What's for Dinner?

[Janelle205]

Ham and bean soup.

DSD doesn't like beans.  She loves ham and bean soup.  She had two and a half bowls.  She eats almost anything though, so I'm not going to ask questions.

[BensMom]

It's so cold and blustery here today. I'm making split pea and ham soup. Yummmmm! I love soup and have quite a few soup recipes in my rotation. I think I could live on soup most of the winter.

[GoingNuts]

^^ I could too, but DH isn't as much of a fan. 

Just defrosted leftovers from a makeshift dinner.  DS will be home tomorrow, so I made a big Crock Pot Ropa Vieja yesterday to have for tomorrow.

[becca]

Never had that, GN, looks good!  I googled.

I was just thinking of making a kale, veggie, and turkey sausage soup to eat for a couple of days before the big, bad feast on Thursday.  I have a big bag of chopped kale in the fridge.  It needs to get used.  It whips up quickly in the Instant Pot. 

[PurpleCat]

I have a big pot of veggie soup for the day after!

[becca]

Never go to the soup today, but found a bag of Brussels sprouts that I had.  Roasted those and had a very small bit of the pasta and meatballs that I reheated for the kids.  mostly munched on sprouts. 

[Ciel]

What would you do with a piece of chuck steak? I have no idea what to do with it.

I have mushrooms and broccoli to go with it, may pick up a couple of potatoes. But I have no idea how to cook the steak. I was planning on using my Instant Pot.

[GoingNuts]

No suggestions Ciel.  I would cook it low and slow, like a stew maybe? 

Becca, I got some halved brussels sprouts the other day and roasted them.  They came out the best I've ever made.  I have no idea why, b/c I do the same thing every time.  Gawrsh, I just love them.

[Janelle205]

Stuffed peppers because I am super lazy tonight.  But I did make DS some with the baby sweet peppers instead of full size bell peppers.  Those are cute.

[Janelle205]

Currently on the fourth thing that I have made in a crock pot this week.  Tonight will be broccoli cheese soup - will have to pick up a loaf of bread from the bakery after I get DSD from school to go with it.

Stuffed peppers from Tuesday were in one of my slow cookers, and a Mexican chicken and rice casserole in a slow cooker last night.  I made tamari and sesame glazed chicken drumsticks in a slow cooker for DH's work lunch yesterday, though that slow cooker is out of commission at least until we can try and clean the inside.

[BensMom]

Mmm, broccoli cheese soup. Yum. We're having pasta e fagioli. Not sure if I spelled that right.

[krasota]

Sick since Christmas and haven't been able to feed myself.  I've been craving tomatillo soup with grilled cheese something awful.  Today I needed to grab the last few meds before the deductible resets--notably DD's epi-pens, which all expire in February.  So I washed my face, washed my hands, put on a neck buff, dipped myself in sanitizer, and went out to buy fresh tomatillos.  No basil was to be had, so I settled for the dried I have at home.  But after roasting them and making it, I'm very satisfied.

I'll have to try it in my new Instant pot, but today I just did my usual method of roasting in my cast iron skillet, adding to a pan of sauteed onions and garlic, then cooking down more, adding broth, herbs, blend.  Stirred in creme fraiche and all is well.  And yeah, I had my grilled cheese with it.

[becca]

Sounds yummy!  I hope that you are finally feeling better, K. 

[MaryM]

Sounds yummy, krasota!

Since I am going to be cooking some meals to send to my mom with DH, we will have lots of food on hand for dinners this week and maybe next.  I must remember to buy some containers to freeze stuff in.

I am making Roman Style Chicken (chicken, peppers, prosciutto, oregano, thyme, tomatoes, chicken broth and white wine), Beef stew, meat sauce, and meatloaf.  I may make another chicken dish too....

[MaryM]

I finally made latkes.  I was supposed to do it over break.  So nothing healthy tonight bc we are having chicken cutlets too....it will be yummy.