What's for Dinner, Thurs., Feb. 26, 2026

[NJCher]

Not all salads have lettuce, and I found this one in my Giada pasta cookbook: It's called Skewered Greek Salad. Cherry tomatoes, feta cheese cubes, pitted Kalamata olives, and sweet red onion slices. Vinaigrette in a small bowl to dip each piece.

Entree is Creamy Cauliflower Alfredo over pasta. Rigatoni, I think.

Kombucha: unflavored.

Dessert: roasted black plums with agave sweetened Greek yogurt.

I still haven't been out of my house since the storm! The private road has ice spots and I'm waiting until it melts. Won't be long because the temps are nice here--47 right now, at 3:45 p.m.

[Katinfl]

1. Is Kombucha good?

i have been reading about it being good for gut health because it is fermented. Afraid to try it because I don’t know of anyone that drinks it. Yogurt and bananas are OK, but I need more of a variety to choose from.

[irisblue]

3. Do you like Kim Chi? Korean fermented veggies & is also good for gut health

[Katinfl]

5. No, I have never tried it and it does not appeal to me. That's why i was wondering about Kombucha.

I could probably drink something though.

[buzzycrumbhunger]

10. Kombucha is delicious!

It comes in all kinds of flavours, especially if you make your own.

Look for Synergy or other brand names to try it. The culture is important, and because I don’t do dairy, I can’t get it via yogurt or kefir, so kombucha to the rescue.

[NJCher]

11. I used it to replace white wine

and am I ever glad I did. It has the tartness in a drink that I liked with white wine. Now I sail past the wine store whenever I go to the supermarket and think about how nice it is to not have to make another stop. Not to mention the extra $$ in my pocket.

Even unflavored, it's good.

It does take effort and time, however, to make it. I used to buy it and for two years in a row spent $2400 a year buying it. Ridiculous.

Yes, it is far healthier than just about any other drink I can think of, sans green tea, perhaps. Recently a study came out that said it improved A1C readings for people who were pre-diabetic. I was in that range. In the last few years, my doctor has sent me emails after reading my test results that I'm (slowly) moving away from the pre-diabetic range.

But as for taste? Yes! Best drink out there!

[Katinfl]

12. Thanks for the info. I will have to try it.

[irisblue]

2. I'm doing 2 dinners for tonight, one for me, a slow cooker beef&noodles for a sick neighbor

Slow cooker beef & noodles from here-https://whatsmomcookin.com/beef-and-noodles-in-the-crockpot
B/C of the mushroom soup, I added extra mushrooms
I made the noodles on the side b/c 1 kid likes this over mashed potatoes & the other kid likes noodles, Mom likes the peace.
It was very easy to do.

For me Chinese dumplings in ramen broth with sliced bok choy, napa cabbage & mushrooms an egg roll & decafe tea.


That salad sounds good Cher

[SheltieLover]

4. Linguini with marinara primevera

Enjoy!.

[Marthe48]

6. pork and sweet potato fries

Slow-cooking the pork with molasses, hot sauce, garlic and liquid smoke.
Oven-fried sweet potato sticks with pepper-infused olive oil and spicy maple sugar.
I baked a loaf of bread today, too. Will have a slice.

Enjoy your meals! All sounds yummy

[bamagal62]

7. Baked Chicken thighs with yellow rice

And peas. Dinner rolls.

[Emile]

8. Chef salad with honey mustard dressing.

Popcorn later.

Good Evening

[La Coliniere]

9. Black Bean and Sweet Potato Burritos

First I steam-fried in evoo and veggie broth: chopped onion, red bell pepper and minced garlic. I then air-fried sweet potato nuggets and added them to the veggies along with cooked black beans. I seasoned the veggies with chili powder, cumin, oregano, red pepper flakes and parsley. I added the mixture to lavash flat bread, which we like better than burrito shells, and folded the bread into a wrap. Pineapple tomato salsa slathered on top before eating. Cheers!🥂