The What's For Dinner Tonight Chat

[alex11602]

That is so cool, Alex, she's learning how to read, how to cook, and she's a mere five years old.

Thanks! She is in the kitchen with us all the time. We are really big on cooking in our family, my husband and I both love to cook and I was on my way to culinary school before we started our family.

[Marilyn R]

I'm suspecting that the cake turned out fine, but please keep us appraised!

[wheeleezdryver]

It turned out that I am not the one making the cake tonight, my 5 year old wanted to try and read the recipe and make it for her daddy. I think it's kind of funny that she is learning to read by reading recipes.

That is awesome that she is doing that--- and that you guys are encouraging her to do so!! I wish I had been more involved in cooking when I was a kid.

Tonight I had-

GlutenFreeda beef & potato burrito, w/ cheese on top, and dipped it all in catsup , and some brocooli & cualiflour, again with cheese

[Ellie84]

Italian style fish with pasta. It's a very quick dish with a simple tomato-and-herb-sauce.

You cook gluten-free penne, put a slice of baked panga fillet on top of it and cover it with stir-fried Italian vegetables in a tomato sauce. Dinner in 15 minutes

[Juliebove]

Hamburger gravy with plenty of chopped onions and celery over mashed potatoes. Really good on a cold day!

[alex11602]

I'm suspecting that the cake turned out fine, but please keep us appraised!

She did really well on the cake She was so proud that she made it (mostly) by herself for her daddy and that she had even come up with the egg substitution by herself. The best part was that even with no eggs it solidified for her and had the consistency of pumpkin pie.

[CarolinaKip]

Pork loin with onion, garlic, thyme, and oregano. Mash potatos, baby green peas. A side of sauteed onions and zucchini.

[love2travel]

Tonight I just made Vichyssoise Soup

Tomorrow:

Pulled Pork with my BBQ Rub and Homemade BBQ Sauce

Roasted Carrot and Turnip Asiago Souffle

Seared Rabe with Balsamic Syrup and Toasted Pecans

Chewy Chocolate Chunk Cookies (gluten free but you would NEVER know it)

[lucia]

Veg meal:

-eggplant gratin (naturally gluten-free!)

-braised zucchini & yellow squash with minced yellow pepper & thyme

-stuffed green pepper filled with Indian-style basmati rice, corn kernels & flavors of tomato, onion, garlic, etc. (leftover from lunch yesterday)

love2travel: you really love Vichyssoise Soup!

[mushroom]

love2travel: you really love Vichyssoise Soup!

Actually, she made it for me so I could eat it vicariously, being the only way.....

[love2travel]

Actually, she made it for me so I could eat it vicariously, being the only way.....

I actually DID think of you while I was making it as I know you can no longer have it!

The reason I made it today yet again is because my husband loves taking it to work for lunches. He loves creamy soups, especially in winter.

[mushroom]

I actually DID think of you while I was making it as I know you can no longer have it!

The reason I made it today yet again is because my husband loves taking it to work for lunches. He loves creamy soups, especially in winter.

I actually made myself a cup-of-soup (Maggi creamy chicken) that was gluten free for lunch today because it was raining. And it was goooood!

[Marilyn R]

My DP came home tonight, and it was a 3 1/2 hour (roundtrip) drive to collect him from the airport. I made corned beef brisket with potatoes, carrots and onion in the crock pot.

He hadn't had anything since breakfast (and that was a donut and coffee), so he was thrilled with dinner (and being home, first decent meal he'd had other than hospital or fast food. We had toasted cheese breadsticks too (separate thread I started regarding Chebes)

He said he'd love having that meal every week, I'm thinkining once a month would be okay.

[Ellie84]

Stir fried beef teriyaki with oriental vegetables and buckwheat noodles.

[love2travel]

Tonight is (mostly) Italian:

fresh homemade pasta (fettucine) - it is absolutely delicious and reheats beautifully with no clumping

slightly spicy marinara sauce

pistachio pesto

fabulous focaccia bread

And not Italian - blackberry trifle with meyer lemon curd

[CarolinaKip]

I made a chicken stir fry for my lunch tomorrow with thia rice noodles. Some of that leftover chicken perhaps tonight. I'm really in a mexican mood, so I think I'll make refried beans, and cheese dip too!

[Marilyn R]

DP smoked a picnic ham today. It was on sale for $1.07 per pound. This cut of meat is frequently on sale because it isn't a popular cut of meat. You can slow cook, pressure cook or bake it. DP loves to smoke while the football games are on.

We didn't use a rub or sauce, just rubbed salt and pepper on it last night after scoring the fat layer and rinsing it in organic apple cider vinegar.

So dinner was pulled pork with carmelized onions on homemade buns, mashed potatos and homemade applesauce. I made salad but never got around to that.

It was possibly the most delicious meal I've had since going gluten-free.

Can't wait to make the bean or pea soup with the bone. And I have cracklin to make corn bread, just need to find a gluten-free recipe! I'm still a wee leery of corn, but if you have cracklin... you just must make cracklin corn bread.

(There goes my beautiful cholesterol level!)

[love2travel]

Szechuan Chili Shrimp with Lemongrass and Vegetable Stir Fry served over Vermicelli Noodles with Julienne of Radish and Carrot

Coconut Layer Cake with Tangerine Buttercream

[Ellie84]

Tonight I eat alone, because my boyfriend has a midwinter celebration. His games club will play boardgames from sun down today (4:30 pm) to sun up tomorrow (8:30 am).

This is one of the rare occasions that I'll eat a microwave dinner. I'm having kale stamppot with rookworst today.

[love2travel]

The house is filled with wonderful smells. I am making:

Bang Bang Chicken (served over vegetables)

Nuoc Cham

Sharp and Sweet Red Peppers with Pink Peppercorns and Cardamom

Pink Peppercorn and Cardamom Meringues with Blackberries and White Chocolate

Should be fabulous!

[Ellie84]

Yum, sounds delicious!

After Christmas I'm cooking a light meal tonight. Baked rice with egg and leek and chicken satay.

Yesterday we celebrated Christmas at my boyfriend's parents. We used a table grill yesterday. We had all kinds of veggies, fresh meat, chicken and fish which you could grill for youself. It was fun, delicious and gluten-free! I can't express how grateful I am that they understand my diet and are so supportive

[love2travel]

Yum, sounds delicious!

After Christmas I'm cooking a light meal tonight. Baked rice with egg and leek and chicken satay.

Yesterday we celebrated Christmas at my boyfriend's parents. We used a table grill yesterday. We had all kinds of veggies, fresh meat, chicken and fish which you could grill for youself. It was fun, delicious and gluten-free! I can't express how grateful I am that they understand my diet and are so supportive

That is awesome! Communal grilling is a lot of fun. Both mine and my husband's family are so understanding like yours - it makes a tremendous difference to have all that support.

[love2travel]

Scotch Eggs with Dijon Bechamel (haven't made them in ages!)

Truffled Crispy Oven Fries

Mixed Greens and Toasted Almonds with Tangerine Vinaigrette

Pots de Creme with Pink Peppercorn Whipped Cream

[lpellegr]

Russian Cabbage Borscht from the original Moosewood Cookbook, with a big plop of sour cream, and drop biscuits from "Artisanal Gluten Free Cooking". Mmmmmm.

[Ellie84]

Some leftover Chinese take-away from yesterday: chop suey with beef and white rice. Very mysterious: everytime I can't cook there's fast food on the table. You'd almost think my BF doesn't like to cook

I'm quite happy with our local chinese restaurant: they know exactly what's gluten-free. When I asked about gluten-free dishes they gave me the menu and underlined everything I could eat. The waitress also said I couldn't have their curry soup, because it contained coconut. I was surprised and said that coconut is gluten-free. She then told me that their dried coconut has flour in it to prevent it from sticking. Now that's someone who's well-informed I've given them a very good recommendation in the Dutch gluten-free restaurant database.