What's For DINNER Tonight?

[Reignmaker Miniatures]

I'm jealous of the pan, I only have a small one that came with a set of cookie sheets and muffin tins. I did have a bread machine but I gave it to my son and his girl friend because I never used it. I am happy to make bread from scratch and prefer the texture. I'm thinking I should look on line for a recipe.

 

[chandab]

My MIL just uses cookie sheets to make pizza. I can certainly copy the bread machine recipe for you (although, it'll be too late for tonight), I wouldn't know if anything needs to change to do it by hand.

 

[Reignmaker Miniatures]

I ended up making the ribs and rice I'd planned earlier in the week. I would love to see the crust recipe if you feel like typing it out. Do you bake it then fill it or fill it raw and then bake it? It seems like preheating the pan may help keep the crust from being raw in the middle when the filling is done. I haven't ever made a 'from scratch' pizza but I am determined to learn because I really like pizza but don't care for the frozen ones at all.

 

[chandab]

The directions don't say to pre-cook the crust, but I throw it in the oven for 5 minutes to start baking, then pull it out and top it. I might just scan the recipe and do it that way, but it won't be til after morning chores.

 

[Performancemini]

I am trying a crockpot recipe by Emeril. It's called Pot Roast Dianne. It's the "sauce" that makes it different. It calls for cooking on High for 7 hours. Hmmm, sounds like a long time on High. I am going to go to the Library in a bit, so I think I will put in on Low while I am gone. Husband will be late, as usual, for supper; so it still has plenty of time to cook. There will definitely be leftovers as I went a bit overboard on the size of the chuck roast for just 2. Maybe I will slice it for hot sandwiches for tomorrow's lunch. It's supposed to be windy and rainy tomorrow; maybe even some damaging winds (what else is new in the Midwest).

 

[Reignmaker Miniatures]

No rush, Chanda.

Whenever you get the time/inclination. Good to know about the pre baking, 5 minutes +- seems like a workable time. Just enough time to get the topping sliced and ready.

 

[chandab]

I decided to make homemade pizza tonight, so scanned the recipe while I had the booklet out.

This is for a bread machine, so I don't know what adjustments in the steps might need to be made to make it by hand; but I think the only thing the machine does is mix the dough for this recipe, so shouldn't be too bad. And, I just use regular flour; works just fine for pizza crust (at least it has for me).

Recipe says 15-20 minutes to cook the pizza, I usually bake the crust for 5 minutes, then add the toppings and then bake at least 15 minutes.

 

[Reignmaker Miniatures]

Thanks, it shouldn't be too much trouble to switch that recipe to hand made instead of machine. The machine really only does the mixing and kneading as you say.

Now all I have to do is assemble the toppings I want to use. I want to give it a try this coming week, I'll let you know how it works out.

 

[chandab]

Last night my dough was a little stickier than usual, so I had a hard time pressing it out onto the pan (I don't have a rolling pin), but it still baked up really well and the pizza was very good. We raise beef, so our usual topping is hamburger; making our pizza just sauce, hamburger and cheese; its about all hubby likes on his pizza (well, any kind of meat), sometimes I'll add mushrooms and/or black olives to half for myself.

 

[Reignmaker Miniatures]

I like mushrooms, olives,green peppers, onions, shrimp, salami or pepperoni,ham, and of course cheese. I like a lot of different toppings and flavours when I can. I will have to go to the store an get some of the stuff since I don't have it in my fridge (canned shrimp for instance) I'd really like to try it tonight but it is snowing like mad here and I don't know if I'm going to be going anywhere in this.

 

[Jill]

AS usual, this thread is making me feel super hungry for dinner even though it's early morning! Tonight, I think we're having spaghetti with jarred sauce but I'm adding onions, green peppers, mushrooms, garlic, and turkey sausage to it, and a tossed salad.

 

[Reignmaker Miniatures]

That sounds really good Jill. I don't know what I'm making tonight. It depends on if I am eating alone I guess. My husbands bosses (the big brass from head office) are in town today to discuss his new position, wages and responsibilities and talk to the crew here so they might want him to go out for dinner if they stay the night. If I'm alone it will be left overs or a sandwich (I'll pretend I'm eating your yummy spaghetti and salad

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[chandab]

Tacos.

 

[Performancemini]

Turkey chili and cornbread tonight. Tomorrow night chicken and "Stovetop" stuffing.

Update on the ankle/foot. Had the MRI Thursday. Went today for the results. Well, I am one of the great mysteries I guess. They don't know why I am not healing fast enough (this originally happened back in mid July; though I didn't go to them until about 8 weeks ago. Was elsewhere) so they are sending me to their ankle/foot specialists there (thought that was who I WAS seeing---oh well). Anyway-no breaks, no tears. Though the report says something about scarring on one (or two) ligaments. What he basically says is most of my foot/ankle is one big collection of bone bruises, which must include some of the ligaments too, along with the achilles tendon area. No seperation of the achilles tendon. So-on crutches, off foot until further notice. OK. But our Health Savings Account is sure being sucked dry! (Physical Therapists must get paid more per hour than Dr.s!!!).

 

[Reignmaker Miniatures]

Well that sounds like really good news Performancemini, it sounds as tho there is no permanent damage and it is just mostly a matter of giving it enough time to heal. Hope the new specialist can give you some definitive answers that allow you to be done with doctor's visits and just heal and get on with your life.

Supper last night was perogis, fried in bacon and onions and topped with cheese. I wasn't very hungry so I only ate 3 and then had an orange, and when he finally got home at 8pm neither was my husband so he took leftovers in his lunch today. You'd think we might have been since he was given a raise yesterday (well it was confirmed) and good news makes us want to celebrate

Of course the raise came with a new job and more work but its what he wanted to do so he's happy about it. It was a good day all round really, my son is being offered an apprenticeship and the company will put him thro whatever courses he wants to take. That is better than a raise any day and will be worth far more to him in years to come.

 

[Debby - LB]

tonight for us is Spaghetti with garlic bread and a salad!

 

[Reignmaker Miniatures]

I like that, I may just do that too. I have some home made sauce from my tomatoes this past summer and home grown garlic that turned out really nice. Add some mushrooms and make meatballs and we have a meal.

 

[chandab]

We just had spaghetti the other night; but I'm thinking of meatballs and mac&cheese, if the hamburger is thawed enough to make meatballs, if not, I'll just make hamburgers.

 

[Jill]

Store bought ribs, mashed potatoes, carrots (am I not addicted?), and green beans

 

[Reignmaker Miniatures]

The spaghetti and meat balls was a big YES from my husband.

Tonight it will be something with chicken. I'm leaning towards cutting some breasts into chunks and marinating them, then making kabobs and rice. I have whole fresh mushrooms in the fridge and sweet red peppers to make them and I can serve them with the left over rice in the fridge.