking MarilynR for those! )

Grilled Baby potatoes and asparagus

Herbed Mozzarella and tomato salad

Watermelon chunks with feta cheese and mint

Blueberry Custard Pie

Champagne (it's a family tradition )

Well, Sylvia, there goes that 3 lb. weight loss.

Sora's muu muus better show up soon.

Maybe I'll try to walk it off backwards in the pool..........

YOU HAVE A POOL!?

It's so muggy here.

It's a crazy idea in this heat but we are having oven Risotto with crumbled bacon in it and steamed broccoli.

Happy 4th!

[IrishHeart]

It's a crazy idea in this heat but we are having oven Risotto with crumbled bacon in it and steamed broccoli.

Happy 4th!

Thanks---and any day's a good day for Risotto, yes?

[love2travel]

Baby Back Ribs with Memphis Rub and Homemade Sweet and Spicy Barbecue Sauce

Potato Salad with Capers

Homemade Barbecue Baked Beans

[Adalaide]

You've been hiding a pool from us? I think it's time for a pool party.

It's cooled off here today with some thunderstorms rolling through. Hopefully they'll bring relief rather than grief to the firefighters. I'm still feeling like it's too miserable to cook because now it's humid, ugh. Gonna grill a dog and some lettuce. Yup, I found nitrate free uncured dogs so I'm thinking they're okay for me to eat.

[IrishHeart]

Yes, everyone, I have a pool !!! and I think you should all come soak in it, but I have to report it is a balmy 82 in there--not really refreshing at all. Might as well be in a tub.

Dinner tonight is going to be sparse ---as I ate like a total oinkoid yesterday.

Tomato soup

Nectarine

That's it. I'm serious.

[sora]

Daughter asked for pork chops in mushroom soup gravy so that's what we are having. Basmati rice and fresh garden peas with a bit of mint and a fresh veggie plate.

[GF Lover]

Hubs marinated sirloins, grilled and seriously yumms, and baked potatoes. Brownie for desert.

[GFreeMO]

It's 104 degrees and i'm turnin on the oven.

Baked chicken with oregano and lemon, fresh string beans and some carrots. Watermelon for later.

[alex11602]

Tonight is make your own pizza night...we have mozzarella, cheddar and ricotta cheeses, broccoli, bacon, sausage and pepperoni.

Brownies for dessert, before dinner

Also instead of water with dinner we are having iced tea lemonade so I can try out the new iced tea maker.

[alex11602]

Chicken curry over white rice and steamed broccoli

[love2travel]

I'm dog/housesitting again in the country so brought things with me so I would not have to cook here (cross contamination and so on). So, I'm having:

- potato salad (darn it - forgot my capers at home!!)

- baby back ribs with a smoked ancho barbecue sauce I made a few days ago

- homemade baked beans (again)

[IrishHeart]

I'm dog/housesitting again in the country so brought things with me so I would not have to cook here (cross contamination and so on). So, I'm having:

- potato salad (darn it - forgot my capers at home!!)

- baby back ribs with a smoked ancho barbecue sauce I made a few days ago

- homemade baked beans (again)

My friend, you make "leftovers" sound like four-star dining.

Those baked beans would have made my Bostonian Gramma swoon.

And potato salad without capers--while it may make some of us say "waaa?" why do we need capers exactly?? --we both know it will not suffer much without them.

I bet it is drool-worthy.

Kuddos for punting while away from home!!! I did it for the first time in March for a whole month---and it's not easy.

[Simona19]

Wednesday we had hamburgers with guacamole and ice cream before dinner and after. :rolleyes:

Thursday it was reversed Sheppard's pie with homemade pickles.

Friday I made "asia" : sauteed chicken breast, rice mixed with little be of baked beans and chopped scallions, French fries and fresh cucumber.

And today we had meat empanadas. I used dough from my recipe for apple empanadas. OMG!!! Delicious. My husband ate 5. I like it better then regular dough. Later ice cream again.

[Simona19]

I made this today. It's the Liverwurst. Another thing to add to our club.

[~**caselynn**~]

Okay guys and gals, I'm looking for something new and definitely pleasin to the taste buds to make this evening. Any ideas or favorite recipes you'd like to share? Keep in mind, I'm not a chef at all so simple is beyond better haha

[love2travel]

My friend, you make "leftovers" sound like four-star dining.

Those baked beans would have made my Bostonian Gramma swoon.

And potato salad without capers--while it may make some of us say "waaa?" why do we need capers exactly?? --we both know it will not suffer much without them.

I bet it is drool-worthy.

Kuddos for punting while away from home!!! I did it for the first time in March for a whole month---and it's not easy.

Capers are pretty common at our house and at yours, too, I bet. I just adore the brininess they add to millions of things! It certainly is not easy doing this away from home. It takes a lot of planning. I did it often last summer as well but brought far more of my stuff here. This time I cooked as much as possible in advance to simply re-heat. The heatwave was in the forecast and this log house (a B&B, actually) is stunning but has no A/C. I found out where they hide all their chips, cheezies, etc! At first I was happy, binged, then felt bad. An entire month of this extensive planning would be very difficult, IH, and I'm proud you did it. Wait - I sort of did it in Croatia in May.

Tonight I am having:

Chicken and Dumplings I made last week - sans capers!!

Broccoli and Carrot Slaw

Am kicking myself for not bringing out fixings to make fizzy lemonade. And the more I think about it, the more I NEED it!

[love2travel]

I made this today. It's the Liverwurst. Another thing to add to our club.

Those are GORGEOUS! They look so perfect and plump. What dishes and condiments do you serve them with?

[~**caselynn**~]

Tonight was a stir fry of veggies, broccoli, carrots, mushrooms, onions. We added some pineapple chunks, shrimp and chicken. No sauce just a touch of ginger and garlic, wicked good! Rice on the side, one of my go to dishes, there's not much to it but it sure hits the spot! Probably some fruit and yogurt with a few almonds on top for dessert.

[IrishHeart]

Okay guys and gals, I'm looking for something new and definitely pleasin to the taste buds to make this evening. Any ideas or favorite recipes you'd like to share? Keep in mind, I'm not a chef at all so simple is beyond better haha

Hon, there is a whole section of recipes on here that you can wade through. There's some great stuff on here! This thread is really more of a "here's what we're having" thread. ok?

[~**caselynn**~]

I saw that after I threw that out there lol you people sure do make some great meals, I'm hoping I can learn something from you all!

[Simona19]

Those are GORGEOUS! They look so perfect and plump. What dishes and condiments do you serve them with?

If I want to eat them for dinner, then I will make mashed potatoes and on side one of my homemade pickled salads (cabbage mixes), or pickles. I will bake them in oven, or in a frying pan.

If I want to eat them for lunch, then I will have them just with bread and again with pickles, or something spicy and mustard.

Liverwursts are in my country popular. If somebody makes old fashioned wedding, then they are together with kolbasy a part of the menu. Not for dinner, but for lunch, before you go to church. Then we will eat them with a Challah bread, pickles and mustard.

[Jestgar]

I'm thinking ice cream. It's a blazing 79 degrees here, so maybe I'll add some fruit and run it through the blender for a smoothie.

[JNBunnie1]

I'm thinking ice cream. It's a blazing 79 degrees here, so maybe I'll add some fruit and run it through the blender for a smoothie.

Oh, it's lynch time, snarkypants.