What's for dinner?

[Brandon M]

What did you all have today or have planned for tomorrow. I'm just bored and thinking about cooking this weekend. Last weekend I had Lobster tail, shrimp and salad. I kinda think Lobster is over-rated. It's good but way too expensive. Though I admit it was my first time cooking it and probably didn't turn out very well (barbecued it in aluminum foil with some butter but I think I overcooked it a little). The sesame shrimp turned out perfect though - now a favorite.

[goldcreek]

I like lobster alright but it's not worth the price to me. My mom would kill for it though! I personally love crab legs, and they are worth the $$ to me.

Last night I baked wild sockeye salmon fillets with a little lime juice, salt, garlic, and topping of sauteed mushrooms and green onions. Had a big pretty side salad.

I know how it goes getting bored with the normal stuff you cook. I do lots and lots of stirfry. Anytime I'm out of ideas and in a hurry it's stir fry. Usually with chicken or elk. And mix up what flavors I use, usually an oriental sauce that comes with the veggie mix (I'm lazy and buy it bagged and frozen), or plain soy sauce, or it is SO awesome with Yoshidas, especially elk or deer. Served on brown rice.

Lately I've been on a southern food kick. Been making a lot of jambalaya, awesome rich soups, love the flavor, I'm addicted to cajun cooking. If you want some recipes let me know.

Then there are always the old family favorites to pull out occasionally: Mom's Chicken Curry Divan (a super casserole), Mexican Lasagna, Swedish Meatballs over rice.

I've made some other good soups recently, a ham and bean and a green chili with white beans (I used rabbit, but the recipe calls for chicken).

[Brandon M]

Stirfry and rice sounds perfect. That's what I'll do tomorrow.

I love cajun food too. Never cooked any myself. In fact I've never had home cooked cajun food at all. I've only had it at fairs and festivals but I loved it. Would love a recipe or two. What's your favorite?

Mexican Lasagna is probably awesome as well. And I've had Swedish meatballs and loved them. No clue how to make that. Is it easy-ish? You sound like a pretty good cook, making all that stuff. I'm a total newbie.

[goldcreek]

My mom is a great cook but I was never really interested in learning when I was at home. When I moved out I got a good cookbook and followed the recipes to the letter for a few years. After a while of that you start to figure out what flavors work well together, what you like, and you get better at tinkering and making things up. It's not really that hard.

I'll scan in some recipes for you. They're all fairly easy. I don't do 'fancy'.

[Apebrains]

We had chicken breasts grilled, seasoned with salt, pepper, and garlic, then we made a home made mango salsa using our garden grown jalapenos, cilantro, mangos, red pepper, green onion, lime, and lemon juice. Then we chopped the chicken and wrapped it in a tortilla with some cheese and called it a meal, with a Unibroue Ephemere beer. It was fantastic.

[Brandon M]

^That sounds awesome. Not sure this thread was such a good idea - it's making me hungrier.

[Sagebrush]

One of my favorites to make is a chicken casserole kind of thing. You take how many ever chix breasts you want, they can be frozen, and put them in a baking dish. Then put cheese on top of the breast, I have used swiss and monterey jack, both are pretty good. Then over top of that, put a can of cream of mushroom or cream of chicken. Cover that with stuffing, and cover with foil. Bake at 450 for one hour... the chicken comes out soooo juicy and tender its amazing.

Tonight I am having ramen and egg sandwhiches (not together in the sandwhich)... pretty gross huh?

[Brandon M]

(05-28-2011 06:47 PM)Sagebrush Wrote:  One of my favorites to make is a chicken casserole kind of thing. You take how many ever chix breasts you want, they can be frozen, and put them in a baking dish. Then put cheese on top of the breast, I have used swiss and monterey jack, both are pretty good. Then over top of that, put a can of cream of mushroom or cream of chicken. Cover that with stuffing, and cover with foil. Bake at 450 for one hour... the chicken comes out soooo juicy and tender its amazing.

Tonight I am having ramen and egg sandwhiches (not together in the sandwhich)... pretty gross huh?

Do you cook the stuffing first? Are you in the UK? Not sure if stuffing is something else over there. But that sounds pretty quick and easy.

I like ramen but I put chopped celery and green beans in mine. And some tapatio hot sauce (I put hot sauce in just about everything). Grandma taught me that, minus the hot sauce.

[GreensMom]

We spent the early part of the day at the lake looking at another cabin with my mom. Came home and Bob cut the grass and I cleaned the house and scrubbed the floor. By the time we were both finished we were exhausted so we went out for a pizza.

I do have lots of quick recipes though Brandon. I have one with chicken, stuffing, and cheese and it is made in the crock pot/slow cooker. I would be happy to give you recipes.

I remember someone starting a thread about recipes. We should do that again.

[suplese]

We did Shish ka bobs, grilled asparagus and salad...it was yuummy! I hadn't done kabobs in forever and it really tasted good. I love pretty much anything I can throw on the grill.

[Brandon M]

Yeah we should add to that recipe thread. And keep posting here when you make something awesome. With pics if possible! I'm going to do something new every weekend and post here and maybe the recipe in the other thread if it turns out worthy.

Don't hold me to the "every weekend" thing though. That's probably not going to happen.

I want to do some dutch oven stuff over a campfire. I have nice one but never made anything very cool in it. Once made Cornish game hens with potatoes that turned out great but that's it. Tried to make a pizza and that didn't turn out well

Hope people keep adding to the food threads, it's good motivation to try something new and make it yourself.

[bcmama]

Tonight i have homemade hamburgers..the only kind i'll eat lol.

Last night i had my favorite meal, there is nothing i love more than it. Shepards Pie. Anytime my mom wants me to pick a meal its always this, i would eat it for supper everynight of the week if my mom would cook it lol.

[GreensMom]

I have made hamburgers with one of those little triangles of laughing cow cheese in the center. You shape the cheese into a ball and form the patty around it. They were pretty good.

[Brandon M]

(05-28-2011 07:29 PM)suplese Wrote:  We did Shish ka bobs, grilled asparagus and salad...it was yuummy! I hadn't done kabobs in forever and it really tasted good. I love pretty much anything I can throw on the grill.

Interesting! I've never had grilled asparagus. But I do love asparagus. Gonna have to try that one of these days. Have you had deep fried asparagus with Parmesan cheese? Had that a couple times at the Stockton Asparagus Festival. A huge even celebrating asparagus. http://asparagusfest.com/

[GreensMom]

Bob grills asparagus. It is the only way I like asparagus. He puts it on some foil on the grill. He marinated it in a bit of Italian dressing. It is yummy!