Post your dinner!

[crosscountry]

I'll start. Tonight I fried some hamburger meat and filled the pot with tomato sauce. This went over the spaghetti. Also I made a salad with: spinach, red onion, tomato, and artichoke.

I cheated and baked some "Texas Toast". Normally I wouldn't, but tonight was a lazy night.



I'm topping it all off with vodka and 7-UP

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oops, I spilt some spaghetti sauce






come on! it's fun!!!

[Titana]

!!Yummmmy!! That spaghetti sure looked delicious.



Ok, I made some delicious red style enchiladas, filled with chicken. I topped them with lots of lettuce and sour cream....


Titana........

[TheBlackCat]

I had nachos and pizza. The grad student association gave us free nachos, then we went to a friend's apartment and had pizza. I also had pizza for lunch, we have a weekly seminar and they bought us pizza. I also had free breakfast. Actually, come to think of it I haven't spent any money on food today whatsoever.

[Enzp]

The wife and I went to Bennigans tonight. It is a chain in the USA.

SOmetimes we order several appetizers instead of an entree - makes it something like a tapas bar. Well, a little bit anyway.

We ordered crab cakes, and a make your own selection plate with three items on it. We chose: southwest eggrolls, brocolli bites, and some sort of sesame chicken strips. Each had a dipping sauce as well. We also ordered mashed potatoes, because adding them makes it into a meal rather than a snack. That is very scientific, and too complex to explain, trust me, we needed potatoes.

They brought out the selection plate, which we consumed. Well, we consumed the contents, not the plate. We then sat there a while wondering how long it took to plop some potatoes on a plate and serve it. Eventually we asked after our potatoes and crab cakes. Sorry, I'll bring it right out. A little later another server asked if we had our food yet, no we hadn't but maybe we would just give up and leave it at what we already had. OK he said. Ten seconds later out came our potatoes anyway. Oh, I guess we are staying and having a plate of potatoes. Felt funny just eating a plate of potatoes, but we had fun with it. We pretended we were judges on Iron Chef and we judged the potatoes. Ooh, the sweetness of the butter is a wonderful counterpoint to the chives, don't you think?

After another little while out came our original server with the "rest" of our meal. She brought us a second selection just like the first. We mentioned deja vu, but she didn't catch on. After we pointed out that she had already brought these things, and it was crab cakes we were waiting on, she apologised a few times, but we never did see a crab cake.

Check please. We looked forward to finding out what they had the nerve to charge us. (One appetizer plate and potatoes, it turns out)

We are not bitter people, we had a great time laughing at ourselves and the service. We always have a good time, and everything else be damned. But I am not sure how they could have screwed it up more. At least it tasted good. And the potatoes had garlic in them, yum.

Usually it works out better, and with the reduced bill, my $5 off coupon wasn't eligible. Shoulda gone to Red Lobster, those cheese bisquits are to die for. To die for, but not to wait 40 minutes to get seated for.

Last night I had a meatloaf sandwich and some raw veggies.

Sorry, no photos of any of them.

[01101001]

Bánh mì (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A1nh_m%C3%AC). Shredded chicken.

[crosscountry]

awsome guys, and gal.


I think today I'll have left overs.

[Eroica]

Savoury Rice
Cod
Mushrooms
Breadrolls
Apple Juice
(Some Broccoli and Asparagus leftover from the previous day)

Mince-pie and Custard for afters
Hot Mug of Barley-and-Chicory Beverage
Two small squares of Ecuadorian Dark Chocolate (70% cocoa solids) :whistle:

[Samara]

Nothing beats reheated pizza

mmmmmm

[DukePaul]

Chicken and garlic sauce over rice, two egg rolls and a pint of hot and sour soup. During the entire meal there is a drooling German Shepherd totally focused on my every move just waiting for that accidental food slip to happen.

[SG-1 Fan]

Homemade (by me) "chipotle seasoned" chili with a honking big spoon of JIF stirred in!

[m13_higgs]

Homemade pizza! Way better than the delivery or store bought kinds.

[TheBlackCat]

I'm going to make a grilled chicken sandwich and some fettucini alfredo.

[crosscountry]

Homemade pizza! Way better than the delivery or store bought kinds.


I love homemade pizza. I do it every so often :razz:

[Arneb]

Yesterday was my birthday, hehe....

I took my wife out to the Kupferpanne ("copper pan") in downtown (if there is such a thing) Fuerth.

We had the cocktail du jour (Prosecco, passion fruit juice). I had six oysters on ice (my wife abstained). While my wife went for some delicious deer meat with Brussels sprouts, green beans, porcini and Spaetzle (a German noodle variety), I took veal under slices of goose liver, with a fried apple ring; it came with Brussels sprouts, green beans, a very delicious sort of mushrooms (Pfifferlinge - don't know the English word) and potato gratin. A Pinot blanc from Germany was just the right company.

Afterwards, we shared a mixed dessert: Small peaces of orange and (real!) vanilla ice cream, panna cotta, chocolate and hazelnut mousse, frozen yoghurt and some pieces of fruit arranged around a generous klacks of zabaione.

My wife surrendered therafter, I had a pear schnaps and an espresso macchiato. (Un)fortunately, this coffee came with a small tray of assorted sweats: Pieces of strawberry, cake, banana, nuts, all dipped in dark chocolate. White flag.

Entirely by coincidence, my wife had given me a hand-operated ice crusher, limettes and a bottle of Pitú as a birthday present. Guess what rounded the evening off when we had walked back home?

Difficult to reach the keyboard after this. And the keys are hard to hit first time you try *hickup*.

But what a birthday it was....:D:D:D

[hippietrekx]

... I'm eating 'skettios...

--hipster

[The Mangler]

I want what Arneb had.

[crosscountry]

Tonight I went out with some friends. I had a baked potato and chili. They had famous burgers from a local place.


Tonight it looks like ice cream for desert

[01101001]

Izakaya (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izakaya)-style food. It's Japanese tapas -- small plates of spicy, salty, greasy food made to go with beer and sake. Spicy garlic edamame. Wasabi chicken. Grilled sardines. Tripe (on the menu: "Beef guts"). Squid tentacles. Beef tongue. Eel liver. Salmon rice ball. And, best of all, to-die-for butabara, grilled side pork with fat that instantly, miraculously, liquifies in your mouth. Ah...

[Andromeda321]

Went to a Spanish resteraunt with my parents as I'm home for fall break. Had some good shrimp, Spanish rice, potato chips European style, and salad.
Also had some nice almond schnapps at the end as they assumed I was 21...:whistle:

[mickal555]

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[suntrack2]

very interesting topic of food. "post your dinner" funtasstic crosscountry !
well, i normally use to take dinner lesser than the day dinner, i use to eat vegetarian menu always. like: chapatis, papad,moongdal, potato-fried curry, ginger soup,( ginger and pepper soup is best for the diet) little warm water in the dinner with the cutted lemon into it( it dialutes the oily portion in the mouth and in the canal pipe from throat to stomatch, sometime gulabjamun(sweet dish especially made from the milk), rice(scented) rice is best to increase the appetite and the weight, sometime banana sweet curry with milk ( banana increases the laxatives in the stomatch, banana is useful after the every exercises and yoga)the tamrind based along with a little chilly base pulses curry (this we regularly use to eat) tasty feeling, sometime i use to take in the dinner dish the bred-potato+hot tomato red chilly sos, the salad of different vegitables into one dish ( the salad of different vegitables gives the iron, calciums vitamins, and fibres to the body), the wheat soft chapati along with the cream on it and sometime the puranpoli(the dish name) with the wheat and the pulses along with juggery or sugar in it, ( the making procedure is very delicate one to cover the raw material into the wet-wheat powder and then baked on the open pan, we eat pan, post dinner or sometime half cup of milk (to dialute the acidity), the pan means a sort of leaf along with a little calcium powder with the coloured flavour of kath and the supari into it, ( to get the mouth taste, or you can say a traditional mouth freshner, after dinner, we chewed instead of chuingum, pan is best one. (the chuingum has some sweet parts into it which may harm the teeths, but it is difficult to convince to the childrens that "don't eat the chuingum, but the childrens never heard, it is for their joy, and one can not snatch the joy of anyone from them).


sunil

[Laminal Cockroach]

i had chicken tikka delicious..!!

[cyswxman]

Pizza (Pepperoni and Sausage) and Dr. Pepper.

[crosscountry]

very interesting topic of food. "post your dinner" funtasstic crosscountry !
sunil


Thanks! I was wondering how this board would take. Another that I belong to was slow to start but really likes these threads now.


This board really took!!!

[genebujold]

I've no pics, but it's simple spaghetti for me, nuked ala microwave.

[genebujold]

Update: Not enough food! I supplemented with Van Camp's Pork and Beans ala Gene', which means the addition of chilli powder, cumin, onions, garlic, mustard, pepper, salt, Italian seasoning, and tumeric.

Wow! Packs a very delicious wallop!

[lek]

Spaghetti from hell.

Ground meat sauce with plum tomatoes and habaneros chili.

Sorry no pics, and if anything, before&after shots of the color of my face would be most describing. (first time i saw this chili sold in local store and couldnt resist the temptation)

[Melusine]

I had this last night: http://www.hometownfavorites.com/images/items/large/hfso426.jpg

Not very exciting, huh? I'm still working off a very hefty lunch I had at an Italian restaurant on Friday; I ate practically the whole basket of bread dipped in olive oil before the meal. Then like an eating-Energizer Bunny, I kept going and going.

[cyswxman]

By the way, is it dinner or supper?

[crosscountry]

Dinner is the evening meal.


Lunch is the noontime meal.


people north of Dubuque, IA or those older than 60 are allowed to say Supper.

[Titana]

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I got the first picture and the second but what was the third????




Titana............

[Candy]

What? Men cook!

[TheBlackCat]

I am having a cheeseburger and biscuits.

What? Men cook!

Yes, but not voluntarily. I only cook because I can't afford fast food.

[crosscountry]

I probably cook much more than most people, women included.

Recently, the only restraunts that I've eaten at were when I was going out with friends.

[Candy]

I want to quit smoking I think cc will help me finally quit
1. he's hot


What's for dinner tonight?

[dakini]

I had two mini cheese pizzas.

Yum.

[The Mangler]

Cold pizza & beer. I think I might actually like pizza best cold. That's a tough one, right out of the oven, or right out of the fridge. (I can't stand microwaved pizza)

[suntrack2]

sometime heavy dinner creates slipless nights and sometime timepass dreamings, next day that fellow speaks with a frozen experience that how he eat very big yesterday, anyway the dinner is much necessary, few people in the world who never eat after the sunsets. today, especially in the winter season the dinner taking capacity of every individual rises.

[jrkeller]

What? Men cook!

When I was married I did almost all the cooking. Now I just cook for myself and my three kids.

Last night we had: Tossed salad, tortelinni with tomato sauce and cresent rolls.

[genebujold]

Dinner is the evening meal.

Lunch is the noontime meal.

people north of Dubuque, IA or those older than 60 are allowed to say Supper.

From Merriam-Webster:

Main Entry: break·fast
Pronunciation: 'brek-f&st
Function: noun
1 : the first meal of the day especially when taken in the morning
2 : the food prepared for a breakfast <eat your breakfast>

Main Entry: 1lunch
Pronunciation: 'l&nch
Function: noun
Etymology: probably short for luncheon
1 : a usually light meal; especially : one taken in the middle of the day
2 : the food prepared for a lunch

Main Entry: sup·per
Pronunciation: 's&-p&r
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old French souper, from souper to sup -- more at SUP
1 a : the evening meal especially when dinner is taken at midday b : a social affair featuring a supper; especially : an evening social especially for raising funds <a church supper>
2 : the food served as a supper <eat your supper>
3 : a light meal served late in the evening

A very small minority of people in English-speaking areas began calling the noontime meal "supper." This is obviously incorrect.

More:

Main Entry: din·ner
Pronunciation: 'di-n&r
Function: noun
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English diner, from Old French, from diner to dine
1 a : the principal meal of the day b : a formal feast or banquet
2 : TABLE D'hôte 2
3 : the food prepared for a dinner <eat your dinner>
4 : a packaged meal usually for quick preparation <warmed up a frozen dinner>

And more:

Main Entry: 1sup
Pronunciation: 's&p
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): supped; sup·ping
Etymology: Middle English suppen, from Old English supan, suppan; akin to Old High German sufan to drink, sip, Old English sopp sop
transitive senses : to take or drink in swallows or gulps
intransitive senses, chiefly dialect : to take food and especially liquid food into the mouth a little at a time

By the way, the term to "sop up with bread" also extends from the Old English term, "sopp" or "sop," and means the same thing, namely, to take up a bit at a time.

The key, folks, is that it's dinner, and not supper, which can refer to the noon meal, as in most countries it's the noon meal which is the "principle meal of the day." In those cases, it's usually supper they have in the evening, which is usually an amalgem of whatever they had for lunch (dinner).

In countries where the evening meal is the principle meal, they usually do not use the term supper, but instead use the term dinner.

Again, only an isolated pocket of individuals in North America have ever referred to the noon meal as "supper."

If you want to call the noon meal "supper," go right ahead. But please stop insisting the rest of the world is wrong because we choose to adhere to the standards adopted by the other 98% of the population at large.

Thank you.

[crosscountry]

If you want to call the noon meal "supper," go right ahead. But please stop insisting the rest of the world is wrong because we choose to adhere to the standards adopted by the other 98% of the population at large.

Thank you.


Well said:clap:

[cyswxman]

What? Men cook!
I "nuke"

[zebo-the-fat]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Candy
What? Men cook!
I "nuke"

She cooks ...
I eat ...
I wash the dishes ...

that way we both live to eat again!

[Candy]

I love the definitions. If I eat within 2 hours of when I wake up, I call it Breakfast. If I eat within 6 hours of when I wake up, I call it lunch. If I eat two hours before I go to bed, I call it dinner. I don't think I ever use the term supper.

I sometimes wake up at 4am and go to bed by 8pm. I sometimes wake up at 11am and go to bed by 3am. I sometimes wake up at 6pm and go to bed by 10am. It just depends what shift I am working. I have a complicated work schedule. ;)

[crosscountry]

tonight's dinner was really good.


I baked a potato (for real baked, in the oven) fried up some pork chops, and made green beans, fresh from a can.

http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/817/dsc048110ck.th.jpg (http://img259.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc048110ck.jpg)


oh, and just one beer. I am still working (grading lab reports :puke)

[The Mangler]

Burger & fries. homemade, not fast-food.

[crosscountry]

Oh, I make awsome fries. Ever made them from sweet potatoes? That's another great thing to try.

[Titana]

Oh, I make awsome fries. Ever made them from sweet potatoes? That's another great thing to try.


Fries from sweet potatoes? Never tried it but i think i will.



Titana.........

[Enzp]

Sure, fries from sweetpotatoes are good, one of my wife's favorites.

Hey, I cook. Oh unless you are trying to say I am not a man? OhGod, what has happened to me...sob... But I don't ask directions, so there.

Chinese buffet tonight. My lunch break is about 9PM or later. The baked salmon was tasty, couple kinds of shrimp, and some chicken with peanut sauce. And too much rice. Forgot the fortune cookie already.

Yesterday made BBQ ribs for the old lady. That counts as cooking.

[suntrack2]

sometime fries are been finished by the animals which kept in the open place just to show the sunlight, no taste was taken, anyway animals enjoyed the fries of the neighbour.

fries are just for the timepass untill the main dinner starts, this is a normal and universal procedure while keeping the hands in the dish. zebo's remark is very awesome.(above). mangler is looking a fan of burger and fries, that's fine. candy likes the definations of the words, that's also cool, candy looks with a busy schedule but for dinner may be the time is sufficient with them, it seem so. jenebujold has given a great story of the dinner very well, marvelous :), the food adding into the topic decorates the dish of disucussion very very funtastic :)

sunil

[Candy]

tonight's dinner was really good.


I baked a potato (for real baked, in the oven) fried up some pork chops, and made green beans, fresh from a can.

http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/817/dsc048110ck.th.jpg (http://img259.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc048110ck.jpg)


oh, and just one beer. I am still working (grading lab reports :puke)
Is that a plastic plate? Dinner looks yummy, though.

I don't cook, and I am a woman.

I make salads (lettuce, baby tomatoes, cheese shread, cubed ham). I buy all sorts of weird salad dressings just to add a different flavor each day. I drink tomato juice (low sodium) and apple juice (lite). I have water crackers with my tomato juice (snack). I eat celery with peanut butter. I buy lunch meat (ham and turkey) with cheese slices. I love potato bread.

Okay, I'm extremely boring at home and work with my food. That's why I love to travel and dine at different theme restaurants. Oh yeah, and I love foreign and/or homemade beer and wine.

[crosscountry]

Is that a plastic plate? Dinner looks yummy, though.

I don't cook, and I am a woman.

I make salads (lettuce, baby tomatoes, cheese shread, cubed ham). I buy all sorts of weird salad dressings just to add a different flavor each day. I drink tomato juice (low sodium) and apple juice (lite). I have water crackers with my tomato juice (snack). I eat celery with peanut butter. I buy lunch meat (ham and turkey) with cheese slices. I love potato bread.

Okay, I'm extremely boring at home and work with my food. That's why I love to travel and dine at different theme restaurants. Oh yeah, and I love foreign and/or homemade beer and wine.


As ceramic as they come. I have really cool plates (at least I think so anyway)

I make great salads too, if that's what the company likes.

I have this vegetarian friend, only he's not a vegetarian. He's just picky. Although he eats no meat, he also eats only a couple vegetables, lettuce and spinach, but almost nothing else. He does eat some fruits however. SO anyway, I made one of my great salads:

red leaf lettuce, roma tomatoes, red and yellow sweet peppers, olives, red onion, mushrooms, artichokes, and maybe something else.

anyway, he picked out the lettuce and left everthing else.

:hand: what kind of vegetarian doesn't eat salad?

[Maksutov]

Usually I tend toward what I grew up with in Connecticut, i.e., New England Boiled Dinner, clambakes, almost anything with seafood, plus a lot of Italian and Polish cuisine. But sometimes I'll give in to the local fare down here. For example tonight's supper is

http://img488.imageshack.us/img488/2951/catfishdinner1al.th.jpg (http://img488.imageshack.us/my.php?image=catfishdinner1al.jpg)

Okra with habanero butter sauce.

Pan-fried Cajun-seasoned whole catfish.

Collard greens with apple cider vinegar.

The cornbread was about one minute from leaving the oven when the picture was taken. Good, tasty, stick-to-your-ribs food.


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[Candy]

Where are you men? Not in Chicago - dang it!

[Candy]

Okay, someone needs to come and take care of me! ;)

Here's dinner - burnt grilled cheese and soup (tomato juice)!

[SG-1 Fan]

Chicken Pad Thai (Hot)

[Candy]

This is usual for me, so I have no idea how you men make such awesome meals. I am so jealous right now!

[The Mangler]

Papa John's pizza, pepperoni & jalapenos.

[crosscountry]

tonight was a bummer. I didn't take anything out of the freezer, but even worse I have no water pressure.

So, I wasn't able to cook any fresh vegetables or even do dishes.


So I made a sandwich and drank a beer.

[Candy]

Welcome to Candy's world! Well, not the water pressure part - just the part about a sandwich and a beer.

[crosscountry]

what kind of beer do you like?

[Candy]

Papa John's pizza, pepperoni & jalapenos.
I used to work at Domino's in the 90's (Ball State). I could slap a pizza together with cheese and toppings in seconds. Pan pizza would take a day to prepare. Oh, the good old days of real food. Hey, I was famous in Muncie for being the Domino's girl around campus - I'd wear my uniform to class. Somebody recognized me once outside of Muncie without my uniform - Indianapolis. It must've been the hair. They still called me the Domino's girl. ;)

[Candy]

what kind of beer do you like?
Is this a trick question? Are you a Busch man?

Sam Adams Light is the beer of choice tonight.

[The Mangler]

I'm not a big fan of light beer. Right now I'm drinking Fat Tire (New Belgium Brewing, Ft. Collins, CO)

[TheBlackCat]

Corona, although I also like Heineken and Sam Adams.

[crosscountry]

The only Anheuser Busch products I like are Michelob.

I drank another Shinerbock tonight. A great Texas brew.

Fat Tire is one of my favorites, although I was introduced to Anchor Steam in San Francisco this summer and I like that too.

anyone like Killians?

[The Mangler]

Shiner is good. Just finished a keg of it (we invested in a keg-a-rator. And yes, it is an investment :) )
Yup, Killians is the new keg. :)
the fat tire is ...umm how do I say this without sounding like a drunk... Well, here in Texas, there is a such thing as the road beer...

[Candy]

Shiner is good. Just finished a keg of it (we invested in a keg-a-rator. And yes, it is an investment :) )
Yup, Killians is the new keg. :)
the fat tire is ...umm how do I say this without sounding like a drunk... Well, here in Texas, there is a such thing as the road beer...
Honey, you sound like you were rode hard and put away wet along time ago. Now, back to beer...

[Titana]

Corona, although I also like Heineken and Sam Adams.


I just thought i would but in, oh yes that Corona beer is good.




Titana..............

[heathermcd11]

we were driving home today and came across a dead racoon so we fried her up and covered her in some soya sauce and ate her. yumm. Surprisingly its quite good!

[crosscountry]

welcome Heather. I'm glad to see your first post was one of road kill and chowing down :D

[The Mangler]

sounds yummy. no side dish?

[Candy]

we were driving home today and came across a dead racoon so we fried her up and covered her in some soya sauce and ate her. yumm. Surprisingly its quite good!
I hope the road kill was enjoyable. I bet the hint of lime with the Corona helped washed down any evidence of coon.

[Titana]

we were driving home today and came across a dead racoon so we fried her up and covered her in some soya sauce and ate her. yumm. Surprisingly its quite good!



!Interesting, i think !



Titana.........

[Enzp]

Well, if it is any consolation, last night just I had english muffins toasted and spread with Peanut butter (Skippy SUper CHunk). To liven it up, a sprinkle of dried roasted onion flakes. And hot pickles on the side. I had considered making BBQ pork or maybe chili, but didn't have the energy.

I cook chili competitively. And my cheesecake is awesome - starts with cottage cheese instead of cream cheese. And a hint of lime. Brandy in the crumb crust.

I'm going home in a couple hours, chili sounds good.

Here are some seasonal stories. Thanksgiving is coming up in the USA. I make a great roast turkey with sausage stuffing, and all the expected side dishes: mash taters, baked squash, veggies, crudites. The old lady makes her cranberry pie. One year I made volcano potatoes. MAde mashed potatoes, piled them into a baking dish and formed a volcano cone. Piled a bunch of shredded chedar on the peak and sprinkled paprika liberally over things for red color. Ran it under the broiler for a few minutes to melt the cheese into "lava" with the yellow cheese adding to the red paprika. Once cheese melts I take it out of the oven and add a grouping of little croutons to represent a villiage, and a couple small pieces of parsely for trees, all down by the base. Voila, volcano potatoes. Eat your heart out, Iron Chef.

I like to make a large family style Thanksgiving meal, but one year I wound up alone and had no need of a 14 pound turkey. So I got one of those large turkey legs at the store and some chicken wings. I pinned a chicken wing on either side of it and roasted it. It looked sorta like a tiny turkey. But no place for stuffing. It was sad, but what do you do?

[dvb]

Okay, someone needs to come and take care of me! ;)

Here's dinner - burnt grilled cheese and soup (tomato juice)!
It's no big secret Candy. Just watch your food, and your tastebuds will be rewarded. :)

Is that really tomato juice, or tomato soup? I haven't tried heated tomato juice before.

I had massive bowl of macaroni and tomato soup, with some parmesan cheese added for supper lastnight. Topped it off with some garlic toaste. mmmm simple but good.

[Arneb]

what kind of beer do you like?
None of the industrial, artificial type.

It is said that in Bavaria (or even in Franconia, the part I live in), there are more breweries than in the entire US - be that as it may; the important thing is: They are all better.

Some of these breweries produce for little more than the requierements of the their own attached little village inn plus maybe a cool bar in a nearby city or a few privately owned drink markets.

Come over for some fresh St. Georgen, Buttenheimer Schwanenbräu, Alt/Dietzhof, or Hetzelsdorfer! You will not regret it!

There is this story about "rampaging capitalism destroying local traditions" writ large: Annheuser-Busch is one of the sponsors of the football world cup. Now to their bitter surprise everyone here soon learned that their would be no real beer in the stadiums for the world cup - only alcoholic mineral water with flavour enhancers called "Bud". Outcry! General strike! Romani eunt domus! But to no avail.... The empire will force its beer upon us mwhahahahaha.

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[Candy]

It's no big secret Candy. Just watch your food, and your tastebuds will be rewarded. :)

Is that really tomato juice, or tomato soup? I haven't tried heated tomato juice before.

I had massive bowl of macaroni and tomato soup, with some parmesan cheese added for supper lastnight. Topped it off with some garlic toaste. mmmm simple but good.
It's tomato juice. I buy the low sodium kind. It's lower in calories, and it fills you up. I just heat it up when I am in the mood for a soup. I like those water crackers, too.

[Taks]

Fat Tire is one of my favorites, although I was introduced to Anchor Steam in San Francisco this summer and I like that too.new belgium brewing (fat tire, brewed in fort collins, CO) is overrated. i prefer bristol brewing here in good ole colorado springs. laughing lab has to be the best scottish ale i've ever had (i call it chuckling puppy).

tonight, i will have numerous orders of my personal favorite: barcardi-coke in a tall glass. the bar i'm shooting out of tonight does not carry laughing lab, unfortunately. straight there from work, so no dinner. maybe some ramens for lunch, however. :)

taks

[crosscountry]

When I was in Springs this summer I stayed with a buddy of mine (actually in Pueblo). He pulled out the Tullamore Dew.


Man that stuff goes down good.

[Enzp]

I recall the first time I encountered Dos Equis beer. having studied Latin and not knowing any better, I figured it was from the Latin Equus for "horse." I thought "Two Horses" was an unfortunate name for a beer. After all, bad beer is sometimes called horse... never mind. Later I learned it meant Two Xs, like the two large Xs printed on the label...duh.

Arneb, I don't think it is fair to say that ALL beer ordinaire in Germany is better than ALL beer of any kind in the USA. It is fine hyperbole, but there are some very tasty beers here. And as to outnumbering our breweries, I am not so sure there either. The microbrewery thing has exploded here. Even little farm towns around here have breweries now. Oh, not all of them, but they are here. Restaurants with their own brewery spring up in the oddest places.

[suntrack2]

sometime people of the world take in their dinner, chinese noodles, indian veg masala, and so on, spicy dinner sometime creates extra acidity ! :)

[crosscountry]

last night was at the cafeteria. A friend from class and I went. He bought, I guess he felt like he owed me since I've had him and his wife over for dinner a couple times.


anyway, it was supposed to be Teriyaki Pork, but that's not what I ate.

[Candy]

anyway, it was supposed to be Teriyaki Pork, but that's not what I ate.
Was it somekind of mystery meat?

[Arneb]

I recall the first time I encountered Dos Equis beer. having studied Latin and not knowing any better, I figured it was from the Latin Equus for "horse." I thought "Two Horses" was an unfortunate name for a beer. After all, bad beer is sometimes called horse... never mind. Later I learned it meant Two Xs, like the two large Xs printed on the label...duh.

Arneb, I don't think it is fair to say that ALL beer ordinaire in Germany is better than ALL beer of any kind in the USA. It is fine hyperbole, but there are some very tasty beers here. And as to outnumbering our breweries, I am not so sure there either. The microbrewery thing has exploded here. Even little farm towns around here have breweries now. Oh, not all of them, but they are here. Restaurants with their own brewery spring up in the oddest places.

Well, yeah, ummm.... Hyperbole indeed
You're right Enzp, sorry - I did not know that microbreweries were springing up in the States - I'll be over for a visit in January, so i an probably see for myself...
Problem is probably, what we get to taste here isn't ever going to go beyond Bud Light and the other mass-produced stuff.

[01101001]

Phở (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pho) Chín, Nạm, Gầu, Gân, Sách: Noodle soup with brisket, flank, tendon, tripe, and fatty flank and Cà Phê Sữa Đá (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cafe_Sua_Da): Vietnamese iced coffee.

[The Mangler]

Steak and potatoes on the grill. Killians to drink.

[Candy]

I went to a team meeting. The boss bought 3 pizza's. I had a slice and a half of the ham. My boss bought me a water, too. I don't carry money, just plastic. I didn't realize she was going to provide refreshments.

We get our Success Sharing checks tomorrow, so this was a pre-present for our team.

[Wolverine]

http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/7804/ale8ab.th.jpg (http://img155.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ale8ab.jpg)

:D

[The Mangler]

WOW! Where did you get that?

[crosscountry]

Better yet, is he still alive?

[TheBlackCat]

I had fetuccini alfredo with chicken.

[crosscountry]

I cooked fresh sausage with onions (from the store, but uncooked)

canned corn and green beans.




tic tac for after dinner breath mint

[tmosher]

I had ribs with Candy ;)

[Antilles]

Two double cheeseburgers. Me eat healthy.

[Enzp]

Good one, Wolverine.

[suntrack2]

well crosscountry do you think that the nonvegetarians are more aggressive in comparison of the vegitarian dinner, "aggressive meaning here they become more proactive in behaving with others?, in another way, can our dinner reflects our behaviour? i think no not necessary, what do you think?
many people i found are big eaters, and then they are facing the problem of the fat, so do you think that pre-dinner there is a need of some yoga exercises?
"well, wolverine shown a great picture here, is that a pre dinner medicine bottle? :) :)


sunil.

[crosscountry]

well crosscountry do you think that the nonvegetarians are more aggressive in comparison of the vegitarian dinner, "aggressive meaning here they become more proactive in behaving with others?, in another way, can our dinner reflects our behaviour? i think no not necessary, what do you think?
many people i found are big eaters, and then they are facing the problem of the fat, so do you think that pre-dinner there is a need of some yoga exercises?
"well, wolverine shown a great picture here, is that a pre dinner medicine bottle? :) :)


sunil.


I think we get into habits. Many people I know don't take the time to cook. They would rather "pick something up" on the way home.

I actually enjoy cooking (much less cleaning) and use it as a form of relaxation. Not only that, but it's entertaining too. When I had a tv, I'd go in the kitchen to be away from it. Now that I don't have a tv, cooking uses time in my evenings.

And I don't mean using microwaves either.

Cooking one's own food is a very healthy way to live. Not just the dietary part, but also the physical and mental aspects of preparing food are good for you.

[01101001]

I'm gonna break rank and post my breakfast: coffee. But, I'd like to share the workings of my coffee maker. It's a Hario vaccum brew device, like something out of a chem lab. Hariousa.com seems comatose (the website needs more caffeine!) but I found this illustartion of how it works: Hario Vacuum Brewing Instructions (http://www.sweetmarias.com/brewing.inst.hario.html).

I'm not a coffee geek. It's been months since I used it. But, it's just so cool. You've got these two glass resevoirs, water in the lower and grounds in the upper. You apply an open alcohol flame to the lower. There's excitement already. After a few minutes, the water vapor pressure in the closed lower container pushes water up a tube, through the coffee grounds, into the upper resevoir, until almost all the water is gone. Then you take away the flame and the lower chamber cools. As the vapor condesnses, low pressure is created and the water is sucked back down through the grounds. It always elicits oohs and aahs when I deploy it in front of an audience.

Who cares how it tastes, when you get drama like that -- and by the way, it tastes very good.

[Arneb]

I'm on night shift currently until Monday (yes, I put my foot in: One hour more on the job tomorrow when they reset to winter time :wall: :doh:).

So what was my dinner? A glass of whisky in the morning before hitting the sack? A roll with cordon bleu from the baker's plus nougat croissant on the way? Pretzel with Leberkäs (don't ask) during the break?

Or the coffee I am practically infusing continuously?

:think: :think: :think:

[The Mangler]

No dinner tonight. Big lunch at work. A guy on my crew bought me lunch (at Whataburger, fastfood joint) 'cause I took him to cash his check (payday!). And after that, we had an All Hands Meeting, where we had ice cream (it was someones birthday). So by the time I got home, I wasn't very hungry. I usually can only eat one (large) meal per day, more that that and I just want to go to sleep...

[Candy]

I'm sorry, did you say ALL HANDS MEETING?


Visualizing men in all hands meeting. :shifty:



Okay, I'll go stand in the corner for 5 minutes.

[The Mangler]

Yeah, that means everyone :lol:
basically, it was naptime... 'till it was time to eat. :)

[Candy]

tmosher is just about to cook me dinner. Here's proof!

http://home.att.net/~candy.stair/Tom.jpg

[The Mangler]

Is that your foot?

[Candy]

Is that your foot?
Yes, my toes look like fingers.

[Philip A]

Nightshifts as well - we take it in turns to cook. Unfortunately our ITM decided we would have 'lasagne ding' tonight. Barely edible. Lots of filter coffee though. I'm supposed to be cooking on Sunday night, but today (Saturday) there are a few Heineken Cup rugby games on tv, so I won't be sleeping much, if at all. I foresee 48hrs without sleep (Friday 08:00 - Sunday 08:00), then sleep all day Sunday and cheat with Subway platter for everyone for Sunday.

[Candy]

OKay, we went to Pilot Pete's (Schaumburg Airport). I had calamari and broke out in a serious rash (or allergic reaction). Mr Mosher has spent the last two hours keeping a cold compress on my head. I feel better now.

[cyswxman]

This (http://roadtrip.beimers.com/morning115.html)
Just up the road from here.

[crosscountry]

OKay, we went to Pilot Pete's (Schaumburg Airport). I had calamari and broke out in a serious rash (or allergic reaction). Mr Mosher has spent the last two hours keeping a cold compress on my head. I feel better now.




ooohhh. that's bad. good thing you had someone there to watch after you.

[Enzp]

Now that's a burger.

[suntrack2]

there are the number of styles of taking dinner : 1. by seating 2. by just getting straight on the floor but by putting the left hand on the head as rest, and on the side of the body, 3. by seating on the chair in front of the kitchen-desk, dining table, stool, 4. on a large chair and by putting the cross legs and resting dish near the stomatch 5. Buffe dinner, buffe on the table but not seating on the chair, 6. dinner on the chair infront of tv 7. dinner in the front hall on the mat, by just chating with the family members, many people eat little but speaks more big during their dinners, many people starts debating during the dinner rather discussing on the dinner items, many peoples discuss the current day events with their family members while taking dinner, 8. many people takes the homework of their childrens during the dinner taking process, 9. many of them starts a word war on verious menus in their dish of dinner, chilly used more, the oil is not balanced in the curry and so on. in short the dinner programme is very interesting one. [ :) ]

sunil

[Wolverine]

WOW! Where did you get that?

At the local purveyor of fine spirits. In my zeal to post the picture though, I neglected to include the accompanying sushi. I don't do solely liquid dinners. ;)

[crosscountry]

tonight is steamed corn and brocolli. Also I'm reheating some sausage from the other night.



tomorrow is crab cakes. MMMM I love them.

[Arneb]

hokay...
Lavish breakfast with my wife (counting as dinner for me): Rolls, Croissant, with cheese, Wurst, peanut butter or nougat spread (if you haven't heard of Nutella, you'll never know what manna was). Stout Johnny Walker before going to bed.

For more conventional timing: Tris di Pasta alla Carbonara ordered from the takeaway pizza during the break. We had to have something to make up for the extra hour.

[The Mangler]

Pretty lazy tonight... Nuked a couple corn dogs.

[TheBlackCat]

Stovetop stuffing. In the microwave. Left over from lunch.

[crosscountry]

my buddy and his girl came over after I ate. I hadn't put away dinner yet, and they were hungry. So they finished off what I had cooked and some more.


They were mighty pleased, but now I got no leftovers for tomorrow.

[Candy]

ooohhh. that's bad. good thing you had someone there to watch after you.
We went to the same place for lunch today. I had meatloaf with horseradish and garlic mashed potatoes. It was crab meat that I had eaten, not calamari.

I love the place, so I won't let one bad experience stop me from enjoyment.

My eyes are still puffy from the experience. I was a mess yesterday.

[Enzp]

mmmm...meatloaf and mash taters....the original comfort food.

LAst night I stir-fried some sort of stuff over rice. Made of pork with onions, jalopenos, turnips, napa cabbage.

Tonight: left over crab alfredo

[Matthew]

Tonight: seasoned chicken that you rip the meat of the bone and wrap up with some salad in unleavened bread. Its actually very nice.

[crosscountry]

I decided not to make crab cakes tonight. Instead I went for my very own version of fish and chips

oh, and some peas
http://img424.imageshack.us/img424/7158/dsc050623ob.th.jpg (http://img424.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc050623ob.jpg)

http://img424.imageshack.us/img424/3153/dsc050613tr.th.jpg (http://img424.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc050613tr.jpg)



vuala


http://img427.imageshack.us/img427/3010/dsc050645hi.th.jpg (http://img427.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc050645hi.jpg)




and some light dinner reading (Jackson's Electrodynamics--- test tomorrow)

http://img427.imageshack.us/img427/9629/dsc050654fs.th.jpg (http://img427.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc050654fs.jpg)

[crosscountry]

I forgot to mention that the fish was Mahi Mahi. Sams has great deals on fish.

[TheBlackCat]

That looks really good. Did you make enough for guests?

[crosscountry]

I always make enough for two. There are still fries and peas. If I knew you were coming over I'd have thawed another filet.

[Arneb]

Third in my nightshift series -

Sociopath's breakfast/dinner before going to bed: a beer and two fags.
Nice "breakfast" (see above) at 6 p.m.
Ready made stuffed gnocchi during the break.

I need a life! :mad:

[Charlie in Dayton]

A plate of mini-pasties (http://www.lawryspasties.com/store/pasties.php?PHPSESSID=f9673dfe2664abc9f86b253ea588 a3fa&sPage=pasties)and a couple of shaved turkey sannawiches...

[01101001]

Potatis korv (http://www.hormel.com/kitchen/glossary.asp?id=35922).

Sausage-making time approaches. I gotta eat up my current stock.

[Maksutov]

Last night's dinner was Coquille St. Jacques made with sea scallops, and steamed Maine mussels with butter. The soup was cream of celery and onion with mild cheddar.

http://img458.imageshack.us/img458/8562/coquillestjacques0vh.th.jpg (http://img458.imageshack.us/my.php?image=coquillestjacques0vh.jpg)

Since I had a guest I popped open a 10-year-old Chardonnay from the Biltmore Winery.

Very nice meal, and good company.

[crosscountry]

Last night's dinner was Coquille St. Jacques made with sea scallops, and steamed Maine mussels with butter. The soup was cream of celery and onion with mild cheddar.

http://img458.imageshack.us/img458/8562/coquillestjacques0vh.th.jpg (http://img458.imageshack.us/my.php?image=coquillestjacques0vh.jpg)

Since I had a guest I popped open a 10-year-old Chardonnay from the Biltmore Winery.

Very nice meal, and good company.


I'd have to have seconds on that meal. Looks great.

[Reacher]

*googles Texas Toast*

Curse you.
All of you, but mostly the ones with the in-depth descriptions, or pictures. It's 11:15 at night here, which is just the right time for dinner to be long enough ago that I'm hungry again, and just late enough that I'll probably wake someone up making something.

I've always had a fast metabolism, so I've learned to love food like the son I never had, but would like to devour.

Right now, the only thing that will satisfy me is a massive, thick, juicy chicken parmigiana (Sp?) with heaps of cheese and sauce, served on spaghetti bolognaise. And at a quarter past 11, I don't like my chances.

Curse you.

[spud]

Hello. I've just joined the forum, and I must say, this has been the most interesting food thread I have seen to date.
We had one of our favorite meals, last night. Leg of lamb, stuffed and surrounded with Garlic, and fresh Rosemary, stolen from the neighbors garden. Portabello mushrooms, and potatoes cooked in the juices. We also had a relish tray of fresh veggies, and cheeses--a new one for me, green pepper cheese--very stinky. A bottle of Syrah, from Cayeuse Vineyards, was excellent, and we capped the meal with a few delicate handmade chocolates, from a local chocolatier---65-70% cacao.....delicious. She makes one she calls Mexicali Chocolate--Nutmeg, Cinnamin, peppers,....just beautiful.

[suntrack2]

D=delicious
I=ingredients
N=nutrecious
N=nicely
R=roasted

how many meanings can be form of this word "dinner", can u state?

sunil

[Maksutov]

D=delicious
I=ingredients
N=nutrecious
N=nicely
R=roasted

how many meanings can be form of this word "dinner", can u state?

sunilMany more, some quite exquisite, if you don't Exclude the "e". http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/566/iconwink6tn.gif

[spud]

D=drink
I=ingest
N=nibble
N=Nature's
E=ecstatic
R=repast

I strayed a bit, for the fun.

[Candy]

Welcome, spud! You should join the Acronym Game. ;)

[crosscountry]

tonight I racked my brain for 2 hours on an Electrodynamics exam. So I didn't feel like cooking. My buddy and I stopped by the cafeteria for dinner.


I had ham and mashed potatoes. I make better, but this was easy.

[Enzp]

Wow, you guys have got it.

I love pasties, didn't think they left Michigan much.

leg of Lamb! haven't had that in ages.

Scallops, yum.

I ate a lot of shrimp at the CHinese buffet tonight.

I try to live my mife by the fortune cookies. Seems like as good a philosophy as any. TOnight's message:

If you think you can do a thing or think you can't do a thing, you're right.

[Candy]

I usually make a big bowl of salad. Well, I tried shredded cheese, instead of cubed cheese. Did anyone know that shredded cheese melts into a liquid substance in just a few days (in the fridge)? I did not know this, and I had to throw the rest of the salad down the garbage disposal. :(

[crosscountry]

yea, that's why they put all the waxy powder on the cheese when you buy it preshredded from the store

[crosscountry]

tonight I wanted a favorite of mine.... Bean Burritos.


So I refried some black beans in butter with garlic and onions.

http://img131.imageshack.us/img131/1064/dsc050691eh.th.jpg (http://img131.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc050691eh.jpg)



then I mashed them for texture


http://img131.imageshack.us/img131/5004/dsc050703lp.th.jpg (http://img131.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc050703lp.jpg)



add some grated cheese and salsa
http://img131.imageshack.us/img131/7973/dsc050732ao.th.jpg (http://img131.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc050732ao.jpg)


maybe some spinach for the greens



http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/3309/dsc050748rq.th.jpg (http://img163.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc050748rq.jpg)

and you got a meal.






burp... that was gone fast.

[Candy]

I'm jealous! Who ate dinner with you? ;)

[crosscountry]

I always make enough for two. there are still two burritos left in the oven in case I get hungry or some wonderful company comes by.

[Arneb]

errm, ummm, when' the next flight to the US?
...
Oh shoot, they want my biometric passport, garrh :wall: :wall: :wall:

O. K. so my wife cooked sliced turkey bits with finely cut vegetables and onions in a soy salsa, to be served with rice and sour cream....mmmmmh.

I've got a life! :razz:

I'll stay, for now!

[Candy]

My cat had Tender Beef & Liver Feast with fresh chilled water. I do believe she eats better than me.

[Enzp]

Makes my whiskas twitch.

Y'know, Candy, it isn't that far down to St.Louis and those burritos.

Tonight was chicken wings at Ponderosa. Oh well. But the steamed cauli and brocco was not cooked into mush, so that's a plus. And my senior discount really pays off.

[Candy]

Y'know, Candy, it isn't that far down to St.Louis and those burritos.
I'm not a big fan of burritos, but I wouldn't mind seeing crosscountry cook for me. Now, I wonder what he will have as dessert? :p

[Enzp]

Flan.

[01101001]

Ramen (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramen). Not that cheap instant noodle junk in the cellophane package, but real Japanese noodle-shop ramen, the kind worshipped in the movie Tampopo (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092048/): perfect, fresh soba ramen noodles in tonkatsu (pork) broth with glistening globules of fat floating on the surface, topped with slices of chashu roasted pork, a sheet of nori, crunchy kamaboku seaweed, boiled egg, spinach. Slurp. Burp.

[Maksutov]

Charlie in Dayton may find this appealing. The perfect snack/meal for enjoying MNF:

-Three White Castles
-Fries
-Onion rings (made from large onions, those minced ones are awful)
-A schooner of Warsteiner at about 48 F

http://img464.imageshack.us/img464/305/mnfmeal5rw.th.jpg (http://img464.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mnfmeal5rw.jpg)

Yum!

[Enzp]

Ooooh, White Castles I haven't had any for a while, and there is one down the street. I think tomorrow. COme to think of it, I could go now. Nah, too busy.

[crosscountry]

I'm not a big fan of burritos, but I wouldn't mind seeing crosscountry cook for me. Now, I wonder what he will have as dessert? :p


It's one of my favorites, but I'm a good cook all the way around. If you want something else just name it.


---- but keep this thread clean


:D

[crosscountry]

Ooooh, White Castles I haven't had any for a while, and there is one down the street. I think tomorrow. COme to think of it, I could go now. Nah, too busy.


I'd rather eat Candy's cat's food. purrrrrr...

[suntrack2]

many times people find themselves uneasy while taking dinner during examination season, few takes little, few takes one time dinner, because all the hours they keep their brains in study rather than eating all the time, few of them "eating with study book".! :)

[crosscountry]

tonight I had some friends over. One came with his wife. I made rice and Mahi Mahi fillets with stir fried vegetables.


dinner was good. she brought chocolate cake for desert


no pictures as I didn't want to be rude, but it was an awsome dinner

[Enzp]

Tonight, truckstop. breakfast eggs and bacon, bisquits with sausage gravy.

I never sausage a feast.

[The Mangler]

Pizza at a local shop. Not the best I've had, but all you can eat is only $4.

[Enzp]

Dinner was unremarkable, but in the grocery store I saw something. We all know the little hooks on the front edge of the shelves where they hang various things hoping you will buy them. Like snap on plastic lids in front of the ganned pet food. Tonight I was looking through the salsa and hot sauce aisle, and hanging in from of them were boxes of anti acid pills for the stomach. I found it humorous.

And Halloween candy was 1/2 price, so say hi to my friend, Mr. bag of Kit Kats. (Meow)

[crosscountry]

My buddy invited me over for dinner. I brought a bottle of wine and rode the bike.


When I got there he asked if pizza was ok :doh: He took me to CiCis :doh: :doh:



I could have saved the $$$ on the wine and bought myself the pizza :doh:

[LurchGS]

Homemade (by me) "chipotle seasoned" chili with a honking big spoon of JIF stirred in!


Ok, that's just plain wrong!

Almost as bad as eating dead pizza (how do you know it's dead? it's cold - and microwaving it doesn't bring it back to life any more than it brought Fluffy back to life last year!)

[crosscountry]

here's what I made

tacos :biggthumpup;

fresh meat with my own spices
http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/9531/dsc051155kk.th.jpg (http://img147.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc051155kk.jpg)


with cheese and vegetables. also the hot salsa went on too

http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/1050/dsc051192uh.th.jpg (http://img147.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc051192uh.jpg)


and the pumpkin pie

http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/3639/dsc051143nl.th.jpg (http://img162.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc051143nl.jpg)

http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/5810/dsc051260zy.th.jpg (http://img162.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc051260zy.jpg)

finished product. yep I spilt a little, that's what looks burned (but it sure will be tasty) :D
http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/9999/dsc051175bj.th.jpg (http://img147.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc051175bj.jpg)

[Ithildin]

Nothing beats reheated pizza

mmmmmm


yes! :)

unfortunetly all i had was some chicken earlier... then just now some tuna and milk. who needs regular, well rounded meals anyway ;-)

[suntrack2]

many times people throw away the excessive dinner in their home out, they even forget to feed it to the needy one, they even forget to feed the animals who are hungry. if the dinner is in the good condition then there should not be a problem that to dispose it, but to distribute it that's good one, share the things with other means the great joy to the heart of oneself. what do you think?
in most of the people are habitual to take the sweet item in their daily dinner dish :) as soon as they touch the dish with a hot chilly, there is an existence of couple of ssssssss! in their mouth, but immediately they takes the sweet one like cherry, or a sweet creme in the spoon they fills with the words hussssh ! (see the difference)

sunil

[Maksutov]

Here was dinner tonight:

http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/469/dinner200511174xy.th.jpg (http://img200.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dinner200511174xy.jpg)

Szechuan stir-fried rice with lobster, egg flower soup, and Shaoxing wine.

The rice main dish was prepared in my trusty old wok

http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/8870/wok7ge.th.jpg (http://img200.imageshack.us/my.php?image=wok7ge.jpg)

which is now in its third decade of service.

Nice warm meal on a chilly night.

[crosscountry]

that's a great looking wok... hand hammered?


I miss mine.


I bet this thread will get interesting around Thanksgiving

[farmerjumperdon]

Last night was busy. Dinner ended up being a hunk of leftover steak (we use our grill all winter long) and a pile of the last of the Halloween candy.

Reminds me of one of my favorite comics. Life is Hell by Matt G. (The one with the rabbits; the main character is a one-eared adolescent rabbit named Binky, accompanied by his fez-wearing sidekicks Akbar & Jeff, who run the Tofu Hut). The question is posed: "Which of these nutritious breakfast is better for you?"

The first frame is a big cup of coffee and a sugar donut. The 2nd frame is a big cup of coffee and 2 sugar donuts. For some reason that just cracks me up. He did a neat compilation take-off: Work is Hell. It's a riot.

[Enzp]

Went to the Mongolian Barbque again tonight - Genghis Grille.

If you don't know, that is a place where you select your raw ingredients for stir fry, and then they cook it in front of you on a large round grille. Over rice or noodles.

I chose chicken over my usual pork, along with boocoo onions, a pile of cabbage, and summer squash. I went with the peanut sauce with a little honey-garlic. The old lady always puts pineapple in hers. I think she does that just so I won't try hers.

They like us there, we leave little toys in the tip jar for them.

[Candy]

I made a Four Cheese soup tonight with Monterey Jack, Colby, Cheddar, and American. I had some Table Water Crackers with Cracked Pepper on the side. Cross helped me with the recipe with the cheeses I had sitting in my fridge. It was really good! This was my first attempt at a soup from scratch using just water to make it soupy. The crackers gave it more flavor. I didn't add any other spices. I'll post a photo when I go for some leftovers. :razz:

[crosscountry]

mmmm.... sounds good. I love cheese soup.



funny you should bump this thread, and even more funny it's soup. I have a great, easy, recipe for black bean soup. I love it. It's my wintertime tradition and staple.

Black beans, jalapenos, onions, garlic and just a little love make this a great soup. I'm sweating though, love those jalapenos.


only disappointment was that I didn't have any flour. I always make a cheesy, jalapeno cornbread to go with it. That cornbread is dynamite.

[Enzp]

yeah, I was thinking all that cheese would only be happier with a few serranos thrown in.

Black beans sound good too. I'm not a veg, so I throw in a hock or a hunk of salt pork.

My old lady is all extra sharp cheddar, and I am more Havarti, but we agree on brie. You want a nice warm treat, wrap a small wheel of brie in a pie crust or better yet a phylo crust and run it through the oven until the crust is browned and the cheese melty. if there is not enough crust to go around, add some crackers on the side.

Way to be adventurous Candy.

I recall many years ago when I found myself on my own at college. I took a can of tomato soup and heated it up. Threw in a cup of minute rice and a couple minutes later, poof - "spanish rice." Oh innocent youth, where hast thou gone?

LAst night was bratwursts in saurkraut for me.

[mahesh]

mmmm.... sounds good. I love cheese soup.



funny you should bump this thread, and even more funny it's soup. I have a great, easy, recipe for black bean soup. I love it. It's my wintertime tradition and staple.

Black beans, jalapenos, onions, garlic and just a little love make this a great soup. I'm sweating though, love those jalapenos.


only disappointment was that I didn't have any flour. I always make a cheesy, jalapeno cornbread to go with it. That cornbread is dynamite.
hey Cross, what a co-incidence....
we made some bean soup last night, same ingredients, six varieties of beans.
those jalapenos, maaann...hooooh! (no wonder our baby says..daddy you are MELTING!!)

but didn't eat any. fell asleep putting baby to sleep.
looking forward to some tonight, though. your bread sounds scrumptious.

nice week-end y'all!!

[Candy]

Way to be adventurous Candy.
Thanks. It was my first time, you know? Perhaps, with the help of Cross and his great recipes, I can learn to cook better.

I think my biggest flaw is not knowing how to cook. :(

I didn't have much food in the fridge. Otherwise, I think chunks of ham, tomatoes, and green peppers wouldv'e been tasty.

I'll get the hang of this sooner or later.

[turbo-1]

Tonight, home-made pizza with my HOT homemade pizza sauce. It has habaneros, jalapenos, crushed red pepper and black pepper (there are different kinds of hot, and it's fun to blend them). I start the sauce with tomatoes, spices, olive oil and a blender and it takes all day to simmer to the right consistency.

[Candy]

Well, I just had lunch. I know, it's not that pretty, but it was good. :razz:

turbo-1 has now made me crave pizza. I used to make pizza for Domino's. I could whip up a pie in seconds.

[Enzp]

French bread pizza is easy.

Slice open a small french bread or sub roll or whatever and lay the two halves side by side crust on bottom on a cookie sheet. Spread on them a layer of sauce, some grated cheese of your choice, and run it in the hot oven until melted.

I like to brown some ground beef and onions and hot peppers and throw on there myself, but that is optional. Voila, pizza without having to make dough.

[suntrack2]

yet the stomach is empty there is a vast scope to enter the dinner,many time when a man hugry and he feals that to take a huge dinner, and by looking a heavy dish infront of him, he could not take a stomachful dinner, so what is the cause ? please state.

[Dragon Star]

Venison (deer) Spaghetti is by far my fav food ever, I ate 2 plates full of it, I think I am going to blow up...:sick:

I kinda feel like the fat guy on "The Meaning of Life":lol:

[crosscountry]

dinner tonight was awsome.


I made tacos (like normal) homemade refried beans and spanish rice. My buddy and his wife ate until they were stuffed.

THEN, they had to chow down on my famous fruit salad. They couldn't stop. I had to call an ambulance to pump their stomachs. just kidding. They were very pleased however.

[Maksutov]

Here was the main meal for New Year's Day:

http://img203.imageshack.us/img203/6520/meal2006010110ni.th.jpg (http://img203.imageshack.us/my.php?image=meal2006010110ni.jpg)

A traditional Southern menu for January 1st: Hoppin' John, turnip and collard greens with diced turnips, and cornbread. IIRC, there's a story about each dish representing some kind of benefit which will result during the ensuing year, things like health, wealth, etc.

[teri tait]

Had for dinner? Hmmm

Do want to know what it is before I eat it or after I'm done with it?

There is quite a difference...;) I'll have to digest the full nature of the question to give a complete and honest answer...

[HenrikOlsen]

Veal with creamy potatoes

[DukePaul]

Tonight it's General Tso's chicken/steamed white rice with 2 egg rolls. Hmmm!

[Dragon Star]

Good ol' Chicken and cornbread for me tonight, goooood stuff!:D

[Candy]

Supermarket Sushi (http://www.nvdaily.com/Food/2005/sushi_092805/sushi.html) I love it. I had Okami™ California Rolls, Halibut Rolls, and Shrimp Nigiri with wasabi and soy sauce. Oh, and a couple of beers. I bought it on the way home this morning from work. Yummy!

[hippietrekx]

Taco eggs. (Basically it's scrambled eggs with cheese, tortilla chips, lettuce, sour cream, salsa, and whatever random meat is leftover in the fridge. It's all microwaved in one of those soup mugs.) It's my specialty. I can't cook worth crap, but then again, microwaving isn't really cooking. I mean, I burnt tomato soup once... or how about that time I chopped an onion without peeling that skin-stuff off...

I may be brilliant with science and numbers, but I'm going to starve once I move out...

--hipster

[HenrikOlsen]

I may be brilliant with science and numbers, but I'm going to starve once I move out...
and then you'll learn to cook.

[hippietrekx]

and then you'll learn to cook.

Or I'll just pay Ducky in duct tape to cook for me. he makes good cookies! :D

--hippie

[Candy]

and then you'll learn to cook.
I didn't. Oh wait, I'm not brilliant with numbers and science. :doh:

[mickal555]

Someone(next door neighbor) made me a roast lamb dinner last night! They figured My dad was away again...

[Candy]

Someone(next door neighbor) made me a roast lamb dinner last night! They figured My dad was away again...
mickal, do you get to partake in the eating of the roast lamb, too. Cause, if you're cooking... :think:

[mickal555]

I usally cook sasages and eggs or something like that...

[Candy]

I usally cook sasages and eggs or something like that...
Oh, I'm sorry, I misunderstood. I thought you were cooking the lamb. :doh:

[crosscountry]

Last night I made a meatloaf. I'm pretty good at it and my family was very pleased. There was over 2#s of very lean beef when we started, but the plates were clean and no left overs. it turned out better than I've made before.

[HenrikOlsen]

Recipies please:)

[Maksutov]

that's a great looking wok... hand hammered?


I miss mine...Yup. An import given me by a friend from Hawaii. Not sure if she acquired it in the Islands or Asia. Took about a month or so to get it properly seasoned.

Sounds like it's time for you to get another wok! Make sure it's low carbon steel of course. And never electric. You know the old joke about electric woks when their heating elements burn out: "Wok, don't run!"

[Maksutov]

Had for dinner? Hmmm

Do want to know what it is before I eat it or after I'm done with it?

There is quite a difference...;) I'll have to digest the full nature of the question to give a complete and honest answer...Preconsumption is what this is all about. Forget post...

Meanwhile, to celebrate the beginning of Mardi Gras season I put together some jambalaya with Cajun smoked sausage:

http://img399.imageshack.us/img399/1876/jambalaya13bt.th.jpg (http://img399.imageshack.us/my.php?image=jambalaya13bt.jpg)

Really good washed down with a Abita Light beer.

The last week was kind of chilly, so it struck me as also being a good time to whip up some chowder:

http://img399.imageshack.us/img399/943/chowdah6mh.th.jpg (http://img399.imageshack.us/my.php?image=chowdah6mh.jpg)

This was made per a recipe from the Cliff House in Ogunquit, Maine. Side is cornbread and oyster crackers. Wicked good chowdah, you betcha! http://img394.imageshack.us/img394/4879/iconbiggrin1kg.gif

[N C More]

Wow Mak, not bad, not bad at all. I hope you had some fruits and veggies to accompany those gourmet dishes? I'm fast becoming a believer that fruits and veggies are more important than most people think.

Tonight I had French onion soup (with cheese and croutons) and a Ceasar salad. For desset, fresh pears with crushed almounds and lemon glaze. Yummy stuff!

[farmerjumperdon]

Chicken Helper.

Tastes like chicken.

[Enzp]

Crab cakes tonight.

[montebianco]

I had a small pepperoni pizza in the cafe car on an Amtrak train today...

[Titana]

I felt lazy tonight, so i only made ham sandwiches.....:)


Titana.

[Maksutov]

Chicken Helper.

Tastes like chicken.LOL!

In recognition of the fact that that phrase is used to describe the taste of just about everything but chicken, here's hoping the CH dish turns out OK next time! :shifty:

[Maksutov]

Wow Mak, not bad, not bad at all. I hope you had some fruits and veggies to accompany those gourmet dishes? I'm fast becoming a believer that fruits and veggies are more important than most people think.Well, the jambalaya was loaded with vegetables, and I tend to cook them like stir fry no matter what the cuisine. Like to have them flavorful, al dente, and still retaining their vitamins, etc.

Had a side dish of steamed bok choy with the chowder. The pungent bite of that complements the soup quite well.

Re fruits, my favorite, the McIntosh apple, is not available down here. Usually make do with Fujis. Then there's the normal regimen of bananas, oranges, etc.

Tonight I had French onion soup (with cheese and croutons) and a Ceasar salad. For desset, fresh pears with crushed almounds and lemon glaze. Yummy stuff!That sounds great! What a tasty sounding dessert. About the only thing I use almonds for is a dish called "Passover Eggplant Parmesan". Have to try some on pears sometime.

[N C More]

Had a side dish of steamed bok choy with the chowder. The pungent bite of that complements the soup quite well.

Now, I never would have thought of bok choy with chowder, I must try it. I usually just have salad with chowder, now I have something new to try!

That sounds great! What a tasty sounding dessert. About the only thing I use almonds for is a dish called "Passover Eggplant Parmesan". Have to try some on pears sometime.

The glaze is actually a mixed citus, I use both lemon and orange juice. It's very simple, put some OJ in a sauce pan, stir in lemon juice and a dash of brown sugar, thicken it a tad with some cornstarch, cook it up a bit. Pour the warm glaze over sliced pears and garnish with some chopped almonds. I love almonds, but watch out for the large, hard smokehouse variey...I broke a tooth on one of those. *Ouch*, then double *ouch* when I saw the bill for the tooth crown!

[Candy]

Okay, here was dinner tonight. :mad:

[montebianco]

I went to an Italian restaurant in Kowloon last night (Wednesday)...

[crosscountry]

tonight was a late dinner. I ran 3 miles at the gym then came home and had a salad with olives, artichokes, green leaf lettuce and a tomato. also home made mashed potatoes with garlic, cheese, sour cream, butter, and milk.


oh, and a home brew that a friend of mine gave me. it sure is good.



burp ;)

[HenrikOlsen]

Okay, here was dinner tonight. :mad:
Mmmmm, Guinness:) How can you not like that dinner?

[Candy]

Mmmmm, Guinness:) How can you not like that dinner?
The Guinness was great! It's the furry pizza I had trouble swallowing. I didn't even notice Fifi, until I took the photo(s). :doh:

[HenrikOlsen]

I hadn't recognised it as a cat in the picture, it looked like a weird shadow as I was focusing on the important stuff:)

[Enzp]

Oh geez. I didn't focus either. I thought you were wiping the plate with a dark cloth. Spiff up the presentation and all that. Hope kitty enjoyed it too then.

Chinese buffet for me tonight. Had stir fry shrimp and some dim sum.

[Pleiades]

Genova Deli...pastrami on rye

[HenrikOlsen]

I've been emptying the fridge in preparation of being away for a couple of weeks, due to a slight miscalculation this has resulted in me ending up with an empty fridge and one day to go, the only food stuff I could find in my kitchen was flour, yeast and ketchup, so I'm eating homebaked bread with ketchup. :)

[Candy]

I've been emptying the fridge in preparation of being away for a couple of weeks, due to a slight miscalculation this has resulted in me ending up with an empty fridge and one day to go, the only food stuff I could find in my kitchen was flour, yeast and ketchup, so I'm eating homebaked bread with ketchup. :)
The bread sounds good. I suppose you could've made soup with the ketchup. I hope you are drinking something besides water. :shifty:

[Enzp]

Might have tried to make tomato bread.

[Maksutov]

Might have tried to make tomato bread.Don't get down.

Don't get discouraged.

It might seem to be only tomato bread.

But, that would be your first, halting step on the glorious path to the ultimate pizza! (http://www.west-of-house.net/hilltop/wp-content/ddpizza.jpg)

Or the other ultimate pizza! (http://www.tanglinclub.org.sg/netivate/publisher/images/August/pizza.jpg)

Mangi bene!! http://www.cosgan.de/images/smilie/nahrung/g025.gif

[Enzp]

Who you calling mangey?

[mickal555]

I had baked beans- bleah

[farmerjumperdon]

Tried Slow Cooker Helper last night. Thought it might be OK for a time when we were hurried. OMG!!!! The stuff was barely edible. It was a stroghanoff thing, but my gut tells me (and I really mean that) this type of meal is gonna be bad no matter what flavor the box says is inside.

BTW, whoever gave me the guacamole recipe - it was awesome. I did modify it slightly with double the garlic and a little extra lime. Made a double batch and it was gone by the end of the next day.

[Swift]

Here is my dinner last night





Yep, nothing. I'm on the second day of a liquid only diet to prep for a colonoscopy on Friday. I just felt like complaining. :(

[Maksutov]

Here is my dinner last night

Yep, nothing. I'm on the second day of a liquid only diet to prep for a colonoscopy on Friday. I just felt like complaining. :(Arrgh! Good luck with that thing.

Will your doctor allow for some liquid anesthesia just before the procedure, i.e., a pitcher of martinis or equivalent?

http://www.cosgan.de/images/smilie/nahrung/k025.gif

OK, doc, probe away!

[farmerjumperdon]

Here is my dinner last night

Yep, nothing. I'm on the second day of a liquid only diet to prep for a colonoscopy on Friday. I just felt like complaining. :(

If you need a laxative, might I recommend Slow Cooker Helper?

Any flavor will probably do, but I'll vouch for the stroghanoff.

Oh-oh, gotta run . . .

[suntrack2]

hot tomato chilly sos+fried chapati+sweet noodles+pickle of lemon & garlic+papad+boiled rice+curd curry salty+water, it was my today’s dinner dish.


sunil

[farmerjumperdon]

hot tomato chilly sos+fried chapati+sweet noodles+pickle of lemon & garlic+papad+boiled rice+curd curry salty+water, it was my today’s dinner dish.


sunil

Are you trying to one-up me on the laxative, or is that what you really had for dinner?

don b - Dispensing wisdom wherever the truth, and stool softeners, are not suppressed.

[Swift]

Arrgh! Good luck with that thing.

Will your doctor allow for some liquid anesthesia just before the procedure, i.e., a pitcher of martinis or equivalent?

http://www.cosgan.de/images/smilie/nahrung/k025.gif

OK, doc, probe away!
Well they do give you a liquid anesthesia, but it comes in an IV and a syringe, not a glass. This is the third time I've done this and it actually isn't done under general anesthesia. It's usually just some pain killers and a little relaxant - more than enough for me, I never remember any of it; don't usually even remember post-op or the drive home. My wife has told me I'm very amusing in post-op, cracking jokes and making up stories, none of which I ever remember. :o

[Maksutov]

Are you trying to one-up me on the laxative, or is that what you really had for dinner?

don b - Dispensing wisdom wherever the truth, and stool softeners, are not suppressed.Now you know why they use that glove as a mascot.

http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/7076/hamburgerhelper9xv.th.jpg (http://img213.imageshack.us/my.php?image=hamburgerhelper9xv.jpg)

It has nothing to do with cooking, everything to do with sanitation.

Meanwhile, from the Betty Crocker Slow Cooker Helper website:

Betty Crocker® Slow Cooker Helper®

Designed for those who enjoy the mouth-watering flavor and aroma of slow cooked meals, but don't have a lot of time to prepare something decent, Slow Cooker Helper is the latest convenient meal solution from Betty Crocker's Hamburger Helper®, with the added bonus of comfortable loosening effects that will linger long after that last forkful.

Invest just five minutes in the morning to add water and beef, chicken, or possum to your favorite Slow Cooker Helper variety and come home to the aroma of a hearty, home-cooked meal the whole family will enjoy and which will give them a real rush. Slow Cooker Helper is available in four hearty varieties, each of which contains prune extract for that special touch:

• Pot Roast: Simply add a boneless beef roast to this family favorite made with potatoes, real Green Giant® vegetables, including carrots and celery, and a scrumptious sauce loaded with caffeine to give your family that "get-up-and-go" feeling.

• Beef Stew: Just mix small pieces of flavorful beef with this Slow Cooker Helper variety that includes potatoes, onions, Green Giant® carrots, peas, corn, cabbage, broccoli, a variety of beans, and a savory fructose-based sauce.

• Chicken & Dumplings: This Southern favorite includes Bisquick® dumpling mix, potatoes, Green Giant® vegetables, including kale and cauliflower, and a light processed white flour white sauce to complement the skinless, boneless chicken breasts added to this variety. Subsitution of fresh, frozen, or roadkill possum will give this dish a real Southern touch.

• Beef Stroganoff: Unique for its pasta, this Slow Cooker Helper variety also includes onions and mushrooms with a signature gravy loaded with sorbitol. Just add beef stew meat for a delicious meal. Now includes four free packets of Immodium®.

[Gruesome]

Anybody for seconds???

[farmerjumperdon]

That is a riot. Had me there during the first sentence; got as far as the word "decent" and was thinking, "Wow, I can't believe they might be that accidentally honest." Then I caught on. Very good.

BTW, Sherri is very sensitive about the meals she serves, even if the origins are from a package. So I had to ease into my true opinion. Began with "Not bad" which was then replaced by "It's got kind of a funny texture, like the sauce is separating" to "The rehydrated mushrooms just aren't my thing" to "I'm not so sure about this stuff" and ended with shoveling the last bit into the garbage and telling her not to save the leftovers. By that time it was easy to be honest without hurting her feelings because the kids (with their brutishly innocent honesty) had told her that it sucked.

[crosscountry]

yesterday was frozen pizza with extra toppings.


tonight is leftovers.... gotta teach until 9PM

[Enzp]

Possum Helper...it's about time.

Armadillo Helper - Possum on the half shell.

I'm off to the Mexican Buffet for dinner here in a few minutes. Carne Mysterioso.

[jrkeller]

Grilled Fish

Salad with Blue Cheese Dressing

[Chip]

Albondigas soup
assorted Tapas
Bread
Wine (Karly Pokerville Zinfandel)

[Candy]

Well they do give you a liquid anesthesia, but it comes in an IV and a syringe, not a glass. This is the third time I've done this and it actually isn't done under general anesthesia. It's usually just some pain killers and a little relaxant - more than enough for me, I never remember any of it; don't usually even remember post-op or the drive home. My wife has told me I'm very amusing in post-op, cracking jokes and making up stories, none of which I ever remember. :o
I hope the doctor bought you dinner and drinks afterwards. :p

[hippietrekx]

I ate ravioli out of a can.

Mom's working and Dad's visiting his brother. I'm afraid to use the stove. (kinda)

--hippie

[Titana]

Today I went to "Burger King" and had a couple of King Pounder's that were on special for $1.99 .......!Dang they were terrible!....:sick:





Titana.

[crosscountry]

Tonight Dinner was good. We had steaks, grilled asparagus, and baked potatoes.

[Maksutov]

Anybody for seconds???Apparently appetizing, but, what is that?

[Candy]

Apparently appetizing, but, what is that? I think it is a combination of several "(un)finished" meals, including dessert, that are headed for puppy's dish. :shifty:

[Candy]

I just went to the store and bought frozen lasagna and garlic bread. I got a six pack of Labatt Blue, too. Now, if Cross were here, he'd make this stuff from scratch, except for the beer. :razz:

[crosscountry]

except for the beer. :razz:


I've never done that before, but observed my friends once doing homebrew.

I make a great lasagna:D

[Maksutov]

Well they do give you a liquid anesthesia, but it comes in an IV and a syringe, not a glass. This is the third time I've done this and it actually isn't done under general anesthesia.Good to see you back, Swift. Hope everything turned out OK.

It's usually just some pain killers and a little relaxant - more than enough for me, I never remember any of it; don't usually even remember post-op or the drive home. My wife has told me I'm very amusing in post-op, cracking jokes and making up stories, none of which I ever remember. :oThat sounds familiar. I sprained my back one time, had all those meds, and per my fiancée, my behavior was similar to your behavior. I still don't recall anything about what she described.

[Van Rijn]

Swift, I know exactly what you are talking about. I've found that I can feel almost human with the Visicol prep and one of the liquid food products. And, yes, it is a very strange feeling when they inject the drugs into the IV - for about 30 seconds I'll realize what is happening and then my memory goes away. About an hour later (usually an hour - I've managed to shorten that when I'm exceptionally nervous) memories will snap back, but I will sometimes have vague memories of speaking a little earlier.

It is very strange when drugs can effectively turn you off ...

[Gruesome]

Apparently appetizing, but, what is that?

When I was working for Boeing in Seattle, my roommate (who shall forever be known as Annoying Healthy Guy) made that for dinner. It's a pork chop slathered with day-old boiled red cabbage with runny eggs on the side. I was amazed by the unique color scheme (purple and yellow make for an odd looking dinner) and had to take a pic of it.

He even ate it.

[long live the queeb]

Try this peeps, for three people 1 and 1half pounds ground steak, mix with finely chopped onion, 1 clove garlic crushed, 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce, shape into balls, fry in oil until brown on both sides, meanwhile put two chopped onions into a pan, add half a glass of red wine, tomatoe ketchup, and tomatoe puree, reduce until liquid is halfed, and onions are soft and caramalized( This can take a while) put meat balls into cassarole dish, and pour onion-wine mixture over top, bake in oven 5 gas, for 1 hour, after 45 mins grate parmazan cheese over the mixture, and place garlic bread on top. serve with Pasta, or noodles, also great with mashed potatoe's..

[crosscountry]

tonight was subway. I went truck shopping. My friend came along. finally at 9PM we ate

[Enzp]

CHinese Buffet. The salmon was very tender and tasty tonight. And a few shrinp. Oh and steamed dumplings.

[grewwalk]

Grilled lemon pepper chicken, chicken vercilles rice and brussel sprouts.
And a coke.

My kids even ate it. (not the sprouts)

[crosscountry]

oh man. I ate way too late and too much. now it's 1AM and I cannot sleep. my belly is too warm with digestion.


:doh:

[Maksutov]

Tonight, thanks to Kroger having steeply discounted some fish that was about to expire, date-wise, I enjoyed what I refer to (when I refer to it at all) as my "Animal House" dinner: flounder baked in olive oil with cajun-style pinto beans on the side.

Of course there were chips too, with malt vinegar.

Funny thing about the term "chips". There was a fast food chain that was popular in the US for while in the 70s called Arthur Treacher's (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Treacher%27s) (after the stage/screen actor and regular on the Merv Griffin show) which served fish and chips. Not wanting to disappoint the 'muricans or get sued for misrepresentation, the chips were made of potatoes, about 40 mm round and rather thin. One could have used them in a game of poker.

It appears the remaining Arthur Treacher's restaurants have returned to a more traditional form of chips. (http://www.arthurtreachers.com/)

[crosscountry]

cool. tonight its fried porkchops, cabbage, and rice!