What's for dinner at your house tonight?

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<p>ellebud,
Thanks for the ideas for Trader Joes. By the time I got there I was so hungry I wanted to bring everything home, lol. :slight_smile: I ended up getting Asparagus Risotto, French Onion Soup, and Pizza 4 Formaggi. I was trying to hit something for everyone. No complaints from anyone. :)</p>

<p>Tonight I did get to the chicken breasts. Brushed in a little honey-mustard marinade and baked on a layer of sliced mushrooms. The last 15 minutes I top with shredded cheese and crumbled bacon. Sides are corn souffl</p>

822

<p>430 pm and I have no clue. I was planning on dinner out with a friend but she cancelled. Should have had a backup meal planned since she is a flake.
I will probably pick up something on my way home.</p>

823

<p>blueiguana: You are so welcome. I love TJs. And your dinner for tonight sounds so good. It is raining here…so I am so ready to curl up and watch TV. …maybe a fire and popcorn? Hmmm…</p>

824

<p>Baked chicken, green chile rice and steamed broccoli. Think I’ll send hubby out for dessert later.</p>

825

<p>Grilled salmon (it was going to be cedar planked, but we burnt the board- oops!), stir fried brocolli and rice</p>

826

<p>Saut</p>

827

<p>Pamela’s gluten free pancakes. H went out for a dinner and movie with S. I don’t know why but I have been having a craving for pancakes. They were delicious.</p>

828

<p>Tonight I made this:</p>

<p>[Curried</a> Chicken Thighs Recipe : : Recipes : Food Network](<a href=“http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/curried-chicken-thighs-recipe/index.html]Curried”>http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/curried-chicken-thighs-recipe/index.html)</p>

<p>Modified it a little: +green and red pepper, -carrots, -peas, -cream.</p>

<p>I would also use some corn starch to thicken it up a bit.</p>

829

<p>Just had a snack plate tonight while I watched “Magic Mike”. Cheese, crackers, almonds, sliced apple, cottage cheese and apple butter. And Verdi wine.</p>

830

<p>^ Ever tried some coarse mustard with your crackers, cheese, and apple slices?</p>

<p>So good.</p>

831

<p>Grilled beef and veggie kabobs, atop homemade hummus, oven baked steak fries and a cucumber-tomato-feta salad.</p>

832

<p>Grilled out all weekend because the weather was fantastic! Now the temp has dropped 20+ degrees since this morning and it’s rainy and windy…</p>

<p>Tonight - pork roast and homemade mac and cheese with a couple sides of veggies - probably some savoy cabbage I picked up. Although some homemade applesauce sounds good too!</p>

833

<p>Had lobster tonight. My boy said ‘Do I know of any good colleges in Maine?’</p>

<p>I started to ramble on about Beloit. Then I realized what he meant.</p>

834

<p>Just finished Shrimp Scampi made with lots of fresh garlic, Lemon juice, chopped spinach and chopped tomatoes over low carb linguini. Sauteed Broccoli and carrots on the side.</p>

835

<p>Happy Diwali (yesterday) and HAPPY NEW YEAR today- in India according to the Hindu calendar. MIL with us for a few weeks so we feasted on home cooked goodies for supper. Chana dal (split chickpeas) with doodhi (a summer squash), fried cabbage (a misnomer considering the less than tsp of oil used), basmati rice, puris, papads, a sweet concoction. Vegetarian meals can be flavorful and not too spicy if I am in charge.</p>

836

<p>We had Pepper Steak, rice for me and egg noodles for DH. IDK what I did wrong (except didn’t give it the attention it needed bc I was multi-tasking DS7’'s homework and cleaning after Tae Kwon Do) but it was kind of bland.</p>

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<p>Does anyone have a good large recipe for sweet potatoes? Thanksgiving is at my house this year. There will be either 16 or 21 to feed. But here are my rules (because all these people are STAYING here as well and I have to feed them other meals, AND my dishwasher is broken and the part won’t arrive until after Thanksgiving): (1) I would like something that uses canned sweet potatoes to make it easy on me, and (2) they must be mashed and topped with marshmallows because that is what everyone likes. Sooooooo, any recipes???</p>

<p>Now, about that broken dishwasher. The minute I whined about it, I could just imagine my 16-year-old saying “First World problems, Mom”, so shame on me for complaining!</p>

838

<p>^ Then I’m sure the 16-year-old will happily volunteer to wash the dishes from a 21-person meal. ;)</p>

839

<p>The Maine 3 colleges, Bates, Bowdoin and Colby are known for their good food.</p>

840

<p>Notrichenough - Love that! I will use that back at him the next time he whines about chores! Why didn’t I think of that? The possibilities are endless!</p>