What's for Dinner, Tues., Jan. 24, 2023

[NJCher]

Posting early due to working late.

I made a big salad with romaine, baby arugula, and red tip lettuce. Lots of peppers, chopped salami, olives, and artichoke hearts. Manchego and gorgonzola. Red onion.

On top of that, I made my own creamy Italian garlic salad dressing. I made it using Fage, which I think is a better sour cream. It turned out so outrageously good that I used it for a dip with some pita chips and consumed an entire three ounces, I'm embarrassed to say.

I may make an additional dish later on, when I get back from my "field trip," which is to a big Chinese grocery market about 8 miles away. My idea is to buy different types of Chinese greens that I've never tried and cook with them. Because these types of greens and vegetables grow well in cold weather, I figure I can get started planting them soon because we are having a very moderate winter. Also I have greenhouses and cold frames to get them started.

I want to try new greens and veggies, but I don't want to grow them unless I like them, thus this excursion.

As a guide, I am using this book by Jenn Louis called The Book of Greens.
Here's a link to a review and pic of book cover:

https://2lwithit.com/2017/05/14/book-review-the-book-of-greens-by-jenn-louis/

[Yonnie3]

1. Beef in the crock pot

Last edited Tue Jan 24, 2023, 07:12 PM - Edit history (1)

TJ is cooking, I saw potatoes and celery. Likely there are onions and carrots too. Don't know the cut of beef, it might be a London Broil.

Edit: It was a sirloin tip roast from the little store butcher. It turned out tasty and fall apart tender.

[Nanuke]

2. Soup

Veggie dumplings from Trader Joe’s with white miso broth, mushrooms and scallions.

[Marthe48]

3. Thank you for the link

Please let us know what you liked, and what you might grow

I have a mushroom souffle in the oven, made some fresh hashbrowns, and some frozen asparagus with fresh mushrooms and onions. The kitchen is a mess, but I'll eat good

[hippywife]

4. Supposed to be getting snow today and overnight, so...

we did our weekly run into town this morning. So far nothing but rain off and on. But the weekly run means easy dinner night.

I ate a bunch of nuts earlier, so I'm not eating. Fixing husband freezer dinner: beer battered fish fillets, onion rings, hush puppies and the last of the leftover slaw. Tartar sauce and malt vinegar.

At one of the stops today, I was able to find a couple more of the Guiness Chocolate Stout cakes. He loves them, me not so much. But I also found some Bailey's Irish Cream cakes, which I will try a piece of later.

[Luciferous]

5. Broke my wrist yesterday (slipped on some ice) so the kiddo made dinner tonight.

Homemade mac and cheese and side salads.

[hippywife]

7. Oh, bummer!

Hope it heals quickly and completely for you.

[WA-03 Democrat]

8. So sorry

Lucky to have help and heal fast!

[Demsrule86]

12. Oh no...so sorry!

[NJCher]

13. yikes

I had a friend who did that so I know what's involved. So sweet that the kiddo could make dinner. Was it the wrist of your dominant hand?

[Luciferous]

15. Unfortunately yes. I'm lucky to have a helper

in the kitchen but I was searching for easy meals to make with one hand last night 😄 maybe it will be a good excuse to teach the kiddo more about cooking.

[MissMillie]

6. steak tips

They're pre-marinated, but off the top of my head I don't know what the marinade is (the package tells, but I don't have it in front of me). They came from the food bank.

Mac & cheese

steamed carrots



Razzleberry pie for dessert (scoop of vanilla ice cream on top)



Dad had strip steak w/ onions, mashed potatoes & gravy, green beans. I took a piece of pie to him as well.

[Callalily]

9. Maa'kuda quiche

It's a Tunisian recipe and very good and easy to make.

Here's the recipe in case you are interested: https://www.afooda.com/maakuda-tunisian-traditional-quiche-is-a-piece-of-art/

[NJCher]

14. had never heard of this

It is beautiful! And very much a comfort food, too.

The pics at the link are also good. You wouldn't think it would be easy by looking at it, but it seems to be a fairly easy dish to turn out.

[Callalily]

16. Yes, you are right. It is super easy to make.

And when you flip it over, you are rewarded with a beautiful meal.

[littlewolf]

10. Broccoli cheese soup

With garlic cheese bread n green salad

[Emile]

11. Grilled tenderloin sandwich with a toss salad.