WHAT'S FOR DINNER - SEPTEMBER 2014

[Kchurchill5]

Morning Gang!

An early am once again ... CATS! If I close the door ,,, they just scratch it. No chance of sleeping past 4:30 at mi casa,

Today's Cooking ...

Ladies #1 and #2: Turkey meatloaf w/mustard glaze; sweet mashed potatoes; roasted green beans

Me: Grilled smoked sausage w/peppers and onions (I have a few peppers to use up); creamy corn and cucumber salad; fruit.
Trying to avoid carbs tonight.

I had cheesy grits last night with my shrimp; so, leftovers this am was the grits topped with a fried egg. I figured 2 meals with cream, cheese, and grits ... I could use a carb break tonight, ;)

[Chicagoland_Chef_du_Jour]

Morning all!

Wow, I wish I had someone to cook for me, some days ;)

I made Martha Stewart's mom's recipe for meatloaf last night. I use 1# ground beef and 1# ground veal, topped it with bacon, HOT DAYEM it was so good with the usual mashed taters & gravy.
Also made a Fennel & Apple slaw w/ walnuts & blue cheese. I loved it, DH not as much.

I have no clue what I'll make tonight for dinner. Coming up with an idea is half the battle, for me.

Enjoy your day everyone!

Morning Gang!

An early am once again ... CATS! If I close the door ,,, they just scratch it. No chance of sleeping past 4:30 at mi casa,

Today's Cooking ...

Ladies #1 and #2: Turkey meatloaf w/mustard glaze; sweet mashed potatoes; roasted green beans

Me: Grilled smoked sausage w/peppers and onions (I have a few peppers to use up); creamy corn and cucumber salad; fruit.
Trying to avoid carbs tonight.

I had cheesy grits last night with my shrimp; so, leftovers this am was the grits topped with a fried egg. I figured 2 meals with cream, cheese, and grits ... I could use a carb break tonight, ;)

[Kchurchill5]

Hey CC, dinner sounded wonderful. I love fennel slaw, delicious!
I think you did a pretty good job coming up with that menu.

Sometimes it is hard to come up with something.
I have a email (draft) I never close or send. I just update it.
It has my menu for the week; plus notes at the bottom.

Including - tons of recipes or ideas I want to make. Also food I need to buy.
I can check it daily, see what there is; and match that against what I have on hand.

I also check my pantry and freezer every Sun. I just write down a few notes and add that to my email too.

Like this week, I wrote down, flour sandwich wraps, ribs, pork tenderloin, marinated chicken, ham bone and ham.

So, guess what is on the menu next week or two. Leftover ribs; probably a BBQ pork sandwich, ham and bean soup or split pea; and probably a grilled chicken wrap sandwich.
And, since they are in the freezer ... I can use them up over the next couple of weeks; and, fill in with anything else I want to add.

[Felix4067]

The puffballs were everything I wanted them to be and more! The two he brought me ended up being enough for three meals for the two of us, sliced about 1/2-inch thick. YUM!!!

Dinner tonight is happening at my bar. Monday Night Football, Lions-Giants, kickoff 7:10pm. We're throwing a huge thing with drink specials and a chili dog/chips & cheese buffet. Well, not actually my bar... I just go there a lot.

[Kchurchill5]

Morning,

Felix, sounds like fun; hope you had a nice time.

I got so busy with working outside last night; I didn't feel like cooking. Subway is 1/2 mile up the street. A veggie 6" sub, and some fruit. I was good.

Back to my grilled smoked sausage/kielbasa, creamy corn and cucumber salad; and, fruit salad. I have some nice whole wheat rolls in the freezer - maybe one of those.

[Felix4067]

I'm sure there are leftovers we can eat tonight. It would seem that while I can still party like a rockstar when my Lions actually play a fabulous game, I cannot recover like one.

It was amazing, though! I realize it was only the first game of the regular season, but any time you can not only lead but decisively beat a Manning team is a good time. And then to follow it up by the Chargers losing (as I said last night, it's not being a Cardinals fan, it's being *not* a Chargers fan) in another excellent game made the whole night pretty darn great.

[Kchurchill5]

LOL!!

But, I bet you had a great time!

[Kchurchill5]

Morning,

Very busy and lots to do today.

Lady #1, #2, and #3: Chicken paprikash w/egg noodles; sauteed green and yellow beans; baby greens w/tarragon vinaigrette

Me: Grilled fish tacos w/spicy creamy sauce, topped with cabbage, avocado, tomatillo type of salsa; Mexican rice; fruit

[Chef shapeweaver]

Tonight's Dinner:
Since there was about half a can of salmon left from a CQ
recipe,that's going to be mixed with a can of drained tuna.
I'm going to make a variation of,
#recipe4405.

[Felix4067]

I'm WORKING tonight!!!!!! Through a scheduling snafu my first day back will be for about 4-5 hours tonight instead of 16-18 tomorrow, and I am perfectly OK with that. Had I been awake at 8:20 this morning when the text came in that the day had changed I would have been there already, but I didn't hear it. Nine months off, and I'm finally going back. I'm simultaneously and

Dinner tonight is a recipe for beer pork chops from Get Crocked, along with #recipe7495 (I've got about 12 ounces of baby bellas that need to be used today, so I'm making a lot), and I've got about a million cherry tomatoes I need to do something with, so some kind of tomato salad with fresh herbs and some kind of homemade vinaigrette.