So...whats for dinner?
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Tonight is BLTs and fries. Had a busy morning and I don’t feel like I want to stand over a hot stove today.
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Hi Moon! :-)
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Tonight was a veggie beef soup with grilled cheese sandwiches.
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Sounds good MOmmy. It might be almost cooling down enough here for me to pretend it's fall & make soup.
Today was an egg salad sandwich on some delicious,fresh Pane Toscano bread. And I absolutely HAD to eat the last slice of lemon pudding cake because tomorrow's garbage day. It broke my heart to throw away an English Cucumber ($1.79) that got lost in the back of the fridge last week. Not just the money, but I love those cukes. And I will have to do something with mushrooms tomorrow.
I did find some black rice at the grocery store. Still haven't heard back if any of you have tried it??? It's supposed to be even better for you than brown rice. Also found 1.5 pound packages of turkey tenderloin - buy one get one free. They're Jenny O 'cook in the bag'. You bet I snapped up that $8.00 savings. I've never cooked a turkey tenderloin. Anyone??? One will be 3 or more meals for me and I'll pop the other in the freezer for Thanksgiving.
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Last night was Mexican at a restaurant in town. Seven of us went together after happy hour. I had a large Gold margarita and nachos supreme. There was too much food on my plate and I ate it all and felt too full.
We now have a departure date. Next Sunday, Oct 3.
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Hi, Monica! How are things up north of Milwaukee? Every time I hear "Port Washington, WI" (and in the past, drove by it during my touring-folkie days), i think of the old Suzanne Somers sitcom Step by Step, whose opening theme song montage featured your amusement park.
Have had a gastronomically-unexciting week. No dinners out. Grilled burgers Mon. night, leftover smoked fish & salads on Tues., Bob brought home wings (sauce on the side) and a huge spinach salad Wed., and had Beyond Burgers on Natural Ovens keto buns last night & tonight--plus more of the spinach salad. The restaurant from which Bob gets the wings & salad throws in off-brand packets of salad dressings that have high-fructose corn syrup, so I make my own vinaigrettes. With spinach salad, I like walnut/sherry vinaigrette, but the little bottle of toasted walnut oil I had went rancid. (Walnut oil is notorious for that). I also had only the barest dregs of a bottle of sherry vinegar. So yesterday I got another bottle of sherry vinegar (from California) and today, as part of a shopping trip to get new gym shoes, went to Vom Fass (German for "from the tap") for the smallest quantity of walnut oil they could sell me. 1 part sherry vinegar, 2 parts walnut oil, and a pinch of kosher salt, vigorously shaken--no sweetener or emulsifier needed.
The Beyond Burgers, when fully-loaded (cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion and sugar-free BBQ sauce), have the same taste & texture as beef burgers. The Natural Ovens keto buns have 1 gm net carb each and are a perfectly acceptable burger delivery-device (though not as satisfying as a brioche or pretzel bun. I served Bob his burgers on brioche).
Tomorrow night is a hospital staff dinner-dance at the Morton Arboretum. The cocktail hour will be in the tent, and the dinner itself indoors in the "learning center." Although everyone had to show proof of full vaccination to get a ticket, I'm still wearing a mask into the indoor venue, removing it to eat & drink. I looked in vain to find a bling-y one available for in-person purchase, so I glued crystals & fake seed pearls to a plain 3-ply black cloth one. I don't know whether Bob put us down for gray beef or overcooked fish. Stay tuned.
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Missed breakfast, so I'm going to 'break-fast' at 2pm with sushi.
Hoping for tips on cooking turkey tenderloin - anyone?
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I have no idea whar's for dinner. I haven't had much of an apetite these past few days but if I don't eat before bed I will wake up hungry at 3am and have difficulty getting back to sleep.
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Breakfast was a fried "heritage breed hen" egg and a slice of buttered low-carb high-fiber toast and the last of my Dark Matter "A Love Supreme" blend coffee. My Anticonquista Guatemala Caterra coffee beans arrived Thursday (roasted Monday), so I'll brew some tomorrow. (The heritage eggs--Happy Egg Co.--have blue and striated brown shells. First dozen I bought had the almost-red yolks reminiscent of eggs I've had in Europe, but lately they've been the same amber color as the two-bucks-cheaper Vital Farms eggs. Both brands' hens are pasture-raised, sleeping indoors on open perches in barns st night).
Tonight was the OSF Little Co. of Mary Physicians' Dinner-Dance (first one since Nov. 2019) at the Morton Arboretum in the western suburb of Lisle. Very sparsely attended--mostly Gen-X and millennial docs. I guess the older docs (our age) have gotten used after all this time to not socializing. Also, most of the staff live in the 'burbs (primarily SW) and prefer iconic city landmarks like the museum campus along the lake shore, so were loath to "step out" in familiar surroundings in the suburbs. We may have been the oldest ones there. Drinks & pass-arounds were out on the lawn and in the vented tent--which was also where dinner was served. Bob & I had an entire table for 8 to ourselves.
Pass-around hors d'oeuvres were mini-crabcakes with avocado mousse, Caprese skewers, BLT-on-rye bites, sesame beef brochettes, bourbon BBQ meatballs, dates & blue cheese on Raincoast Crisps, shrimp & grits (fried rounds like polenta), and arancini (fried risotto balls--first time I've had them since we were in Sicily in late 2015). Servers were begging us to take as many as we wanted. Rolls in the breadbasket were too "meh" to be "carb-worthy." Salad was mesclun wrapped in cucumber "ribbons" with Green Goddess dressing, "craisins," walnuts, & chêvre. The main course was surf & turf: filet mignon and salmon, with green beans & wild rice. Dessert was a plain but excellent cheesecake on blackberry coulis. We were so full that we took our steaks home.
Because everything was basically outdoors, I only wore my mask to go to the restroom. All that time yesterday applying bling, for naught. (At least my size small little black dress fit perfectly, as did an evening bolero--albeit size large--over it. Such are the vagaries of different designers--the dress is an American-made Eileen Fisher from Bloomingdale's--full price, the jacket a French designer label made in China--thirty bucks at Fox's Discount).
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Well, I spoke too soon about how pleasant last night's dinner-dance was. As we sat outside during cocktail hour, I found myself idly scratching my left calf because I felt a mild itch. Chalked it up to sensitivity to the dye in the black stockings (which I wore because for the first time in a couple of years I didn't have to wear palazzos as formal-wear: I could fit into a dress, didn't want to go barelegged and show all my orthopedic surgery scars and razor-nicks, and was able to wear thigh-highs instead of pantyhose). But this morning, my leg itched more than ever--and I discovered my calf was basically a mosquito buffet! I actually had to take a Benadryl (besides use the cream) just to avoid spontaneous itching. (Doubled up on coffee to keep the "drowsies" at bay, since I need to grocery-shop again today).
Made French-style soft-scrambled eggs (Gordon Ramsey's recipe, whisking in a de facto double boiler, a nonstick pan over simmering water) this noon--added white truffle oil, fresh chives & flatleaf parsley.
Tonight, reheated leftover steak with tomatoes and broccolini.
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Minus I am not a great meat-cooker so I'll also await the outcome of your Turkey tenderloin recipe hunt.
Sandy your event had some nice sounding appetizers. Just sorry your leg ended up on the "menu."
My dinner was a mishmash, with DH away. Chicken salad, macaroni salad, and a brioche roll. Too carby but tasted good. I started with making a hamburger only to decide there was "something" off with the meat. So I went to plan B. Disappointing, since I purchased it in the afternoon at a usually reliable local shop.
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Reader - thanks. I might eat chicken or fish once every week or 10 days - but otherwise a steak or pork loin only once a month. I LOVE mishmash. Tonight I had broccoli salad, watermelon, leftover guacamole with wheat thins, and strawberries dipped in sour cream & then brown sugar.
Edited to say, I should fess up. Later I also had a bowl of popcorn dripping in butter. And since I missed the cocktail hour or the wine interlude, I had a very large 'shot' glass of Tia Maria.
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Last night, MIL shooed us out of our own home, so Sharon and I went to Payson for their 51st annual Fiddle and Acoustic Music Celebration. Sharon was in the band competition and the band she was in came in fourth place. Sharon plays banjo and sings.
I was quite pleased to see lots of young folks (age 5 to college age) that were playing music there.
Dinner was soup and some sort of cheese puff things that, in a Halloween vein, were all shaped like various bones.
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Last night I put the thawed chicken breast in the refrigerator and called in an order to nearby Clancy's restaurant for dark meat broasted chicken. Side was a large tossed salad.
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Turkey tenderloin recipe from parade.com:
In large zip lock bag, combine 1/4 cup apple juice, 1/4 cup reduced sodium soy sauce, 1/4 cup canola oil, 2 Tbsp lemon juice,2 Tbsp dried minced onion, 1/2 tsp vanilla extract, 1/4 tsp ground ginger, 1 dash each garlic powder and pepper. Add 2 (1/2 lb.) turkey tenderloins. Seal, turn to coat and refrigerate at least two hours.
Drain and discard marinade. Grill turkey, covered, over medium heat, 8 to 10 minutes per side or until meat thermometer inserted in thickest part reads 170 degrees F. Serves 4.
I had tenderloins larger than the recipe calls for, had enough marinade. Grilled in grill pan on stovetop. Will likely make again. Made good leftovers.
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Beef roast, carrots, potatoes and onions in the Crock-Pot for tonigh
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Beaver I plan to try the tenderloin recipe. Thank you for sharing it.
Mommy I love my crockpot. Your recipe sounds simple and delicious.
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I am going to try to join here...I am on page 33 of this monstrous thread...LOVE IT!
Last night I made lamb shanks oven roasted with canned cherry tomatoes, garlic, spices, etc. and a splash of balsamic vinegar. The tomatoes ended up like tomato jam. SO delish. Served with a butternut squash and slaw. (I used all that oven time...3 hours...to roast the huge squash). Leftovers tonight
I have chicken breasts (almost never buy them unless they are on sale; we prefer dark meat) and am dying to make the salsa chicken I saw posted somewhere on page 3 of this thread. Debating if it will be in the crockpot or the oven. I also want to make mac and cheese. I use America's Test Kitchen recipe that uses one pan for everything and love it. I used to make the Alton Brown version with an egg, but ATK's recipe is easier and one less pan.
This is the last week of fishing season out here and the weather has been very uncooperative, as have the fish.
Finally, I found a "better than take-out" recipe for pork/udon noodles on Bon Appetit's site and it is beyond easy. I used that sauce to pan cook diced tofu that I add to my salads.
Week before last, I found a soy-butter recipe on Milk Street and instead of stir fried veggies, I used it to pan cook some Rock Fish. Wonderful!
ChiSandy, I do not miss mosquitoes one bit! Nor the humidity, but I do miss the Midwest quite often otherwise.
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Hi Wallycat.
This thread does go on for a *LONG* time. :-)
I was looking at your avatar image. That looks a lot like my mother-in-law's cat.
He (the cat) and MIL are spending time over here while she recovers from endocarditis and getting three teeth pulled (and is still getting antibiotics via a PICC). We have two dogs and in a couple of weeks, her cat has gone from "DOGS!!!!!!!!!!!! RUN FOR MY LIFE!!!!HIDE" to "those #*@#_$(#*@# dogs sure are annoying" to "I run this place and don't forget it." This morning, I noticed the cat eating from the dogs' food bowls:-)
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I successfully talked myself out of having pizza tonight, twice (scans tomorrow, wanted tasty comfort)
Dinner is a seared tuna steak, broccoli and mixed veggies. The healthy meal will be followed by a mini pineapple upside down Bundt cake.
(oops, I forgot the pic)
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Eric, my avatar was my girl-cat. She has passed on (several years now, but I still think of her and cry, missing her). Her full name was Phantom-bandita and I called her Bandy.
Yeah, once cats figure out they rule the roost, everyone is on their toes, LOL.Illimae, I worship tuna steaks, LOL. I make sure when DH grills them, mine is simply waved over the grates. I usually make Poke (Hawaiian raw tuna salad). Hope the scans go well. I'm a basket case for any medical stuff. I'm so over it and wish I were "like normal people," but that just isn't in my future. Sigh.
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Mae - best wishes for good scans tomorrow. You'll be in my thoughts. Maybe pizza tomorrow night?
Wallycat - welcome, welcome. Seems like we used to share more recipes, but no rush to read through everything. I'd love the recipe for the pork/udon noodles if you care to share - either the recipe or just the link. I was in your area the year before Covid - staying with friends in Sequim & meeting other friends in Port Angeles. WONDERFUL trip.
Beaver - thanks for the turkey tenderloin recipe. The addition of vanilla is surprising & interesting. I don't have a grill anymore so I'll cook in oven.
Mommy - I have both potatoes & carrots that are on deck this week but I'm planning on a swiss steak.
Eric - sounds like your MIL is making progress. Glad she shooed you two out for 'date night'.
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I posted the recipe on a different site I frequent so here is what I posted there.
www.bonappetit.com/recipe/stir-fried-udon-with-pork
The reviews are mostly amazing. I made it because we had leftover pork tenderloin, so I simply diced it and tossed it into the cabbage (with the ginger and pepper flakes, which I used sambal oelek in place of dry flakes).
I didn't want to dig for my ginger in the freezer so used powdered ginger and ginger juice.
I cut the mirin and soy to 1/4 cup each. You could easily cut the soy a bit more (4 tbs = 1/4 cup so you could use 3 tbs). I also purchased authentic Mirin (no sugar, actually fermented to make it taste sweet which I have to order on line).
The reviews offer a lot of other people's tweaks. This is a definite repeater. I could see this over rice or quinoa or zoodles.
The directions go on and on and I did it in less than 10 minutes...so I will post the ingredients and if it piques your curiosity, feel free to go to the site.
Ingredients
2 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
4 cups very coarsely chopped green cabbage (from about ¼ medium head)
2 7-ounce packages instant udon noodles, flavor packets discarded
2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil
8 ounces ground pork
5 scallions, white and pale-green parts coarsely chopped, dark-green parts thinly sliced
2 teaspoons finely grated fresh ginger (from a 1-inch knob)
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
⅓ cup mirin
⅓ cup soy sauce
1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds, plus more for serving(It is basically brown the protein, add veg, when it is all within a minute of done, add the mirin/soy). Who knew two ingredients could elevate a dish like this.
I'm glad to hear you had a great trip. Except for the fire-smoke from Canada or California, this really is paradise a good portion of the time. DH dragged me here from WI and as much as I love WI and the midwest, this was a fairly easy transition. I do miss the snow very much but the last 2 years, we get an inch for a day or so, which is better than nothing.
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Thanks WallyCat. Sounds kind of like the Ramen Noodle Slaw/Salad that my SIL used to make - except that's cold. I will definitely try this next time I have leftover pork loin.
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Welcome, wallycat. We spent some very enjoyable vacation time in your town when we were doing a lot of rv travel. It's a wonderful area of the country. We could benefit from new foodies on this thread. Some of have become very ho-hum about cooking.
Seven of us went to "Meatloaf Monday" at nearby Clancy's restaurant last night. The meatloaf was sold out except for one serving, which everyone insisted go to dh. I hadn't intended to order meatloaf and had the steak tip salad with blue cheese dressing.
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Minus, the recipe calls for ground pork, but any protein will work...ground or chopped. I just happened to have leftover pork tenderloin to use up at the time.
Thank you all for the warm welcome.
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Made one-pot mac and cheese last night and we'll have leftovers tonight. I'll be thawing that chix breast tonight for the famous salsa-chicken tomorrow.
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Dinner will be NY pizza for a local place run my a family that appears to be Italian and still sound like New Yorkers (Brothers Pizzeria).
Scans were ok overall, nothing in my body but I have two new spots in the brain. Fortunately, they are tiny, so we’ll hit them with radiation in November.
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Illimae, I'm sorry to hear of the new spots. You sound so matter of fact, which I admire and aspire to be.
YUM on take-out 'za.
I'm also baking (in the oven right now) a tweaked recipe for Apple Sharlotka. Our neighborhood is overrun with unique apples; figured I could experiment without too much cost-loss
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Mae - sorry about the new new brain spots but glad there's a plan to GET them.
I had a bag of gourmet fingerling potatoes that I'd ignored for a week. Tonight after I cut out all the eyes & growing brown spots, I decided the better part of valor was to boil instead of roast, Then I tossed with melted butter & rosemary There are enough left to toss with sour cream & dill tomorrow. - but I will likely add green onions & serve cold. The partner to my potatoes was a huge batch of skinny asparagus. I cut them in half & sauteed in olive oil, garlic & onion powder - then added a bit of water and steamed until done. As is my habit - I ate all the bottom, more woody halves and saved the top halves to add to a salad.
I'm working up to a real pizza instead of the Naan Pizzas I've been making the last year.
Edited to add - hope Special is having a great trip. Nance? Lacey? Hope things are OK with you. Carole - I expect you're on a count down packing for this weekend.
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