I'll be home alone tonight. What should I make for dinner?

[bif]

I'm thinking something simple like grilling a burger. But I'm open to suggestions.

[libodem]

1. go with the burger

sounds good. I need breakfast. Now, you made me hungry. :)

[Rabrrrrrr]

2. Rack of lamb poached in duck fat and a nice salad.

[bif]

3. Lamb does sound good

But a burger is more in my price range.

[QueenOfCalifornia]

4. Roast a duck

- I love duck -

Make a nice cherry or orange sauce - some garlic mashed potaotes and some crispy roasted turnips ---

Or a burger is nice too.

[trof]

5. Reservations?

I've been wanting to use that line for a long time.

[1gobluedem]

6. A phone call

to order pizza.

[applegrove]

7. Tibetan Momos. You can get the recipe by googling it. They are

beef dumplings with amazing spices and burst open on your rice once you have boiled them.

You'll need flour to make the dough. And you can freeze the extras.

Darn I've had momos on my mind for the last 24 hours. I should make them myself but am on a diet after yesterdays little mishap at that fast food outlet.

[bif]

9. Would this recipe work?

NEPALESE MOMO
1 cup ground or minced buffalo* meat
l large onion, minced
2-3 cloves garlic
2.5 cm. pice ginger
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon chilli powder
1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
1 tablespoon ghee or clarified butter
1/2 teaspoon cumin seed powder
oil or vegetable oil spray
2 cups+ flour

Method: Grind the spices together and mix with the meat
and onion. Make a stiff dough by adding enough cold water
to the flour and knead. Divide the dough into small balls
and roll out into thin rounds about 3 1/2 inches in diameter.
Put a teaspoon of the filling in the center of the round
and fold the dough over. Pleat or pinch to make a half moon
shape, or gather pleats together to make a round shape.

Place formed momos in a bamboo or metal steamer that has
been sprayed or wiped with oil. Steam covered over boiling
water l0-15 minutes. Momo can also be cooked in broth and
served as a soup. They usually are eaten with a tomato or soy
based dipping sauce.

*Beef, not eaten in Nepal, is an acceptable substitute for buffalo
in this recipe, as is chicken.

[applegrove]

10. Yup. And you eat them on rice with hot sauce. That way all the liquid

from when they burst is absorbed into the rice. Yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmy!

[bif]

11. Need some advice on steaming them

I have one of those metal steaming things for vegetables that you put in a pot. Would that work?

[applegrove]

12. Yes. Anything like that would work. You can also freeze the extras.

Man am I hungry right now!!!

[bif]

16. Krogers was out of Ground Yak...

So I bought ground round. I ended up cooking it in chicken broth and served it over basmatti. Nice dinner. Thanks for the input. I was a happy camper. Lots of leftovers. And a nice recipe in the bag.

[applegrove]

17. Glad to hear you enjoyed it.

[yellowdogintexas]

14. I just saved that to my recipe file. Low points, and sounds tasty

and spicy. bet you could use wonton wrappers instead of the dough (a Weight Watchers recipe tip)

I cook with ground buffalo instead of hamburger; leaner and brighter bolder flavor.

[applegrove]

15. Now I'm starving. That's it - I'm going to make some momos once

i get back to town.

[Hand]

18. Hmm...

I've always had these made with ground pork (by Tibetans, no less). One version involved ADDING extra fat to the meat to ensure a nice messy burst of juice.

We'd usually steam them in a bamboo steamer on top of lettuce leaves for some reason. Served with a nice thermonuclear Tibetan hot sauce, natch. :nuke:

[KitchenWitch]

8. Pork loin chop marinated in a garlic rosemary marinade then broiled

Steamed green beans in an almondine sauce
Sourdough baguette
Rice pilaf with both long grain and wild rice

and for dessert

Creme Brulee

[Deja Q]

13. Rack of toad on a bed of lettuce?

:D