What's for Dinner, Tues., April 7, 2015

[NJCher]

Cool and rainy here. I have a turkey tenderloin, so I'm making turkey-egg noodle soup for tonight.

Using almond flour, cranberry lemon muffins to go with it. Tossed green salad.



Cher

[cbayer]

1. I am going to try and replicate the US Senate Navy Bean Soup

I loved this soup as a child, as well as the thrill of eating in the senate dining room. I've got leftover ham, so it's the perfect opportunity to make it.

The last of the caesar dressing needs to be used, so that is a good side.

Enjoy your soup!

[pinto]

2. Cool and (thankfully) rainy here, too. So put me in the soup group as well. French onion.

Somehow I ended up with more onions than any one person should have on hand and the rest of the ingredients in stock, so that's the plan.

I love egg noodles, have a good turkey noodle dish!

[bif]

3. Chicken in a white wine sauce

Served with salad and baked potatoes.

[Galileo126]

4. Breaded pork chops

mashed Yukon golds with sour cream and chives, roasted Brussels sprouts.

[PADemD]

5. Russian Eggplant

This is the first time I've made this Allrecipes dish. Hope it turns out OK.

I used a new, for me, ingredient, Kerrygold Garlic & Herb butter to saute the onions. It contains chives, parsley, garlic, salt, dill, pepper & paprika.

Some of the reviewers in Allrecipes thought the recipe was a little bland, so the Kerrygold butter should give it some flavor.

[greatauntoftriplets]

6. Yet more strip steak roast.

Green beans again.

[intheflow]

7. Crock pot pork chili.

We like to eat it with sour cream, scooped up in white corn chips. Yumm!

[hippywife]

8. Guess?

Oooooh! Cranberry lemon muffins sound sooooo fabulous. Two of my very favorite flavors. I happen to have cranberries in the freezer. Gonna have to pick up some lemons this weekend.

Do you have a recipe for them you'd maybe care to share?

[NJCher]

10. Recipe for Cranberry Lemon Muffins

I don't know if you've tried a grain-free recipe or not--this one uses almond flour. My two cents worth is that almond flour is so much more tasty than wheat flour. You can buy it at any supermarket; Bob's Red Mill is what my local market has, but Elana doesn't like it (Elana's is the big grain-free baking site on the net). I make my own almond flour in my blender. So easy.

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Cranberry Lemon Muffins


2 cups blanched almond flour
½ teaspoon celtic sea salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup dried cranberries (I used thawed frozen ones)
½ cup grapeseed oil or palm shortening
3 large eggs
½ cup agave nectar or honey
1 teaspoon lemon zest

In a large bowl, combine almond flour, salt, baking soda and cranberries
In a smaller bowl stir together oil, eggs, agave and lemon zest
Stir wet ingredients into dry
Spoon batter into a paper lined muffin pan
Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes
Cool and serve
Makes 12 muffins

These gluten-free, dairy-free muffins are on the sweeter side and make a nice festive dish for a brunch or a healthy dessert for a potluck. Because they are more “liquidy” than usual they will sink just a tad after you remove them from the oven.


Cher

[grasswire]

9. burgers and deviled eggs

I haven't had a burger in a long time. And I think it will be another long time. We don't eat much beef.

[fizzgig]

12. i'm due for a burger

we almost never eat beef at home, but every so often i drag my husband down the dive and get a mushroom swiss bacon burger. their burgers are better than anything i've ever made for myself and they have the best fries in town.

i'll see if i can talk me into taking me for lunch on sunday when it won't be that busy.

[fizzgig]

11. i'm just grazing

leftover chicken thigh, some bell pepper strips with ranch and a half a piece of cheesecake. i'll probably have some pb&j in a bit.

[japple]

13. More leftovers: Sauteed cabbage, red potatoes w/green beans,

grilled turkey w/pineapple-red pepper relish.