What's for Dinner ~ Monday April 2nd

[Lucinda]

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What's for dinner where you are?

[woodsprite]

1. Homemade Mac & Cheese Supremo served w/ Broccoli.

I make my regular mac & cheese sauce (a white sauce w/ a block of Kraft extra sharp cheese shredded and melted into it). I stir the sauce into cooked tricolored pasta, then stir in diced leftover hotdogs and a drained can of stewed tomatoes.

Broccoli will be plain, steamed.

I'll probably offer the kids some kind of fruit w/ ice cream or Oikos yogurt for dessert.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

2. something quick with a now frozen pork loin

we've got sunshine and 60degrees in PDX today, so I'm gonna go play in the mud. I can at least get some compost sifted and maybe work on the hoophouse site.

maybe I'll roast it with vegies and sweet and sour...

[cbayer]

3. Pasta with bacon and peas in a cream sauce.

One of DH's favorite kinds of dishes. We have been eating large chunks of meat recently, so this will be a nice change.

What about you? Feeling better?

[livetohike]

4. Lentil soup, Waldorf Salad and some breadsticks that I bought

Just got home from hiking....it is a beautiful day in PA . I'm starving!

[HappyMe]

5. I'm thinking spaghetti carbonara.

I was poking around on food network and ran across Anne Burrell's recipe.
I have some brownies in the oven.

[pinto]

6. Swai (egg / Thai hot sauce dipped, breaded and broiled), broiled new potatoes and bell peppers.

[pinto]

15. Follow-up - The swai came out great, with the veggies heavy on the garlic.

Immediately put on a movie to watch...i.e. took a nap. Ha.

[Lucinda]

17. Can you tell me more about Swai? ...it's showing up here and we were wondering about it

Is it a mild fish?

[Cairycat]

7. Black beans and rice

The teen boys like it and it reheats well for my husband when he gets home later on. Carrot sticks and cherry tomatoes for a side.

Seeing the variety of what people are fixing every day is pretty cool!

[pinto]

8. How do you do your black beans 'n rice? There are so many variations...

[Cairycat]

9. Well, this is the easy, Monday-night-supper way

Saute 1/2 a big onion and 3 cloves of garlic, both chopped, in olive oil. When the veggies are soft, add herbs: (this is tough, because I don't measure) maybe 3/4 teaspoon cumin, the same of oregano, maybe 1/2 teaspoon thyme, chili powder and some cayenne. Drain two (15 oz) cans of black beans and dump on top of the onions and simmer while the rice cooks. Serve beans over rice with chopped cilantro and a squeeze of lime or some cider vinegar over the beans.

I suppose this is a lot better with cooked-from-dried beans but I don't mind canned and they make the dish very easy and quick. If you have some bacon or ham, they're tasty in it but it's pretty good strictly vegetarian. One could certainly add more chili or cayenne, and make it spicier. I like to cook the rice separately, that way I can use leftover rice another day. Cheers!

[pinto]

10. Thanks.

Sounds good.

(ed to add) Generally, I don't measure either. Spice, taste, adjust. Spice, taste, adjust. I use my nose and a taste as a measure.

Obviously, I don't bake much from scratch - that's usually pretty specific. Make a mean homemade pasta though.

[yellerpup]

11. Grilled salmon marinated in sesame oil & sriracha

mashed potatoes, and a purple leaf salad with tomato, onion, parsley, and artichoke. I made croutons from the last of a leftover baguette to serve over the salad. Now we watch "The Simpsons" and Mr. Pup heads back to the office at 7:30 for another long night of work. At least he's well fed!

[GoCubsGo]

12. A big salad.

It was almost 90 degrees today. Salads hit the spot on a day like this.

[maddezmom]

13. same here

was going to make a side salad of rocket and parm but decided to keep adding to it and now it's my meal.

[Texasgal]

14. Egg and sharp cheddar cheese

breakfast tacos with fresh corn tortillas we buy from a lady down the street. Easy tonight, it's been a hellava monday!

[fizzgig]

16. bacon, avocado and tomato on an english muffin

this is the first thing i've eaten all day, so i'm having two. but i did lose half the muffin when i was splitting it, so the bacon is serving as the top of one