What's for Dinner ~ Saturday Feb 18th

[Lucinda]

Saline solutions is helping the sinuses a LOT, but my stomach is still pretty anti-food.
So ... I am still planning on eating lightly this weekend.


What's for dinner where you are?

[Ruby Reason]

1. Sorry to hear that infection is still getting you down.

I've been working overtime at two jobs so I haven't been on much, or had much time to cook. I'm definitely interested in everyone's reply to this thread. Perhaps it will spark an idea for me and an appetite for you!

[maddezmom]

2. it's lousy weather here today and I'm thinking of comfort food

maybe a homemade mac and cheese, pot roast or roasted chicken. But if I do mac or the chicken I'll have to go get the ingedients and I'm not all that motivated at the moment.

Hope you kick that nasty infection soon.

[kdmorris]

4. mmmmmm pot roast!!!

See... ideas

[maddezmom]

6. decided to make the pot roast since I had all the fixings

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but really want the mac and cheese I'm going to head out to the store.

here is the one I make:
http://www.chron.com/default/article/Black-Truffle-Mac-Cheese-1636325.php



edited to add I don't use the black truffle just the oil.

[kdmorris]

7. OMG... how decadent is THAT?

I think I gained 5 lbs looking at the picture!!!

So pot roast AND mac and cheese... that sounds heavenly.

[maddezmom]

8. I think I'll eat the pot roast tomorrow

and I'll divide up the mac and cheese so I can freeze half. This is the best mac and cheese I've ever had in my life. A few Easters ago I made a triple batch to take to a potluck Easter dinner. I felt absolutely revolted as I was melting all the cheese and my ex kept saying I was fixing to kill off everyone with heart attacks. But, it was a hit and everytime I'm asked to make anything for that family....it's always the mac and cheese.

[maddezmom]

11. here is the finished product

[kdmorris]

13. I'm so jealous

We ended up going to Wendy's... with I'm embarrassed to post in the COOKING and baking group.

[grasswire]

20. there are worse things than Wendy's

Cuz at Wendy's you can get a baked potato and a side salad, or a pretty good bowl of chili if needs be. No Wendy's near me, but I'd rather go there than McD or Jack in Box if I had to get fast food.

[pengillian101]

17. Wow, that looks great!

Have you ever tried the apparent new craze of adding lobster to mac and cheese? I can't imagine what that's even like , but it seems to be everywhere these days.

Your mac and cheese looks absolutely divine.

[kdmorris]

3. Hope you feel better soon!

I read these every day to get ideas LOL

I very rarely know what we are having for dinner until it's time to figure out what to have for dinner. No clue what we are having tonight... but looks like roast turkey breast with homemade stuffing.. either today or tomorrow. Depends on when that sucker gets thawed out.

[livetohike]

5. Vegetarian nut loaf, boiled potatoes, steamed cauliflower and broccoli and

a tossed salad. I'm thinking about baking a pie......

[surrealAmerican]

9. Seafood Lasagna with Alfredo Sauce

I had some extra noodles and ricotta from valentine's day's lasagna to use up.

[yellerpup]

10. Baked salmon filets.

Sweet potato oven fries, purple leaf lettuce salad with tomato and avocado, crust French roll. Fresh cherries for dessert. I'm staying up to watch my friend who has a digital segment on Saturday Night Live. I hope she gets a line!

[grasswire]

12. I'm hungry for some kind of asparagus-cheese dish

But that won't be what we are having for supper. It will be pork chops, and leftover mashed redskins made into potato patties, and cauliflower slaw. The asparagus will have to be tomorrow, with chicken-cheesy dish.

Am spending the day scanning 19th century family photos into the computer to share with family members. Thinking about their food choices, in coastal Connecticut. Besides baked beans, of course. Two of my ancestors were lighthouse keepers, whose food was probably boated in occasionally. I'll have to check their diaries to see if they talked about provisioning.

[pengillian101]

16. Your day sounds really fun!

"I'll have to check their diaries to see if they talked about provisioning."

Did ya find anything?

[grasswire]

18. well I won't be checking diaries soon...

...because they are in my storage space in a trunk. I hate to have family things in storage -- am hoping to get it cleared out and sorted when the weather improves. I'll keep it in mind for posting, though.

They were lighthousekeepers off Long Island. Two generations. I have a photo of the two of them sitting in front of the lighthouse. Pretty cool.

[pengillian101]

21. Yes that is pretty cool, indeed.

I've always loved lighthouse history.

Here's a link I hope you find useful: http://www.longislandlighthouses.com/keepers.htm

Maybe your family ties are listed

[grasswire]

22. they are indeed, thanks

...although there is an error in the listing. Wrong middle initial. I'll send the site a note. Thanks!

[pinto]

14. Hot pastrami on rye, potato salad, pickles and olives on the side. Oreos in yogurt finish.

(ed to add the desert)

[Viva_La_Revolution]

15. Pot roast with onions and carrots

no red wine so I used Port and Riesling. outstanding with fresh rolls.

[grasswire]

19. fresh rolls make any dinner an occasion. n/t

[Lugnut]

23. We went out for pizza.

We met my niece, her husband and kids at a great Italian restaurant we like. The company was wonderful and the pizza never disappoints. The kids were so much fun.