What's For Dinner? - 2019

[denice]

I have watched them use plantain on cooking shows, there is a bit of an art to using them. They are used a lot in some African and Caribbean dishes

 

[rubysmama]

If anyone is interested, I posted my recipe for the Black Bean Brownies in the Cakes and Other Baked Goods recipe thread. As there's no flour in these, they should be suitable for anyone on a Gluten Free diet. I posted a pic, as well.

 

[Kat0121]

Well, the chicken and rice dish came out less than ideal After 50 minutes of baking, I took the foil off and found the still raw chicken swimming in broth and uncooked rice. Another half hour in the oven resulted in the chicken being cooked but still swimming in broth and partially cooked rice. I put the chicken on a plate and put the rice back in the oven for another half hour. The result was cooked rice but really mushy and wet. I don't know what went wrong Maybe the 3 quart dish I used was too small? The recipe calls for a 10 x 15 dish but in my other thread several people said the 3 quart dish would work just fine. The chicken itself was pretty bland.

I'm sorry. I wonder if it would have been better in the instant pot or a crock pot.

 

[maggiedemi]

For lunch I had my usual veggie sandwich. This time I put Cranberry Stilton cheese from Aldi on it. It kind of clashed with the tomato. I think this fruity cheese would taste better melted on a grilled cheese. I'm still learning what foods go together.

For dinner I had this Spanish rice type dish with a veggie burger cut up in it. It was pretty good, it had kidney beans, onions, red bell pepper, garlic, tomatoes, salsa, brown rice.

 

[Willow's Mom]

The power is back on so I had Chantarelle mushrooms with swiss chard, kale, and Tofu over rice.

 

[Sidewinder]

Dare I eat another plate of leftovers? LOL... I'll wait till I'm good and hungry, this cold beer is hitting the spot as I watch football.

 

[LTS3]

I'm sorry. I wonder if it would have been better in the instant pot or a crock pot.

The recipe doesn't have alternate instructions for a crock pot or Instant Pot I posted pictures in the other thread.

The power is back on so I had Chantarelle mushrooms with swiss chard, kale, and Tofu over rice.

I've always wanted to try chantarelle and other unusual mushrooms but I have no idea what the best way to cook them are. I'd hate to buy expensive mushrooms only to ruin them by cooking them wrong The independent grocery store always has a lot of different varieties: lobster, oyster, trumpet, maitake, etc.

 

[muffy]

I have watched them use plantain on cooking shows, there is a bit of an art to using them. They are used a lot in some African and Caribbean dishes

I had a friend that used to fry them in a cream sauce. They were delicious.

 

[muffy]

I had Thanksgiving dinner at my sister's house. I had veggie dressing, mashed potatoes, green beans, cranberry sauce and a roll. For desert I had apple pie. She made my food separate from everybody else's because I am vegetarian. I had a lot of left over's to take home.

 

[Spookyandsammy]

Haven't decided what I'm doing for supper today it's just spooky and I tonight any suggestions?

 

[Furballsmom]

any suggestions?

hmmm....mac n cheese? Mamanyt1953 would suggest hot dogs

For dinner around this house, I'm thinking chicken meatballs and a veggie.

 

[Mamanyt1953]

a BIG bowl of green bean casserole. I need to use it up. Not worried about the turkey or dressing, they will freeze.

 

[rubysmama]

Haven't decided what I'm doing for supper today it's just spooky and I tonight any suggestions?

I had a grilled cheese and tomato sandwich tonight, which was quick, easy and yummy.

 

[catapault]

LTS3 I forage for chanterelles. They grow on our property. Others I feel safe to forage for are chicken of the woods, Laetiporus sulphureus, and hen of the woods, Grifola frondosa. There are a couple of others but these are my preferred three.

Easiest is to clean the mushrooms with a soft brush. Try and avoid water. Purchased mushrooms should be clean. At least cleaner than what I forage for.

Chanterelles can be torn into pieces. The other two are bracket / shelf mushrooms and need a knife. Chanterelle cook quickly - saute with a goodly amount of butter over moderate heat. After you saute bracket fungi they then get a splash of stock and the lid quickly clapped on the pan as you turn the heat down. Simmer until done.

Serve over rice or pasta, as is. Or make a cream sauce to which you add the mushrooms .
Here's an image of a box of chanterelles I picked in mid-July, this year.

 

[maggiedemi]

For breakfast I had a can of Great Value mixed fruit. It was just okay, not exciting.

For lunch I had a veggie sandwich of course. This time I put blue cheese vinaigrette on it instead of mayo. It was better than I thought it would be. It tasted like the Italian dressing I used to have as a kid.

For dinner I had asparagus, roasted potatoes/carrots/onions mix with ketchup on it, a ring of pineapple, and 2 little Dr. Praeger Spinach Cakes. I put ketchup on those too. I don't know if I cooked them right. I cooked them in oil 3 minutes per side since they were unthawed.
Dr. Praeger's Spinach Cakes

 

[Furballsmom]

I cooked them in oil 3 minutes per side since they were unthawed.

Sounds like you did just about right

 

[Sidewinder]

LTS3 I forage for chanterelles. They grow on our property. Others I feel safe to forage for are chicken of the woods, Laetiporus sulphureus, and hen of the woods, Grifola frondosa. There are a couple of others but these are my preferred three.

You sound knowledgeable with regard to mushrooms... some poor misguided fools go looking for psilocybin 'shrooms in the woods or field, mistakenly pick 'Death Caps' and subsequently die agonizing deaths. But those who know their 'shrooms can safely pick and eat a number of fungi. Moi, I'll stick with those cultivated by experts or specialty farmers... I wouldn't eat a mushroom picked in the field if I had the least doubt about its toxicity.

No worries on this holiday weekend, I'm on a steady diet of football, cold beer & leftover turkey with all the trimmings, LOL.

P.S. Back in Viking days, some Berserkers formed "mushroom cults" and ate 'shrooms before going into battle...

 

[LTS3]

Are pictures of mushrooms allowed to be posted here? Or should that go in a different thread because it's a different topic from this dinner thread? I have pictures of the various locally grown mushrooms that the grocery store has.

I had the leftover bland chicken again. I tossed the mushy rice, though. I made plain rice in the rice cooker.

 

[maggiedemi]

I have pictures of the various locally grown mushrooms that the grocery store has.

I would think it would be okay to post, since it's something that you are thinking of having for dinner sometime soon.

 

[Willow's Mom]

I finally made the chestnut stuffing because we have power again and had some of that, a sweet potato, a couple of strawberries, band maybe I'll have a bowl of beans before dinner.