What's for dinner?

[reyd reid reed]

Mine's in the microwave but it's going to take 15 minutes and I'm starving. Keep me away from the vending machines.

[Haole Girl]

1. Don't do it!!!

Those vending machines are evil...pure evil!!

:evilfrown:

[reyd reid reed]

3. They are...

They're evil AND filled with chocolate. Terrible combination.

:cry:

[KitchenWitch]

2. Leftovers!

Turkey soup
Beef Stew
Spaghetti

[reyd reid reed]

5. Yum

I love leftover nights.

My family might disagree right about now, though.

:shrug:



(do you know what happens when a Bonehead puts a pumpkin pie into the refrigerator on top of lemon meringue? It's not pretty....:scared: )

[KitchenWitch]

6. eek

My kids are not big fans of the leftover night, but damn, I gotta clean out the fridge.

[reyd reid reed]

8. Yup.

"Mom, what's for lunch?"

"Go have some of that leftover spaghetti."

"Awww...but I don't like leftovers."

Little do they know...if they don't eat it for lunch on Saturday, they'll wind up having it for dinner on Sunday.

You'd think they'd have it figured out by now, wouldn't you?

:shrug:

[KitchenWitch]

10. LOL

:rofl:

[Kali]

73. you have teenagers AND leftovers?

You must have big pots.:rofl:

[reyd reid reed]

77. I've got HUGE pots.

I'm used to cooking in quantities that are just shy of industrial.

Four of my five kids are of the male variety. And their sister tries to keep up.

:eyes:

:rofl:

[BarenakedLady]

4. I spoil my family

They had Morningstar Farms soydogs and pickles.

:rofl:

I totally suck.

But I embrace my suckiness.

[reyd reid reed]

7. With mustard?

Long as there's mustard, they can't complain.

They shouldn't complain.

They'd better NOT complain.

:rofl:

[BarenakedLady]

13. Of course

Well one had mustard. The others had ketchup and relish as well.

[reyd reid reed]

15. There ya go...

Tell 'em to eat and enjoy. After all, there's starving kids in....where is it this year?

[BarenakedLady]

21. I KNOW!

And I totally gave them a freakin' pickle. Damn. Wth?

[reyd reid reed]

24. So the meal was nutritionally balanced and everything.

Sheesh. Kids.

[Roon]

9. early dinner, pot roast

late dinner, flounder fillets

[reyd reid reed]

11. Two dinners?

Day-um.

I love pot roast. With smashed taters and lots of brown gravy. Maybe Sunday....

[Roon]

57. I eat every three hours

Gotta keep that metabolism stoked!

[reyd reid reed]

64. If I ate every three hours,

I'd be the size of a barn.

The older I get, the worse it gets, too. Sucks to get old.

x(

[Roon]

82. It's a bodybuilding trick

You eat 6-8 small meals a day instead of eating 3 big meals a day. That way your body won't go into starvation mode and hold on to everything you do eventually eat as fat. It's a proven method, I have lost weight doing it before, but I gained it back when I picked up the bottle! x(

[reyd reid reed]

85. That bottle'll get you every time

I used to live with a bodybuilder...he drank protien shakes instead.

[Roon]

90. I drink shakes too

but only after I work out. It's best to get your protein with whole foods other times of the day.

[reyd reid reed]

91. That makes sense...

has that powdered stuff gotten any better? I never did see how he could drink that...

*shudder*

[RevolutionaryActs]

12. We went shopping (well mom went shopping) after many days of

having nothing in the house because we didn't want to go out in the icky snow.

So tonight we're having broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, and garlic baked in the oven and then sprinkled with parmesan cheese, smoked salmon, and multi grain bread with this really yummy soft cheese that I can't remember the name of. :9

[reyd reid reed]

14. Oh, yummmmm....

Can I come over?

:P

[RevolutionaryActs]

16. Sure!

But I will fight you for the salmon, so be warned. :P

[reyd reid reed]

31. S'okay...

you can have the salmon. I loathe the stuff. Never was too crazy about it, and then my family took a trip to Norway to visit relatives when I was 16.

Everyone. served. us. salmon.

Two weeks of it.

Every night.

And my mother told me I had to have seconds whenever they were offered or else it was rude. Thirty years later, it still haunts me.

If I never see another salmon again as long as I live, it'll be too soon.

[RevolutionaryActs]

34. Ohh, that's awful

Yet kind of funny. :rofl:


When my brother was little my family lived near a river during a salmon run one year. So they ate tons, and tons, and tons of salmon.
But one day my brother got bite by a rock crab, and got crab fever, and he get really sick. He hasn't be able to eat salmon since because that's all he remembers of that time, getting really sick and eating salmon. :o

[tinfoilinfor2005]

17. Steak on the grill and a bottle of wine.

They were both excellent!

[reyd reid reed]

25. Yum.

I'd have to clean the snow off it.

I'd also have to be at home.

What's the third strike?

Oh...yeah...no wine.

*sigh*

[tinfoilinfor2005]

67. I live in the Keys.

No snow.
Don't necessarily need a home: grills everywhere.
Must have wine (or other spirits) to legally enter the county.

*sigh* Life is good.

[Left Is Write]

18. We had BLTs.

[reyd reid reed]

26. That sounds good.

I haven't had one in ages...

:9

[idgiehkt]

19. Yay, a triple R post.

:hi:

I hate working where there are vending machines, they are too hard to resist.

[reyd reid reed]

27. I know...it's killing me.

And they've got Reese's and those are my undoing.

Three Reese's...for a buck.

Sheeeeeesh.

[Ariana Celeste]

20. fajitas

my SO is cooking when he gets home from work because I'm sick today. :)

[reyd reid reed]

28. Ooooh....and you've got him cooking for you?

You're training him well.

:thumbsup:

[Ariana Celeste]

37. hehehe

Indeed. You should have seen him when his mom came out to visit! We had that poor boy whipped! :rofl:

[u4ic]

22. I can't be bothered with much tonight

I opened up a can of split pea and ham soup, and also had some cheese on crackers.

Green grapes and some almonds, walnuts and hazelnuts for dessert. (I love this time of year, when I can get mixed nuts in their shells).

:hi:

[reyd reid reed]

29. I like mixed nuts

I'm just far too lazy to actually shell 'em.

That's what kids are for.

:evilgrin:

[Road Scholar]

23. My dear RRR, let me say this about that....

I saw your Thanksgiving menu and I bet you had a helluva Thanksgiving. I hope so anyway. Thought about ya.:toast:

[reyd reid reed]

30. Thanks

I did. Didn't see much of it outside of the kitchen, but I got it all done and everything that was supposed to be hot, was.

It was nice. And I've still got pumpkin pie. And one slice of cherry cheese pie and one slice of smushed lemon meringue (one of my kids put the pumpkin pie on top of it. Doesn't work well :eyes: )

:hug:

[Road Scholar]

32. I betcha you're one of those super moms, I just betcha. eom

[reyd reid reed]

36. Ha!

You'd lose that bet.

I'm about as 'super' as...well...

I'm not.

:eyes:

:hug:

[Road Scholar]

42. Balony!!! eom

[reyd reid reed]

44. With mustard or mayo?

Or maybe both? And pickles?

On wheat? No....on nice, smushy, unhealthy white bread.

:9

[Road Scholar]

48. LOL. You ain't kiddin' me. LOL

:hi: :pals:
I wish you the best.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

33. Green curry pork made with pasture-raised pork from the food co-op

I can't buy conventional pork after reading the Harper's magazine article from earlier this year.

[reyd reid reed]

39. I didn't see that article...

I'm making tamales in a couple of weeks...something tells me I probably shouldn't read it until after that...

:scared:

Green curry pork sounds yummy...

[Lydia Leftcoast]

58. Basically, conventional pork comes from pigs who

spend their whole lives in tiny stalls, pumped full of antibiotics to keep them from getting sick in the crowded conditions, and as intelligent animals, they literally go crazy from boredom and stress.

Fortunately, my food co-op sells pasture-raised, drug-free, hormone-free pork, and it's delicious.

[Generic Brad]

35. Rice, potstickers, and salad

But I may indulge in some ice cream as the night wears on.

[reyd reid reed]

40. Yum....ice cream?

What kind? I think I've got egg nog and butter pecan at home.

Hmmmm...

[Generic Brad]

59. Nah, I changed my mind

I'm eating raisin bran instead.

[reyd reid reed]

60. tsk tsk tsk...

Plain Raisin Bran or Raisin Bran Crunch?

My kids love the crunchy stuff...even the kids who don't like raisins. Wait...that'd be all of 'em.

I have weird kids.

[Generic Brad]

69. Plain old raisin bran, but....

I half considered pouring it over ice cream and dousing it in chocolate sauce. Is that legal? :shrug:

[reyd reid reed]

71. Now THAT sounds like a plan...

Adds texture to the ice cream. Not just legal but admirable.

:applause::applause::applause:

[bigwillq]

38. I had General Tso chicken

It was yummy!

:hi:

[reyd reid reed]

41. What's that?

I've never heard of it.

:shrug:

[bigwillq]

43. For real?

It's Chinese food.

Chicken with pork fried rice.

I don't know what kind of sauce they use but it's yummy.

:hi:

[reyd reid reed]

47. I don't eat a lot of Chinese...

I love it, but I don't get it much.

I'm kinda partial to shrimp fried rice, myself. I'm gonna have to look for it, though.

I love to try new stuff.

Sometimes.

[some guy]

45. stir-fried veggies

with szechuan sauce.

(thanks for reminding me, I was sitting here not paying enough attention to my growling tummy)

:D

[reyd reid reed]

50. What kind of veggies?

Snow peas and baby corn in there?

Bean sprouts?

Water chestnuts?

:9

[some guy]

52. green beans,

asparagus, carrots, cauliflower, mushrooms, red peppers, yellow squash, not sure what, if anything else. And those fried noodle things.

The veggies were one of those mixed vegetable frozen package things. :blush:

I like to keep some of that on hand for a tasty, fairly quick meal when I either don't have the time or inclination to actually make something.

I've had a busy week, and need to go to the grocery. And make rice... I should make a nice big pot of soup, since we're having winter.

And what did you have, besides "takes 15 minutes in the microwave." ?

[reyd reid reed]

54. That was it.

I'm at work, so...

I ate a Marie Calendar's pot pie.

Oh, well. Tomorrow's spaghetti, there's always that.

[some guy]

62. ah

you hadn't actually said pot pie, just, takes 15 minutes...

Spaghetti is good. Although I usually make it with (is linguine the next size bigger pasta?) linguine noodles. Though, if I'm having pasta, I really like stuffed shells, because it's easier for me to make than lasagne.

:bounce: :bounce: :9 :bounce: :bounce:


I could be hungry again...

good thing I made enough for more than one serving...

[reyd reid reed]

63. I've never done the stuffed shells thing...

I make lasagna a couple of times a year and sometimes manicotti. I like linguini noodles if I'm making alfredo -- holds the sauce better.

[some guy]

70. oh

see, I don't really know why I like linguine over spaghetti, but that makse sense, so maybe that's why.

mmm - heart attack-on-a-plate - YUM!!!

1/4 lb. sweet butter, melted
1 C heavy cream, warmed
3/4 C Parmesan cheese, freshly grated
Salt, to taste
1/4 tsp. freshly ground pepper

mix all together, heat low until smooth and creamy

I think I might use less cream than that though?

I only made manicotti once, a long time ago. It said I didn't have to cook it first, so I didn't, and it was a PITA stuffing the tubes; they kept breaking...
:grr:

[reyd reid reed]

72. Heh...

it's just as much of a pain stuffing 'em when they're cooked. Then they tear. With as many people as I feed, lasagna's easier and MUCH faster.

[some guy]

76. thanks for the warning...

:D
hmm, manicotti? should I give it another try, and maybe cook it first? The shells stuff pretty well..

I typicaly cook for one, so shells are easier, I only have to make as many as I think I will want, and maybe enough for left-overs a day or two later. Extra sauce freezes easily, and well.

Lasagne, I make too much of, though I finally figured out I could use a 8 x 8 dish, and didn't have to make so much... :eyes: The noodles don't fit in that size dish as well though, so solving one problem creates a different problem. I should get adventurous and make lasagne noodles from scratch - I do have a Kitchen-Aid thing with all the attachments. :)

[reyd reid reed]

78. Heee...

I've got the Kitchen-Aid thingie, too...and there's no WAY I'd try and make 'em from scratch.

I make egg noodles from scratch and that's it as far as pasta goes.

[some guy]

84. I'm sort of thinking

make the dough, roll it out, and cut it into three 8 x 8 sheets.

I did try to make lasagne noodles with the pasta roller thing on my Kitchen-Aid, when I first bought it. I made a dash to the grocery for lasagne noodles, since I already had the sauce and everything else ready to go. :eyes: :( :grr:

[crim son]

46. Split pea soup with ham and lime/cumin coleslaw.

Some nights I just don't feel like doing any serious cooking. This is one of them.

[reyd reid reed]

53. Everyone has to take a night or two off...

otherwise, how are they going to appreciate it when you do it?

:shrug:

[baby_bear]

49. Stuffed green bell peppers - my first time!!

I just put them in the oven - two big bell peppers stuffed with cooked rice, burger, Italian seasonings, onion, garlic, celery, a bit of zucchini, and some spaghetti sauce I had in the freezer.
I hope in an hour I have a good dinner!

b_b

[reyd reid reed]

55. Yummmmm....

sounds like you'll have a WONDERFUL dinner.

:9

[texanwitch]

51. We had homemade bean soup and semi-homemade bread.

:9

[reyd reid reed]

56. Semi-homemade bread?

:shrug:

[texanwitch]

74. I buy frozen bread dough and bake it in the oven.

So I call it semi-homemade bread, it taste great.

[reyd reid reed]

79. Smells good...

it's warm...tastes great. What more could you ask for?

:9

[texanwitch]

81. The smell is great.

I baked 4 loafs, won't last very long.

[SPKrazy]

61. Tortellini

and bread

enough carbs for you?

carb overloaded now

[reyd reid reed]

65. I tend to be partial to carbs, myself.

Love pasta and bread and all that.

:9

[SPKrazy]

66. Yeah, I Do Too

too much

I'm trying to lose weight and well, never mind.

I like carbs a lot too.

:9

[reyd reid reed]

68. Shhhhhh...

we won't mention the weight part. They taste good. And they're good for giving you energy. Better for you than a Snickers bar.

[SPKrazy]

75. that's true

and I need energy
I seem to not have any all of a sudden now
besides I figure I burned it off on the stairmaster and the elliptical machine earlier, right?

:evilgrin:

(lisamznutz?)

a0l messenger

oh, lisa mz nutz?

where's my energy

(edited to add below evil grin)

[reyd reid reed]

80. Heh...

that'd be me. Be afraid. Be very afraid...the name fits.

Muahahahahahahahaha

[SPKrazy]

86. Oh You Is Nutz!

Well I'm as sane as the next guy/gal- hey, where did they go?

they were here telling me what to type a second ago, where did they go?

The voices are getting to me again Lisa Mz Nutz

They are stealing my energy, and they are eating my brain (but they are starving)

I'm afraid, very afraid, I just can't remember why???


:crazy:

[Fuzz]

83. I made meatloaf, my wife and oldest daughter don't like meatloaf

but I love it.

Too bad for them. Learn to cook damn it!!! :D

[reyd reid reed]

87. There ya go.

My second-oldest didn't like meatloaf. When he was little, he'd do just about anything to avoid having to eat it.

So I stopped calling it meatloaf and told him we were having 'hamburger roast'.

He liked hamburger roast. He'd ask for seconds.

I finally broke the news to him when he was -- fourteen?

[SPKrazy]

89. MMMMMmmmm Hamburger Roast!

we had that, hey you're saying it's just meatloaf?

dang it

all this time


I'm crushed


:rofl:

[some guy]

100. hee hee...

hamburger roast - I like that. :rofl:

I wasn't very fond of meatloaf as a child either. But we never had hamburger roast, so I don't know if I would've liked it any better...


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I saw this thread at 99 and figured I could find something to say to put you into triple digits...

[reyd reid reed]

101. I've never shirked

when it comes to my responsibility to traumatize my children.

A gal's gotta find her entertainment somewhere, after all.

:P

:rofl:

[SPKrazy]

88. Now That Is The Right Attitude

learn to cook damm it!

don't like it

cook it yourself!

I like that

:thumbsup:

[astral]

92. I had leftover home made bean soup

pinto beans, cauliflower (yep! O.G. too!), onion, garlic, shallots, celery, green pepper. Flavored with worchestershire, stevia leaf (crushed), O.G. italian seasoning, and Emeril's Southwest Essence and his Original Essence. Little balsalmic vinegar.

It's killer, and as you bean-soup cookers know, even better the second time around!

Melted butter / brewers yeast / O.G. cayenne in bowl. (Oh, some cayenne in the pot, too.)

Forgot the zucchini!

[reyd reid reed]

93. Love it all...

well...except for the zucchini. But in a soup I can pretend.

I'm gonna have to make some bean soup. It's been WAY too long.

:9

[CaliforniaPeggy]

94. I wanted something simple, yummy and not challenging....

So we had:

Broiled rib eye steaks.

Steamed asparagus, w/butter and lemon juice!

New little white rose potatoes, boiled in the microwave.....

A wedge of very dark chocolate for dessert....:9

:hi:

[reyd reid reed]

97. Yum...

I had a steak last night...and I'm in the mood for asparagus.

[bicentennial_baby]

95. Overcooked crap....

which is why I should *never* let anyone else supervise the cooking...I begged off from that dry nastiness that my loves claim can be salvaged by gravy, and I'll eat Clam Chowdah instead...

[reyd reid reed]

98. Real clam chowder?

:9

[BreweryYardRat]

96. Chicken fried rice.

After seeing some of that chicken, I'm going to start shelling out for the shrimp again.

[reyd reid reed]

99. Shrimp fried rice is my favorite, too...

I used to make it. It's been a while, might be time to give it a shot again...