What's For Dinner? - 2018

[1 bruce 1]

Oh, I forgot that this thread has an actual topic.
Stir fry, because we had Chinese last night and we can't get enough of that wonderful stuff.
Lots of rice, beef, onions, peppers, and green onions will make this a good one!

Cats will have a big mass of ground turkey, organ blends, and egg yolks (they had a very bone heavy breakfast!)
Dogs will have poultry necks, beef heart chunks or chicken chunks, as well as organ blends and egg yolks.
We scored inexpensive pasture raised wings, so guess who is doing more bagging and portioning tomorrow?
Do you think if I woke up "sick" tomorrow, anyone would be suspicious?

 

[neely]

We ended up ordering Chinese - DH got Mongolian Beef and I got Tofu with Mixed Vegetables, (broccoli, carrots, mushrooms, onions, cabbage and pea pods). Plus 4 fortune cookies for dessert.

 

[JamesCalifornia]

~ I just sizzled my cats some chicken gizzards & heart !

 

[muffy]

Surprisingly they did but that's one reason why I ate a small meal before we left.
They had 2 kinds of veggie pizza plus fresh veggies with spinach dip and a variety of cubed cheese. However, I usually don't eat cheese by itself since it's too much dairy for me. The other choices were all chicken or beef related
but I was thrilled there were some veggie friendly options. On the downside, there was no dessert.

That's sounds pretty good. I'm glad you had a good time.

 

[muffy]

We ended up ordering Chinese - DH got Mongolian Beef and I got Tofu with Mixed Vegetables, (broccoli, carrots, mushrooms, onions, cabbage and pea pods). Plus 4 fortune cookies for dessert.

That sounds delicious. I love tofu with mixed vegetables. I see your husband is not vegetarian. Has that ever been a problem for you two? If I am being too nosy you don't have to answer. I was just curious.

 

[rubysmama]

That sounds delicious. I love tofu with mixed vegetables. I see your husband is not vegetarian. Has that ever been a problem for you two? If I am being too nosy you don't have to answer. I was just curious.

If you're being nosy, so am I muffy . Because I was curious how that works with meals at home, neely Or is hubby vegetarian at home, and a "social" carnivore.

 

[neely]

If you're being nosy, so am I muffy . Because I was curious how that works with meals at home, neely Or is hubby vegetarian at home, and a "social" carnivore.

LOL, you guys are not being nosy at all. I get asked this a lot by friends and family. There was a time when DH was the odd man out since my oldest daughter and I were both vegetarian. I never pressured my husband because I felt it was his choice. If someone decides to follow a vegetarian diet they should do it for themselves because they really want to or else they won't succeed. He has cut down on red meat and only eats it when we go out. We either cook separately or I prepare dishes we can both eat. He actually enjoys some of my meatless dishes. But he knows I won't step foot in a steakhouse.

 

[muffy]

LOL, you guys are not being nosy at all. I get asked this a lot by friends and family. There was a time when DH was the odd man out since my oldest daughter and I were both vegetarian. I never pressured my husband because I felt it was his choice. If someone decides to follow a vegetarian diet they should do it for themselves because they really














want to or else they won't succeed. He has cut down on red meat and only eats it when we go out. We either cook separately or I prepare dishes we can both eat. He actually enjoys some of my meatless dishes. But he knows I won't step foot in a steakhouse.

Thanks for sharing. I always wondered how marry people worked that out. It looks like you guys have a nice marriage.

 

[LTS3]

Questions for the vegetarians - I was reading through the comments of a recipe online. It was a chicken and rice casserole. One of the comments said that a vegetarian family member *loved* the rice and could not stop eating it. The raw chicken is placed directly on the rice mixture in the pan and baked. The rice would absorb the chicken drippings and juice as the dish bakes. So the rice wouldn't be suitable for a vegetarian to eat, right?

I had a frozen dinner tonight. Still feeling exhausted and icky from the looonng work day on Friday Tomorrow I am making a baked lemon chicken and green beans dish. The recipe calls for asparagus but I'm going to use green beans instead.

 

[orange&white]

Tonight is a small piece of pan-fried chicken breast on garlic-onion rice with marinara. Sides are pan-fried potatoes with onions and bacon, steamed broccoli and a simple lettuce/tomato/cheese salad.

...and, as usual, if I don't "report in" for a few days, it's because I nearly always have several days of the same leftovers to eat.

 

[muffy]

No. In my opinion chicken drippings are a no no for vegetarians. I am a very strict vegetarian and was a very strict vegan.

 

[maggiedemi]

a simple lettuce/tomato/cheese salad.

What kind of dressing, Italian?

 

[LTS3]

No. In my opinion chicken drippings are a no no for vegetarians.

That's what I thought Is it possible for some vegetarians to be less strict on the diet than others? I vaguely recall an old co-worker who said she was vegetarian but occasionally ate chicken. Then there was the vegetarian co-worker who ate nothing but junk food with the occasional salad.

 

[orange&white]

What kind of dressing, Italian?

Yes, Italian. I dredged the chicken breast in flour and cooked it in bacon fat, so I went for a "healthy" dressing. With all the animal fat I use in cooking, I expect my arteries may look like toothpaste.

 

[muffy]

That's what I thought Is it possible for some vegetarians to be less strict on the diet than others? I vaguely recall an old co-worker who said she was vegetarian but occasionally ate chicken. Then there was the vegetarian co-worker who ate nothing but junk food with the occasional salad.

I eat a lot of junk food but I am still a strict vegetarian. I eat no meat or fish. What does junk food have to do with being a vegetarian?

Yes it is possible for vegetarians to be less strict than
others. In my opinion anyone who eats meat or meat products are not vegetarian. Every month a group of us eat lunch out. One lady says she is vegetarian but every time I ever ate lunch with her she had meat.

 

[neely]

In my opinion anyone who eats meat or meat products are not vegetarian.

Exactly!

LTS3 Chicken drippings on rice casserole is a big no-no for any vegetarian.
In fact, if I go to a restaurant that serves burgers and the menu includes a veggie or black bean burger I will not eat it because it's cooked on the same grill as the hamburger meat burgers.

 

[1 bruce 1]

~ I just sizzled my cats some chicken gizzards & heart !

Dear Mr. James.
Adopt me. I got fat and am on a diet.
Love, Baby Girl Cat.

(Really, Baby Girl got fat from demanding her spot in Queen Bee's "I got skinny" lunchtime parade. And she's 100% pissed off at me for being a stooge witholding food from her.)

 

[1 bruce 1]

I eat a lot of junk food but I am still a strict vegetarian. I eat no meat or fish. What does junk food have to do with being a vegetarian?

Yes it is possible for vegetarians to be less strict than
others. In my opinion anyone who eats meat or meat products are not vegetarian. Every month a group of us eat lunch out. One lady says she is vegetarian but every time I ever ate lunch with her she had meat.

I think I mentioned this before but we have a friend that claims to be vegetarian except for McDonald's. I don't know how that works.

 

[muffy]

I think I mentioned this before but we have a friend that claims to be vegetarian except for McDonald's. I don't know how that works.

She is not vegetarian.

 

[muffy]

Exactly!

LTS3 Chicken drippings on rice casserole is a big no-no for any vegetarian.






In fact, if I go to a restaurant that serves burgers and the menu includes a veggie or black bean burger I will not eat it because it's cooked on the same grill as the hamburger meat burgers.

I always wondered about that. From now on I will ask. I wonder if they do the same thing with Chinese Food.