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NJCher

(35,673 posts)
Mon Jul 25, 2022, 04:57 PM Jul 2022

What's for Dinner, Mon., July 25, 2022

Re-visiting my turkey enchiladas tonight. I'll have one of them with chopped cherry tomatoes, cilantro, shredded cheddar cheese, chopped lettuce, and onion. Avocado, too.

For a salad, sliced cucumbers in dill with sour cream.

My delicata squash rounds last night were very good and I still have some hollowed out rounds I can try new fillings with. The Italian sausage ones were terrific, though. For that stuffing, I used tomato paste, a small can of tomato sauce, chopped onion, and green pepper.

I found, however, that cooking the rings in the microwave takes at least 30" on high. Even then they were a bit crunchy, but I'd left the skin on since I grew the squash and knew it was grown organically. Just chalked it up to "great fiber!"

If I try a new filling, it might be ricotta with herbs sprinkled with parmesan.

For dessert, half a toasted lemon poppyseed muffin with blueberries and yogurt. I'll toast the muffin in the air fryer. Iced Earl Grey.

It's cooler here today, by a whole 10 degrees! That counts for something.

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What's for Dinner, Mon., July 25, 2022 (Original Post) NJCher Jul 2022 OP
Cheesy Tofu Quiche With Spinach Callalily Jul 2022 #1
Oh-My - Oh-My - Oh-My wyn borkins Jul 2022 #6
Got any left-overs?! PJMcK Jul 2022 #9
a chef salad lightly dressed with olive oil and balsamic vinegar gladium et scutum Jul 2022 #2
A surf and turf treat MissMillie Jul 2022 #3
A classic! PJMcK Jul 2022 #10
lol. It's fine. MissMillie Jul 2022 #14
Hot Italian sausage link, FoxNewsSucks Jul 2022 #4
This message was self-deleted by its author wyn borkins Jul 2022 #5
I roasted a whole chicken Saturday bucolic_frolic Jul 2022 #7
Take out pork egg foo yung with brown rice. no_hypocrisy Jul 2022 #8
Late post PJMcK Jul 2022 #11
... AKwannabe Jul 2022 #13
I purchased beets and purple kohlrabi at the farmers market Sat AKwannabe Jul 2022 #12

Callalily

(14,889 posts)
1. Cheesy Tofu Quiche With Spinach
Mon Jul 25, 2022, 05:10 PM
Jul 2022

I've made this using gluten free crust (store bought) for guests that could not tolerate gluten, and it still tasted yummy.

Everyone I give this recipe to loves it. Is great as leftovers too.

https://www.wpr.org/cheesy-tofu-quiche-spinach

wyn borkins

(1,109 posts)
6. Oh-My - Oh-My - Oh-My
Mon Jul 25, 2022, 05:47 PM
Jul 2022

That looks so good. I sincerely hope you don't mind if I slip in there and carve out a single slice for my lunch this day.

I especially like those bits of goodness within the dish and those crispity-crunchity flakes on the range just there.

MissMillie

(38,558 posts)
3. A surf and turf treat
Mon Jul 25, 2022, 05:38 PM
Jul 2022

I had been saving a package of sirloin tips for my birthday (later this week), but when sis and I went shopping for Dad's groceries this morning, she bought a couple of lobsters (as an early b-day present) for Al and I to have (they were on sale).

We'll start w/ the steak tips and a salad (butter lettuce mix, grape tomatoes, carrot, cucumber, radishes, yellow peppers and Vidalia onion).

While we're enjoying that, the lobsters will be cooking.


I didn't plan on any dessert. It's just too hot to bake. Something tells me we won't have room for it anyway.

MissMillie

(38,558 posts)
14. lol. It's fine.
Tue Jul 26, 2022, 07:05 AM
Jul 2022

I'll tell you what though: I can't remember the last time I had lobster, and it was delicious and a real treat. However... the steak tips were what really made this meal. They marinated for a few hours before hitting the grill. I managed to cook them to perfection. I had them on the plate next to my salad, which I dressed w/ blue cheese salad dressing.

I took one bite of steak and found myself "chair dancing." They were medium rare, but maybe just a little closer to rare than most people would like (which to me is perfect), with a wonderful char on the outside.

I'm getting pretty good on the grill. That's usually my sister's domain, but I'm beginning to think I could give her a run for her money.

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PJMcK

(22,037 posts)
11. Late post
Mon Jul 25, 2022, 09:04 PM
Jul 2022

We had a salad comprised of slices of celery, halves of homegrown cherry tomatoes and minced red onion with a Balsamic dressing.

Gnocchi with a deliciously thick tomato & basil sauce with garlic bread and Chianti.

Dark chocolate as we watched an archeology documentary.

AKwannabe

(5,661 posts)
12. I purchased beets and purple kohlrabi at the farmers market Sat
Mon Jul 25, 2022, 11:08 PM
Jul 2022

Today is my Saturday so I can cook.

I did beets and kohlrabi three ways!
Roasted roots, root slaw and sautéed greens.

Omg! All three are fantastic! Even if I am saying it.
Mr Alaska is doing the tri tip. It’s almost done.
I have mine portions done and am tasting a lot!

It’s gonna be memorable!
Firsts. Gotta love em

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