What's for dinner ~ Monday July 29th

[Lucinda]

Leftovers for us.

You?

[spinbaby]

1. It's too early to be thinking of dinner

I haven't yet decided what to have for lunch.

[Lucinda]

19. LOL

Hope you had a great day!

[bif]

2. Italian sausage with onions and green peppers...

Nicoise salad, tomatoes with basil.

[Lucinda]

17. I love that combo. I usually make sausage and peppers

with nice garlicky herbed bread. Yummy stuff.

[greatauntoftriplets]

3. More of the enormous turkey breast I cooked on Saturday.

Along with dressing, gravy and sliced tomatoes. The latter may seem odd with turkey, but....

[Lucinda]

16. I use sliced tomatoes as a side dish with just about everything.

Doesn't sound odd to me at all!

[greatauntoftriplets]

30. Good to know that I'm not the only one.

[opiate69]

4. Rib-eyes on the grill...

Salad, corn on the cob. Might throw my last batch of homemade jalapeno Poppers in the fryer too.

[Lucinda]

15. It all sounds wonderful! Especially the poppers.

I've been craving hot stuff the last few days.

[opiate69]

24. Decided to save the poppers for later

..but, speaking of hot stuff, I recently bought a bottle of the hottest hot sauce I've ever tasted.. it's called "After Death (with liquid fire)". Put some on my eggs last weekend and actually wound up with a blister on the roof of my mouth!

[Lucinda]

25. Wow! Now that's hot!

Did it have any flavor, or was it just scorching?
I add hot sauce to my eggs too...and also to potatoes.

[opiate69]

32. Surprisingly, it's really flavorful too..

Almost has a Sriracha kind of flavor to it (which works for me since I use Sriracha on almost everything)

[Lucinda]

33. Sriracha good stuff!

I love hot as long as it has flavor too. This one is probably too hot for me to try though! I don't want blisters!

[pscot]

5. Salmon piroshki

http://www.nytimes.com/recipes/5072/Salmon-and-rice-piroshki.html

I added a handful of frozen peas and some frozen artichokes that have been cluttering up the freezer for a while. No idea how it will turn out.

[Lucinda]

10. Thanks for the recipe! Would love to hear what you think of it.

I'm always trying to find salmon dishes, I'd like to get more in my diet, and I really don't have a great recipe for salmon yet!

[pscot]

18. A little bland

though the flavors developed some after it had cooled. The dill kind of took over. It took me a while to put it all together, which is typical with things I haven't done before. This could certainly be done using Chinese or Mexican seasoning. A dipping sauce or some quacamole would definitely be good on the side.

[Lucinda]

20. Thanks for the info! I find myself really wanting strong flavors lately

and it's good to know this could use some tweaking.

[NJCher]

6. takeout

I have a stopped-up kitchen sink, so no choice for me.

I'll check out the prepared meals at the closest supermarket.

Plumber coming tomorrow; yay.


Cher

p.s. I checked out your link, pscot, and that recipe looks like a winner.

[Lucinda]

14. Ack! I hope it is a simple fix.

Plumbing problems are the worst!

[pinto]

7. Baked/broiled chicken, yellow squash, asparagus and mushrooms.

(Salmon will hold 'till tomorrow. Then I've got to go for it.)

I like to spice or marinate each separately, even though they all end up on one baking sheet.

Chicken (boneless thigh) - simple salt & pepper.
Squash - olive oil & oregano.
Asparagus - yesterday's oil, vinegar and black olive juice dressing.
Mushrooms - thyme, some of the black olive juice.

Laid all out on a baking dish. Baked hot, 425 for 5 minutes. Tossed a bit and another 5 minutes. Ran under the broiler for ~ 3 minutes.

All came out done, browned and al dente on the veggies. Mushrooms got soft and added to the broiler juice for a sauce over all.

[Lucinda]

13. Oh I like the sound of black olives and asparagus together!

I'm usually a purist with asparagus, just a little butter and salt and pepper, but I like the sound of a black olive vinaigrette.

I'll have to play with recipes. Black olives are a favorite of mine, but there are times when I can't eat them. A vinaigrette would solve my craving on those days. ?

[cbayer]

8. Leftovers and snacking.

I don't feel like cooking and that's that.

[Lucinda]

12. Welcome to my world!

After making three meat loaves at 1 am this morning, and not being able to eat any of it due to an a.m. doc appointment, I'm really not in the mood to cook tonight!

[cbayer]

21. I sure wish I had one of your meatloaves about now!

[Lucinda]

28. I haven't had any yet, but Bill said it's a good batch.

I've continued using the stuffing mix as the bready, crackery part. Adds great flavor and texture.

[maddezmom]

9. We just had leftovers

Fried chicken, smashed taters, gravy and a large green salad!

[Lucinda]

11. Always a good combo!

[maddezmom]

29. Was a little worried the chicken would dry out when I reheated it

But was okay. Plus it was nice so my mom didn't have to cook 2 mites in a row.

[truebluegreen]

22. Broiled salmon with Indian spice glaze,

Chopped veg w/ light curry sauce, Bombay potatoes, creamed spinach...

I'm sure they eat a lot of salmon in India don't you agree?

[Lucinda]

27. LOL. I dunno. But I need to eat it more often!

Do you make your own glaze?

[truebluegreen]

31. Yes, I mix multiple servings of the spices together and keep until I use them,

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since it is a pain otherwise:

2 t ground coriander
1 t ground fennel seed
1/2 t cayenne YMMV--I use more
1/2 t ground cardamon
1/2 t ground cumin
1/2 t salt
1/4 t pepper
1/4 t ground cloves
1/4 t cinnamon

After mixing in bulk, I add 3 T of spices to 2 T butter (melted) and 2-3 T brown sugar. Line a baking pan with tin foil, set 4 filleted salmon steaks in, skin side down. Surround with a slivered sweet onion and brush/pat spice mix on top. (I usually do this for guests and use 1 1/2 the glaze on a whole salmon fillet, with 2 sweet onions. It's very impressive... ) and garnish with cilantro.

Bake at 400 for 15 min, then switch to broil for 4-6 min (6" from heat).

Absolutely delicious and easier than it sounds.

[Lucinda]

34. Sounds wonderful!

I think i'd like it with chicken too. Thanks for the recipe!

[MintyWriter]

23. Pizza!

There's a place by my house, and almost every monday I order from them (since it's on sale). It's some great pizza.

[Lucinda]

26. Welcome to DU & Cooking and baking!

It's good to have a great local place. I don't have many options where I live, so I usually make my own!