What's for Dinner ~ Thursday March 21st

[Lucinda]

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[bif]

1. I might do fried rice with some leftover lamb or...

Chicken Marsala

[LancetChick]

2. Porterhouse Steak, thanks to that steak thread.

It's way too big for one serving, but it lasts several days. And I'm going to make that divine Tyler Florence Ultimate Potato Gratin again, except that instead of 2 1/2 cups of heavy cream I'm going to substitute half and half to see if I can get away with something just, or almost, as flavorful, but without many of the calories. And peas with prosciutto and shallots. For dessert: Alka-Seltzer.

[livetohike]

3. Split pea soup, hard rolls and a waldorf salad

Winter won't end here. It's 18 F. at 12:30 p.m. and snowing. Last year, it was in the low 70's.

[fizzgig]

4. not sure

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i have to go to the grocery store before work, we are pretty much down to condiments and a few canned staples.

edit: doing antipasti type food tonight. hit the olive bar, got a few chunks of cheese, some grapes and a nice loaf of bread.

[pinto]

5. Broiled, black peppered steak; ; broiled red potatoes; asparagus w/ sour cream & horseradish sauce;

simple romaine, cherry tomato, cucumber, red onion side salad w/ oil & vinegar. Cinnamon/raisin scones.

(It's shopping day!)

[cbayer]

6. Last night with the extended family.

I think we may do some wine and cheese here, then go out for some Chinese and live music.

[greatauntoftriplets]

7. More spaghetti.

And a salad.

[Jazzgirl]

8. Burger that I ground in my grinder.

Also, some homemade sweet potato chips. Those came out tasty.

[littlewolf]

9. mesquite grilled chicken, baked sweet potato and salad. nt

[NJCher]

10. Buffalo burger on pumpernickel

With melted mozzarella, caramelized onions, and mushrooms.

Fresh pea salad with eggs and pecans.

Maybe some parsnip chips if I have the energy.

Cabernet sauvignon.

Dessert will be low or no-sugar cookies which are made with cream cheese with blackberry on top.


Cher

[pinto]

11. The burger sounds really good. Clueless about pea salad, though. Is it a cold mix?

[NJCher]

12. yes, cold mix

I put in: chopped celery, scallions, chopped hardboiled egg, small amt. of orange pepper, fresh peas, steamed and cooled, 1 scant T honey, cayenne, and pecans. Mixed them all together with enough mayo to coat.

Now if you want a good laugh, here is where I got the recipe: my childhood. I was wondering how it was made, so I consulted a cookbook my mother gave me decades ago called "The Lutheran Ladies' Salad Cookbook." Unfortunately, even though they had around 8 versions of his recipe, there were none that had pecans.

So I just did my own version of this recipe, according to a childhood memory. It would be circa 1965, Nebraska.


Cher