What's for Dinner ~ Saturday Oct 6th
We have leftover roast from the crock pot that Bill will make hash with when he gets in from work, and I will probably make garlic bread and roast a pan of veggies for myself. I may have dinner with our neighbor though...he's a great guy, leans Republican, and I'd love to hear what he thought about the debate.
What's for dinner where you are?
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We are having calzones (with provolone and sliced tomatoes) and a salad. 
Sounds sooo good!
Dinner plans fell through. 
It has been really wet and cold here today, definitely a day to hibernate.
Organic Ground beef, carrots, celery, corn, peas, lima beans, onion (whatever else I find-perhaps I'll roast my lone poblano and chop that to perk it up a bit. I'll boil, rice, and mash some russets with goats milk for the topping, then I'll layer it all in a filo crust, potatoes on top, paint it with melted butter and bake for about 25 minutes @ 350 degrees. At the same time, I'll chop up my one apple and one pear, add some dried blueberries and make a couple of tarts in my muffin tin, making use of the thawed filo.
Enjoy your evening, Lucinda! I haven't met any Republicans yet who are enthusiastic about Rmoney. I live in liberal NY, so that's not a surprise. May all your surprises tonight be nice ones!
Homey and satisfying. The filo pastry added a bit of crunch when it first came out of the oven, but I think that it was overwhelmed by gravy because the crunch didn't stay. I didn't roast the poblano, btw, but added mushrooms instead. We did a very rare thing last night--we both went back for seconds! Have a great Sunday!
My husband is from England and it likes it simple. Meat, peas and carrots on the bottom. Mashed potatoes in the middle. Cheese on the top.
But I bet he would like yours better.
really depends on the gravy, and the gravy was flavorful in last night's experiment. I don't think I'll make a shepherds pie with filo again because it doesn't show off the pastry, which rather was overcome by too much liquid (gravy) in the mix. The flavors of the meat and veg were really deep and well developed. It tasted good but the extra fussing over the filo wasn't really worth it. I think that I need to cook my filling fairly dry before spreading it on filo. There was some crunch in the first bites out of the oven, but the pastry quickly turned soggy on the plate.
I once made a very juicy shepherds pie, which slid off the oven shelf while I was removing it and right onto the floor.
It was a true tragedy.
And the gravy seems to have absorbed back into the meat. I have enough left over for 2 lunches later in the week and two servings in the freezer.
Losing a shepherds pie is a tragedy, especially when you lose a juicy one. Still better to lose a pie than bear a burn scar. Sleep well and sweet dreams.
That is time well spent, Lucinca. Dinner was both a hit and a miss. It tasted great but the pastry didn't perform as I wanted. Not the pastry's fault, of course, I overwhelmed it with gravy. Happy to have leftovers today! Feel good, feel better!
They sell buffalo meat at the Trader Joe's here. Makes excellent hamburgers.
Marinated in olive oil, lemon juice, salt, pepper, oregano and rosemary, then broiled.
We have an Italian friend who makes the best broiled chicken I have ever had.
Maybe I will get him to make it while we are over here.
it smoked a lot under the broiler. I feared that the smoke detector would go off, but it didn.t And it was thighs.
At least I have roast for tomorrow.
I think I'll add coriander to the olive oil, veggie saute before the eggs go in.
Enjoy my friend!
The weather was bad here so my dinner plans changed and I took a nap instead! 
That put a crimp in my plan to get a whole lot of errands today and go out to eat tonight.
So we are going to scrape out the bottom of the fridge. I want it nearly empty when I bring the groceries on board.
As an aside, I have decided to do a major purge while we are in port. Already filled 3 large trash bags with old linens, towels and clothes that somebody needs and I don't.
In the meantime, HE has discovered a treasure trove of dock boxes on slips about to be replaced that are full of crap we do not need....
and HE is scavenging.
Sorry that your car didn't start.
We need to free up some space. I told him nothing comes on the boat until a whole lot of stuff goes off, but I'm spitting in the wind.
We are waiting for a friend to jump the car. It's ok. It does this every time we leave for a few month and we probably just need to buy a new battery.
I'd leave it on the dock, too.
12 bags, boxes, whatever. They pick it up. I did a purge and it was great. Remembered I had a neatly configured walk in closet in the bungalow that I could actually walk in. Go figure.
Enjoy your time on shore.
But I am going to have to cart it off somewhere.
I saute ground turkey with lots of black pepper, salt and a hit of red pepper flakes. I add a shallot, a chopped tomato and enough shredded cabbage to fill the pan. Cover and let it cook until it's all mushy. Sometimes I add sliced peppers but I didn't have any today. It's like stuffed cabbage in a bowl.
