What's For Dinner? - 2019

[micknsnicks2mom]

i'll have some Macaroni & Cheese with Tomatoes -- which i'm making this afternoon, and that Winchester had posted the recipe for....thank you for sharing that recipe! i'll have a couple hot dogs, too -- with no buns. dessert will be carob cherry brownies, later in the evening!

 

[1 bruce 1]

I brought two cartons of cottage cheese today just to have it on hand. A lot of times when I don't feel like cooking I will eat cottage cheese and fruit for a meal. It is quick, healthy and I need the protein.

I've done the exact same thing, I really like it with berries.
Sometimes I sneak in a handful of chips too

 

[Winchester]

Thought you might like to see the BBQ chicken. I'm pleased. It has a nice tang from the apple cider vinegar and from the liquid smoke (I added just a tad). It was cooked well, but not overly-done. And it's nice and moist. Rick does not like chicken, so he wasn't amused about dinner tonight. But even he said it was good....for chicken, that is. Mollipop and Tabby loved theirs and even Ms. Pepe had a teeny piece. (I used mayo, apple cider vinegar, veg oil, black pepper, salt, poultry seasoning, and smoked paprika. I also added just a wee bit of smoke. An all-day marinade, and then used the remaining marinade as a mop sauce while it grilled over indirect heat for an hour. About 300 to 350 degrees.)

 

[1 bruce 1]

Thought you might like to see the BBQ chicken. I'm pleased. It has a nice tang from the apple cider vinegar and from the liquid smoke (I added just a tad). It was cooked well, but not overly-done. And it's nice and moist. Rick does not like chicken, so he wasn't amused about dinner tonight. But even he said it was good....for chicken, that is. Mollipop and Tabby loved theirs and even Ms. Pepe had a teeny piece. (I used mayo, apple cider vinegar, veg oil, black pepper, salt, poultry seasoning, and smoked paprika. I also added just a wee bit of smoke. An all-day marinade, and then used the remaining marinade as a mop sauce while it grilled over indirect heat for an hour. About 300 to 350 degrees.)

Beautifully done. Looks perfect

 

[LTS3]

I still have plenty of asparagus arugula pasta salad left. I have Italian sausage thawing for tomorrow. Can I put them in the oven? Do I need to poke holes in the casings so they don't explode? Winchester

 

[lizzie]

Nothing fancy for dinner tonight.Lots of work outside,it was hot and humid,so we had meatloaf sammies and chips.

 

[JamesCalifornia]

An all-day marinade, and then used the remaining marinade as a mop sauce while it grilled over indirect heat for an hour. About 300 to 350 degrees.)

~ ´ Wow - looks nice ! How do you tell the cooking temp on BBQ grills ?

 

[Winchester]

Our gas grill has a temperature range, so I always know approx what the temp is. I can't actually set it for 350, but I can keep an eye on the temperature as it rises and then goes back down (opening the lid, keeping the lid shut). I also use a probe thermometer, set at the desired temp. When it gets to the temp that I set it for, the timer goes off. And I also use an instant read thermometer, just to check on the cooked meat.

The grill has six burners, plus a side burner for kettles of beans and such; it's a big thing. We have a nice-sized cast iron griddle that came with our old grill and I kept that. I turned on all the burners to High, then cleaned the grates. Then I turned burners 1, 3, 4 and 6 off, but kept 2 and 5 on medium-high. And put the four chicken quarters over 3 and 4. Indirect heat.

We do a lot of grilling in the summer. And I've learned how to work with different meats on the grill at the same time, and working around the burners to get it all done. That's partially why I wanted a big grill. It does what I need it to do. When we use the pizza oven box on the grill, I need 2, 3, 4, and 5 all turned to High and kept there.

For years, Rick did all the grilling. Then several years ago, I decided that I wanted to try it. He does seafood, steak, burgers and dogs; I do the poultry, briskets, and pork butts. I also like to play with wood chips and pellets. So when we decided to get a new grill a few years ago, he let me decide how big to go.

And I know that's TMI!!

 

[Winchester]

LTS3 No, I don't poke holes in the casing when I'm using a regular oven (but I do if I'm doing them in the microwave). Hope that helps! And now you have me curious! What are you making?

 

[LTS3]

I think just plain roasted sausages just to go with the leftover pasta salad stuff. I do have a bag of sweet potato tots I can put in the oven, too.

 

[micknsnicks2mom]

macaroni & cheese with tomatoes, and two hot dogs (no buns). a carob cherry brownie for dessert -- later in the evening!

 

[Mia6]

Nothing fancy for dinner tonight.Lots of work outside,it was hot and humid,so we had meatloaf sammies and chips.

Love meatloaf sammies!!

Winchester Chicken looks amazing!

 

[Mia6]

macaroni & cheese with tomatoes, and two hot dogs (no buns). a carob cherry brownie for dessert -- later in the evening!

How did you like the Mac&Cheese?

 

[1 bruce 1]

micknsnicks2mom macaroni and cheese sounds so good. i love the cheesy home made stuff, but some of the boxed ones are really delicious.
Bison and steamed vegetables are on our list

 

[LTS3]

Nothing exploded in the oven The sausages aren't anything fancy, just hot Italian. I had to put them in the fridge to thaw yesterday because I needed space for more bags of raw cat food

 

[1 bruce 1]

Nothing exploded in the oven The sausages aren't anything fancy, just hot Italian. I had to put in the fridge to thaw yesterday because I needed space for more bags of raw cat food

Good news on not exploding your food! We have some sausage in the fridge we might throw in a cream sauce and make potato soup with.
They need to invent a fridge that runs wall to wall but is only about a foot deep so lost food doesn't get thrown to the back and forgotten about. I found a head of cabbage that was turning black and some celery that looked like it had the flu the other day We clean it out once a week but apparently we (I) missed the middle shelf

 

[lizzie]

Nothing fancy today either....grilled polish sausage,macaroni salad and baked beans.

 

[micknsnicks2mom]

How did you like the Mac&Cheese?

it's simply glorious! i loved the addition of tomatoes.

and, i'll have more macaroni and cheese for tonight's dinner, some canned tropical fruit, and a cherry brown butter bar for dessert -- later in the evening.

 

[Winchester]

Yay! micknsnicks2mom I'm so glad you liked it.

I was going to do BBQ chicken sourdough pizza yesterday for dinner, but never got around to making the crust. So I took two pork chops out of the freezer. Made some marinated carrots (different kind of recipe with tomato sauce, but not bad). And dessert was a peach cobbler. (And I put the two remaining chicken quarters in the freezer for another time.)

I had canned peaches last year and I need to get them used up, so I can can more this year. I have one jar left. I'm going to can peaches and zucchini relish this summer.

Tonight Rick is making his hamburgers. Yum

 

[Mamanyt1953]

We got two cartons of cottage cheese in the fridge with my name on them. It's only recently I really decided I liked the stuff.

Welcome to the Dark Side. It's good with most everything, including veggies and some meats.

Tonight I'm having tuna salad, mostly because Hek wants "tuna soup."

I have added those small frozen pancakes and breakfast links to my shopping list...next month I can have "hot dogs" for breakfast...although NOT with cheese and onions!

I'm also ordering this

so I can make these

It says to use pancake batter, but I bet that cornbread batter would work, too!