what's for dinner - superbowl 2015 edition

[fizzgig]

i'm roasting garlic and red bell pepper for a batch of hummus, which we'll snack on with chips and veggies prior to kick off and throughout the first half. dinner is wings and tater skins and we'll probably eat around half time. i'll pick up some beer on my way to dad's, of course.

[2theleft]

1. All snacks to munch through the game...

Black bean taquitos, pigs in a blanket, veggie tray, cheese dip with corn chips, etc. Getting everything prepped now!

Enjoy the game!

[NJCher]

2. Chicken nuggets

with various sauces, barbecue, for one. Cilantro dipping sauce. Maybe honey-mustard-mayonnaise.

This sounds crazy, but I'm going to try it: Avocado Fries!

I've been carefully watching the ripeness on a few avocados, as that is important in making this recipe. Mine are just right for today.

I think this will be enough, but possibly a few chicken-cilantro dumplings with hoisin sauce.




Cher

[Aerows]

6. Those sound fantastic!

If you wanted to make tempura fried vegetables along with it since you already have the grease going, they would make a fantastic compliment, and would be delicious with all of the other things!

[greatauntoftriplets]

3. For me, it's Downton Abbey Day!

Dinner is Mongolian beef left over from Friday.

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

4. lasagna rolls.

Basically what it sounds like, lasagna, but done up with each noodle covered with ingredients being rolled separately before baking, so you don't have to try and cut through multiple layers, but simply pick entire rolls up onto your plate at a time.

One of the three onion cores I planted back on the 25th, I think it was, has started to sprout new leaves up out of the central core, even though I forgot to water them for a couple of days because I'd moved them while doing some rearranging, and forgot about them.

[Aerows]

7. Although I can imagine the recipe

I would love it if you would post it. I'd *love* to try this!

Technique is as much as ingredient in cooking, so that's what I'd like to know along with the ingredients.

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

10. As far as ingredients, it's basically your standard lasagna.

I say basically, because I don't like ricotta cheese, which I know is a lasagna staple, so the housemate leaves it off and we use more shredded mozza.

The pre-assembly prep work is also pretty much identical - brown your meat, mix in your sauce and let simmer adding any spices you like, boil the lasagna noodles, drain, etc.

The only real difference is that when you're to that point, you lay out the lasagna noodles individually, on a flat surface, then cover them thinly with your cheese layer components, and then add your meat components, again in a thin layer, leaving an inch or so of 'tail' noodle uncovered to make starting the roll easier. Flip the tail up over the roll and start at it. We don't make a perfectly circular roll, but sorta flatten it a bit as we go, so we wind up with a more rectangular roll that's maybe 5-7 cm across. Then we layer those in a casserole dish, edge to edge, give it all one final light coat of sauce and sprinkle of mozza cheese and bake. Obviously everything is pretty much cooked already, so really you're just heating throughout and melting your cheeses. Use of foil while baking or for some portion thereof to cover it depends upon how crispy/crunchy you want the top. We usually foil for the first half of the time we leave it in, so that the top is dryer, but not crunchy hard.

[Aerows]

5. Started with a loaf of fresh bakery french bread

with "everything" meaning cheese, salt, pepper, onion baked in and on top. Loaded it with Havarti Dill, Pastrami, dijon mustard, and browned. Sliced it like a cake. Each slice has a delicate buttery flavor, with the robust mustard and mild Havarti with the dill to punch it up.

[bif]

8. Is that tonight?

I guess I missed it.

[grasswire]

9. Mama Leone's pork chops and spaghetti

Long a family favorite. Mama Leone's restaurant in NYC is, I'm sure, long out of business.

The basics: butter, olive oil, fresh rosemary, sliced garlic in deep saute pan. Brown pork (I use shoulder steaks). Add a bunch of parsley and a large can of marzano tomatoes. Braise for a couple of hours. Cook spaghetti, toss it with grated parm, more butter, and pan juices. Pour the spaghetti out on a platter, top with the meat, tomatoes and pan juices.

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

11. May be long out of business, but immortalized in song?

'Mama Leone' was part of the lyrics of Billy Joel's 'Movin Out', although admittedly as a person, not a place.