What's for Dinner?

[sattec]

THANKSGIVING! OMG! We'll prepare a brine turkey with all the trimmings and take plates to my parents and her parents....they love it! So do we! oh man, just thinking about those delish turkey sandwiches I'll be eating for days after thanksgiving makes my mouth water...you cannot beat a hot turkey sandwich with salad dressing on wheat....maybe add a taste of dressing in there.....I'm about to pass out with anticipation!

 

[Luv2CUSmile]

Heehee! sorry Sattec, no one is avoiding you- I am giggling to see your enthusiasm here- We welcome you to post and share your dinners and hope we can give you some ideas for some also- even if you've had it before... how long has it been and it will prompt you to fix up again...
Okay, well, I have been remiss it not posting every day again... we know I have been on the boards but really it has been quick back & forth jolts-
Just to post,
We have had...
a ham dinner one night... (W/ our crew of 7 it is really less expensive to do a whole ham and fixings and then eat on it for a few days...)
So, we did a ham dinner and had greens, corn on the cob (my littlest guys fav), rice casserole, and sweet potato casserole, a salad is always available at our house so we set it out as well. and I made dinner rolls (love any meat on some bread!) So sattec I am with you on some turkey on bread w/ gravy and cranberry- Mmmmm...
We had tacos another night and I made fresh salsa... BTW- I just saw something I want... LOL I will post about it too... all fixings for taco as most people do... nothing out of the ordinary...
Then we had a pork roast... (yes, again- LOL I think it seems we have those quite often but I love them) - We did the roast w/ potatoes & carrots, broc & cauli, & crescents....
Yesterday I shredded up some of the pork for BBQ (no vinegar) and today we had that as well as today I made some dip... Ground beef, 3 cheeses. left over homemade salsa and black bean and corn salsa... Just mix it all up in skillet over med heat (after browning ground beef)- w/ tortilla chips it is great! I add jalapenos for my husband and kids (I can't handle them)-
Tonight we are having breakfast for dinner (this is a very "off" Sunday by the way) Eggs and bacon w/ cheese on grand biscuits and waffles... All I have energy for.. (LOL) - I have not been feeling well the last few days- Could have been the food- LOL j/k - Just a little crampy is all-
Hope tomorrow I will feel better- I have a huge amount of clothes to fold... I also need to take a huge amount to the dry cleaners I have been putting off forever!
We will be in Virginia Beach for Thanksgiving w/ my mom so we are planning the menu... and I have to make sure I have necessary items to travel with as well-
Okay, I am posting about this item I saw so check the posts out >>>there>>...

 

[heather]

I forgot to mention, ladies, it's ok to respond to sattec! Sorry..lol
We used to make something similar. We called them straw hats. It was useful when you get a box of broken taco shells. Crumble taco shells on a a plate, top with taco seasoned hamburger. Then add the toppings of your choice. We liked lettuce, tomatos, grated cheese, sliced black olives and sour cream. Mike and my son had to have hot taco sauce too!

Happy Thanksgiving!

I've found that if you stick the taco shells in the oven @350 for about 6 min. they get nice and crunchy too! We use "Morning Star veggie burger crumble" in place of the meat. It has the same texture as ground beef, but the bonuses are it's already cooked so just heat, add spices and a pinch of water. Makes a really fast taco meal. It's also lower in cal, and I have fed it to many beef eating people, and have had only complements. I use it to make homemade chili too.

Happy Thanksgiving to you too! Anyone have any tips for a really moist turkey?

 

[sattec]

We make alot of fresh baked breads too! Sometmes we'll just make a loaf of bread or dinner rolls in the middle of the day for no reason...just to snack on them! I also make killer pancakes too ( so she says), I just follow the directions and get the giddle the right temperature (very important), and they sure do rise up and are nice and fluffy...

 

[Luv2CUSmile]

Love my breads- & I don't have a bread machine so all is purely home made!
I also do chicken tacos... never did a veggie crumble... I have seen the morning star brand though- I guess I should check it out, would be a nice change -
Still thinking when I can get a panini maker like MK! LOL I told my husband about that too... I love panini so much- I have some bacon left over from tonight (had to bat the kids to get them to leave any)- We may have to have panini tomorrow for lunch... I also have a bit of chicken breast already cooked off from our Quesadilla Explosion salads... take that out of the freezer and the bacon w/ some provolone or swiss, a few cherry tomatoes sliced and mixed greens... hmm what kind of sauce... Well, I am good w/ Bacon ranch- hubby may want a pesto or something... that sounds good for tomorrow lunch...
Tomorrow night is still up in the air but we are doing a banana pudding tomorrow- scratch except of course using nilla wafer cookies... Just gotta use some bananas and my son asked -please, please make banana pudding... so we are... Dinner... well, I am still thinking- I hate to commit in case I want to change my mind- LOL

 

[Mary Kay]

Last night was ham slices with potato au gratin and green beans. Simple with some apple sauce! It really hits the spot. Tonight Mike is making hamburger steaks with baked potato and creamed corn (I don't care for creamed corn so I will have beets! He doesn't care for those).
Mike is the pancake maker around here..so for breakfast nights he makes nice fluffy pancakes that I will have with sugar free syrup. Not bad at all!

 

[mixxy]

Our grocery had chuck pot roasts (my favorite ) for $1.99 a lb. this week, so I bought TEN of them... it looks like we'll be having crockpot roast/potatoes/carrots for a while... with left-over roast shredded and frozen for future enchiladas... yummy!

 

[Mary Kay]

Mixxy, we use roast (left over) for this dish. I skip the chilies. I also don't bother to remove the veggies..they cook down for the most part anyway!
You can use pork or beef BTW.
It is pronounced Rope-a Vee-a-ha
[FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif]Ropa Vieja[/FONT]

[FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif][FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif]Ropa vieja means old clothes in Spanish. This meat is cooked, shredded like rags, then briefly cooked again which gives it the Spanish name. Remember that Cubans love peppers, both fiery ones and the green bell peppers. [/FONT][/FONT]

• 2 medium onions
• 2 pounds falda - (skirt steak) or flank steak
• 1 carrot, coarsely chopped
• 1 celery stalk, coarsely chopped
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 tablespoons olive [COLOR=#993366 !important][COLOR=#993366 !important]oil[/COLOR][/COLOR]
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 ajecito chiles, minced
• 2 green bell peppers, chopped
• 1 cup fresh plum tomatoes, seeded and chopped
• 2 teaspoons dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• 1/4 cup parsley, chopped

METHOD​

Quarter one of the two onions. Put in a 6 quart kettle with meat, carrot, celery and bay leaf. Cover with water by 2 inches. Bring to a simmer and [COLOR=#993366 !important][COLOR=#993366 !important]cook[/COLOR][/COLOR], uncovered, for 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Skim frequently.
When meat is very tender, remove from broth. Set aside. Discard [COLOR=#993366 !important][COLOR=#993366 !important]vegetables[/COLOR][/COLOR] and strain broth through a sieve. Return broth to heat, and boil to reduce by half, about 20 - 30 minutes. When meat is cool, cut off any fat and pull into shreds about 2 inches wide.
While broth is reducing, coarsely chop the second onion.​

Heat oil in a large skillet. Over medium heat, ook onions, garlic, chiles and green peppers intil softened, about 10 minutes. Stir in 1 1/2 cups reduced broth and tomatoes. Cook for 15 - 20 minutes over medium heat. Stir in shredded meat, oregano, parsley and cumin. Cook 10 - 15 minutes more.
Serve with white rice.
Serves: 4 - 6
​

 

[sattec]

I'm having this tonight..." ham slices with potato au gratin and green beans" thanks MK

 

[Mary Kay]

What! No apple sauce!

 

[jj2]

Cheese ravioli, meat sauce, garlic bread. Simple and very tasty.

 

[mixxy]

Thank you for the [FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif]Ropa Vieja recipe MaryKay! It sounds so yummy... and I do love peppers & [/FONT]chilies[FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif] -- I LOVE hot foods!

My great-great grandfather used to sell hot tamales on street corners.. and when I was a kid we had big family tamale making parties. I still have the family recipe, but have never made them since becoming an adult.. it just seems like too much work for one person to take on.. .and my sisters didn't like them enough to help me.
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[plantlvr]

Grey cold day here. Had to be at work at 5am but am off tomorrow. So I've got a pot of chile [yes with beans] on the stove. Going to make some cornbread to go with it, yummy!

 

[sattec]

What! No apple sauce!

Evn better than that...free pizza! our local pizzaria had a pepperoni pizza nobody picked up and we buy alot of product from them so they gave it to my wife for free....it was so good...it pays to know the owner sometimes!

 

[Luv2CUSmile]

Nice find Mixxy!! Wow what I could do with 10 roasts- LOL
MaryKay, sometimes I wonder how we will cook when all the kids are gone...
You guys seem to still have great meals and so easy and quick!
The Ropa Vieja a bit hot for my blood but hubby would love it!
We had pork loin the other night but sliced into individual portions before cooking rather than cooking as a loin roast- Very good- I smother mine in red and green peppers, onions, and mushrooms w/ buttery potatoes on the side- Mmmmm!
Last night was Taco Salad! I love Taco Salad and it's great when you have veggies that need to be used up fast- I usually stand by a recipe of sorts but when things need to be used up... throw it in the Taco Salad! LOL It always turns out great! I had 2 helpings- one at dinner and last night while sitting here scanning threads I needed a snack and had the last bit that was left... Just heated up, pulled out some lettuce and tore it in pieces by hand and added some broken up shells and chips... It all tastes the same- LOL
Tonight was chicken strips and nuggets w/ homemade fries... Shouldn't have been but kids were out today for Veteran's Day- we talked about going out since Hubby got free today but decided not and then the kids were disappointed they didn't get to order chicken strips- LOL
Cut up 4 breasts, sliced, chunked, and split... breaded them up and fried and then cut up a half bag of potatoes- julienned for fries - that was it! Oh! I made 3 sauces for the dip... just some mixed condiments of variety really... I told hubby it was an expensive fast food meal- LOL
The kids enjoyed it- & I have a bit left over for a quick salad!
Sattec, Free Pizza is always a great dinner! Anything Free and not needing to be prepared/cooked... LOL

 

[sattec]

So I've got a pot of chile [yes with beans] on the stove. Going to make some cornbread to go with it, yummy!

cornbread and beans tonight! pinto beans and cornbread with 1/4 cup of sugar in the mix (it's a southern thing!) and fresh baking powder.....yummy...this is too easy, just come to this thread and get an idea!!!

 

[Luv2CUSmile]

LOL Sattec, I got your southern thing... sugar- much needed!
We did roast chicken tonight w/ brussels and mac n cheese... easy and quick... Cool for me since the kids have so many things going on- tonight is just a major homework night- before tomorrow- Friday... 3 have projects due- still have things to finish on them... one has a packet to finish for History and a paper on FD Roosevelt, and my youngest has to do an art project for his classroom to hang in the middle of the school... 2 of these assignments were just assigned today for due date tomorrow! I hate that... others have been working on their stuff and almost done but those last minute finishing touches... I tell ya, they can kill a project... I am beat- tired out- run down.. so I am laying in the bed w/ my laptop and watching CSI as I type this... LOL
Mentalist up next and then read a bit maybe...
happy eating!

 

[Mary Kay]

Sweet cornbread! I need some now! Thanks a lot..
Last night was BLT's..I add a slice of avacado to mine..it's in season!
Tonight was a nice southern dinner, chopped sirloin patties grilled and rice with blackeyed peas, chopped onions on top and a dash of hot pepper sauce. I grew my own peppers and put them in vinager. All I have to do is add vinager every so often! We also had some carrots with brown sugar added.

 

[sattec]

tonight is steak (grilled), I'm gonna rerun the au-graten potatoes and throw in some homemade dinner rolls...we love peas so I might the do peas too .....lunch was a chili dog....

 

[flying low]

made crab & lobster ravioli with pesto sauce .. costco is my friend. quick, easy & delish!