What’s for Dinner Tonight?

[barkley]

still have mexican feast leftovers but there's a crockpot of stuffed pepper soup simmering and i'll make a batch of chicken salad for sandwiches.

 

[#1hoosierfan]

Lasagna

 

[CdnCarrie]

Minute steaks and roasted potatoes and veggies

 

[dizneegirl]

Ended up with taco meat, shredded cheese and sour cream scooped up with pork rinds.

 

[tinkerbellandpeterpan]

Got a 5lb. bag of potatoes for 99 cents this week. I'll make roasted potatoes a time or two but any other ideas?

ETA: They are labelled "eastern potatoes" so I don't think great for baking. I can probably make mashed at least once next week.

 

[NYCgrrl]

Got a 5lb. bag of potatoes for 99 cents this week. I'll make roasted potatoes a time or two but any other ideas?

Great deal!

Possibilities: Shepard’s pie, ham and potato soup, chowder

 

[barkley]

Got a 5lb. bag of potatoes for 99 cents this week. I'll make roasted potatoes a time or two but any other ideas?

ETA: They are labelled "eastern potatoes" so I don't think great for baking. I can probably make mashed at least once next week.

do you have a nice cool/dry spot you can store them? they will last for months.

roasted with some olive oil and seasoning.

 

[tinkerbellandpeterpan]

do you have a nice cool/dry spot you can store them? they will last for months.

roasted with some olive oil and seasoning.

Sure do and that's the plan. Not that I plan to but I figured even if I threw out half I would still be ahead of the game.

 

[ronandannette]

Minute steaks and roasted potatoes and veggies

I LOVE minute steaks - especially "chicken fried" and with cream gravy. We had a lot of them back-in-the-day when farm living meant raising our own meat and having it custom butchered. I don't see them very often in the regular grocery stores - where do you get yours?

 

[ronandannette]

Ah, alas...we got involved in a project and supper didn't get made tonight. DH had a sandwich and I'm eating swiss cheese and grapes right now. I almost never eat this late but I had to weight the risk of reflux tormenting me all night against needing to eat something with a course of antibiotics I'm on. Fingers crossed...

 

[barkley]

Sure do and that's the plan. Not that I plan to but I figured even if I threw out half I would still be ahead of the game.

got it-i went to buy some in december and there was a sale on 10 pound bags that made them cheaper than a 5 pound or individual per pound prices. i still have perfectly fine potatos waiting to be used.

 

[TwoMisfits]

Got a 5lb. bag of potatoes for 99 cents this week. I'll make roasted potatoes a time or two but any other ideas?

ETA: They are labelled "eastern potatoes" so I don't think great for baking. I can probably make mashed at least once next week.

I'd actually make a rice bowl, but with roasted potatoes spiced to the flavor of your bowl instead of rice.

For example, I love seasoning potatoes with Mexican or Taco spices and then making fajita bowls with carmelized onions, peppers, zucchini, steak or shrimp, and the toppings. All that veg limits how much of the expensive protein you need, but you still feel decadent.

 

[NYCgrrl]

Curried chicken salad (aka Coronation Salad) on a bed of greens.
I’m being bad so a mini can of Coke to drink. Hopefully this will erase my jonesing for Cherry Coke.

 

[barkley]

Curried chicken salad

homemade? if so i would love the recipie.

 

[LoveDaisy]

We had tacos tonight. Beef for DH and black bean for me.

 

[NYCgrrl]

homemade? if so i would love the recipe

https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes...e_code=1.Yk0.geyn.i9hb-SrLm69D&smid=share-url

You can use rotisserie chicken just as well as poached. If you opt for poached chicken, add a star anise to the liquid if you have one.
I add finely chopped celery and sometimes medium chopped peeled apple. I substitute roasted cashews for almonds and have used dark raisins in a pinch.

Curry paste blends easier than powder but either can be used. View readers’ comments to overcome grittiness of powder.

Just a heads up: I’ve never used homemade mayo in this dish. Neither did Grandmother. No yogurt? Use sour cream.

 

[CdnCarrie]

I LOVE minute steaks - especially "chicken fried" and with cream gravy. We had a lot of them back-in-the-day when farm living meant raising our own meat and having it custom butchered. I don't see them very often in the regular grocery stores - where do you get yours?

Small local grocery store here called Food Fare.
Also got them at Coop sometimes.

 

[barkley]

https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes...e_code=1.Yk0.geyn.i9hb-SrLm69D&smid=share-url

You can use rotisserie chicken just as well as poached. If you opt for poached chicken, add a star anise to the liquid if you have one.
I add finely chopped celery and sometimes medium chopped peeled apple. I substitute roasted cashews for almonds and have used dark raisins in a pinch.

Curry paste blends easier than powder but either can be used. View readers’ comments to overcome grittiness of powder.

Just a heads up: I’ve never used homemade mayo in this dish. Neither did Grandmother. No yogurt? Use sour cream.

thank you!

 

[barkley]

Small local grocery store here called Food Fare.

when i was a kid we had a local store called 'food fair'-it had awnings that looked like a circus tent and MULTIPLE coin operated rides outside. good memories.

 

[ronandannette]

Had the sour-cream and onion chicken tonight with mashed potatoes and roasted zucchini. 3.5 stars. One thing I must say about the recipes they provide, I'm finding that if I follow the instructions precisely, the proteins all cook up flawlessly - better than I'd do on my own, probably, even as an experienced cook.