Author Topic: Watcha making for dinner tonight!? (Read 1113260 times)

Dicey · « **Reply #2200 on:** June 18, 2020, 01:38:04 AM »

There was little leftover pasta from two nights ago, and a yummy risotto from last night in the fridge. We had that for dinner* and there's just enough risotto left for my lunch tomorrow. Easy button for the win.

BTW, when I made the risotto, I didn't have a lot of time, so I turned the flame much higher than I normally would and it worked amazingly well. Game changer! I love risotto because I can add tons of veggies which means I don't have to make a salad. Last night's version had onions, shallots, mushrooms, peas, sun dried tomatoes, kalamata olives and feta. Yum! Now that I've figured out how to cook it faster, it's going to go into regular rotation.

* I just realized that sounds kinda gross. DSS ate the pasta and DH and I had the risotto.

Genevieve · « **Reply #2201 on:** June 18, 2020, 06:01:37 AM »

I made tuna cakes with a lemon dill sauce. Had a Napa cabbage slaw and broccoli salad on the side. They were decent but salon cakes are better.

MaybeBabyMustache · « **Reply #2202 on:** June 18, 2020, 07:48:07 AM »

@Dicey - have you tried baked risotto? It's hands off (e.g. no stove prep time) & all in the oven. I follow the based of this recipe (https://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/oven-chicken-risotto) & then change the mix ins based on what I have available.

We are almost done with leftovers, so tonight will be steak salads. Hopefully with peach/mozzarella salad on the side, if my calls wrap up early enough.

OtherJen · « **Reply #2203 on:** June 18, 2020, 09:36:09 AM »

Grilled salmon and greens (baby bok choy and rainbow chard). I have a half-head of cauliflower that needs to be used, so maybe I'll cut it into florets and roast those on the grill in a foil packet.

Dicey · « **Reply #2204 on:** June 18, 2020, 02:29:38 PM »

Quote from: MaybeBabyMustache on June 18, 2020, 07:48:07 AM

@Dicey - have you tried baked risotto? It's hands off (e.g. no stove prep time) & all in the oven. I follow the based of this recipe (https://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/oven-chicken-risotto) & then change the mix ins based on what I have available.

We are almost done with leftovers, so tonight will be steak salads. Hopefully with peach/mozzarella salad on the side, if my calls wrap up early enough.

Oh, that looks yummy! Risotto is one of my go-to dishes for hot weather. I like that it can be done on the stove when I don't feel like firing up the oven. It's also good hot or cold. We're at the beginning of a heat wave, so I'll file this recipe for when/if it cools down. I bought a big container of sushi rice (shhh - at an estate sale), which should also work well in this recipe, because Sir Google taught me that sushi rice is short-grained rice.

jeninco · « **Reply #2205 on:** June 18, 2020, 02:56:48 PM »

Pizza on the grill, and salad. The kids are doing various evening activities (probably: it's looking like it's going to thunderstorm just now) which means we don't have to turn out vast quantities of dinner at one time. Grilled pizzas take a bit of time to get enough cooked, so we can make one or two for two of us, then nibble on it while we make the next couple.

Genevieve · « **Reply #2206 on:** June 19, 2020, 08:53:49 PM »

Tacos with salad and refried black beans. Always a winner and so easy.

Dicey · « **Reply #2207 on:** June 20, 2020, 12:55:12 AM »

Quote from: Genevieve on June 19, 2020, 08:53:49 PM

Tacos with salad and refried black beans. Always a winner and so easy.

We had tacos last night, so of course tonight was burrito night. Love it when I can prep once and eat twice!

Genevieve · « **Reply #2208 on:** June 20, 2020, 08:59:04 AM »

@Dicey Yum!

horsepoor · « **Reply #2209 on:** June 20, 2020, 10:59:08 AM »

Stuffed peppers and roasted asparagus tonight.

Tomorrow I'm smoking a 1/2 leg of lamb and we'll eat that with salads for a few days.

Trifle · « **Reply #2210 on:** June 20, 2020, 11:43:38 AM »

Warm weather here. I made a big batch of cole slaw from our garden, and a huge bowl of "Texas Caviar" bean salad. We're probably going to grill some personal pizzas to go with it. That and some cold beer = yum.

BZB · « **Reply #2211 on:** June 20, 2020, 02:53:22 PM »

BBQ chicken thighs, southwestern style corn, garlicky collard greens

Roadrunner53 · « **Reply #2212 on:** June 21, 2020, 05:15:15 AM »

Poor man's stroganoff using leftover meatloaf chopped up in sauce over egg noodles. side of fresh green beans.

Serendip · « **Reply #2213 on:** June 21, 2020, 11:18:54 AM »

Pepperoni & mushroom pizza, with micro-greens from the patio

MudPuppy · « **Reply #2214 on:** June 21, 2020, 02:12:40 PM »

Lentil sloppy joes and spicy sweet potato fries

grantmeaname · « **Reply #2215 on:** June 21, 2020, 05:48:04 PM »

Tonight I made ramen with king oyster mushrooms and chicken thighs, asparagus on the side, and my better half made rice pudding for dessert. Not a bad effort :)

sui generis · « **Reply #2216 on:** June 21, 2020, 07:26:05 PM »

Veggie chili (barley, black beans, tomatoes) with avocado salsa and sour cream to top. With roasted broccoli. A little rough as we are experiencing a heat wave here (I'm pretty sure it got to the mid-70s) so not the most appropriate choice of meals, but we hadn't had it in so long, and...avocado salsa!

couponvan · « **Reply #2217 on:** June 21, 2020, 07:38:35 PM »

Maryland blue crabs, hush puppies, Mexican street corn, and coke slaw. 2 crabs per person and it’s a Father’s Day wish. I HATE cracking and cleaning crabs....DH was pleased. We braved downed trees and a crab shanty dude named Roy. Live crabs are safer than steamed ones when filth is everywhere. I used to work in a seafood market, so yeah. I know how to clean and cook them. I just don’t like to.

Sugaree · « **Reply #2218 on:** June 22, 2020, 08:52:16 AM »

Sweet potato and peanut stew. Will be lunch all week plus dinner at least two nights this week.

grantmeaname · « **Reply #2219 on:** June 22, 2020, 09:06:06 AM »

I make that all the time. It's been a month or two - maybe I will make that later this week.

horsepoor · « **Reply #2220 on:** June 22, 2020, 09:27:49 AM »

I really need to make fried unripe tomatoes tonight. They were supposed to be fried green tomatoes, but they started turning red over the weekend. Hopefully they'll still be firm enough to holdup to being breaded and cooked in a skillet.

MaybeBabyMustache · « **Reply #2221 on:** June 22, 2020, 12:07:28 PM »

Crockpot carnitas nachos

couponvan · « **Reply #2222 on:** June 22, 2020, 12:23:12 PM »

crab cakes, chopped salad, and leftover pasta.

BZB · « **Reply #2223 on:** June 23, 2020, 06:39:53 PM »

Panko-crusted pan-fried cod with creole dipping sauce, roasted broccoli with shaved parmesan, mashed potatoes

John Galt incarnate! · « **Reply #2224 on:** June 23, 2020, 06:46:09 PM »

It's hot so we will have cold cereal for dinner and ice cream for dessert.

shredded wheat w/ blackberries

vanilla ice cream w/ chocolate chips

We put the milk and cereal bowls in the freezer so they're very cold.

Wrenchturner · « **Reply #2225 on:** June 23, 2020, 06:48:53 PM »

Quote from: MudPuppy on June 21, 2020, 02:12:40 PM

Lentil sloppy joes and spicy sweet potato fries

Shout out to lentils!

I made dal again. Start the lentils, heat the spices in olive oil, add chopped onion, garlic and ginger, strain lentils partly, then combine and finish with lemon juice and salt, and a scoop of cottage cheese.

Super good! Probably the most underused food in the West.

John Galt incarnate! · « **Reply #2226 on:** June 23, 2020, 06:55:20 PM »

Quote from: Wrenchturner on June 23, 2020, 06:48:53 PM

Quote from: MudPuppy on June 21, 2020, 02:12:40 PM
Lentil sloppy joes and spicy sweet potato fries
Shout out to lentils!

I made dal again. Start the lentils, heat the spices in olive oil, add chopped onion, garlic and ginger, strain lentils partly, then combine and finish with lemon juice and salt, and a scoop of cottage cheese.

Super good! Probably the most underused food in the West.

MY homemade lentil soup

MY homemade pea soup

MY homemade bean soup

I like all three and cook them frequently.

Wrenchturner · « **Reply #2227 on:** June 23, 2020, 07:08:57 PM »

Quote from: John Galt incarnate! on June 23, 2020, 06:55:20 PM

Quote from: Wrenchturner on June 23, 2020, 06:48:53 PM
Quote from: MudPuppy on June 21, 2020, 02:12:40 PM
Lentil sloppy joes and spicy sweet potato fries
Shout out to lentils!

I made dal again. Start the lentils, heat the spices in olive oil, add chopped onion, garlic and ginger, strain lentils partly, then combine and finish with lemon juice and salt, and a scoop of cottage cheese.

Super good! Probably the most underused food in the West.

MY homemade lentil soup

MY homemade pea soup

MY homemade bean soup

I like all three and cook them frequently.

Nice dude!

MudPuppy · « **Reply #2228 on:** June 23, 2020, 07:24:13 PM »

Quote from: Wrenchturner on June 23, 2020, 06:48:53 PM

Quote from: MudPuppy on June 21, 2020, 02:12:40 PM
Lentil sloppy joes and spicy sweet potato fries
Shout out to lentils!

I made dal again. Start the lentils, heat the spices in olive oil, add chopped onion, garlic and ginger, strain lentils partly, then combine and finish with lemon juice and salt, and a scoop of cottage cheese.

Super good! Probably the most underused food in the West.

They are such great ingredients

OtherJen · « **Reply #2229 on:** June 23, 2020, 07:25:41 PM »

We had big mixed-veg salads with diced chicken, feta, and red wine vinaigrette.

I still haven't made mujadara and the weather is fairly cool, so that and sauteed greens might be tomorrow's dinner. Yay lentils!

Serendip · « **Reply #2230 on:** June 23, 2020, 07:59:52 PM »

Smashed potatoes w/sour cream, capers & herbs, creamy beans w/garden greens & side salad.
Very garden-inspired...

Serendip · « **Reply #2231 on:** June 23, 2020, 08:02:07 PM »

Quote from: John Galt incarnate! on June 23, 2020, 06:46:09 PM

It's hot so we will have cold cereal for dinner and ice cream for dessert.

shredded wheat w/ blackberries

vanilla ice cream w/ chocolate chips

We put the milk and cereal bowls in the freezer so they're very cold.

This sounds great. It's rainy and cool here right now but I love this idea..

Dicey · « **Reply #2232 on:** June 23, 2020, 08:42:44 PM »

Quote from: MaybeBabyMustache on June 22, 2020, 12:07:28 PM

Crockpot carnitas nachos

Quote from: couponvan on June 22, 2020, 12:23:12 PM

crab cakes, chopped salad, and leftover pasta.

As I scanned the comments, preparing to post aa apres-dinner report, my eyes and brain caught these two posts and conflated them to "Crackpot Carnitas". Apparently even my brain has wonky autocorrect now. Sounds delicious, doesn't it?

Dinner was, no surprise, Taco Bowls. What was different tonight was that I made Salsa Verde for the first time ever. I never dreamed it was so easy! The only hiccup is that my cilantro had turned into a slimy mess overnight, so I had to break out the frozen stuff mid-recipe. It was okay, but will definitely be better next time, when I've restocked my supply of fresh cilantro. Tomorrow will be burritos. I found some fancy chili lime flavored tortillas for a different twist.

NotJen · « **Reply #2233 on:** June 24, 2020, 08:58:03 PM »

Pork chops, roasted corn, sauteed squash and zucchini, and spinach salad.

Genevieve · « **Reply #2234 on:** June 25, 2020, 08:43:38 AM »

Indian curry, roasted cauliflower, rice and peas. Easy and yum!

JoJo · « **Reply #2235 on:** June 25, 2020, 04:08:10 PM »

Costco Roast Chicken and Kirkland Normandy Veggies. Yum Yum

OtherJen · « **Reply #2236 on:** June 25, 2020, 04:37:38 PM »

Quote from: JoJo on June 25, 2020, 04:08:10 PM

Costco Roast Chicken and Kirkland Normandy Veggies. Yum Yum

Love those rotisserie chickens!

OtherJen · « **Reply #2237 on:** June 25, 2020, 04:39:04 PM »

Cheeseburger and cajun fries from Five Guys. It's been a very weird week and that was a nice treat.

grantmeaname · « **Reply #2238 on:** June 25, 2020, 04:56:31 PM »

Ooh yum

MaybeBabyMustache · « **Reply #2239 on:** June 25, 2020, 05:11:18 PM »

White chicken chili, bread & salad

MudPuppy · « **Reply #2240 on:** June 25, 2020, 06:39:14 PM »

We've come to the last episode in our ST: Voyager rewatch, so we got a $5 pizza for the occasion and busted out the air popper and the soda stream for our popcorn and cokes.

Tyson · « **Reply #2241 on:** June 25, 2020, 08:11:58 PM »

Leftover ribs and butternut squash.

Serendip · « **Reply #2242 on:** June 25, 2020, 08:55:53 PM »

We just starting receiving our CSA box and our garden is also producing so made spring rolls using collards greens, vermicelli, radish, mint, basil, pea shoots, chive blossoms, cucumber & marinated tofu w/ spicy peanut sauce.
VERY good.

middo · « **Reply #2243 on:** June 26, 2020, 06:03:03 AM »

Budget bytes one pot chicken penne with pesto
Added a few extra pine nuts, and pan fried Brussels Sprouts with bacon and butter as a side.

Yum.

Trifle · « **Reply #2244 on:** June 26, 2020, 06:26:40 AM »

Take out pizza and tequila

ETA: Oops, just realized this doesn't count because I'm not making anything. Maybe I'll throw a side salad together from the garden.

Dicey · « **Reply #2245 on:** June 26, 2020, 06:51:43 AM »

Made Pad Thai last night. I've been working on this dish forever and it's still not as good as the restaurant version, but this time was closer. Still delicious and a nice change from Tacos.

OtherJen · « **Reply #2246 on:** June 26, 2020, 06:55:40 AM »

Quote from: Trifele on June 26, 2020, 06:26:40 AM

Take out pizza and tequila

ETA: Oops, just realized this doesn't count because I'm not making anything. Maybe I'll throw a side salad together from the garden.

Haha, oops! Mine last night doesn’t count either. But hey, I did make a visit to the Five Guys website.

Tonight is going to be something with spinach salad because we have a decent amount of spinach to use before it wilts or mushes out. Maybe a tuna and bean salad in vinaigrette dressing, served over spinach.

jeninco · « **Reply #2247 on:** June 26, 2020, 09:36:38 AM »

Last night: grilled fava beans, grilled brats, potatoes&greens with loads of garlic (this takes a while, because I cook the potato cubes in a giant skillet until they're fairly browned, then add garlic and greens)

Tonight: probably stir fry. I got snow peas from the same farmstand as the fava beans.

The grilled favas were pretty good, but could've bene more cooked.

MaybeBabyMustache · « **Reply #2248 on:** June 26, 2020, 11:42:10 AM »

Carnitas salads

Serendip · « **Reply #2249 on:** June 26, 2020, 08:47:01 PM »

Roasted radish salad w/ pesto--this time of year always becomes a fun & stressful game of eating up the abundance of greens & produce from the garden :)

https://www.loveandlemons.com/radish-salad/

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