What's For Dinner Tonight? (February) - Page 2

[tabitha]

tonight is comfort food. nothing fancy.

crockpot barbeque short ribs (our own beef and sauce!)
garlic mashed potatoes
fried okra (ok i know this sounds terrible... but it is frozen from the garden and i'll use cornmeal and grapeseed oil...)

[becoming]

Last night was scrambled egg & bacon sandwiches & oranges. I got lazy.

Tonight we're going to Pizza Hut for buffet night. Gross, I know, but hey, I have a gift card that should cover the whole meal!

[UUMom]

I did kale soup last night-- I make it a lot in winter. Potatoes, carrots, kale etc

I am currently roasting one of our chickens we raised this fall. I'll let it cool & then shred it, and the kids can make their own fajitas. I'll use the leftovers for chicken & brown rice soup tomorrow, and add carrots, garlic, onions etc.

[timneh_mom]

Tonight: probably burgers
Last night: Middle Eastern baked chicken on bread. I forgot the Arabic name for it, but it's really good. It's chicken seasoned with sumac and other spices, then spread out on pita bread layered between sauteed onions seasoned with more sumac, then baked in the pan the chicken baked in, so the bread absorbs all the yummy chicken flavor. Then garnish with toasted pine nuts. Oh my. I think there is some leftover in the fridge. I might have to go snack!

[Chicky2]

Well, no Italian rabbit for us. Having rabbit/barley cabbage rolls instead.

[VikingKvinna]

I dunno. I made a soup in the crockpot today with Italian-sausage meatballs, lentils, collards, other veggies and broth and some canned tomatoes, and I just tasted it, and it is So I am trying to decide whether I can doctor it up and save it, or if I should throw the whole thing out (makes me feel guilty to throw out so much food b/c we are pretty low on funds these days), or if I should fish out the meatballs and make pasta to go with them, or what. Ehh. I hate when my meals flop so dramatically like this, especially since it's a huge batch of floppy soup.

[becoming]

What happened with your soup, Viking?

I ended up making chicken & dumplings and lima beans tonight. I didn't think the chicken & dumplings turned out very well, but the kids ate them up.

[VikingKvinna]

Originally Posted by becoming

What happened with your soup, Viking?

You mean originally, why did it turn out so poorly? Not sure, except I was not in the zone I threw a bunch of stuff together from the freezer and it just didn't really mesh well. Or do you mean what did I do with it? I ended up fishing out the meatballs, putting them with some jarred sauce for pasta. : Works well b/c DS and I like more meatballs than sauce, DP and Dd like more sauce, no meatballs, so we were able to divvy it up nicely. Had garlic cheese toast with it.

Tonight -- : I have a small head of cabbage to use, so I'm thinking of doing the caramelized cabbage, but not sure what to go with it! Maybe will do some baked beans and cornbread and keep it simple. Hmmm...

[kittyhead]

last night we had tostadas with ground turkey and spices, shredded lettuce and cabbage, guac, cheese, and greek yogurt mixed with chopped olives.

tonight, roasted chicken, gravy, gold beets and their greens, and asparagus, along with some roasted fingerling potatoes.::

[Alyantavid]

Last night we went out.

Tonight is baked tilapia, pasta and whatever veggie looks good at the store today.

[becoming]

Glad you were able to save dinner!

We're going out to eat with the gift card tonight, since we didn't get to last night (bad weather here yesterday).

[falconry-fan]

I had a vegetable curry from the local farmers market,it contained a ton of spinach,carrots,sweet potatoes,zucchini and chickpeas, it was so good and I don't think even the most ardent of meat eaters would have missed meat while eating this, it was delicious and very satisfying.

I had it with basmati rice, and vegetable and mushroom pakora also from the market.

[celestialdreamer]

The plan is to have homemade Italian Wedding soup for dinner. But that requires me to package up last night's Lentil Stew for the freezer (to make room in the fridge), make homemade chicken broth, prep a bag of baby dark leafy greens (mostly kale and chard- need to wash, dry, mince and pack into baggies for the week) and then make the meatballs for the soup. That's all before even assembling the actual soup...

I'm not sure I'm up for all that right now. It all needs to happen eventually though and I really need soup ready to go in the fridge tommorrow night for after my MW appt. *Sigh* just not feeling motivated!

[LeahC]

Lets see- this week we have had:

turkey chili and ham tetrazzini. Tonight, I am making raspberry balsamic chicken, some orzo and steamed broccoli.

[VikingKvinna]

Originally Posted by VikingKvinna

thinking of doing the caramelized cabbage, but not sure what to go with it! Maybe will do some baked beans and cornbread and keep it simple. Hmmm...

I had a total change of plans today, after I remembered that DP had taken beans for lunch, and probably wouldn't want them again for dinner. So I cooked the actual beans and will do the "baked" part (albeit in the crockpot) tomorrow, w/the cabbage and cornbread. Tonight I made thai fish cakes (tilapia, thai red curry paste, fish sauce, lime juice, cilantro, and scallion) and fried rice w/mushrooms, romaine, carrots, scallions. The kids had fish sticks made with the tilapia and mac-n-cheese.

[wife&mommy]

We had chicken pasta salad.

[rayo de sol]

Marinated, broiled venison steaks with onions. Beet salad (cooked beets, apple, celery, raisins, walnuts, lemon juice, and sour cream). Homemade oatmeal raisin cookies for dessert.

[durafemina]

dinners this week -

veg lentil stew (carrots, turnip, burdock root etc)
teriyaki stir fry (shiitake mushrooms, broccoli, mung bean sprouts, cauliflower, carrot, peas, green onion, celery)
homeade pizza w/ ground pork, broccoli, bbq sauce, onions, olives, asiago & monterey jack & field greens w/ buttermilk dressing

[texaspeach]

tonight was fried catfish, grits, and green beans

tomorrow is red beans and rice... depending on if my beans turn out ok

[wife&mommy]

We are having something with zucchini. I can't decide between the zucchini orzo or the zucchini quiche. I think it will depend on how the baby is then to see how much time I will have to prepare it!