What's For Dinner?

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Originally Posted by walkonby

that x lg. tray of lean gr. beef that was thawed yesterday is now mocking me from the fridge! I can hear it crying " make me into something DIFFERENT! " what? are they sick of Shepherd's pie?

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LOL, walks - and I've never had, nor made, Shepherd's pie!
Looking at a recipe for one, I guess I've made the meat/veggie part separately, and just served over mashed potatoes.

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Originally Posted by BC Gal

I think it would be better if you bought them separate. I've always soaked dried peas overnight but not barley.

Sometimes when my soup textures are not working out I break out the immersion blender and make it a pureed soup. Leftover mashed potatoes or baked potatoes blended in make great thickeners for soup.

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Thanks BC Gal - at least it wasn't an expensive experiment for me!

Last night's supper - yay for Whopper Wednesday!
Husband went to pick up on his way home from work - he came home and wondered why in the world there were so many people at Burger King, and asked me "Was there a special on or something?"
Duh, dude, Whopper Wednesday - that's why you went!

The last 2 nights has been homemade french onion soup, which I made for Mom as she loves it but I do not really eat it. Mom has now announced it is not enough to fill her up and since I did not make anything to go with it she won't be eating it. There is one more serving there hopefully she eats it as I am done with the soup, I was not expecting to have to eat the whole batch myself especially since I am not the one who likes French Onion Soup.

Tonight is the only night this week we are both home for dinner, found some frozen homemade meatballs in the freezer. Think I will simmer these in a jar of Classico Sweet Basil Marinara Sauce and serve over the first box of pasta I grab.

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Originally Posted by Natalka

I guess I've made the meat/veggie part separately, and just served over mashed potatoes

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On the cooking shows, they'd call that a deconstructed shepherd's pie. :)

Macaroni and cheese

Sausage and pasta dish.

well I decided to split that lg package of ground beef up yesterday into 3 things. One 8" round meat pie with peas/onions but I only had 1 Tenderflake crust for the bottom and topped it with mashed spuds, sort of a " fooler Shepherd's Pie " ....t....next I boiled up 1 pkg. of those nice Ziggy's cheese Tortellini for DD, added a portion of the browned meat and some peas/extra Parmesan cheese to it, blended in some homemade pasta sauce. That left enough meat to make 2 large burgers which I'll grill tonight for the guys.

Homemade ham and cheese pizza.

This evening homemade turkey soup, crackers and smoked gouda and frozen yogurt

I eat pizza and chicken...I like these.

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Originally Posted by padyofurniture

On the cooking shows, they'd call that a deconstructed shepherd's pie. :)

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Ah, so I'm Oh-So-Gourmet before my time!

Tonight, I made oven-baked meatballs out of ground pork - added about two cups of leftover rice which had onions and carrots in it, plus added 1/2 head minced garlic, s+p, basil, oregano, a few slices of soaked bread, some breadcrumbs and an egg. They actually turned out great - got a huge WOW from my husband (I didn't tell him about the rice mix I added in).
Served meatballs with shell pasta - had added in sauteed green onion tops, sliced cauliflower and sweetlet peas.

Black River Angus steak and caesar salad. I also bought some dried peas today, inspired to make some split pea soup ;)

gross frozen spinach pizza, too hard and little burnt.

Tonight dh and I cooked perogies with onion and roasted ham piece, served with sour cream and a glass of milk. It was pretty good. We had both had a long day at work.

Buffalo chicken wings and S&P ribs.

Soda crackers in bed and sharing with H.R.H Princess Doodles