What's for dinner tonight? I'm starving!

[Maddy McCall]

Give me some ideas, please. What are you having?

[azmouse]

1. Reubens

with pasta salad, pickles and beer!

[Maddy McCall]

3. Ok...thanks for the idea...

I'll fix some potato salad tonight...I've been kinda craving it.

:hi:

Reubens sound yum. :D

[lizziegrace]

2. Name a good steakhouse

I'll meet you there.

:)

[Maddy McCall]

4. Ya wanna?

There's a Longhorn not too far from here. :D

I'll buy!

[lizziegrace]

6. Why is this country so LARGE

:(

[Maddy McCall]

8. We can just jump in our private jets and meet mid-way, right?

Oh...wait.

:yoiks:

[lizziegrace]

12. We're poor

:(

Oh well. Maybe some day.

[Maddy McCall]

17. If I get rich before you, I'll fly you out once a month for dinner.

But don't hold your breath waiting on that day.

:rofl:

[lizziegrace]

19. I'll do the same for you

but don't hold your breath!!

;)









check your PM.

[Maddy McCall]

30. Will do.

:D

[Left Is Write]

5. Leftover hotdish.

[Maddy McCall]

9. I don't have any leftovers...

What is "hotdish?"

That's a term I've never heard.

:hi: LiW.

[Left Is Write]

18. It's Minnesotan for "casserole."

It's a one-dish meal. :)

[Maddy McCall]

24. I learn something new every day.

I've never heard "hotdish" in my life. Thanks for the info!

[KitchenWitch]

27. YOU said the "C" word!

No Dill Pickle Chips for you!

[Left Is Write]

33. I had to. But you know how hard I try to spread the Gospel Of The Hotdish.

[KitchenWitch]

34. True - you are certainly one of the leaders in spreading the gospel of the Hotdish

throughout the land. As am I!

[KitchenWitch]

7. The Witch household is going out tonight! Sorry, can't help ya!

[Maddy McCall]

Going out for what?

Olive Garden? :D

[KitchenWitch]

23. Del Taco!

Just kidding...We are going to a local and authentic mexican place.

[Maddy McCall]

29. That sounds good.

Eat loads of chips and salsa for me!

:D

[KitchenWitch]

32. Of course!

[NC_Nurse]

10. Baked potatoes.

With whatever we can find to put on 'em. Easy and cheesy. :D

[Maddy McCall]

13. Butter and sour cream. Salt and course ground pepper.

Gawd that makes me even more hungry!

I need to get up off me bum and get to cookin.

[Twillig]

109. Try some parsnips mashed up with 'em!

I never had a parsnip in my life until Sara Moulton mentioned it (parsnips in mashed pototoes) on her show one time.

Then Batali did a while later.

MMMMMMM!

I am going to get a ricer so I can totally mash up the parsnips. The spuds are ok with a lil' chunkyness.
I just want the flavor of the 'snips myself. (presently I use a food processor, (mixed results.))

[crim son]

11. Pizza. I'm sick

and I'm not cooking!

[Maddy McCall]

14. Sounds good!

I order in pizza even when I'm NOT sick. :D

[GOPisEvil]

15. PBJ

It's never too late to have a happy childhood. :D

[Maddy McCall]

20. I can't do PBJ...

I was one of those people who had the 2111-lid top from Peter Pan and had, erm, stomach discomfort the night after I ate a PBJ sandwich. It's going to be years before I can eat that stuff again...and I LOVE PBJs!

What kind of jelly?

:hi:

[GOPisEvil]

25. Pomegranate!

Crofter's Organic - found at Whole Paycheck. It's tangy and quite good. I tried it on a lark.

Oh, I bought the Whole Paycheck creamy peanut butter. I like a list of ingredients that reads: peanuts, salt. :D

[Maddy McCall]

28. Never heard of pomegranate jelly.

And we don't have Whole Paycheck ( :rofl: ) here, so I guess I'll have to stick with grape. :D

[GOPisEvil]

31. I never had either. I just saw it and thought I'd give it a try.

I also like fig preserves and peach preserves. :9

[Maddy McCall]

38. Shut yo' mouth.

My neighbor has several huge fig trees in her yard...told me I could raid them any time I want (also let me raid her yard for pecans last fall).

So, in about July, expect me to be whining about fig-tree rash.

But I do make some awesome fig preserves, so it's worth the rash. :)

[GOPisEvil]

43. :slobber::drool:

I have a fig tree, too, but it's small, and I've only had two figs, which were stolen by critters.

When it's fig preserve time, let me know, I'd love to try yours. :9

[Maddy McCall]

46. Remind me! I'll mail some to you.

I'm SERIES!!!1!!1

[GOPisEvil]

48. Awesome!!

Sucks that my memory is for shit though! :bounce:

I should write myself a note or something.

[Maddy McCall]

53. I'll try my best to remember.

:D

[GOPisEvil]

57. I would appreciate that a lot.

It's been years since I've had homemade fig preserves.

[Maddy McCall]

60. You know...

In 1995 or 1996, Justin Wilson moved into a lakefront home about a mile from me. I called him up and told him that I'd like him to try my fig preserves. So he said, "Well come on over." I brought a big jar of fig preserves, and he made a cast-iron skillet full of biscuits. I visited him several times before his death...

He thought that they were delicious. :D

(True story, I swear.)

[GOPisEvil]

62. Wondermous! I gar-on-tee!

That's a great story! I can totally see you just calling him up, too! :rofl:

[Maddy McCall]

67. Hey, his number was listed.

:D

[GOPisEvil]

73. OK, that's just cool!

What other celebrity would list his or her phone number? :thumbsup:

Not that I begrudge the famous their privacy, I just think it's cool when they don't give in to the loonies out there.

[Maddy McCall]

75. Well, I don't think that he expected anyone to be looking for him in...

rural Mississippi. :D

Certainly was listed. Under Wilson, J. :D

[bigwillq]

16. Chicken Cesar Salad

That's what I had. :hi:

[Maddy McCall]

22. That sound heavenly.

:hi:

[u4ic]

21. You know what I WON'T be having...

;-)


Nothing too spectacular...a chicken thigh sprinkled with Cajun and Montreal Steak Spice, rosemary, curry and crushed chili peppers, a baby spring greens salad and a chickpea salad with a hempseed oil/ apple cider vinegar dressing. Lots of hot banana peppers on the side to help with this dang cold I woke up with.

Some gluten free ginger cookies for dessert. :9

[Maddy McCall]

26. Yummmm....banana peppers.

I LOVE THEM. I wish I had some right now. It'll be a couple of months before my parents' garden produces any.

Sounds good!


:hi:

[hippywife]

80. Are you celiac? n/t

[u4ic]

102. I'm not celiac,

but gluten intolerant. :hi:

[hippywife]

112. I'm not either but

we try to eat a little healthier all the way around. A friend gave us panckae mix from this company and it's awesome:

http://www.pamelasproducts.com/

Don't feel like there is an undigested lump in the belly after eating them and they are so fluffy! The directions say to mix with water but I use soy milk and also add a little vanilla.

Although it's not listed on the website, we were able to find it at Wild Oats so I wouldn't trust the website for that info. I just called up our local health food stores and they both had it.

I want to try their bread mix next.

[u4ic]

116. I had my own pancake recipe

that was fantastic.

Unfortunately, I can't find it since my last move. It was just a treat - once every week or two. They were GF buckwheat pancakes.

I use this: http://www.bobsredmill.com/catalog/index.php?action=showdetails&product_ID=405 as a base, and then add some extra flour, whether it be more chickpea flour, or my favourite, buckwheat; I add a bit more baking powder, and I'm ready to go. They're very good.

I checked out your link, and unfortunately I can't use it - sorghum flour, while being GF, doesn't agree with me. I'm familiar with Pamela's products; here in my city we have a ton of GF products available, including our own bakery, Kinnikinnick.

Have you seen Bette Hagman's GF bread book? http://www.amazon.com/Gluten-Free-Gourmet-Bakes-Bread-Wheat-Free/dp/0805060782/ref=sr_1_3/103-7117877-9351016?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1175280708&sr=1-3

It's an excellent resource.

[hippywife]

124. Cool book.

I'll have to check that out. I love bread!! :9

[RetroLounge]

35. Beef and pasta

AKA hamburger Helper...

:puke:

RL

[Maddy McCall]

39. That'll do in a crunch.

I don't mind the lasagne HH. It's quite good, actually. :)

[RetroLounge]

42. It's easy when I'm the only one here with the kids

and the kids love it with a side veggie and some bread and butter.

and yes, the HH Lasagna actually is quite good. :D

RL

[Maddy McCall]

45. My son loves it.

I like it...but he asks for it when we go to the grocery store. :D

That, and Chef Boyardee pizzas, and he's in heaven. (I like the pizzas, too.)

[Omphaloskepsis]

36. Corn dogs and tater tots..

Anything else would require a trip to the store or doing the damn dishes. And a ex-girlfriend is at my house right now.. I'm not sure why she stopped here. Corn dogs and tater tots seems to sum up the relationship nicely.

[Maddy McCall]

40. LOL.

The last sentence. :spray: :rofl:

[trof]

37. Shrimp deJonghe? However you spell it.

LOTS of garlic and one or two breadcrumbs, I think.
And a baked spud and some kinda salad.
Miz t. is working out in the kitchen as we speak...type...keyboard...whatever.

No smells yet, so must still be in the prep stage.

[Maddy McCall]

41. What is that?

I've never had it--or I might have had it but just not heard it called that.

[trof]

47. Ask, and ye shall receive:

Don't know if this is Miz t.'s exact recipe, but you get the idea.

SHRIMP DE JONGHE

Active time: 1 hr Start to finish: 1 1/2 hr

Created at de Jonghe's restaurant in Chicago, this dish is a memorial to a time when we were afraid of garlic but not of butter. The amount of garlic in it was considered outrageously racy.



2 lb large shrimp (about 48), shelled and deveined
1 large garlic clove
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh tarragon
1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh parsley
1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh chervil
Pinch of dried thyme, crumbled
1 shallot, minced
1 tablespoon minced onion
2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter, softened
1 1/2 cups fine dry bread crumbs
Pinch of freshly grated nutmeg
Pinch of mace
1/2 teaspoon black pepper


Cook shrimp in a 4-quart pot of boiling salted water * until just cooked through, about 1 1/2 minutes. Drain shrimp in a colander, then immediately transfer to a large bowl of ice water to stop cooking.

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Mash garlic to a paste with 1/4 teaspoon salt using a mortar and pestle (or mince and mash garlic with salt using a large knife), then stir together with fresh and dried herbs, shallot, onion, 1 1/2 sticks (3/4 cup) butter, 1 cup bread crumbs, nutmeg, mace, 3/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.

Melt remaining 1/2 stick butter and stir together with remaining 1/2 cup bread crumbs, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper to make topping.

Arrange shrimp in 1 layer (slightly overlapping if necessary) in a buttered 3-quart flameproof gratin dish or other wide shallow ceramic baking dish. Cover with herbed breadcrumb mixture, then sprinkle with topping. Bake in upper third of oven until golden, about 15 minutes. Turn on broiler and broil until crumbs are golden brown, about 2 minutes.

* When salting water for cooking, use 1 tablespoon for every 4 quarts water.

Makes 8 servings.

Gourmet
January 1947; reprinted September 2001
de Jonghe's, Chicago, Ill.

Epicurious.com © CondéNet, Inc. All rights reserved.
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/recipe_views/printer_friendly/105510?printFormat=

[Maddy McCall]

52. I have never had that.

I'm copying it for me recipe book. :)

[trof]

59. Miz t.'s is a bit less complicated.

I'll try and get her to post it.

[Maddy McCall]

64. And probably better!

Please do!

:hi:

[SacredCow]

44. Prolly a GardenBurger.....

I'm not up for anything more ambitious

[grasswire]

49. steak salad

Got a piece of sirloin today, marinated it and a quartered red onion in a black peppercorn sauce. Going to cook off the steak and onion in a grill pan, slice the steak very thin, and arrange those over some baby greens and dress with Paul Newman's 3-cheese balsamic vinaigrette. Sliced avocado and bleu cheese crumbles on top, and some hot sourdough dinner rolls on the side. Can't wait.

The teenagers in the house are having a spring break waffle party tonight. Just the sight of all their sweeeeeet toppings is turning my stomach a bit. Red hots, gummi things, cool whip, chocolate syrup, cherry topping, chocolate chips, marshmallows, etc. etc. etc. Plus soda! :puke:

[trof]

50. LOVE a salad with 'something' in it.

Grilled chicken, steak, even leftover lamb.
Healthy and yummy.

[Maddy McCall]

54. My son would LOVE to eat waffles like that.

What a fun thing for the kids. MMjr loves homemade waffles with strawberries and whip cream piled on.

I'll share your salad, though. :9

[Left Is Write]

56. My son is a waffle hound too.

The kids love it when I make waffles for supper.

I love that steak salad idea. My leftover hotdish is in the microwave, though.

[Maddy McCall]

61. You know what's sad?

A friend of my family called me night before last, and asked me to make a pot of chicken and dumplins for her, because her daughter and family is coming home this weekend to celebrate Easter.

I'm supposed to deliver them tomorrow morning. So I have a pot of chicken and dumplings simmering on the stove, and I'm not even going to get to eat any. :(

[Left Is Write]

63. Gah! That would drive me crazy.

There's no way I could smell chicken and dumplings cooking and NOT be able to eat some!

[Maddy McCall]

65. I might take out a small bowl for MMjr. to "taste test."

But I could eat bowl after bowl after bowl of them, with cornbread. They are soooo good--and sooo fattening. :9

[Left Is Write]

69. It's too bad that the best comfort food is almost always fattening.

[Maddy McCall]

71. Tis true.

Sad, but true.

[Scooter24]

51. I'm having dinner delivered from Maggiano's

mmm...

Can't really cook dinner tonight as I am doing some pre-cooking and prep for my dinner party tomorrow night. Had to bring out the sterling silver flatware and crystal for polishing, so I'm really not in the mood to do much.

Hope you find something delicious. :9

[Maddy McCall]

55. I'm making potato salad...

and burgers on the grill. Again. But we love them.

What'd ya order?

:hi:

[Critters2]

58. I grabbed Subway on the way home from a hospital visit. nt

[Maddy McCall]

68. A cold one or a hot one?

I've heard that the hot subs are pretty good. I haven't tried them yet, though.

[Critters2]

86. Toasted veggie on wheat. All the veggies but olives and jalapenos,

with salt and pepper. With a bag of Sun Chips and iced tea. A decent meal.

[mike_c]

66. moraccan lamb stew served over couscous....

It's simmering and smells WONDERFUL. Won't be ready for at least another hour, though.

[Maddy McCall]

70. Oh god.

That sounds delicious! Yum!

:9

[mike_c]

74. hmmm, I think I'll post the recipe over in cooking and baking....

eom

[Maddy McCall]

77. Please do.

So's I can copy it. :D

[merh]

72. why did I open this thread?

x(

now i am hungry :(


:hi:

[Maddy McCall]

78. Remember when you were craving ham?

LOL!

:hi:

[merh]

84. LOL - I remember the bestest ham I've ever had

but thinking about it now, no samwich can supplement x(

:hi:

[ScreamingMeemie]

76. Barbecued Chicken and Fried Potatoes.

yummy!

[Maddy McCall]

79. Sounds really good.

Are you grillin? Or bakin?

[ScreamingMeemie]

81. On the grill! My neighbors make fun of me because I grill year 'round

and am sometimes found out there knee deep in snow. :D

[Nicole]

82. Lasagna, salad and garlic bread.

:9

[Maddy McCall]

89. Mmmmm....lasagna.

Can I come eat with you? :D

[Nicole]

95. Well you could have...

but it's all gone now. It was leftovers from leftovers.

Next time I'll save you some. :D

[BreweryYardRat]

83. Roast beef, milk, and bread.

And painkillers. Christ, my head!

[Maddy McCall]

90. Hope your head feels better soon.

Really, I do. Nothing worse than a crippling headache.

:hug:

[Kali]

85. red hots, apparently

on cheap buns, some kind of frozen veg and what else??? I don't know. Completely flavorless fudgecicles (spell?) for desert, I think. If there are any left (store brand on sale a couple days ago...might be all gone by now)


mmmm health food

[Maddy McCall]

91. You can have one of my cheeseburgers.

I'll save one for ya. :D

[Kali]

94. cheeseburger really does sound better - thanks!

are these the bacon cheddar burgers you were talking about the other day? YUM I need to get some more hamburger - we are out. Need to do a beef - think I am down to some soup bones, a bunch of pork and chicken and one turkey.

[Maddy McCall]

100. Piggly Wiggly had ground chuck on sale for $1.99 lb. today.

Yes, we did more bacon cheeseburgers. I love those things...never get tired of them.

You sound like me...always have pork and chicken in the freezer, but where's the darned beef? :D

[Wcross]

87. Just finished...burp.

I cooked a fillet mignon medium rare and broccoli tops along with a baked potato w/(sour cream & butter).

[Maddy McCall]

92. Dang.

Just dang. That sounds sooooo goooooood.

:9

[Wapsie B]

88. Well are crawfish in season now?

I ask that because everytime I pass the meat dept. at the HyVee I go to I see the crawfish on ice and think of the Delta Duer's.
I had Cheese Tortellini in Alfredo Sauce.

[Maddy McCall]

93. No, they aren't. My brother is boiling crawfish...

commercially, and he's selling about 20 bags (40 lbs. each) cooked per day, even on weekdays. And selling upwards of 100 bags/day live on weekends.

This is the first year he's done that. I've eaten crawfish until I'm about sick of them. Not quite sick, mind ya, but leaning that way. :D

I love cheese tortellini in alfredo....sooo good. I wonder if you could prepare that with small shrimp in the sauce. Hmmm...might try that this weekend.

[Wapsie B]

96. I've never had crawfish, but wouldn't mind trying some.

That's one thing I love about the South, the wide variety of cuisine down there. I'd think the shrimp would be perfect with the tortellini and alfredo. Sounds yummy to me. :)

[Maddy McCall]

98. Pardon my dumbassery.

I thought your post said "Are crawfish OUT of season?"

They are VERY much in season right now...I'm talking about the real stuff, not the pond raised stuff. They are soooo tasty. If you ever make it down south, here's a pointer for when you order them. You have to order at least FIVE pounds for yourself and no less, or people will look at you funny. :D

[Wapsie B]

101. That's quite alright Maddy.

I didn't know when the best time of year was for catching them. Five pounds huh? I'm sure I could eat at least that much. Even the pics of them served up look tempting. Not ever having seen them cooked I'm assuming you boil 'em kinda like a lobster.
Crawfish and the boiled peanuts you've talked about sound really good to me. :)

[Maddy McCall]

104. You get a big ol' pot and a propane burner...

You boil a sack at a time with Louisiana brand seasoning, whole onions, lemon halves, whole heads of garlic, and potatoes and corn. (Some people boil sausage links with it.)

Bring em to a boil and let em roll for about 15 minutes, then shut off the burner and let them soak for 20 or 30 minutes. Dang they're good!!

Yeah, I love boiled peanuts. End of summer is when we have peanut boils. MMMMmmmMMMMMmmmm.

:D

[Wapsie B]

107. Damn, you're making me hungry.

That sounds sooooooo good. And I do have a pot big enough for a good old crawfish boil too, with the propane burner to boot. Same contraption I fry turkeys in, with the peanut oil. I'll have to check the store here for specials on the crawfish. I know it's not the fresh stuff, although we do get fish vendors up here from the gulf during the summer.

:)

[Maddy McCall]

108. More instructions on boiling crawfish.

If you're going to buy cooked crawfish, ask to see a scoop-full. Look through them. Are the tails curled under? They should be, or that means that they were dead when they were boiled. (One or two dead ones in five lbs is to be expected. Ten or more and I'd look for a new place to buy them.) Ask to taste them, too. People who sell boiled crawfish won't mind at all if you want to sample before you buy.

If you're going to buy live ones and boil them yourselves, plan on 5-8 lbs. per person. Ask if you can see an open sack before you buy, to make sure that you're getting LIVE crawfish. You do NOT want dead crawfish. When you get home, put the little buggers in an ice chest (no ice), and put a waterhose deep down under them. Turn on the water and let it run for 15 minutes or so. It will float the trash and the dead crawfish out (you'll have some dead ones, but you shouldn't have many). Take the hose out, close the lid, and dump out as much water as you can. Bury the hose under the crawfish again, while they're in the ice chest, and turn on the water again. Let it run for a few more minutes until you're certain that the trash is out.

That's called purging. You don't have to use salt water to purge your crawfish--fresh water works best.

Next step--get your big pot up to a rolling boil with everything in it I mentioned in the post above. Be careful when you do the next step, because what's going on in the pot now--with the spices and all--is akin to liquid lava.

Have a buddy help you lift the ice chest and scoot the little guys from the ice chest into the pot. Proceed from there as I told you in the post above.

And if you have any questions, feel free to PM me. If I don't know the answer, I'm sure I can find out for ya. :D

Oh yeah, and when you're dealing with live crawfish, please be aware that they will PINCH THE FUCK OUT OF YOU. So wear gloves or just be very careful. :D

[Generic Brad]

97. Juicy chicken

I don't know how my wife does it, but she has a secret recipe she likes to use on chicken thighs where they get boiled in a sauce she concocts like a mad scientist. I'd love to share the recipe but she has sworn to take that one to the grave. She just calls it juicy chicken.

[Maddy McCall]

99. Sounds yummy.

I'm making chicken and dumplins tonight for someone else (asked me to make a batch for her family that will be visiting this weekend) and I can only take a taste. That's torture...the first time I've made chicken and dumplins and I can't even have a bowl.

:cry:

Your wife's chicken sounds great! You'll have to peep over her shoulder and report the recipe back to us next time. :rofl:

[opiate69]

103. Chicken Curry...

Yum!

[Maddy McCall]

105. I love Chicken Curry.

:9

[opiate69]

106. Me too.. we have it usually once a week...

although, I make mine kinda weird.. I brown the chicken, then add Patak's Curry paste, then alfredo sauce.. toss in a can each of black olives, garbanzo beans and mushrooms.. let simmer over low heat until your rice is done...

[SeattleGirl]

110. I had nachos! YUM!!!

Still have some left. Not sure how well they'll reheat, but I'll try that for lunch on Friday.

[Maddy McCall]

111. I love nachos...

the kind in the quick stop where you can pump your own cheese.

MMMMMMMmmmmmm. I don't eat them very frequently, but when I do, I'm in jalepeno heaven.

:hi:

[Random_Australian]

113. I had a meal fit for a poor university student. What a co-incidence.

Some garlic & herb sausages, some instant noodles, and some peas, beans, corn and carrot, with a glass of 1/2 diluted orange juice and a two dessertspoons of spaghetti sauce on the noodles.

This is what I can afford!

(Anyone wondering about the dilution of the orange juice? I drink at least a litre of fluid each meal, so a litre of orange juice every day would be expensive!)

[seemunkee]

114. Full Irish breakfast

Went to a pub last night and I couldn't resist.

[MissMillie]

115. I had seared tuna steak w/ steamed summer squash & mushrooms

and sliced tomato

[Beer Snob-50]

117. Oh My!!

I am having tuna steak for supper tonight. did you cook lit yourself or get it at a restaurant. I am afraid to cook previously frozen tuna rare like I like it. I was just going to cook it like most people cook it (TILL ALL THE LIFE IS COOKED OUT OF IT)

[MissMillie]

123. I cooked it myself

marinated in some freshly squeezed OJ and some ginger, and just a drop (really only a little bit) of sesame oil

it was tasty, and it looked terribly pretty next to the yellow squash

[youthere]

118. Baked potatoes stuffed with...well stuff.

[AllegroRondo]

119. Chocolate Jesus

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=6363244&mesg_id=6363244

[NewWaveChick1981]

120. Pizza.

:bounce: :toast: :hi:

[BarenakedLady]

121. Take out

something. I don't know what yet.

[Tektonik]

122. I had steak and eggs for breakfast, so i'm still full

but dinner will probably consist of something like a plate frozen breaded chicken heated up and browned + grapes and cookies/cake for dessert