Whatcha cooking?

[wildeyed]

Tonight is pizza night. I have fresh mozzarella, some tomatoes from the garden and calamata olives for toppings. And you?

[The empressof all]

1. I'm doing boneless chicken breasts

I'll probably just bread and pan fry them up and serve them with a salad.

[lavenderdiva]

4. Hey, empress!

here's an idea that's along the idea of what you are thinking of: When I have boneless chicken breasts, one of our favorite, easy dinners is to dredge them in Ranch Dressing first, then cover them in bread crumbs (or what I like to do is use Pepperidge Farms Stuffing, that I squish into crumbs), and then bake them until done. YUMMY! Even cold the next day.

[NMDemDist2]

7. i do that with veggies only instead of breadcrumbs I coat them in EVOO

then toss them in either Ranch Dressing powder or Onion Soup mix

high in sodium but tasty! works great on taters too!

[lavenderdiva]

11. ooh, that sounds yummy! I'm going to try that! n/t

[Dora]

2. Steak on the grill for us.

It's all about multitasking. I can run through the sprinkler with my son and grill a steak at the same time.

[wildeyed]

6. And post on DU, too!

How did the steaks turn out?

[Dora]

12. Thank you for asking. As a matter of fact....

It turned out nicely, much to my relief. I'm not very talented with the grill, and I tend to over or undercook my food.

This steak was a test of the veracity of the C&B Knowledge Base. There was a thread or sub-thread on salting steak several weeks ago; I didn't bookmark it and can't find it, otherwise I would post my results there. The advice was to salt a steak and wrap it tightly in plastic several hours in advance of grilling.

It worked like a dream, and the steak tasted great.

:thumbsup:

[NMDemDist2]

3. not a darn thing today (worked on the walls in the bathroom all day)

we got Arby's

last night I did some sage pork chops (did I mention our local Meat Market ROCKS!!!?) and fresh yellow crookneck from the local produce stand YUM

[wildeyed]

5. That sounds delicious.

What you had last night, I mean.

Renovating takes a lot of energy, it is hard to cook, too. Soon I will start a thread about all the different prepared foods I have sampled over the past few months.

[NMDemDist2]

8. the meat market is all local beef and pork. I can't tell you how long it's

been since I saw beef that wasn't bright red from the CO2 injections

it was actually "beef" colored! :wow:

[mike_c]

9. lamb and white beans....

most of one leftover grilled leg of lamb (marinated in garlic/rosemary/lemon/spice paste overnight, then grilled over mesquite), meat chopped and bone thrown in the pot
1 lb of dried great northern beans, soaked overnight
1 large sweet onion, chopped
some olive oil and some bacon fat
1 Tbsp of capers, rinsed
6 large garlic cloves, chopped
chicken stock to cover
dash of worchestershire sauce
a couple of bay leaves
salt and pepper, etc

Browned the solid ingredients, then added the liquid. Simmered until the meat and beans were very tender. Just added a can of Rotel tomatoes and chilis. I'll simmer for another 30 or 40 minutes, then serve with a simple salad and a glass of wine. There will be lots of leftovers to freeze and take to work next week!

[politicat]

10. Fresh ground burgers, just picked corn, steamed new potatoes, salad.

We got our veggies in from the co-op today and I picked up a nice chunk of chuck out at the meat market. It's humid so I'm cooking out tonight, but I'm thinking about turning on the oven after the sun sets to make a peach cobbler. We've got peaches coming out our ears thanks to the co-op.

[yellowdogintexas]

13. not much, thinking about cold cereal for supper, once I do

actully get hungry. We are in our something like 20th or more day of consecutive over 100 degree days and I just don' wanna cook nuthin, y'know?

I could grill a pork chop but I am just not that hungry.

but I do need to get the pork chop in the freezer.

[wildeyed]

16. We just got through with a period of intense heat.

I made a lot of salads. I also figured out why southerners are so addicted to iced tea.

[eleny]

14. Lean pork chop and a baked sweet potato

Both smothered in onions. Slice of Boule bread on the side. It was good!

[cmf]

15. Carrot soup

And my improvisation of baked samosas using phyllo dough. It wasn't authentic, but it was tasty (and healthier than the deep fried versions)!

[hobbit709]

17. One-skillet mess

sliced potatoes, chopped onion, diced ham, chopped serranos and assorted spices. Cook in melted butter until potatoes are done. Only dirties up one skillet-easy cleanup.