What's For DINNER Tonight?

[Reignmaker Miniatures]

Assuming I can find the recipe since I haven't made it in years, I am making sloppy Joes for the guys lunch tomorrow. So we'll have that for dinner tonight too I suppose. Just have to decide what type of bread I'm making to go as buns with it. What I really feel like eating tonight is a chicken stir fry but that won't do for the guys lunch so I'll have to wait until tomorrow night, or Friday if we decide we aren't hungry enough for it tomorrow.

 

[Jill]

Tonight, turkey tenderloin, baby carrots, green beans, and mashed potatoes. Tomorrow will be a repeat because my last client meeting starts at 6pm and there's a lot of left overs for H and our friend.

 

[Performancemini]

I don't know what to make, groceries or no groceries. I guess I am tired of making supper at almost bedtime or making mine and eating alone and then reheating his. I guess I am also bummed again with this ankle/foot and stuff. I started PT with some flexing and strengthening exercises. She said my crutches have been adjusted wrong-too short. Now my right elbow aches like arthritis. Then I have been carrying things in my left hand, pushing the crutch into my side and bruised a rib there. To top it off then, I went to the library and got too many books so the bag was real heavy. Half way to the car it felt like something went POP on that rib. So I went to immediate care and they did x-rays. No cracks. I guess I pulled the muscle/s over that rib. So now it REALLY hurts when I move, reach, or cough. AND, my usually normal blood pressure read 161 over 84. I went to Walgreen's the next morning and the pharmasist took my BP again. It was 141 over 78. She said since I have had a 'traumatic injury' (foot) for so long and not been able to be active that that could be the cause for the readings. But she said to check it again in 4 weeks and see how it is. (My Mom has a machine because she checks hers most days, so if I am up that way, she can check it too). The rib is making things even harder; but the BP thing is making me kind of nervous. I hope it goes down more. Pharmasist said Dr.'s are usually put you on med's if it's over 140. What all this has to do with food I don't know-except I don't feel like trying to cook!

 

[chandab]

Sorry about the ill-fitting crutches, irritated ribs and BP. The one and only time I was on crutches, they didn't give me a tall enough pair, so they couldn't be adjusted long enough for me and I was bruised from armpit to waist on both sides within 24 hours, and since my injury wasn't horrible, I told them where they could stick their crutches and went to hobbling around.

As to supper, I'm not sure, but it'll be hamburger something. Found a recipe that calls for stewed tomatoes, which I don't have, but do have plenty of diced tomatoes (and tomato sauce); anyone know if they can be substituted in a recipe?

 

[Performancemini]

I would think you could substitute the diced tomatoes. Probably make it a touch different, but not much. Could probably use tomato sauce too. I think how it is seasoned would be a factor to make it similar to the original recipe in taste anyway.

 

[chandab]

Thanks. I did finally do a google search, and the main difference seems to be the size of the tomato chunks and the seasoning (stewed has some, plain diced doesn't). I think I'll be fine for this recipe.

 

[Reignmaker Miniatures]

The biggest difference between diced and stewed tomatoes is that stewed has onions, peppers and garlic (as well as sometimes other spices if its italian or chili stewed rather than just regular stewed tomatoes) Diced is just canned tomatoes that are diced rather than whole. I use all of them interchangeably and just add what I like to make up for the differences, so more garlic etc. with the diced.

 

[chandab]

I had diced, and based on the cookbook (its a Cowboy cookbook), I added a little taco sauce to the tomatoes for flavoring (and to make up the roughly tablespoon shortage of tomatoes), should have added a little more. It turned out pretty good, it was something a bit different to do with hamburger and he ate seconds.

 

[Jill]

I think I will make some oven BBQ pork chops tonight with some rice-a-roni and some veggies

 

[Performancemini]

Wow! H. just pulled in at 5:30 tonight! No side job I guess. Now I have to figure out supper for us both, LOL!

 

[Reignmaker Miniatures]

lol, isn't it funny we miss them, wish they were home earlier etc. and them when they do get home at a more normal time we are caught completely off guard. I made a teriyaki ginger chicken stir fry last night. I wish I had some left overs for my lunch but my husband asked for them so I'll have to find something else. Unlike him I have the entire fridge and pantry to choose from so it seemed fair.

 

[Performancemini]

I quick thawed a small sirloin in the microwave and made Idahoan instant loaded mashed potatoes (ewwww, sulfites!) and baby white corn kernals and chocolate chip cookies. Our quarter beef is ready. H. took the day off from his regular job, but went to his side job. I hope he doesn't forget the beef. If he doesn't pull a lated working side job day, then he'll get a little more rest. I bet he goes back there tomorrow too (supposed to snow-again-maybe 1-3 inches, like they can predict right!). Didn't put anything out again. Guess I will quick thaw in microwave again!

 

[Performancemini]

Decided to put something to thaw last night. I put out a big slice of cod. Not sure what all we'll have with it yet. I have a recipe to make it with a little lemon and herbs that is nice. H. is picking up the beef today too.

 

[Jill]

I've got turkey chili in the crockpot

 

[Performancemini]

Yum, sounds good! H. didn't pick up the beef yesterday after all. I didn't put anything out and am trying to decide between turkey cutlets or some little rib eye steaks. I think H. would pick the steaks, but I am leaning toward the turkey. Maybe the turkey since we have done a lot of beef lately.

 

[Jill]

Tonight, we're having "chili mac" with some shredded cheddar cheese, green beans and carrots (to cut the carbs). I'd hoped that this would be "it" for the chili, which is good, but this is the 3rd night in a row. There will be more so I guess I'll be freezing some chili mac for later use. Still... I'm hungry for it! Chili and spaghetti seem to be one of the few things we could eat many days in a row and still like it.

 

[Jill]

I really need to come up with some new "tricks". I keep making the same things over and over... tonight, it will be some kind of oven baked chicken (either BBQ or "fried"), some left over baby carrots, peas (probably, but if not then green beans or broccoli -- something green), and mashed potatoes. I still love the stuff, but am not sure if H and P don't get tired of the same stuff repeatedly...

We cannot eat all the chicken tonight, so I will hold half back for tomorrow, and hope to come up with some different sides to go with the chicken. I got an email the other day from AllRecipes.com with chicken dinner recipes so maybe I need to pull that up, or make that stuffing / chicken bake thing which H did used to love and I've not made in forever

 

[Performancemini]

Pulled out the last package of leftover Christmas roast beef to thaw. I am going to make stew tonight. I just posted in the Back Porch that I have had it with this -0 and below weather. My Mom's therm on her car gave out yesterday. My husband thinks the trans on the truck needs something (oww, sounds scary) and when I started to follow him in this morning my car (which we left-stupidly-sit out last night in the - temps) the temp gage went clear up to the red, no heat, and so H. takes my car into work (guess he made it). Don't know what we are going to do now. He was going to go get the beef tonight too. Maybe I should give them a call and just let them know what's happening, but we will be getting that meat soon. Hope you all are managing.

 

[Riverrose28]

Haven't been on much lately, this crazy winter weather is taking its toll on me. I'm totally exhausted and not sleeping well as I can't seem to shut my brain off. Actually haven't been making anything for dinner that is special or difficult, just same ole, same ole. Since we are expecting another storm, yet again, I'm roasting some beef tonight with carrots, broccolli and potatoes. Then slow cooker vegtable beef soup tomorrow, or if we lose power roast beef sandwiches, I'll play the weather by ear since the weather people can't make up their minds, how much which path or even when it will arrive. Just trying to survive this never ending winter. Thinking of baking some bread, hmmm.

 

[chandab]

Crock Pot beef and noodles tonight. The round steak, mushrooms and cream of mushroom soup are in the crock pot cooking, now; and at supper time I'll cook up some noodles to serve it over.