What's For DINNER Tonight?

[Riverrose28]

Ryan, sometimes I make lasagna using eggplant slices instead of noodles, tastes real good. Performance mini hope you feel better soon. Have to share something I made last night out of desperation since I have tomatoes coming out of my ears.

I sliced an egg plant, boiled it for three minutes, drained and spread it out in a non-stick loaf pan. Topped it with two layers of sliced tomatoes.

in a small bowl I put a half cup of mayo and sprinkled in some parm cheese, I'm sure you could use most any cheese, but I had parm on hand. I stired it up then spread it on top of the tomatoes. Then I sprinkled on more parm and baked at 375 degrees till brown on top.

Hubby and farm help loved it. Sort of a variation of tomatoe pie but no crust.

Jill slow cookers are my favorites since we have horsey chores and not alot of time to cook.

 

[Performancemini]

GOOD GRIEF!!!

I may have to stay off of this site until I can eat regular again!

It's making me sooooo hungry!

Still on the "BRAT" diet.

Made H Stouffer's Lasagna tonight with a hot roll and a salad. He ate it up. I must be finally getting it right for him LOL!

 

[Riverrose28]

Last night I used left over chicken to make stewed chicken with potatoes from the garden and dumplins made from busquik. It was yummy, there was some left over so I put it over the fur babies dog food this morning. They were so happy, wiggles all over! Tonight we are haveing-------wait for it---------

steak um sandwiches.

 

[Ryan Johnson]

Had Roast beef Saturday night with roast vegies, very nice.

Sunday I used the left over roast to make a stirfry. Had never used the left over roast before as I thought it would be a bit tough !!

But it was actually really nice...

I have just eaten a very late Lunch at work (Vietnamese Pork Roll) so dinner maybe something easy tonight

 

[Riverrose28]

Oh I love roast beef especially with mashed potatoes and gravy, yum, so comforting. Last night I fixed southern fried chicken strips, using, egg and milk bath then dipped into flour and bread crumbs, fried, delicious. Also made mashed potatoes and gravy and green beans. Tonight we are having baked fish, mac and cheese, I'm cheating , using boxed, and more green beans. Can't you tell, tiss the season for green beans.

 

[Ryan Johnson]

I picked up some fresh eggs on the way home from a local egg farm. I am usually very slack and just buy from the supermarket. "Never Again" !!

I usually opt for making an omelette when im fairly low on everything and need to go to the supermarket. Try and get rid of what I can before I do a food shop.

The eggs made such a BIG difference, they were very creamy and double the size of the eggs I had previously brought.

Not sure what ill be having tonight , I am sure when I stop at the supermarket on the way home from work Ill get a few ideas then

 

[Riverrose28]

I broke down a couple of years ago and bought some laying hens, I know what you mean about the difference in the eggs. When we first moved here there was a broken down hen house. Hubby rebuilt it and I had some pet chickens, cuchins for awhile, after they all died I just let the hen house go. When I decided I wanted some laying hens hubby built me a brand new hen house along side of the barn. The hens run loose and kill alot of the bad bugs that invade our gardens. There for awhile they stoppede laying eggs in the hen house and I couldn't find them. Finally found them under the loft stairs, had to throw them away. I have one hen that lays in a stall, and two more that lay in the big barn. It's summer here so I love a good omelete made with peppers and cheese.

Tonight I'm fixing stir fried beef in sweet peppers and brown gravy served over rice. I'm canning beans now so If I run out of room in the jars, I may have more beans as well, wish I had some cheddar to top the beans, oh well maybe next time.

 

[Ryan Johnson]

I have often thought about chickens/hens for the farm. Unfortunately we have a lot of foxes that live in the gully near us. After seeing what they have done to the swans and geese that come swimming in the lake , I don't think it would be worth it and I don't think they would last very long. The foxes are so cunning I actually saw one playing with my 16.2 thoroughbred. It was the same colour as my boxer (dog) and I had to look twice.

My new neighbour actually called the police on us cause they thought it was my dog that eating there lambs. After I told him to look out in his paddock as the sun was coming up and to see the foxes eyeing off his lambs, he apologised quickly after that. Anyway enough of that , a little sidetracked........... Fresh eggs are fantastic

I had some left over Lasagne sauce in the freezer. Had that with some meatballs and pasta.

 

[Jill]

Been so busy! Tonight is just a take and bake deli pizza (Hawaiian) with corn, green beans and salad. I'll try to eat more veggies than pizza.

 

[Ryan Johnson]

Had toast for dinner last night. Not overly appetising I know, I just couldn't be bothered cooking anything.

Unless I shop on the way home from work it will be toast again lol

Its Friday afternoon here today and we are just seeing the first glimpses of sun after a cold winter.

Might grab some fish and have it with salads tonight

 

[Jill]

Well, it's another gourmet night here, haha. I'm making some store bought cheddar stuffed turkey sausage (look like hotdogs) with doctored up canned baked beans, box mix cornbread, and salad. Easy, maybe not super unhealthy, and hopefully will taste good. At the risk of really flaunting, I ate at Country Cookin' for lunch and it was yummy. (PS I'm for sure making fun with of myself!)

Hope you all have good dinners tonight and great holiday weekend food for those of us celebrating Labor Day!

 

[chandab]

Left-over tacos tonight, gotta use up the lettuce and tomatoes and shells.

 

[Jill]

I've been planning to make tacos! Love them.

Last night, I put together a breakfast strata that has to set overnight. I've been planning to do it for a while, but never got my act together the night beforehand. I finally did and hope it turns out good. It has stale wheat bread (it calls for stale bread),eggs, milk, cheese, and turkey bacon. I'm making a potato dish as a side with green peppers, onions and mushrooms to cut the carbs and that will work as a side dish for dinner soon, too (it's a big casserole).

Even though I'm trying to cut carbs, always, I'm also in the mod for an ooey gooey dessert. I'm going to see what I can come up with to make. It's early morning, but I got up early enough that it feels like afternoon!

 

[Jill]

Wow, the strata thing was really good! I'll be adding this to my recipe rotation. It is really easy but sets in the fridge 8hrs or overnight, so has to be put together ahead of time.

Will be eating leftovers tonight from last night with some of the potato dish from this morning. Oh, and I made brownies, too

 

[Riverrose28]

I'm having hamburgers for dinner. Just finished canning, sitting here watching Flicka with Tim McGraw

 

[Jill]

Canning is something I aspire to do one day. We've got apple, peach, and plum trees, but nearly all goes unused. We've got crab apple, too, and a cherry (not wild). I'd like to do something to make use of what those trees do, and maybe eventually a garden for some veggies.

This morning, I made a real pig out of myself at a local buffet style restaurant. (County Cookin' -- just as fancy as it sounds but it's good!). I ate three veggie ommlettees, a salad, huge / giant waffle and some potatoes. Not sure I was ever more miserable from eating too much, but I'd be lying if I wasn't hoping to do it again tomorrow morning! I like their lunch as well. I don't think they have restaurants outside of VA, but there are for sure similair places all over. Just good food and easy to limit carbs but still spoil yourself.

 

[chandab]

Don't know what kind of apples you have, but I've made applesauce and frozen it in the past. Fair amount of work peeling and coring all those apples, but the homemade sauce is so good compared to purchased. I really don't do anything special, just peel and core, cut into bit-size pieces (I like my mine chunky), toss in kettle with water and spices (usually just sugar and cinnamon for me, maybe a little apple pie spice), cook til softened, put into freezer containers and freeze. It's been so long, I can't recall if I have a recipe I follow or just wing it.

 

[Ryan Johnson]

Yum homemade Apple sauce is so much better than anything brought in a Jar....

Took a kilo of Chick thigh fillets out of the freezer Fri morning so was the base for what I had on the weekend.

Sat Night I made a really quick stir fry. Chicken, beans, onion, Capsicum, Mini Roma Tomatos,

Sunday Night I decided to make my own Crumb and crumb the remaining thigh fillets. I added, Rosemary and Parm cheese to the bread crumb with some rock salt and pepper. Shallow fried them and had with steamed Veg and a little beetroot chutney.

 

[Reignmaker Miniatures]

Ryan that sounds amazing! I love beets, don't care how they are served (well, not crazy about harvard beets but otherwise ...yum) I made chicken legs this week, breaded with a commercial coating (Garlic and Parmesan Shake and Bake) served with a green salad (from my own garden/greenhouse produce) and baby carrots boiled and buttered. Tonight we had left over spaghetti with ground beef and mushroom gravy and garden peas. It was shopping day so desert was a cinnamon bun. A special treat since I rarely have desert and the cinnamon buns are so calorie dense, but they are soft and fresh and sooo tasty lol.

 

[Ryan Johnson]

There is nothing like a good cinnamon bun (with butter)

I made the chicken stirfry again last night as I had a couple of remaining thigh fillets ( I put the recipe up under the chicken section as I have become a rather big fan of it )

I have some salmon out for tonight. Will have it with some broccolini , mini chat potatoes & carrots .