Valentine's Day countdown - Tuesday February 10, 2026...What's ticklin' your tummy tonight?

[Katie H]

Instead of our usual "pizza" Tuesday, we had reruns of last night's meal. That worked out nicely since grocery shopping, bringing in and putting away is usually a task, so leftovers were welcomed.

What is everyone else having?

 

[dragnlaw]

Earlier had some fruit needing attention. My sinuses are doing a number on the tissue box. Just pulled out the left over pasta from last night, gave it a couple of zaps in the micro. Guess that was supper.

 

[caseydog]

Just grazing today. Had several errands to run, and just grabbed sandwiches and snacks between errands. I might cook a couple of hot dogs for a late dinner.

CD

 

[forty_caliber]

We tried a new recipe tonight, "Mexican beef and rice skillet". It was edible but not great. Reminded me of a glorified Hamburger Helper something or other. Fresh avocado slices on the side seasoned with salt and lime.

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[caseydog]

We tried a new recipe tonight, "Mexican beef and rice skillet". It was edible but great. Reminded me of a glorified Hamburger Helper something or other. Fresh avocado slices on the side seasoned with salt and lime.

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I assume you meant "edible but not great."

I've had similar "Mexican" dishes, and of course, the once popular Taco Salad. Same thing, something decent to eat, but not something to write home about.

CD

 

[taxlady]

I was not really feeling inspired, so I defrosted a couple of "white wine and shallot" sausages. I cut a carrot, a parsnip, some sunroots, AKA Jerusalem artichokes and fartichokes, cut some thick slices of onion, and quartered some shrooms. I sprinkled cumin, smoked paprika, cayenne, onion powder, and EVOO over the veg and shrooms and mixed it all up. Then the sausages went in the pan and got a sprinkling of EVOO. I roasted that in the toaster oven and voilà, supper. It was pretty good. I have one sausage and some veg and shrooms left for another day.

 

[Shining Wizard]

Crumbed Prawns, Greek Salad and Chips

 

[pictonguy]

Made French onion soup and glad I did, it's been a while and fried some Icelandic cod with rice pilaf.

 

[cjmmytunes]

Sauteed cabbage and onions, sausage, and roasted potatoes.

 

[Kathleen]

Oven-baked ribs. COTC and fried green tomatoes using green tomatoes that I canned last summer.

 

[pacanis]

Oven-baked ribs. COTC and fried green tomatoes using green tomatoes that I canned last summer.

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Very nice.

 

[Kathleen]

Very nice.

Thanks! If you like fried green tomatoes, canning up some sliced green tomatoes at the end of the season is the way to go.

 

[pacanis]

Thanks! If you like fried green tomatoes, canning up some sliced green tomatoes at the end of the season is the way to go.

err, I meant the other stuff
But I've never had fried green tomatoes. So shouldn't be so quick to judge.

 

[Kathleen]

err, I meant the other stuff
But I've never had fried green tomatoes. So shouldn't be so quick to judge.

Like everything else, there are good preparations and not so great. I like the breading to be on the thin side so that I can taste the tomato, but the breading MUST be crunchy.

About those cast iron skillets you are keeping for me, they make excellent FGT.

 

[pacanis]

Some day I'll give them a try.