What''s for dinner tonight?

[havernell]

I made eggplant parmesan and spinach salad tonight. It was my first time making eggplant parm and I found a pretty good recipe on allrecipes.com that use baked (not fried) breaded eggplant.

We just got a slower cooker as a wedding present and I''m excited to learn a whole new repetoire of cookinng with it! That beef sandwhich sounds like a great one!

 

[bebe]

Mush, mush and more smushed mush!!!

 

[asscherisme]

I ordered delivery pizza as a special treat. My oldest son is at a slumber party and my younger 3 kids were begging for it. We have not had it in ages and I figured my oldest was having it for dinner. I had it too. It was really good!!

 

[zhuzhu]

I wanted to eat Korean BBQ for dinner, but DH really was not in the mood to eat out so we ordered In N Out burghers to go......

 

[gwendolyn]

Oooh, to celebrate the end of the school year (ended on Friday), James and I are going out tonight for my favourite--Thai!! I haven't had it in over a year, and I am really excited!

 

[Ellen]

Date: 7/19/2009 1:42:43 AM
Author: zhuzhu
I wanted to eat Korean BBQ for dinner, but DH really was not in the mood to eat out so we ordered In N Out burghers to go......

zhu, can you tell me what this is like, compared to "American" BBQ? I'm intrigued, never heard of it!


And bebe, what is mush? Besides what Eskimos say to sled dogs.

 

[Tuckins1]

Polish Kielbasa, veggies, and possibly pierogies.

 

[LaurenThePartier]

Tomorrow''s my brother-in-law''s birthday, and he basically liked macaroni and cheese, pzza, and bread.

I''m making a pancetta, bacon and cheddar risotto torte, DH just made a loaf of bacon and cheddar bread, and I''m going to make a side of sauteed spinach to have along with all of that fat and cheese.

 

[diamondringlover]

Ham loaf (made by our local meat store, yum!), baked potatoes, green beans and homemade dutch apple pie for dessert

 

[Haven]

It''s Viccino''s deep dish pizza for us tonight!

 

[steph72276]

I made a yummy chicken casserole and a side of fried okra. It was yummy. I have been craving good old fashioned comfort food!

 

[whitby_2773]

just walked in the door from dinner out....

started with an iceberg lettuce wedge salad with fresh made blue cheese dressing, then a very nice bouillabaisse and a glass of chardonnay.

YUM.

 

[IluvEmeralds]

We are having chicken with alfredo pasta, and brocolli mixed in . One my all time fav''s. YUM!! We use grilled chicken, frozen brocollli and then wheat pasta with a low carb alfredo mix. SOOOO GOOOD!!

 

[Hudson_Hawk]

DH is getting the grill going as I type this. We''re having steak tips with a rosemary and sea salt rub and sauteed zucchini.

 

[cellentani]

Grilled salmon with basil lemon butter, herbed rice, and fresh steamed green beans. Blueberry crumble w/ vanilla ice cream for dessert.

 

[zhuzhu]

Date: 7/19/2009 8:18:37 AM
Author: Ellen

Date: 7/19/2009 1:42:43 AM

Author: zhuzhu

I wanted to eat Korean BBQ for dinner, but DH really was not in the mood to eat out so we ordered In N Out burghers to go......

zhu, can you tell me what this is like, compared to ''American'' BBQ? I''m intrigued, never heard of it!



And bebe, what is mush? Besides what Eskimos say to sled dogs.

Hi Ellen,

Korean BBQ is a table BBQ where you cook your meat directly on your table top. The servers will bring the types of meat you ordered (or vegetables for grilling), along with rice, salad, and typically 6-10 different types of cold "small dishes" which is traditional part of Korean meal. Very often you can order other items like seafood pancake, various types of soups/stews (often spicy). It is a wonderfully rich dining experience for me.

Picture is worth a thousand words so here you go! http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/5hQPJlDEmkR4QVETuF5rCA?select=FquMp3MwI9WP29AgvIimxA

 

[akmiss]

Date: 7/19/2009 10:00:24 PM
Author: cellentani
Grilled salmon with basil lemon butter, herbed rice, and fresh steamed green beans. Blueberry crumble w/ vanilla ice cream for dessert.

We are having salmon too! My FI caught 18 reds this past weekend

Living in Alaska can be good at times...

 

[packrat]

Date: 7/16/2009 9:52:01 PM
Author: gaby06
We had nachos for dinne, totopos covered with beans, cheddar cheese, tomato, onion, queso fresco and jalapeños pickled in vinegar

so yummy

Gaby, what are totopos?

 

[LGK]

Ellen, thanks for the recipe on the shredded beef sammies! Will definitely bust out the slow cooker to try them.

Tonight, I am having a half pint of lemon gelato for dinner.

It was a bazillion degrees at work (or 90, if you want to get technical), so food sounded vomitous all day, haven't eaten anything except an iced latte. And our apt on the 3rd floor is about the same. Cats is melted.

At least that means the boy is willing to barbecue a lot. Hudson Hawk, that's my favorite way to do steaks- sea salt & rosemary, and a bit of worcester sauce. Yum!

 

[arjunajane]

Date: 7/19/2009 1:42:43 AM
Author: zhuzhu
I wanted to eat Korean BBQ for dinner, but DH really was not in the mood to eat out so we ordered In N Out burghers to go......

I *love* going to Korean BBQ - it''s such a fun and social way to dine - and delicious

 

[musey]

Scallops and whole wheat pasta with steamed veggies tonight!

 

[Ellen]

Date: 7/19/2009 10:33:28 PM
Author: zhuzhu

Hi Ellen,

Korean BBQ is a table BBQ where you cook your meat directly on your table top. The servers will bring the types of meat you ordered (or vegetables for grilling), along with rice, salad, and typically 6-10 different types of cold 'small dishes' which is traditional part of Korean meal. Very often you can order other items like seafood pancake, various types of soups/stews (often spicy). It is a wonderfully rich dining experience for me.

Picture is worth a thousand words so here you go! http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/5hQPJlDEmkR4QVETuF5rCA?select=FquMp3MwI9WP29AgvIimxA

Thank you so much for the pic, you're right, it says it all. That looks like so much fun!! And sounds yummers... We don't have anything like that near us. But then, living where we do, we don't have much of anything close.

steph, you said the "O" word! *gags*

HH, could you be so kind as to elaborate on the steak rub pwease? (proportions especially)


LGK, you're welcome! Let me know how it goes. And that goes for others I know are trying it too! Yikes, it's hot there, don't blame you for having the "dinner" you did.


Musey, scallops are my favorite sea food.

Some of these dinners sound so lovely and elegant. If I were younger, I'd be hounding many of you for the recipes. I used to love cooking and trying new things. However, since I've been cooking since I was about 12, I'm really burned out on the whole thing. Which is kinda sad...

Hubby likes to tell people I'm a wonderful cook, when I cook.

 

[musey]

Date: 7/20/2009 8:34:23 AM
Author: Ellen
Musey, scallops are my favorite sea food.

Me too! I like the jumbo guys, but I always buy the small bay scallops to cook at home. I don''t like them nearly as well.

 

[Hudson_Hawk]

HH, could you be so kind as to elaborate on the steak rub pwease? (proportions especially)

Oh it's super easy. I use this on a lot of stuff-chicken, lamb and beef especially.

The ratio/quantity isn't exact....just eyeball everything,

To make a batch to keep in the pantry (I do this in the fall for winter)-Take kosher salt or a medium grind sea salt (maybe 1 cup) and some fresh coarsely-chopped rosemary (maybe 2 tablespoons) and warm them together in a pan on medium heat. The heat releases the oils from the rosemary into the salt. Then you pour it into a glass or Tupperware container that you can seal well and let it cure for a few days. The salt becomes fused with the rosemary flavor/fragrance.

In the summer when I have fresh rosemary I just take a few sprigs and coarsely chop it up. Then I sprinkle that, sea or kosher salt, and pepper on the steak and rub it in a bit.

 

[Ellen]

Date: 7/20/2009 3:18:01 PM
Author: musey

Date: 7/20/2009 8:34:23 AM
Author: Ellen
Musey, scallops are my favorite sea food.

Me too! I like the jumbo guys, but I always buy the small bay scallops to cook at home. I don't like them nearly as well.

Me too, and I haven't even bought any in ages. Once these boys move out, maybe I can start splurging again!

I made this for my dads bday once, after having it in a restaurant. (not this exact recipe, but I figure Emeril would do it up right, as recipes can vary, this is close to what I used best I can remember-minus the dry essence) Heavenly. If you haven't had it/made it, try it, you'll like it!

 

[Ellen]

Date: 7/20/2009 4:26:37 PM
Author: Hudson_Hawk

HH, could you be so kind as to elaborate on the steak rub pwease? (proportions especially)

Oh it''s super easy. I use this on a lot of stuff-chicken, lamb and beef especially.

The ratio/quantity isn''t exact....just eyeball everything,

To make a batch to keep in the pantry (I do this in the fall for winter)-Take kosher salt or a medium grind sea salt (maybe 1 cup) and some fresh coarsely-chopped rosemary (maybe 2 tablespoons) and warm them together in a pan on medium heat. The heat releases the oils from the rosemary into the salt. Then you pour it into a glass or Tupperware container that you can seal well and let it cure for a few days. The salt becomes fused with the rosemary flavor/fragrance.

In the summer when I have fresh rosemary I just take a few sprigs and coarsely chop it up. Then I sprinkle that, sea or kosher salt, and pepper on the steak and rub it in a bit.

Awesome, thank you!!

 

[Hudson_Hawk]

Tonight I have no idea what I'm going to make. We have a little left over steak, but I can send that to work with DH tomorrow. It's not really enough for two people to have tonight. So my choices for protein are chicken, hamburger, salmon or swordfish. I'm thinking maybe salmon or swordfish...the salmon I could do in a packet with white wine and capers, or I could do the swordfish broiled with lemon sauce....hrmmm....I have lots of zuchinni or asparagus as well for veggies....Maybe I'll make zucchini pancakes....

 

[Lorelei]

I hungry, will you make me a sammich please?

 

[Kaleigh]

I am grilling boneless chicken breasts that have been marinating in a lemon garlic sauce. Will serve it with steamed green beans and brown rice.

 

[Ellen]

Date: 7/20/2009 4:36:29 PM
Author: Lorelei
I hungry, will you make me a sammich please?

I dun have anything to make you one with. Sorry!


And I don't know what I'm having, will have to stop at the store after taking mom to the dentist.


Lisa, sounds good! My guys hate rice.