Sunday dinner 25 January

[VeraBlue]

I made 4 pans of baked ziti for today...one for my son and his girlfriend, one for my exhusband, one for Lou to take home, and one for my daughter and me.

I think a tossed salad and some garlic bread are in order too.

It's 14 degrees out there, so I may have to bake a cake, as well. Perhaps a citrus pound cake.

What are you having?

[JoeV]

:oops: I just asked you in your intro what WE'RE having for dinner. I also let everyone know that I was virtually adopted by you just so I got to eat your cooking.:wub:

Oh, this is too much fun over here without the word police looking over our shoulders. My virtual backside was getting tired of the virtual spankings from Napoleon.

Today we're celebrating our son's birthday (it's actually Tuesday), so DW made him a cake yesterday, and I have the Italian bread proofing right now, and will be making Chicken Parmesan with angel hair pasta for 12 this afternoon. Pretty simple meal that everyone likes this time of year. Lots of cheese and lots of sauce, along with a nice Romaine salad with all sorts of goodies thrown in. Oh, also have to use up the last tray of swimps (Uncle Bob-ism) left over from New Year's eve. Need room in the freezer for more bread.:yum:

[smoke king]

A nice slow-braised roast with root vegetables, and I'll be darned-ooops I forgot where I was-I mean I'll be damned :yum: if that pound cake doesn't sound like a great idea!!

[QSis]

I'm cooking a couple of things for the upcoming week. So tonight it will either be Michele Marie's Artichoke Chicken Florentine or deelady's Greek Lamb and Spinach Rice (with tzagiki). I made sure I bought plenty of spinach! :mrgreen:

Lee

Artichoke Chicken Florentine
8 oz. dried bow tie pasta
1 small onion chopped
1 T butter

2 eggs
1 ¼ c milk
1 t dried Italian seasoning
¼ t black pepper
½ t salt
¼ - ½ t crushed red pepper
2 c chopped cooked chicken
2 c shredded Monterey jack cheese
1 14-oz can artichoke hearts, drained and quartered
1 10-oz package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and well drained
½ c oil-packed dried tomatoes, drained and chopped


1/4 c grated parm cheese
½ c soft bread crumbs
½ t paprika
1 T butter, melted

Preheat oven to 350 and cook pasta and drain.
Saute onion in butter until soft.
In bowl combine eggs, milk, salt, black pepper, red pepper, seasoning, chicken, cheese, artichokes, spinach, onions and tomatoes. Add the pasta and half of the parmesan cheese. I used a 9x13 pan and covered with foil and baked for 20 minutes.
Combine melted butter, bread crumbs, paprika and rest of parmesan cheese and sprinkle over the pasta and bake for 10 more minutes.
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Michele Marie



Lamb Greek Spinach Rice (from deelady)

10oz of chopped spinach frozen or bundle of fresh
1 1/2 cups of rice (long grain, basmati, jasmin whatever you prefer)
2 1/2-3 cups stock or water (I prefer stock for added flavor)
2 pinches of chili powder
1/2 cup of crumbled feta cheese (amount of your preference)
1/2 pound of ground lamb meat (optional)
1/4 cup olive oil
1 small onion chopped
1 lemon
salt and pepper to taste

In a large saute pan saute onion in oil till translucent, add rice and chili powder, mix together till coated well with oil, put heat on low/medium.

Meanwhile in a separate saucepan bring stock and spinach to boil. Once it comes to a boil add to rice in saute pan cover with lid. Simmer till rice absorbs all liquid and is tender. About 30 mins.

Brown separately ground lamb, salt and pepper to taste.

Once rice has absorbed all or most liquid stir in lamb, juice of lemon, and feta cheese. Take off heat and let sit a couple of minutes to allow cheese to slightly melt.

Great with pita bread.
Great as a side or alone !

[chowhound]

I'm going to make that grill seared and pressure cooked country style pork rib thing that I like. And I have half a mind (all right, we all know that) half a mind to go get some real carrots and try grilling them with QSis's recipe.

[Doc]

Turkey Breast, noodles, frozen bread made into rolls ......and I'm not sure what the veggie will be.

[chowhound]

How ya cookin' the breast, Doc?

[sattie]

I'm cooking a recipe that Katie E sent the fixins for. A bean soup that was Buck's favorite. So that is my meal! Maybe some cornbread to go with.

[homecook]

Happy Birthday to your ds Joe.

I'm making round steak in the electric skillet. Cut into pieces, dredge in flour and brown. Season with salt and pepper. Slice up a couple onions and add to meat. Add water half way up pan and braise until tender. Makes a great gravy. Must have mashed potatoes and kernel corn.

Barb

[JoeV]

Working on dinner. Took 6 chicken breast and cut them laterally, rather than to hammer them out. A little S&P then a trip thru the flour, eggs and seasoned crumbs.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v664/flyfishohio/Food/P1010376.jpg

Then time for a bath in some veggie oil and drain on a rack.

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Then turned them out onto my greased baking pan. Covered and tossed 'em in the fridge to cool downl Dinner's not for almost 3 hours.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v664/flyfishohio/Food/P1010380.jpg

Also threw together a couple loaves of Italian. One plain, and the other I laced with herbs de Italiano, including paprica, basil, oregano, parsley, minced onion and minced garlic, chives, thyme and lemon pepper. We'll see how that one tastes. I'll be slicing it shortly and toasting it with a little butter. Kind of a Slovenian garlic & herb bread. I would have posted in "What are you baking today," but the thread got moved to the baking forum.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v664/flyfishohio/Food/P1010381.jpg

[lilylove]

Hey Lee, I made the Artichoke Chicken Florentine
last week... WONDERFUL!! I used swiss cheese though... and if you have extra tomomatoes and artichokes I'd add them for a little bit of a flavor boost. Yummmmmy!!!



We're going out to PF Changs for dinner tonight. I'm in the need of hot and sour soup and theirs is the only decent stuff in town.

[chowhound]

Those pieces of fried chicken look delicious, Joe. Beautiful color.

[JoeV]

Thanks. Fred. I just dressed them for the "Oven Ball." Don't they look stunning?:yum: Got the s'getti water going also and the salad is in the fridge.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v664/flyfishohio/Food/P1010382.jpg

[lilylove]

Change of plans.... were going for sushi instead... : ) I don't care as long as some else does the cooking and the dishes.

Joe!! That's mighty pretty!!

[VeraBlue]

I ended up eating leftover mashed potatoes and maques choux. No one to eat the baked ziti with...and I'm not prepared to share it with Max-i. She's just coming out of a post vet visit funk, anyway.

[chowhound]

Yep, I saw the angel hair in the background. I love that stuff.

Sure with I could help you out with that ziti, VB. Especially since my pork ribs aren't thawed yet...

[Deadly Sushi]

Wow!!!!!! Everyones dinner looks AWESOME!!!!!!!!! :applause::clap:


Ok.... here is mine..... I made a calzone stuffed with sauteed ground beef, onions, garlic, red pepper carrots, kosher salt, pepper, shredded romano cheese and tomato paste :chef:

[Locutus]

That all sounds better than the left over bean soup that I'm having!:sad:

Especially the citrus pound cake. (Or ANY pound cake for that matter :wink: )

[chowhound]

Wow, that's one awesome looking piece of bread, Giant.
And with all those goodies inside!

[Locutus]

Mojito,

Ever use diced pepperoni, Italian sausage and anchovies in your Calzones? :chef:

[Deadly Sushi]

Mojito,

Ever use diced pepperoni, Italian sausage and anchovies in your Calzones? :chef:


That I have not. Im not a pepperoni fan. :hide2: Anchovies do sound interesting.... Im guessing you have. What was the outcome?

[joec]

Love the bread Joe and did a Pork Tenderloin with mashed potatoes and a mixed vegetable (peas and carrots) tonight for dinner. I used the steak sauce that Jeekinz posted with his Reverse Sear Strip Steak which I had some left over from the steaks we had last night. I use the sauce as a base for a gravy to use on the potatoes and pork. It turned out pretty good and Jeekinz the sauce is great. That calzone also looks great too.

[Locutus]

That I have not. Im not a pepperoni fan. :hide2: Anchovies do sound interesting.... Im guessing you have. What was the outcome?

Well, it ya like anchovies as well as the wife and I do, it was great! :mrgreen:

[Deadly Sushi]

With all the pictures on this thread I think we should all open a restaurant! :yum:

[lilylove]

Wait until you hear about some of the meals that Vera makes! She'll have your mouth watering!

[Calicolady]

And her energy is exhausting! Even 20 years ago, I don't think I could have kept up! But yes, yum, yum, drool.

[chowhound]

Under an hour, too. Gotta love that.

[suziquzie]

Oh how I did miss those pics!!!!
LONG LIVE THE POTATO!!!

I yammered about my dinner on the wrong day thread. Duh.
I fed the kids a picnic of cheese, crackers, and fruit on the living room floor.
My stomach has been yucky today.

[Maverick2272]

We did eggs benedict, pancakes and sausage. Hashbrowns with cheese and onions on the side. A breakfast for dinner day!

[chowhound]

Oh how I did miss those pics!!!!
LONG LIVE THE POTATO!!!

I yammered about my dinner on the wrong day thread. Duh.
I fed the kids a picnic of cheese, crackers, and fruit on the living room floor.
My stomach has been yucky today.

I saw that. I think it's pretty neat the way you do something different for your kids. Picnic in the LR, that's cool.
My stomach was yucky earlier too, might have had something to do with adding crabmeat to my blue cheese sauce from the other nigth and putting it on toast for lunch... but it went away thank god. I was getting nervous there for a while that I had shot the day down.

[Deadly Sushi]

Under an hour, too. Gotta love that.


EXCELLENT!!!!!!! How many people are you cooking for and do you want another? :wave::yum:

[chowhound]

EXCELLENT!!!!!!! How many people are you cooking for and do you want another? :wave::yum:

Just come out and say what's on your mind :lol:

Thanks

[JoeV]

Nice groceries, Fred. Here's how my Slovenian tablescape turned out last night.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v664/flyfishohio/Food/P1010383.jpg

[GreenWannabe]

Tomorrow night I'm fixing Dijon Beef Tips over egg noodles, with asparagus on a bed of mixed greens for my daughter and her boyfriend - at her house, no less. Being retired now gives me a chance to cook more, although I still have no motivation to cook just for myself.

Fred

[chowhound]

Fantastic Joe!
I'm going to have to make something with red gravy this week. You got by taste buds talking to me.

[High Cheese]

My Mom just had spine surgery Friday and her husband had some bad Chinese food Saturday night, so she asked me to make some chicken soup for them. I added an extra breast and saved it for our dinner.

Farfalle, chicken breast and artichokes in a chreamy pesto sauce. Pinot Grigio.

[Maverick2272]

Man that looks good Joe!