Pizza Night is Thursday Night! 24.12.12

[salt and pepper]

Homemade Garlic and cheese Pizza

 

[HeyItsSara]

oooo gorg!!!

 

[Sir_Loin_of_Beef]

You forgot the anchovies!

 

[taxlady]

Should I assume this is tonight's supper thread?

 

[dragnlaw]

I can adjust to add the date if wanted.

 

[taxlady]

I can adjust to add the date if wanted.

Sounds good, maybe include the word supper or dinner or evening meal, to make it obvious.

 

[taxlady]

I finished off the last of the roasted chicken legs and veggies. I heated it all on a skillet, so I could try to make the skin on the chicken thigh crispy. The skin got crispy, it just wasn't attached to the meat anymore. I made a pan gravy and a salad to go with that. It was quite satisfying. In the photo, the chicken with some pan sauce on top is at midnight to 1 o'clock.

 

[dragnlaw]

Too tired to do much more than a PB & J sandwich, grapes later.

Pork chop in the fridge will have to wait.

 

[msmofet]

I had l/o pot roast and gravy. No sides.

 

[medtran49]

We were supposed to have an at home pasta dinner, but Craig decided he didn't want to cook, I would prep, using the excuse he wanted garlic rolls and it was too late to start bread dough. So, we went to a local Italian place. Craig wanted to try toasted ravioli as an appetizer. I've never liked it, but he didn't remember having it, so wanted to try it. We also ordered 6 garlic rolls with the ravioli. I had a calzone with added spinach, but they didn't season or squeeze out the excess liquid from the spinach, so it was bland and added liquid to the ricotta and mozzarella filling. Craig ordered penne alla vodka. That was the oddest looking alla vodka sauce I've ever seen, so we asked to be sure. They said it was. Craig said it wasn't to me after he ate several bites. This wasn't the first time 1 of us wasn't totally happy with our food, but the other's usually made up for it. This will be the last time though, other than for pizza and garlic rolls since they've never messed those up.

Oh, and I had to ask for the garlic rolls that were supposed to come with his meal. Waitress tried to tell us they came with our extra 6 we had ordered as part of appetizers. Told her nope, I had 1 and Craig said he had 2, and there were 3 left in the basket. So, it may be the last time we go after all, especially since she charged us full price for the toasted ravioli and they were on sale for happy hour per the happy hour menu. I didn't bother saying anything about it at that point.

 

[HeyItsSara]

we generally have pizza on thursday nights but not always. i made a marinated mozzarella salad to go with it.

 

[Kathleen]

A few Christmases back, I asked for a "Rachel Ray" meatloaf pan. My family was amused but it makes an awesome (and photo-worthy) meatloaf! We had meatloaf with mashed potatoes and Brussel sprouts.

 

[dragnlaw]

Looked up that pan. So the holey insert lifts the meat out of the fat? Is that the idea?

 

[Kathleen]

Looked up that pan. So the holey insert lifts the meat out of the fat? Is that the idea?

It does, and it also allows for a solid packing of the meat into the pan. The sides do not stick and it is easy to clean. I've always struggled to have meatloaves that do not break apart. No idea why - same recipe - but this loaf pan seems to create a loaf that holds together.

 

[caseydog]

I don't cook meatloaf in a pan. I form a big log, let it firm up in the fridge, and put it directly on the rack of my charcoal grill, set up for indirect cooking, with a drip pan under it. Smoked meatloaf.

CD