What's for Dinner? ~ Thursday January 19th!

[Lucinda]

♥


Hello you lovely people.
What's for dinner where you are tonight?

[fizzgig]

1. my first loaf of no knead bread and chicken stew

the bread turned out amazingly and four of us (we had dinner with my dad and sister) wiped out the whole loaf and the whole pot of stew. the bread need a bit longer to cool and the stew a bit longer to thicken, but they were circling like vultures and i think i'm the only one who noticed.

my husband asked if i plan on making bread a regular thing and is already dreaming of a marble rye.

[Lucinda]

2. Excellent!

I am so glad everyone liked it!

[shanti]

13. is this the bread that you

bake in a dutch oven for the crispy crust and the chewy inside? it crackles as it cools and it is delish!

[fizzgig]

23. that's the one

i loved listening to it cool!

[cbayer]

3. Hello Lucinda!

I am going to make pan roasted chicken thighs and try to make my first kugels.

Not sure how they will come out, but the recipe I found sounds delicious.

I've got some really nice, very skinny asparagus, as well.

What are you having?

[Lucinda]

4. Still not sure yet! The Kugels sound like a fun project.

I'm curious to see what you think of them!

Bill is working tonight, so I'll be on my own, and I'm sooo sleepy that nothing sounds good.

[HappyMe]

5. I'm thinking some

home-made mac & cheese with sundried tomatoes and asparagus in it.

[Lucinda]

14. That sounds so good!

I made ham and cheese filled crescent pastry for lunch and wasn't hungry again, until I read about your mac and cheese!

[pinto]

6. Sweet & spicy breaded tillapia fillets, baked. Basmati rice, broccoli with curried mayo.

Simple, savory and quick...

[Lucinda]

15. What do you use for your filet breading?

I still haven't found the perfect option for us for baked fish. We both like crispy, but I don't like a really hard coating.

[pinto]

26. I just press the marinated fish into bread crumbs, both sides, spray w/olive oil, bake quick 'n hot-

@ 425. Turn once. Breading just toasts a bit. Comes out crumbly, not hard, and the fish is done fork tender. Random breading and pan juices get tossed over the rice...

[Lucinda]

28. Maybe I have been over-thinking it. :)

It's a big deal for us to find a good piece of fish here in the mountains, so I always get a little weird about being disappointed in the results. We were doing baked foil pouch fish for a while and I loved those, but Bill is a crunchy crust sort of guy.

[pinto]

30. No trout or other fresh water fish?

I love baked foil pouch for fish. Steams it well and the spices really get into the piece. With this one, I gave it a good dose of olive oil - the spray version - over the breading before baking. Came out toasty but not really a crust finish. Maybe an egg dip before the bread crumbs, then the oil, would give a more thicker crust.

[japple]

7. Probably my go-to dinner for the single person. Baked potato

and steamed broccoli. Don't know if it will be a sweet tater or, as my granny used to say "Arsh" potato, meaning Irish or white potato.

[Lucinda]

16. This would probably be a good choice for me tonight too.

I had a big lunch and am finally getting a little hungry again.

[pinto]

24. One of my standards. Baker w/steamed broccoli & grated cheese.

Makes a great meal.

[maddezmom]

8. Spicy bean soup with a spoon full of sour cream

Some of my crusty bread and a side salad.

[Lucinda]

17. Always a great meal! I haven't baked a loaf in quite a while and now and

I wish I had one ready. I've been playing with stuffed crescent dough and puff pastries, and had stopped baking regular bread lately. I big hunk with some butter sounds sooo good!

[yellerpup]

9. Sushi!

Going out tonight!

[Lucinda]

18. Have a great time!

Bill has the next three days off and we are going out at least once. I haven't been out to eat in forever!

[yellerpup]

22. We did, Lucinda! Free carafe of hot saki.

volcano roll, spicy rock shrimp appetizer, Hawaiian tuna poki. We appreciated our considerate servers, our favorite chef was on duty then we topped it off with a Frangelico and walked a quarter mile back to our apartment through the park. Crisp air, small flurries presaging the storm we are expecting and now listening to the sound track of "Book of Mormon" the funniest (and most irreverent) musical ever. That is a great Thursday. Enjoy your time at the sushi bar!

[Lucinda]

29. Sounds like a wonderful evening!

♥

[yellerpup]

33. It was fun and relaxing.

Wishing you a great night out as well. xoxo

[Inchworm]

10. Baked Penne ('cept I'm using elbow macaroni)

I have a recipe that makes 28 servings. I plan to chow down for a day or so then freeze serving size portions.

Hehe, Thats what I need! Cafeteria Recipes

[Lucinda]

19. LOL I could go for a cafeteria recipe thread, especially if it had

Mexican and Italian food recipes.

[Retrograde]

11. We're going ultra-local with pasta fazool

made from borlotti beans grown just under my kitchen window (if I had longer arms I could have picked them from the kitchen!), and tomatoes and herbs from my garden - the tomatoes were harvested and canned in October.

[Lucinda]

20. Sounds wonderful! We didn't plant anything this year, so I have no goodies from

the garden to tide me over.

[shanti]

12. eating vegan tonite

i'm having a bowl of pasta slim noodles (shiritaki), which i've mixed with some sauteed crimini mushrooms, olive oil, parmesan, and seasonings, as well as a small romaine salad with homemade croutons. yummy!

[Lucinda]

21. Mmm...mushrooms sound yummy!

I think i'm going to do something light and veggie tonight too!

[soleiri]

25. Chili

But last night was better.

On the day the internet protested SOPA, I made Sopas for dinner.

[Lucinda]

27. LOL I could go for a cafeteria recipe thread, especially if it had

Seems quite appropo!

[pengillian101]

31. Hee!

"On the day the internet protested SOPA, I made Sopas for dinner."

I was also in a mood for a chili cheese dog. I had a big batch of frozen chili, but couldn't wait for it to thaw.

I also had a can of Campbell's Chili in the cupboard and heated that with a hot dog served up with cheese in a pita bread pocket.

Corn would have been good, but I was eating very late alone tonight and it was too much trouble



Tomorrow it's all from Omaha Steaks, thawing in the fridge. BBQ ribs, Corn w/peppers and risotto cheesy balls. http://www.omahasteaks.com/servlet/OnlineShopping?dsp=38&q=bbq+corn&PHRASE=bbq+corn

[eridani]

32. Pizza, which will last me for 4 days until DH gets home

Dough recipe from KitchenAid, thawed frozen tomato paste, thawed package of summer sausage that I sliced up 6 months ago and stored in freezer packs, oregano, basil, garlic and onion powder, olives, one thinly sliced green pepper, mushrooms, sliced onions topped with the last third of a 2 lb mozarella block I had around.

Yummy, but by the 4th day I expect to be bored.