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Re: Whats for Dinner Tonight?
« Reply #1375 on: January 06, 2014, 04:37:32 PM »
taco fixin's on soft tortillas, homemade guac, Spanish rice
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Re: Whats for Dinner Tonight?
« Reply #1376 on: January 08, 2014, 02:49:52 PM »
Lid off fried chicken.
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Re: Whats for Dinner Tonight?
« Reply #1377 on: January 08, 2014, 03:38:05 PM »
Fried fish (cod), cabbage, and mac and cheese I think.
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Re: Whats for Dinner Tonight?
« Reply #1378 on: January 08, 2014, 03:45:55 PM »
Fried fish (cod), cabbage, and mac and cheese I think.
Where do you get cod these days?  I know Kroger isn't selling any.
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Re: Whats for Dinner Tonight?
« Reply #1379 on: January 08, 2014, 03:48:00 PM »
Where do you get cod these days?  I know Kroger isn't selling any.

HEB has it.  :P
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Re: Whats for Dinner Tonight?
« Reply #1380 on: January 08, 2014, 08:16:50 PM »
Where do you get cod these days?  I know Kroger isn't selling any.

Well, this was packaged breaded cod fillets...got em at Kroger, believe it or not.  I also have frozen cod fillets I purchased at Kroger. 

Purple Sage, HEB (Central Market) is the only place I can find redfish.  I love redfish.
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Re: Whats for Dinner Tonight?
« Reply #1381 on: January 08, 2014, 08:26:28 PM »
Well, this was packaged breaded cod fillets...got em at Kroger, believe it or not.  I also have frozen cod fillets I purchased at Kroger. 
Purple Sage, HEB (Central Market) is the only place I can find redfish.  I love redfish.

You and I both.  Another reason I moved Southwest was to get closer to the gulf to catch them.  I leave the skin on one side and throw them skin side down on the barbie after spicing the non-skin side.  When done, they pull right out of the skin.  Pour a shrimp and crab Pontchartrain sauce made with Madeira over the top.  I am in heaven.  I dearly love seafood.   I'd live on the coast if I could stand the humidity.
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Re: Whats for Dinner Tonight?
« Reply #1382 on: January 08, 2014, 08:34:29 PM »
You and I both.  Another reason I moved Southwest was to get closer to the gulf to catch them.  I leave the skin on one side and throw them skin side down on the barbie after spicing the non-skin side.  When done, they pull right out of the skin.  Pour a shrimp and crab Pontchartrain sauce made with Madeira over the top.  I am in heaven.  I dearly love seafood.   I'd live on the coast if I could stand the humidity.

Yep!  I grill them the same, except we baste with lemon butter while grilling.  Oh Lord.  It's pricey in the restaurants up this way, for a wee little piece.  Best I ever had outside my backyard was down in Rockport. 
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Re: Whats for Dinner Tonight?
« Reply #1383 on: January 08, 2014, 08:42:46 PM »
Rockport is where I intend to test out the sail line when it warms up enough to go.
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Re: Whats for Dinner Tonight?
« Reply #1384 on: January 08, 2014, 08:45:51 PM »
Rockport is where I intend to test out the sail line when it warms up enough to go.

Awesome, stop by Charlotte Plummers for some good eats! 
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Re: Whats for Dinner Tonight?
« Reply #1385 on: January 08, 2014, 09:04:41 PM »
Awesome, stop by Charlotte Plummers for some good eats! 

Thanks for the tip.  :)  ^5
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Re: Whats for Dinner Tonight?
« Reply #1386 on: January 08, 2014, 09:53:18 PM »
Spinach lasagna.
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Re: Whats for Dinner Tonight?
« Reply #1387 on: January 13, 2014, 10:59:06 PM »
London broil and a garden salad.

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Re: Whats for Dinner Tonight?
« Reply #1388 on: January 13, 2014, 11:34:16 PM »
We had french onion soup.  I was lazy tonight and didn't feel up to cooking, but we have to eat... Dilemma.  Get off my lazy butt or sit here reading CC?  Hmmm...

Looked in fridge and found leftover beef broth from the stew I had made a few days ago.  Having lots of wine and onion flavor, it fit the bill for FOS.  Found half a dry baguette that was too hard to eat; thus perfect for floating in soup.  Also found an older bag of onions that needed getting rid of before they went bad...and luckily, a half pound of gruyere I intended for another application, but necessary for FOS.  Caramelized the onions, threw in the broth, simmered a bit, poured into bowls containing wedges of the hard-as-a-brick baguette, sprinkled with gruyere, and voila!  Dinner was served.  Everybody was happy including myself as it only took fifteen minutes to throw together.  The rest of them were clueless that it was an "clean out the kitchen" day.
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Re: Whats for Dinner Tonight?
« Reply #1389 on: January 13, 2014, 11:40:08 PM »
The best French onion soup is the kind with bits of meat floating in it. :yum:
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Re: Whats for Dinner Tonight?
« Reply #1390 on: January 17, 2014, 03:11:56 PM »
I'm making Reubens tonite!   :drool:

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Re: Whats for Dinner Tonight?
« Reply #1391 on: January 18, 2014, 07:28:04 PM »
I had fried tripe and beef tongue for lunch.  The tongue was excellent but the fried tripe was average.  I didn't have any luck finding beef tongue at the store, but I did find a nice London broil. 

Tomorrow is sweet Hawaiian crock pot chicken and rice.
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2 lbs. skinless, boneless chicken (I bought thighs.  The recipe says "chicken tenderloin".)
1 cup of pineapple juice
1/2 cup of brown sugar
1/3 cup of soy sauce

Combine and cook for 6-8 hours on low.

Edit:  I don't own a slow cooker and set my oven for 225º for five hours.  That may have been too warm.  My chicken came out a little well done.  I also wound up with far more liquid than I expected.  I had to boil it down to a cup of glaze.  Overall, it's not bad.  I should have left it at 200º and thawed out the pineapple juice I got from the freezer section instead of dumping it in frozen.

x2 edit: skip the slow cooking and use it as a marinade for whole pieces (bone-in) and roast them in the oven.
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Re: Whats for Dinner Tonight?
« Reply #1392 on: January 19, 2014, 07:45:40 AM »
I went out for a late birthday dinner with my guy. Pub/Irish food and beer--lot's of yummy beer. Good stuff! :cheersmate:

As strange as this sounds with all the snow, I feel like I want burgers tonight for dinner.

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Re: Whats for Dinner Tonight?
« Reply #1393 on: January 19, 2014, 11:18:25 AM »
Tonight will be chicken with artichokes and mushrooms. 
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Re: Whats for Dinner Tonight?
« Reply #1394 on: January 19, 2014, 11:30:13 AM »
Texas-style chili.

That means NO beans, NO tomatoes.   :panic:   :tongue:    :fuelfire: 

Just beef (arm roast, to be precise), onion, garlic, cumin, Mexican oregano, s&p, and Anaheim and Poblano chilis (2 each, roasted, peeled, and mostly seeded).

No rice/starch to accompany it. Homey's cuttin' out most carbs these days.
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Re: Whats for Dinner Tonight?
« Reply #1395 on: January 19, 2014, 12:38:14 PM »
Texas-style chili.

That means NO beans, NO tomatoes.   :panic:   :tongue:    :fuelfire: 

Just beef (arm roast, to be precise), onion, garlic, cumin, Mexican oregano, s&p, and Anaheim and Poblano chilis (2 each, roasted, peeled, and mostly seeded).

No rice/starch to accompany it. Homey's cuttin' out most carbs these days.

Sounds good.  How did you prep the meat?  Cook first and shred?  Dice up and simmer?
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Re: Whats for Dinner Tonight?
« Reply #1396 on: January 19, 2014, 01:39:03 PM »
Sounds good.  How did you prep the meat?  Cook first and shred?  Dice up and simmer?

one-inch chunks, simmered in a dutch oven. No shredding. I can't imagine those guys on the Chisholm Trail spent a lot of time "shredding" beef. Adding sour cream or cilantro ain't in the plan, either. They didn't have a refrigerator in the chuck wagon.
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Re: Whats for Dinner Tonight?
« Reply #1397 on: March 02, 2014, 05:56:32 PM »
I'm having friends over for a new cold-weather soup I'm calling...

Cabin Fever Soup

1 3-4 pound eye of round roast
1 lb thick sliced bacon
2 28 oz cans diced tomatoes
1/2 head green cabbage, shredded
1 medium onion, diced
1 tsp minced garlic
6 cups beef stock
Salt
Pepper

Large crock pot (may halve recipe for regular crock pot)

1. Place beef roast in crock pot. Sprinkle salt on the top of the roast.

2. Completely cover the top of the roast with slices of bacon. You will have 2-3 layers of bacon.

3. Cover and roast for 4 hours.

4. Remove beef and bacon to a cutting board.

5. Drain meat juice, returning 1/4 cup to the pot for extra bacony flavor.

6. Add cabbage, onions, and garlic to pot. Toss vegetables, mixing juice onto the vegetables.

7. Cut beef into bite-sized chunks. Add to pot.

8. Cut bacon into small pieces. Add to pot.

9. Add tomatoes, 1/2 tsp salt (optional) and beef stock to pot. Stir.

10. Cover and cook for 4 hours. Stir once each hour.

11. Taste the broth. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Serve with crusty bread and cheese.
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Re: Whats for Dinner Tonight?
« Reply #1398 on: March 02, 2014, 06:26:19 PM »
That sounds like it would be good without the cabbage.

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Re: Whats for Dinner Tonight?
« Reply #1399 on: March 02, 2014, 11:42:00 PM »
Add some caraway seeds to prevent gas for those prone to bloating from cabbage. 
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