What's for Dinner ~ Monday Sept 9th

[Lucinda]

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Still unwell and just picking at things here.

You?

[fizzgig]

1. depends

if the filet from last night's dinner is still in the fridge, i'll have that. if the husband eats it before i get home, which is a very likely possibility, i will have to scrounge. haven't had a day off in two weeks and no chance to do shopping.

[livetohike]

2. Split pea dahl, brown rice pilaf with almonds and raisins, banana raita and chappatis if I feel

ambitious, which right now I don't .

[applegrove]

3. Pirk tenderloin with apple jam, garlic mashed potatoes,

green beans and red grapefruit for dessert.

[cbayer]

4. Crisp Pork Cutlets with a lemon/caper mayo.

Also, the last from the magic gift box - carrots and mashed potatoes.

Sorry you aren't feeling well, Lucinda.

[rdharma]

5. Marmite Spaghetti and fresh shredded parmasan with greek salad and balsamic vinagrette......

and, of course, John Boner's favorite........ a glass of Merlot!

[cbayer]

8. Marmite spaghetti? What the heck is that?

[rdharma]

9. An easy recipe using Marmite.

It's a British yeast extract. Very salty tasting and vegetarian with lots of B vitamins.

I make a single serving Marmite spaghetti by boiling about 3-3 1/4 oz. of thin spaghetti to just about al-dente. In a small sauce pan, melt about 1 - 2 teaspoons of UNsalted butter, a 1/2 teaspoon marmite, and about a table spoon or so of the spaghetti water and mix. Drain the al-dente spaghetti and poor the marmite mixture over top and mix/toss evenly. Top with freshly grated parmesan.

Easy on the amount of marmite that you use. A little bit goes a long way. And keep in mind that marmite is very salty..... so don't add a lot of salt to your boiling spaghetti and use unsalted butter. The parmesan also contains a lot of sodium.

That's the basic recipe. But you can find many variations of it by doing a google on "marmite spaghetti".

[cbayer]

12. You know, I thought this might be exactly that, but just wasn't sure.

I've had Vegemite but not marmite. And I've never heard of putting it on spaghetti.

I don't think I will indulge, but I sure hope you enjoyed yours!

[rdharma]

13. I know..... it sounds bad..... but it really is pretty good.

I've been cutting carbs lately and it even comes out pretty good using Barrilla whole grain thin spaghetti.

No. It's not gourmet. But it tastes good and can be improved with a bit of catsup and a sprinkle of Sriracha sauce (I use about a 2:1 ratio and just enough to give the pasta some color).

I've never had Vegemite, but I'm a big fan of Marmite. I use it frequently in soups and stews.

I don't use marmite as a spread on toast like the Brits do. It's not bad as a toast spread, but it's not excellent...... and I'm a Marmite fan.

Try the Marmite spaghetti using the single portion recipe above........ you'll love it..... or you'll hate it. But you won't know until you've tried it.

Qui audet adipiscitur!

[cbayer]

14. I need some of those little containers like they have for vegemite in Oz and jelly here.

I don't even think I could buy it here - one store, limited items.

I love peanut butter, though, and this might be similar, right?

Anyway, will check it out when I have the opportunity.

[rdharma]

15. Peanut butter? Yes!

Not the same ...... but.......

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/spaghetti-with-peanut-butter-sauce/


Marmite is impossible to find where I live. When I went to "the big city", it was like finding gold for me!

[greatauntoftriplets]

6. The rest of my mu shu beef.

Feel better, Lucinda.

[pinto]

7. Stuffed baked potato - the whole works. Bacon, broccoli, cheese, green onions, sour cream.

And a couple of tunes -

a classic -

[Nac Mac Feegle]

10. lemon pepper pork tenderloin with roasted vegetables

I like to put the meat on top of the veggies, to let the juices season them.

Carrots, onions, potatoes, celery in bite sized chunks. Coated with oil, sprinkled with salt, pepper, garlic, or whatever herbs and spices you feel like. Roast until done, and Enjoy.

[NJCher]

11. lamb and potatoes

Appetizer was a pita half covered with mascarpone, a little cream, parmesan, chorizo, and melted and topped with cilantro and cannellinis. Outrageous.

Salad was watermelon squares topped with feta cheese and thinly sliced hot peppers. Olive oil drizzled over.

Outrageous, again.

The lamb was cooked with garlic and rosemary. Potatoes with prosciutto.

Dessert was a teensy little serving of Talienti ice cream with blueberries and walnuts.

Spouse cooked all this over the weekend.
I wish I were so talented.



Cher

p.s. Lucinda, I hope you get to feeling better soon!