What's For DINNER Tonight?

[Jill]

We're still working on the chili. Making salad and corn muffins to go with it tonight.

 

[Performancemini]

Beef stew's cooking and boy does it smell good! I made an amish cake called 'cake that doesn't last long'. It called for a tube or loaf pan. I used a loaf pan. It was supposed to bake for an hour and 15 minutes. It sure wasn't done~I ended up taking it out after an hour and 45 minutes and I don't think it is done yet. I may have to toss it. I might try it in a bundt pan next time. It has crushed pineapple, chopped nuts (I used pecans) and bananas in it. Smells good.

 

[Jill]

I won't be home until around 6pm tonight (and it's H's bday!), so it's probably going to be something like frozen pizza and veggies. Will make something better tomorrow, though.

 

[dixie_belle]

I've been sick these last four days or so. Poor hubby has had left overs or whatever he could scrounge from the fridge (you know he's not going to cook). This morning I have finally joined the ranks of the living, although I couldn't taste my morning coffee. Sigh. So, while I'm feeling better, I now can't taste anything. BUT, I will take something out of the freezer and cook dinner tonight as we are now officially out of left-overs and if I eat raisin bran for another dinner I'm going to scream!!! I have a new recipe for beef tips. I thought maybe I"d try it. But then if it's really good, I won't be able to taste it so how will I know? Guess I'll have to rely on hubby's taste buds.

 

[Performancemini]

Going to make pork steak for H. tonight and tuna melt for me. Tomorrow night I think I may make sweet n sour meatballs.

 

[Performancemini]

I put the sweet n sour meatballs over this rice noodle stuff I bought to try. YUCK! They are these super fine noodles, almost like thread. Forget the name. I figured H. wouldn't like them; but was hoping I would. They just look and tasted pasty. I didn't over cook them. We had mixed veg. H. ate the meatballs and veg. He just finished off two bowls of cereal to hold him overnight.

 

[Jill]

I've tried rice noodles, too, and wasn't that crazy about them

I had high hopes!

Yesterday, H wanted oven BBQ chicken and sides for his "birthday" (I was a day late in making that meal), and he took leftover chicken for his lunch today.

This evening, he's going to be home late and I think I'm just going to play the "frozen pizza and canned veggie card" again. That works because we both like it and it doesn't take any pre-prep to make.

Tomorrow, I am going to do better in terms of effort and healthiness and make some bean soup in the crock pot

 

[Performancemini]

We went grocery shopping last night, so ate in there cafeteria/pizzaria. I had their salad bar. Mixed salad and goodies with tuna salad. H. had BBQ pulled pork (which he said was so-so), mashed potatoes, dressing and scalloped corn.

Tonight is meatless spaghetti and garlic bread. My son brought over home made tamales (pork). His girlfriend/fiance was born and raised in Mexico, so she cooks a lot of dishes like that. He said she uses banana leaves to cook or steam them in??? She must be able to get them in the Latin grocers here??? Or maybe he said that's how her mother cooked them. Not sure. He said they are a little spicy, but not too too much. I will have to see if I can eat them (because of my IBS). She knows I can't eat much of some things. I want to at least taste!

 

[chandab]

Frozen pizza for supper tonight.

 

[Jill]

I think we're going to have a Mexican pizza for dinner tonight.

 

[dixie_belle]

Last night we had beef tips with gravy over egg noodles. It was actually left over from a couple of nights ago. It was a new recipe that I was trying out. The first night it was just so-so. (Don't you know I tossed the recipe, didn't think it was worth keeping) Then last night, after a day or two in the fridge, it was wonderful. But the hunt continues for a wonderful beef tips recipe.

Tonight we are having home made lasagna that I made and froze.

I've discovered that I have made all these wonderful meals for emergencies and carefully packaged and labeled them and put them in the freezer. Where they have languished since making them. I finally took stock of what was in there and have made the decision that emergency or not, it's time to start eating them. Besides, I'm still really under the weather and don't feel like cooking. Hence the lasagna tonight.

I've got all kinds of different soups and stews and several batches of spaghetti sauce in there, as well, so we'll be eating some of that in these next few days.

 

[Performancemini]

Dixie Belle; I think feeling unwell and this 'long winter' weather could qualify for somewhat of an emergency. And of course you don't want you foods to be in the freezer for too too long. Eat up! LOL!

I am just going to make hamburgers tonight, but I am going to make baked sweet potato fries to go with them.

Good news on the bad ankle/foot issue; I have graduated to walking with one crutch and a little with no crutches (at home and only a few feet now and then). I still have to take both crutches when I go out. But it's a start. And I have to listen to my body (ankle) as far as how often and how long. I will probably be in the boot for a while longer though, until we get the ankle stronger and more flexible. My heel is still tender too. But hey! it seems to be making progress.

 

[Jill]

Tonight, it is going to be a deli take and bake Mexican pizza. Also some green beans and corn, and I made a no-bake cheesecake with strawberry topping. Minimal effort, but it should taste pretty good

It sounds like we're in for some bad winter weather. Hoping we've got electical power tomorrow! Otherwise, I guess it will be sandwiches

 

[dixie_belle]

We had lasagna last night. OK, so I cheated. It was homemade, but it was out of the freezer. That counts, though, right?? And I made a cherry pie for us to snack on since we're going to be snowed in for the next two days. While I really should be making some kind of stew or soup for dinner, quite frankly, I'm sick of all that cold weather food so I think I'll make blackened tilapia tonight. I could make a baked potato to go with it and it should be good.

 

[Performancemini]

I made whipped sweet potatoes last night instead of fries. Then I made a peach coffee cake.

Tonight is a new recipe. BBQ chicken roll ups. It takes a can of pizza dough you roll out smooth. Mix a large can of chicken breast with your favorite BBQ sauce and spread over dough. Roll up and slice (like you do for cinnamon rolls or such) and bake. I am going to make some salads to go with it. We'll see how it goes.

 

[Performancemini]

The BBQ chicken roll ups didn't go over at all. The dough didn't really get baked enough inside close to the chicken. My husband didn't really like the chicken like that anyway. Tossed that recipe. Tonight is potato soup with ham and cheese sauce.

 

[Reignmaker Miniatures]

Those roll ups sound interesting. I wonder if a person could make them with some other type of crust. Maybe a biscuit dough.... hmmm just thinking I think if I had some left over pork roast or beef I would try shredding it, mixing it with some bbq sauce and then spreading it on a thin biscuit crust and rolling. They'd make great finger food if they worked.

I made a roast chicken with stuffing, cranberry sauce and beans last night. Oh mustn't forget the gravy that my guy loves so much lol. it seemed to take forever for the chicken to cook tho. I didn't finish cleaning up dinner dishes until about 8:30 and it didn't take us all that long to eat so I think we must have sat down around 8. I was ravenous by then.

I'm not sure what I'll do tonight, maybe just left overs... or a chicken stir fry with teriyaki sauce and rice. I'll have to see if my husband will be home or not, his boss is in town and may want him to go out for dinner.

 

[Jill]

I made some spaghetti sauce with Italian sausage and put in the crock pot on low for the day. Will probably have it with salad and scour dough bread

Busy day tomorrow so it will be slated for round two tomorrow.

 

[Performancemini]

Chicken, mashed potatoes and a veg tonight. I MIGHT make chocolate chip cookies if I get motivated.

Hey! Have to tell you. They are letting me try wearing my shoeS and walking. No boot, no crutches. I started last night. My heel still has a tender spot that I will have to monitor. And I will have to see how the rest goes too. Boy, are things tight and wobbly. My toes are stiff and it is ouchy putting the shoe on. My knee is a bit achy and twingy. My first few steps felt like I was going downhill! Weird! Now I have to watch because I sometimes spraddle so I am weaving side to side; or else "clump" a little, and I don't need to-I just need to smooth it out and stay slow. I hope I continue well and don't have to back up too far again.

 

[Performancemini]

Well, I hope I have not screwed my ankle back up. Walked around in my shoes off and all all day. Sometimes my heel ached and sometimes it didn't. Had aches and stings and twinges here and there off and on. Hope I only over did it and things are OK tomorrow. Tonight My ankle was swollen up behind both ankle bones. I iced it. Rest of the foot looked ok. But my heel is twinging off and on. My ankle and the outside of my foot ache a lot. Sure hope I haven't agravated something and have to start over or something. Banging my head against the wall, pulling hair, Yahhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!