What's for dinner?

theartistformerlyknownas · July 2014

FI is gone (Vegas for work, lucky bastard). He hates mustard and dislikes pierogies (I KNOW, but I'm marrying him anyway) so I'm taking advantage of my opportunity to eat things he hates and making this.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/grilled-pierogies-and-kielbasa-recipe.html

Whatcha got cookin'?

JCbride2015 · July 2014

WinstonsGirl · July 2014

Depends on if DH comes home. If yes, then steak. If no, that I'm having salad and maybe some boiled eggs on the side. Too hot and lazy to cook

theartistformerlyknownas · July 2014

LOL @JCBride2015 you earned that bad boy! I am, in fact, having one as well! Intern brought in more of the organic margaritas his family member's company makes. Good intern, we've trained you well.

falsara · July 2014

I'm making shortcut chicken curry. Which reminds me that I have to get tomato paste from the store. Ugh I don't wan to leave the AC in the apartment, screw Chicago weather.

@JCBride2015 You go girl! I'll be having a jack and coke in your honor tonight!

Cookie Pusher · July 2014

Tangerine-glazed chicken thighs, green beans, and some kind of pasta side dish. Black cherry ice cream with chocolate syrup for dessert.

falsara · July 2014

@ Cookie Pusher You made desert?!!!! Ugh, I'm so not as cool as you. Desert is never in my house. Sounds yummy though!

WinstonsGirl · July 2014

Just settled it. Salad and hard boiled eggs it is.

AddieCake · July 2014

I made a huge meal yesterday and don't feel like cooking tonight. We decided to order pasta for delivery.

Sugargirl1019 · July 2014

OMG PIEROGIES YUMMMMM!

Idk what were having.. But now I want pierogies.

princessleia22 · July 2014

Whatever my husband cooks.

I can cook, but he puts a lot more effort into it than I do. It will take him 2+ hours to prep and grill steak, all his spices are bought directly from whatever country does it best (some things I've never heard of), every ingredient has to be fresh, etc. So he is our designated chef. But, I would take his steak or chicken over anything at a restaurant any day. Although, I did surprise him and made marinated lemon rosemary chicken the other day (I even used fresh rosemary and real lemons)... otherwise, my go-to chicken breast involves sprinkling on some salt & pepper and putting it in oven set to broil.

But, there are a lot of things he won't eat. So if he's out of town or working late, I usually will cook pasta (he won't eat ANY pasta) or Chinese food.

kat1114 · July 2014

We moved this week. The new house has gas appliances. Unfortunately, there is a leak somewhere in our gas line, so they can't turn the gas on until it gets fixed. So, I'm guessing we are continuing our 5 day streak of going out to eat. Or (the more likely scenario), being lazy and getting Chinese delivery.

Cookie Pusher · July 2014

cwradford said:

@ Cookie Pusher You made desert?!!!! Ugh, I'm so not as cool as you. Desert is never in my house. Sounds yummy though!

If by making dessert you mean I went to the grocery store and bought a container of ice cream and pulled chocolate syrup out of the freezer, then yes, I made dessert. lol It's way too humid for me to bake anything tonight, otherwise we'd be having Irish Car Bomb cupcakes!

falsara · July 2014

@ Cookie Pusher any desert is good, even if it's from the store! But those cupcakes sound really good too. Ugh I love to bake, but I hate our oven when its this hot out. I never bake anything as fancy as Irish Car Bomb Cupcakes though. I think I'll borrow the Doctors Tardis so I can have some.

jenna8984 · July 2014

My town is actually like 50% Polish so we have two festivals each year that sell the absolute best home made pierogis.

I just made this Olive Garden Parmesan shrimp pasta bake mmmmm

http://www.budgetsavvydiva.com/2014/02/olive-garden-baked-parmesan-shrimp-recipe/

ohannabelle · July 2014

Homemade macaroni and cheese with a pancetta/ caramelized sweet onion/ grated cheese topping. (There are very strict laws about not just picking off the crispy brown top and eating it.) Caesar salad. Wine for me.

Moosey will be busy sneaking the crisp crust off a bite at a time for the rest of the night, so a quiet night for me.

mschristie123 · July 2014

Mmmmmmm so hungry! Waiting at work for DH to pick me up and let me eat!

We have gotten in the habit lately of making a few different meals on Sunday and Monday evenings that we can eat for the whole week. We realized after the wedding that we are just way too damn tired and busy to cook each night after work. So tonight we have garlic chicken with roasted veggies and crusty bread. Or maybe I will cook up the eggplant I prepped and make eggplant parmesan.

luckya23 · July 2014

I got a rude reality check about how much food I keep around, especially in my freezer, so I am eating one of my frozen meals that made it through my refrigerator meltdown - Bird's Eye Chicken Florentine.

Plus I will be traveling tomorrow and Sunday - Wednesday, so I won't have much time to make stuff at home in the next week.

StitelME · July 2014

This thread is making me soo hungry! My FI is currently on the phone ordering Chinese for delivery. I've been craving pork wontons all day.

I also love pierogies - though the FI won't make them without me begging, says they are too unhealthy.

While I wait for the Chinese to arrive, I'm sipping on yummy wine and nibbling on m&ms.

Sugargirl1019 · July 2014

We're having hamburgers.... Boo I really wanted pierogies!

theartistformerlyknownas · July 2014

StitelME said:

This thread is making me soo hungry! My FI is currently on the phone ordering Chinese for delivery. I've been craving pork wontons all day.
I also love pierogies - though the FI won't make them without me begging, says they are too unhealthy.
While I wait for the Chinese to arrive, I'm sipping on yummy wine and nibbling on m&ms.

Healthy schmealthy. I even went for the 4 cheese ones!

Cookie Pusher · July 2014

cwradford said:

@ Cookie Pusher any desert is good, even if it's from the store! But those cupcakes sound really good too. Ugh I love to bake, but I hate our oven when its this hot out. I never bake anything as fancy as Irish Car Bomb Cupcakes though. I think I'll borrow the Doctors Tardis so I can have some.

I make ICB cupcakes pretty regularly. They aren't any more complicated than making any other cupcakes from scratch (except the chopping the chocolate part, but I just started freezing and then grating the bars so it goes faster). I also make a lot of fudge, which always seems much fancier than the effort required - I just use the standard Carnation recipe but do different flavor combinations like dark chocolate lime or spiced butterscotch.

LDay2014 · July 2014

I did seasoned pork cutlets, with a wild rice/quinoa/lentil medley, and salad...oh, and beer.

Yay beer.

wandajune6 · July 2014

We're moving FSIL across country for grad school tomorrow, leaving crazy early. FI, FSIL, and their friend are out loading the trailer while I'm at home, finishing my work for the day, making dinner, and cleaning. FMIL is staying at our place while we're gone to watch Maury the Pit so it needs to be clean.

Since I have no idea when people will show up, I've got pulled pork in the crockpot, a bag of tortilla chips, half-assed slaw, and half-assed strawberry shortcake.

Half-assed slaw: 1/2 pre-made slaw, 1/2 shredded cabbage. There's always more than enough creamy stuff so this extends it while cutting the fat.

Half-assed strawberry shortcake: store bought angel food cake, strawberries macerating in a bit of sugar, and the bottle of balsamic glaze that's sitting in the fridge. I'd add shredded mint or basil if I had it, I'm just too lazy to go out.

theartistformerlyknownas · July 2014

smichek said:

Spaghetti. Because I just got home and I'm already starving and I don't really know how to cook. I really wish I had stopped for pizza or KFC.

Cooking is easy peasy! Just need practice with simple recipes to get a hang of how much and what types of seasonings go well together, and how long various things take to cook.

Senecaf · July 2014

2 scoops of whey and some almond milk. Blah

All your all food sounds delish!

theartistformerlyknownas · July 2014

Cookie's ice cream sounded yummy, so I got some coconut milk vanilla bean ice cream that I'll have over grilled apples later. I might even have some caramel sauce. For now, I'm stuffed with pierogies. Yum yum yum!

theartistformerlyknownas · July 2014

smichek said:

lolo883 said:

smichek said:

Spaghetti. Because I just got home and I'm already starving and I don't really know how to cook. I really wish I had stopped for pizza or KFC.

Cooking is easy peasy! Just need practice with simple recipes to get a hang of how much and what types of seasonings go well together, and how long various things take to cook.

SITB

I know a few recipes. BBQ baked chicken, breaded baked chicken, southwest crockpot chicken, chicken and rice, and chicken fried rice/stir fry/terriyaki/whatever you want to call it. That's it.

You sound like my FI, who makes: baked chicken. Baked chicken cut up in spaghetti. Baked chicken cut up with peppers. Baked chicken cut up with peppers in a tortilla.

You need to mix it up, girl!

theartistformerlyknownas · July 2014

smichek said:

lolo883 said:

Cookie's ice cream sounded yummy, so I got some coconut milk vanilla bean ice cream that I'll have over grilled apples later. I might even have some caramel sauce. For now, I'm stuffed with pierogies. Yum yum yum!

SITB

WHERE DID YOU BUY THAT?????

Kroger!

SmileDamnit · July 2014

I've been so gluttonous this week that the thought of food makes me want to assume this position:

Aaaaand, that said, why stop when you're ahead?? I think we'll have sundered tomato and goat cheese stuffed turkey burgers.

beethery · August 2014

BURGERSEEEESSSSSSSS I can't wait.

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