Monday Jan 9th - What's For Dinner?

[Steve Kroll]

Our daughter heads back to school tomorrow, so she requested her favorite dinner for tonight: Salisbury Steak.

Yes, I know it's a hackneyed old 1960's dish, but I made it for her once a long time ago and she now requests it on birthdays and other "special occasions".

The way I make it is a far cry from the old TV dinner staple. I start with a good quality ribeye and some boneless short ribs. Then I chop up the meat in the food processor, add worcestershire, eggs, bread crumbs, garlic, mushrooms, and onions. The steaks are simmered in beef mushroom gravy and served over toast - with grated Swiss cheese on top.

I get hungry just talking about it!

 

[kezlehan]

Making use of what we've got in as our current money situation isn't great.
I'm cooking Quorn chicken style pieces (my Quorn addiction continues!) with onions and mushrooms, in a smoked paprika sauce. Serving a salad for me, and mum and her hubby want chips.
So basically making a meal out of a handful of ingredients. Quorn, onions, mushrooms, smoked paprika, tomato puree, and stock. Cheap, filling and really tasty

 

[Andy M.]

I got some boneless lamb leg at a really good price yesterday and cubed it up for a couple of meals. One will be tonight's lamb and okra stew with tomato. I serve this with rice.

 

[Steve Kroll]

I got some boneless lamb leg at a really good price...

I wish I could find lamb for a good price here. I thought it might go down in price after Christmas, but no, it still seems to be right around $12-14 a pound. The small roasts I looked at today in the store were around $40 on average. Yikes.

I might have to wait until spring, when I can get it direct from the farm for about $4 a pound.

 

[MostlyWater]

Some kind of pasta recipe from a mgazine, and a green salad.

 

[danbuter]

Beef over rice. It's a dish I used to eat at my grandparents when I visited. I don't make it quite as good as my gram did, but I like it.

 

[pacanis]

I've got some cucumbers left over from last night's dinner, so tonight I'll have them with some Kogi BBQ pulled pork in soft tacos.

 

[Kayelle]

That picture is soooooooo pretty Andy! Would you share the recipe please?

I have another whole chicken in the fridge that should be cooked today and it doesn't inspire me.

 

[msmofet]

I have 2 dinner plans at the moment and haven't really decided which yet. I have gone back and forth twice so far. So now I will wait till everyone is home at the same time and get a vote and then there will still be someone unhappy.

 

[babetoo]

roast beef and provolone with calif. green chilies, sandwich. using 80 calorie italian bread. got lots of fruit for dessert. with a little light cool whip. want whipped cream but not on diet.

 

[Whiskadoodle]

The college football BullCrapSeries finale is tonight. LSU vs Alabama. I decided on a Southern Supper since both teams are from the same league. ( Idea liberally borrowed from Pac's Weekly Pigskin Challenges).

Fried Ham Steak with Red-eye gravy. I found a flat steak with what looks like enough fat and a little round bone at 2 o'clock. Looks authentic. Never made red-eye, and it's available in only a few restaurants here in the north. Eggs either sunny side or scrambled, and I think Mashed Potatoes for the gravy, rather than hashbrowns. I made cornbread muffins at Dx's yesterday. I also put a bowl of Meyer Lemon Ice in the freezer for a dessert surprise. My, That Juice Is Good.

And just a hint for which Team i'll be rooting for, I have some Peanut brittle but wish it were Praw-leens.

 

[Merlot]

Our daughter heads back to school tomorrow, so she requested her favorite dinner for tonight: Salisbury Steak.

Yes, I know it's a hackneyed old 1960's dish, but I made it for her once a long time ago and she now requests it on birthdays and other "special occasions".

The way I make it is a far cry from the old TV dinner staple. I start with a good quality ribeye and some boneless short ribs. Then I chop up the meat in the food processor, add worcestershire, eggs, bread crumbs, garlic, mushrooms, and onions. The steaks are simmered in beef mushroom gravy and served over toast - with grated Swiss cheese on top.

I get hungry just talking about it!

That sounds amazing!

I will be making sausage, peppers and onions on a hoagie bun for myself and husband. My child will get a small ribeye with salt, pepper on indoor grill, finished off in the oven with a bit of butter.. hence thats the way he likes it! I really need a cheaper alternative to his need for steak every night.

 

[Claire]

Because I was careless, we're actually having the same as last night, Vietnamese-style spring rolls. I simply forgot that I couldn't use previously frozen ground turkey if I wanted to freeze them! So I fried one batch last night, will another today. Each day will have leftovers, which I'll take to my shut-in friends tomorrow.

 

[Claire]

A couple of you have sounded apologetic about comfort food! Never! I can't remember when I last had Salisbury steak, and it was never from a frozen TV dinner. Mom floured and browned cubed steaks, then added sauteed onions, peppers, garlic and canned tomatoes. Served with boiled potatoes and a salad. I used to make it for my ex, which struck me as a weird recipe, but the steaks were cooked in canned tomato soup mixed with water and brown sugar. Didn't much care for it. Should have known THAT marriage wouldn't last 4 years!

 

[PolishedTopaz]

I had a toof pulled today, so we will be having linguini with pesto cream sauce and bread. DD won't have any part of it so she wants {GASP} "chef boy ar dee" oh's

 

[Andy M.]

That picture is soooooooo pretty Andy! Would you share the recipe please?

I have another whole chicken in the fridge that should be cooked today and it doesn't inspire me.

Here it is.

http://www.discusscooking.com/forums/f57/okra-and-lamb-stew-77235.html

 

[Hammster]

I have a couple of limes and a lemon to use up since I only took zest off of them for last night's ribs. So I have 3 boneless skinless chicken breasts marinating in lime juice, lemon juice, scallions, granulated garlic and fresh ground black pepper and a bit of water. They'll get seared in the iron skillet and into the oven to finish. Serve them with a saute of bell pepper, poblano pepper, red onion and some cabbage all cut into strips to pile into some tortillas with the chicken.

 

[gadzooks]

Just stuck a chicken on the roto...old Farberware electric rotisserie. I'll have a green salad with, and some french bread (fresh) with a little organic Jersey butter and home-made pomegranate jam.

 

[pacanis]

I'm not really hungry now. I think I'll save the tacos for tomorrow and if I get hungry later I'll make a salad... or a simple salad I should say, because I have very few ingredients besides lettuce and English cukes, lol.

 

[forty_caliber]

Hamburgers and steak fries at our house tonight.

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