supper tonight

My daughter requested green goddess shrimp for dinner. Well, we all
like the steamed shrimp with green goddess dip I make, but it's usually
a cold summer dish, so I had to figure out how to adapt it for the
winter. So here's what I did.

Baked flounder fillets with herb butter (tarragon / dill / black papper
/ lemon peel), topped with just-warmed small shrimp and green goddess
sauce, served over sauteed spinach and garlic. Alongside, parsleyed
potatoes and steamed lemon asparagus.

We still have leftover mangosauce cake for dessert, but I think I'm
going to make a boiled custard sauce to pour over it.

Mr Libido Incognito said:

Tonight was a sliced boneless skinless chicken breast resting on top of a
mixed field greens and spinach Salad which included red onion, celery,
mushrooms, sliced almonds, hard boiled egg slices and some cubed cheddar
cheese...dressing was that 3 cheese ranchy type dressing by kraft.

Sprinkled granulated garlic and onion powder on the breast before cooking.
(I shoulda Grilled it).

Another tasty but fast meal

Nice 🙂 Mine was homemade chili topped with chopped fresh onions and
cheddar cheese and a slice of homemade sourdough bread.

L'Espérance said:

Mr Libido Incognito said:

Tonight was a sliced boneless skinless chicken breast resting on top
of a mixed field greens and spinach Salad which included red onion,
celery, mushrooms, sliced almonds, hard boiled egg slices and some
cubed cheddar cheese...dressing was that 3 cheese ranchy type dressing
by kraft.

Sprinkled granulated garlic and onion powder on the breast before
cooking. (I shoulda Grilled it).

Another tasty but fast meal

Nice 🙂 Mine was homemade chili topped with chopped fresh onions and
cheddar cheese and a slice of homemade sourdough bread.

we had burgers and oven fried and green beans. Burgers are one thing
that I have a hard time cooking. I can't afford good meat right now, so
I'm making do with the mystery stuff in the cheap packages. I'm afraid
to undercook it, so the burgers tend to come out like hockey pucks.
Tonight, they were good, though.

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"Mr Libido Incognito" wrote

Quoted message said:

Tonight was a sliced boneless skinless chicken breast resting on top of a
mixed field greens and spinach Salad which included red onion, celery,
mushrooms, sliced almonds, hard boiled egg slices and some cubed cheddar
cheese...dressing was that 3 cheese ranchy type dressing by kraft.

Sprinkled granulated garlic and onion powder on the breast before cooking.
(I shoulda Grilled it).

Another tasty but fast meal

Poked through the freezer and found a T-bone which was so thick we thought
it was two steaks.
So, I removed the bone, DH grilled the meat outside (brave soul), I halved
it and, together with home-made hash browns and salad, it was a winner!

Dora

MLI said:

Tonight was a sliced boneless skinless chicken breast resting on top of a
mixed field greens and spinach Salad which included red onion, celery,
mushrooms, sliced almonds, hard boiled egg slices and some cubed cheddar
cheese...dressing was that 3 cheese ranchy type dressing by kraft.

Sprinkled granulated garlic and onion powder on the breast before cooking.
(I shoulda Grilled it).

Another tasty but fast meal

I haven't *completely* decided, but I have a lovely papaya and mango which
have just reached optimal ripeness, so they'll figure into dinner somehow.

I'm thinking about beef sate on a bed of deep-fried spinach (I have Penzey's
sate spice mix, and America's Test Kitchen just did an episode about beef
sate). Maybe rice cooked in coconut milk with the fruit for dessert, or
maybe some kind of mango-papaya lassi to drink with the meal.

But since I don't have any suitable beef, pork, or chicken in the house to
make the sate, I'll have to go shopping first. Maybe inspiration will
strike me at the market.

Bob

When I cook for myself, I don't have to worry about protein or carb
balance, so I usually just grab whatever veggies are in the house and
either eat them raw or cook them, as appropriate. Today, sauteed
green beans, alongside a skillet of sweet potatoes and onions cooked
in a little butter and oil. Yumma.

serene

On 8 Feb 2006 05:18:45 +0100, Wayne Boatwright

wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com said:

On Tue 07 Feb 2006 09:12:29p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it serene?

Quoted message said:

When I cook for myself, I don't have to worry about protein or carb
balance, so I usually just grab whatever veggies are in the house and
either eat them raw or cook them, as appropriate. Today, sauteed
green beans, alongside a skillet of sweet potatoes and onions cooked
in a little butter and oil. Yumma.

Sweet potatoes and onions cooked together from the raw state?

Yep. By the time the sweet potatoes are soft enough to eat, the onions
are caramelized. I do this a lot, and I love it.

serene

On Tue 07 Feb 2006 09:12:29p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it serene?

Quoted message said:

When I cook for myself, I don't have to worry about protein or carb
balance, so I usually just grab whatever veggies are in the house and
either eat them raw or cook them, as appropriate. Today, sauteed
green beans, alongside a skillet of sweet potatoes and onions cooked
in a little butter and oil. Yumma.

Sweet potatoes and onions cooked together from the raw state?

--
Wayne Boatwright o¿o
____________________

BIOYA

On Tue 07 Feb 2006 09:17:26p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it serene?

Quoted message said:

On 8 Feb 2006 05:18:45 +0100, Wayne Boatwright

wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com said:

On Tue 07 Feb 2006 09:12:29p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it serene?

Quoted message said:

When I cook for myself, I don't have to worry about protein or carb
balance, so I usually just grab whatever veggies are in the house and
either eat them raw or cook them, as appropriate. Today, sauteed
green beans, alongside a skillet of sweet potatoes and onions cooked
in a little butter and oil. Yumma.

Sweet potatoes and onions cooked together from the raw state?

Yep. By the time the sweet potatoes are soft enough to eat, the onions
are caramelized. I do this a lot, and I love it.

Thanks, Serene. I will make this, and I'm going to love it! I love both
sweet potatoes and onions, but never thought of putting them together.
Both sliced? Or chunked?

--
Wayne Boatwright o¿o
____________________

BIOYA

On 8 Feb 2006 05:26:19 +0100, Wayne Boatwright

wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com said:

On Tue 07 Feb 2006 09:17:26p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it serene?

Quoted message said:

On 8 Feb 2006 05:18:45 +0100, Wayne Boatwright

wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com said:

Sweet potatoes and onions cooked together from the raw state?

Yep. By the time the sweet potatoes are soft enough to eat, the onions
are caramelized. I do this a lot, and I love it.

Thanks, Serene. I will make this, and I'm going to love it! I love both
sweet potatoes and onions, but never thought of putting them together.
Both sliced? Or chunked?

Either, but the same, if that makes sense -- either both sliced or
both chopped. Usually, I cook them on medium, covered for part of the
time, with a little butter and oil, but I've done it with my "secret
saute substitute", which is water with onion powder stirred in -- it
has just enough sugar that it helps things brown without
butter/margarine (I think I remember you're counting stuff these days,
so if that helps, I've done it many times. It's also great for making
hash browns.) Basically, you add some to the stuff and saute 'til the
liquid is gone, then add more liquid and saute again, and do that a
few times until the stuff is soft/browned enough.

serene

On Tue 07 Feb 2006 09:39:13p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it serene?

Quoted message said:

On 8 Feb 2006 05:26:19 +0100, Wayne Boatwright

wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com said:

On Tue 07 Feb 2006 09:17:26p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it serene?

Quoted message said:

On 8 Feb 2006 05:18:45 +0100, Wayne Boatwright
<wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote:

>Sweet potatoes and onions cooked together from the raw state?

Yep. By the time the sweet potatoes are soft enough to eat, the onions
are caramelized. I do this a lot, and I love it.

Thanks, Serene. I will make this, and I'm going to love it! I love both
sweet potatoes and onions, but never thought of putting them together.
Both sliced? Or chunked?

Either, but the same, if that makes sense -- either both sliced or
both chopped. Usually, I cook them on medium, covered for part of the
time, with a little butter and oil, but I've done it with my "secret
saute substitute", which is water with onion powder stirred in -- it
has just enough sugar that it helps things brown without
butter/margarine (I think I remember you're counting stuff these days,
so if that helps, I've done it many times. It's also great for making
hash browns.) Basically, you add some to the stuff and saute 'til the
liquid is gone, then add more liquid and saute again, and do that a
few times until the stuff is soft/browned enough.

Yes, you remember correctly. Thanks for the tips. That may be dinner
tommorrow night if I can pick up sweet potatoes on my way home from work.
YUM!

--
Wayne Boatwright o¿o
____________________

BIOYA

serene <[email hidden]> hitched up their panties and posted
news:[email hidden]:

Quoted message said:

On 8 Feb 2006 05:18:45 +0100, Wayne Boatwright

wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com said:

On Tue 07 Feb 2006 09:12:29p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it serene?

Quoted message said:

When I cook for myself, I don't have to worry about protein or carb
balance, so I usually just grab whatever veggies are in the house and
either eat them raw or cook them, as appropriate. Today, sauteed
green beans, alongside a skillet of sweet potatoes and onions cooked
in a little butter and oil. Yumma.

Sweet potatoes and onions cooked together from the raw state?

Yep. By the time the sweet potatoes are soft enough to eat, the onions
are caramelized. I do this a lot, and I love it.

serene

This sounds good. White, yellow or red onion?

Michael

--
“It requires a certain kind of mind to see beauty in a hamburger bun.”
_Ray Kroc, creator of the McDonald's franchise

On Wed 08 Feb 2006 04:32:03a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Michael
"Dog3" Lonergan?

Quoted message said:

serene <[email hidden]> hitched up their panties and posted
news:[email hidden]:

Quoted message said:

On 8 Feb 2006 05:18:45 +0100, Wayne Boatwright

wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com said:

On Tue 07 Feb 2006 09:12:29p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it serene?

> When I cook for myself, I don't have to worry about protein or carb
> balance, so I usually just grab whatever veggies are in the house and
> either eat them raw or cook them, as appropriate. Today, sauteed
> green beans, alongside a skillet of sweet potatoes and onions cooked
> in a little butter and oil. Yumma.

Sweet potatoes and onions cooked together from the raw state?

Yep. By the time the sweet potatoes are soft enough to eat, the onions
are caramelized. I do this a lot, and I love it.

serene

This sounds good. White, yellow or red onion?

Michael

I don't know what Serene uses, but I'm going to use a sweet onion like
Vidalia or Maui Maui. That type also seems to be a fleshier onion with
thicker layers.

--
Wayne Boatwright o¿o
____________________

BIOYA

Michael \'Dog3\' Lonergan said:

serene <[email hidden]> hitched up their panties and posted
news:[email hidden]:

Quoted message said:

On 8 Feb 2006 05:18:45 +0100, Wayne Boatwright
<wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Sweet potatoes and onions cooked together from the raw state?

Yep. By the time the sweet potatoes are soft enough to eat, the onions
are caramelized. I do this a lot, and I love it.

serene

This sounds good. White, yellow or red onion?

Whatever's handy. Yellow tend to be most common at my house, because
yellow onions are almost always 29 cents a pound at the Berkeley Bowl.

serene

serene <[email hidden]> hitched up their panties and posted
news:[email hidden]:

Quoted message said:

Michael \'Dog3\' Lonergan said:

serene <[email hidden]> hitched up their panties and posted
news:[email hidden]:

Quoted message said:

On 8 Feb 2006 05:18:45 +0100, Wayne Boatwright
<wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

>Sweet potatoes and onions cooked together from the raw state?

Yep. By the time the sweet potatoes are soft enough to eat, the onions
are caramelized. I do this a lot, and I love it.

serene

This sounds good. White, yellow or red onion?

Whatever's handy. Yellow tend to be most common at my house, because
yellow onions are almost always 29 cents a pound at the Berkeley Bowl.

serene

Yellow sounds good. Yellow is sweet also.

Michael

--
“It requires a certain kind of mind to see beauty in a hamburger bun.”
_Ray Kroc, creator of the McDonald's franchise