whats on your menu for the weekend?
Its snowing like all getout...of course in NE Ohio, but whatever...Im going to toss on my boots and scarf shortly, hop into my Ram 2500 and bah-ha my way to the grocery store to lay in a few things for the snowbound weekend.
Whatcha guys cooking?
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That snow that you have now is headed my way for tomorrow. Grocery stores were all doing great business today in anticipation. I'm having a big pot of smoked sausage with sauerkraut along with some malted beverages, while watching playoff football games.
dmcavanagh at 8:56PM on 01/09/09
I'm super broke and the weather, as usual, is quite good here in L.A. I'm think I'm going to grill whatever's cheap at the Mexican meat market and make a bunch of yummy, yet healthy sides from whatever I pick up at the local farmer's market on Saturday.
Well, either that or make a super easy marinara with whole wheat pasta, whatever.
PumpkinBear at 9:19PM on 01/09/09
I'm making hearty fennel soup with sliced sausage and Gouda toasts tonight, a slow-cooked pork ragu with red peppers and tomatoes served over rigatoni tomorrow, and a goat cheese-and-red pepper frittata for Sunda night when I will collapse into a heap and dread the re-entry into WORK.
Deb Harkness at 9:36PM on 01/09/09
Your snow will soon be my snow so shopping was a massive chore.Tonight was a Vietnamese chicken & cabbage salad. On tap for tomorrow is Italian sausage with polenta and broccoli rabe. Sunday breakfast will be prosciutto, mushroom and broccoli rabe frittata and dinner will be Columbian Chicken soup and maybe grilled cheese. I'm planning on baking World Peace cookies...love the salt and dark chocolate contrast and maybe a jam cake I saw online.
deefine at 9:55PM on 01/09/09
I thought we all ate bread & butter and drank milk when it snowed. Those three items are always cleared off the grocery store shelves.
PerkyMac at 10:06PM on 01/09/09
@PerkyMac- add bottled water to that list.
dmcavanagh at 10:20PM on 01/09/09
@PerkyMac.. around here, we add eggs to that list. You know, so you can eat french toast with all the surplus.
MoEats at 10:42PM on 01/09/09
During snowy weather, we love to eat out since restaurants are emptier. Because we live just south of the lake, we only got 2-3" in our yard all day. I'm sure the eastern 'burbs are getting 6-7".
Tonight, we ate out at our usual Mexican restaurant 20 min away. Unfortunately, because I couldn't breathe through my nose (didn't go to work because I couldn't move from being so sick) I didn't taste a thing. We had leftovers that my husband will eat as a midnight snack.
Tomorrow, we'll probably do our usual Indian lunch.
I think we were thinking about couscous with slivered almonds and berries...nothing planned beyond that.
Cassaendra at 10:51PM on 01/09/09
@PerkyMac around here it's milk, bread, and toilet paper. to prepare for snow you must buy all things that are white.
your snow is going to be our rain but we're in the playoffs so I'm thinking a pot of chili is in order.
KTempesta at 11:06PM on 01/09/09
I'm eating out of the chest freezer this weekend in a quest to find what's at the bottom. Tonight I had cheese ravioli with italian sausage. Tomorrow I'll eat the leftovers for lunch. For dinner I'll probably have tilapia with green beans. Sunday I have some beef for the slow cooker, just have to decide what to do with it.
CooksForOne at 11:14PM on 01/09/09
I had to get the grill out today. 80 degrees in west Texas. Grillled chicken-tastes like summer. Cantaloupe completed the spring/summer like menu. Highs are in the 50's for the weekend so I guess we will have to go back to winter stews and soups. Maybe a gumbo. I think I would like to be in the snow? If I can stay at home and cook!
vickiee at 11:46PM on 01/09/09
I made kale, potato and smoked sausage soup today. I've been feeling like making some kind of pocket pies/meet pies the last couple of days, I just may get to it this weekend. And we'll be definitely having pancakes this Sunday.
brooke29 at 12:06AM on 01/10/09
I made chili con carne because my granddaughters have been craving Frito pies.
Also two big old winter squashes have been staring at me for weeks so I will look up some recipes and play with them tomorrow.
Blue Iris at 12:37AM on 01/10/09
I just found out about a Sonic that opened up only 25 miles southeast of us! We are stopping by for a cherry limeade before doubling back to the western suburbs for Indian. No more driving 8 hours to Bristol, TN or 2-1/2 hours to Pittsburgh, PA for Sonic! Wee!
Too bad they don't make Pickle-Os anymore, and no one has the correct batter recipe online. :(
Cassaendra at 1:51AM on 01/10/09
If the weather stays spring-like down here, wings on the grill Saturday night. The wing sauce is by Michael Symon, basically Sriracha, butter, cilantro, lime zest and juice. Terrific!! http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/spicy-sriracha-chicken-wings
Just made a pot of chicken stock with ginger, cilantro, and other asian flavors. Plan to use it to make various asian noodle soups with chicken or shrimp.
Sunday, it's either jambalaya or red beans and rice, either of which are great for winter and make good leftovers for a couple of meals during the week.
Remander at 3:02AM on 01/10/09
Well if it arrives tomorrow a turdunken, lobster smashed potatos, stuffing, gravy, veggies, . If it does not come tomorrow then we will go out someplace to eat.
pjracz10 at 5:40AM on 01/10/09
Here in SE Michigan I can hear Brian plowing our street right now, probably for the first time since the snow started yesterday. Mary was smart this year and bought the road salt this past summer ... 50 tons at $40/ton (it's $120/ton right now).
Yesterday I bought the stuff for a double batch of my chicken noodle soup/ I should probably get it started for dinner since I like cooking it slow. There's also the stuff for a big batch of chili for tomorrow, along with some good all-beef hot dogs in natural casings.
LunaPierCook at 7:17AM on 01/10/09
I am not allowed in the kitchen this weekend :-( SO is insisting on doing all the cooking. I'm not really worried though he's actually very good at making things I can handle.
@perky down here they clean the stores out of eggs, milk, bread, and bacon and sausage. they are determined to eat breakfast 24/7. Of course the funny part is, we'll get up to 3 inches of snow, which closes Everything, and causes widespread panic. and by 2 that afternoon its gone. lol Gotta love living in Hee Haw Hell
huneybumper at 8:16AM on 01/10/09
Today: grilled chicken with papaya chutney, tomato herb salad and a pasta (haven't decided what yet)
Sunday: Grilled steaks and chops, potatoes Anna, tossed salad w/romaine, tomato, grated onion and feta.
We shopped yesterday so this is going to be a stay at home weekend. Since we can't afford to vacation we are having one at home and the weather looks like it will co-operate. Bloody Mary's will start around 11 am. with football starting at 4 today. We are bringing a TV outside and watching on lounge chairs.
finsbigfan at 8:46AM on 01/10/09
Ended up going out to eat last night because I accidentally did the pre-vacation fridge cleanout a day early...
Tonight we are having our traditional "night before pizza".
@finsbigfan - I feel very guilty posting this after you! with all that is going on over here right now; I think your vacation sounds more relaxing though!
cowprintrabbit at 9:06AM on 01/10/09
We'll be out of town later today. So maybe Buca di Beppo for dinner (can't help it, we enjoy that place!).
Then homemade Reubens on Sunday for the football games.
soozm32 at 10:21AM on 01/10/09
Well, we got 9 inches last night and a steady 8 more supposed to fall today. I love this stuff! I am insanely jealous of you folks that are grilling and lounging and all that good stuff, but honestly I dont mind the snow at all!
Im headed out in a few...waiting for the morons that tried to drive up the hill to abandon their vehicles so I dont have to drive over them to get to the main road! I think its going to be a crazy myriad...ribs. hot sausage. the white bean and greens dish from the main page. blueberry muffins. banana sour cream pancakes. salad in their somewhere. meatloaf. mac and cheese.
Ill feed the neighbors so they dont have to go out in the elements. Long live 4x4!
ChelleyD01 at 10:26AM on 01/10/09
Roasted a turkey breast last night for turkey sandwiches (for the big game) and dinner for tonight and Sunday.
But...i'm using the Thanksgiving present Dutch Oven to make Split Pea Soup with ham. And, I think i'll make bread too.
It's sunny here in Sacramento, but it's cold (not Ohio/Minnesota cold or even New York cold, it's California cold).
mcanna at 11:28AM on 01/10/09
A foot of snow in a day is pretty common around here. Our snow removal rocks (many thanks to the plow drivers out there at all hours!), so it has to be pretty intense snow fall rates for folks from the Syracuse-Oswego area not to go to the grocery store. The kids bitch about having delays rather than snow days. So for our 8 inch snow fall today, on top of the foot and a half we already have, I'm making pizza... again. It seems to be the thing most requested for Friday and Saturday night. I've got to mix it up. I'm getting pizzaed to death. Tomorrow--I'm kind of thinking fried chicken due to a thread talking about it. Resolutions be damned--it's only 8 degrees here, so I want something fattening.
dhorst at 11:34AM on 01/10/09
It is cold and grey here in the Gateway City and a light snow just started falling. We slept in today and are working for a while before a late lunch. All the talk of Sonic on one of the other threads has me thinking about a #2 burger with tots and a strawberry fresh fruit slush for lunch. Tonight we are going to try a new Indian place.
I am thinking buttermilk biscuits and gravy for tomorrow morning (so easy with the Cook's Illustrated recipe that was posted on the site around Thanksgiving). Sunday supper will be pecan crusted oven-baked "fried" chicken, yukon gold and fennel puree with rosemary butter, broccoli with a little lemon or orange zest (whatever I have in the fruit drawer of the fridge), and maybe more of those biscuits!
Mizbee at 1:17PM on 01/10/09
For a potluck, I'm making the leek, pear, and blue cheese flatbread from Bittman's "Bitten" blog earlier this week: http://bitten.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/30/a-tale-of-two-snacks/. For casual eating by myself, I'm having a tossed salad with baked salmon.
emilydev at 1:28PM on 01/10/09
We had planned a trip to our local watering hole tonight for some fish sandwiches, but instead of the forecasted snow, we have freezing rain and the roads are a mess. So I think some stay at home tacos might be on our menu tonight. Tomorrow our beloved Steelers are in the playoffs, so we will do our traditional keilbasa, sausage and peppers sandwiches and peirogies. Go Steelers!
Josdean at 1:29PM on 01/10/09
Tonight will be falafel with the fixn's and tomorrow morning before church I will put together baked beans in the slow cooker for some snowstorm comfort food.
veggieout at 2:08PM on 01/10/09
LOL...sorry, it's 75 here and we're going to grill out filet's with gorgonzola sauce, cajun shrimp and sauteed mushrooms. Heard the full moon will be spectacular tonight. Actually, I am originally from Eastern Washington and they've had 5' of snow so far this winter, so I am used to harsh winters and I do miss the snow at times.
floridagirl214 at 2:56PM on 01/10/09
desserts first: I am gonna make a red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting. Also bought some fleur de sel caramel ice cream....Now the main course.....I'm thinking double chicken chili for Sunday with melted cheese and sour cream..Tonight, something quick and easy-either asparagus omelette on Italian bread or homeade chicken salad sandwiches..with homeade coleslaw (KFC version)
Italiancupcake at 3:41PM on 01/10/09
Tonight I'm stir-frying tofu with red & yellow peppers and onions, in garlic sauce. We're eating that along side sushi picked up from the local Japanese restaurant. Tomorow.... don't know yet.
buffy at 7:36PM on 01/10/09
I made a pot of black bean soup tonight (from one of the Moosewood cookbooks...someone posted it on another thread here!) which my husband declared to be delicious no less than 10 times. Tomorrow I am making a new recipe for a Moroccan squash and chickpea stew.
mrsfoodissues at 8:58PM on 01/10/09
We actually got 7" of snow, I was amazed. Trip for Indian didn't happen since we ended up ordering more than just a cherry limeade at Sonic. It took 45 minutes on the highway versus the 30 minutes if it had been clear weather. That hamburger was great with the limeade.
We picked up fixin's for gumbo on the way back home, so I guess that's what we're having tomorrow. =)
For dessert, red velvet cake (thanks for the idea, Italiancupcake!) sounds great that I might shuffle over to the cupcake shop taking the dog for a walk tomorrow and get some red velvet cupcakes, as well as carrot cake or maybe a PB Lovers cupcake.
Cassaendra at 9:25PM on 01/10/09
http://littlegirlbigappetite.blogspot.com/
Baking Banana muffins w. mascarpone cream frosting!
liljessyboop at 2:21PM on 01/11/09
I guess I'm having split pea soup in the blender coz on Friday I'm gettin all my teeth pulled out.There goes my super bowl party too :(.....of course my wife suggested I have a SOUPer bowl party....little smartass that she is....lol
onepercent99 at 5:47PM on 01/12/09
LOL - not laughing at your soon-to-be pain. Your wife is awesome. :D
Hope the ordeal won't be too, too traumatic. At least its after all the food holidays, eh?
Cassaendra at 7:57PM on 01/12/09