2018 Let's talk about what's for dinner

[andi9899]

Last night was tilapia, couscous, and salad. Tonight I have no idea. I took out some chicken. Don't know what I'll make with it. We also have plenty of salad left.

[andi9899]

Tonight is Budget Bytes butter herb chicken. Thing 1 will have salad as will I. I'll have leftover couscous from last night.

[chiver78]

I threw together some pasta. roasted grape tomatoes, rough chopped arugula, nuked the last of the cooked chicken. tossed linguini with the lot of it, and some ricotta cheese. tasty, but needed a little more to it. should have added some roasted broccoli.

[andi9899]

I didn't take anything out of the freezer for dinner. I'm picking up something on the way home. Screw it.

[wvugurl26]

Last night I picked up a pizza, $17. I had no energy and no plan.

I'm making Sally's baking addiction pineapple teriyaki chicken tonight. I'll serve over rice with steamed broccoli.

[Iggy aka IG]

Dec 14, 2018 11:18:57 GMT -5 andi9899 said:

I didn't take anything out of the freezer for dinner. I'm picking up something on the way home. Screw it.

After the rather interesting home inspection experience I had this afternoon, I bought fast food for lunch instead of having leftover ribs for the 3rd (4th??) time for lunch today.

[countrygirl2]

We  had sliced cold pork, corn, cauliflower and broccoli steamed.  Little guy and DD liked it, hubs said it was ok.  I said

welcome to probably some of the stuff on a new menu later.  Caught him eating tortilla chips!

[chiver78]

was surprised to find rotisserie turkey parts when I stopped at the grocery store tonight for chicken to cook for the pups. $6.59 for a huge turkey breast that will make for a few meals. I made a package of stuffing and roasted some Brussels for tonight. I have no problem pitching a bunch of stuffing if I don't get to it. tomorrow I'm trashing my kitchen in a red sauce marathon, intending to freeze a bunch. but there's going to be a lot of options this week. the kitchen is now closed lol...

[andi9899]

I'm having leftover Chinese from last night.

[chiver78]

roommate asked me to make him a meatloaf tonight (apparently I can replicate his late mom's magic 🤷‍♀️) and mashed potatoes. easy enough. for me, I broiled some asparagus and prosciutto to go with some mashed and chicken cutlet.

bonus - roommate did all of the dishes except my big fry pan. I still have to drain the spent oil from that, it was too hot earlier. I'll take that, thank you!

[weltschmerz]

Dec 16, 2018 19:41:20 GMT -5 chiver78 said:

roommate asked me to make him a meatloaf tonight (apparently I can replicate his late mom's magic 🤷‍♀️) and mashed potatoes. easy enough. for me, I broiled some asparagus and prosciutto to go with some mashed and chicken cutlet.

bonus - roommate did all of the dishes except my big fry pan. I still have to drain the spent oil from that, it was too hot earlier. I'll take that, thank you!

I soak stale bread in the spent oil and toss it outside for the birds. They love it.
They need the extra energy during the winter months.

[weltschmerz]

I always save shrimp and seafood shells in the freezer. Those puppies have a lot of untapped flavour!

I made a stock with the shells, garlic and bay leaves, then added sauteed onion, red bell pepper, celery, sherry, and a kilo of PEI blue mussels, Parmesan and heavy cream.
A dense, hot from the oven French bread for dipping.
Nirvana!

[chiver78]

Dec 16, 2018 21:24:49 GMT -5 weltschmerz said:

Dec 16, 2018 19:41:20 GMT -5 chiver78 said:

roommate asked me to make him a meatloaf tonight (apparently I can replicate his late mom's magic 🤷‍♀️) and mashed potatoes. easy enough. for me, I broiled some asparagus and prosciutto to go with some mashed and chicken cutlet.

bonus - roommate did all of the dishes except my big fry pan. I still have to drain the spent oil from that, it was too hot earlier. I'll take that, thank you!

I soak stale bread in the spent oil and toss it outside for the birds. They love it.
They need the extra energy during the winter months.

the only birds I see here are the asshole wild turkeys that climb on and scratch up my car, hard pass on luring them back to expect more. 

[andi9899]

Tonight is a goulash of sorts. I fry potatoes. When they're almost done I add smoked sausage, then green pepper, then onion. Once everything is cooked and the veggies sweated out, I serve it with a drizzle of ranch dressing. It's not the greatest for you, but not the worst since everything is fresh.

[Iggy aka IG]

Back from a 3-day weekend. 

~Sunday:  Dinner at a ski resort with the family.  I had the handmade butternut squash Agnolotti made with brown butter emulsion, pumpkin seed pesto, and apples and split a Caesar w/ DH.  Dad paid.

~Monday:  In a glaring contrast to the night before, we stopped for fast food on the way home.  $16+ :S

~Tuesday:  Cod, shrimp (e-coupon), side veggie (also e-coupon).  Cost approx $8 

~Wed:  Zatarain's (e-coupon) dirty rice with ground venison.  $2

~Thurs:  Out for appetizers and adult beverages with friends.  I've budgeted $40 which includes tax and tip.

~Fri:  Take out.  DH pays.

~Sat:  Leftovers.  $0

~Sun:  Dinner at our house.  DH is smoking a bone-in ham from the half pig we bought.  I'll make au gratin potatoes, and compile a cheese, olive and meat board, and family will bring sides.  Making a cherry cake for dessert.

~Monday:  Raiders vs the donkeys.  Football game munchies.

~Tuesday:  Leftover ham w/ trimmings

~NYE:  Our annual crab legs and lobster tail.

Merry Christmas, Feliz Navidad, Happy Kwanzaa, Happy Boxing Day and Happy New Year, everyone!!! 

[andi9899]

I'm solo for dinner tonight. But I'm going to cook a decent size meal so I can have leftovers for tomorrow. I have a party to go to after the gym, so I'm not cooking. Making glazed pork chops, homemade mac and cheese, and some kind of veggie. Don't know what yet.

[chiver78]

Iggy, I want that squash dish. damn, that sounds amazing!

tonight, I had a salad with reheated chicken cutlet and a couple.eggplant slices. note to self - the eggplant doesn't nuke well.

I also reopened the kitchen to make a lot of butternut squash soup for tomorrow's office pot luck. after today, I wonder why I bothered, but when I checked in, the guy that was organizing sounded like he would be grabbing bowls and spoons for my contribution. since it was use or pitch, I made the batch. whatever.

[chiver78]

I'm in the New Haven area this weekend. my friends big holiday dinner party is tonight, I came up last night to help her prep as usual. two Italian cooks, trashing a kitchen? priceless 🤘

last night we went out to dinner with her DH and two of his male coworkers. we got an order of nachos, chicken and lemongrass potstickers, and two big buckets (40pc) of wings for the table. $25pp, including tip.

tonight's menu is crazy, but it will be a good time. I'm expecting to have porketta, roasted butternut, steamed green beans, and a little mac 'n cheese. she's also got an 18lb prime rib for the beef eaters, and more sides, appetizers, and desserts.

[andi9899]

I had a frozen pizza last night. I'll probably go out to dinner tonight. I'm not feeling cooking and I have a bunch of twofers to various restaurants that I got from Tmobile Tuesday.

[andi9899]

Christmas is at my house this year and I haven't cleaned or gone to the store. I'm such a slacker.

[dogmom]

While waiting for DH to come home (having fun with some buddies)

The loss leader may be the Chicken with broccoli and rice.  Est cost:  $6.50 (including salad) 

(okay only a portion, I'm hungry.)  There will be leftovers. 

Sunday,

Pork tenderloin, salad, potatoes and corn. 

[weltschmerz]

Picked up a shish taouk while doing last-minute Christmas shopping.

[chiver78]

this weekend, and past week, for that matter, was a lot of rich foods I don't normally eat. last night was a spread for the ages. an 18lb prime rib, 9lb porchetta, scalloped potaoes, mac 'n cheese, a spread of roasted veggies, and a kitchen island full of appetizers....and later, desserts. and all of the wine.    but not just me lol.... 25 of us killed 6 magnums of wine and most of a full oval crockpot of mulled wine.   this morning, I woke up and picked up an XL iced passion tea and hit the road, was home by 11am. today has been all about getting back to basics, and less sauces and butter and cream. 

first thing when I got home, hangry, was to make a batch recipe that I will pick from the next few days. I sauteed 1lb of BSCB, shredded it, and tossed it with a 12oz box of bowtie pasta, a roasted cut up broccoli crown, some tomato and some chicken stock. add cheese when serving. 

tonight for dinner, I roasted a few cut up tiny potatoes with EVOO and spices, some Brussels with EVOO and different spices, and I baked a cod fillet with Italian breadcrumbs and more spices. it's exactly what the dr ordered. 

[empress of self-improvement]

I ate a small pepperoni, extra cheese and mushroom pizza. Now I'm taste testing my crappy cookies. I think I'm done eating.

[wvugurl26]

Ordered an antipasta salad and cheesy garlic bread. Got a house salad for grandma. $20 including tip. I needed some salad.

[Chocolate Lover]

Dec 22, 2018 8:37:08 GMT -5 andi9899 said:

I had a frozen pizza last night. I'll probably go out to dinner tonight. I'm not feeling cooking and I have a bunch of twofers to various restaurants that I got from Tmobile Tuesday.

Really? All the stuff I see on it is just crap. I don't need a $2 gift card to Dunkin Donuts as I'd have to go out of my way to get to one. I can't recall ever seeing another restaurant thing on there. 

[andi9899]

Dec 26, 2018 15:18:04 GMT -5 Chocolate Lover said:

Dec 22, 2018 8:37:08 GMT -5 andi9899 said:

I had a frozen pizza last night. I'll probably go out to dinner tonight. I'm not feeling cooking and I have a bunch of twofers to various restaurants that I got from Tmobile Tuesday.

Really? All the stuff I see on it is just crap. I don't need a $2 gift card to Dunkin Donuts as I'd have to go out of my way to get to one. I can't recall ever seeing another restaurant thing on there. 

It is most of the time. About once a month they have something good. Yesterday in fact there were $25 to both restaurant.com and dining advantage. I also got a year's subscription for Women's Health magazine for free a few months ago. But yeah, for the most part it's crap.

[Chocolate Lover]

Dec 26, 2018 15:29:19 GMT -5 andi9899 said:

Dec 26, 2018 15:18:04 GMT -5 Chocolate Lover said:

Really? All the stuff I see on it is just crap. I don't need a $2 gift card to Dunkin Donuts as I'd have to go out of my way to get to one. I can't recall ever seeing another restaurant thing on there. 

It is most of the time. About once a month they have something good. Yesterday in fact there were $25 to both restaurant.com and dining advantage. I also got a year's subscription for Women's Health magazine for free a few months ago. But yeah, for the most part it's crap.

DH used the free Pandora premium one when it was out a couple of months ago, but glad to hear I didn't miss much. I haven't really looked at dining advantage and it's been a while since I checked restaurant.com, but I'm in a small, rural area; they didn't have a lot for me to worry about last check.   

[chiver78]

tonight I reheated some of the chicken broccoli pasta I made probably last Thursday. I pitched the end of it, there's still a ton of leftovers to work through, including rice noodles that are coming home from the office tomorrow. wasn't expecting lunch to be brought in this week at this cheap ass company I work at.....for just another 3 weeks. 

[wvugurl26]

Budget Bytes black bean tacos. We had dinner and will have lunch tomorrow. Both of us are working from home. We have a Christmas party tomorrow afternoon/night.