So the parents are grilling steaks this afternoon

[Ava]

They are putting a baked potato on the grill for me since I don't eat meat(I don't think I've posted yet that I've been a vegetarian now for about 2 months).

What are you grilling/cooking this saturday? :hi:

[taterguy]

1. A big slab of pork

[Ava]

5. that's about what the pork my mom bought the other day looks like

she gets our meat from a local butcher so it's all local meat - which she likes better because there is less of a chance of all the crap they put into meat at places like walmart and win dixie

[taterguy]

11. That one's from the local farmer's market

[flvegan]

2. Fajitas!!!

"Steak" and veggie fajitas, sour cream, etc (all vegan, of course).

Congrats on your newfound vegetarianism!! Come visit us in the vegetarian/vegan/AR forum sometime.

[Ava]

6. thanks

i must say I'm not a vegan and still have dairy products - i don't think i could cut those out!

[flvegan]

10. Hey, you won't get crap from me.

You've already taken a huge step for your health as well as the health of the planet (and the animals you aren't, you know...eating).

[Ava]

13. yeah. i've actually had a lot more energy and felt a lot better

since i cut meat out of my diet

[LeftyMom]

3. I haven't really decided yet. I had waffles for brunch.

For dinner I'm thinking maybe bbq tofu, roasted corn and grilled asparagus, but I'm not really married to the idea yet and I might lean toward something else before time to start cooking.

[Ava]

7. i love asparagus

that stuff is yummy! sometimes i'll just steam it and eat it by itself :hi:

[LeftyMom]

17. It's my favorite.

I like it in soup, and grilled. I put it in fajitas. What I like best though is to brush it with olive oil and grill it with a little salt and coarse ground pepper.

[flvegan]

12. What, all out of TURDUCKEN???!!!11!

[LeftyMom]

16. You think I'm turning on the oven?

:crazy:

[bicentennial_baby]

4. We're having steak sammiches with

melted cheese, peppers, and onions. Yum :9

[Ava]

9. enjoy!

:hi:

[philosophie_en_rose]

8. Afritada, rice, and bean threads

Afritada is made with half of a chicken, two cups of baby yellow potatoes, onions, garlic, peppers, green beans, and asparagus in a tomato-based sauce. The rice is just plain rice. The bean threads are soaked in sauce and stir fried with veggies.

:9

[Ava]

14. bragger!

jk ;) :P

sounds like you are a good cook!

[philosophie_en_rose]

24. Not really.

Put stuff in pot. Turn oven/ rice cooker on. Wait.

That's about the extent of my cooking powers. :)

[graywarrior]

15. Ha!

I became a vegetarian at 16. My parents had question marks in their eyes for years after that.

[Ava]

31. my parents had that response, lol

especially my stepdad. i told him and he said "no you aren't!" lol, and then "why?" :rofl:

[Left Is Write]

18. We grilled chicken last night, but...

we are eating out tonight.

[Taverner]

19. Me? Probably spaghetti

Spaghetti tastes pretty good when grilled :)

You should ask your parents to throw a portabello on the grill for ya!

[wildhorses]

20. spaghetti, of course

:rofl:

:hi:

[MissMillie]

21. I made homemade soup

It's really about the only thing I've accomplished today...


except I have clean sheets on my bed for tonight.

[jakefrep]

22. Hate to say this, but - a steak

With some Ore-Ida Waffle Fries (seasoned with McCormack's Montreal Steak seasoning) and a couple of Buckeye beers.

[TheCentepedeShoes]

23. We were going to do pork ribs

but there appears to be a leak in the gas line and hubby didn't think it was safe to use the grill. It's almost 7 years old anyway and not a pricy model to start with. Home Depot has a CharBroil (mr 'pede's preferred brand) for $99. We saw it a couple of weeks ago and were talking about how soon we might need a new grill. Guess now we do.

[SPKrazy]

25. Well I Tried To Fix You A Sandwich

and put meat on it and had to take it back

have them grill you some green peppers and baked potato, put it in foil with some margarine and onions, and spices, and cut it up and cook :9

I'm not grilling anything, but I did have grilled meat earlier, burgers that were good.

Remember to get your protein from somewhere, tofu can be good :P

But I don't think you can grill it.

:pals:

[knitter4democracy]

26. Veggie burgers, chicken, asparagus, and boiled potatoes.

We were veggie for a long time. We still eat that way sometimes, so you'd get plenty to eat around here. :)

[KitchenWitch]

27. I am roasting a ham right now.

[cloudbase]

28. We fried up some catfish, fries

and served with home made cole slaw.

Dee-lish!

[GenDem]

29. We had hot dogs on the grill

and cottage cheese and peaches. It was very satisfying. We were sitting on the deck enjoying the evening, and it turned substantially cooler so we had to come in.

[femmocrat]

30. Burgers. They were really good! BTW...

I always grill bake potatoes... I put them in the microwave first, then slather them with Italian Dressing, and grill. They are really good and tender.

[Wcross]

32. How do you know a potato isn't traumatized when we kill it?

Name a food that hasn't lived. You can't.

Is an animal somehow more noble than a plant? If it weren't for people eating cows they would be extinct, that goes for chickens as well. I say ENJOY the bounty, they died for your nourishment. They also lived because of your need to eat.

[Ava]

34. this wasn't a thread about vegetarianism

i'm glad with my choice - it's my choice. how about saving your advice for someone who needs or wants it. i'm honestly perfectly happy with the way i eat and i feel a lot better because of it.

:hi:

[Wcross]

35. My apologies. You are correct, it is your choice.

Sorry.

[Fox Mulder]

33. Burger King 'grilled' me a chicken sandwich.

And french fries.

I'm going to die of a heart attack by the age of thirty.

[HughBeaumont]

36. Next weekend we're going for four baby back ribs! And a pizza. And burgers and dogs.

People are coming over. I'll get that sucker fired up at 9 AM and will be going for the restaurant quality, fall-off-the-bone thing, which I've been doing on a consistent basis since last year. I'm making a base BBQ sauce this weekend using standard ingredients, but tossing in Jack Daniels, Coke and Amaretto. Whole buncha stuff's getting thrown in that biznatch.

The pizza will be, of course, jgraz' astounding crust recipe (found here: http://journals.democraticunderground.com/jgraz/8 ), which will turn this into a virtual Dinner Impossible, but I love challenges.