What's for Dinner, Sun., Oct. 14, 2018

[NJCher]

I went to a five-hour union meeting today and there was a buffet, so I already had a substantial meal: appetizers of guacamole, chips, flatbreads, cheese assortment, fruit plate. Then for the buffet, there was sliced sirloin, grilled chicken breast, grilled vegetables (mostly yellow peppers), rice, and penne in tomato sauce. The problem is that it wasn't very good (except for the guacamole, which was very tasty). Dessert was chocolate chip and oatmeal cookies and coffee, and fruit plate.

So for me tonight, leftover salmon and roasted carrots with thinly sliced fried crispy eggplant.

[irisblue]

1. BBQ jackfruit sliders and cole slaw.

https://www.melissas.com/Jackfruit-p/707.htm
No bennies from this website, just pictures and a graph. I bought a commercially prepped package.



Trying a new meat substitute.

Hot decafe tea to drink, chilly here today.

[NJCher]

5. now that's interesting!

and the graphic is very helpful. I have seen them in the stores and had no idea what to do with them.

[irisblue]

6. The ones in my local store are the size and wgt of spike covered watermelons

You'd need a cleaver or long utility knife to open them. They look sort of scary IMO, someone brave opened up & cooked the innards.

[NJCher]

7. that's what I call

Adventure in Dining.

Well, do tell, did you like them? Would you make them again?

[irisblue]

8. I want less meat in my diet. The brand I bought

was "The JackfruitCompany" ( no bennies to me from them). It was pretty good, a touch salty for me, and I did add a couple of shakes of a hot sauce.

INGREDIENTS: YOUNG JACKFRUIT, CRUSHED TOMATOES (TOMATOES, CITRIC ACID), ONION, WATER, ORGANIC BROWN SUGAR, SUNFLOWER OIL, GARLIC, TOMATO PASTE, VINEGAR, SALT, TAMARIND PASTE, PINEAPPLE JUICE CONCENTRATE, CORN STARCH, GARLIC POWDER, ONION POWDER, DRY MUSTARD, SMOKE FLAVOR (POTATO MALTODEXTRIN, MESQUITE SMOKE FLAVOR), BLACK PEPPER, CHILI POWDER, THYME.

Serving Size 1/2 cup (110g)
Servings Per Container 2.5
Amount Per Serving
Calories 110
Calories from fat 35
%DV*
Total Fat 3.5g
5%
Saturated Fat 0g
0%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg
0%
Sodium 370mg
15%
Total Carbohydrate 18g
6%
Dietary Fiber 6g
24%
Sugars 7gg
Protein 2g
Vitamin A
0%
Vitamin C
2%
Calcium
6%
Iron
4%
The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

The cost, to my memory, was $.4.50/pkg.
The unopened jackfruit , same trip, was $2.
I'll keep it in the Meatless Monday rotation.
The packaging is recyclable, vacuum pack and plasticized box.

[Cairycat]

2. Oven fried pork chops

a nice salad with the last of the summer vegetables from the farmers market: leaf lettuce, cucumber, tomato and carrot. Also broccoli and cauliflower with Hollandaise. I had some leftover egg yolks to use because yesterday I made these for treats at church, using the whites: https://aseasyasapplepie.com/flourless-chocolate-cookies/ We have a couple people in the congregation who are gluten-intolerant so they were happy to have something kinda decadent.

[Wawannabe]

3. Potato soup

Made it myself.

[pansypoo53219]

4. tried a family recipe missing an ingredient. 1 can of tomato bisque.

missing †he soup. ground beef, 1 bell pepper, 2 little onions,+ black pepper. i used tomato soup. added celery seed, heavy cream + sugar. turned out fine. or better.