What's For DINNER Tonight?

[Jill]

Homemade breakfast burritos for breakfast.

Sausage, onions, peppers, mushrooms and diced tomatoes with penne pasta for dinner. + those too sweet, like candy, lemon squares. They're good but way too sweet to eat more than a little.

 

[Ryan Johnson]

Had sausages in bread with caramelised onion and beetroot chutney for dinner Sat night. Nieces came to stay the night so they were more than happy to have something easy.

Yesterday Morning I marinated some diced beef in Soy, fish sauce, sweet chilli & left it in the fridge all day.

Stir fired it last night with Onions, beans, snow peas, Sugar snap peas, Capsicum, Bok choy and water chestnuts.

Added a little Ketchup Manis and some more sweet chilli just before serving and it was lovely

Then I might of had a little cookies and cream icecream

 

[Jill]

We're having leftover sausage / peppers / onions that I put in a casserole pan to reheat for tonight with more tomatoes and some mozeralla cheese on top. Also some canned corn, French bread and raspberry squares for dessert. I've been going through our pantry and have found baking mixes I bought, forgot I even had, and need to be used before they have expire (hence the lemon squares before and now the raspberry ones)

 

[Ryan Johnson]

I found a packet of ( Ill call it) like an instant risotto in the pantry I forgot I had brought. Just add the water and simmer on low till the water had dried up. It was a tomato/ mushroom base one. I fried up some red onion. capsicum, snow peas, sundried tomato and some fetta. I added it to the risotto once cooked and It was really good and best of all easy to make. I think it would have been a little tasteless had I not added a few extra things to it, but as a base I really liked it.

Jill , I found a recipe of the pie you made, not realising I had made something similar before. Its so easy to make and tastes so good. The one I made had peanut butter in it.

Tonight, not too sure just yet

 

[Jill]

I bet it is great with peanut butter! The raspberry squares are not very good, so I hope I don't have another box but if we do, I will try to doctor them up.

Tonight, I'm making shrimp stir fry with fancy green beans, spring onions, and mushrooms probably with a lemon sauce. Steamed rice with it

 

[Riverrose28]

My youngest sister in law from my first marriage, I was widowed, had a massive heart attack on Friday. Don't even remember what I had fixed for dinner, but I spent Saturday at the hospital and didn't cook at all. On Sunday hubby made venison burgers, I had half of one, gave the dogs the other half. There was plenty left over and I was planning on heating one up last night for myself and one for Darryl. Hubby was fasting as he goes in this morning for his colonoscopy. I'm his driver. They are going to try to unsedate my sister in law this morning to do an evaluation. They put in two stints and she has asically been out since Friday night. Had no appetite so they are still in the fridge, maybe I will heat one up for late lunch and have it with tomatoe and lettece and forget the roll. I put up some green peppers yesterday and kept a couple out to roast with the burgers so maybe if I feel better I'll make them. Feel worn out from emotions. I think if I go in the kitchen when I get home and make bread or a cake it will make me feel better.

 

[Jill]

Terry, I'm so sorry! I think it says a lot about you that people turn to you for support.

 

[Ryan Johnson]

I'm so sorry to read this , sending you all the very best , stay strong during these trying times

 

[Jill]

I think Harvey is going to have leftover shrimp stir fry, and I'm going to have one of my favorites. My mom likes it, and ate it when she was pregnant with me, which might explain why I crave it sometimes. Ketchup macaroni! Yum yum yum yum yummmmm... I get happy just thinking about it Cooked elbow macaroni, a little bit of butter, a little sweetener, and some ketchup. I know I should not be bragging about such a fine and fancy meal

... I swear, I love it but only let myself eat it a couple times a year.

 

[chandab]

Tacos tonight. Picked up lettuce, tomato, shells, sauce at the store the other day, have hamburger thawing in the fridge; so almost there for supper.

 

[Ryan Johnson]

Jill we all have something we like to eat that may sound slightly strange to others but once eaten is sooooooooooooooo good. ( could be a good topic- strange combinations of food that work well)

Mine is Rasin bread with Vegemite. Now I know a lot of people don't like vegemite, its one of those things you either love or hate. Any way my weird combo is salty vs sweet thing.

Tacos sound really good for dinner- I haven't had them for ages

 

[chandab]

We raise beef, so beef is for dinner a lot, I've run out of ways to fix it that don't bore me, that he'll still eat. I really like the meatballs that I found a basic recipe for (ok so someone else found the recipe), and I could eat those almost every day.

 

[Jill]

Ryan, that would be a fun thread about unusual food combinations. I would definitely have some to add to that list!

Chanda, I do not think I could ever get tired of the ways to eat beef. From extra rare steak (my favorite) to chili, tacos, meatballs, meatloaf, spaghetti sauce, veggie beef soup, pot roast -- you nme it! There's not anything we eat that isn't good with beef. A lot of times I try to use ground turkey or chicken but its only almost as good as it is with beef.

For this evening, I plan to make crock pot macaroni and cheese. It is really good and easy, but because it has no meat, it doesn't take all day in the crock pot. This isn't always a good thing, because I like to use the crock pot in the morning before I leave the house knowing that it's working on something all day. Since I'm working from home today, this dish will work for us. I'll need to put it in early afternoon and plan to make enough to last couple of days. Tonight it'll be a main dish and then I guess relegated to a side dish for the next couple. will probably have it with green beans and applesauce.

Link for the basic recipe below. I add dried minced onion, use 2% milk but substitute 1 can of evaporated milk for part of the liquid. The amount of pasta, I use elbow macaroni, is 2 cups. The amount of grated cheese equals 4 cups! I have to look up the conversion each time I make the recipe . Harvey really likes it, and my sister made it for her family and her husband and kids loved it too. Definitely homemade tasting mac and cheese.

I have not made in a long time, because the last time I made it I decided to try to cut the carbs using cauliflower at the same time as the other ingredients. Pretty much turned me off mac and cheese for a long time. However, I think you could mix in sreamed broccoli and / or cauliflower after it comes out of the crock pot and it would cut the carbs and calories but still taste really yummy. Just for sure don't do it at the start LOL

http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/2008/06/crockpot-macaroni-and-cheese-recipe.html

 

[Ryan Johnson]

I have my nieces 16th at home tonight - Not as bad as it sounds, 7 girls coming over to watch movies. Think we are just going to order some pizzas. There is also going to be a candy/ lolly bar/table ( which I have already taken a few of the peppermints for one of my thoroughbreds) so there should be plenty to keep them busy.

We are having a lovely day tomorrow 27 degrees Celsius. I will be on the mower all day.

I downloaded a few recipes the other day and I am keen to try one in particular- Its a "Tuscan One pot" dish. I want to try it now before summer hits and I start to live on salad. And also Because if its any good you can all add it to your winter menu. I also downloaded a few different salads to try.

just printed off the homemade mac recipe.

 

[Reignmaker Miniatures]

Alone for supper tonight so it was cream of mushroom soup and cheese biscuits. The biscuits were so yummy fresh from the oven and hot enough to melt the butter.

 

[Riverrose28]

Spent all day at the hospital yesterday and picked up take out from Ledos to bring home. I will be cooking tonight, I'm making steak with brown gravy and mashed potatoes and spinach. We do have good news, my sister in law woke up on Wed. and they took out her breathing tube yesterday and she is responding. This is after the Doctor told us on Monday there was no hope and to plan on the worse. Miracles do happen.

 

[Jill]

Terry, miracles do happen and I'm happy to read your update!

 

[Ryan Johnson]

That is wonderful news Riverrose28

Friday Night was Pizzas as my nieces 16th was at home.

Saturday night I made Singapore chicken noodles. Sunday I had planned to have sausages and have it with Vegies but my dog was stung by a bee I think and ended up in the emergency room at the vets. ( Nothing like a good after hours fee) Excuse the spelling but I think the vet believed she had anaphylactic shock to the sting. She went all lethargic and wobbly and I was a little freaked at the time.

3 hours later, because we had to eliminate snake bite and assess the clotting in her blood. All came back clear thank goodness. This morning my crazy "Boxer " is back to her old self just a little tired from the medication.

Hope you are all enjoying the rest of your weekends

 

[Jill]

I'm happy your dog is OK! Our dogs are our kids here

Tonight, I'm just way too tired. It's a frozen pizza kind of night!

 

[Ryan Johnson]

Mine too Jill and spoilt rotten if I do say so

Last night i cooked an omelette. Roasted some sweet potato, onion, zucchini, bell pepper. Stirred through some corn , fetta and Parmesan cheese and baked it in the oven for 20 mins

Reignmaker Minis I have never had Biscuits with soup, are these ones that you made ? Are they easy to make? I usually have some kind of bread with soup but always seem to fill up on the bread before I have made it thru the soup