What's For Dinner?

[Turkish_DeLight]

tonight yellow lentil soup, kasarli kofte (kofte with mozza in the middle herbs spices then fried then served on sauteed tomatoes and peppers), basmati rice, salad and Luas cookies :D

[Turkish_DeLight]

awww curt don't worry about i come from a family of chefs its insane lmao then there's me i wasn't able to cook at all and i NEED recipe to follow the thing is in the beginning i used to always call a family member and get them to tell me how to make something and they don't measure anything at all they eye ball it so it didn't really help me then i found this site of a really popular Turkish chef and i always cook dishes from his website and they end up being fantastic so don't give up and one day you will find a website that works for you

[curt81]

awww curt don't worry about i come from a family of chefs its insane lmao then there's me i wasn't able to cook at all and i NEED recipe to follow the thing is in the beginning i used to always call a family member and get them to tell me how to make something and they don't measure anything at all they eye ball it so it didn't really help me then i found this site of a really popular Turkish chef and i always cook dishes from his website and they end up being fantastic so don't give up and one day you will find a website that works for you

ya, one of these days i'll master the art of cooking.

[Natalka]

I really need to learn how to cook, but even following a recipe is complicated to me.

Start with the basics, Curt, that's what I'm doing with my son:
http://busycooks.about.com/od/cookin...Cooking101.htm

Tonight, supper was smashed potatoes and beef stew - which had a multitude of veggies hiding within!

[VeeVee]

Start with the basics, Curt, that's what I'm doing with my son:
http://busycooks.about.com/od/cookin...Cooking101.htm

Tonight, supper was smashed potatoes and beef stew - which had a multitude of veggies hiding within!

I need a recipe for beef stew...do you mind sharing?

[roseofblack25]

tonight yellow lentil soup, kasarli kofte (kofte with mozza in the middle herbs spices then fried then served on sauteed tomatoes and peppers), basmati rice, salad and Luas cookies :D

*dies* that looks amazing!!!!

[Natalka]

Oh, Vee it's out of my head...
I had about a sandwich ziploc bag full of strips cut from inside beef roast... and that made a half a medium roaster with all the other stuff I added. I put everything in the roaster and shove it in the oven! Diced two medium onions, 1 cup sliced celery, 1 can sliced mushrooms - with the juice; about 1 1/2 cups frozen mixed veggies; I happened to have 3/4 cup wonton soup broth, so added that in, plus another cup of water. Mix it all up, add salt, some pepper and garlic powder. Put cover on roaster, put in oven at 350 degrees. Take out and check for seasoning (I had to add salt and more garlic), then I add one can cream of mushroom soup, put it back in the oven for another half an hour. Then I thickened it with flour, then back in the oven to mix the flavours for another 10 minutes, with the oven turned off.
If I weren't cooking for two men with giant appetites, I would just cut up potatoes and put it right in the stew. But my Mama said, always just make potatoes separately, it'll help fill them up! Well, she was right! I would normally use regular carrots, too, but just didn't have any.

[VeeVee]

Oh, Vee it's out of my head...
I had about a sandwich ziploc bag full of strips cut from inside beef roast... and that made a half a medium roaster with all the other stuff I added. I put everything in the roaster and shove it in the oven! Diced two medium onions, 1 cup sliced celery, 1 can sliced mushrooms - with the juice; about 1 1/2 cups frozen mixed veggies; I happened to have 3/4 cup wonton soup broth, so added that in, plus another cup of water. Mix it all up, add salt, some pepper and garlic powder. Put cover on roaster, put in oven at 350 degrees. Take out and check for seasoning (I had to add salt and more garlic), then I add one can cream of mushroom soup, put it back in the oven for another half an hour. Then I thickened it with flour, then back in the oven to mix the flavours for another 10 minutes, with the oven turned off.
If I weren't cooking for two men with giant appetites, I would just cut up potatoes and put it right in the stew. But my Mama said, always just make potatoes separately, it'll help fill them up! Well, she was right! I would normally use regular carrots, too, but just didn't have any.

Thanks Natalka!

I think I realize why I never cooked stew hehe seems like a long process I will try it one day though, sounds yummy!

[mcminsen]

Even after I've eaten I end up getting hungry looking at everybody's posts.

Speaking of smashed potatoes, that's what we had with pork tenderloin (again) tonight. I like to coarse mash some baked P.E.I. russets, keeping them a little lumpy with chewy bits and throwing in a bit of garlic, ground pepper, butter, half and half cream and then at the end, fold in the coarse chopped skins. The skins are the best part!

[harbie]

tonight was a small portion of tortilini with marinara sauce, and a side salad. Then off to the gym( my first time in like forever but not my last) to burn it off.

[Natalka]

mcminsen, I'm a big fan of potato skins, too. Gee, I could come to your place and eat pork tenderloin with you every day!!!
Tonight will be chicken something.... I have legs and backs, so they are no fun to do much with, probably I'll just marinate and roast them. I'll make rice and mix in stirfried veggies.

[Turkish_DeLight]

left overs for DH chicken burger and caesar salad with chicken strips DH doesn't like chicken so yea

[VeeVee]

Today was roasted chicken and potatoes.

Tmrw my mamas yummy homemade chicken soup and pannini sandwhiches YAY Cannot wait to go home

[harbie]

Tonight I will be having a 6" Turkey Sub on Whole Wheat from Subway, not sure what DH is having and whether or not that will be before or after the gym tonight again

[Miss_April]

I made Chicken Curry with Jasmine Rice, really yummy.