What's For DINNER Tonight?

[Riverrose28]

I took a skirt steak out of the freezer this morning and I'm making beef stir fry with sweet peppers since I have a bunch from the garden, and serving it over rice with brown gravy.

Last night I fixed really good green beans with some sweet peppers in olive oil with onions in a skillet, turned out real good.

 

[Reignmaker Miniatures]

You are making me wish I had planted green beans this year. The ones in the grocery store are over ripe, woody and a bit bitter

. I love green beans sauteed in olive oil with a garlic and topped with a bit of butter just before serving. Or they are nice done with bacon too.

I have some sliced roast beef that I found in my freezer and thought I'd better eat before it gets freezer burned. I am planning a gravy with it and serve it over brown and wild rice with carrots on the side but my vegie might change depending on what I feel like making when the time comes. I am serving the kids shepherds pie for hot lunch tomorrow so I want to do a lot of the prep work today. I might do it there and use up their fridge space lol, but it does tend to make me feel less like cooking another big meal once I prep for that one so sometimes its better to do it at home while I prepare my own dinner.

 

[Riverrose28]

Our garden is alot of work, but it sure is providing for us. Tonight we are having stuffed green peppers corn on the cob and of course more green beans, but this time topped with cheese.

 

[Jill]

Well, this morning I once again pigged out at this local buffet chain restaurant. The amount I can eat there really indicates I could nurse a career as a competitive eater... It hits the spot for me and I press my limit of "I'm so stuffed I could die" each time, and where will I want to eat one morning next weekend?

Before eating enough to be in a food coma this morning, I did get some crock pot chili going this time with ground beef (H says he likes that better than the ground turkey that I prefer). It was simply luck that one of his favorite meals coincides with the first Redskins game of the year. I don't follow football, so I didn't really plan it that way. However, I'm hoping to dig into a new audiobook and possibly get a foot rub after we eat a bunch of chili all while he's watching the Skins game!

 

[Reignmaker Miniatures]

LOL, Jill you have a great plan there.

I didn't get the meat and gravy done until yesterday. Good thing the meat didn't completely thaw until Friday (very cold meat keeper section in my fridge - sometimes not such a bad thing but annoying when I forget and try to thaw something for the same day)

Not sure what I'm making tonight but hamburger soup sounds good right now. I can serve it with fresh biscuits and it still only takes an hour to complete.

 

[Ryan Johnson]

Good Morning All,

I have been interstate at a wedding over the weekend so I didn't have to cook a thing

It was very different to any wedding I have attended, enjoyable all the same.

It was set at the Northbridge Sailing Club down at Sydney harbour hence there was a boating/ regatta theme to the day.

There were plenty of starters to be shared and instead of individual meals for main meals there were share plate in the middle of the table.

I thought this was an excellent idea as it gave me the chance to sample everything lol

The King prawns lightly fried in shredded coconut were amazing , served with a lime aoli.

For the mains I enjoyed the slow cooked lamb, Moroccan chicken and also the salmon was really good.

By the time the main meals were cleared, I had poured my first glass of shiraz, then the cheese platter arrived shortly after.

Needless to say I didn't eat anything else for the rest of the day

I am such a sucker for a good cheese platter, id rather that than sweets.

Home now and back to reality lol

 

[Jill]

You all are making me hungry!! Leftover chili tonight with salad and bread. I will pretend to try and stay out of the ice cream.

 

[Ryan Johnson]

Made curried Sausages last night and have some left over for tonights meal. I will make a garlic bread and a salad to have with it.

I love Ice cream and NO ONE will stand between me and the container

I have a feeling your like this too Jill ?

Im a fairly healthy eater but when someone mentions Ice cream that disappears out the window very quickly lol

 

[Riverrose28]

Yesterday I made homemade baked beans using navy beans and tomatoe juice and brown sugar, served them with cut up hot dogs, real simple, sweet and good.

 

[Ryan Johnson]

I have trawling the freezer the last few days for left overs otherwise I end up forgetting about it and throw it out in the end.

I have some half Chickens out for dinner tonight and plenty of vegies in the fridge. Ill season and roast them, should be nice

My Sister in law is having a few people over tomorrow night for a Thai banquet so I promised Id give her a hand with the menu and help her prepare and cook.

We are having a few salads, Chicken Laksa, A Pork dip with Julienne vegies, and a couple of steamboats in the middle of the table. They are heated by hot rocks, the boat filled with stock and you can add meat and vegies of choice, doesn't take too long to cook . A few side sauces and plenty of coconut rice & Roti Bread.

Hungry just thinking about it

 

[Riverrose28]

My goodness that all sounds yummy. Tonight we are having chicen alfredo since I have two breasts left fro last night and I'm using boxed alfredo I think it is called pasta sides. For a side I'm making roasted corn with peppers.

 

[chandab]

Cooked two roasts night before last for sandwiches for moving cows tomorrow, so busy chopping it up and making sandwich mix; have a little left, so perhaps just plain roast beef sandwiches for lunch today. Likely, frozen pizza for supper tonight.

 

[Jill]

Everythinwe are having homemade chicken breast strips

We are having homemade chicken breast strips (pan fried -- I've never made them before other than from frozen in the oven), mashed potatoes, and peas & carrots.

 

[Ryan Johnson]

Has been a little on the slack side since the sun decided to show up after a cold winter. Busy Spraying and Mowing around the house....

Had Atlantic Salmon and Vegies last night , followed by cookies and cream Ice cream.

I will pick up a couple of Lamb back straps on the way home and have them in a greek salad. Easy and Tasty

 

[chandab]

Beef and noodles tonight. Browned round steak, mushrooms (canned), cream of mushroom soup and spices go in the crock-pot; and when I get in from chores (or Shayne comes home) I'll cook some noodles to go with. So easy, and so good. I think the original recipe called for cooking sherry, but I don't keep that around, so I just leave the juice in the canned mushrooms, I know not the same, but it works for us.

 

[Ryan Johnson]

Another Recipe Ill be trying ^^^^^^^^ Sounds really good Chanda ^^^^^^^

 

[chandab]

Ryan, it's so simple, and tastes so good. It's probably on the Campbell's soup website, but I really don't know and can't remember where I got it. I think I have a copy of the recipe somewhere, but it's so simple, I don't even open the recipe box.

 

[Riverrose28]

I soaked navy beans last night, so I'm going to try and make homemade beans with tomatoes again. This time I will add just a touch of brown sugar, as they were way too sweet last time. Polish sausage browned and sliced.

 

[Ryan Johnson]

Was really naughty and had Maccas last night.

I will be a little more productive in the kitchen tonight.

 

[Reignmaker Miniatures]

I've been pretty lazy in the kitchen lately. Trying to get some fall cleaning done and still find the time and energy to work with some horses. Yesterday we delivered a load of firewood ( we cut, split and sell it as a bit of a side job ) so we stopped for Wor Wonton soup - wontons, loads of veggies, shrimp, bbq pork, beef and chicken. By the time we got home it was getting dark and time to feed the horses and do other evening chores before calling it a day. I'm planning something from beef tonight - I've got some stew meat (chunks of tougher beef ) that I think I will slow cook with barbeque sauce and serve with rice and a vegie tonight.