Hey Grandpa, What's for Supper? Part 2

[jettgirl24]

My BF had to work all day today so I thought I'd whip up something extra special this evening...

Slow roasting a whole chicken (not one of mine

) with olive oil and fresh herbs under the skin. Serving it with salad from the garden, Basil Lemon Vinaigrette, and herb and butter rice.

Looks SO good right now I can hardly wait!!!

 

[BettyR]

Tonight will be BLT's on homemade bread with home grown tomatoes and potato chips and strawberry shortcake for dessert.

 

[BettyR]

I have 5 left-over hamburger patties in the frig. So tonight it will be cheese burgers with chili-cheese fryes.

 

[Backyard Buddies]

Kids' cooking night report:

Roasted salmon with garlic
Organic red quinoa with onion and carrot
Cooked spinach
Steamed Zucchini

This meal comes together pretty quickly, so their challenge was to stay on top of the required needs of each dish. Other than *almost* letting the quinoa dry out because the heat was on too high and the liquid had gone out before the dish was done, they did pretty good at keeping up. Dinner was delicious!

 

[BettyR]

Egg Foo Yung and rice tonight from allrecipes...but I just use all chicken in mine.

Ingredients
· 8 eggs, beaten
· 1 cup thinly sliced celery
· 1 cup finely chopped onion
· 1 cup bean sprouts
· 1/2 cup diced fresh mushrooms
· 1/3 cup chopped cooked chicken breast
· 1/3 cup cooked and crumbled ground beef
· 1/3 cup chopped cooked pork
· 1 teaspoon salt
· 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
· FOO YUNG SAUCE
· 2 cubes chicken bouillon
· 1 1/2 cups hot water
· 1 1/2 teaspoons white sugar
· 2 tablespoons soy sauce
· 6 tablespoons cold water
· 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
Directions
1. Beat eggs in a large bowl. Add the celery, onion, bean sprouts, mushrooms, chicken, beef, pork, salt and pepper. Mix together.
2. Heat oil in a medium skillet or wok and brown egg mixture 1/2 cup at a time. When all of the mixture is browned, set aside.
3. To Make Sauce: Dissolve the bouillon in the hot water in a small saucepan; add sugar and soy sauce and blend well over medium heat. Add cold water and cornstarch and stir until thick and smooth. Serve with Egg Foo Yung.

 

[agnes_day]

i think ill make a big pot of chicken and dumplings.

 

[peeplessinNC]

Last night's dinner was an easy, layered "vegetarian" taco salad:

in a shallow pasta bowl or on a plate, layer in order

tortilla chips
chili beans with no meat warmed in the microwave
slices of pickled jalapenos
sliced green onions or chopped yellow or white onion
chopped bell pepper
(sliced black olives)
sliced/chopped lettuce, I had Romaine on hand
grated cheddar cheese
salsa, drizzled all over
sour cream, little spoonful blops put all over the salad

Pretty tasty and virtually no cooking, which is important in July in North Carolina! I don't know that I have ever tried "chili beans" before. I think they are pintos with chili seasonings and I plan to use them this fall in making chili instead of the usual kidney beans. These were Bush brand.

 

[Backyard Buddies]

You guys are makin' some yummy dishes these days!

Tonight we'll be enjoying a pasta primavera with grilled chicken, made with a lighter OO/wine/broth based sauce (rather than a creamy sauce), salad, and crusty sourdough bread.

 

[Dragonfly Ranch]

Hey I'm back from vacation and trying to catch up with everyone. The meals here are sounding so delicious. Summer brings out all the best. Backyard Buddies - sounds like your children are still enjoying the working lessons!

Went to a pressure cooking class on Sat and they did a demo on a beef shoulder that served as taco or burrito meat. So we had tacos on Sunday and Burritos tonight.

Before going on vacation BettyR posted a bread recipe for my new Dutch oven and I have finally found the answer to my dreams for baking the perfect bread. Since the end of June I have made over 4 loaves of bread and a pizza. The bread has that wonderful chewy crust and soft airy center. I made a 2 plain, 1 olive, 1 cheese & onion and 1 fresh herb. I currently making one that is whole wheat and dusting it with ground Flex seed. Now that I'm back at work I get up at 6:00am mix up the dough so it can sit for the 12 hours then bake when I get home. This bread is a "no knead" and so easy to make. I gave some to my neighbor who called right away and said it was the best bread she ever had.

So to keep those pounds off we definitely have to eat something light with it, like a great summer salad with fresh vegetables from the garden. That is when the beef leftovers are gone!!

Good to be back and seeing what everyone is making.'

Sandee

 

[chickabator]

ham & beans, fried green tomatoes, cornbread and taters