What's for Dinner ~ Tuesday Sept 11th

[Lucinda]

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[bif]

1. Some kind of curried butternut squash soup.

Just going to wing it. With either a baguette or garlic bread and salad.

[livetohike]

2. That sounds great! n/t

[cbayer]

7. Are you going to puree it? I love pureed butternut squash soup.

[bif]

18. Here's what I ended up doing

I put the squash and a large zuke sliced on the grill. Then i sauteed an onion, added the squash and zukes to the pot with some chicken broth. Added curry powder, fish oil, soy, a dash of black pepper and some fresh squeased lime juice. Simmered it and them pureed it. Turned out great. Can't wait for my wife to get home and try it!

[cbayer]

19. Sounds great. That grilled flavor should come through really well.

Congratulations!

[NJCher]

27. I'm impressed you can do that

I have to have a recipe to pull this type of thing off. For example, I wouldn't have known fish oil would be a good ingredient in this soup. But somehow you knew that. I think certain people can "taste" in their head.


Cher

[livetohike]

3. Stir fried veggies with soba noodles and a salad

We are going to rip up the carpet in our master bedroom and install red oak flooring. All of my meals for the next week or so will be quick. I can't wait to get rid of this carpet.

[fizzgig]

4. we're down to bare cupboards again

and it'll depend on when i get out of work. if i get out early, chickpea tomato curry somethingish. if i have to work late, cereal.

[cbayer]

6. I'm getting low as well. Almost out of all produce after just a week.

Really bad batch, much of which spoiled extremely rapidly.

[fizzgig]

9. that's lousy

i've got a tomato and a couple bell peppers left, but just haven't had the money to go shopping. thank gods we get paid tomorrow. hope you're able to restock soon.

[cbayer]

11. I've got a bell pepper and some bread that is past it's prime, so

I am thinking of stuffed peppers for tomorrow.

Hope you get to the store soon and that you are able to get what you need and what you want.

[cbayer]

5. Breaded, grilled pork chops with apricot Wensleydale cheese and roasted rosemary potatoes.

One of the goodies in my cheese order was Wensleydale with apricots. It was kind of a joke re: our ongoing Wallace and Gromit theme. It's got way too much fruit in it and the cheese, what there is of it, has a ricotta kind of consistency.

I don't like it plain and it doesn't melt very well.

So.... I did a google search and found a great idea for putting it on a grilled pork chop. It will soften and provide a nice, fruity slather.

And DH wants potatoes, so I will do those.

How was your Italian last night?

[fizzgig]

10. that sounds tasty!

you just reminded me that i have taters! that may change our dinner plans.

[hobbit709]

8. Don't know yet but lunch was a buffalo burger with blue cheese on a ciabatta bun.

If I get energetic enough dinner will either be tacos al pastor or hot wings and potato salad.

[pinto]

13. How's buffalo? I see it in the market these days.

[cbayer]

14. Man, I wish I had known you were interested.

They serve it over here.

It's leaner and often tastier than beef.

TJ's has frozen buffalo burgers at a decent price.

You should check it out. I think you would like it.

[pinto]

15. TJ's is on my Thursday errand run. I'll check them out. I like the look of what I've seen for sale.

Lean and darker, meatier than ground beef. I could see a buffalo burger with Swiss cheese, grilled onions in the works.

[hobbit709]

17. A lot like good beef, just a little leaner.

[pinto]

12. Broiled eggplant, zucchini and onion; lentils, tomatoes & cheese wrap.

i.e. A burrito of sorts.

[Phentex]

16. It's pasta night even though I am not at work...

haven't decided on the topping yet. I have peppers, fresh spinach, onions yada yada yada.

[greatauntoftriplets]

20. Hamburger (beef, it's what's for dinner).

Hash-brown potatoes and grilled onions.

[cbayer]

21. Sounds like a great Tuesday night dinner!

Enjoy!

[greatauntoftriplets]

22. Thanks. I did.

Your pork chops sound good, too. Enjoy them!

[grasswire]

23. lemon rosemary chicken, grilled polenta, and fried green tomatoes

How lovely to walk outside and come back in with several big fat green tomatoes. I dipped the slices in buttermilk, then coarse cornmeal w/ some panko crumbs. I'm just waiting for the polenta to brown up at this point.

[cbayer]

24. OMG, fried green tomatoes - one of my favorite foods in the world.

Are you going to serve them with any kind of sauce? I like a remoulade or even just some seasoned mayo.

I can't wait to make my southern visit this spring!!!

[grasswire]

25. just the lemony butter sauce from the chicken

I love remoulade.

Can't you get green tomatoes there? In the market basket of America?

[cbayer]

26. I live off an island. It's a very long drive to the market,

when we can get a ride, and the produce is really bad.

So, the answer is - maybe, but not easily.

[NJCher]

28. fish sammies

I cleaned out the freezer this morning and found numerous delicious items to cook up!

Also I have a nice clean freezer now. I am so thrilled.

So I found a bag of flounder. I tested it and it tasted good, so I dipped it in egg and then coated it with panko. I had also picked up a loaf of whole wheat nine-sprout bread with no additives from a bakery. Toasted it, mayo, romaine, layer of fish, layer of tomatoes, and topped with tartar sauce I made myself from a Martha Stewart recipe.

Served it with cole slaw.

Pretty frickin' good!


Cher

[nadine_mn]

29. chicken breasts with lemon, zucchini and feta cheese

not for me, for hubby. I had a fake chicken sandwich and some onion rings... We are going vegetarian but I am still emptying out our freezer and my husband is not 100% ready to give up meat so he gets it once a week.

I snuck in some garlic - he is taking the leftovers to work and I will let him stink out his co-workers...muhahahaha

[no_hypocrisy]

30. Broiled wild salmon filet with teriyaki sauce made from scratch.