dinner tonight

We had a fish curry, made with Trader Joe's yellow Thai curry sauce,
chunks of spade (from the freezer, caught by the BF's dad last summer),
waterchestnuts, bamboo shoots, baby corn, onion, and green peppers,
topped with chopped salted peanuts and cilantro.

Next to it was supposed to be TJs Vegetable Pad Thai - imagine my
surprise when I discovered the sauce had chicken in it! So, no pad
thai. Rice noodles saved for later.

Instead, I improvised a coconut rice. I sauteed some onion, added fresh
garlic and ginger, then some cumin seed. Added brown rice and toasted
it for a minute. Then, to my 1 c rice, I stirred in 1/4 c or so of
flaked sweetened coconut, covered, and cooked for an hour. It was
really good!

Alongside, we had a fruit salad of mango, canned pineapple, mandarin
ornages, and bananas, sprinkled with lime juice.

Yum!

Jude said:

We had a fish curry, made with Trader Joe's yellow Thai curry sauce,
chunks of spade (from the freezer, caught by the BF's dad last summer),
waterchestnuts, bamboo shoots, baby corn, onion, and green peppers,
topped with chopped salted peanuts and cilantro.

Next to it was supposed to be TJs Vegetable Pad Thai - imagine my
surprise when I discovered the sauce had chicken in it! So, no pad
thai. Rice noodles saved for later.

Instead, I improvised a coconut rice. I sauteed some onion, added fresh
garlic and ginger, then some cumin seed. Added brown rice and toasted
it for a minute. Then, to my 1 c rice, I stirred in 1/4 c or so of
flaked sweetened coconut, covered, and cooked for an hour. It was
really good!

Alongside, we had a fruit salad of mango, canned pineapple, mandarin
ornages, and bananas, sprinkled with lime juice.

Yum!

Yum indeed! Is the Pad Thai *supposed* to have chicken, or was it a
packaging error?

By comparison, it's a night for shortcuts here at Bob's Villa:

I've got a carton of Safeway's "Tuscan Tomato Basil" soup. I'll open it and
heat it up. I'll cut little rounds from a baguette, top them with a tiny
bit of Parmesan, and put them in the toaster oven. A few minutes before we
eat (which will be God-knows-when, since I'm waiting for some of them to
arrive from God-knows-where) I'll toast them and then float them on the
soup.

I've also got a Boboli which I'm going to spread with steamed spinach, then
with a mixture of ricotta, eggs, and a tiny bit of nutmeg. Then I'm going to
sprinkle on mozzarella and Parmesan. I'll cook it at 325 or so until the
cheese starts to brown (which ought to be long enough for the eggs to
thicken the ricotta as well). For those unfamiliar with Boboli, go here:
http://www.boboli.com/

While the Boboli is cooking, I'll pan-fry a few steaks (there are three or
four of us for dinner tonight). When they're done and resting, I'll put a
big dollop of (pre-made) pesto on each, and then I'll cook some mushrooms in
the pan juices to accompany them. If I get *real* ambitious I'll make some
polenta.

Bob

You're more adventurous than I am tonight...for us it's baked chicken
thighs sprinkled with some lemon pepper, sauteed baby squash, and a
simple green salad with a lemon vinagrette. Yours sounds way better...
Nancy T

We're having leftover chicken cut into small cubes, American cheese
cut into cubes, mayonnaise (not cut into cubes) and a little onion
powder, all mixed together. Crash is having his on bread. I decided
to toss caution to the wind and enjoy mine in sandwich form, too. I'll
start being a good diabetic again tomorrow.

I still feel like something is missing from the above. Suggestions
are welcome. No celery. Crash's tastebuds don't like it.

Peace,
Carol

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Quoted message said:

You're more adventurous than I am tonight...for us it's baked chicken
thighs sprinkled with some lemon pepper, sauteed baby squash, and a
simple green salad with a lemon vinagrette. Yours sounds way better...
Nancy T

Anything would have been better than my nutrition today -- a shopping day
never is good.

Breakfast around 10am
Fried plantains in coconut oil; black beans with jalapenos, pomogrante
juice, 5 grain bread & tea.
Snack around 1:30 am
Banana, raisins, pecans, English walnuts
Another snack: around 6 pm - still have some shopping to do
Stonecold Creamery Coffee Ice cream -- Awful
Too tired at 8:00 pm. to fix dinner -- left over of a piece of chicken and
heated up celery and carrots
Another snack with a movie:
Ghiradelli chocolate

Feeling guilty for not taking a cheese sandwich with me for a better lunch.
I hate eating this way.
Dee Dee

Dee Randall wrote:

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Ghiradelli chocolate

Feeling guilty for not taking a cheese sandwich with me for a better lunch.
I hate eating this way.
Dee Dee

Chocolate...my favorite food group.

Nancy T

Carol said:

We're having leftover chicken cut into small cubes, American cheese
cut into cubes, mayonnaise (not cut into cubes) and a little onion
powder, all mixed together. Crash is having his on bread. I decided
to toss caution to the wind and enjoy mine in sandwich form, too. I'll
start being a good diabetic again tomorrow.

I still feel like something is missing from the above. Suggestions
are welcome. No celery. Crash's tastebuds don't like it.

Pickles!

Bob

Bob Terwilliger said:

Yum indeed! Is the Pad Thai *supposed* to have chicken, or was it a
packaging error?

Good question. I'm usually a vigilant label-reader, but TJs has so many
vegi products that I got lazy when I saw the large word VEGETABLE PAD
THAI on the front. It did not occur to me to read the ingredients. Next
to it was a package of CHICKEN PAD THAI, so it's odd. I've had plenty
of vegi tofu pad thai at restaurants, so I don't THINK it's supposed to
have chicken!!

Quoted message said:

By comparison, it's a night for shortcuts here at Bob's Villa:

I've got a carton of Safeway's "Tuscan Tomato Basil" soup. I'll open it and
heat it up. I'll cut little rounds from a baguette, top them with a tiny
bit of Parmesan, and put them in the toaster oven. A few minutes before we
eat (which will be God-knows-when, since I'm waiting for some of them to
arrive from God-knows-where) I'll toast them and then float them on the
soup.

Sounds like a nice way to jazz it up. I love tomato soup.

Quoted message said:

I've also got a Boboli which I'm going to spread with steamed spinach, then
with a mixture of ricotta, eggs, and a tiny bit of nutmeg. Then I'm going to
sprinkle on mozzarella and Parmesan. I'll cook it at 325 or so until the
cheese starts to brown (which ought to be long enough for the eggs to
thicken the ricotta as well). For those unfamiliar with Boboli, go here:
http://www.boboli.com/

Oh that sounds good too! I like boboli once in a while.

Quoted message said:

While the Boboli is cooking, I'll pan-fry a few steaks (there are three or
four of us for dinner tonight). When they're done and resting, I'll put a
big dollop of (pre-made) pesto on each, and then I'll cook some mushrooms in
the pan juices to accompany them. If I get *real* ambitious I'll make some
polenta.

OK, you got me there. I would probably do a huge salad alongside to
round out the meal, with lots of lettuces, veggies, cheeses, and nuts.
Ranch dressing. Maybe mix the pesto into the dressing.

Damsel in dis Dress said:

We're having leftover chicken cut into small cubes, American cheese
cut into cubes, mayonnaise (not cut into cubes) and a little onion
powder, all mixed together. Crash is having his on bread. I decided
to toss caution to the wind and enjoy mine in sandwich form, too. I'll
start being a good diabetic again tomorrow.

I still feel like something is missing from the above. Suggestions
are welcome. No celery. Crash's tastebuds don't like it.

Peace,
Carol

Something crunchy in the mix. Red pepper, diced? Waterchestnuts? Or
maybe a little fresh parsley for color?

Shredded cabbage on the sandwiches for crunch?

Damsel in dis Dress wrote on 03 Apr 2006 in rec.food.cooking

Quoted message said:

We're having leftover chicken cut into small cubes, American cheese
cut into cubes, mayonnaise (not cut into cubes) and a little onion
powder, all mixed together. Crash is having his on bread. I decided
to toss caution to the wind and enjoy mine in sandwich form, too. I'll
start being a good diabetic again tomorrow.

I still feel like something is missing from the above. Suggestions
are welcome. No celery. Crash's tastebuds don't like it.

Peace,
Carol

Almonds or walnuts

--
-Alan

Dawn said:

Fried up some turkey sausages, steamed two heads of broccoli, and put a
big handful of pasta on to boil. Then I realized I was out of marinara.
So I started pulling things out of the fridge:

Riffing rules.

--Blair

Quoted message said:

Damsel in dis Dress wrote on 03 Apr 2006 in rec.food.cooking

Quoted message said:

We're having leftover chicken cut into small cubes, American cheese
cut into cubes, mayonnaise (not cut into cubes) and a little onion
powder, all mixed together. Crash is having his on bread. I decided
to toss caution to the wind and enjoy mine in sandwich form, too. I'll
start being a good diabetic again tomorrow.

I still feel like something is missing from the above. Suggestions
are welcome. No celery. Crash's tastebuds don't like it.

Minced up water chestnuts?

I had yet another try at an experimental recipe for making spicy
oven-fried chicken crusted with bran. It was OK, but I overdid the hot
paprika. I could get the same heat using cayenne without the slight
bitterness of so much paprika. It was OK. The bran works well, but
needs spraying with olive oil to brown, which is why the second try.
First try tasted good and looked pallid.
I then ate half a pineapple. I didn't mean to, but it was superb. How
happy I am that we don't actually have to cleave to the 500 mile diet!

Jude replied:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

While the Boboli is cooking, I'll pan-fry a few steaks (there are three
or four of us for dinner tonight). When they're done and resting, I'll
put a big dollop of (pre-made) pesto on each, and then I'll cook some
mushrooms in the pan juices to accompany them. If I get *real* ambitious
I'll make some polenta.

OK, you got me there. I would probably do a huge salad alongside to
round out the meal, with lots of lettuces, veggies, cheeses, and nuts.
Ranch dressing. Maybe mix the pesto into the dressing.

Honestly, that would be *my* preference too. I only eat steak once or twice
a year, but my guests like steak a lot, and one of them is borderline
anemic/anorexic, so I made it more for them than for myself. I did eat a
piece of steak (maybe three ounces), but that was mainly because I enjoy my
own cooking. :-)

I still have some steaks in the fridge, but since I've still got guests in
the house I'm sure they'll get consumed in the next day or two.

Bob

We've had a house full of family for the last several nights. It was
fun -- my grandma and two of my aunts got to see my boys for the first
time and my mom got to see the grandma and aunts for the first time in
about twenty years. My big brother and sister-in-law visited for two
days, as well. I tried to take advantage of leftover / plan ahead
cooking.

Wednesday: lasagna, green salad, garlic bread
Thursday: grilled pork loin, fruit salad, the rest of the garlic
bread
Friday: carnitas made with leftover pork, tortillas, onions, peppers,
salsa, sour cream, rice
Saturday: grilled cheeseburgers, grilled corn on the cob, baked
beans, potato salad
Sunday: beer butt chicken (was going to do this along with Saturday's
burgers, but the fire was not hot enough), tomato, cucumber, and corn
salad, Texas toast, baked beans, potato salad
Monday: burritoes made with the rest of Sunday's chicken and Friday's
rice, cheese, salsa, cucumber salad, peach cobbler

Tara

J said:

Jude said:

to it was a package of CHICKEN PAD THAI, so it's odd. I've had plenty
of vegi tofu pad thai at restaurants, so I don't THINK it's supposed to
have chicken!!

Every recipe I've seen for Pad Thai includes fish sauce. What do they
replace that with to make it vegetarian? Soy sauce? Or do you just
mean it is Pad Thai made with vegies and tofu, but not vegetarian?

J

Dunno. All I know is that I've ordered it off the 'vegetarian" section
at 3 different Thai places I can think of (Albuquerque NM ,Virginia
Beach VA, and Greenwich CT), and they verify that it's vegetarian every
time. So I believed them. I've never made it at home, never thought of
fish sauce being in it, just thought if it was offered several places
as a veggie dish, it was most likely a veggie dish!!

Jude said:

to it was a package of CHICKEN PAD THAI, so it's odd. I've had plenty
of vegi tofu pad thai at restaurants, so I don't THINK it's supposed to
have chicken!!

Every recipe I've seen for Pad Thai includes fish sauce. What do they
replace that with to make it vegetarian? Soy sauce? Or do you just
mean it is Pad Thai made with vegies and tofu, but not vegetarian?

J

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Dawn said:

Fried up some turkey sausages, steamed two heads of broccoli, and put a
big handful of pasta on to boil.

Your dinner sounds good. 🙂 We're having shredded chicken burritos
with corn, beans and rice. And salsa, guacamole, sour cream, lettuce
and olives.

Regards,
Ranee

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Jude said:

Quoted message said:

Every recipe I've seen for Pad Thai includes fish sauce. What do they
replace that with to make it vegetarian? Soy sauce? Or do you just
mean it is Pad Thai made with vegies and tofu, but not vegetarian?

Quoted message said:

Dunno. All I know is that I've ordered it off the 'vegetarian" section
at 3 different Thai places I can think of (Albuquerque NM ,Virginia
Beach VA, and Greenwich CT), and they verify that it's vegetarian every
time. So I believed them. I've never made it at home, never thought of
fish sauce being in it, just thought if it was offered several places
as a veggie dish, it was most likely a veggie dish!!

Next time I'm at a Thai place, I'll have to ask. I'm pretty sure all
the places I go to have vegetarian options too. A quick perusual on
the net shows most veggie thai recipes replace fish sauce with soy
sauce. Probably not a bad substitute. They each have about 1g of
sodium per TBSP. ;-)

J