What's for dinner DU?

[bicentennial_baby]

:hi:

Tonight I'm making Linguine "Carbonara"

The quotes are b/c a true Carbonara doesn't contain garlic or peas.

And oh man, I'm going to gain about 20 lbs eating it!

1 lb Linguine
1 lb Bacon, chopped
4 eggs
8-12 cloves Garlic
1 large onion
2 cups Chicken Stock
1/2 stick of butter
1 1/2 cups Parmesan
1 handful Parsley
2 Tbs. Black Pepper
1 1/2 C. Peas

:9

:hi: How about y'all?

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

1. You always have the best recipes.

:hi: Enjoy your meal.

[bicentennial_baby]

7. Awww! You're too sweet! Here's a link to it, and a pic:

http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2008/09/cooking-with-ryan-pasta-carbonara/



I only hope mine looks that good. Check out the step by step pics :D

:pals:

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

42. Yeah I am going to make that indeed!

You have a great week B_B :pals:!

[bicentennial_baby]

43. You too sweetie!!

:pals:

[AlCzervik]

2. hmm, let me think about that for a moment, the usual. I did make chicken for my daughter

last night though so she's having leftovers.




:D

[ghostsofgiants]

3. Might cook a chicken breast and bake a potato or make some freedom fries when I get home.

Nothing exciting.

[flvegan]

4. Deep fried stick of butter.

Nah, probably a big salad with faux chicken tossed in.

[TommyO]

19. Which faux chicken?

I generally use the real thing, but am always open to alternates.

[flvegan]

20. Gardenburgers Chick 'n Grillers are the best

but they're hard to find now. The Morningstar Farms Meal Starters chicken strips are also very good.

[LeftyMom]

23. Nuh uh. HIW Chicken-Free Patties are way better.

LK likes the chik'n grill things but I think they smell funny.

[flvegan]

25. The Health is Wealth ones are okay

but all the flavor is in the breading. Their nuggets are excellent, though.

But then, you love that Trek shit, so your taste is always suspicious to me.

[LeftyMom]

30. I thought you were going to say my taste is suspicious because I've dated you for three years.

:eyes:

[flvegan]

35. That's a given, duh.

:eyes:

[LeftyMom]

36. Seriously though, three years sometime in the next few weeks.

What do I get? :bounce:

[malta blue]

5. OMG - that sounds sooooo good

:9

And I have all those ingredients (even the garlic and peas).

Alas, we are having broiled chicken breast, pasta and asparagus, a yummy glass of wine and probably some pie for dessert.

[bicentennial_baby]

8. Here's the recipe, for future reference:

http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2008/09/cooking-with-ryan-pasta-carbonara/

:hi:

[malta blue]

17. awesome - thanks

:hug:

[Lucian]

6. Just a salad or something equally light.

I had Chinese for lunch.

[Lyric]

9. Baked chicken, mashed potatoes, green beans

Comfort food, basically. :hi:

[LeftyMom]

10. Tamale pie.

I already made it, because I have a ton of work to do tonight once LK goes with his father.

[flvegan]

12. Ay ay ay ay...

Tamales!

:rofl:

[LeftyMom]

13. !

:rofl:

[Lyric]

15. Did you sing when you made it?

I've heard that tamales can sometimes make people just burst out singing. They rock like that.

:hide:

[azmouse]

11. Grilled pork tenderloin, red potatoes, salad....

Apple pie for dessert. :9

[jeff30997]

14. Yummy! Thanks for the recipe bicentennial_baby.

Today I went to the supermarket so my fridge is full.

I think I'll go for a big steak with mashed

potatoes and some vegetables (I haven't decided which one).

I know it's not very original but after 10 days of

mac and cheese and hamburgers its a big luxury for me.

Tomorrow it will be more elaborated.

I have boneless chicken breasts.Do you have a good

recipe to recommend ?

[KitchenWitch]

16. leftovers

[sniffa]

18. All of them

[DS1]

21. Same as last night

protein-oriented pasta

1/3 my usual amount of spaghetti, some Paul Newman's O8) Italian Sausage sauce mixed with about twice as much beef from some chili I made the other day. It's forkfully delicious! And nicely spicy! With Parmesan!

[bicentennial_baby]

27. Yummo

Enjoy! :hi:

[taterguy]

22. Oppression

[jonnyblitz]

24. that sounds pretty crappy!!1

:rofl: j/k

I had the usual (from SUBWAY) 6" tuna sub on italian herb and cheese bread with american cheese, lettuce, extra mayo and sprinkled with pepper, untoasted.

[bicentennial_baby]

26. Don't you *ever* get sick of tuna?!

:rofl:

j/k, I'm on a ham sandwich kick lately, myself.

:hi:

[jonnyblitz]

28. sometimes I have it without pepper sprinkled on it.

*blink*

[bicentennial_baby]

29. Blasphemy!

:rofl:

Oh yeah, and if you do decide to stop by on your way back from your trip, please do. :hi:

[harmonicon]

31. some kind of stir-fry bullshit with whatever I have in the kitchen

I've been sick and can't be bothered to go to the store

[bicentennial_baby]

32. Are you feeling better? I hope so

:pals:

[harmonicon]

34. kinda sorta

I've been sick since last friday, and didn't leave the house from that night until yesterday afternoon, because I had shit scheduled that I shouldn't have missed - I'm not all feverish and ache-y anymore though. I hope this means that I have hard-core immunity from something nasty now, because I can't afford to be sick starting in a few weeks - my shit's jam-packed from mid October till December.

[Lethe]

33. grilled new york strip and a baked red potato

served with a tarragon-scallion butter sauce on both

[Shakespeare]

37. TJs semi-convenience food: chicken sauage ravioli and pesto tortellini with pesto alfredo sauce.

My usual TJs "oh, what the hell" approach of buying a few things that look like they'll go well together, and combining them for a single meal. :rofl:

I will be making a nice heirloom tomato/basil/artisanal buffalo mozzarella salad to go with it, though, so I am doing a little actual work in the kitchen.

[bicentennial_baby]

39. Last Saturday, I made the Co-Op Cold Pasta ensemble:

In my hotel room: Pesto Tortellini, Udon Noodles with Peanut Sauce, and Sesame Noodles. :9

They went well with beer. :D

:hi:

[Shakespeare]

40. Pasta ensemble...I like that...sounds better than "stuff I got at TJs"

:rofl:

Have a good weekend? :loveya: :hi:

[bicentennial_baby]

41. Yes, a wonderful weekend, at home

It was good to get away. :)

And while I was gone, Sniffa put the kittehs through Boot Camp, so when I got back, they were relatively integrated. Yay for squirt guns. :D

:loveya:

[TheCentepedeShoes]

38. Subway

I'm pooped

[1gobluedem]

44. Mmm...that sounds delicious

I had leftover pizza, had water aerobics at 6p.

:hi:

[bicentennial_baby]

45. I love pizza....yum

I'd eat that every day, every meal, if I could... :D

I haven't started cooking yet...soon though. I'm gearing up. :D

[Gormy Cuss]

46. Pasta and salad.

The salad has that elitist arugula stuff in it and homegrown tomaters.

Pasta sauce is a made up thing -- 2 cups of fava beans in olive oil with 5 chopped garlic cloves and 1-2 teas crushed red pepper, sauteed for about 5 minutes or until the favas are done, then set aside.

Pasta (linguine) will be tossed with basil garlic paste (i.e. pesto without the cheese and nuts)then topped with the favas and crumbled goat cheese.

Comfort food. :hi:

[Left Brain]

47. Whatever they're serving up

at the local Mexican food joint.

Works for me.