What's for Dinner, DU?

[bicentennial_baby]

I'm soooo excited. I'm making Huevos Rancheros. Salsa Fresca, tortillas, cheddar, eggs, and black bean sautee. I've been craving it all week, and my darling husband is on his way to the store to get the ingredients. w00t!

How about you? :hi:

[Zuiderelle]

1. Ay yay yay yay! That sounds delicious.

:)

[bicentennial_baby]

2. No tamales were harmed in the making of this thread, series

;)

[Zuiderelle]

Seriously though... your Huevos Rancheros sounds divine.

We have a great restaurant here that serves a delicious Chilaquilas for Sunday brunch. I may have to convince the better half that we have to go there tomorrow. Mmmmm.

Chilaquilas - authentic dish of three soft scrambled eggs, tomato, chile, corn tortilla & chorizo sausage sauce, grated cheese, sour cream, black beans

[bicentennial_baby]

11. Mmmmm, that sounds fantastic. I'm using the Smitten Kitchen recipe:

http://smittenkitchen.com/2008/07/huevos-rancheros/

[Z_I_Peevey]

3. Chicken quesadillas.

Really. With avocado/mango salsa and queso.

No tamales.

[bicentennial_baby]

6. How do you make the salsa?

It sounds delish.

:hi:

[Z_I_Peevey]

30. Oh, it is very good.

One ripe mango, chopped; one avocado, chopped; 2-3 jalepenos, diced fine; about a dozen springs of cilantro, chopped fine; 1-2 tbsp. orange marmalade. Mix.

[Left Is Write]

4. I have no idea what to make. I just killed the afternoon watching Ocean's 11

(the original - and a great way to kill an afternoon it is!) and haven't even thought about dinner.

I'll have to see what's in the freezer.

[bicentennial_baby]

8. We finally broke down and decided to eat today

:P

Thankfully a certain Mr wanted to go redeem his free Chipotle burrito, and was willing to go to the store, which happens to be next to Chipotle. :P

[Left Is Write]

65. Eating is good.

We did finally have dinner. I fed the kids early, around 5:30, and Mr. LIW and I had pork chops and grilled zucchini a little while ago. He just put the kids to bed while I did dishes, and we're going to have spice cake with mocha whipped cream for dessert. Later? Martinis on the deck!

[LeftyMom]

5. Tamale pie. Seriesly.

[bicentennial_baby]

12. No way

:o

[LeftyMom]

16. Way.

I don't feel like going to the store, and have all the stuff for it lying around, so that's dinner.

[crim son]

7. Rice cakes.

The kids are gone so I don't have to cook!

[bicentennial_baby]

15. That's all?

:o

[ghostsofgiants]

9. Freedom fries and fried chicken from a local fast food joint.

With a side order of dirty looks from military folk, haha.

[bicentennial_baby]

13. Hehe...I need to make Fried Chicken again soon

I loves it. :9

[ghostsofgiants]

17. It is tasty stuff.

I've taken a fondness to beer batter chicken minus the beer. Need to get some chicken at home so I can make some in the near future.

[bicentennial_baby]

18. Did you ever try the Strawberry Lemonade?

[ghostsofgiants]

22. No, my strawberries went bad before I had the chance, I forgot to freeze them, haha.

I will be trying that after I buy groceries this week though. :D

[bicentennial_baby]

26. Let me know how it goes!

I still have to try the sour cherry/vodka version. :9

[LeftyMom]

OMG, that gives me the best idea.

I need to beer batter some seitan.

[bicentennial_baby]

20. I still have to do your Deep Fried Teese™

For reals.

[LeftyMom]

23. A friend of mine is the goddess of deep fried vegan food

I've been meaning to try her pizza crunch recipe. Because pizza, battered and fried, sounds unbelievably good.

I love her blog: http://lellyskitchen.blogspot.com/

[bicentennial_baby]

25. Bookmarked! Thank you!

:hi:

Btw, that blog post you linked to in the Tofu Ghetto was really interesting. :)

[LeftyMom]

28. Thanks!

I think I'm going to have to make an effort to start sharing more awesome vegan blogs, because unfortunately most of the professional reporting about what's up in the world of the herbivorous is focused on trivial crap.

[SeattleGirl]

10. I have no idea.

Can I come over to your place? Your dinner sounds absolutely delish!

:hi:

[bicentennial_baby]

14. Hells yes!

I am SO happy to have my appetite back. Cooking is fun again! :bounce:

:hi:

[SeattleGirl]

19. Glad you're feeling hungry again!

:bounce: :bounce:

[bicentennial_baby]

21. it was touch and go there for a while...In one week,

I didn't eat for a combined total of 96 hours. Two 48 hour stretches. I didn't even want my own Lasagna! Thankfully I had two hungry men in the house to feed all week. It sucked.

:loveya:

[SeattleGirl]

24. Yikes!

That's quite a bit of time, there!

I'm REALLY glad your appetite is back! :hug: :loveya:

[bicentennial_baby]

27. yeah, anxiety/depression/panic attacks/insomnia does that to me...

I'm better now, the episode has passed, thankfully. :hug:

[Taverner]

29. Well it WILL be chicken most likely

Not sure how the chicken will dress itself before descending into the party in my tummy...but dress it I will...

[Fran Kubelik]

31. We're riding our bikes to the next town with a friend to have dinner

Uphill there, downhill back. :)

I posted my recipe alterations to your other thread. I kind of wish we were just staying home and having leftovers. :)

[1gobluedem]

32. Babyback ribs with a homemade dry rub

With barbecue sauce added halfway through cooking, fresh picked corn on the cob, and coleslaw. :hi:

[PBS Poll-435]

38. Do you boil your ribs first?

:shrug:

[1gobluedem]

39. No

I bake them at 325 for a couple of hours. One hour with the rub only, one with the rub and sauce.

[PBS Poll-435]

40. Ahh...

That works too.

Nice and tender.

[azmouse]

33. Steak with bleu cheese, twice-baked potatoes and red wine.

Chocolate cake for dessert..... it's my birthday! :party:

[bicentennial_baby]

34. Happy Birthday!!

:bounce:

:toast:

[azmouse]

36. Thank you! Chocolate cake for everyone!!!

<---- that's supposed to be a cake but I don't think it looks like one. Oh well... :)

[stuntcat]

35. eggplant parmesan

with homegrown eggplants, and sauce made from tomatoes I just picked.
I didn't make the noodles though! or the parmesan, but I did just grate it :headbang:

[PBS Poll-435]

37. 1 Lb of BACON and a Diet Dr. Pepper

[Rabrrrrrr]

55. My kind of dinner! Except I don't like Diet Dr. Pepper, so I can replace it with a pound of bacon?

Or maybe a pound of chicken livers?

:7

[PBS Poll-435]

59. Substitutions are extra,

[auntAgonist]

41. meatloaf with mashed potatoes and green beans...

tossed salad and blueberry cobbler w/french vanilla ice cream.

:hi:

[sniffa]

42. I picked up the ingredients for feta and watermelon salad for tomorrow

I is creative. :9

[Writer]

43. You know, I don't know.

But I'd like to let you know that I sang this to my husband today, who is from Mexico, in an oddly impromptu way in order to "honor" his heritage:

La cucaracha! La cucaracha!
Ya no puede caminar.
Porque no tiene
Porque le falta
Marijuana que fumar.

Then we had some huevos rancheros. It was just like the time I spent with Walter Cronkite on the beaches of Cabo San Lucas...

[bicentennial_baby]

44. But no tamales?!

:rofl:

[mnhtnbb]

45. We just had teriyaki chicken, rice, cold salad of asparagus, lima beans,

and salami (recipe found in Atkins diet book), really ripe cantaloupe. It was good!

[SacredCow]

46. Shrimp creole....

with some garlic bread, probably a green salad, and hummingbird cake for dessert.

[taterguy]

47. This:

[bicentennial_baby]

48. WTF?

No freedom? x(

I am disillusioned...forever. :cry:

[bicentennial_baby]

50. heehee...Gotcha!!

:woohoo:

Hey everybody! Taterguy eats food!! :rofl:

[grannylib]

49. grilled burgers, dogs for the kids, fresh succotash (went to the farmer's

market this morning!) and picked some stuff from my garden -
Yum. Then heading down the hill to the teeny tiny county fair and get some cotton candy and mini donuts for dessert *lol*

[DS1]

51. Chili with extra slices of jalepenos and whole garlic cloves

[bicentennial_baby]

52. You...Us...October...Chili weekend

It is ON! :bounce:

I use jalapenos and habaneros. :9

[Rabrrrrrr]

53. I had some poached tilapia and poached leeks, with a small salad

It was pretty yummy!

I put butter and Stonewall Kitchen Maine Sea Salt on the fish.

[bicentennial_baby]

54. I've never had Tilapia...What's the flavor like?

:hi:

[Rabrrrrrr]

56. It's very mild - almost too mild, for my tastes.

But it has a good fish texture, and it cooks well.

[bicentennial_baby]

63. I would probably enjoy it then...I can't handle "fishy" fish

Haddock is my go-to fish. But, Sniffa hates seafood, so I can't cook it here, unless he's away for a night or something. He'll vomit at the smell. Clams are his limit.

x(

[Hawkeye-X]

57. This dinner is so EXTREME,

http://www.extremepizza.com/home_flash2.htm

And we have 4 locations (2 in Denver) in Colorado

And yes, there's one in Ireland!

(bunch mostly in the NW area - California, OR, WA), TX, VA

[redqueen]

58. An artichoke...

:9

[SammyWinstonJack]

60. Beer and delusion. Life sucks!

x(

[no name no slogan]

61. That sounds REALLY good!

I had takeout BBQ ribs. I spent the day shopping for furniture and getting a computer for my bike, and I'm a rotten cook, so there you go. Hope you and the Mr. are having a good weekend! :hi:

[Texasgal]

62. Smoked baby back ribs

wild rice, steamed carrots and a big salad with sesame oil vinegrette!

[yellowdogintexas]

64. we ate out. I took my husband to a new place I found and had Thai food

I had lettuce wraps and he had a Ginger Pork Salad and we split a very interesting dessert.