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Title: primitives discuss what's for supper tonight
Post by: franksolich on December 16, 2011, 04:01:14 PM
http://www.democraticunderground.com/11571290

Oh my.

One can tell how provincial, how small-worldish, the primitives are, using "dinner" as the name for the evening meal, when most of the world calls the evening meal "supper" and the noon meal "dinner."

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Lucinda (13,396 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail

What's for dinner? ~ Friday the 16th edition!

Sorry I didn't get this posted earlier.

I'm one of the people who couldn't see DU3 earlier, but it did give me a chance to rummage through the archives!

I'm on my own tonight, and not sure what I'll do for dinner yet, so put me in the undecided column. 


What's for dinner where you are?

Nobody could see DU3 earlier, Lu.

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NRaleighLiberal (20,100 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail

1. Going to a movie, so something quick - Brussels Sprouts sauteed with toasted almonds in brown butter over quinoa.

Going to see the Clooney movie The Descendents.

Hmmm.

franksolich is going to have ragout de veau au bouillon de poulet, cotelletes de porc et pommes de terre, and crevettes et oeufs a la Florentine this evening, and then is going to sit down and read a book, a biography of the television star Andy Kaufman.

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GoCubsGo (7,600 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail

2. Tortilla soup.

A vegetarian version. I made some vegetable stock recently, and needed the room in my freezer. I also pulled out some Roman beans and chickpeas I had frozen. I also have a zucchini and some "Mexican blend" cheese to go in it, as well as a couple of cans of tomatoes with Hatch Green chilis. Not sure what else I'll add to it. Other than tortillas, that is.

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daleanime (2,264 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail

3. Angel hair with marinara ....

a garlic bread and roasted veg's.

Well, one has to admit "veg" sounds a Hell of a lot less baby-talk than "v****e."

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Denninmi (1,641 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail

4. Nothing.

And I mean it this time.

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WhollyHeretic (3,601 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail

5. Creamy tomato and veggie soup. Maybe pick up some bread on the way home to go with it.

I made a big batch last weekend. It was a bit of an experiment. It turned out well. I had some fat free half and half that I had used in another recipe and decided to try and make a fat free creamy tomato soup. I started with a big can of crushed tomatoes (6 lb) and vegetable stock. I added onions, peppers, baby bellas, corn, and spices. I then thickened it by adding a couple small cans of tomato paste, fat free half and half, and some corn starch. I also added a little honey to balance out the tomato flavor. I think this recipe may replace my normal tomato and v****e soup.
Title: Re: primitives discuss what's for supper tonight
Post by: GOBUCKS on December 16, 2011, 04:08:46 PM
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franksolich is going to have ragout de veau au bouillon de poulet, cotelletes de porc et pommes de terre, and crevettes et oeufs a la Florentine this evening

That hippywife language is a pretty clear indicator that coach is a bigshot in the cooking group at the new DUmp.

The hostess with the mostest.

They're so sophisticated, so erudite, so culinary, they use a long French name for Cheez Whiz.
Title: Re: primitives discuss what's for supper tonight
Post by: JohnnyReb on December 16, 2011, 05:51:51 PM
I thought the poor and exploited working class could only afford moldy bread?

Someone is over paying the DUmmies.
Title: Re: primitives discuss what's for supper tonight
Post by: franksolich on December 16, 2011, 05:56:00 PM
That hippywife language is a pretty clear indicator that coach is a bigshot in the cooking group at the new DUmp.

The hostess with the mostest.

They're so sophisticated, so erudite, so culinary, they use a long French name for Cheez Whiz.

Well, instead of crevettes et oeufs a la Florentine, I made oeufs farcis ser lit de broccoli instead, as it was somewhat less complicated, and I had all the ingredients handy without having to run to town for any I didn't have.
Title: Re: primitives discuss what's for supper tonight
Post by: Carl on December 16, 2011, 06:13:18 PM
Want to know what I had tonight DUmbasses?
A 2011 version of a frozen TV dinner,it was quick and didn`t taste bad.
Tomorrow I am going to thaw some frozen sauce I made from tomatoes out of the garden,brown up some venison sausage and with normal ingredients make some lasagna that will last me a week or so.

Why do they always try to sound like they are eating at a fancy restaurant?
Title: Re: primitives discuss what's for supper tonight
Post by: dandi on December 16, 2011, 07:57:08 PM
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Brussels Sprouts sauteed with toasted almonds in brown butter over quinoa.

*barf*



 

Title: Re: primitives discuss what's for supper tonight
Post by: Chris_ on December 16, 2011, 08:00:10 PM
That's it?  No wonder vegetarians are so boring.

"I'm having brussel sprouts for dinner!"

"What else?"

"Nothing!  It's healthy!"

Title: Re: primitives discuss what's for supper tonight
Post by: franksolich on December 16, 2011, 08:02:58 PM
That's it?  No wonder vegetarians are so boring.

"I'm having brussel sprouts for dinner!"

"What else?"

"Nothing!  It's healthy!"

I admit.

I had to nadin it.

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Quinoa (play /ˈkiːnwɑː/ or /kɨˈnoʊ.ə/, Spanish: quinua, from Quechua: kinwa), a species of goosefoot (Chenopodium), is a grain-like crop grown primarily for its edible seeds. It is a pseudocereal rather than a true cereal, or grain, as it is not a member of the grass family. As a chenopod, quinoa is closely related to species such as beets, spinach, and tumbleweeds.
Title: Re: primitives discuss what's for supper tonight
Post by: GOBUCKS on December 16, 2011, 08:04:23 PM
Broiled venison backstrap with steak fries, cole slaw, and beer.
I don't know what that is in French.
Title: Re: primitives discuss what's for supper tonight
Post by: Chris_ on December 16, 2011, 08:04:57 PM
I Nadined it and I still have no idea what the hell it is.  I didn't go looking far enough to find anyone that had bothered to eat it, so I still have no idea what it might taste like.
Title: Re: primitives discuss what's for supper tonight
Post by: franksolich on December 16, 2011, 08:06:51 PM
Broiled venison backstrap with steak fries, cole slaw, and beer.
I don't know what that is in French.

For breakfast, I plan to dine on Pouding au poulet a la mode de Sud; it's a southern dish.
Title: Re: primitives discuss what's for supper tonight
Post by: BEG on December 16, 2011, 08:07:13 PM
I will admit that I have no idea what quinoa is. What does that say about me?
Title: Re: primitives discuss what's for supper tonight
Post by: Chris_ on December 16, 2011, 08:08:46 PM
I will admit that I have no idea what quinoa is. What does that say about me?
It says you're normal.
Title: Re: primitives discuss what's for supper tonight
Post by: IassaFTots on December 16, 2011, 09:38:13 PM
It says you're normal.

I only know what it is from my stupid healthy cookbooks.  It is all the chi-chi foo-foo craze here, served at a Whole Foods near you.  I don't eat stuff I can't pronounce.

With that being said, it is supposed to be good for you, more fiber than couscous.   
Title: Re: primitives discuss what's for supper tonight
Post by: MoshMasterD on December 16, 2011, 09:46:06 PM
Radical vegans are one of the worst types at the DUmp.
Title: Re: primitives discuss what's for supper tonight
Post by: BEG on December 16, 2011, 10:22:03 PM
It says you're normal.


Yeah, I eat Cap'n Crunch (with crunch berries...and 2% milk).
Title: Re: primitives discuss what's for supper tonight
Post by: BEG on December 16, 2011, 10:23:26 PM

Yeah, I eat Cap'n Crunch (with crunch berries...and 2% milk).

No soy, almond or that blue skim milk for me either.  :puke:
Title: Re: primitives discuss what's for supper tonight
Post by: Chris_ on December 16, 2011, 10:23:51 PM
I like skim milk.  And it's not blue. :p

I don't use it for cooking.
Title: Re: primitives discuss what's for supper tonight
Post by: Traveshamockery on December 16, 2011, 10:24:24 PM
..........and what's the deal with fat-free half and half?  What's the point?  That sounds horrible to me.  I use the real stuff. 
Title: Re: primitives discuss what's for supper tonight
Post by: BEG on December 16, 2011, 10:31:07 PM
..........and what's the deal with fat-free half and half?  What's the point?  That sounds horrible to me.  I use the real stuff. 

Exactly, I don't do fat free anything. Except for Blue Bell light vanilla ice cream. It is delicious. Blue Bell ice cream was worth coming back to Texas all on it's own. I couldn't believe that CA didn't have it. I suffered dearly those two years of hell on earth.
Title: Re: primitives discuss what's for supper tonight
Post by: Traveshamockery on December 16, 2011, 10:34:56 PM
Exactly, I don't do fat free anything. Except for Blue Bell light vanilla ice cream. It is delicious. Blue Bell ice cream was worth coming back to Texas all on it's own. I couldn't believe that CA didn't have it. I suffered dearly those two years of hell on earth.


I do like Blue Bell ice cream.  Birthday cake or wedding cake.  Yummy!
Title: Re: primitives discuss what's for supper tonight
Post by: Ballygrl on December 16, 2011, 10:35:32 PM
We just had frozen pizza.
Title: Re: primitives discuss what's for supper tonight
Post by: Ballygrl on December 16, 2011, 10:36:44 PM
2% milk is actually pretty good, I don't like skim milk though.
Title: Re: primitives discuss what's for supper tonight
Post by: Chris_ on December 16, 2011, 10:37:32 PM
I like skim because I can drink it like water in the summer when it's 100 degrees outside.  It does a better job of rehydrating after spending a day outside.  It makes me feel good.
Title: Re: primitives discuss what's for supper tonight
Post by: BEG on December 16, 2011, 10:39:35 PM
I like skim because I can drink it like water in the summer when it's 100 degrees outside.  It does a better job of rehydrating after spending a day outside.  It makes me feel good.

I think I just threw up a little...:puke:
Title: Re: primitives discuss what's for supper tonight
Post by: Chris_ on December 16, 2011, 10:41:16 PM
The worst day I had last summer was spending the day in the junkyard pulling parts off a car when it was 97° outside.  I forgot to bring water with me like I normally do.  I thought I was going to pass out.  I felt horrible.

Fat-free/skim is good stuff.  Try it with cereal.
Title: Re: primitives discuss what's for supper tonight
Post by: BEG on December 16, 2011, 10:52:28 PM
The worst day I had last summer was spending the day in the junkyard pulling parts off a car when it was 97° outside.  I forgot to bring water with me like I normally do.  I thought I was going to pass out.  I felt horrible.

Fat-free/skim is good stuff.  Try it with cereal.

No
Title: Re: primitives discuss what's for supper tonight
Post by: Traveshamockery on December 16, 2011, 11:12:24 PM
No


I'm with BEG.  I never drink milk of any kind.  I will use it on cereal and in coffee, but never just to drink a glass.  Ick. 
Title: Re: primitives discuss what's for supper tonight
Post by: Chris_ on December 16, 2011, 11:14:34 PM
:rofl:

I got used to skim milk when I had to stay with my parents after moving back here in 2001.  It's all they had.

My mom will starve you to death.  That's how everyone stays skinny around her.
Title: Re: primitives discuss what's for supper tonight
Post by: franksolich on December 17, 2011, 05:49:27 AM
I like skim because I can drink it like water in the summer when it's 100 degrees outside.  It does a better job of rehydrating after spending a day outside.  It makes me feel good.

Actually, chris_, you may be on to something.

I go through three gallons of real whole milk every two days; in the summer I add chopped-up ice to it.

<<has faulty body thermostat; sweats like a pig when it's over 70 degrees.

But milk of course is a diuretic; it passes through one quickly, and doesn't hold like plain water.

Skim milk is milk, but it's watery too.

I wonder if it might help with alleviating this constant dehydration.

I'm going to try this next year, when we start getting Sahara-like temperatures here again.

<<the dairy farmer's best friend.
Title: Re: primitives discuss what's for supper tonight
Post by: Karin on December 19, 2011, 11:04:30 AM
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Brussels Sprouts sauteed with toasted almonds in brown butter over quinoa.


Double barf!  Look how she capitalizes it, too.  I saw quinoa at the store once.  It looks like BB gun shot. 
Title: Re: primitives discuss what's for supper tonight
Post by: redwhit on December 19, 2011, 04:21:21 PM
I will admit that I have no idea what quinoa is. What does that say about me?

It says you're happy.  Quinoa is remarkably similar in taste and texture to sand.  Cook it in salty water, it tastes like salty sand.  Cook it in chicken stock, it tastes like sand that's near chicken.  You get the idea.