What's for dinner .....Tonight?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

I just put a great chicken/sour cream dish in the oven!

Later, I will stir fry some zuccini and onions......

And cook some new potatoes!

What are all of you having? Or did you have?

:toast:

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[AlCzervik]

1. i had left over chicken that was coated with Zatarains chicken coating stuff

and some sugar snap peas.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. My dear chimpsrsmarter!

I haven't had the Zatarains coating......

What sort of taste does it give?

I love love love sugar snap peas........haven't had any in ages!

Yummy!

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[AlCzervik]

5. it's really good, spicy and the chicken comes out nice and crispy. It has some cayenne

pepper, garlic powder, onion salt and black pepper and bread crumbs, it's in a box near the shake and bake but way better. i get it at Bel-air in the aisle that has rice.
:hi:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

7. Oooh, that sounds yummy!

But I think the cayenne pepper would be too hot for me!

Enjoy!

:hi:

[Redstone]

19. Zatarain's is real New Orleans stuff. Anything they make is good. Trust me on this.

Redstone

[AlCzervik]

35. indeed, love their stuff.

:hi: :thumbsup:

[grasswire]

55. hooray for zatarains

We keep a dozen of their boxes on hand in the pantry. I just wish that more of their products were available in the Pacific Northwest. The web site shows LOTS of other stuff.

And Peg? You could try their yellow rice mix, or their caribbean rice that has pineapple and coconut in it, as side dishes. Both are truly delicious.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

77. My dear grasswire....

Now that's a good thought!

I'll look for the brand........

Thanks!

:hug:

[grasswire]

78. look next to the rice-a-roni

...for the rice blends.

http://www.zatarain.com

[CaliforniaPeggy]

79. Thanks for the link!

[fizzgig]

2. probably just a bowl of cereal

i don't feel much like cooking tonight

your dinner sounds really tasty peggy, maybe i'll come over :)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. My dear kagehime......

Aw, sweetie, come on over! There's plenty of everything!

Somehow I've never been able to eat cereal for dinner....no idea why!

:hug:

[fizzgig]

18. i love cereal

no matter the time of day, so no biggie. but still, you offer is awfully tempting but i think dinner would be cold by the time i get there

:hug:

[texanwitch]

6. I am having a homemade chicken pot pie and ice tea.

:hi:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

9. My dear texanwitch!

Homemade chicken pot pie!

I was just thinking about those tonight....

How much work are they?

Would you share your recipe?

I have yet to find a commercial pie that is good enough....*sigh*

Sounds really yummy!

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[texanwitch]

22. My neighbor makes them and she won't tell me how.

I told her she needs to write down the recipe so it doesn't die with her.

They are so good.:9

[grasswire]

82. go find the latest Saveur magazine...

...because it contains a recipe for famous and simple chicken pot pie as it is made at a diner in a small town in Massachusetts.

Basically, it's just simmering chicken breasts, then cubing the chicken meat, making gravy with chicken base and the saved broth and flour to thicken, cooking some carrots and peas (you COULD use frozen peas and carrots), putting all that in a baking dish and topping it with a pie crust. Bake. Eat.

Now, if you use Trader Joe's refrigerated pie crust and Better Than Bouillon chicken base (also available at Trader Joe's and many groceries), you will have a heavenly pie. I did it a few months ago, and it was the best chicken pie I ever ate.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

84. Thank you, my dear grasswire...

I will look for the magazine!

Better than Bouillon is the brand I already use!

It is so damn tasty! I use their chicken and beef flavors......

I'll check out Trader Joe's........We have a new one nearby, that I have visited...

Thank you again! :hug:

[Kali]

8. Ribeyes - mesquite wood grilled

it has been a LOOOOOONNNG time since I had a thick fatty steak!!!! Even bought a bottle of red to go with it. mmmmmmmmmmm

oh and maybe a salad and a spud if I feel like it, have some leftover beans and tortillas if I want to go that way, but forgot the green chile's at the store, darn it.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

15. My dear Kali!

Oh, the ribeye is my favorite steak!

Your cooking sounds divine! A salad and spud would go so very well with that! As would your tortilla/bean combo!

Enjoy...... :9

[johnnie]

10. Here's what I did

I sauteed mushrooms in butter, added sour cream, milk, garlic, black pepper, and cayenne pepper and some chicken breast chunks that I cooked first. Then I made some linguine and about 5 minutes before it was done I threw in chopped asparagus. Strain the linguine and asparagus and mixed in the sauce and ate it up.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

20. Oh boy, johnnie!

Too bad you already ate it!

I would have wanted some.......

Yummo! :9

[Kali]

52. mmm that sounds good

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[johnnie]

58. I forgot to say

I also put about 3/4 cup grated Romano cheese in the sauce.

[Akoto]

11. I had grilled cheese with some soup.

It was a lazy night. :)

Planning a nice Easter dinner for the family tomorrow night, though! Ham with baked sweet potatoes.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

23. My dear Akoto!

Hey, lazy or not, that is wonderful food!

We're heathens, and I have no idea what we're having tomorrow!

:hi:

[bridgit]

12. left over chinese take-out...

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[CaliforniaPeggy]

24. My dear bridgit.........

Chinese food in any form is nirvana!

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[bridgit]

28. you bet, they delivered actually; but brought boxes & boxes of stuff...

fu yung, orange spicey chicken, pan fried rice, etc, looking forward very soon :hi:

[skygazer]

13. It smells delightful, whatever it is

My beloved SO is cooking - his job on weekends - and he's got chicken simmering in some sort of rich tomato based sauce with mushrooms and garlic. We'll have pasta and a salad with it. Yours sounds like something I make - one of my favorites. :9

[CaliforniaPeggy]

25. My dear skygazer!

Oooh, that sounds terrific!

Chicken is sooo adaptable, isn't it?

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[crim son]

14. Peggy! Fancy meeting you here!

I had pizza. Pizza once a week, come hell or high water. Your meal sounds fantastic!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

27. My dear crim son!

Indeed, fancy meeting you here!

I love pizza...we have it weekly too....Mondays!

Thanks!

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[Redstone]

16. Chicken Enchiladas Verde. And my God, were they good. One for the books.

Redstone

[CaliforniaPeggy]

29. My dear Redstone!

I love enchiladas!

Did you buy them, or did Mrs. R make them?

Sounds totally yummy! :9

[Redstone]

32. Made my Mrs R, of course, with her own Creole magic added to Mexican cooking. There are three

of them left over, and I'm going to have a BIG fight with my older son tomorrow over who gets to eat them for lunch.

Redstone

[Kali]

53. be evil and have them for breakfast!

[Left Is Write]

17. I had Margherita pizza and a beer.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

30. My dear Left Is Write!

Ah, another pizza for tonight! And beer.......yummy!

I hope you're feeling very mellow about now, sweetie...:hug:

[Left Is Write]

34. I'm about to help the kids color Easter eggs, but later....

after they've gone to bed for the night, Mr. LIW and I will open a bottle of wine and play some darts. I should be feeling pretty mellow then. :)

[Xipe Totec]

21. Water Crackers

with artichoke pesto,

fresh avocado,

Chèvre cheese,

hard sausage,

dolma,

and a bottle of Santa Ema Cabernet Sauvignion...


Dinner for two.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

33. My dear Xipe Totec...

Mmmmhh.....dinner for two....

A romantic dinner for two, methinks......

:hug:

[Xipe Totec]

36. just missing the water for chocolate...

:blush:

[mcscajun]

26. Dinner! I *knew* I forgot something!

:silly:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

37. My dear mcscajun!

Somehow I doubt this!

:rofl: :rofl:

[mcscajun]

40. Seriously. I had lunch about 3:00, and got caught up online and on the phone

and dinnertime came and went.

I'm going to grab a bowl of cereal now. :)

[GOPisEvil]

31. Hamburger Helper Lasagna with Boca Ground Burger.

Didn't miss the beef at all. :9

[CaliforniaPeggy]

38. My dear GOPisEvil!

Ah...are you trying to lower your cholesterol by eliminating the beef?

It sounds delicious, no matter why you're eating it!

Bon appetit! :9

[GOPisEvil]

39. I'm attempting to cut out some calories, and go meatless.

My sweetie is mostly vegetarian, so I'm trying to prepare myself for life with a lot less meat. She doesn't mind if I eat meat, but when the time comes, I'd like for us to eat together as much as possible.

[femmocrat]

41. We had Easter dinner today because we will be visiting family tomorrow.

We had ham, kielbasa, asparagus, wild rice, green bean casserole, salad, crescent rolls, paska bread and nut roll.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

43. My dear femmocrat!

Oooh, that had to have been really good!

I'll just bet you're quite full, too!

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[femmocrat]

47. And I have enough left-overs for the whole week! LOL

Fortunately, there are a lot of ways to use left-over ham.

[Chan790]

42. Nachos from Wood N' Tap.

Hold the taco meat. Even if I wasn't a vegetarian...it'd be hold the taco meat. Anytime a food is identified as "meat" (or even "vegetables") as opposed to type...I'm concerned.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

44. My dear Chan790!

I hear that...

Nachos are sooo good, though...

Hope you enjoyed your dinner!

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[mvd]

45. Hi, Peggy

I had steak, baked potato, bread, and salad. :hi:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

59. My dear mvd!

Oooh, yummy!

Those are among my favorite foods!

:hi:

[unsavedtrash]

46. fried catfish, slaw, fries, and hush puppies

now I am too full to move.

[qanda]

57. Oh, that sounds good

I had fried catfish a couple of days ago. If I recall correctly I was too full to move also. :-)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

60. My dear unsavedtrash.......

I've never had catfish......must give that a go sometime!

I hear ya about being too full to move!

:hug:

[wildhorses]

48. bar b qued spare ribs and an adkins chocolate bar for desert

and broccoli with cheese sauce :9

[CaliforniaPeggy]

61. My dear wildhorses!

Oh sweetie! That all sounds so damn good!

I love broccoli, but I prefer it with butter and lemon juice!

I'll bet it's wonderful with cheese sauce, though!

:hug:

[opiate69]

49. Opiate69's World Famous Curry Chicken..

Damn.. I think I ate too much of it again..

[CaliforniaPeggy]

62. My dear opiate69!

Yum, curry!

I don't eat it often, but always enjoy it when I do!

Not a good idea to overeat, though! Hope your GI tract recovers soon...

:hug:

[opiate69]

64. Hehe.. yeah.. so much for trying to lose weight here..

:hug:

[eauclaireliberal]

50. Homemade Chili...I make the best in this part of Wisconsin.

...everyone else here are a bunch of Scandinavian wussies whose idea of spice is salt, pepper, butter and Hollandaise sauce. Occasionally you'll get the goofball who will get bold and ask for Tabasco sauce for his four cheese, sausage, ham, and more ham omelet.

As for the chili, it is really easy. Just get yourself a good crock pot, wake up early in the morning, throw in your favorite ingredients and cook the shit out of it. Plan on eating it at dinnertime.

Dry pinto beans. Always go for the dry stuff...rinse, clean and cook it with your liquids. Forget the overnight soak, they will be tender when the chili is "done." Canned can be okay, but the sodium used to preserve them also does wonders at storing body fat (which is why fitness freaks tell you to avoid sodium and drink lots of water...helps make brown fat water-soluable).

Two fat, fresh, sliced jalapeno peppers.

Three or four fat, fresh, sliced habenero peppers.

Frozen corn.

Diced tomatoes.

1 lb. of ground-round, or chicken breast...unless you are a herbivore, which can be substituted with more beans-add some black beans or more veggies like zuchinni...sky's the limit.

Onions. Amount, your limitations.

Chopped garlic cloves. Fresh of course.

Spices: Oregano, Jamaican Jerk, Chile con Carne, Cumin, Fennel, Adobo...

2 tabs of Immodium 1/2 hour before eating, in the event your GI system wants to raise anarchy.

[eauclaireliberal]

56. forgot to mention other peppers

Green, yellow, red, Ancho, Anneheim, etc.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

63. My dear eauclaireliberal!

That recipe gives me indigestion just reading it!

Well......almost!

Sounds good and hot!

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[bullwinkle428]

51. Ground beef fried rice! My special "clay pot" recipe...

...which only means that once all the ingredients are cooked and combined, I keep them in there a little bit longer, stirring occasionally, to get the "crunchy bits" from the burnt spots of rice. Kind of nice textural addition to the meal. I also throw in about 8 egg whites for a boost in protein - I make a big batch so I'll have several portions for leftovers. They make a great lunch to take to work!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

66. My dear bullwinkle!

Oh, now this sounds really good....and easy!

I love having recipes that I can make into lunches too.....

Much less work that way!

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[qanda]

54. Picked up some frozen stir fry made by Green Giant

All I had to do was add the chicken. I got some rice in a bag that only took 90 seconds to cook. Dinner was done in 15 minutes and it didn't taste too bad either. The kids had pizza.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

68. My dear qanda!

Hey....as long as you enjoyed your dinner, who cares how long it took?

The point is to eat well without killing yourself!

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[Dinger]

65. Pork Chops, Baked Potato, Salad

Simple and easy tonight. I was tired.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

70. My dear Dinger!

Hey, you're more ambitious than I am when I'm tired!

Sounds really tasty too......Now get some rest, OK? :hug:

[SusanaMontana41]

67. Hi Peggy!

I had coconut shrimp with coconut sauce, a dinner roll with butter, and half a glass of ice cold Coca-Cola.

Followed by a small bowl of Froot Loops.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

71. My dear SusanaMontana41!

Oooh, your dinner sounds really good!

But....Froot Loops?

Maybe you discovered you were still hungry?

Hey.....enjoy!

:hi:

[bertha katzenengel]

69. We had breakfast. Eggs, bacon, english muffins with purpleberry jam.

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[CaliforniaPeggy]

73. My dear bertha!

OK....some folks want things to be backward!

I've had waffles for dinner......

Your dinner sounds just scrumptious!

:grouphug:

[bertha katzenengel]

76. I loooooooove breakfast for dinner.

And since we usually end up having soup, lean cuisine, or a sandwich, it was a treat. (We're both so wiped out at day's end...)

:hug:

[querelle]

72. Grilled Steak & Salad

I'm on the Atkins Diet right now, so no carbs allowed. I've lost 21 lbs so far BTW!

Q

[CaliforniaPeggy]

74. My dear querelle!

Now that sounds like a really delish dinner......

And good for you on the weight loss too!

:hug:

[querelle]

75. Thank You Peggy!

You are such a sweety!

:hi:

Q

[AshevilleGuy]

80. Comfort food (because it's so cold!): red beans & tortillas with

anaheim chiles, tomatoes and queso freso.

Tomorrow night: English comfort food - vegetaran (bean) meatloaf with home fries and sauce with Sage Derby cheese.

Monday night (when it's warmer): Classic French sorrel soup with new potatoes and brie.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

81. My dear AshevilleGuy!

Hey...we don't need excuses for comfort food!

Your menus over the next several days sound really elaborate....

And delicious!

Are you the cook? Or are you lucky enough to have some talented person doing it for you?

Whichever way it is......congrats on such a terrific menu!

Enjoy....and BTW, Welcome to DU!

Haven't seen you in the Lounge before.......:hi:

[AshevilleGuy]

83. Thank you. I do it myself, for me. It's a lifetime hobby. n/t

[TK421]

85. We had a surprise 30th birthday party for a friend of mine...there was just about

everything here. We had sushi, burgers, hot dogs, sausages ( all on the grill ) as well as several succulent desserts made by a lady in town who has her own business. I'm stuffed :party:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

86. My dear TK421!

Oooh, what fun you must have had!

Everything sounds absolutely delicious...

I can bet you're stuffed!

:toast:

[TK421]

87. Peggy...if I eat any more sushi, I'll turn into a damn tuna!

:toast: I may have had too much, actually......I ate too much sashimi last night, and I'm a sucker for wasabi ( or anything else that makes my nostrils flare up )! Hope you're having a good night! :pals:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

88. I'm having a great night, thanks!

And you're up pretty late, aren't you?

It's nearly midnight here...

I'm going to head for bed pretty soon!

Now don't go turning into a damn tuna, you hear?

:pals:

[TK421]

89. I won't be a tuna tonight....I don't think I'm far behind you as far as bedtime

but you have a good night my dear :hug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

90. Sweetest of dreams...

:hug: