What's For DINNER Tonight?

[chandab]

Spaghetti or pasta hot dish, haven't decided, yet. Have browned hamburger in the fridge for the sauce, so not much to do to make either.

 

[Ryan Johnson]

Thanks for the Invite Riverrose I will keep it in mind

Made a vegie Laksa last night tasted similar to a Tom Kha soup.

Tonight I have some mince out of the freezer, will probably turn it into rissoles and bake them in tomato soup and serve with some vegies

 

[Reignmaker Miniatures]

OH MY!! I read your post Ryan and my eyes saw "Tonight I have some MICE out of the freezer"

My first thought was how different your food choices were there lol.

I had a lazy night and made open face salmon sandwiches (canned salmon, green onion and mayo) topped with grated cheese and toasted. I had planned to make a cucumber salad to go with but we had an old friend drop in and my husband gave him the cucumber. I guess I will have to get another from the green house tomorrow.

 

[Ryan Johnson]

Lol I had MICE the other night............ Kidding

The only Mice I have are the field ones that insist on hanging out in the feed shed for the warmth.

Home grown Vegies- Nothing better I reckon !! Only thing is trying to find the time between work, Horses and life in general. Luckily I am a real home person, love my 10 Acres of Freedom.

My vegie garden is looking great (freshly weeded) ready for winter to disappear and spring to hit so I can get some seeds into the ground. Cucumber was one of my best growers last year so looking forward planting it again. ( a little more shade this time )

 

[Performancemini]

Reignmaker, I like your open face salmon sandwich recipe. I'm the only one who'll eat it and I usually just add mayo and put it between bread, that gets old fast. And I rarely feel like doing salmon patties just for me. But your recipe is refreshing. I would like to eat salmon more often. I think this recipe will do it. I have tried Mackerel too and rather liked the flavor. But all they have around here is the big (14.5 oz.) cans and then I waste some.

I think the trying different frozen pizza brands is getting old. Last night's was a failure too. Not a horrible pizza, but not real good either. I think I will stick to splurging on our local restaurant, Lino's pizza special. (Large any topping, special Italian salad for 2, and a 2 liter bottle of soda of choice.).

 

[chandab]

A little chicken stir fry for supper tonight, I think. Tomorrow, I think I'll make a big batch of meatballs up, so I can freeze some to have some quicky meals in the future.

 

[Ryan Johnson]

Made the baked rissoles last night, always a good winter meal when its raining and hailing outside.

Need to go shopping this weekend , so may be something easy tonight till Ive stocked the pantry.

Another weekend of rain and hail coming up (and plenty from what the weather lady is telling us)

Might try making a new soup and something else.

Im with You Chanda, Quicky meals are the best. I always cook extra with the intention of some of it going in the freezer for Quicky meals.

Performancemini- I Have tried some of the diff frozen pizzas we have in Aus over the years and agree with you some are ok, Others are about as tasty as the box they come in. That's a greal deal at your local Italian restaurant - Id be splurging there too.

 

[chandab]

Made a double batch of meatballs today, froze half of them. Not sure what I'll make with them for supper tonight, but might make it simple and just eat some with butter noodles and a veggie of some sort.

 

[Performancemini]

Tonight I made chicken parmigiana, only I used mozzerella-and crescent rolls. Yesterday I made peanut butter chocolate chip cookies. I am NEVER going to lose any weight!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Jill]

It sounds like you all have been making some good dinners! I've felt icky the past couple of days so didn't make much, but feel better and hungry now!

I'm making us a shrimp Alfredo thing with egg noodles tonight. Will have baby carrots and steamed broccoli on the side, and a tossed salad. Super easy but also yummy!

 

[Performancemini]

Kind of warm and sticky here. Supposed to have some possible severe thunderstorms. Some tornado watches out. I made "oven bun sandwiches". I take hamburger buns or croissants and put deli meat in (rotisserie chicken tonight) and top with cheese of choice. Wrap in aluminum foil and bake at 350 for 10-15 minutes. Also had buttered corn and cranberry sauce. I added a little cottage cheese and sliced tomato to my plate (H won't eat that).

 

[Reignmaker Miniatures]

We are having a hot spell right now too - 34C yesterday and at least that high today too. Can't do the conversion to F but it is stinkin' hot lol. at least for us. I like your oven buns, might just try those in the toaster oven which will not make my kitchen heat up. Of course I also have a panini maker which I forget about. Last night we stopped on our way home for chinese (Yum - leftovers today) Spent the afternoon at a local lake (about 45 minutes away) with our son and his girl then went back to town and went out for icecream so we ate really late - about 9 pm - which was better anyway since it was a little cooler by then.

 

[Ryan Johnson]

Well performancemini & Reignmaker Minis,

I am more than happy if you would like to send some heat down to Australia. And I am happy to send some of the 9-11C temps up to you aswell.

Went to the market and the supermarket on the weekend & hoping that will last me a month before I have to go back. I love to cook but dislike having to go to the supermarket.

Saturday night I made a Mediterranean Stir fry. It consisted of Chicken , Onions, red capsicum (bell peppers I think you call them

) and some broccolini . Had that over rice and was quite nice.

Yesterday morning I got up early and cranked up the slow cooker. Diced Lamb and Vegies in a rich tomato Sauce. Added some Dried Basil and some Rosemary and I let it cook for 10 hours. the lamb literally fell apart in my Mouth.

Sorry if I am boring you all with my Winter recipes I know most of you are in the midst of Summer.

Hope your feeling better Jill

 

[Performancemini]

Ryan; the winter recipes still sound yummy and can be stored away for our winter, or used anyway!

Well, Tuesday is my grocery day- so there's not much to choose from tonight. We decided on the last frozen pizza to try out. This one's a thin crust sausage. "Palermo's" made in Milwaukee, Wisconsin-so not so far from us.

 

[Reignmaker Miniatures]

LOL, Ryan you are not boring me, I love winter recipes and really don't much like cooking in summer very much. 9 -11C sounds heavenly right now, please feel free to send cool temperatures and even a bit of moisture my way. We are breaking records all over the province and in for a prolonged hot spell (according to Environment Canada - who is right about as often as most weather guessers lol) and our wildfire risk is extreme with 6 fires burning in the region - 53 in the province. The largest is 3800 hectares (don't know what a hectare is in comparison to an acre - more than I think), another is 1200 hectares and one is covering 4000km. Our air is full of smoke, the sun is red as is the moon (looked pretty cool when I looked at the supermoon we just had) and people with respiratory issues are being advised to stay indoors. So thinking about cooler weather is my favourite past time right now.

Made cucumber and white cheddar sandwiches last night for dinner and had it with many glasses of iced tea (sweet tea I think is what its called in the US)

 

[Ryan Johnson]

I know how you feel, we have had some horrendous fires over the last few years. Black Saturday in 2009 killed 173 people and injured hundreds. Praying you all stay safe and cool over there

I will definitely be trying some of your sandwich creations when summer is here at the end of the year.

I had some cous cous last night with some chilli tuna, spring onions and some snow peas. Easy but nice

Take care

hectare is about 2.4 acres if I remember correctly ...........

 

[Reignmaker Miniatures]

Yes, I remember the fire in 2009. It was on our news every night and was just horrifying. We have been pretty lucky and the fires in our region haven't come close to our home (except the small 5 acre +- one someone lit on our property a few years back - terrifying) and we just have to contend with the smoke for the most part. have never heard of tuna chili. I am guessing it replaces the beef component of most chili con carne recipes with tuna ? Is the tuna not lost in the spice and beans? I watch a show occasionally on TV (I can't think of the name of it off hand) with an Australian chef who seems to make a lot of curry dishes. This has led me to believe curry and other spicy dishes are quite popular down under. Would that be because mutton was(is?) the least expensive and easiest acquired meat?

 

[Ryan Johnson]

Its Tuna in a tin and is infused in chilli Oil. They come in diff size tins , little ones are perfect for sandwiches, pastas on dry crackers ect. I think the biggest brand we stock here is John west. im sure you will have it at the supermarket. if not let me know and ill post a couple for you to try

 

[Reignmaker Miniatures]

I'll have a look this week when I shop. Sounds intriguing.

 

[Riverrose28]

It's hot here too, I've been staying in the house and doing horse chores early in the morning and late in the evening. Day before yesterday I roasted a chicken in the oven with potatoes and green beans and gravy. So last night I used the last of it to make stewed chicken and bisquick dumplings, more of a winter meal, but was so comforting and yummy. Tonight I'm making pork ribs in the oven and slaw made with zuccinni since we have it coming out of ears.