MommaRN
Post 07/23/2014 18:04     Subject: What are you cooking for dinner tonight?
Chicken cacciatore over pasta and green beans
Anonymous
Post 07/23/2014 18:01     Subject: What are you cooking for dinner tonight?
Crab stuffed flounder
steamed broccoli
rice

Fudgesicles for dessert!
Anonymous
Post 07/23/2014 17:59     Subject: What are you cooking for dinner tonight?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Whole wheat spaghetti with fake meat and jarred sauce and a green salad. Might shred some zucchini into the sauce.

It will be a late dinner because the wife and I are going to a spin class, so this is a bit of a quick indulgence.


This is an indulgent meal!?


Same poster here - indulgent because almost everything is out of a box or a jar. I hate "cooking" like that.


Ah! Makes sense.

Well...as a counterpoint...it sounds like you don't have kids, so you could just go out for a nice bite to eat somewhere healthy but tasty after your class.



True. But usually we are so sweaty and smelly we bother even ourselves so showering is of primary importance.


Since I have two kids, I am very envious of any lifestyle that includes spinning and a 9pm dinner! Sweat all you like in public, you guys are living the dream!


It always make me sad when people with kids say things like this. Please don't say them in your kids' earshot.


Why? Raising kids is damn hard. Why shouldn't people be able to dream about not being encumbered from time-to-time? Did PP say anything about telling her kids this? But, come to think about it, some kids need to know that the whole world doesn't and shouldn't revolve around them at all times.


PP here. LOL, you're hilarious, indignant PP! I love my kids with all my heart. But I can still be jealous that those without 1 and 3-year olds have a more free-wheeling lifestyle than I do!
Anonymous
Post 07/23/2014 17:14     Subject: What are you cooking for dinner tonight?
Anonymous wrote:
Chapati (East African style)


What is East African style chapati? How is it different than regular chapati?

I am curious because I lived in Kenya and never saw or heard of this item as distinct from regular chapati.
Anonymous
Post 07/23/2014 17:10     Subject: Re:What are you cooking for dinner tonight?
"Special" steak -- pan-seared ribeye with sauteed green peppers, sliced onions and tomatoes and soy sauce
and coucous

And corn on cob on side
Anonymous
Post 07/23/2014 17:09     Subject: What are you cooking for dinner tonight?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Whole wheat spaghetti with fake meat and jarred sauce and a green salad. Might shred some zucchini into the sauce.

It will be a late dinner because the wife and I are going to a spin class, so this is a bit of a quick indulgence.


This is an indulgent meal!?


Same poster here - indulgent because almost everything is out of a box or a jar. I hate "cooking" like that.


Ah! Makes sense.

Well...as a counterpoint...it sounds like you don't have kids, so you could just go out for a nice bite to eat somewhere healthy but tasty after your class.



True. But usually we are so sweaty and smelly we bother even ourselves so showering is of primary importance.


Since I have two kids, I am very envious of any lifestyle that includes spinning and a 9pm dinner! Sweat all you like in public, you guys are living the dream!


It always make me sad when people with kids say things like this. Please don't say them in your kids' earshot.


Why? Raising kids is damn hard. Why shouldn't people be able to dream about not being encumbered from time-to-time? Did PP say anything about telling her kids this? But, come to think about it, some kids need to know that the whole world doesn't and shouldn't revolve around them at all times.
Anonymous
Post 07/23/2014 17:00     Subject: What are you cooking for dinner tonight?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Whole wheat spaghetti with fake meat and jarred sauce and a green salad. Might shred some zucchini into the sauce.

It will be a late dinner because the wife and I are going to a spin class, so this is a bit of a quick indulgence.


This is an indulgent meal!?


Same poster here - indulgent because almost everything is out of a box or a jar. I hate "cooking" like that.


Ah! Makes sense.

Well...as a counterpoint...it sounds like you don't have kids, so you could just go out for a nice bite to eat somewhere healthy but tasty after your class.



True. But usually we are so sweaty and smelly we bother even ourselves so showering is of primary importance.


Since I have two kids, I am very envious of any lifestyle that includes spinning and a 9pm dinner! Sweat all you like in public, you guys are living the dream!


It always make me sad when people with kids say things like this. Please don't say them in your kids' earshot.
Anonymous
Post 07/23/2014 16:58     Subject: What are you cooking for dinner tonight?
Anonymous wrote:Homemade soup. Question: I just finished making it. Can it sit covered on the stove for the next three hours, or should I stick it in the fridge?

Leave it out and reheat before serving
Anonymous
Post 07/23/2014 16:58     Subject: What are you cooking for dinner tonight?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:DH's birthday, so he picked the menu:
Seared scallops
Spaghetti in olive oil, garlic, red pepper flake, and lemon
Sauteed spinach with garlic and olive oil
Dessert is homemade ice cream cake with strawberry ice cream, graham crackers, and chunks of cheesecake.



Do you work outside the home? If not, how can you do all that after work?


This menu sounds yummy but each of these dishes can be executed in minutes except for the ice cream which can be made in advance, so it wouldn't be hard to pull this off after work.
Anonymous
Post 07/23/2014 16:55     Subject: What are you cooking for dinner tonight?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Whole wheat spaghetti with fake meat and jarred sauce and a green salad. Might shred some zucchini into the sauce.

It will be a late dinner because the wife and I are going to a spin class, so this is a bit of a quick indulgence.


This is an indulgent meal!?


Same poster here - indulgent because almost everything is out of a box or a jar. I hate "cooking" like that.


Ah! Makes sense.

Well...as a counterpoint...it sounds like you don't have kids, so you could just go out for a nice bite to eat somewhere healthy but tasty after your class.



True. But usually we are so sweaty and smelly we bother even ourselves so showering is of primary importance.


Since I have two kids, I am very envious of any lifestyle that includes spinning and a 9pm dinner! Sweat all you like in public, you guys are living the dream!
Anonymous
Post 07/23/2014 16:54     Subject: What are you cooking for dinner tonight?
Anonymous wrote:We're making a pizza with TJ's dough and having a salad.


I love their dough. We also make cheese bread out of it sometimes. We get two pizzas out of each bag if we let it rise a long time.
Anonymous
Post 07/23/2014 16:51     Subject: Re:What are you cooking for dinner tonight?
Homemade pizza with gobs of cheese and freshly sliced pepperoni and homemade cole slaw.
Anonymous
Post 07/23/2014 16:50     Subject: What are you cooking for dinner tonight?
Anonymous wrote:chicken enchiladas
corn/tomato/avocado salad


+1 except substitute beans for avocado
Anonymous
Post 07/23/2014 16:48     Subject: What are you cooking for dinner tonight?
Okra soup with smoked turkey and fufu
Anonymous
Post 07/23/2014 16:47     Subject: What are you cooking for dinner tonight?
Anonymous wrote:Chappathi
Okra sabzi
Kidney bean curry
Yogurt/Raita
Salad


OMG we are making something similar:

Chapati (East African style)
Lentils curry
Tandoori chicken (our home rendition of it)
Fruit salad