What are you making for dinner TONIGHT? - Page 3

[CrazyCatLady]

Huge salad bar. When I put out a salad bar for dinner, I get serious. There are more toppings to choose from than if we were at Sizzler. I'll bake some biscuits to along with it, but nobody ever eats them anyway.

[Peppamint]

a McDonald's salad : and an organic granola bar.. I'm babymooning.

[steffanie3]

I would love a recipe for the tom kha ga, please. I tried searching for it on here but the terms are too short. I would love a pad thai recipe too.

[Peony]

Homemade chicken noodle soup with mashed potatoes, and green peas. Simple and sounded good to my pg belly.

[huggerwocky]

bell peppers and chicken in tomato cream sauce over rice.

[frog]

Tonight was a curried chickpea, potato, carrot, onion and tomato stew over jasmine rice. Dessert was mango/strawberry salad.

[Alkenny]

Homemade mac and cheese, tossed salad and I think there's a couple of sausages in the freezer I'll throw in for the carnivores.

[Brookesmom]

Oops, it's tom kha gai though, sorry.

Here's the website where I get most of my recipes and info about thai ingredients: http://www.thaifoodandtravel.com/recipe.html

She doesn't have that exact soup though-- I will post one soon.

-Kelly

Originally Posted by steffanie3

I would love a recipe for the tom kha ga, please. I tried searching for it on here but the terms are too short. I would love a pad thai recipe too.

[Brookesmom]

This is very similar to the recipe I use. If you don't have galanga you can substitute some slices of fresh ginger. Wild lime leave are also known as kaffir lime leaves.

from http://www.roadfood.com/Forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=3987 (halfway down the page)

Here's a simple recipe (from "Quick and Easy Thai" by Nancy McDermott):

2 tbsp lime juice
2 tbsp fish sauce
2 green onions, sliced
6 wild lime leaves, torn (optional!!!)
2 tbsp coarsely chopped cilantro
1 1/2 cups unsweetened coconut milk
1 1/2 cups chicken broth
10 to 12 slices galanga (fresh, frozen or dried)
2 stalks fresh lemongrass
3/4 lb boneless chicken chunks
1 cup thinly sliced fresh mushrooms

Combine chicken broth and coconut milk in saucepan over medium high heat. Stir in galanga, lemongrass and half the lime leaves. Add chicken and mushrooms and simmer until chicken is cooked--about 10-15 minutes.

Meanwhile, combine remaining ingredients (except cilantro) in large bowl. When chicken is cooked, pour hot soup into this bowl and stir to combine ingredients. Sprinkle with chopped cilantro to taste and serve.

[steffanie3]

Thank you very much I really have come to like Thai lately and would love to make my favorites myself.

Thanks again

[alsoSarah]

Originally Posted by steffanie3

I would love a pad thai recipe too.

PAD THAI

1 (14 ounce) package rice noodles
4 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 lb fresh shrimp, chicken or pork (or tofu, marinated as you like)
4 eggs, beaten
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 bunch of green onions, chopped 1-inch long
1 pkg bean sprouts
1/2 cup dry-roasted, unsalted peanuts, chopped fine
2 limes, in wedges

SAUCE
6 to 8 tablespoons tamarind juice (or substitute paste, but not sure how much to use)
6 tablespoons fish sauce (it smells foul, but you can't make good Thai food without it!)
8 tablespoons brown sugar
ground white pepper (go easy)
a bit of red chile paste (sambal oelek), if you like heat in your pad thai- I don't.

1. Soak the rice noodles in hot water to cover, 20- 30 minutes, or until soft. Drain and set aside.
2. Make the sauce: combine the tamarind juice, fish sauce, brown sugar, and white pepper in a small saucepan. Stir over medium heat until it starts to boil, then lower heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Taste for the proper balance of sweet/sour/salty, and adjust if necessary. Set aside.
3. Heat 1 tbsp oil in large well-seasoned wok or well-seasoned skillet. Add eggs and scramble them. Remove eggs and set them aside when just done.
4. Heat 1 tbsp oil in the wok or skillet and sauté shrimp (or other meat) with 2 tbsp of the sauce. Remove and set aside with egg as soon as the shrimp are pink or meat/tofu is done.
5. Heat 2 tbsp oil in the wok or skillet and sauté onion and garlic, adding about 2 tbsp sauce. Add noodles, stir well, adding more sauce as needed to just keep the noodles moist. If noodles become too dry, sprinkle with some water. Taste again, and adjust for tamarind, fish sauce, and white pepper.
6. Add cooked shrimp, meat or tofu, bean sprouts, and scrambled egg. Mix and heat through.

Serve with lime wedges to squeeze over the top, and top with chopped peanuts (and a little red chile paste, if you like).

alsoSarah

[Brookesmom]

above, if using tamarind paste, my recipe calls for 2 T tamarind paste soaked in 3/4 cup boiling water. Soak 10 min or so and then drain and use the liquid and proceed.

By the way, mine only calls for 3 T fish sauce and 3 T sugar, maybe because of the extra tamarind paste "extract".

Also 1/4 cup cilantro to garnish.

--Kelly

[Leilalu]

Either a minted curry meat dish(suppossed to use lamb,ground, but i have grassfed ground beef instead) With some greens and maybe indian bread, jasmne rice.

OR

Maybe a curried miso ginger sauce over salmon paties,
OR
maybe a fennel/dill/yogurt soup

OR mung bean soup

haven't decided

[momtoNatalee]

I have a top sirlion pot roast w/ carrots and red potatoes in the crock pot right now. We will have that w/ a side salad of baby greens

[lunasmommy]

curried lentils and brown rice

[~Quse~]

bratwurst, sauerkraut, baked potatoes, and tiramisu for desert!

[MamaInBuffalo]

I just made a recipe out of the Mennonite Central Committee's More With Less cookbook. It was lentil soup with tomato paste, water, garlic, oregano, carrots, salt, an onion, a little bit of sugar, and some vegetarian "ground beef." Got rave reviews from dh and I liked it to! A little sour cream on top or some grated cheese makes it really smooth!
Hope your dinner turns out great
Much peace,
Megh

[mz_libbie22]

Tonight was chicken alfredo w/ peas and corn (and red beans in mine). I made a roux sauce instead of the usual heavy cream alfredo sauce. It looked kind of scary but tasted pretty good once it was seasoned up with some pepper and garlic powder. Tommorow will be veggie bean tacos.

edit: oh and i'm making some blueberry muffins right now for dessert and for breakfasts. um...it's not going well. i am incapable of making a decent muffin. anyone have a failproof muffin recipe?

[mimid]

A salad made with ww pasta, shredded left over chicken and romaine lettuce. Fruit for dessert.

[Alkenny]

Thin sliced pork chops (for the carnivores...I don't eat pork)
Baked potatoes
Sauteed mushrooms
Avacado/tomato salad