<p>I’m blanking on a dinner idea - one of those times I feel like we have had EVERY type of food in the last few days - mexican, grilled meat, italian, burger fest, asian (I made a feast Friday night!), soup (made broccoli cheddar last week, chicken tortilla last night).</p>
<p>Let’s see what’s going to be on your plate tonight, and maybe I’ll decide to put it on mine. :)</p>
<p>Shepperds pie. I had a craving.</p>
<p>Sorry - you probably won’t want to crib off my dinner plans. We had roast chicken last night, so tonight is chicken soup.</p>
<p>Tomorrow is pork roast in the crock pot, and Wednesday is chili (using Tony Packo’s chili mix).</p>
<p>Store bought Roasted chicken. I will make mashed potatoes and gravy from the chicken drippings (recipe from Dinner Doctor cookbook - super easy dinner on a busy night. Whisk 2 tablespoons flour into 1/2 cup cold milk. Then whisk in chicken juices and cook over medium heat, stirring, until bubbling, thickened and smooth. Season with salt and pepper.)</p>
<p>Or maybe salmon. Hmmmm.</p>
<p>Kelsmom! Your Tony Packo’s from my town here!!! :)</p>
<p>LOL’ing on the roasted chicken - also have 1/2 of one of those in refrig - used it in the chicken tortilla soup last night!</p>
<p>I’m going to grill steaks and will serve those with roasted eggplant and cauliflower. Which reminds me - I need to get some basil for the eggplant dish, since my basil did not survive my recent absence. :)</p>
<p>I love this thread!</p>
<p>The weather’s turned cool and DH baked sourdough yesterday so we are also having soup-- pumpkin with wild rice or lentils. Will make a green salad with apples, craisins, bleu cheese and walnuts. Left over [url=<a href=“http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Chocolate-Espresso-Pots-de-Creme-109140]Chocolate”>http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Chocolate-Espresso-Pots-de-Creme-109140]Chocolate</a> Espresso Pots de Cr</p>
<p>Leftovers. Need the recipe???</p>
<p>Our fridge down the shore went on the fritz this weekend, so hastily defrosted stuffed clams my H and S gathered and H prepared and froze last week, and green beans from the garden, blanched and frozen last month–the fridge is a problem, but cooking will be easy!</p>
<p>(that probably won’t help you, though)</p>
<p>Fake Cosi signature salad and pasta with homemade tomato sauce.</p>
<p>grilled burgers, salad & frozen french fries. </p>
<p>last night we had fish tacos…tilapia (poached w splash of lemon juice), brown rice, canned black beans, lettuce, salsa, sour cream. (S1 had default costco chicken tenders & fries - he won’t eat fish). </p>
<p>next 2 nights are grilled chicken (tue) & grilled pork chops (wed). </p>
<p>Yesterday I had my bi-monthly rant on how I hate cooking for my family and I don’t run a diner when everyone turned their nose up on my planned menu for the week. I offered that someone else was happy to plan & cook if they didn’t like what was being offered. No takers.</p>
<p>Bacon cheddar quiche</p>
<p>black bean burgers, probably</p>
<p>Salmon, with a new spice mixture I picked up at BJ’s the other day. Not sure about the sides, but we still have a freezer full of green beans to get through.</p>
<p>Black bean chili. Might make some cornbread to go with it.</p>
<p>Salmon, asparagus, and rice pilaf (the Near East box kind). I bake the salmon filet in a very slow oven (250) with just a bit of olive oil brushed on it. The low heat makes it very tender. While it’s cooking I make either a *sauce ravigote<a href=“chopped%20tomato,%20onion,%20parsley,%20capers,%20lemon%20juice%20and%20a%20bit%20of%20olive%20oil”>/i</a> if I have all the ingredients on hand and feel like chopping, or a mayonnaise, lemon juice, and dill sauce if I feel lazy. :)</p>
<p>Not cooking tonight but last night I made meatloaf, baked sweet potatoes and sauteed green beans in butter, garlic & dash of soy sauce.</p>
<p>Booklady, sauce ravigote delicious.</p>
<p>I’m making my new favorite supper now that we are empty nesters – throw some olive oil and a bit of butter in the pan, warm it up, throw in a bag of organic frozen chopped spinach (usually from TJ’s), when getting near done, throw in four or five eggs and scramble, then add a handful of grated parmesan at the end. I’ll have this with a roll or maybe steamed fingerling potatoes tossed in butter and dill. Then a big slice of my homemade rhubarb pie. Fills us up. :)</p>
<p>Chicken breast with mushrooms and mozzarela cheese (my S favorite dish) and rice pilaf (the boxed kind)</p>