What's for dinner tonight?

[DrHenley]

The funny thing is that before she came to the U.S. she didn't even know how to cook. She was the baby of the family, and her sisters and mother did all the cooking and wouldn't let her in the kitchen. She learned to cook Chinese from friends, and learned about Chinese restaurant dishes from working as a waitress in an upscale Chinese restaurant in Oxford, MS. - both while I was in grad school at Ole Miss.

 

[Gazrok]

Nice, bet she's an awesome cook. (so likely you too!)

I've learned from both my wife and my mother, both excellent cooks. (though mom's older now, and now cooks much more blandly than in the past, but I have her older recipes in my head).

I seem to have a knack though, for just throwing some things together into something new, that ends up just working...not from any real insight, just blind luck maybe? My wife hates it, and loves it at the same time, hehe.

 

[DrHenley]

I seem to have a knack though, for just throwing some things together into something new, that ends up just working...not from any real insight, just blind luck maybe? My wife hates it, and loves it at the same time, hehe.

It's called 杂碎 - Chop Suey. LOL (translation: miscellaneous leftovers)

The story that Chop Suey is an American invention is actually just an urban legend.

 

[Gazrok]

If a stew, often called "Hobo Stew", hehe...

Sometimes though, not even leftovers. I'll just be in the store and see something and think...hmm.....and then get it and try it. We usually always have some frozen pizza, etc. in the freezer in case anything's really a bust, but I haven't bombed out yet...hehe.

Our grocery store (Publix), often has weekly recipes they demo too. The basis of a lot of good dishes have stemmed from those, then making slight changes based on our tastes, etc.

I even got my wife to enjoy an Indian dish, when she insisted she didn't like Indian food, with my Chicken Tikka Masala over Jasmine Rice.

 

[Psalm7]

Had alot to do today so We stopped Our favorite Mexican restaurant . I had the best Carnitas ever .

t Carnitas ever .

 

[Gazrok]

Tonight, we're actually doing a more vegetarian thing. Just because we've eaten a lot of red meat lately, so trying to bring that down some.

Taking large portabello mushroom caps, scooping 'em out, and then dicing up the stems. Brush the caps with olive oil and melted garlic butter. Then, fill the caps with (cut in half) cherry tomatoes, and little balls of mozzarella cheese. Sautee the diced up stems in some olive oil, salt and pepper, and put that in the caps as well. Use some shredded mozzarella to fill in any gaps in the caps.

Broil until the cheese is melted and a little browning

Take out, and then serve with a drizzle of balsamic glaze (for this, I use 3/8 cup of balsamic vinegar, two tablespoons of olive oil, and two tablespoons of brown sugar, combine all and boil, then reduce heat and simmer for about 8 minutes. I do this while the mushrooms are in the oven). - you could use regular sugar if you don't have brown (or even splenda, etc.)

Doing some simple scalloped potatoes on the side.

 

[Mountain trapper]

Last night was fried bologna and grilled cheese sandwiches with bacon wrapped stuffed jalapenos.

 

[Gazrok]

Oh, I love bacon wrapped stuffed jalepenos. Didn't sound like my kind of thing, but the local feed store a while back (basically like the store on TV's "Last Man Standing") was cooking them with a Big Green Egg (ceramic grill)...and oh, they were fantastic!

 

[Mountain trapper]

Oh, I love bacon wrapped stuffed jalepenos. Didn't sound like my kind of thing, but the local feed store a while back (basically like the store on TV's "Last Man Standing") was cooking them with a Big Green Egg (ceramic grill)...and oh, they were fantastic!

I like stuffing my jalapenos with cream cheese, smoked cheddar, bacon, chopped habanro and/or ghost peppers. Dang, I'm getting hungry again.

 

[Gazrok]

I like stuffing my jalapenos with cream cheese, smoked cheddar, bacon, chopped habanro and/or ghost peppers. Dang, I'm getting hungry again.

Mine's pretty much the same, except I don't put more peppers inside. Bet my son would like that though, may have to make him some. Thanks for the tip! The jalepeno alone is enough for me though, hehe...

 

[Mountain trapper]

Grilled steak and french fries tonight. The snow finally melted off enough for the BBQ to show up.

 

[Brent S]

Ok, this is why I have some clogged arteries, but damn they were good.

 

[Proud Prepper]

Ok, this is why I have some clogged arteries, but damn they were good.View attachment 8547

Yes, they woukd have been good with my red beans and rice I just ate.

 

[Brent S]

I have switched to only olive oil now at least !

 

[Maverick]

Not really dinner but it's what I ate, bachelor nights dinner

Asparagus (uncut) lightly fried in olive oil with butter over medium fire, once on the plate lightly salted it than saturated it with graded parmesan cheese and steamed broccoli. It was quick and simple and filling.

 

[WGregMiller]

Not really dinner but it's what I ate, bachelor nights dinner

Asparagus (uncut) lightly fried in olive oil with butter over medium fire, once on the plate lightly salted it than saturated it with graded parmesan cheese and steamed broccoli. It was quick and simple and filling.

Sounds good to me.

I worked on clogging arteries tonight: meatloaf, mashed potatoes, and, uh, well..... a little piece of cheesecake. Helped pack the rest in....

At least it was all I ate today, lol.

 

[Maverick]

Sounds good to me.

I worked on clogging arteries tonight: meatloaf, mashed potatoes, and, uh, well..... a little piece of cheesecake. Helped pack the rest in....

At least it was all I ate today, lol.

Asparagus, broccoli and olive oil keeps the arteries clear though the parmesan and butter not so much lol

Meat loaf and tators my favorite food!

 

[user 6493]

I had pork chops,I won't be having them for a while the last two time I bought them they cooked up tough,,,I don't like tough meat I cooked them as I always do ,

 

[Brent S]

I bought a few cheap bags of soups and sides at Walmart a little while back to add some variety to the pantry. One soup mix, Idaho loaded potato soup, like two bucks, was pretty good! I will definitely buy it again. Just add water and in ten minutes you have a meal. I still have about 15 other flavors to try!

 

[Maverick]

I have switched to only olive oil now at least !

I use olive oil 90% of the time, sometime adding butter (real butter) for the added flavor, for most of my meats, I'll cook it in olive oil half a stick of butter and a whole onion to give the meat a nice onion taste then I'll slit a couple of potatoes put the onion in the slit with butter and bake it... now I'm wanting pork chops :-/

 

[DrHenley]

I've been using cold pressed extra virgin olive oil for some time. But for high temperature cooking it's one of the worst. Virgin olive oil has one of the lowest smoke points of all the cooking oils (380°F), meaning it breaks down at a lower temperature, forming unwanted by products. For stir frying it is fine, as long as you don't heat it too hot initially before adding the food, and sautéing and pan frying where you only use it once. Processed "light" olive oil is good for frying with a smoke point of 468°F.

I found out avocado oil is the very best oil for frying, and has the highest smoke point of all cooking oils (480°F for extra virgin and 520°F for processed). For comparison, canola oil and soybean oil have smoke points of 460°F, peanut oil and corn oil have smoke points of 450°F.

Avocado oil is only slightly lower than olive oil in monounsaturated fat and slightly higher in polyunsaturated. It's a bit pricier than olive oil, but not by much. I started baking with it today. There is a slight taste to it, but not enough to affect food it's used in.

 

[Proud Prepper]

I use olive oil 90% of the time, sometime adding butter (real butter) for the added flavor, for most of my meats, I'll cook it in olive oil half a stick of butter and a whole onion to give the meat a nice onion taste then I'll slit a couple of potatoes put the onion in the slit with butter and bake it... now I'm wanting pork chops :-/

I just started using avacado oil to fry with. Its good for high temp. frying where olive oil is not.

Lol, Doc posted first...

 

[Maverick]

I just started using avacado oil to fry with. Its good for high temp. frying where olive oil is not.

Lol, Doc posted first...

I was reading Docs post above and now yours, i am going to have try it!

 

[jontte]

personally I don't like olive oil,might try avocado oil,just have to find a place where to buy it.
but when ever I do fish,I use butter.

today it will be chicken and rice,chicken so hot I will feel the burn tomorrow

 

[Psalm7]

Brisket with potatoes and cabbage . St Patrick's day. Also watching the Leprechaun movie marathon on Syfy . Lot of Irish Ancestors in My Family . I don't recommend the Leprechaun movies. LOL .

 

[Mountain trapper]

Tacos and stuffed jalapenos.

 

[Mountain trapper]

Tacos and stuffed jalapenos.

 

[Mountain trapper]

Tacos and stuffed jalapenos.

 

[Brent S]

Brisket with potatoes and cabbage . St Patrick's day. Also watching the Leprechaun movie marathon on Syfy . Lot of Irish Ancestors in My Family . I don't recommend the Leprechaun movies. LOL .

I completely forgot about St Paddy’s Day! I’m usually up for celebrating any excuse to celebrate.... oh well, maybe I’ll buy a 6 pack of St Paulies beer this week, it’s green anyways .

 

[Proud Prepper]