What's For Dinner? - 2020

[maggiedemi]

the anisette (licorice) type.

Is this it? Walmart has it:

 

[miss eveliina]

i only have heard these two things before make a cold pot of coffee soak the steak an hour or half an hour take out and cook supposed to make it tender and taste good this method i have tried a coffee rub using coffee grounds to rub on the steak along with seasoning etckeep in mind it was my first time and even though it tasted really good it was a fail though cause it was like chewing a tasty piece of steak covered in sandand i felt like i drank a whole pot of coffee afterwards yep i ate the steak grounds and allguess i should have given it a quick rinse off to get rid of the grounds before cooking it

Oh gosh!

I think I’ll try the soaking method instead of the rub.

 

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Oh gosh!

I think I’ll try the soaking method instead of the rub.

please do and let me know how it turns out

 

[miss eveliina]

please do and let me know how it turns out

Will do!

 

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Will do!

thank you!

 

[Whenallhellbreakslose]

Is this it? Walmart has it:
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If I remember correctly, the Ansinette toast is like Biscotti but it softer than biscotti. It taste pretty good. Nonni's looks like regular Biscotti. Never tried that brand before.

Well, give it a try. It is the perfect companion to coffee.

 

[neely]

Nonni's looks like regular Biscotti. Never tried that brand before.

Yes, the Nonni brand is the best of the store bought biscottis. I used to send them to my daughter when she was away at college. I like the Cioccolati one best. Cioccolati Biscotti - Nonni's

M maggiedemi If you can get them fresh from a bakery sometime you will want to dip them in your coffee. They're so delicious. Otherwise try getting one of the Nonni flavors in your next grocery order.

 

[neely]

Good news, bad news - after much checking I was unable to order a new part for our old, old oven. But our new oven was delivered and installed yesterday. It will take some getting used to since our old one was pretty basic. It has Remote Enable which I doubt I will ever use, i.e. two way communication between oven and smart device by using WIFI connect features.

Dinner will be something quick and easy tonight - veggie quinoa burgers on an onion roll with sweet potatoes. Red seedless grapes and blueberries for dessert.

 

[lizzie]

We have leftover burgers from last night and hubby asks this morning if we could have them again for dinner with more fries....not a problem!

 

[artiemom]

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Yes, these are ok biscotti. If you can find a real Bakery, they will be much better.
This will give you an idea of what it tastes like..

Nonni's has a ton of flavors. I have a box of Pumpkin spice dipped in chocolate, and a box of chocolate dipped almond biscotti, in the house. I can easily pick up the bakery ones. These are just for 'just in case', stock.....

Stella Doro's biscotti is a tad softer. It is good, but softer. I love all Stella D'Oro's products.. really good cookies.. not too sweet. just sweet enough.

 

[Willowy]

I found out a local bar/restaurant has Wing Wednesday so I called in for takeout. I got "sting-y honey garlic" and "Korean pepper" flavors, plus some seasoned potato wedges. I haven't had chicken wings in a long time and they were excellent.

 

[LTS3]

An Italian bakery would have way better biscotti than a box sold at the grocery store. Short of that, try this Italian brand sold at Eataly, the big Italian emporium: https://www.eataly.com/us_en/sweets/cookies/biscotti-di-prato-cookies-4-4-oz

I pulled some fried chicken out of the freezer and heated that up for dinner.

 

[catapault]

Hot open face sandwich - chicken with gravy and mushrooms. Lightly toasted cut roll. Sauteed thinly sliced white mushrooms and set aside. Added flour to the butter / olive oil that had been used to saute mushrooms, stirring to thicken and get rid of that "raw" taste the flour would otherwise have. Added homemade chicken stock bit by bit, stirring as it came together. A little fresh ground pepper, oregano . . . Add chicken to reheat, ladle over roll, top with mushrooms. Knife and fork kind of meal but rather nice, considering I didn't have a recipe. Oh, and I chose frozen mixed vegetables, heated / cooked in microwave for the side dish.

 

[maggiedemi]

Yes, these are ok biscotti. If you can find a real Bakery, they will be much better.

We aren't really going anywhere except for Walmart until the pandemic is over. I guess I'll get the Nonnie ones if you think they are better than the Stella ones. I don't like chocolate much, except for hot cocoa, so I will just get the regular ones.

Added flour to the butter / olive oil that had been used to saute mushrooms, stirring to thicken and get rid of that "raw" taste the flour would otherwise have. Added homemade chicken stock bit by bit, stirring as it came together. A little fresh ground pepper, oregano .

That sounds like an easy way to make a vegetarian gravy. Maybe I'll try it. I heard that you can make veggie gravy with cream of mushroom soup too.

Breakfast: Aldi pumpkin spice bagel toasted with butter and apple sugar. Handful of Aldi sweet potato chips with Maranatha dark roasted almond butter.

Lunch: Same as breakfast, but with blueberry sugar. That was the last of the pumpkin spice bagels. Very yummy.

Dinner: Snack plate with 2 Betty Crocker cinnamon roll mug cakes and Aldi sweet potato chips. I threw away the frosting packets that came with these mug cakes. Yuck! Way too sweet. Not a very nutritious day, I know...

 

[Mamanyt1953]

yummy have you tried the coffee marinade on steaks before?

I've never marinated steaks with coffee before, but I used to marinate a beef roast with it. I'd cut deepish pockets in the roast, stuff them with sliced onion and sliced garlic, cover with coffee and refrigerate overnight. The next day I'd use some of the coffee as a braising liquid. I haven't done it in YEARS, but it was SO GOOD! I'll have to keep this in mind. Thanks for reminding me, guys!

Tonight (actually my tomorrow night), something very simple. Maybe an egg salad sandwich.

 

[miss eveliina]

thank you!

The steaks turned out wonderful! Thanks!!

 

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The steaks turned out wonderful! Thanks!!

your welcome!

 

[muffy]

Carrots, stir fried yellow squash and tomatoes with lima beans and corn. The tomatoes, lima beans and corn remind me of something my mother used to make when I was a kid. She would add onions and put it over toast. She said her mother used to serve it during the depression.

 

[maggiedemi]

Carrots, stir fried yellow squash and tomatoes with lima beans and corn.

It sounds like they are finally giving you more protein! Sounds yummy too. Is it called Succotash?


Breakfast: 2 microwave cinnamon roll mug cakes, butter, sweet potato chips.

Lunch: 1 microwave almond poppyseed muffin with butter, sweet potato chips, Aldi lavender espresso cheddar cheese. I tried ketchup on the sweet potato chips, which was a bit odd. I prefer them with almond butter on them.

Dinner: Veggie Alfredo casserole- olive oil, onions, garlic, elbow noodles, great northern beans, carrots, peas, bell peppers, cream of mushroom soup, alfredo sauce, evaporated milk, shredded cheese. I crumbled up saltine crackers on top. Also added habanero hot sauce and spicy fire salt. Something clashed in there, it didn't taste quite right.

 

[Willowy]

I tried ketchup on the sweet potato chips, which was a bit odd. I prefer them with almond butter on them.

Have you tried hummus? It's awesome and a pretty good source of protein for vegetarians. Also good with sweet potato chips .