What's for Dinner?

[momtoAidenDeclan]

quick rumage in the freezer, one pack chicken thighs and so TA DA!
chicken provencale.

well, my version.

roughly chop red onions, peppers. throw in large dish, add vine tomatos, on vine, and whole cloves of garlic (throw them in while shouting at the kids) add can drained black olives, then drop chicken on top. add fresh or dried basil, olive oil, blasamic vinegar (how very 90s of me) salt , pepper, etc.
slam in oven.

serve with pasta , and salad. if you can be bothered, garlic bread, but i am not bothered so wont.

there you go dinner done.

I LOVE READING YOUR POSTS!  You really should write (in all of your spare time)....this is what I am going to do tonight for dinner - I have chicken quarters thawed and NO ideas in my head.

The chicken was supposed to be dinner last night but we picked up pizza b/c we didn't get home until 6 from the minute clinic w/the sickie.

[CMdeux]

Last night was pizza. 

(Homemade-- made extra dough when I made buns earlier in the week, and let it age in the fridge, which gives it a nice tang), topped with

a can of tomato paste,

mozarella cheese (remains of bag, anyway)

can of sliced olives

the non-moldy half of a sweet onion, sliced thin

the remaining (are we sensing a theme, here?) two tbs of bacon crumbles

the remaining parmesan cheese.

15 min at 450 F on the pizza stone... yum.

Tonight?

Um.... mystery enchiladas?  Maybe pizza, or hot dogs.  No, just the hot dogs.  Didn't make any buns.  Don't plan to.  Went to Trader Joe's and got flatbread.  I think that we have cabbage. 

Cabbage-and-quinoa  enchiladas probably would NOT be a big hit, I'm thinking.

[ajasfolks2]

While hubby took kids to swim workout, I made double batch of manicotti

and broccoli    on the side.   


If I have doo-doo together tomorrow night, will make sweet potato enchilladas.  (All from scratch, except that I do use store bought flour tortillas.)  Black beans to go with.


Think I'm going to grab a couple turkey breasts and roast in slow oven overnight Sunday into Monday to have meat for turkey noodle soup or other turkey cass (tettrazini?  sp?)

My nightly cooking forays need to produce food for at least *3* nights -- not so easy with big man and 2 voracious teens in house!!

[ajasfolks2]

If I can just get soup made, son would LOVE some potato skins (like the TGIFriday kind) homemade.
The 2 together might fill him (add other veggies and fruit).

And bread with bread machine.  (Zo, don't fail me now!!) 

Boy are my kids getting cooking lessons this fall!!!


(whew!)

[Janelle205]

I made a quiche tonight.  I've never made a quiche before (the egg allergy might have something to do with that).

Obviously, I didn't eat it, but it was a hit.  Bacon, onions and cheese.  Step-daughter ate two pieces and said it was a "Number 1 good time".

[Macabre]

Tonight: Mushroom burgers and sweet potato fries

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/mushroom-burgers/detail.aspx?event8=1&prop24=SR_Title&e11=mushroom%20burger&e8=Quick%20Search&event10=1&e7=Home%20Page

[TabiCat]

Age old question what's for dinner ?  But I have no answers.

Not that we don't have food we do but I'm comeing up short of inspiration.

[GoingNuts]

Mmmmm, those mushroom burgers look great!

Janelle, I love quiche.  Not exactly waist-line friendly food, but right up there with mac and cheese as ultimate comfort food.   I often make it with spinach to sooth my conscience. 

[momma2boys]

Oh, gn, I have a healthy quiche recipe that I have to send you.  It is so good!  Spinach and you can use turkey bacon, but the person who made it and gave me the recipe used shrimp.  Yumm!

[momma2boys]

http://www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/spinach-quiche-55546.aspx

Here you go, use low fat cheese, double the eggs, and use either shrimp or turkey bacon to make it healthier.

[MaryM]

Tonight we are having steak, baked potatos and a veggie!  Neither child has had steak before so its a big day here!  They've had ground beef so steak should be fine!

[GoingNuts]

Yum, Momma2 - sometimes I made it without a crust to make it a little less fattening as well. 

[becca]

I made a quiche earlier this week.  Loaded it with so much broccoli and spinach(as well as some ham, onions and cheese) that it overflowed.  It was good.  I make egg muffins that are basically crustless quiche.  The crust(refined carbs plus fat) is the most unhealthy part if you otherwise load it with veggies.  I also use milk, not cream.  I sometimes cut back on yolks as well. 

[MaryM]

I love quiche but kids are allergic to eggs no DH doesn't care for it.

We had steak tonight - both kids like it!  Next time I will get filet ( we had NY strip) bc I think they will like the texture better.  DS has to have his on the well done side for now.  So excited for next week when we take DH out for his bday!

[momtoAidenDeclan]

if you like quiche you'll like a frittata...crustless quiche basically....I make these to use up leftover meat/roasted veggies/potatoes...very yummy!