Thursday's dinner is.....

[Lucinda]

Leftovers! Most likely the chicken and dumplings.

BTW - The dumpling recipe I tried dinna work. I think I cooked them at too hard a boil. Good flavor....just really dense. :(

[Tesha]

1. I like light dumplings too...

the web has suggestions tho'

- "Dumplings cooked without covering take slightly longer to cook and may require turning to cook both sides, but they are generally fluffier and have improved texture.

- Simmer, don't boil.

- The amount of flour will depend on your tastes…if you like lighter dumplings, add less flour, and for more dense dumplings, add more."


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Dinner tonight?
Maybe leek and potato soup... something warming, 'cause baby, its cold outside!

[Lucinda]

2. Thank you! I'm certain I cooked mine too "hard"

The stock was a rolling boil when I uncovered them. :( I also saw notes about letting dumpling batter stand a bit before using...it's supposed to lighten them too...didn't try that. I got great flavor, just toooo dense.

[grasswire]

4. my aunt used to steam the dumplings on a rack over the stew

They were like clouds, and I loved them. She used bisquick, incidentally.

[Lucinda]

5. I have used Bisquick for about 12 years since Bill likes them...but I was out

My grandmother - Queen of all things Chicken And Dumpling related - used to do rolled flat dumplings.

The recipe I chose had butter...and I loved the flavor....just need to steam next time...I like the rack idea a lot. Thankie for mentioning it!

[grasswire]

3. spanikopita and greek salad

I found some feta cheese marked down and already had a huge bag of spinach and everything else on hand.

I think tomorrow will be cook's night off.

[Lucinda]

6. Spinach and feta are two of my fav things. I make a killer "Greek" pizza!

Can I come eat with you? :P

[grasswire]

14. the other day at a diner I had a spinach-feta omelet...

...and it was so delicious. That would have been easier than spanikopita. Heh.

[Lucinda]

18. Yawp. Much. This is making me hungry for my Greek pizza. :)

Maybe this weekend.

[cbayer]

7. Leftovers here as well. Artichoke and feta pizza (homemade yesterday).

I think I will make a salad with beets and walnuts, too.

Happy Thursday!

:hi:

[Lucinda]

9. Mmm that sounds really good!

I love beets and never think to have them. Have a great dinner!

[hippywife]

8. Fish and Chips

at Red Robin. We've been eating the late T-day leftovers all week. Was in the mood for some feesh but not in the mood to cook. Was delicious. :)

[Lucinda]

10. Yummy! I love fish and chips.

Are you pro or anti malt vinegar?

[hippywife]

11. Pro all the way!

It's the best part of having fish and chips. :D

[Lucinda]

12. Absolutely! Bill doesn't like it.

Silly man. :P

[hippywife]

13. Luckily my Bill does.

We were sharing entrees tonight. They have a really good tartar sauce, too. :)

[grasswire]

15. I've decided that I like fish best when someone else cooks it.

Maybe I'll think about fish and chips on cook's night off tomorrow. Good idea. No Red Robin near me tho.

[yellerpup]

16. Baked flounder, baby red potatoes, and sugar snap peas,

and a French roll. That is all....

[Lucinda]

17. Yum.

:)

[yellerpup]

20. You are sweet, Lucinda.

One of those wholesome-but-too-tired-to-cook meals. I slept very well afterwards, though. :hug:

[Lucinda]

21. I'm embracing the rustic, simple food point of view more and more

Exceptional taste and simplicity in preparation. Maybe I need to move to Italy :)

[yellerpup]

25. Simple and healthy.

That's the ticket. If I had to choose one cuisine to live on forever, I think I would go for Italian. The tomato based sauces are really healthy and they use lots of veggies. Can't do cheese, though, that would be the drawback to Italian for me.

[Lucinda]

26. I'm not a big fan of tomato sauces...but I do like a fried red sauce

I cook Italian sausage with peppers and onions, then add a bit of red sauce and sort of fry it until it's really dark red and yummy. Great with fresh bread instead of pasta. I do love roasted tomatoes too...Thinly sliced on pizza is also a gooood thing!

I use Italian cheeses sparingly...just enough for the flavor bump.

[yellerpup]

27. Smart...

no doubt about it. :hug:

[Lucinda]

28. Occasionally.

:P

[Blues Heron]

19. leftovers - braised chicken thighs

mushroom pan gravy, salad, and jacques pepin's potato pancakes (where you puree the batter and add a bit of baking powder)

think I'll pull back on the onion in the pancakes next time. First time I tried this pancake recipe. I think I like shredded ones better. These fell apart in the flipping if you weren't very careful. Not too bad though all in all.

[Lucinda]

22. I used to watch Pepin all the time.

I've never tried his potato pancakes though. Actually I haven't made any of his recipes in a long time. I used to like his stuff. May be time for a new cookbook or some web surfing!

[Blues Heron]

23. there are whole episodes on youtube

and lots of recipes out there as well. I like his butterflied chicken in cast iron recipe a lot. It's always time for recipe surfing! cheers

[Lucinda]

24. I'm not sure if I should say thank you or growl at you

I SHOULD be finishing up some work in my office, but I'm going to head over to youtube instead :)
:toast:

[Blues Heron]

29. Enjoy!

and, 'appy cookeeng!

:toast:

[Lucinda]

30. Bread. Thats what I had. Fresh Homemade Bread.

Still full from lunch so I went really light. :)

[pengillian101]

31. Just Bread...

That's a semi-bittersweet memory for me. After my divorce decades ago, I was just financially and emotionally barely surviving alone in a different part of the country from my family and friends.

I would take my issues out in making bread! Really good bread - whole wheat with sunflower seeds, grains, etc. REALLY yummy.

For lunch, I would go home and eat two thick slices of toasted bread with butter. Wow! Made my day all better. (I gained a bit of weight for awhile, lol.)

[Lucinda]

32. I love sunflower seeds in bread. I never add them though.

Adds it to the "to-do" list.

After my divorce, while in college, I lived on Swiss Miss cocoa for a month. Was a good month. Poor, but free and happy. And chocalicious!

I'm baking again today. Will think of you as I slather the butter on. :)