Whats for the evening meal a your house????

[dainbramage]

I try to cook a week's worth of food in 2 days. Tonight, Beef Ragout with rice, bread and grapes with peanut butter pie for dessert. Tomorrow is Roast Beef sandwich au jus with chips and fruit. Wednesday is chicken parm with linguine and garlic bread. Pork chops in slow cooker with broccoli and corn bread. Individual meatloafs with potatoes and butter beans and magic bars. I freeze a lot of meals when there is too much.

[Bucky]

Tonight on the menu is:

*  center cut boneless pork chops marinated in Italian dressing then dipped in an egg wash and rolled in crushed Grape Nut Flakes
*  mashed potatoes
*  green beans
*  corn

Yum!!

Bucky

[Bopeep]

Hi all 

There are some GREAT meals here.
I like the idea that CAT1962 had.
Any one got any favorite recipes they would like to share? Especially easy uncomplicated ones. As Im sure you'll all agree most times cooking seems just too much at the end of the day.
Maybe I should start a new thread?

And whats BoPeep having tonight??? Im trying something brand new for me, Im going to attempt to make  chinese Beef and black bean sauce. It looks easy enough, so heres hoping, fingers crossed. LOL
If its any good Ill post it on here.
Happy eating all 

[RobinBat]

Ok, a few days late, but I made grilled pork chops, baked potatos, saurkraut with apples and onions(is really yummy just sounds strange) and peas. Oh, I also finished some leftover turnips....
Had toasted marshmelllows for dessert on fire outside(we have a franklin stove outside....use like a fireplace....Enjoying a mild night....

Back to work tomorrow....Have a good week all!

[Joe S.]

Slice of roast beef on bread covered in gravy with cheese and cauliflower on the side.

[Babs659]

Leftover spiral cut ham, potatoes au gratin and tossed salad.

[Bucky]

Grilled cheese and tomato soup.  Yum!

Bucky

[RobinBat]

 Spanish Rice with Chicken and olives...easy one pot dinner

[Carebear]

Roasted chicken, carrots, roasted potatoes, asparagus with balsamic vinegar...and homemade rice pudding for dessert!  And I made soup from the chicken bones.

[Joe S.]

Hot dogs, chips, string beans and peaches. You guys seem to be such good cooks and I can not boil water.

[dbab]

Joe, I used to make dinners from scratch and love it.  I don't have it in me anymore.  There are easy recipe options for quick dinners on websites like Campbell's and things like that.  I'm talking 20-30 minute in the kitchen type dinners but still have a meal type dinner.

I eat too much canned soup though.  I think I have had canned soup and crackers 4 times this week.

[Joe S.]

Tonight for a snack, I mixed cool whip 16oz, vanilla yogurt 24oz, fruit cocktail 4 cans, and rice to texture = Glorified Rice

I had to correct the amount of yogurt

[genko_b]

Cauliflower and cheese! Joe, that's one of my favorites.

Bucky, I had a friend in elementary school who didn't like traditional breakfast foods, so she had cream of tomato soup and either grilled cheese or a peanut butter sandwich every morning.

We don't eat meat so I spend a lot of time finding vegetable recipes. Tonight we had potatoes, leeks, and cabbage with cheese, seasoned with sage and garlic. Very tasty.

The night before I made a red lentil soup with carrots, turnips, onions, and spinach, and seasoned with basil, marjoram, allspice, and ground coriander, and we had my sister's wonderful homemade whole grain bread with it.

I often make a double batch of whatever I'm making to have another night during the week, or for lunches. I tend to pick things that are quick and easy and that can reheat well. I'm lucky that my husband likes anything to eat, and is excited if it is ready to eat when he gets home from work. Easy to please.

Genko

[irish]

Speaking of soups reminded me of a tomato soup that I have made but not recently. I got the recipe from the cook at the assisted living where I worked. She made the soup and made home made dark bread to go with it. They had this for supper and the people just loved it.

The soup takes a little work but is so good and can make extra to eat all week.

Take a couple cans of tomato soup and add a can of diced tomatoes. Add milk to thin it out. I have used canned milk and it is really good that way. You can add as many cans of soup and whatever type of tomatoes you want. Crushed would add a new dimension.

In the meantime cut up some carrots and cook them in the microwave in a covered dish. Chop some onions and celery and cook them in another dish in the microwave. Add these to the tomato soup mixture and let it simmer to get the flavors mingled. I added a little sugar and the restaurant or large grain pepper. It generally doesn't need any salt, although I am sure that you could add anything you want spice wise. Maybe a little minced garlic or garlic powder. I also add dried dill and parsley to mine.

I think that each and every one of us could make this soup and it would turn out different and still be good. It is just the thing for a cold winters supper. Also, make some garlic toast with parmesan cheese to go with it. I will have to make it cause now Iam hungry for it. Irish

[Chickpea]

Soup .... what a wonderful thing it is!  If I allow myself to grieve for the things I've lost over the past few years, I have to say that cooking comes pretty high on the list.  (Probably higher than my job, to be honest!)  Most days I just don't have the strength, or the ability, to cut vegetables.  But when I do I make my magic lentil soup.  It's not as exciting as Genko's but it's very simple and delicious: 

Saute a finely chopped onion in a tablespoon of olive oil, add two cups of red lentils and coat in the oil.  Then add two cans of V8 juice, plus the same of water or stock.  Simmer for a couple of hours.  Season to taste. 

A bowl of this soup with bread and cheese makes the perfect meal.

Chickpea