What’s for Dinner Tonight?

[LoveDaisy]

Last night was leftovers. DH is out of town, but DD finished up some taco meat I had frozen a few weeks ago. She had cheese, tortillas, salsa plus the meat and I made some frozen corn for her. I had never ending pasta salad. It started with making pasta for dinner recently. I think it was just me and Dd and there was a lot left. So I made a Greek pasta salad with artichokes, Kalamata olives, roasted red peppers, cucumbers, tomatoes, feta cheese and a Greek dressing plus the rest of the bow tie pasta. I feel like I have been eating that for days and it there is still a lot left. I think today is the last day. Anything not eaten by the end of today gets thrown out plus I think I am pushing the boundaries of when it’s still good.

I was thinking of making pasta salad this weekend but I agree I feel like it grows overnight!

 

[LoveDaisy]

I am trying a new recipe tonight. Copycat pesto cavatappi I love pesto so hoping it’s good. I’ll report back.

 

[cabanafrau]

Spaghetti with some salad on the side.

 

[NYCgrrl]

So I didn’t finish the white bean soup yesterday but I will tonight.

Making a half sandwich to go with it: roasted chicken breast from the freezer, Muenster cheese, avocado, Boston lettuce and tomato on dark rye. Mashed some of the avocado with sour cream, yogurt and chopped cilantro to use as a mayo substitute.

 

[NannyBeBe]

Ordering in pizza tonight. A few family members have a cold so wanted to keep it simple.

 

[LoveDaisy]

The Pesto cavatappi was pretty good. I doubled the recipe and added more pesto. Probably 6-7 tablespoons instead of 4 (it was the rest of the jar I had in the fridge). It came together quickly and I made the sauce in the pasta pot after the pasta was done so only 1 pan to clean. I would make it again.

 

[Giraffe_Zen]

This sounds like something my males would love. Recipe?

Last night I threw the rest of the shredded roast/gravy over mashed potatoes, topped with some carrots I roasted on my lunch hour. They had buttered bread with it

I had a scoop of potatoes, with the rest of the carrots. And then I had a bowl of pickled beets. I finished up with a scoop of Cool whip topped with melted peanut butter.

Was not feeling inspired. Gotta restock/cook today for the next few days since I have to work from the office tomorrow And won't have time.

No recipe. We were pressed for time after work and grabbed one of those bagged voila meals. They have the cheesy chicken and veggie (with rice) casseroles and then the skillet meals.

 

[AustinTink]

Tex-mex tonight at our favorite joint. Mexican martinis, puffy tacos, charro beans, rice, queso… the works! I’m stuffed.

 

[tarheelmjfan]

Last night we took my oldest sister out to dinner. She had chopped steak w/mushroom gravy, broccoli cheddar soup & mac-n-cheese, DH had a burger w/ fries & I had Filet tips w/ peppers & onions, broccoli salad & baked potato.

Tonight we had beef stroganoff & steamed broccoli.

 

[tarheelmjfan]

It is so good. One year some of the guys from the neighborhood went fishing this time of year to the same lake and the walleye were hitting. It was hockey playoffs and our team was in. We normally show the playoff games in our driveway and the neighbors gather. That night they got home shortly before game time. My husband and I were rushing around setting up the screen and equipment, one of the guys was filleting all the fish at his house and another guy hauled over his big turkey fryer to the driveway and they fried up these huge pieces of fish for sandwiches. We still talk about that night. Those were the days that our team made a run almost every year.

My parents did a lot of ocean fishing on vacation when I was growing up. We always ate what they caught. I never remember a bad piece of fish. They seemed to look down a bit at freshwater fish as if it wouldn’t taste good, but that is not my experience at all.

It sounds like you live in a great neighborhood.

My in-laws liked to fish in the ocean, but they always did catch & release. I've only had fresh caught, freshwater fish served at home. My experiences were better than any fish I've had in a restaurant, but I'm sure sharing it with family had something to do with that.

Ordering in pizza tonight. A few family members have a cold so wanted to keep it simple.

I hope everyone feels better soon.

 

[AustinTink]

edamame pasta.

How’s the flavor? I’m intrigued.

 

[dizneegirl]

How’s the flavor? I’m intrigued.

Kind of wheaty, maybe. It's different, but not really a strong flavor. I think the texture is the biggest difference. It's a bit chewier than regular pasta... but so much lower in carbs, I don't mind at all. It holds up well with tomato sauces, and "plain" with butter and parmesan.

 

[Meriweather]

Kind of wheaty, maybe. It's different, but not really a strong flavor. I think the texture is the biggest difference. It's a bit chewier than regular pasta... but so much lower in carbs, I don't mind at all. It holds up well with tomato sauces, and "plain" with butter and parmesan.

We use them with pasta sauce.......not as good as "real" noodles but for me better than zucchini "noodles".
I just use a little because I don't really care for the taste. DH likes them just fine.
Low carb is why we use them

 

[Meriweather]

Tonight is General Tso's chicken. First time I'll be making it in an Instant Pot.
Not sure about sides yet

 

[AustinTink]

Kind of wheaty, maybe. It's different, but not really a strong flavor. I think the texture is the biggest difference. It's a bit chewier than regular pasta... but so much lower in carbs, I don't mind at all. It holds up well with tomato sauces, and "plain" with butter and parmesan.

I think I will grab some on my next trip to the store.

 

[NYCgrrl]

Eating light tonight cause I’m planning my version of a Passover Seder for the man’s baby bro in the coming week or so; more on that later. I've a kinda strange constitution: when I think or cook a lot of food it, it lowers my desire to eat it .

So back to this evening. It’s a cup of tomato ginger broth and a chef’s salad with roasted chicky breast instead of turkey. A dish of vanilla gelato with fresh strawberries for dessert.

 

[AustinTink]

Had a late lunch early dinner at the dine-in movie theater. Popcorn with butter, pizza and warm cookies with ice cream. Delicious but back on my health kick tomorrow.

 

[LoveDaisy]

We grabbed Mexican for a late lunch while running errands so no dinner tonight. I did snack on grapes.

 

[mumto3girls]

Grilled marinated shrimp. I ate mine over salad. DD and DH had Parmesan noodles and tater tots with theirs. I did add some tater tots to my salad.

 

[AustinTink]

Eggplant rollatini, chopped salad and sourdough pull apart cheese bread.