What's for Dinner, Sat., Mar. 28, 2015

[NJCher]

Stuffed red peppers. I'm stuffing them with sausage and vegetables. I'm thinking to make some type of spicy sauce to go over the top.

I made a huge salad with Boston lettuce, red pepper, celery, garlic chives, cucumber, roasted tomatoes, carrots, radish, and red onion. Grilled shrimp that were basted in garlic are mixed in. Chinese noodles on top. Using chipotle ranch dressing.

A nice bottle of pinot to enjoy throughout the evening.

Now, dessert will involve strawberries, but I haven't figured out exactly what to do with them yet.

I am all set to relax and enjoy my evening. Worked all day, so I'm really going to have a good time tonight!


Cher

[cbayer]

1. Pot roast, but as often happens, my struggles with spanish have

created something of a challenge.

I saw what I thought was a chuck roast and asked for 700 grams, about 1 ½ pounds. When I got home, I realize that he had sliced it into very thin steaks. I don't even think it's a chuck roast.

So i tied it all up with twine and I'm pretending it's a roast. I'm not quite sure what will be the end result.

Is it too early for strawberry shortcake?

Have a restful evening. Sounds like you deserve it.

[NJCher]

2. --

So i tied it all up with twine and I'm pretending it's a roast. I'm not quite sure what will be the end result.




Cher

[cbayer]

3. You should see it, then you would really fall down laughing.

[Galileo126]

7. doh!

"Entero" es tu amigo.

Yeah, I don't know the obsession with the butchers at my Mexican grocery to slice up every cut of meat into paper thin pieces. (OK, maybe to make it stretch when feeding a family...)

Anyway, I'd like to hear how this comes out! You probably used a roll of butcher's twine, eh?

[cbayer]

12. You are so right. It just never occurred to me that

he would slice it up, even though this has happened before. I'm a slow learner sometimes.

I actually used some twine that is used to sew up sails when they get a tear in them. I am hoping that it survives, because it's kind of a critical piece of equipment.

[greatauntoftriplets]

5. Oops!

[cbayer]

8. It smells good and I'm going to untie it soon.

Fortunately, DH will eat anything and he has a cold so he can't taste a thing, lol.

[greatauntoftriplets]

9. I hope that you enjoy it, even if it's not what you envisioned.

[cbayer]

10. Maybe I have invented a dish that is irresistible and will

take the world by storm!

[greatauntoftriplets]

11. I hope that you do!

[cbayer]

15. Came out great, what can I say.

Falling apart meat, just like I like it. I roasted it in soy sauce, five spice and ginger and added potatoes/carrots for last 30 minutes.

It's exactly like I wanted it.

Live and learn, lol.

Thanks everyone, for your support.

[cbayer]

16. Oh, I was unable to salvage the sail twine.

It had embedded itself into the meat and had to be cut off.

[greatauntoftriplets]

17. I'm happy to hear it turned out well.

Sorry -- but not surprised -- about the sail twine.

[japple]

18. Well you never know until you try it. Another brave soul produces a

perfect dinner and makes all the rest of us drool. So happy your roast turned out so well, and hope you have a bit leftover for tomorrow.

[fizzgig]

20. awesome that it turned out well

macguyver dinners are always entertaining.

[Galileo126]

22. "Macguyver dinners"

That is soooo going into my kitchen lexicon!

Thanks, Fizz!

[greatauntoftriplets]

4. Ribeye steak. Baked potato. Salad.

[Galileo126]

6. Stuffed squid tubes

with ricotta, spinach, bread crumbs, Parmesan, green onion, lemon & garlic, nutmeg. Also, I had a couple of scallop stragglers in the freezer, so I chopped them up and added it to the mix. Drizzled with olive oil, and will bake for 30 mins uncovered. I thought about making a marinara sauce for it, but I'm done doing anything that requires thought or motion for the day. The chores are done, the squid is stuffed, and I just now popped a cork.

Time to chill.

[littlewolf]

13. it was snowing earlier so made chili. shesh eom

[japple]

14. Popeye's chicken. With a side of onion rings and a Sierra Nevada pale ale.

Will reform tomorrow.

[fizzgig]

19. torta de asada

lettuce, tomato, avocado, onion, pickled jalapenos and refried beans. bread perfectly grilled on both sides.

met my bff in a city about a half hour away, but the place we met has a location in my city. i've eaten there many times but have never had one of their tortas. i am in love.

[hippywife]

21. Last night it was

just simple bacon, mayo and tomato sammiches as we were both sort of tired. Today I'm marinating chicken for shawarma, though.