what's for dinner - tuesday, feb 11

[fizzgig]

not sure yet, it'll depend on how i feel when i get home. maybe i'll do some veggie pasta.

[Phentex]

1. Lentil soup...even though I had planned on pasta...

we're expecting ice or something and soup just seems like a better idea.

[fizzgig]

2. stay safe and warm

it's finally warming up here, we should be in the 50s by the end of the week.

[rdking647]

3. brisket in the crock pot

chicken soup already made

[fizzgig]

7. save me a hunk of that brisket

[cbayer]

4. Explored my little village today and found the rotisserie chicken guy.

½ a chicken, rice, beans, potatoes, tortillas and salsa for 50 pesos (about $3.75).

Also found the best market for produce and staples - jamaica flowers for flavored water, coffee, beans, rice, cheese, ham and beautiful produce.

A bottle of wine from Chile, limes for margaritas.

I'm set for days!

I love my life.

[livetohike]

6. Sounds great! What a wonderful experience you're having

[fizzgig]

8. can't beat that with a stick!

i'm so happy you're having such a wonderful time

[japple]

19. We love your life, too, though vicariously! Everything

you describe sounds so delicious. We need pictures, too!

[cbayer]

20. I don't have a camera with me.

My husband has a dozen or so and takes lots of pictures, but I prefer to just see things with my eyes.

I feel so amazingly privileged.

[japple]

23. You MADE a lovely life for yourself. It's wonderful that you are living

it to the fullest.

[pinto]

22. That's a deal and a half. Everything sounds great.

And really glad you're loving la vida.

[livetohike]

5. Anaheim peppers stuffed with monterrey jack cheese over a bed of brown rice, refried beans and an

avocado/tomato salad .

[fizzgig]

9. what time is dinner?

that sounds awesome.

[livetohike]

11. Anytime you get here fizzgig!

[cbayer]

10. Are you making your own refried beans?

I'm working on mine and they are getting better and better.

Your diner sounds great.

[livetohike]

12. The pintos are cooking in the crock pot. I love beans.....I could make a dinner out of just refried

beans and tortillas .

[cbayer]

13. Me, too.

What do you recook them in? Most of the recipes down here call for lard or bacon grease, which I love, but don't want to over it.

[livetohike]

15. Just canola oil and then season with some salt. I just love the taste of the beans and don't want to

alter it too much. Sometimes I sauté onions and green bell peppers first and add the beans.

[cbayer]

17. I've been cooking the beans with half an onion thrown in.

Then I take the onion out.

I like them pureed and if I have some chicken broth, I thin them with that.

No salt until the end.

And sometimes some cilantro.

[livetohike]

18. Sounds great! I'm getting really hungry now!

[greatauntoftriplets]

14. Pizza and a salad.

[rdharma]

16. Spaghetti and meatballs......

....... with garlic bread and cuke salad.

[japple]

21. We're having snow/ice here in North Georgia. There is a great fear of ice on trees causing

branches to break and falling on power lines. If we make it through the next 2 days without losing power, we will be fortunate indeed. I think I am north of the ice line, with snow in the forecast for tonight and tomorrow. There was a horrible wreck just up the road this morning with one fatality.

My house is totally electric, though I do have a propane heater for back up, and fortunately it is not supposed to go much below freezing. Today, I made a pot of pinto beans and sauteed peppers and onions. Right now, I'm making refritos and I think if the power goes out, I might be able to warm the tortilla-wrapped beans if I wrap in foil and put them in front of my propane heater. I think I will invest in a propane grill before next winter. My husband and I weathered many a storm by cooking on our gas grill during blizzards in NC mountains. He even made coffee on the grill!

So tonight I will be having refritos with corn tortillas, peppers & onions and an avocado/grapefruit salad.

Edit to add: I use refined coconut oil to refry the pintos, and bean juice to keep them moistened.

[japple]

24. PS: I put garlic and a couple of bay leaves in the pot while the beans

are cooking. I love the flavor. I like them plain, too, with just salt.

[cbayer]

26. Coconut oil! What a great idea.

Hope you survive the weather. I cook on a propane stove (and oven). It's cheap and reliable and if done correctly can be used indoors. Plus you can put an ecofan on it for heating.

Your dinner sounds great! Keep each other warm.

[japple]

27. Refried beans must have been a hold-over from the past when Hispanic peoples and (later

cattle herders)cooked and then reheated beans over and over again until they became refritos. What was a dreaded meal (the last of the pot of pintos) has become a favored dish in modern times.

[pinto]

25. Not a clue. I got side tracked, didn't defrost anything. So maybe an egg/veggie scramble.

[NJCher]

28. a late dinner

California rolls (shrimp) for appetizer.

Dinner is pork roast stew. I made corn bread--but from a mix (Trader Joe's mix--the best!).

Dessert: stewed plums with yogurt on top and sprinkled with chopped crystallized ginger.


Cher

[Melissa G]

29. Reworked potato soup

Had some leftover potato soup in the fridge. I took a little of that and some power greens and broccoli sprouts which I pureed together in the blender. I heated up the majority of the leftover soup in on the stove with some parsley and dill and cayenne and paprika. Just before it was hot, I stirred in the reserved pureed green mix.
Tasty and quick!

[intheflow]

30. Artichoke & turkey casserole

Broke out the last of the turkeys we bought and froze around T'giving on Sunday, cooked it, now have the usual mounds of leftovers. Had some lime-cilantro pasta I needed to use (weirdo specialty pasta in weirdo specialty packaging taking up too much room in the pantry). So I took:

1 can of cream of mushroom soup
1 can artichoke hearts
1 cup turkey stock (cooked from the bird Sunday night)
some mushrooms needed to use in the fridge
a bunch of turkey
a teaspoon or two of cilantro
a couple tablespoons of lime juice
salt & pepper to taste

Basically cooked it all together until the turkey warmed back up and the mushrooms smooshed down a bit like they do. Super, super yummy, especially with the specialty pasta.

[pinto]

31. Ended up having al dente pasta, broccoli & pistachios; basil, oregano, black pepper, red pepper &

sauteed garlic in butter as a sauce over it all. Hit the spot.