Yes, this is a boring topic, but I don't care. What are the last three things you made for dinner (where you or a loved one cooked).
My list:
Lemony Shrimp Scampi (from the lady Emma loves to hate, Melissa D'Arabian. This was a really good dinner, served with broccoli and melon)
Stir fry steak (marinated in soy sauce, garlic) served with onion, red bell pepper, carrots and celery, with jasmine rice
Crockpot lasagna (courtesy of spidey. we ate it for three nights.)
I need ideas.
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I don't cook, but if you'll let me know what time you serve dinner, I'll bring the wine.
Gail, we eat between 6-6:30 MST. Come over.
Pork tenderloin marinated in soy sauce, a bit of ginger, diced garlic, sesame seed. The longer you marinate it, the better it is. Grill on outside, then wrap up in foil and a little of your marinade and finish it off in oven,,, or cut in medallions and do it on grill totally,, of instead of putting it in oven after searing the outside, after you wrap in foil, leave it on the grill-- that can get dicey if your grill is like ours with spots that are hotter. I don't eat it, but the carnivores in our family seem to enjoy it.
i cook 2-3 times a day 7 days a week and it's like slavery.
here are this week's dinners:
last night we had beef strogenoff made with turkey instead of beef and peas. we didn't like it, so it wasn't saved for lunches
night before last we had veggie stew, this was used for lunches and was a big hit, i may add ground turkey next time. it was a crockpot recipe gone right.
before that we had whole wheat pasta with veggie sauce and ground turkey with salad ont he side. I portion it out and freeze leftovers in sandwhich bags that are ready to pop on a bowl and reheat for lunches
tonight we're having dirty rice with turkey sausage and steamed veggies. i don't forsee any leftovers because we're having company
tomorrow we're having roasted chicken with asparagus and couscous. leftover chicken will either become soup or pulled chicken.
saturday is my daughter's 2nd birthday party, so we're going to eat out that day.
sunday we'll have eggplant parm with some sort of steamed veggies.
Monday i planned to make a salad with grilled chicken and lemon garlic dressing, but this could change. if it's cold, i'm going to make some sort of gravey over toast because the baby likes that. her's will be over a pancake though, not toast.
my main problem is that the baby does not like meat, cheese or bread. i've been baking a lot and putting liquid beans in the batter instead of the fat to sneak protein in her diet.
She likes milk and yogurt, so the hate of cheese is okay and we just avoid sandwhich meals for the bread thing. The other day someone offered mandolin potato chips and she turned them down for a (bean) apple bran muffin i made, so at least she's making decent food choices for a 2 year old.
i try not to repeat food too often, or we get bored, but i HATE making something new and it being crap, like the strogenoff of yesterday. i don't have anyone to tell me what they want, so it's all up to me, which sucks.
Dave was out last night and I ate leftovers, but Tues. night I made bbq'd brisket (sugar free) in the crockpot, with green beans with bacon on the side. Monday nite was tri-tip steaks and salad.
Can't tell we're low-carbing in this house, can you?
well you know we eat out alot, but when i did cook over the last 5 days it was baby back ribs on the grill with a baked potato, and grape tomatoes and cucumber from my garden. before that, bacon wrapped fillet, again on the grill, corn on the cob,cucumber tomato salad with olive oil and mozzarella cheese balls.
Last three things I had for dinner:
1. Pork tenderloin in the Nesco. Pat the pork dry. Liberally season it with salt, black pepper, red pepper flakes, then pan sear it with a little olive oil to brown it. Meanwhile finely mince the following: fresh rosemary, thyme, parsley and garlic.
Turn the Nesco on to 350.In the Nesco goes a finely sliced yellow onion, and 2 tablespoon tomato paste mixed with a cup of water.
Remove the nicely brown tenderloin from the searing pan and put it in the Nesco. Top it with the herb/garlic mixture. Close the lid and let it do its' thing for about 40 minutes. Halfway thru--baste the pork with the liquid in the pan. I served it with garlic-red pepper couscous and we loved it!.
2. Jasmine rice cooked with chicken stock instead of water. Put olive oil in the pot along with minced garlic, salt, pepper and an assortment of dried herbs. Then add the rice and cook for about a minute stirring. Then the liquid. Boil cover, reduce to simmer.
3. Soudough toast with butter and blackberry jam, a glass of milk.
Tree, I've watched Miss Toothy. Her recipes are okay but ordinary. I'm falling in love with Anne Burrell (Secrets of a Restaurant Chef.) She's ballsy, blowsy and fun!
These are great responses everyone. I'm going to come back to this post and steal ideas. Thank you. Jilly, I can't believe you have an almost-two-year-old!
Emma, what is a Nesco? I also like Anne Burrell. I don't care if the recipes are ordinary. I just want someone to tell me what they'd like. Deciding is the hardest part for me.
Tonight we had a chili mac thing with ground beef, pinto beans, 1/2 cup dried macaroni, tomatoes, and spices. It was okay. A little too much tomato taste for me. We also had a salad and green beans.
I use my Nesco-yes, purchased from qvc- to do chicken drumsticks with that caribbean jerk marinade,, first I grill the legs to give it a little extra flavor, then put it in there with the marinade and cook until it just about falls off the bone. I love to use the Nesco for soups also,, when folks aren't going to be eating at the same time. It's great for chili or taking taco meat to a gathering (if they have a plug). I miss that lady who used to hawk them on qvc,, i think i heard she had cancer,, she was from MN or somewhere in the upper midwest.
A nesco is a portable roaster oven that you can use instead of heating up your regular oven. They come in various sizes. I have a 6 qt size
first it was the ham then scalloped potatoes... mmmmmmmm and as soon as I buy split peas we get soup
I do love a ham
oh and I made home made applesauce too
I'm traveling so much lately I haven't really cooked at home since.....i can't remember since when. I'm gone 4 to 6 out of the 7 days now, and if I buy groceries, they just spoil before I get home to use them again.
Still, I'm tired of eating out (and eating badly), so I need to find a way to buy groceries that will last. I don't get home until 8 or 9pm Friday night sometimes, and I leave either Sunday night, Monday night, or Tuesday morning.
Any ideas for what I can do?
I made a tofu stirfry last night with soba noodles, nite before that we had a southwest style chicken salad and the nite before that we had grilled chicken w/veggies and a salad.
Jenny Robin, how about making some batches of things that will freeze well on a day when you have some time, like turkey chili or soups or marinara sauce? Freeze in serving size containers?
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