what's for dinner - sunday, october 19th

[fizzgig]

i jettisoned the baked chicken last night in favor of cheddarwurst with caramelized onions and saurkraut, so we'll do the chicken tonight. i'm going to bake the thighs on a bed of potatoes, carrots and brussel sprouts. i am already drooling

happy sunday!

[Galileo126]

1. Chuck roast just went into the oven

with carrots, potatoes, turnip and onions. 2.5 hours to go...

Tom Petty was right: "The waiting is the hardest part."

[fizzgig]

2. i'm planning my first roast of the season for next weekend

i have a good friend visiting from germany and i'm going to stuff her full of food.

[japple]

15. Galileo, I made the same as you, though I didn't put potatoes in mine. Quartered red

potatoes cooked briefly, drained, added a few green onion tops, few pats of butter, salt and lots o'pepper.

Since I had 4 children under 7, I made mac & cheese--sauteed a little onion in butter, add a little dry mustard, then made a roux, added warm milk and lots of cheese. This is my favorite recipe for mac & cheese. It is fluffy, and very cheesy. The 7 yr. old tasted it, thought the stuff in the blue box ("the kind my mama makes&quot is better. Flat green Italian pole beans. Cherry tomatoes with onion and balsamic vinaigrette. Huge fruit plate with lots of grapes, oranges, apples--mostly for the children.

For dessert, I made a Hot Fudge Sundae Cake (Betty Crocker recipe) served with vanilla ice cream. This recipe holds a lot of memories for me.

When my family lived in Germany in 1959-1962, there was a family friend, who had many children, who could whip up this cake at the drop of a hat (along with her wonderful potato soup) and serve an impromptu dinner to a whole crowd of folks that showed up at her home around dinnertime. She was one heckuva woman and had the grace and skill to make a big, memorable meal from potatoes and tin of Hershey's cocoa, plus a loaf of the finest bread from the local German bakery. I remember that meal as a real feast!

[littlewolf]

3. left over ravioli, big salad, and garlic knots ... :D nt

[fizzgig]

4. omnomnomnom

enjoy!

[pinto]

5. Pasta, red sauce w/ sweet Italian sausage, zucchini, mushrooms, onion, garlic.

Some sort of salad and an impulse buy - pumpkin cream cheese cake.

[Auggie]

8. That sounds soooo good

Drooling -- I'm off meat temporarily.

[pinto]

9. On a whim I bought this "chef's assortment" of mushrooms. Some very familiar, but one unique to me.

Multiple little fan shaped tops coming off one stem. Tried one - really tangy along with the mushroom taste. All's on a slow simmer now and it smells great.

From my sampling, this would be good without the sausage.

[fizzgig]

11. i love doing a red sauce with just mushrooms

enjoy your dinner!

[NJCher]

6. Chinese: BBQ pork

and broccoli with oyster sauce. The pork is marinating now.


Cher

[pinto]

7. Sounds good.

I haven't made Chinese in a while. I've got the makings on hand, so I'm due. Have a good one.

[fizzgig]

12. yummy!

hope you had a good weekend

[greatauntoftriplets]

10. Chicken pot pie.

[fizzgig]

13. i haven't made one of those in years

i'll have to run that by the husband.

[spinbaby]

14. Grilled burgers

Probably our last chance to grill outside.

[cbayer]

16. Pasta with bolognese, bruschetta and romaine w/goat cheese and candied cashews.

The bolognese cooked for most of the day and is smelling pretty outstanding.

Welcome home dinner for the son-in-law.

We also picked up some locally made salted caramel ice cream for dessert. That I can hardly wait for.

[SheilaT]

17. Leftover chicken curry & rice.

I made the curry a few weeks ago, froze some of it. Thawed it out today, cooked the rice up. Actually, the amount I froze is two generous portions, so it'll be one of tomorrow's meals also.