So what are you having for dinner tonight and what are your plans ????

Spicy Thai Fried Rice and Nam Tok Salad.

Homemade Enchiladas. Just had 3, earlier, since I like to chow down before 6:00 pm.

clean out the fridge: three different pastas in a wine marinara with homemade meatballs.

Thai (Spicy Basil Chicken) and a crisp Riesling🥂

[quote] “Smith Brothers Cough Drops " beards

😂

Ground 90% lean Angus sirloin burger with bacon, Swiss cheese, guacamole and sliced Campari tomatoes on a toasted brioche roll, homemade three bean (actually, five bean but who's counting?) salad and cottage fries. And a glass of cheap Malbec.

Peach crumble pie a la mode with homemade vanilla ice cream.

Two squares of infused dark Belgian chocolate.

"... infused dark Belgian chocolate." -- infused with what?

MMJ, R7

10mg THC edible, 750ml Cakebread Chardonnay, pan-fried gnocchi with browned butter, broccoli, and Parmesan.

Lobster, corn, garlic bread and mashed potatoes. And lots of booze.

[quote] infused with what?

Morphine, Rose

We're on the same page r9.

THC gummy, buckets of Sancerre and orecchiette with sausage and broccoli rabe.

Homemade vegetable/ seasoned tofu pad thai, extra spicy. Fresh mango for dessert. After that I plan to watch my new kitten who I had for 1 week interact with my cat. So far so good, today is the first day that they've interacted and my cat has only play swatted him once. This was after she growled at me and hissed at him after I brought him home last Saturday. I had to separate him in the pen away from her, and I have her extra attention plus petting.

^^^have given her extra attention

I got up early this morning and made a beautiful cherry cheesecake. After that started baking, I made a spicy bbq marinade and put some wings in it and they are cooking now and smell like Heaven. I suppose we should have a vegetable with it but I'm gonna consider the sauvignon blanc a fruit and count that as said vegetable.

I want to hang out with R15.

OP your activities are gross.

Carnitas tacos from my local Tex-Mex. Meat is still scarce in the grocery stores here and I was tired of fish.

A lot of Thai and pasta tonight!

One salmon filet with a side of steamed broccoli.

And about a gallon of booze.

Oh. I didn't realize "infused" is drug addict speak.

What goes well with Drag Race?

Cold in Los Angeles, 68 degres, so tomato soup and a grilled cheese sandwitch

Bacon cheddar burgers. I cooked four of them yesterday.

R22: Margaritas! Wine goes great with the NY Housewives!

I'm having Bloody Marys, fuck the food. A Bloody Mary is like a salad smoothie anyway....especially if you use vodka made from potatoes.

Bloody Mary is divine with shrimp cocktail (low cal too!)

[quote] Oh. I didn't realize "infused" is drug addict speak.

A person can understand common mainstream cannabis language without being a drug addict, Agnes.

Good idea, r27!

Most of this sounds delicious. I’m skipping tonight but would rather be eating pasta or maybe roast chicken.

A lot of you like wine and edibles (canabanoids). I wish we had them here.

Breaded and pan fried turkey cutlets. Rice pilaf jazzed up with dried cherries and toasted walnuts. Asparagus from the field across the road. Roasted with garlic and olive oil. Watching the Jeffrey Epstein thing on Netflix.

Only dreams ....

Leftover home-made lasagna with a side of steamed spinach. For dessert, my nightly dose of THC tincture.

r31 is an overachiever. (Takes a big gulp, tosses glass into the fireplace.)

[quote]I'm having Bloody Marys, fuck the food. A Bloody Mary is like a salad smoothie anyway....especially if you use vodka made from potatoes.

God, I like how you think, R26! Also, if you use V8 instead of tomato juice, it truly is a salad in a glass. I was all set to order a pizza, but the more I think about that Bloody Mary, the more I think I'm going to settle for a couple of those instead. Afterward, I'll cook a hamburger with lettuce, tomato, Thousand Island dressing, pickles and jalapeños.

If I wasn't worried that he'd break something, I'd invite Darfur Orphan, but I doubt that he drinks anyway.

Crock pot Spanish chicken . Beer, tomato paste and green olives and seasonings slow cooked 6 hours, served over basmati rice.

[quote]Crock pot Spanish chicken . Beer, tomato paste and green olives and seasonings slow cooked 6 hours, served over basmati rice.

God, that sounds delicious! What are the quantities?

Garlic Parmesan wings in my air fryer, small salad with Bolthouse Farms avocado dressing.

Ordered snapper with grilled squash, rice and beans delivered. Having a couple glasses of Chardonnay and binging on Ozark.

Those Bolthouse Farms dressings are really good.

I like to take a shit on my neighbor's tomato plants, before he gets up of course.

Barbacoa, refried beans (with a lump of lard - so creamy!), and polenta.

R40, so true. And they’re yogurt based, so all good fats.

I had an outpatient therapy session today at the hospital, and they fed us reasonably correct grilled cheese sandwiches. I find those pretty filling, so I made a smoothie for dinner, since I'm trying to use up the enormous supply of smoothie base my hospital gave me before surgery earlier this year. I added powdered ginger tea, powdered peanut butter, and a huge scoop of Hershey's cocoa, and it was quite good. I have to consume food in combination with one of my prescriptions, and I figured that covered that requirement. I can't wait to buy a new refrigerator soon so I can once again enjoy fresh foods.

R37 I take 2 large breasts , skin them and split them . 6oz small can tomato paste, 6oz jar green olives, 1 cup beer and salt,pepper , paprika and garlic powder maybe 1 tsp each , pop into slow cooker for 6-7 hours on low. Its nice if you can season the meat just a little ahead of time

Leftovers. Leftover pulled pork open faced sandwiches, a little spice, a little bbq sauce, with half a leftover head of roasted cauliflower.

I don't know if we'll have any dessert, it's only 7:15.

I went to the grocery store to get some fresh wild-caught, certified, non-gmo, gluten free, low sodium salmon. I was stalked by a bear thing in jogging pants. Uh...no. Luckily I had a crucifix in my fanny pack.

Pizza and Pot

I had planned to have leftover eggplant parmesan from last night, but there wasn't quite enough, so I'll have it for lunch tomorrow. Instead, I made a vegetarian shepherd's pie (green French lentils substituted for the meat), accompanied by a fresh fruit salad.

Not much to do these days but cook...

Was your shepherd's pie peppered with actual shepherd on top?

^^ No, just a very expensive aged English cheddar that I had saved for a soufflé' at some point. But I did hum the song while making it!

My boyfriend’s cock. When he cums, it’s a meal!!!

A beef-fajita taco and a veggie taco

I'd trade my shepherd's pie for your dinner, [R52]!

I have a wonderful buzz and about to watch Rocketman before retiring for the night🙂

My moose and I are boozing it up for Friday night jazz night, as usual. I moved the furniture so nothing will break if he falls over, which happens occasionally.

So you’re the one person in America that drinks RumChata OP!

Filet mignon with a creamy mushroom tarragon sauce, broccoli and green beans, and garlic bread.

Creamy mushroom tarragon sauce sounds good - what recipe do you use?

OP, did you eat two Whoppers and two orders of fries yourself, or did you allow your cat to eat one of each?

Those Incredible Whoppers are not low-cal — they have almost as many calories and as much fat as red meat.

Keto! I lost my covid 12 pounds as of yesterday and going for 10 more!

Yesterday I got bacalao asado from a local Spanish restaurant, along with chicken soup. There was so much - they also threw in a couple of pieces of bread - I'll have enough for two more meals.

I also ordered 3 empanadillas - one each of chicken, beef & bacalao - to stick in the freezer and cook in the toaster oven for the future use.

R60 I feed the fries to the birds and squirrels in my back yard. I order the Incredible Whoppers with no bacon, cheese, or mayo. They come in at 483 calories apiece . I eat one and refrigerate the other for lunch the next day. I pop it in the microwave for 3 minutes followed by some light browning in the toaster over and it's just as good as fresh.

I'm having2 Big Macs, 2 large fries, a couple apple pies with a small diet Coke. I'm watching my weight.

When I’m running errands and want to eat-and-go, I’ll order a McDonalds cheese burger and small or medium fries. This is maybe a few times a Summer. Rarely, I’ll order a Big Mac. Their food is delicious when it is hot and fresh, and I’m hungry; but after I’ve eaten, or after it’s cooled, it smells pretty gross. I can’t understand how anyone can eat a huge McMeal, such as two large hamburgers, plus! And I’m 6’2”, too, so I’m accustomed to eating a lot to maintain my height.

^unless they're a tall male under 30. Those were the days!

Wendy’s is soooo much better than McCrap.

Thank you, R45! I'm going to try that tomorrow. I can't wait!

R59 it’s a basic recipe I have in my head. I make sautéed mushrooms with what ingredients I like and what I have on hand.

This serves 2. I sautéed 1.5 cups sliced mushrooms with 1 Tbsp butter and 1 Tbsp olive oil, added 1 tsp of Worcestershire sauce, 1 Tbsp of steak sauce (add more to taste), sautéed them some more (you may need to add more butter at this point), added maybe a quarter cup of Marsala wine, let that simmer for a few minutes and reduce, when you’re close to being done then I add minced garlic and cook for about a minute because I like garlic with some bite. I also add pepper, maybe some creole seasoning if I want a little kick. At the very end of the recipe I add about a tablespoon of heavy cream and stir it. Also, give it a little taste to see if it needs any additional ingredients. Then I add fresh chopped tarragon and stir once again and then serve. Make sure you add tarragon at the very end it doesn’t need to be cooked long at all maybe 15 seconds. Hopefully you like it!

I'm cleaning out my freezer. I found four boneless, skinless chicken breasts. Poached two - one for chicken salad, the other for chicken tacos or enchiladas tomorrow. The other two - made into parmesan-crusted cutlets. Served with homemade potato salad (had to use up some potatoes that were going bad) and for dessert - banana-nut bread (also from the freezer) with cream cheese. The freezer is still pretty full. I think there's a brisket in there I was planning to smoke.

Mmmmmmmmm.......you know how to smoke R70?

That sounds great, R69 — I am going to try it.

This creamy mushroom tarragon chicken had previously caught my eye.

I had a salad and sandwich from Dominos. It was fine.

Mushrooms are underrated! Here’s a recipe I like.

One more mushroom recipe. This one is creamy with bacon!

Thanks R74/75 — I love mushrooms; they're so good for your immune system.

I’d love that video at R75! I would make that and just have a loaf of crusty French bread and go to town!

Two extra-large green smoothies (one with spinach, kale, mango, pineapple and stevia as a sweetener; the other made from avocado, spinach, kale, lime, coconut and stevia as a sweetener). The first tasted like sour apple candy. The second was like a rich, healthy dessert milkshake.

And vegetarian lasagna with caprese and Greek salad, washed down with some unsweetened iced tea.

^Your toilet is recoiling in terror.

Salad with all ingredients sourced from MY Garden

Dinner last night was seasoned roasted turkey breast tenders and broccoli. Now tonight I'm thinking either chicken breast or chicken thigh.

Sirloin steak, roasted yam and sautéed snow peas. Trying to be good, but I really want that slice of coconut cake that is calling me from the fridge.

I made a good, old-fashioned Boston Cream Pie for dessert tonight. Who gives a fuck about dinner??

Tonight I'm having 3-cheese pierogi with Louisiana hot sauce and a side of sour cream, hummus and vegetarian imitation chicken with BBQ sauce.

R79, my body is used to the extra fiber. Let's not pretend omnivore and carnivore shits don't require invasive enemas to unclog after decades of eating greasy ground beef on the regular.

Keto bitches.

Late lunch/early dinner of rotisserie chicken and lentil salad from the deli. It was nice to not have to cook for a change. Still kind of hungry so might make a grilled cheese.

Sirloin strip steak, rice pilaf, asparagus, and vanilla ice cream with fresh strawberries for dessert.

Chicken schnitzel, baked potato, and garlic sauteed string beans, iced-tea, and maybe match an old Warner Bros Jimmy Cagney movie off of Amazon.

Chicken breast with steamed peppers, broccoli and a side salad of tomatoes, red onions and cucumber

Chhescake ice cream for desert

Hummus on panini toast. Looking forward to it because a friend made a big bowl of homemade hummus and gave me some.

r90 I'm a hummus lover too. I make one batch, using my food processor, and that's enough to last a week. My preference for texture has changed recently, I enjoy it on the thinner side now.

I'm making chicken tacos. And I think I'm going to try to make corn tortillas from scratch for the first time.

R91 can it be thin? I thought that hummus had to be thick.

r93 I used to make it as thick as mashed potatoes, it is much more liquid now(I feel the flavors come through better this way). From what I've seen and read, the thinner style seems to be traditional and more preferred. As you grind up the cooked chickpeas you can tell they are exceptionally dry-textured. For 2-16oz cans of chick peas I use the juice(and zest) of one lemon, 2/3 cup of water and approx. 2 Tbsps. olive oil(plus Worchestershire and Tabasco sauces, to taste). One of the reasons I have to add so much water is because the tahini I use is the consistency of Cheddar cheese, I have to cut it with a knife(some tahini is so liquid you can pour it out of its jar) If you cook your own chickpeas, they will be more moist, so you'll have to adjust the liquids accordingly.

It can be any consistency you wish since you'll be the one making it.

Tonight I think I'll do pan roasted chicken breast with salsa.

Tina casserole.

[quote]Tina casserole.

Take a generous portion of crystal meth and half a pound of noodles…

Speaking of tahini ... I was watching "Girl Meets Farm" this morning and Molly was adding tahini to her CAKE FROSTING. Seemed kind of out of place. But then she's always adding unusual ingredients ... halvah to chocolate chip cookies, sesame seeds to cupcakes ...

r98 Not as out of place as some of Mrs. Cropley's "creations" on 'The Vicar of Dibley.'

"Taramasalata and strawberry jam Victoria sponge, anyone?"

Just realized I left out many of the seasonings I use when I make hummus. These are all to taste:

Either fresh garlic, minced and sautéed in some of the olive oil you'll be using, for 60 seconds, or, garlic powder "bloomed" in the lemon juice you'll be using.

Curry powder, ground cumin, onion powder, black and white pepper, dried dill weed or Summer savory. Don't add so much that you can identify the taste of any of them, these are merely in support of the dominant flavors of garlic and lemon.

Remember: once you've made it, it will thicken up a bit once it's been refrigerated.

Lobster salad sandwiches, home made coleslaw, cottage fries.

Haagen-Daz Coconut-Pineapple ice cream for dessert.

lamb biryani

I had a salmon fillet, along with sliced summer squash, sliced turnip root, sliced carrot, & brussels sprouts, all pan fried in butter & olive oil in the same pan. As an accompaniment I made a cole slaw to calm down all that heat.

I was reading Douglas Ward’s Guide to Cruising and he says that the upscale cruise ships serve their oatmeal with tahini...never heard of this before.

Ratatouille with crusty baguette.

I was finally able to score some round steak, so I'm making Swiss steak with mashed potatoes. Had to tenderize it myself; we'll see how that goes.

r105 Pound away! Just think of all the calories you'll burn making this toothsome dish.

I grew up on Swiss Steak. Unfortunately I haven't been able to eat meat for over 30 years. Swiss Steak is one of the dishes I miss the most.

I remember watching it being prepared as a child. I was taught it's very important to beat the flour into the round steak when you're tenderizing it rather than dredging the steak in flour after you've tenderized it, otherwise most of the crust will slide off when you're frying it and you'll end up with a thin sauce.

Thank you for that advice, R107. That explains why mine never comes out right. What you say makes perfect sense.

Broiled scallops, baked potato, steamed asparagus, and Gateau Opera for dessert.

Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc

Cookies and milk.

Rare roasted partridge breast in raspberry coulis with a sorrel timbale

Leftover rotisserie chicken, roasted broccoli with garlic and a baked potato with butter and sour cream, topped with chives from my garden. Oreos for dessert.

Leftover baked skinless chicken breast- flavorless. Also a wish to be down just one more pound by morning.

Vietnamese caramelized pork with boiled eggs + rice + veggies. First time making it, although it's one of my favorite dishes.

R113, boneless or bone in? Boneless chicken should not be baked on their own, they will dry out. Poach or grill. And use a lot of seasonings, herbs, marinades, etc. to add flavor without adding calories.

Comfort food. Checking the area for flammables and visiting the neighborhood facebook page to see if anything suspicious is happening. Watching the guard roll down the street. Might go walk to a city park or lake.

Raman noodles and desperation.

I had crustless chicken pot pie

I made this tonight. Easy and delicious.

grilled Salmon thats marinated with paprika, pepper, salt, very little chilli powder and some olive oil. Had a cup of cooked quinoa and Guac made from one avocado on the side.

I love tuna tartare, R119 - that looks excellent.

Leftover spaghetti with garlic bread. I swear it’s tastier two days later!

Turds

I appreciate that Ben & Jerry’s lists the calories and nutritional information for the entire pint on the packaging.

Jack Links beef sausages...addictive.

Mixed greens w/cherry tomatos and Caesar dressing, homemade chicken salad, Town House crackers. And a Clamato juice Bloody Mary.

I made a pastry cream today for a cake I intended to make. I'm going to eat that pastry cream straight from the bowl for dinner tonight.

Tonight I made a poblano beef casserole. So yummy! Like a deconstructed chile relleno.

^^ I'm pretty interested in hearing what this involves, frankly. It sounds like it might be good.

Pan fried pork loin chop with apricot glaze, rice and gravy, roasted broccoli crowns with mozzarella cheese and rolls...

R127 at least include some fresh strawberries with that pastry cream. That sounds wonderful!

One of those pre seasoned carne asada things from Trader Joe’s, grilled by my man. Guac, chips and later a fat joint and later after that we will have Haagen Dazs. Some new flavor called Trio...caramel, chocolate, coconut.

My new blender just arrived. With that, I will make pesto (with chicken breast and spaghetti).

R129 here you go:

Jalapeño poppers and a fresh fruit salad with ten different fruits.

Rare hot day in SF. Pitcher of strawberries and cucumber slices blended with ice and lotsa vodka, plain salami sammich on dill rye with a glass of cheap Pinot Noir, Greek salad, bowl of excellent cherries.

I had cheese New York-style pizza tonight. It hit the spot but I couldn't eat as much as I thought I'd be able to.

Sipping a large glass of black, unsweetened tea right now.

I was able for the first time in months to go to my favorite Mexican restaurant and eat on the patio. The server welcomed me when I sat down, and next thing I knew my standard order was placed in front of me, no questions asked (nor needed). It felt like I had gone home!!

Dinner: a chile relleno and a guacamole enchilada, with the best salsa in town.

Korean soon tofu soup with assorted kimchee.

I had last night’s leftover chicken piccata for breakfast this morning so for dinner I had scrambled eggs with feta and dill on toast.

[R45] I am going to make this Spanish Chicken, once I source the ingredients. Thanks, sounds delicious.

Great recipes on this thread, nicely done op and all.

Grilled Salmon with Avocado toast.

R141 I spend a lot of time in Spain and chicken is prepared many different ways. What is 'spanish' chicken?

Dick. My husbear’s enchilada load. More dick. Maybe a glass of Ketel on the rocks. My husbear’s two-week unwashed hock after he finishes powerlifting. Colton’s unwashed manties. More dick.

Steamed artichokes with hollandaise sauce, Diver scallops, risotto, yellow squash, strawberry shortcake.

Chicken with fried rice and broccoli, covered with a thin layer of melted cheese.

Maybe a video game, or just a good book in bed. Currently reading Sherlock Holmes.

^^ I've been watching the first season of *Perry Mason*, from around '61 (?), in order. The atmosphere is great, great to see California when the population was nothing, compared to what it's like today. The writing itself is somewhat hokey, but the shows are authentically spooky.

Watching 90 day fiancée with Greek style pizza /Greek salad and a bottle of cava.

Jealous, r139. I love soondubu and had the greatest selection of Korean food back in my hometown, but can't get any of that where I live now. I'm H-mart homesick. I want vegetable soon tofu with pajeon and sweet cabbage kimchi from Lighthouse Tofu.

Tonight, I had the worst Mexican delivery I've ever tried. Non-authentic with BBQ sauce in place of mole on the cheese enchiladas. Really bad chimichangas covered in plain, sticky white queso.

Should've gone with Chipotle instead.

I want brownies but I don't have any.

[R150] I baked brownies last night -If I'd known I could have sent you some. :(

I spent an entire summer a few years back perfecting my brownie recipe. I experimented with different chocolate combinations, vanillas and other flavorings. I wanted them to be moist and chewy, but not under-baked, and have a deep, rich chocolate flavor. I eventually settled on three kinds of chocolate and a combination of vanilla and almond extract (very little goes a long way -but it does enhance the chocolate). Still incredibly easy to make in a single bowl. No skill required.

Had a coupon and got the $5 whopper meal at Burger King. It was meh.

r151 Have you tried adding coffee? I think it really brings out the flavor of the chocolate.

r147 Perry Mason ran from 1957-1966. I've seen every episode several times (on MeTV) and I also have the entire series on DVD. I'm interested to see how the reboot with Matthew Rhys turns out. Previous incarnations (including one with Clayton Hollingsworth as Perry) didn't do so well.

Would you share your recipe r151?

I don't add coffee, or rum (another traditional one) as I really hate both flavors.

R156 you don’t taste the coffee when you add it to something chocolatey. It really does deepen the chocolate flavor. I made a cake a few months ago that had coffee as an ingredient and it was awesome! Only tasted chocolate though. No coffee taste.

R154: So the '57 season is the one I'm watching, I guess. I am not interested in Perry after he left black and white, or any of Burr's successive TV. Remakes of any kind, to me, are just tokens of artistic bankruptcy, I have to say. I've never seen a re-made anything that held my attention. The movie biz in the US has gone down the drain, as far as I'm concerned. It's awful, fake, dead...The last time I went in a movie theater was in 2006. I used to go to the movies about 3 times a week. Maybe I just got old.

I had some choucroute garnie, leftovers, that I thawed out. And a big salad of mixed greens with homemade blue cheese dressing. It was pretty good for something that took all of 10 minutes to get ready to eat.

I'm taking a break from cooking dinner for friends tonight. They needed it to be relatively low fat and vegetarian/vegan. Starter is leek and potato soup. Julia Child's basic recipe, but no touch of cream at the end. Homemade rosemary bread. Wild mushroom risotto (butter and cheese). And for dessert, cantaloupe balls soaked in red wine reduction (Merlot, sugar, lemon zest, fresh basil, and a dash of Chambord). Sounds way more elegant than it is, of course. I use a bread machine, so the only real skill involved is using a melon baller.

Okay, back to work.

Kraft Macaroni and cheese. The kind with the powdered cheese.

r151 — I can appreciate your not wanting t tinker with a proven thing, but whenever I make brownies I always add 1-2 tablespoons of Grand Marnier to the batter. Tastes so good your brains fall out.

I had a chuck steak on the grill. I don't know where the butcher got the meat but it was the best chuck steak I have had since the '70's.

Romaine lettuce and avocado wedges with Caesar dressing, chicken cutlets, Greek orzo/rice salad.

I'll have a slice of Key lime pie later.

Vodka, marijuana, magic mushrooms, and pizza

Dick. My husband’s shit.

Made steamed clams with chorizo and a tomato/avocado salad now watching The Great

Dinner this evening will be salmon filets with rice mixed with peas and carrots. With liberal application of salt, pepper and garlic powder.

Garlic powder is my secret weapon. I put it on everything. Especially good on salmon.

lamb kabobs

R169 Celery salt is mine. It goes on almost everything because it goes with almost everything.

OP I must hand it to you, you have a way with words! Unlike you though, I rejoice when I spy fit hipsters wearing free-range leather flip-flops, sporting Smith Bros. Cough Drop beards! That's a very sexy turn of a phrase in my book. So sorry you don't enjoy them.

For dinner, I've already consumed more than my fair share of allotted calories, considering I'm on my third Maker's Mark & Extra Bold Ginger Ale. (Canada Dry, Thanks Canada!) My starter was a skinny peasant joint.

I'm putting a bit of leftover rare Eye of Round Roast (marinated in Kikkoman Teriyaki and ten garlic cloves) in a salad of Rocket, Butter Lettuce, Romaine, and Radicchio with some Roquefort, red onion, walnuts, and homemade croutons, dressed with a vinaigrette of walnut oil, and seasoned Rice Wine Vinegar, a tiny amount of Maille Dijon, (just enough to emulsify) and fines herbes. I may geek out on a Texas Toast slice of garlic bread if the grass proves too powerful to resist the munchies.

Send the hipsters over my way!

I have Gorgonzola as well... Should I include it, rather than the Roquefort?

I made a delicious eggplant and chickpea curry.

And cracked open a handle of vodka.

If I feel like further self-sabotaging, I might make some air fryer french fries for a snack in a bit.

We marinated these fat, bone-in chicken breasts for 48 hours, seared them in an iron skillet then into a hot oven for 20 minutes. Dear lord. So good. Made garlicky greens and kerrygold mashed potatoes to go with them. Ate all of that with glugs of Gruner. Heaven heaven heaven. Now I’m going to eat a weed gummy then split a salted chocolate tart with my husband. It’s from Betty...our fave bakery in Brooklyn. Meanwhile right outside of our windows shit is exploding and helicopters are buzzing low with spotlights. It’s like the movie Brazil.

R174 Interesting choice of words... as I've never heard "cracked open a handle of vodka".... Forgive me, I'm a British expat, but never have I heard the expression in twenty plus years of trying to understand Americanisms!

Not that anyone shall care, but we're going with the Gorgonzola, as my leather flip-flop wearing bearded lover called it.

Since I've been self-barricading at home most of the time these days, my schedule has gotten completely skewed, and I find my dinner hour is now around 10 pm. Tonight I'm having an avocado from my tree, with oil, vinegar, salt and pepper; a beef tamale from Trader Joe's, which I'll steam; and the remnants of some beef, onion & mushroom stir fry reheated from last night. I don't like dessert and I never drink wine, so I'll just continue the Bacardi & Coke Zeros I've been enjoying for the past three hours or so. I've got a shitload of [italic]Judge Judy[/italic] stockpiled on my DVR, so I'll watch a couple of those. And tomorrow I'm going to wash my GMC pickup. By myself. No carwash. I may even vacuum the Siberian Husky fur out of it.

Hey, who says I don't have a life?

Had sesame encrusted pan fried salmon with an arugula and tomato salad topped with a miso shallot dressing. Very very tasty.

[R165] the best menu

I have two vegetarian Thai noodle dishes that I can't finish. I drank a smoothie made of mango, pineapple, nonfat yogurt, Splenda and white chocolate and it really hit the spot. White chocolate and tropical fruit combines into such an exotic flavor.

I had a plain matcha iced tea as well, for the antioxidants and health benefits. It tasted and looked like murky pond water but I hate myself just enough to drink two of them.

[quote]I'm having2 Big Macs, 2 large fries, a couple apple pies with a small diet Coke. I'm watching my weight.

No, just no, the strawberry creme pies they are featuring right now are better.

Don't cook tonight, call Chicken Delight!

R48 Weed and Wine

Swedish meatballs and a mixed green salad. I wanted to make rice with it but instead I had ice cream for dessert...carbs and all.

Last night had carnitas tacos, pickled onions, with black beans / rice and a side of street corn. Served with micheladas.

Is "street" corn that stuff that's been slathered in mayo?

Simple and fast -- Two bone-in chicken breasts with skin on. One-half bunch of parsley. One whole bunch of garlic. One lemon. Olive oil. Salt.

Using a 12-inch skillet place parsley on bottom, slice up lemon and put on top, along with bunch of garlic cut in half. Pour about 1/4 cup olive oil into mixture. Place chicken breasts on top of garlic and rub olive oil into tops. Sprinkle with salt (don't skimp, unless you can't have a lot of salt). Pop into oven uncovered at 450 for 20 mins to a half hour. Thickest part of breast should register 165 degrees (F).

frozen pizza and salad.

Meatloaf Cauliflower cheese Steamed carrots and broccoli Neapolitan zucchini and mint Dark chocolate buttons Wine.

Sorry for the lack of commas in the above post.

Tonight pesto and a caprese salad.

What is a caprese salad?

Here's one with cherry tomatoes, r192. It's not quite tomato season where I live, so this would be my choice if I were to make a caprese salad today.

Basically, it's tomatoes, mozzarella, and basil.

R83: Oh ganache is easy to make and delicious.

I have some chicken broth and lemons to use up; gonna try a recipe for a lemon rice pilaf in my Instant Pot.

A baked potato with Marcella's tomato sauce #3, and Parmigiano-Reggiano. Maybe scrambled eggs later.

Lobster salad and potato chips.

Drive downtown and mail a letter.

Apple pie served with ice coconut vanilla cream. Some food of some kind before, but not the focus of my excitement.

OP, are you referring to General Foods International Coffee? I didn't think they still made that stuff and it was VILE!!!

Oh indeed those Genera Foods coffees were hideous. Of course I learned a few years ago most ground coffee is stale, so too allegedly fresh roasted beans. Instead I order dried green coffee beans. Found out temperature is so so important but more important is time. 25 minutes in a West Bend Stir Crazy popcorn maker and a true medium roast is obtained. Then grind, brew and best damned coffee ever. Plus I control the temperature of the water too - 190F tops. None of the bitter components come out. Its awesome with a little cream or just straight up brown/black coffee. Yes I am a caffeine junkie.

Little Caesar’s Pizza.

Tuna melt and tomato soup

Popcorn and Pot

Chicken Tikka Masala.

Made baked chicken meatballs - I usually use turkey but it has been hard to find in stores lately. It sucks that they came out bland and soft. I usually just eyeball the measurements but decided to use a recipe and I can't figure out what made them so blah and mushy. I ate a couple plain out of the oven and I feel so unsatisfied. I get discouraged when a recipe goes janky so I had a Klondike bar to raise my spirits.

R205, mmmmm. Klondike bars.

Slow Cooker African Peanut Stew with brown rice. Hearty and filling, you wouldn't even know it's vegetarian, and I'm a big meat eater

Just got back from Wegmans. Carbing out tonight on their fabulous rigatoni bolognese. Also having a giant green salad with this from-scratch Italian dressing I mixed up earlier. yummmmmmmm

PF Changs Chicken Lettuce Wraps. Quick, easy, delicious. I've never been to PF Changs so I don't know if they are an accurate copycat but I enjoy them.

Homemade crock pot chili. It was *kisses fingers* dee-LISH-us.

Bone in chicken thighs in lemon olive oil marinade, rice pilaf, cherry crisp.

Had a nice afternoon with two friends stopping over to watch me work, then or my inner mae breast of chicken over zucchini and onions, chocolate ice cream..

I had no idea Chicken Delight was still around. The last time I ate that was in 1974

Chicken & Shrimp fried rice - made it myself. But I'm determined to learn how to make a good Char Siu at home, I'm planning trying that put very soon.

Coq au vin. Or as us Brits call it. sex in a lorry. Yum.

Did somebody say cherry crisp? That’s one of my favorites! Did you use fresh cherries?

So a complete non bitchy positive comment -

I live in a suburb of Denver. I don't know whose idea it was, but the HOA (not a "real" HOA - I pay $24 a year), has convinced food trucks to come every Wednesday and sit at the local park (in the middle of the neighborhood) from 4-7. They ran out of food by 5:30 last week. I was there today at 4:00 to get my Philly Mac & Cheese and I will just reheat later.

If you have any neighbored connections/belong to an HOA, I can't stress how much everyone LOVED this, and the vendors seemed to be very happy too.

Pork Chops Diane, Broad Egg Noodles and mixed vegetables. I'm planning on three hours' Silent Reading Party for One with Gin and Fudgee-Os.

I had me some Chin Chin! Chinese chicken salad, Kong pow chicken, and vegetables. Tasty.

What’s the link for Chinchin

Kong pow chicken? Oh dear.

Some Ann Landers Meat Loaf I had in the freezer, lemon rice pilaf, cucumbers with blue cheese dressing, homemade lemon bars.

[R215] how do you make your coq au vin? Recipe and what wine do you use? Also, do you use a dutch oven? Or some other pot? I want to make this soon?

Thank You!

Homemade burritos with ao loads of jalapeños, bell pepper, onion, chicken, salsa and homemade guacamole

I had a Wendy's Summer Strawberry salad. Usually have all summer. They managed to fuck up a good thing. They now don't have blueberrys with the strawberry, they changed it to bacon. Who the fuck wants bacon an a healthy grilled chicken salad? And they changed the delicious raspberry vinaigrette with something called Champagne dressing but it was bad.

Ham quiche

Ham and Swiss sandwich, Bloody Mary with low-salt V8 juice

A burger with grilled Vidalia onions and a green salad.

Can I eat with u?

Wtf is Ann Landers Meat Loaf ?

OP - were you the one who posted the satirical story about going out to buy frittata fixings and being outraged at so many people walking around with no masks?

a cheeseburger and a Coke

Made my own pizza. Result somewhere between passable and pretty good.

With a few exceptions, the majority of you bitches eats too damn fancy or too damn trashy.

A neighbor gave me some potatoes, onions, carrots and celery. I am going to make oxtail stew tomorrow.

Tonight? It’s payday, so I Grubhubbed Mexican...carne asada with shrimp and tortillas. Yum. It kills me how expensive Mexican food has become. At least on the East Coast. When I lived in California, mom & pop places would sell cheap, tasty platters of food. Not here.

Aldi store brand manicotti with Pioneer Woman marinara sauce.

Thai beef salad and crab rangoon, and a stiff vodka cranberry

R236 - no mas...you need to go on a long drive for it

Usually it’s Friday night jazz night for me and my Moose, but tonight we decided to have a Salsa Night.

Grilled marinated turkey loins, wild rice and quinoa, asparagus with cherry tomatoes.

Dessert is a mango and lemon layer cake.

I need some good quinoa recipes?

Tomorrow I'm making my mother's pork chops. Braised in tomato sauce with garlic and a lot of allspice.

Tuna casserole with dried weed flakes on top. It’s outta this world.

Asian marinated salmon steaks:

Soy sauce, dijon mustard, a little honey, shredded fresh ginger (or a dash of ginger powder), olive oil, and a tablespoon of finely minced garlic (you could use the kind in a jar, or just garlic powder). Marinate in a baggie for an hour in the fridge, turning. You could grill them, but I broil in my toaster oven for a few minutes on each side, then let rest.

Had it with steamed white rice and mixed veg from a pre-packed bag of broccoli and cauliflower florets, baby carrots, and snow peas boiled for five minutes in leftover chicken broth.

Big glasses of Joel Gott Pino Gris ($13 at Safeway).

15 minutes labor total.

Bronze, did you make that cake yourself? Is it yellow layer cake with white frosting and shredded coconut? I haven’t had that in ages. Love it.

I have made coconut cakes, which I really enjoy, but no it wasn't one of them, it was good ol' Pepperidge Farm. A nice slab of that and a glass of milk, and I was a happy camper.

Suggestions for making a coconut cake:

-I prefer a yellow cake, white cake has its fans and does look prettier. Coconut extract is your friend here.

-I make buttercream frosting, and add more liquid to compensate for the coconut absorbing the extra moisture. Since I cannot find the shredded coconut that is packed in cans, the drier, flaked stuff in bags has to be hydrated to a certain degree. Some people prefer '7-Minute Frosting'(way too marshmallow-y for me) or, boiled frosting as it is sometimes called.

-Whatever liquid is in your cake recipe, substitute some of it with coconut milk. You can also use some when make the buttercream.

-I always refrigerate the finished cake, and prefer to eat it ice cold, I like German chocolate cake that way too.

-Don't forget the single, red maraschino cherry for the middle of the top of the cake, for that county fair look.

Thanks for that information - I never even considered the coconut extract or the coconut shreds pulling the moisture. I’ve taken note of your suggestions

I haven’t had a Pepperidge Farm cake in ages! I must say, the cookies are not as good as they once were. Well, maybe the Chessman are still OK. The rest are just dry.

ChessmEn*

[quote]-Don't forget the single, red maraschino cherry for the middle of the top of the cake, for that county fair look.

Oh, sweetie ... you lost your cherry DECADES ago.

My neighbor, and lots of experimenting with chemical lime.

R235 you forgot fatty!

A tuna melt sandwich and a green salad

Turkey sandwich and mac n cheese. Easy and Tasty.

Chicken parmigiana with marinara sauce and spaghetti.

Making Swedish meatballs in my slow cooker. Will make royal rice and a salad later today right before they are ready.

I made this recipe and honestly didn't like it, but my partner loved it and demanded the leftovers for himself, which I was happy to do. The spices were a little too sweet but it could be that I just don't like some Indian spice combinations.

Made Priya Krishna's red pepper, potato and peanut sabzi to go with it and it was incredible, especially with some roti.

This is the red pepper, potato and peanut sabzi recipe:

What the hell is "royal rice?"

R259 a brand. I looked it up, too.

Chicken pot pie, roasted carrots

Royal Rice is white, brown and wild rice combined. It takes forever to cook though.

Steak, Japanese koshi rice, ruby chard filched from a nearby public garden (no one had picked a single stalk of it in 2 months), and foraged chanterelle mushrooms cooked in the steak juice with butter and garlic and poured on top of the pot of rice . A meal fit for a king. And some homemade peach ice cream. And there are leftovers.

Miss OP lives on the edge

Cheesy toast. Sinful, at least for me. Sourdough bread- I use two slices of sharp cheddar cheese, heated up in my air fryer/convection oven, then slathered with butter.

So wrong, but it tastes so right.

Late lunch today: roasted chicken thighs(marinated with raspberry vinegar, rosemary and olive oil) steamed broccoli, roasted yams. I bought Lorna Doone's for dessert!

Making beef enchiladas tonight. Spanish rice (home made) and refried beans (canned) on the side.

Cheesy black bean bake and beyond beef tacos with all the fixings. And pitchers of fresh watermelon/strawberry frozen margaritas for my niece's graduation from college. She's super-bummed about not having a ceremony but she also just found out she got a job (finance) so we are celebrating.

A hamburger and a cat. Sounds like heaven to me.

R266 Bronze, wow, haven’t thought about Lorna Doomes in YEARS! Didn’t know they still existed! My Irish grandmother loved them with her tea, along with Peak Freens (“a very serious cookie”) and “Social Tea Biscuits” with their gritty sugar coating.

R268 Please double that recipe cause I’m coming over!

Angus Prime NY sirloin strip steaks (worth the extra $$$ - tender and tasty), asparagus and yellow squash with lemon and shredded parmesan, Near East rice pilaf.

Tres leches cake from the Dominican bakery in Oak Square for dessert along with a fresh, ripe white peach.

A bag of steam-in-the-bag frozen broccoli, a piece of whole grain bread and a couple of spoonfuls of plain Greek yogurt. That’s not a terribly healthy dinner, is it?

[quote]A hamburger and a cat. Sounds like heaven to me.

So few cats, so many recipes!

I'm eating right now: wild mushroom risotto with fresh whole-wheat sourdough.

And my cat is napping on the back of my chair...

R235 You sound lovely.

Yes, cats...it tastes like chicken...I hope.

[quote]And my cat is napping on the back of my chair...

Cat—the other white meat.

R256 Nice to see you referenced Royal Blend Rice... I'm a huge fan... awesome product.

Yes r279, love it. I’m wondering though...could one make rice pudding with royal rice?

Royal Rice - rice fit for a queen!

R280 I think the "Texmati" undernote would be a bit odd in a sweet pudding myself, and think the wild rice would be an unwanted texture.... If you get around to it, let us know how you make out.... Do people make rice pudding with Basmati types?

I ordinarily only cook it for others (my mum is a hig fan) and when I do, it's always Japanese Calrose rice with coconut milk. I add a splash of cream at the end.

R280 is making me crave rice pudding, or kheer...

Today?

Schweineschnitzel with a mushroom cream sauce, potatoes au gratin and fresh mixed vegetables. I made lemon poppy-seed scones for tea.

I make my rice pudding with jasmine rice, and some fresh orange zest along with a dash of cinnamon.

R285 Orange sounds like an interesting addition... I've experimented with a cardamom pod, and once with "pumpkin pie" spice blend.

You bitches with cats...are they purring? If so, is it loud?

Yes -Mine purr loudly.

I've also tried cardamom -which is lovely - But prefer the orange zest and cinnamon, an idea which I blatantly stole from a Greek restaurant. How did the pumpkin pie spice blend turn out? Did it include ginger?

R288 Yes, it did, along with clove, allspice, and to my surprise a bit of cardamom...I know it's the perennial butt of jokes on DL, but a friend had recommended the Trader Joe's blend which was surprisingly quite good. Many spices I prefer whole, and like to make my own blends, yet this was very fresh.

Thanks -I'll give it a try. :)

I put pumpkin pie spice in my butternut squash soup and in my steel-cut oats. Orange sounds like a great addition to rice pudding. I like to drizzle some honey on the top of mine.

I need to find a recipe for a mushroom cream sauce. That sounds so good

[R292] -Coarsely chop your favorite blend of mushrooms, toss with olive oil and a little salt and sprigs of fresh thyme. Roast in a 425 oven for about 20 minutes. Pull out the thyme, and then chop finely and add to a standard béchamel sauce. Add a splosh of good dry white wine and cook to merge the flavors. The better the mushrooms, the better the sauce. I like chanterelles and morels for flavor, and portobellos for texture. Don't forget to season the béchamel with a couple of grates of fresh nutmeg and a dash of red pepper. If you wouldn't want the eat the béchamel plain, as is, then it won't be good when you add things to it. If you have to use dried mushrooms, reconstitute them in vegetable broth rather than water, and replace some of the milk with the mushroom-infused broth. It will look more like a velouté, but you can always add a bit a cream.

[R293] I was going to ask the same question. OMG, thank you for sharing your mushroom recipe! I am going to make this soon.

R293 that sounds great...

I was running out of pantry ingredients but tried this super simple spaghetti/onion recipe.

Shockingly good for a simple cheap meal. Today I will shop and maybe even a chicken for the weekend can be obtained.

Sigh ...

So I moved in with my parents because of the Coronavirus. I didn't have to, but they were freaking out, and I was sick of paying $1500 for a shitty apartment, so here I am. This is not my compliant.

EVERY night we have a "fight" over dinner. My mother, who is usually drunk by 3:00 (no, not kidding - it has been like this since Trump won) is always starving and wants to eat at 5:00, and she wants to eat cheap foods (franks and beans was her suggestion last night) because "the world is going to hell and we need to conserve money".

I'd never had them before, but they actually made a good side, but they are not a meal.

My dad, who hides in his office all day watching TV to avoid my drunk mother, rolls in at 5:30 and immediately says, "I don't want that".

I'm working from home, and when I come up from my office, am often presented an involved recipe from the NYT or some shit, and told, "can you make this?"

Never move home. Just move them to assisted living.

Feces

The Christmas Moose and I will be having hot toddies with warm peanut butter chasers. I love watching his eyes roll into the back of his head when he shoots a warm peanut butter shot. Then more Latin dancing on the roof deck. We’ll work up to a Conga by 10 pm, damn social distancing. If we get lit enough, we might head down to Copley Place to force innocents to Conga with us.