What's for Dinner Tonight? The 'Come-Back-GatorPam!' Edition.
Hi Eaters,
We are a diverse community with interests both highly technical and delightfully silly. Like any community, we have conflict over direction, minor disagreements and squabbles. Recent threads have addressed these, and many have expressed regret that recent squabbles may have chased a new-ish commenter away.
I think there's room for everyone. In an attempt to lure GatorPam and others back into the fold, I'm bringing back one of her threads. As Adam mentioned, they are like checking in before homeroom, seeing where everyone is going. I liked reading them and often got both ideas for my own menu planning and often the desire to try some more technically difficult things on my own. I get courage, ideas, and hungry.
So, eaters? What's for dinner tonight? I'm doing a simple honey-ed curry chicken with chick peas, madrasi style curry powder, and cauliflower. Served on rice with a simply dressed spinach salad.
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34 Comments:
We're going out for sushi! Very excited!
Lunch today was leftover chicken enchillada, finally finishing the casserole.
Amandarama at 11:30AM on 09/22/09
got free smoked ribs from a butcher- when we bought a flank steak. any suggestions for side dishes?
hmw0029 at 11:33AM on 09/22/09
Tuesday is soup night, and this week I made the NYT green tomato soup (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/16/dining/161arex.html?_r=1&ref=dining) with crumbled bacon and crunchy brioche crutons. We'll need something to dip in it...thinking cheesy toasted crumpets from Trader Joes.
cookinmama at 11:34AM on 09/22/09
Chicken piccatta and garlic-roasted broccoli. Apple Crisp, if I get motivated to peel the apples.
sarajane at 11:48AM on 09/22/09
@hmw0029--I suggest you buy your butcher a nice Christmas gift! I always like roasted corn and potato salad (vinaigrette, no goopy mayo), with ribs.
BananaMonkey at 12:00PM on 09/22/09
Remainders of the roast pork with apples, squash and onions I cooked on Sunday; it was wonderful then, and I'm thinking it will be better today. Hungry already, and I just had lunch!
BobbieAnne at 12:02PM on 09/22/09
Spanikopita triangles and a salad for me, mushroom parmesan phyllo triangles for the husband and bacon cheeseburgers for the kids.
Gator Pam, please come back! My kids thought that your son's hot dog in a thermos was pure genius. My younger son wants to try that with a burrito!
dhorst at 12:36PM on 09/22/09
BananaMonkey-I haven't decided yet, but I wanted to comment that I have been thinking of GatorPam, too. When she first came to the site we had a back and forth on a thread and I knew that I liked her. I hope that she sees your thread and comes home:-) Thanks for starting it.
janaatwg at 1:13PM on 09/22/09
You know, it's not like Adam can't email her if everyone cares so much. That goes for GOM.
arm1970 at 1:19PM on 09/22/09
Quesadillas with quacamole, tomato, onion, salsa, monty jack and sour cream.
lemonfair at 2:00PM on 09/22/09
cod fillets seared & then braised in miso broth w/leeks & shitakes
brown rice
roasted broccoli
hoping my dd will eat some of the fish tonight, i try and try and try....
sugartoast at 2:18PM on 09/22/09
Thyme-honey pork chops and garlic asparagus, both lightly panfried.
avaryne at 2:25PM on 09/22/09
Leftovers: Roast pork with sauteed onions, spicy whole grain mustard and boiled new potatoes with butter and cracked pepper on the side!
Delicious and quick.
Junie at 2:27PM on 09/22/09
omg sugartoast...that sounds good.
BananaMonkey at 2:32PM on 09/22/09
I have to attend sit-down tonight but I can't decide whether to make my people the good soup that was featured today or stacked enchilaladas...with raw apple cake for dessert.
PoorOldMama at 2:33PM on 09/22/09
@BananaMonkey--good for you!!! I'm glad you took the initiative to continue Gator Pam's thread...let's keep it going..your honey curried chicken sounds delish....
I also miss Gator Pam..so new yet so missed.....Come back GP!
I am having boneless pork chops with adobo-cooked in my rotisserie, both beet salad and sliced cukes and dill in sour cream and rice....I have been feasting on leftovers recently: veggie soup & brisket and now I need a new taste....
Italiancupcake at 2:39PM on 09/22/09
i am envious of all of you sitting down to a homecooked meal!! tonight i will probably eat whatever greasy campus food seems the most healthy. probably some kind of wrap. *sigh* i do miss good home cooked meals!
listener at 2:54PM on 09/22/09
@sugartoast-your cod recipe sounds great--would you mind sharing the recipe? Where can I get miso broth? I would love to try it and need a new way to make fish...
Thank you :o)
Italiancupcake at 2:54PM on 09/22/09
Roasted chicken thighs, wild rice and roasted asparagus. A good simple meal!
alosha7777 at 2:55PM on 09/22/09
The kids have tennis lessons and then we have a late meeting tonight, so it's linguine and marinara in my busy household tonight. Perfect busy night meal!
juliebugsmama at 3:23PM on 09/22/09
I'm so glad you posted this! I have no idea what to make tonight, but it needs to be good. DH will have had a very long day by the time he gets home.
yayfood at 3:25PM on 09/22/09
I was planning to make soup with merguez, kale and potatoes. But it's suddenly kind of warm again in NY, and now I'm reconsidering....
jbrach at 4:07PM on 09/22/09
I'm ditching the meatloaf plans 'cuz it got too warm out, so went to the store to get the ingredients to make the Asian Beef Salad on Amanda Hesser's Food52 site. (So excited to be using lemongrass for the 1st time!)
That, and some mojitos (got extra simple syrup in the fridge!).
moibec at 4:34PM on 09/22/09
I was going to go with a simple breakfast-for-dinner kind of thing, but then I spotted some flour toritllas in my refrigerator. I'm now going to make breakfast burritos with eggs, cheese, chopped up ham, and potatoes, and adds loads of freshly made salsa. I'm excited. It's wrong to be this excited about dinner.
@BananaMonkey: It was really nice of you to bring back this thread. I hope your attempt at luring Pam back works, she seemed lovely.
PumpkinBear at 4:53PM on 09/22/09
I never know until I get home and see what's on the stove.
Tonight it was pan fried chicken breasts an spaghetti.
Yummy
AyeEat at 4:54PM on 09/22/09
I actually regret to say that I actually gave into mcdonalds on the way home, it's got me a few time's lately, could have been the beers after work!!
.....drunken marinade for tomorrow could be in the works
munchin out at 5:15PM on 09/22/09
@pooroldmama -- please explain raw apple cake?
As for all of you whose plans were changed? The Bub and I were derailed--no honey curry chicken--that sits in the fridge. We got completely distracted by hotdogs, french fries and chocolate malted milk shakes at a burger stand not far from the house. This place was fantastic--and we found it two days before they close for the season! Prob best for our waistlines that we haven't discovered it sooner.
BananaMonkey at 7:34PM on 09/22/09
Baked chicken with bbq sauce and honey butter biscuits. I forgot to make veggies.
gingercookiewithlime at 8:02PM on 09/22/09
@bananamonkey - thanks for the shout out, i'm tickled.
(jealous of your malted milk shakes!)
@italiancupcake: no recipe persay, but it's really super easy.
for the miso broth i just add a cup of really hot water to a tablespoon of white miso paste (you can find tubs of it at whole foods) and let broth come together. slice up two leeks and 8 ounces of shitakes and sautee these in butter & olive oil (sometimes i add a little garlic) until leeks soften and mushrooms begin to brown. reserve these and juices in a separate bowl. wipe out your pan and then coat with olive oil for searing the cod (i did 2, 6 ounce fillets tonight). start with skin side up and sear for 3 - 5 minutes on medium high. flip the fillets so that the skin side is down, then return the leeks, mushrooms, and miso broth into the pan and cover. simmer on medium-low until the fish just starts to break apart. you can add more water, if you would like more "sauce" with your final dish. i also sometimes throw in a tablespoon of butter at the end, to round out the flavors.
the whole thing usually comes together in about 15 - 20 minutes, including prep and cooking, which is perfect for a busy night.
sugartoast at 8:08PM on 09/22/09
We're going to have the rest of the Piedmontese short ribs braised in beer with (as the farmer calls them) adolescent onions. Fingerling potatoes roasted in olive oil and thyme. And shredded cabbage, red & green, with carrots in a vinaigrette.
We'll lift our glasses to GatorPam and the other missing voices.
islandexile at 9:06PM on 09/22/09
Raw Apple Cake
4 cups diced apple
2 eggs
2 cups sugar
2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 cup chopped walnuts
2 cups flour
2 tsp baking soda
3/4 tsp salt
Break eggs over apples, fork stir. Add sugar, cinnamon, oil and nuts.
Sift flour, soda and salt. Add to first mix.
13x9 pan buttered and floured (I just pam mine)
55 minutes at 350 degrees
It was my husband's grandmothers recipe-he LOVES it. I think it's not chocolate.
PoorOldMama at 9:10PM on 09/22/09
It's 9:30 and I'm still at work so I'm sad to report I hit up fast food. But let me tell you about last night's dinner, because it was awesome! I mandolined up a big zucchini from my garden and some new potatoes for some squash gratin. I also had two chicken thighs that didn't fit in the pan for the weekend's arroz con pollo, so I cooked them up with a honey-lemon sauce and browned them under the broiler. It was great!!!
joyyy at 12:31AM on 09/23/09
PoorOldMama--thanks! And your final comment made me laugh. I feel that way about dessert too.
BananaMonkey at 9:25AM on 09/23/09
*blushing*
Hi everyone.
The holidays are here, so I'm back.
I'll attempt to not be such a spammer on the boards this time.
Thanks for the link to this thread, yayfood.
After starting the daily WFD threads back in September, I have found the "Recently Commented On" tab on the talk front page which seems to work similar to "bumping" a thread on the other forums I visit. So I leave the choice to you regulars: continue posting in this thread and hope others use the "Recently Commented On" tab? Or start a new WFD thread daily?
As for our dinner tonight, we're having an 8 lb. oven stuffer roaster. I'll "kasher" it by soaking and salting it (though it will not be a kosher bird it will finish up moist almost as if I brined it and takes far less time), rub with olive oil and my home made spice rub of kosher sea salt, fresh cracked mixed peppercorns, granulated garlic, Hungarian hot paprika, a dash of cinnamon (I put a little cinnamon in just about everything for the blood sugar regulating benefit), and dried dill weed. That then gets tied with kitchen twine and roasted for an hour to 90 minutes in my Showtime rotisserie. Baked potatoes in the toaster over, and sauteed broccoli (steamed broccoli florets than quickly sauteed in olive oil with minced fresh garlic and salt and fresh cracked mixed peppercorns).
So...
WFD at your home tonight? 8)
Gator Pam at 7:21AM on 11/17/09