What Did We Eat Today?

[wilsie 4.2k]

@Mindthinkr That looks delicious!

[MargeGunderson 29.0k]

2 hours ago, Mindthinkr said:

I made pasta carbonara last night for Mother’s Day. 

 

We need an emoji with its mouth watering 

[Nicmar 2.6k]

18 hours ago, chessiegal said:

I got take out from our favorite watering hole. A salad they call California, blackened shrimp, pineapple, strawberries, grape tomatoes, feta, avocado on baby spinach. Also got an order of margaritas.  I'm amazed restaurants can sell alcohol to go because Maryland has some wacky liquor laws, as do many states. I'm glad they can, that's a big part of their profit.

They are selling Margaritas where I am  to go also.

[annzeepark914 6.7k]

We had comfort food for supper tonight: ham steak with my pineapple/mustard/brown sugar sauce, mashed potatoes (Bob's!), and green peas.  Nice & easy.  

[MargeGunderson 29.0k]

BLT on homemade bread for lunch, steak, sour cream mashed potatoes and roasted asparagus for dinner. 

[callie lee 29 2.4k]

I just got home so dinner is chips and queso. <Sigh>

[biakbiak 89.6k]

Because sometimes the only thing that will do is just a big bowl of plain buttered noodles. 

[Bastet 57.8k]

13 hours ago, chessiegal said:

@Bastet I think the dressing was Ranch.

I made it for lunch today with green goddess dressing.  I was going to make a lemon vinaigrette, but then your post had me thinking creamy instead, so I went with green goddess (I already had some made).  So thanks for the inspiration; it was a simple, tasty dish I didn't have in mind until you mentioned your meal.

And it was nice to make a little larger lunch than normal, because it allows me to make a halved serving of fettucini alfredo tonight -- I somehow made a bit too much alfredo sauce several days ago, so I'll use it over some whole wheat pasta with chicken and broccoli.

[annzeepark914 6.7k]

We had Dan Dan Mien for dinner. It was quite good but even though I used only half the amount of sambal oulek called for, my lips are burning! Mr P914 always adds more. Yikes! 

[biakbiak 89.6k]

An Argentinian stuffed pork loin with Chimichurri, roasted red peppers, mortadella, and hard boiled eggs, with spicy green beans and roasted potatoes.

[blueray 2.7k]

Chicken Pot Pie tonight 🙂

[MargeGunderson 29.0k]

Cajun-spiced shrimp with cheddar grits, drizzled with a little hot honey, and roasted broccoli. I made extra grits so I can have some tomorrow with a fried egg, for lunch.

[chessiegal 13.8k]

I made a Blue Apron dinner - Tahini-Balsamic Chicken Bowls. It was barley with roasted fennel and red onions with a tahini-balsamic dressing, served with an arugula and pear salad. and seasoned chicken tenders. Their recipes are rather labor intensive, but the end result is good. And what else do I have to do right now.

[biakbiak 89.6k]

Dinner was a favorite Hawaiian restaurant so poke, spam masubi, a “plate lunch” of chicken katsu. Plus, a pitcher of mai-tais because it’s the biggest profit for the restaurant or rather that’s the excuse I went with tonight!

[chessiegal 13.8k]

Blue Apron tonight - orange glazed meatballs with carrots and bok Choy over brown rice.

[annzeepark914 6.7k]

Shrimp Curry with basmati rice. And a side of sauted fresh corn + cherry tomatoes. Very good eatin'...

[KnoxForPres 3.5k]

For anyone who has an Instant Pot the chicken and dumplings on the Pillsbury site are pretty darn good and very easy.   Was a good dinner. 

[chessiegal 13.8k]

I saw an ad for a gadget that makes hard boiled eggs in the microwave by steaming them. The reviews were split between best thing ever and this is worthless crap that doesn't work. I remembered Alton Brown made hard boiled eggs using a steamer insert in a saucepan. I looked it up, and made hard boiled eggs - 12 minutes in the steam, 5 minutes in an ice bath. Best and easiest eggs ever - shells just slipped right off. Deviled eggs for lunch. I picked up a mushroom and sausage pizza and side salads from our mom and pop store for dinner.

[biakbiak 89.6k]

Going through the freezer so we can fill it up again lunch was a bunch of homemade shrimp and pork dumplings. 

Dinner was steak with leftover chimichurri, grilled asparagus and roasted potatoes. 

[Bastet 57.8k]

Chimichurri here tonight, too.  I'm roasting a pork loin stuffed with artichoke hearts, kalamata olives, and spinach, and made chimichurri earlier to go with it.  (It's a "loosely inspired by, using what I have" version of something I saw on an episode of Milk Street today.)  The salad will be spinach with mushrooms and bacon, and roasted Brussels sprouts will be the side dish.

Breakfast/lunch was an egg white scramble I make all the time, with bacon, asparagus, spinach, and cheese (gruyere this time).  I normally make it with two slices of bacon, but I had three left in the package.  Instead of just using more, or eating the third slice on its own, I used 1-1/2 slices, so I can get another scramble out of what's left.  I was quite impressed with my bacon restraint. 

[biakbiak 89.6k]

24 minutes ago, Bastet said:

Chimichurri here tonight, too.  I'm roasting a pork loin stuffed with artichoke hearts, kalamata olives, and spinach, and made chimichurri earlier to go with it.  (It's a "loosely inspired by, using what I have" version of something I saw on an episode of Milk Street today.)  T

Was it the Argentinian  stuffed pork loin? I made that earlier this week and that’s what my chimichurri is leftover from!

[Bastet 57.8k]

55 minutes ago, biakbiak said:

Was it the Argentinian  stuffed pork loin?

Yep!  That episode aired here today, and some ingredients I didn't have and some I didn't like, but I had enough to build on the general idea for the pork loin and I love chimichurri on just about anything.  It came out nicely, and I always want a sauce with reheated pork, so I'm looking forward to leftovers, too.

[chessiegal 13.8k]

Blue Apron dinner tonight - creamy prosciutto & tomato pasta with brown butter breadcrumbs.

[annzeepark914 6.7k]

22 hours ago, biakbiak said:

Going through the freezer so we can fill it up again lunch was a bunch of homemade shrimp and pork dumplings. 

 

Hah!  Sounds like me. My freezer is packed to the gills but after going to the supermarket a few times and seeing no meats or no this or that--I just have this urge to stock up on stuff. And there are frozen things like tilapia and salmon fillets way back in there that need to be used now.  I'm just afraid that we'll go through another major shutdown again and the supermarkets will be out of stuff.  You'd think I'd gone through The Great Depression and WWII the way I'm thinking 😷🙄

[chessiegal 13.8k]

1 hour ago, annzeepark914 said:

You'd think I'd gone through The Great Depression and WWII the way I'm thinking 

Me too! In a way we are. I find I'm saving aluminum foil that can be reused. My freezers are full, so I'm not buying fresh at the store. I need to start using Omaha Steaks food in the freezer.

[biakbiak 89.6k]

Chicken schnitzel, homemade sauerkraut a German potato salad. Plus, a strawberry buttermilk cake for dessert.

[annzeepark914 6.7k]

We grilled burgers & brats tonight that we had with roasted potatoes w/ aioli, and a tossed salad. 

[Bastet 57.8k]

In surveying my refrigerator contents, I've decided that tonight I'll make what is probably the healthiest dish in my repertoire: chicken breasts poached (in water flavored with garlic, lemon zest, and herbs) with leeks and topped with a salsa verde (basil, mint, cilantro, garlic, lime, jalapeño, and a little olive oil).  Artichoke as the side dish.  Either a slaw or spinach salad.

Or, when the time comes, maybe I'll decide to order pizza; I get the sense laziness may come upon me.  We'll see.

For lunch, I had sausage and kale soup.

Edited May 20, 2020 by Bastet

[biakbiak 89.6k]

Bon Appétit has a show in its YouTube channel called Gourmet Makes were they make snacks and candy from scratch so today I made hot pockets some worn pimento cheese and ham and the other with salami and mozzarella and had those with a big salad.

[chessiegal 13.8k]

Blue Apron dinner - Smokey Chicken & Creamy Cilantro Sauce over Spicy Carrots and Farro It was good. One thing I'm liking about these meals is that they have us eating things I would never try, like farro..

[biakbiak 89.6k]

For lunch I had leftover dough so made ham and pimento cheese pinwheels and had that with a small salad.

Dinner we got takeout from a lovely Malaysian place so tamarind duck curry, Fried chicken with coconut rice and fermented pineapple and tea leaf salad. So yummy.

Dessert was a chocolate cake made with sourdough starter discard. 

Edited May 23, 2020 by biakbiak

[annzeepark914 6.7k]

Pappardelle with Bolognese sauce, and a salad. 

[annzeepark914 6.7k]

Here I am again...we had grilled pork chops, Ina's confetti corn, mashed potatoes (a la Bob's), and sliced tomato & cucumber with Thousand Island style dressing. Boston Cream Pie for dessert.

[chessiegal 13.8k]

I made chicken noodle soup for lunch with leftover chicken from a rotisserie chicken I bought this week for lunch. I was looking at a Tyler Florence recipe where he adds a bay leaf, so I tried it. It definitely made a subtle difference for the better.

I need to use up some mushrooms, so am making a cheese and mushroom omelet for dinne3r.

[MargeGunderson 29.0k]

Takeout from a local Indian restaurant. Chicken korma, madras chicken, okra and tomatoes, rice and naan. Made a strawberry galette for dessert. It was my husband’s birthday so it was a little celebration.

[biakbiak 89.6k]

“Grandma” style pizza with pepperoni and mushrooms, plus a Caesar salad because I had an egg yolk I needed to use.

[PRgal 4.7k]

On 5/23/2020 at 8:34 PM, biakbiak said:

“Grandma” style pizza with pepperoni and mushrooms, plus a Caesar salad because I had an egg yolk I needed to use.

What's "grandma" style pizza?

Breakfast today was a fairly standard meal:  thawed out berries with yogurt and kefir plus a homemade apple and oat bran square.  

Lunch:  steamed kale and salmon

Dinner tonight will either be pasta or quinoa with a chickpea and lentil sauce (with other vegetables).

 

I don't think my husband will be too amused at the dinner.  And thank goodness my parents aren't here.  They'd criticize it and say it isn't "complete" enough.  I think they (especially my dad) feel the food I cook sends the wrong message to my son and that I'm also losing touch with my heritage.

[chessiegal 13.8k]

1 hour ago, PRgal said:

inner tonight will either be pasta or quinoa with a chickpea and lentil sauce (with other vegetables).

 

I don't think my husband will be too amused at the dinner.  And thank goodness my parents aren't here.  They'd criticize it and say it isn't "complete" enough.  I think they (especially my dad) feel the food I cook sends the wrong message to my son and that I'm also losing touch with my heritage.

Sounds complete to me. Chickpeas and lentils with other veggies, especially over quinoa, a good source of protein, is very healthy..

[WendyCR72 30.4k]

Tonight was breakfast for dinner. Bacon, scrambled eggs, and toast. The most nutritious? No. Delicious comfort food? ABSOLUTELY!  🙂

[biakbiak 89.6k]

4 hours ago, PRgal said:

What's "grandma" style pizza?

http://www.bonappetit.com/restaurants-travel/article/find-grandma-pie 

I am making orange chicken and steamed broccoli with rice and pork And scallion dumplings to start. 

[MargeGunderson 29.0k]

Baby back ribs, potato salad, baked beans, and cucumber and onion salad. 

[PRgal 4.7k]

5 hours ago, chessiegal said:

Sounds complete to me. Chickpeas and lentils with other veggies, especially over quinoa, a good source of protein, is very healthy..

Exactly.  My guess is my parents don't understand plant-based proteins very much (other than tofu).  Cultural (and generational).

[biakbiak 89.6k]

3 hours ago, MargeGunderson said:

cucumber and onion salad. 

Cucumber and onion salad is my favorite. I think I will make some tomorrow!

[chessiegal 13.8k]

Anyone else having trouble finding distilled vinegar? I use it to make cucumber salad with onion and dill. I bought some white wine vinegar last week as they had no white vinegar. Guess I'll have to taste it to see if it's a good substitute.

[biakbiak 89.6k]

35 minutes ago, chessiegal said:

Anyone else having trouble finding distilled vinegar? I use it to make cucumber salad with onion and dill. I bought some white wine vinegar last week as they had no white vinegar. Guess I'll have to taste it to see if it's a good substitute.

I haven’t had trouble finding it but I usually use apple cider vinegar because it has more of a “punch” than white wine vinegar and I like that. 

[annzeepark914 6.7k]

2 hours ago, biakbiak said:

Cucumber and onion salad is my favorite. I think I will make some tomorrow!

I have two versions: one is Swedish & one is Thai (that's the one with the peanuts tossed on before serving).

[Bastet 57.8k]

Today has been a bit of a weird day, and I'm not sure why; yeah, I'd normally have enjoyed burgers and onion rings at my parents' house, and I missed doing that (and, holy crap, I miss their cats so much), but I couldn't see them for frakkin' Mother's Day, so Memorial Day isn't a big deal.  There's just something "blah" about me today.  So I definitely do not want to cook.  I had several options in mind, but just wasn't in the mood to lift a finger.  So I just ordered Thai - chicken satay, a cucumber and cilantro salad with chili lime dressing, and shrimp panang.

For lunch I reheated some leftover roasted Brussels sprouts (I don't know how I couldn't finish them last night, since I make the same amount all the time, but I'm glad I couldn't because - again with the blah mood all day - it was really the only thing I had that didn't require any effort). 

At least I'm finally getting hungry, and I'm sure the flavors will perk me up.

[Mindthinkr 49.5k]

Had plenty of time so made spinach risotto as the primi, then chicken piccata and strawberry shortcake for dessert. The shortcakes were homemade and instead of cutting the berries up and adding some sugar, lemon and liquor (either raspberry or limoncello) we roasted the berries. I was surprised at how sweet they were without sugar and how much nectar they made. I’ll repeat that again next time. 

[chessiegal 13.8k]

Blue Apron dinner - roasted red pepper pasta with a side of roasted broccoli.

[biakbiak 89.6k]

Lunch was a cucumber avocado salad with grilled shrimp.

Dinner was steak with chimichurri, smashed potatoes and roasted garlic.