What's for Dinner, Sat., May 3

[NJCher]

I'm going to make a turkey pot pie!

Other culinary projects are dandelion tea, Earl Gray tea, and orange-spice tea.

Big tossed salad to munch off of all day long.

And I'm trying to figure out how to make muffins with corn, scallions, and zucchini.


Cher

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

1. Grilling out.

I've got a couple portobello caps and a red pepper. Doing a couple of steaks for the parents.

[Galileo126]

2. Cooking early today

It's gonna be in the mid 90s here in the high desert, so why wait until the hottest part of the day?

I'm cooking up a red sauce, with boatloads of meatballs and hot Italian sausage, with undetermined pasta (ziti, perhaps).

[pinto]

3. Share your recipe? I love pot pies, have never tried making one myself.

[greatauntoftriplets]

6. Here's basically the chicken pot pie that I've made.

http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/chicken-pot-pie-50400000131724/

I leave out the turnips and kale, though.

[pinto]

7. Thanks. Have you ever had couton? They're French Canadian pork pies.

Killer. Kind of a pate in a shell. Usually made small to eat out of hand.

[greatauntoftriplets]

8. No, I've never had one.

You're welcome.

[NJCher]

9. sure, pinto

This is for mini-pies, but I'm making one big pie.

Turkey Pot Pies

Pastry for 4 top and bottom crusts
½ cup milk or cream
2 cups cooked turkey, cut in small pieces
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/8 teaspoon rosemary
2 tablespoons butter
½ teaspoon celery seed
¼ onion, finely diced ¼ teaspoon salt
1 cup mixed vegetables, blanched
(carrots, peas, onion, parsnips)
Black pepper to taste

Directions:

Line mini pie maker or muffin tins with bottom piecrusts for 4 pies.

Heat butter in a saucepan and sauté onions until translucent. Whisk together milk or cream and cornstarch and pour into saucepan. Add seasonings.

When mixture is bubbling and beginning to thicken, add vegetables and cooked turkey. Simmer until vegetables are fully cooked and sauce is thick.

Divide filling between the 4 crusts. Cover with top crusts and bake in a mini pie maker for 10 to 12 minutes or in an oven preheated to 400 degrees for 15 to 17 minutes or until the crusts are golden.



Cher

[pinto]

10. Thanks.

[pinto]

4. Checked the fridge - it's spicy stir fry.

Chicken, edamame, bell pepper, snow peas, spring onions, garlic, chilies, kung pao sauce. Over rice.

[greatauntoftriplets]

5. More chicken and rice.

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Corn.

[cbayer]

11. We have returned to this beautiful little fishing town for the

final night of the celebration of their patron saint.

There will be music and dancing and lots and lots of street food.

I am really looking forward to it.

Mmmmm…. turkey pot pie.

Did I ever tell you about the time that I dropped an entire pot pie on the floor while removing it from the oven?

Be careful out there!

[bif]

12. Grilling some chicken thighs

Fresh asparagus from our farmer's market. Locally grown. And a Greek salad.

[pscot]

13. White beans and kale

cooked up with garlic, onion & bacon. This is the last of the kale, so it's quite bitter. A little balsamic vinegar helps. I threw in some Bavarian Meats franks at the end. They're a local outfit. Way better than any of the national brands. Finished off with some chili paste and parmesan.

[Jazzgirl]

14. Leftover roasted shrimp.

Added some chopped garlic, more really good olive oil and lots of lemon. Will probably throw in a baked potato and some french bread to soak up the olive oil in the shrimp!

[grasswire]

15. crispy shrimp (USA farmed)

.....alongside polenta cooked with fresh rosemary and orange zest. Also slaw.

Yesterday I bought seven pounds of corned beef! It was on sale; couldn't resist. So I cooked it off on Friday. That's a lotta corned beef to put into meal rotation. Yesterday I fixed it straight from the simmer, alongside brussels sprouts and home-fried sweet potatoes.

[alfredo]

16. It was a stacked cucumber/avocado sandwich and a wheat bear.

Nothing elaborate but tasty and satisfying.

[laundry_queen]

17. I made a big Indian dinner for a friend.

Chicken Korma, Aloo gobi, dal, rice, and roti. Oh, and cucumber & tomato salad with a cumin dressing. The aloo gobi didn't really turn out...oh well.