What's For Dinner? - 2021

[Lari]

Reheated some leftover beef and had a burrito. Not much of one as it was just the beef, fake sour cream that I bought, and then real cheese because giving up/cutting back on dairy is working out well, lol.

I'm still hungry so I may have some crackers or popcorn now.

 

[maggiedemi]

I had, what I guess M maggiedemi would call a Snack Plate: Raisin bread toast, cheese and an apple.

Well done. But you need some condiments.

fake sour cream

What's that?

Breakfast: Great Value bagel toasted with butter & wildflower honey, half a diced Anjou pear on top.

Lunch: Snack plate- spicy Taki chips, the other half of that diced Anjou pear, diced swiss cheese, flax/chia, 1 turkish fig, 1 mission fig, 1 medjool date, 1 deglet noor date, banana chips, slivered almonds, 1 vegan marshmallow, 1 double stuff oreo, crystalized ginger, 1TB honey peanut butter, 1TB chocolate hazelnut almond butter, 1TB grey poupon coarse mustard, 1TB black bean corn salsa.

Dinner: Huge dinner plate salad- romaine lettuce, tomato, carrots, cucumber, onion, bell pepper, banana chips, slivered almonds, flax/chia, 1 vegan marshmallow, 1 double stuff oreo, 1 turkish fig, 2 chocolate covered mission figs, crystallized ginger, extra sharp shredded cheese, spicy Taki chips, 1 diced veggie burger, 3TB Thousand Island dressing.

 

[Lari]

M maggiedemi - This. It was on sale when I ran into the store, and figured it would help with the dairy weaning. It didn't taste exactly right, but it was fairly close.

 

[catapault]

Well, he liked the Brussels sprouts and said the baby bella mushroom sauce was nice but the potato dumplings were too filling and the reheated pork tenderloin had a tough crust (it was reheated over the mushroom sauce in a closed pot) and fatty or "something" in the middle.

What does that mean - it's a one star meal?

 

[Winchester]

Corned beef today (of course! I've been waiting for this, well, not for the corned beef as much as for the Reubens that will follow). I've done corned beef in the oven, in a Dutch oven on top of the stove, in a crock pot, and out on the gas grill. I'm going to try it in the NFG, About 300F for 90 minutes, wrapped in foil. Saw it on one of the NFG forums on FB and want to give it a shot. I'll throw some carrots in the NFG, too. Instead of doing cabbage alone and boiled potatoes, I'm going to make colcannon. Not making Irish soda muffins; instead I'm making bread pudding for dessert.

Rick is not a corned beef fan. Oh, he'll eat it tonight and then again on Friday. But then that's it for the year, unless I specifically buy corned beef in the deli dept for Reubens. But he's not really fond of it at all. Me? I love the stuff.

Reubens on Friday! I'm already salivating!

 

[neely]

Corned beef today (of course! I've been waiting for this, well, not for the corned beef as much as for the Reubens that will follow).

No corned beef for St. Patrick's Day although my mom used to make it. I'll be celebrating the green with spinach instead. Leftover pasta casserole from last night with baby spinach on the side.

 

[maggiedemi]

Breakfast: Banana Nut Crunch cereal, 1/3 cup 2% cow milk.

Lunch: Snack Plate- Taki spicy chips, banana chips, slivered almonds, gluten free raspberry fig newton cookie, flax/chia, slice of extra sharp cheese, 1 turkish fig, 1 chocolate covered mission fig, carrot sticks, crystallized ginger, dill pickle slices, 1TB each of-- hazelnut chocolate almond butter, cheddar jalapeno dip, grey poupon coarse mustard, black bean corn salsa.

Dinner: Finished up the leftover veggie bean soup. Added spicy fire salt, grey poupon mustard, black pepper.

 

[lizzie]

Lots of storms in our area,heavy rain and lightening.No cooking...leftover pizza is what's dinner.

 

[rubysmama]

Well done. But you need some condiments.

Not sure what kind of condiments would work. Maybe cinnamon butter?

Last night I had a veggie hot dog, and a few fries.

Tonight I think I'll use the rest of the mushrooms and make my mushroom fried rice with edamame.

 

[lizzie]

Chicken,rice and bacon casserole and a veggie medley of carrots,zucchini,cauliflower and brocolli.Delish!

 

[maggiedemi]

Not sure what kind of condiments would work. Maybe cinnamon butter?

Yes! Or any nut butter.

Breakfast: Great Value bagel toasted, 2TB Skippy honey peanut butter, half a diced Anjou pear on top

Lunch: Knorr pasta sides packet. I added mixed greens, butter beans, el yucateco red habanero hot sauce, spicy fire salt, black pepper, Taki spicy chips. It finally turned out good! I'm learning how to simmer correctly.

Dinner: mac and cheese, california veggie medley, diced veggie burger, el yucateco red habanero hot sauce, spicy fire salt, black pepper, baked ruffles flamin hot chips.

 

[Lari]

Chinese food! The house fried rice and crab rangoon.

 

[maggiedemi]

Breakfast: 3/4 cup Kind apple cinnamon cereal, half a diced anjou pear, 1/3 cup cow milk. The pear really improved this cereal!

Lunch: Veggie stir fry on Ruffles Baked flamin' hot chips. Stir fry was red onions, orange bell pepper, celery, garlic, sliced almonds, spinach, butter beans, stir fry sauce, spicy fire salt, black pepper, cilantro, el yucateco red habanero hot sauce.

Dinner: Aldi frozen colorful carrots, leftovers from Knorr pasta packet, one diced Aldi veggie burger, 1 pinch spicy fire salt, 2TB ketchup, 1Tsp el yucateco red habanero hot sauce, Ruffles baked flamin' hot chips. I love these purple carrots!

When do you guys add your spices to your stir-fry? At the beginning or half way through? What about the fresh garlic?

 

[neely]

Easy dinner since we were both tired - leftover pasta casserole with side salad and honeycrisp apple.

 

[lizzie]

Lots of yard work today so dinner was catch as catch can...he finished up the pizza and I had a hotdog with the works.

 

[Lari]

Feeling lazy. Just some oatmeal and tea. Not eating meat due to Friday in Lent. May make the smoothie on the side of my almond milk carton later.

 

[Mamanyt1953]

I think I'm just going to toast a bagel with Swiss cheese. And a big hunk of pistachio cake. A BIG HUNK of pistachio cake. Far more pistachio cake that I should have, but I only get it once a year!

 

[Winchester]

Last night, I made Shrimp and Grits from the latest issue of Cooks Country. Rick loves grits and he wanted me to try it. He loved the stuff. Me? Not so impressed. You have to like grits. And the only grits I could find at the grocery store was quick cooking, ready in 5 minutes. Well, that's not what I was looking for. I wanted the old-fashioned kind. Added sharp cheese to the grits. Onions, andouille sausage and shrimp with cream and hot sauce. I ate it, but ew.

Tonight it's Rick's turn to ew. Reubens with lots of baby Swiss cheese, sauerkraut and Thousand Island dressing with the corned beef from Wednesday. With coleslaw and fries. I love it. Dear Richard? Not so impressed. I'm using a loaf of no-knead bread that I made a few weeks ago and stuck in the freezer.

 

[rubysmama]

When do you guys add your spices to your stir-fry? At the beginning or half way through? What about the fresh garlic?

I add both at the beginning of cooking. But I'm no gourmet cook, so I may be doing it all wrong.

Last night I had the 2nd half of my mushroom rice. As usual, not sure what I'm having tonight.

 

[Lari]

I add both at the beginning of cooking. But I'm no gourmet cook, so I may be doing it all wrong.

Last night I had the 2nd half of my mushroom rice. As usual, not sure what I'm having tonight.

Most recipes I follow have me do garlic, onion and spices first, so I think you're doing it right.