What to do for Dinner?

Ranee Mueller said:

I am at a loss for what to make for dinner tonight. I have meals
planned for most of this week, but not tonight and am feeling
uninspired. I have ground beef, ground veal, pork chops, pork
tenderloin, scallops, shrimp, some pollack, halibut cheeks, bacon,
pork shoulder in strips, lamb riblets, smoked chicken-habanero
sausage, chicken breasts/thighs, hot italian sausage, country pork
sausage, plus some whole turkeys, chickens, legs of lamb, larger beef
roasts, and a whole turkey breast all in the freezer. I am not
interested in thawing a huge chunk of meat at the moment, so sticking
with the smaller things, and easy to make in an hour or less of prep
work (crock pot is okay if it takes six hours or less once it's in).
We have all the pantry basics, lots of spices/herbs, vegetables in
good quantity either fresh or frozen, condiments and such. I'm a
little low on canned beans, but we have a lot dry.

Wow, what *can't* you make with those ingredients? I usually have cheese on
hand, tortillas and some sort of veggie and that's about it. I feel rich
tonight; I'm heating up a smoked ham! :~)

Defrosting ground beef doesn't take long; how about a bacon cheeseburger?

kili

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Wow, what *can't* you make with those ingredients? I usually have
cheese on hand, tortillas and some sort of veggie and that's about
it. I feel rich tonight; I'm heating up a smoked ham! :~)

Oh, I know I can make a lot with it, I just haven't been feeling up
to thinking about it. You know what I mean?

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Defrosting ground beef doesn't take long; how about a bacon
cheeseburger?

This is probably the best thing I can do, it would certainly be quick
and would make Rich thrilled. 🙂 I looked at that Noodles Romanoff
thing posted and was thinking of browning some ground beef and mixing it
in with the noodles and maybe some broccoli.

Regards,
Ranee

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Ranee Mueller said:

I am at a loss for what to make for dinner tonight. I have meals
planned for most of this week, but not tonight and am feeling

I've been trolling the Bisquick web site for ideas at times like that.
If you have Bisquick on hand, I have two recipes that I've tried
recently which are much favored by the resident college student (and
me too):

1. This is really good. In fact when I asked R.C.S. what we should
make when her Mom comes to retrieve her for the summer, she said "the
quiche!" without missing a beat.

It's one of their "Impossible Pies" but I call it a "quiche". I have
so far used spinach instead of broccoli (and sometimes chicken,
sometimes ham).

http://tinyurl.com/7u6ar

I squeeze the spinach with a potato ricer first.

2. chicken pot pie. Very easy. I used my own gravy rather than the
condensed soup and frozen mixed vegetables:
http://tinyurl.com/cmutj

3. or chicken and dumplings. Ditto above.

Sue(tm)
Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!

Ranee Mueller said:

I am at a loss for what to make for dinner tonight. I have meals
planned for most of this week, but not tonight and am feeling
uninspired. I have ground beef,

sloppy joes, if you have the buns. spaghetti and meatballs (don't fry
the meatballs, just add to the simmering sauce)

Marinate the lamb in lemon juice and garlic, then cook.

Sue(tm)
Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!

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Ranee Mueller said:

I am at a loss for what to make for dinner tonight. I have meals
planned for most of this week, but not tonight and am feeling
uninspired. I have ground beef, ground veal, pork chops, pork
tenderloin, scallops, shrimp, some pollack, halibut cheeks, bacon,
pork shoulder in strips, lamb riblets, smoked chicken-habanero
sausage, chicken breasts/thighs, hot italian sausage, country pork
sausage, plus some whole turkeys, chickens, legs of lamb, larger beef
roasts, and a whole turkey breast all in the freezer. I am not
interested in thawing a huge chunk of meat at the moment, so sticking
with the smaller things, and easy to make in an hour or less of prep
work (crock pot is okay if it takes six hours or less once it's in).
We have all the pantry basics, lots of spices/herbs, vegetables in
good quantity either fresh or frozen, condiments and such. I'm a
little low on canned beans, but we have a lot dry.

Wow, what *can't* you make with those ingredients? I usually have cheese

on

Quoted message said:

hand, tortillas and some sort of veggie and that's about it. I feel rich
tonight; I'm heating up a smoked ham! :~)

Defrosting ground beef doesn't take long; how about a bacon cheeseburger?

kili

Do you have any 'taters? You could chunk up the chicken sausage and roast it
with chunks of potato and onion in olive oil and whatever herbs or spice
sound good. I do this all the time only using apple-chicken sausage, taters
and rosemary with S&P and olive oil. Simple, fast, and loverly

Lisa aka Pagemaster

On Mon 02 May 2005 10:24:27a, Ranee Mueller wrote in rec.food.cooking:

Quoted message said:

I am at a loss for what to make for dinner tonight. I have meals
planned for most of this week, but not tonight and am feeling
uninspired. I have ground beef, ground veal, pork chops, pork
tenderloin, scallops, shrimp, some pollack, halibut cheeks, bacon, pork
shoulder in strips, lamb riblets, smoked chicken-habanero sausage,
chicken breasts/thighs, hot italian sausage, country pork sausage, plus
some whole turkeys, chickens, legs of lamb, larger beef roasts, and a
whole turkey breast all in the freezer. I am not interested in thawing
a huge chunk of meat at the moment, so sticking with the smaller things,
and easy to make in an hour or less of prep work (crock pot is okay if
it takes six hours or less once it's in). We have all the pantry
basics, lots of spices/herbs, vegetables in good quantity either fresh
or frozen, condiments and such. I'm a little low on canned beans, but
we have a lot dry.

I don't want to do soup because both a soup and a stew are on the
menu for later this week, and I don't want to do fussy, because I have
kids to pick up from school and not much prep time during the day today.
No vegetarian, we do that twice a week as is, and one more day would be
too much for Rich to bear.

So, within those parameters, what ideas do you have?

Regards,
Ranee

You are suffering from an embarrassment of riches! Were I closer, I would
be glad to come over and help salve your embarrassment. :-)

You have a number of meats which lend themselves well to grilling. That
wouuld be my first option, along with some quickly steamed fresh veggies.
It couldn't get much simpler or less time-consuming.

Bon Appetit!

--
Wayne Boatwright
____________________________________________

Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day.
Sam Goldwyn, 1882-1974

Ranee Mueller said:

I am at a loss for what to make for dinner tonight. I have meals
planned for most of this week, but not tonight and am feeling
uninspired. I have ground beef, ground veal, pork chops, pork
tenderloin, scallops, shrimp, some pollack, halibut cheeks, bacon, pork
shoulder in strips, lamb riblets, smoked chicken-habanero sausage,
chicken breasts/thighs, hot italian sausage, country pork sausage, plus
some whole turkeys, chickens, legs of lamb, larger beef roasts, and a
whole turkey breast all in the freezer. I am not interested in thawing
a huge chunk of meat at the moment, so sticking with the smaller things,
and easy to make in an hour or less of prep work (crock pot is okay if
it takes six hours or less once it's in). We have all the pantry
basics, lots of spices/herbs, vegetables in good quantity either fresh
or frozen, condiments and such. I'm a little low on canned beans, but
we have a lot dry.

I don't want to do soup because both a soup and a stew are on the
menu for later this week, and I don't want to do fussy, because I have
kids to pick up from school and not much prep time during the day today.
No vegetarian, we do that twice a week as is, and one more day would be
too much for Rich to bear.

So, within those parameters, what ideas do you have?

Regards,
Ranee

Why not do something altogether different and have BFD? Breakfast for
dinner.

Fresh fruit, waffles, pancakes, French toast, or omelets... all easy
to prepare. Add some bacon, sausage or ham and you remove it from the
vegetarian angle.

Some nice rolls, biscuits or bread, hot chocolate for the kids, a nice
cuppa tea or coffee for the grownups and you're home free.

Boron

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Ranee Mueller said:

So, within those parameters, what ideas do you have?

Regards,
Ranee

Pancakes, bacon, and hashbrowns.
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say,'Well, that's not going to happen.'" - Comedian Rita Rudner,
performance at New York, New York, January 10, 2005.

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Ranee Mueller said:

So, within those parameters, what ideas do you have?

Regards,
Ranee

Pancakes, bacon, and hashbrowns.

Mmm, I picked up some buttermilk on sale the other day. Made buttermilk
pancakes, added blended peaches as a topping, and also had real maple syrup.
It was good.

Elaine

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Ranee Mueller <[email hidden]> wrote:

> So, within those parameters, what ideas do you have?
>
> Regards,
> Ranee

Pancakes, bacon, and hashbrowns.

Mmm, I picked up some buttermilk on sale the other day. Made
buttermilk pancakes, added blended peaches as a topping, and also had
real maple syrup. It was good.
Elaine

I made French toast for breakfast this morning using a medium egg plus
one large egg white and a little milk for dunking the bread into.
Instead of using syrup on mine, I dunked the pieces into some fat-free
peach-flavored yogurt in an effort to get some dairy product into me.
It was Dannon's Fit & Light (something like that, maybe light and fit)
with fiber added. Gotta tell you that it was mighty fine. I will do
the same again.

I like yogurt but rarely buy it. It just doesn't occur to me. It would be
a good snack of "dessert" for work. The only yogurt I buy with any
regularity is just plain, which I use in making tandoori chicken.

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On a whim last week I bought some Boca meatless breakfast links -- made
from soy protein. Stuck them in the meat compartment. When I went to
cook them this morning I noticed that they are supposed to be cooked
from a frozen state, and not thawed. Too bad. They were thawed and I
nuked 5 for 45 seconds to heat. They were okay, but just. I doubt I'll
buy them again.

LOL! Everytime I buy meatless "meat" I tell myself I won't do it again,
but I do every so often. I guess I keep thinking they'll be more like meat
the next time.

--
Wayne Boatwright
____________________________________________

Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day.
Sam Goldwyn, 1882-1974

Ranee Mueller said:

I am at a loss for what to make for dinner tonight. I have meals
planned for most of this week, but not tonight and am feeling
uninspired. I have ground beef, ground veal, pork chops, pork
tenderloin, scallops, shrimp, some pollack, halibut cheeks, bacon, pork
shoulder in strips, lamb riblets, smoked chicken-habanero sausage,
chicken breasts/thighs, hot italian sausage, country pork sausage, plus
some whole turkeys, chickens, legs of lamb, larger beef roasts, and a
whole turkey breast all in the freezer. I am not interested in thawing
a huge chunk of meat at the moment, so sticking with the smaller things,
and easy to make in an hour or less of prep work (crock pot is okay if
it takes six hours or less once it's in). We have all the pantry
basics, lots of spices/herbs, vegetables in good quantity either fresh
or frozen, condiments and such. I'm a little low on canned beans, but
we have a lot dry.

Whenever I'm feeling lazy or uninspired, sausages are right up my
alley. I grill them and serve in steak buns with slices of tomato,
avocado and onion.

You could make a pasta dish with the sausage and several colors of
sweet pepper. However, the lamb ribs are calling my name. Again, I'd
grill them. Use one of the lamb marinades found in a different
thread.

Dinner has come and gone by this time... so what did you decide to
eat?

🙂

Curly Sue said:

I have two recipes that I've tried recently which are much favored
by the resident college student (and me too)

Is she in her second or third year now? Has she picked a major?

🙂

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On a whim last week I bought some Boca meatless breakfast links --
made
from soy protein. Stuck them in the meat compartment. When I went to
cook them this morning I noticed that they are supposed to be cooked
from a frozen state, and not thawed. Too bad. They were thawed and I
nuked 5 for 45 seconds to heat. They were okay, but just. I doubt
I'll
buy them again.
--

I tried some frozen meatless breakfast links recently, and didn't like
them much. I have had success in the past with Gimme Lean bulk meatless
"sausage". When cut into slices and fried as patties, it's pretty good
(you have to eat it piping hot, though). The seasoning is just right,
and I've fooled my raging-carnivore husband a couple of times with it.

I like Boca Burgers and used to eat them for lunch a lot, on toasted
whole wheat English muffins with melted cheese, ketchup, mustard, and
those big dill pickle sandwich slices. They remind me of a McDonald's
hamburger -- I like them better than those oaty-nubbly Gardenburgers.

But lately I've had a hankering for a grilled portobello
sandwich...marinated in balsamic vinaigrette, with some carmelized
onions and roasted peppers, slathered with some kind of decadent sauce
on a crusty roll...mmmmm.....

Meanwhile, we have breakfast for dinner almost once a week. Usually
just pancakes or waffles and fruit, unless I get my act together enough
to fry up some bacon.

Here's my latest pancake recipe, based on a recipe from Gourmet
magazine. It's relatively healthy and has a bit of fiber, but the
pancakes are really yummy. My picky kids love 'em!

Apple-Cinnamon Oatmeal Pancakes
1 1/4 cups buttermilk (or milk soured w/ 1.5 teaspoons white vinegar)
2/3 cup quick-cooking rolled oats (not instant)
1 large egg, beaten lightly
2 tablespoons firmly packed light brown sugar
2/3 cup firmly packed grated peeled apple or 1/2 cup applesauce
4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
8 tablespoons white whole-wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 tablespoons vegetable oil plus additional for brushing the griddle
butter and maple syrup

In a bowl whisk together buttermilk and oats and let the mixture stand
for 15 minutes. In a large bowl whisk together the egg, the brown sugar,
and the apple. Stir in the flours, the baking soda, the salt, the
cinnamon, 2 tablespoons of the oil, the oats mixture and combine the
batter well, but don't overmix. Heat a griddle over moderate heat until
it is hot enough to make drops of water scatter over its surface, brush
it with the additional oil, and spoon the batter onto it. Cook the
pancakes for 1 to 2 minutes on each side, or until they are golden and
cooked through -- I think they take a little longer than normal pancakes
to cook inside. Serve the pancakes with butter and syrup.

Makes twelve-4-inch pancakes, serving 2 - 4.

Scallops, shrimp and veggies over pasta. All the good stuff rolled up
in one! Oh, feel free to post recipes and cooking tips at
http://www.askblax.com.

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Ranee Mueller said:

I am at a loss for what to make for dinner tonight. I have
meals
planned for most of this week, but not tonight and am feeling
uninspired. I have ground beef, ground veal, pork chops, pork
tenderloin, scallops, shrimp, some pollack, halibut cheeks, bacon,
pork shoulder in strips, lamb riblets, smoked chicken-habanero
sausage, chicken breasts/thighs, hot italian sausage, country pork
sausage, plus some whole turkeys, chickens, legs of lamb, larger
beef
roasts, and a whole turkey breast all in the freezer. I am not
interested in thawing a huge chunk of meat at the moment, so
sticking
with the smaller things, and easy to make in an hour or less of
prep
work (crock pot is okay if it takes six hours or less once it's
in).
We have all the pantry basics, lots of spices/herbs, vegetables in
good quantity either fresh or frozen, condiments and such. I'm a
little low on canned beans, but we have a lot dry.

Wow, what *can't* you make with those ingredients? I usually have
cheese

on

Quoted message said:

hand, tortillas and some sort of veggie and that's about it. I feel
rich
tonight; I'm heating up a smoked ham! :~)

Defrosting ground beef doesn't take long; how about a bacon
cheeseburger?

kili

Do you have any 'taters? You could chunk up the chicken sausage and
roast it
with chunks of potato and onion in olive oil and whatever herbs or
spice
sound good. I do this all the time only using apple-chicken sausage,
taters
and rosemary with S&P and olive oil. Simple, fast, and loverly

That sounds pretty good actually for a quick and light meal.

--
Gorf

You said:

I was almost embarrassed to
post what was here, as I knew it was a lot and I was just being lazy.

I don't know what you and Rich do to be sufficiently wealthy to afford
that much food of all types. But frankly, if you can't figure out how
to cook it, you should either take cooking classes, hire a chef or make
fewer evening dates with friends.

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I'm leaning toward something grilled or breakfast for dinner. The
other time constraint is that it needs to be finished early enough that
we can all have eaten by 6:30, because I'm leaving to meet with a couple
friends of mine after that.

This really makes you sound like a rich snob. Do you hear how you're
coming off? You have a fully stocked kitchen, yet you're imposing
artificial limitations on what you'll cook because you have a date with
some friends. How important can that be?

Orlando

sf said:

Curly Sue said:

I have two recipes that I've tried recently which are much favored
by the resident college student (and me too)

Is she in her second or third year now? Has she picked a major?

🙂

Finishing her first year and trying to change from education to
business.

She'll be done next week ("We now return control of your television
set..."😉

Sue(tm)
Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!

Tonight it is Sole (since I bought the big bag O sole at CostCo). I
need to get more (read that as some) fish into my diet. So I'm trying
some sole breaded and oven fried.

CRUNCHY COATING FOR CHICKEN, FISH, OR PORK

Recipe By : The Cook's Book of Uncommon Recipes
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Chicken & Turkey Fish
Pork

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
-------- ------------ --------------------------------
1 cup cornmeal
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/4 cup toasted sesame seeds
1/2 cup fine cereal flake crumbs
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon dry parsley flakes
1 tablespoon dry savory leaves
1 tablespoon crumbled dry sage
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper

Mix together well and store in jar with tight lid.

YIELD: about 2 cups of coating mix

--
No Bread Crumbs were hurt in the making of this Meal.
Type 2 Diabetic Since Aug 2004
1AC- 7.2, 7.3, 5.5, 5.6 mmol
Weight from 265 down to 219 lbs. and dropping.
Continuing to be Manitoban

In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden]

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You said:

I was almost embarrassed to
post what was here, as I knew it was a lot and I was just being lazy.

I don't know what you and Rich do to be sufficiently wealthy to afford
that much food of all types. But frankly, if you can't figure out how
to cook it, you should either take cooking classes, hire a chef or make
fewer evening dates with friends.

Wow. We're wealthy. Call the press! We can afford that nice food
because we don't buy new cars, Rich's company pays for the house we live
in, as well as our water and trash, we don't buy new clothes (with rare
exceptions), we don't eat out much (like once or twice a quarter,
usually with a coupon or gift certificate), we don't often buy books,
videos/dvds, cds as we mostly get them from the library, we don't go out
to movies in theaters (we've seen 5 in the last 6 years), we don't take
expensive vacations (usually going to a family owned manufactured home
on a lake with Rich's parents to look after the kids so we can go
boating or take a walk without the children), we don't have cable (or
any television reception), we do have three magazine subscriptions (Fine
Cooking, Interweave Knits and Touchstone, for those interested), we
don't buy neat gadgets, our computer is out of date, and the only cell
phone we have is paid for by Rich's work for his work use. I can cook
amazingly well, but I was tired, worn out and a little uninspired.
Sorry.

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Quoted message said:

I'm leaning toward something grilled or breakfast for dinner. The
other time constraint is that it needs to be finished early enough that
we can all have eaten by 6:30, because I'm leaving to meet with a couple
friends of mine after that.

This really makes you sound like a rich snob. Do you hear how you're
coming off? You have a fully stocked kitchen, yet you're imposing
artificial limitations on what you'll cook because you have a date with
some friends. How important can that be?

Well, for one, the reason it mattered to me was that I wanted to cook
a meal for my family and share it with them rather than dashing out the
door. For another, I could have just thawed something out and told Rich
he had dinner, but I thought it would be a kinder thing to make the meal
myself, although he could handle it. We have a thing called loving duty
in our household. BTW, the "date" with my friends was a weekly group
reunion for a church group I went to three and a half years ago shortly
before I found out the son I was carrying at the time had a tumor which
ended up being the size of his torso (it was safely removed the day
after his birth and he is quite healthy now, with only 3 more years of
blood tests and follow up visits left). These women have supported me,
prayed with me, cryed with me, visited me in hospitals, cleaned my home,
made meals for my family, done my laundry, cared for my children. This
wasn't merely a social call. One of the ladies is eagerly and anxiously
awaiting her first grandson, and we were praying for her daughter to
have a healthy and safe delivery. Also, because of other circumstances,
we had not been able to meet for three weeks. I can see how that would
be selfish and snobby of me, though.

Regards,
Ranee

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