Dinner ideas

Jells2dot0

I am at a loss of what to do for dinner tonight. It's my last night in town for awhile! All I know is that I'm hungry and I want something tasty. What are you all doing for dinner?

ShesSoCold

I'm hoping my dad orders pizza when I go to his house for the Hawks game.

Sorry I'm no help. 

photokitty

I'm thinking bacon wrapped asparagus. BC bacon. And wine, definitely wine.

Last night I had pan seared brussel sprouts, shallots and of course BACON! Perhaps wine then too.

I need to eat the bacon before it goes bad...it could happen

julieanne912

Hmm tonight I think I'm gonna make a naan pizza with spicy chicken sausage, just need to check on the cheese situation when I get home.  I use the premade frozen naan from Trader Joe's.

Last night was a grilled pork chop with a mango habanero glaze, brown rice, and sautéed green beans.  Night before was a creamy roasted red pepper penne with chicken.

Cooking for one is fun

emmaaa

I'm doing BBQ pork chops on the grill, mashed potatoes, and steamed broccoli. I'm starving! I always try to have a big meal on Wednesdays to get over the hump of the week.

ohmrs2014

I took out sweet and hot Italian sausage and planned on making pasta, but I just emailed DH to see if he wanted to go out to eat.  He's had a crazy week and I'm just being lazy LOL.

photokitty

julieanne912 said:

Hmm tonight I think I'm gonna make a naan pizza with spicy chicken sausage, just need to check on the cheese situation when I get home.  I use the premade frozen naan from Trader Joe's.

Last night was a grilled pork chop with a mango habanero glaze, brown rice, and sautéed green beans.  Night before was a creamy roasted red pepper penne with chicken.

Cooking for one is fun

I would like to hear more about this...did you make or buy it? Wa sit as amazing as it sounds?

Jells2dot0

Well, I just scarfed down some Doritos, so that helped. LOL

 

Oddly enough, pizza sounds perfect! It's not fancy, but it sure is satisfying!!!

@Photokitty I had my bacon fix this morning. I eat it every morning for breakfast. I started doing it to cut carbs out of my diet, but even when I gave that up, I still kept eating bacon!

beachyone15

We are making pesto-marinated shrimp, grilled asparagus, and rice. Last night we had butter-garlic spaghetti squash with grilled chicken and broccoli. I'm tired of making the same boring foods so I'm trying new dinners all week!

swiftsticks

Leftover pizza. It's been a crappy week filled with fast food

arrippa

I am probably stopping at Panera and getting the Roasted turkey BLT on my way to an author signing.

peachy13

Grilled chicken and grilled corn on the cob. Yuum. Earlier this week we did grilled white fish and rice pilaf, and yesterday was obviously taco Tuesday. Tomorrow is sausages and beans, and Friday we usually go out (read: I get a big steak and a big glass o red wine). 

Jells2dot0

The seafood dishes sound yummy but I do not like seafood at all. I just loathe that "fishy" smell.

sarawifenow

I am making thai curry with pork and sweet potatoes over jasmin rice. H has been hounding me to make it for weeks now. He keeps texting me asking what time I get off lol!

lyndausvi

emmaaa said:

I doing BBQ pork chops on the grill, mashed potatoes, and steamed broccoli. I'm starving! I always try to have a big meal on Wednesdays to get over the hump of the week.

I had that exact meal on Monday.

I'm grilling a beef tenderloin on the grill.   I'm going to have potatoes.  I'm thinking of just slicing them up thin , coating them with some olive oil and cooking them on the grill (using a veggie pan).   I might just do mashed.   Not sure yet.      Then I will add some sort of veggie.

OliveOilsMom

H is making pizza from scratch.  He found a good recipe online for no-rise pizza dough that you cook in a cast iron skillet.  So he is doing that tonight.  He is topping it with BBQ sauce, the Kahlua pork I made in the crock pot and pineapple bits!  I can't wait to get home!

Cookie Pusher

I'm on my own tonight so I'm making what I want. Homemade pasta with fresh Jersey tomatoes, garlic, basil from my windowsill, and some nice crusty bread.

ETF: Words are hard

lyndausvi

Cookie Pusher said:

Homemade pasta with fresh Jersey tomatoes, garlic, basil from my windowsill, and some nice crusty bread.

I miss Jersey tomatoes.

julieanne912

photokitty said:

julieanne912 said:

Hmm tonight I think I'm gonna make a naan pizza with spicy chicken sausage, just need to check on the cheese situation when I get home.  I use the premade frozen naan from Trader Joe's.

Last night was a grilled pork chop with a mango habanero glaze, brown rice, and sautéed green beans.  Night before was a creamy roasted red pepper penne with chicken.

Cooking for one is fun

I would like to hear more about this...did you make or buy it? Wa sit as amazing as it sounds?

I admit I bought it.  They had it on clearance at the grocery store, it's normal price was like $8 and I got it for $1.79.  I wasn't sure when I tasted it from the bottle and it seemed a bit cloying but it was super good on the chop.  They had it by all the BBQ sauces and stuff.  It was this brand: https://www.jelly.com/ 

novella1186

H went home at lunch time and threw some ribs in the slow cooker, with BBQ sauce that he makes from scratch. I can't wait to eat those tonight! We'll probably have tater tots and a salad with them because I'm feeling super lazy and he'll be a soccer game. 

Cookie Pusher

lyndausvi said:

Cookie Pusher said:

Homemade pasta with fresh Jersey tomatoes, garlic, basil from my windowsill, and some nice crusty bread.

I miss Jersey tomatoes.

There is nothing like a juicy tomato from New Jersey. I buy big bags of them at the farmers market every weekend to can for the winter. I make pasta sauce and tomato basil soup by the gallon to freeze for the year. I eat them for a snack like an apple. I make caprese just about every weekend because Jersey tomato + hand-pulled fresh mozz + basil + crusty bread = Heaven

lyndausvi

Cookie Pusher said:

lyndausvi said:

Cookie Pusher said:

Homemade pasta with fresh Jersey tomatoes, garlic, basil from my windowsill, and some nice crusty bread.

I miss Jersey tomatoes.

There is nothing like a juicy tomato from New Jersey. I buy big bags of them at the farmers market every weekend to can for the winter. I make pasta sauce and tomato basil soup by the gallon to freeze for the year. I eat them for a snack like an apple. I make caprese just about every weekend because Jersey tomato + hand-pulled fresh mozz + basil + crusty bread = Heaven

ditto.

I grew up eating Jersey tomatoes.   There is nothing like them.

Jells2dot0

 

Cookie Pusher said:

lyndausvi said:

Cookie Pusher said:

Homemade pasta with fresh Jersey tomatoes, garlic, basil from my windowsill, and some nice crusty bread.

I miss Jersey tomatoes.

There is nothing like a juicy tomato from New Jersey. I buy big bags of them at the farmers market every weekend to can for the winter. I make pasta sauce and tomato basil soup by the gallon to freeze for the year. I eat them for a snack like an apple. I make caprese just about every weekend because Jersey tomato + hand-pulled fresh mozz + basil + crusty bread = Heaven

I miss the Jersey Silver Queen corn. I'm heading to NJ this weekend and I'm going to scarf down as much food as I can (cheese steaks, for starters)

loveislouder

I'm going to Applebees for a liquid dinner Their Mudslide is DELICIOUS.

sarawifenow

Cookie Pusher said:

lyndausvi said:

Cookie Pusher said:

Homemade pasta with fresh Jersey tomatoes, garlic, basil from my windowsill, and some nice crusty bread.

I miss Jersey tomatoes.

There is nothing like a juicy tomato from New Jersey. I buy big bags of them at the farmers market every weekend to can for the winter. I make pasta sauce and tomato basil soup by the gallon to freeze for the year. I eat them for a snack like an apple. I make caprese just about every weekend because Jersey tomato + hand-pulled fresh mozz + basil + crusty bread = Heaven

photokitty

Is a jersey tomato a particular variety or just one grown in New Jersey? I feel like an idiot asking. I've never had one either way I suppose.

photokitty

Wait wait WAIT!! 

New Jersey also has silver queen corn??? I'm moving!!  God I miss silver queen corn!!

 And where is this Applebees that still has mudslides?? They discontinued them at our's and the last one I got they put ice cubes in it - to say I was pissed, would be an understatement. It's a frozen drink, not a drink on ice

DarthV8r

I still have left over chicken adobada. I've had tacos or burritos for two days so I'm throwing it on then grill and having it on a salad. I just need to find a dressing I can make. Also I wish I had fresh corn, I'm craving grilled corn like a mother.

lyndausvi

photokitty said:

Wait wait WAIT!! 

New Jersey also has silver queen corn??? I'm moving!!  God I miss silver queen corn!!

 And where is this Applebees that still has mudslides?? They discontinued them at our's and the last one I got they put ice cubes in it - to say I was pissed, would be an understatement. It's a frozen drink, not a drink on ice

The silver queen corn is amazing.

Jersey tomatoes are just beefsteak tomatoes grown in NJ.   I think it has to do with the soil, but they are bigger and juicer then tomatoes I've had any where else in the world.

NowIamMrsKlein

Taco Wednesday!!!

Last night we had panfried snapper with salsa verde over rice, with grilled zuchinni 

madamerwin

novella1186 said:

H went home at lunch time and threw some ribs in the slow cooker, with BBQ sauce that he makes from scratch. I can't wait to eat those tonight! We'll probably have tater tots and a salad with them because I'm feeling super lazy and he'll be a soccer game. 

Slow cookers are the best! On Monday I went home at lunch and threw a pork roast, half an onion, and a bottle of BBQ sauce in the slow cooker for 4 hours. Easiest way to make pulled pork.

I bought all the makings for falafel and Greek salad yesterday, I'm hoping FI will take the hint and get cookin' (it's his Saturday today, though I usually end up making dinner even on his weekends...)