Tuesday 01.17.12 What's for dinner?

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PattY1

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I got my idea from Rocklobster's dinner yesterday. I have Red Beans soaking now. I am having Red Beans and Rice. Maybe Salad on the side. Time will tell.:yum:
 
I'm going with a cabbage roll soup made with homemade sauerkraut (rinsed) instead of cabbage (weather is such, I am not going out in this), and wild rice mixed into the meatballs instead of white rice. We'll see how it turns out.
 
Dinner will be the chicken I didn't get to yesterday.

Breakfast was – Chive and (Land O Lakes) American cheese omelet (a little browner than I like) with sliced tomato on the side.

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We're in pre-vacation mode. SO is eating salads. I guess her plan is to eat salads for a week to cancel out 52 weeks of excess. If only...

I'm digging something out of the fridge that I can have with a bowl of egg and lemon soup.
 
I'm going with a cabbage roll soup made with homemade sauerkraut (rinsed) instead of cabbage (weather is such, I am not going out in this), and wild rice mixed into the meatballs instead of white rice. We'll see how it turns out.

The recipe that inspired me is at:

Cabbage Roll Soup - Foodland Ontario

It is simmering on the woodstove.

Here's how I changed it:

8 oz ground chicken instead of ground pork
2 c cooked wild rice (with white rice and mushrooms--I made it for stuffing last week, but no turkey this weekend)
cinnamon
gr. cloves
4 c turkey stock + 1 c beef stock + 3 c chicken stock (what I found in the freezer)
24 oz. frozen tomatoes
1/4 c dehydrated tomatoes
2 ice cubes homemade tomato paste
4 c homemade sauerkraut, drained and rinsed

I plan on serving it topped with sourdough rye croutons and sour cream.

Sourdough rye bread recipe is under the sourdough starter thread.

http://www.discusscooking.com/forums/newreply.php?do=newreply&p=1097040

I will post a pic of the soup and comments when it's done....I suspect it will be ready for late lunch. It reminds me of the cabbage soup my grandma made...
 
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I'm going to skip the croutons, just dip "fingers" of the sourdough in the soup...I can hardly wait for it to be ready. I usually do meatballs in the oven, so the meatballs need to cook in the broth a bit more. And, because it is on the woodstove and not the stove, it is truly simmering. If you like cabbage rolls, this is really good. I like the sauerkraut...but it is homemade. I don't think I'd like it with canned sauerkraut. Our sauerkraut is green, not white.
 
Ahhhh, nothing like a meal that is well anticipated, nursed with love and devoured with pleasure. Sounds like a good meal for what is supposed to be a nasty day weatherwise for our part of the country....
 
The plan is Shake-n-Bake pork chops and baked sweet potatoes....please note I said the plan...;)
 
Ahhhh, nothing like a meal that is well anticipated, nursed with love and devoured with pleasure. Sounds like a good meal for what is supposed to be a nasty day weatherwise for our part of the country....
This is definitely in the "comfort food on a cold, snowy, winter day" category.
 
I'm going to skip the croutons, just dip "fingers" of the sourdough in the soup...I can hardly wait for it to be ready. I usually do meatballs in the oven, so the meatballs need to cook in the broth a bit more. And, because it is on the woodstove and not the stove, it is truly simmering. If you like cabbage rolls, this is really good. I like the sauerkraut...but it is homemade. I don't think I'd like it with canned sauerkraut. Our sauerkraut is green, not white.

Wow, on a wood stove?... cool! :chef:

I love cabbage rolls. My family makes Kaldolmar, but it doesn't have a tomato-based sauce. If I had cabbage, I could make that tonight.

I'm not sure what I'm making. I think it's going to be beef patties with mashed potatoes and gravy with a veggie in the side.
 
Wow, on a wood stove?... cool! :chef:

I love cabbage rolls. My family makes Kaldolmar, but it doesn't have a tomato-based sauce. If I had cabbage, I could make that tonight.

I'm not sure what I'm making. I think it's going to be beef patties with mashed potatoes and gravy with a veggie in the side.
It is definitely worth trying. I made the meatballs with ground chicken because I didn't have ground pork or sausage. And sauerkraut because I didn't have any cabbage...and on the wood stove so I would remember to stoke it. I tend to get distracted and forget to add wood. Then I have to restart the fire...
 

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