What's for Dinner? ~ Sunday January 15th!

[Lucinda]

It will be some for of chicken here in casa Lucinda today. To be determined when Bill gets in from work.

What's for dinner where you are?

[NRaleighLiberal]

1. Ah...a good one tonight. Baked cod, brussels sprouts with almonds, quinoa.

Nice chardonnay. Simple, good food. Yum!

(and the continuing run through the Christmas gift candy for dessert!)

[Lucinda]

2. Yum. Sounds wonderful!

[NRaleighLiberal]

27. we changed a few things - broccoli for the veg, roasted potatoes for the starch.

All gone! Dishes done!

[Warpy]

3. Not sure quite yet

But I was up until the wee hours yesterday morning making a vat of chicken stock, so I have that and a pile of chicken that needs to be taken off the bones. The chicken stock is full of mirepois already, just needs a few other veggies, maybe some ginger, and noodles to turn it into soup--and I found rice capaletti. Or I'll make a white sauce with some of the stock, some wheat free pastry and do chicken pot pies. There's one great thing about chicken thrown into a pot with onion, celery and carrot, it can become just about anything down the line.

[Lucinda]

6. Yep. Thats why I do it so often. You have so many options with it.

We eat a lot of Chinese and Mexican food, and chicken can go into any number of yummy dishes. Plus we use a ton of stock around here.

[fizzgig]

4. beef stew in my new dutch oven!

i saw the 6 qt lodge dutch ovens were on sale again at our kroger affiliate, so i'm going to pick one up this afternoon. i'm so excited!

we'll have a loaf of crusty bread and maybe i'll get some greens. we need to eat more salad.

[Lucinda]

7. Awesome! I still need to replace my big one.

I've borrowed a small little thing from a neighbor, and grab his big crock when I really need it... but I want my own!!

And I need more fresh veggies too. I do well with my juices, but i need more variety.

[fizzgig]

32. that stew turned out damn near perfect

a bit more salt and five more minutes was all it needed. we sopped it up with some good mulitgrain bread. i feel like imma gonna splode

[yellerpup]

5. Lamb shanks braised with red wine,

served on a fluffy pillow of polenta, tiny green beans with chopped tomato and basil and a loaf of Italian bread. I found a new sorbet yesterday: pineapple and passionfruit. A scoop of that should top it all off nicely!

[Lucinda]

8. Yum! I tried making pineapple sorbet at home and we didn't care for it too much

it was rather flat, so I haven't found the right recipe yet. But I love it done well.

[yellerpup]

15. Confession: I dipped a spoon into the sorbet...

and I only really taste the passionfruit. I've been collecting sorbets recently: blood orange, mango, raspberry, and the pineapple-passion fruit. I miss the Blackberry Cabernet sorbet since the Asian market closed.

[Lucinda]

17. I made a nice White Licorice last year

Great flavor but no heath merits at all.
Maybe if I add some fruit? lol

[yellerpup]

20. What kind of fruit goes with Licorice?

Hmmm...Jolly Rancher might work!

[Lucinda]

21. Not sure...but some sort of berry might...or something tropical?

I will have to do extensive candy research I think...

[yellerpup]

23. Can't wait to see what you come up with.

You're always so creative! Don'cha just love this forum?!

[Lucinda]

24. Yep. I really do!

It has kept me on DU long after I thought I should leave.

[yellerpup]

26. Hear that!

[maddezmom]

13. oh yum, I love lamb shanks

whenever my little sister comes for a visit she makes them. I've never made polenta but love eating when I go out. I'll think I'll give it a go this week sometime.

[yellerpup]

19. Lamb is one of my favorites, too.

Polenta is really easy to make, and the leftovers are great sliced and fried in butter with a nice poached egg on top the next day (or so). The shanks are smelling awfully good right now!

Edit to add: Cook the polenta in a rich stock. Some people add cheese, too, but I'm allergic so I don't.

[maddezmom]

9. braised short ribs and red beans and rice

should have just done them on the grill since it's 68 degrees out but wanted the yummy smell in the house.

[Lucinda]

11. Yummm....Sounds really good. And warming! It's gorgeous here, but still chilly!

I won't see 68 degrees for months!

[Viva_La_Revolution]

10. it was supposed to be leftovers

but they all got eaten for breakfast and lunch.

so..

french toast, scrambled eggs and peach pie

[Lucinda]

12. The french toast sounds especially good!

I'm all out of bread or I would make a snack.

[bicentennial_baby]

14. Hot Italian Sausage Subs

with red peppers, onion, and provolone.

[maddezmom]

25. another yummy dinner

do you have a good bakery or grocery store for rolls? My local HEB is great for rolls but you need to get there at the right time.

[WhollyHeretic]

16. French onion soup and pasta with onions, peppers, mushrooms, zucchini, and artichokes.

Since we're dieting the soup will be without bread or cheese and the pasta will be more veggies than pasta. Still very tasty stuff though.

[msanthrope]

18. Flounder with lemon and fennel, mushrooms and onions. Potatoes with cumin and fenugreek,

sauteed greens, snowpeas.

Cooking enough for leftovers because I have a busy week.

[HopeHoops]

22. My wife's working on a vegetarian pot pie - like right now. It already smells good.

I'm not even sure why. I don't think she's even started the oven yet. Perhaps it is just the sound of a knife on a cutting board. I'm hungry.

[lizerdbits]

28. Baked polenta squares

topped with white beans/tomato/onion/garlic. I think I made too much topping relative to polenta, but at least it's good.

[kcass1954]

29. Beans and ham.

I pulled the ham bone from Christmas out of the freezer last night. I forgot to soak the beans, so I did the quick-soak method, and threw it all in the crockpot.

[applegrove]

30. We had leg of lamb, new potatoes, peas and lemon soufflé.

[eridani]

31. Takeout sushi

Couldn't motivate myself to do pizza. DH will be home on Thursday.

[Lugnut]

33. Chinese take-out.

Sometimes you just have to take a break. I'd rather watch football right now than cook.