What's for Dinner ~ Wednesday ~ January 29th

[Lucinda]

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Looks like we may be snowed in today!....fortunately we have some odds and ends in the freezer...maybe pizza for us.

You?

[Smarmie Doofus]

1. I think I'm gonna check my calendar, first off. (?) n/t

[Lucinda]

3. LOL!

I do that a lot...my days and nights are all backwards

[The empressof all]

2. Probably a veg burger and salad

Husband has been up all night with what we think is a touch of food poisoning so I doubt he will be eating much today. That explains why I am up at Freaking 5:30 in the morning. It was a rough night for us in the PNW...

Anywho...that will teach him not to eat sliders at his pool joint on Monday nights...or any night for that matter. What was he thinking?

[Lucinda]

4. He has my sympathy. I still have strong memories

of food poisoning back in the 80's from some fast food. I've felt worse than that in my life, but not often. Hope he's better soon!

♥

[The empressof all]

7. He's actually doing much better

Amazing what a few hours of sleep can do.


BTW: The installers are here putting in my counters!!!!!

[Lucinda]

14. Yay on both accounts!

Win/win today then! ♥

[bif]

5. SOmething with leftover roasted chicken

I'll probably sauté an onion and green pepper, add the chicken and serve it over pilaf.

[PADemD]

6. Taco Salad

[cbayer]

8. Well, I am going to make Piggy Cookies today.

They are made with piloncillo, something I have never worked with.

It's completely unrefined cane sugar and is sold in markets in a solid, cone shape that you have to grate to use.

I looked for a piggy cookie cutter, but couldn't find one, so I'm not sure what shape I will make them.

[cbayer]

16. I have been intermittently grating this piloncillo for the last 3 hours and I still don't have a cup

It's really hard and I have to stop when I break a sweat.

There has got to be an easier way.

[NJCher]

21. I think they sell those in the

two Hispanic-oriented grocery stores near me.

Are they about 10" high, and the cone shape is on top and the bottom looks a bit like the base of a bullet? I'd say five-inches across.

Here they wrap them up in cellophane and put on one of those styrofoam trays.

What a culinary adventure you are having there--and now you have me curious about how to work with them!

My chicken tinga-stuffed poblano peppers were out of this world! I will write a little about it in tomorrow's post.


Cher

[cbayer]

22. That there is them.

When I first saw them, I didn't know what they were, then I finally asked.

So I finally grated the whole cone and got what I needed for my cookie dough.

I made the dough last night (very interesting and unusual recipe) and will make the cookies today.

The dough is delicious. I could eat the whole thing raw.

I am most interested in details on your peppers. This is something I might make for an upcoming visit from some of the family.

[B2G]

9. Chicken chimichangas

and mexican rice. With all of the fixings.

[Galileo126]

10. sloppy beef soft tacos

w/ lettuce, tomato, sharp shredded cheese, sour cream and hot taco sauce (Pico Pica!).

I'm looking forward to have everything drip down my arm...

[rdharma]

11. Pork tinga wraps....

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I would rather have pork tinga with fried tostadas, but I'm trying to eat healthier.

[cbayer]

15. We've got the tinga bug around here!

A wrap should be good.

I put some of my chicken tinga in flour tortillas, put some cheese on top and baked.

Oh, and I put some sliced avocado and crema on top.

Heaven.

[rdharma]

17. Next time...... CHICKEN tinga!

I'm using a Boston butt (shoulder) that I got at the supermarket meat section. It was fully 1/3 fat by volume and took me about 20 min. to get ready for the pot!

I think I've finally learned....always go to your local butcher if you can. (You get what you pay for..... and that supermarket crap is not a "good deal&quot .

I don't have flour tortillas, but I've got Flat Out wraps and shredded jack for baking......and avocado, fresh cilantro and sour cream for topping.

[cbayer]

18. I am loving buying from the small butchers here.

They are patient with me and we try to communicate back and forth to determine what it is that will work best.

Your dish sounds wonderful!

Since I spent the afternoon grating some of the hardest sugar I have ever come across, I haven't gotten to dinner yet.

It might just be the rest of the black beans with some cheese on top.

Enjoy!

[greatauntoftriplets]

12. Pork roast, baked potatoes and green beans.

[livetohike]

13. Baked Beans (made with dried large limas), sauteed carrots and a cucumber-grape tomato-onion salad

Stay warm Lucinda! Up here I think we have one more night of below 0 temps and then back to a more normal temperature. Still cold but we'll take it over this

[Jazzgirl]

19. More of my short ribs.

With the sauce and will go over some big noodles.

[japple]

20. Leftovers. Beef Pot Roast with potatoes, carrots, onions, turnips.

Green beans. Tomato/avocado salad.

Yesterday, I made potato-broccoli soup with leek, onion, turnip, celery. Cooked everything except broccoli in chicken stock, then took out some of the diced potatoes and pureed the pot with a stick blender. Put in sour cream and heavy cream to taste. Put the diced potato and chopped, steamed broccoli into the pot and heated it back up. Delicious and I have plenty left for a couple of days.