I pulled some ground meat from the freezer. Not sure what I'll do with it yet.
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I pulled some ground meat from the freezer. Not sure what I'll do with it yet.
That is a sign of GREAT hosts. I aspire to be the person who can whip up a great meal at the drop of a hat for guests.
When we went to Minneapolis for the weekend for our nephew's wedding, we were going to go out for dinner the next night with my brother and SIL. But, being that it was Jan 2 in Minneapolis, it was snowing and freezing. So last minute we decided to eat at their place. They grabbed a couple of filet mignon from their freezer and put together something similar to what you did (minus the garden-fresh veggies) and it was great and seemingly effortless on their part.
I would have freaked out and suggested pizza--delivered of course.
This is making me think it might be a good idea to have the ingredients for a quick, unexpected guest(s) meal handy. It used to just be pasta, but since we aren't eating that these days, I would like to come up with something else. But, as you say, there's always pizza!
That’s funny IL!
Veggie chicken.
Nice salad, following our main meal at brunch at son's house. He made an asparagus frittata.
Leftover chili and bacon-wrapped jalapeno poppers.
Caesar salad.
A salad of baby red and green lettuces, tomatoes, chives from my garden, roasted red peppers, Mexican three cheese blend and guacamole.
Wild strawberries from my yard for dessert.
Probably a burrito with sour cream, salsa and Spanish rice. I'm not making the burrito myself, however. I keep a stash of frozen ones.
Ended up doing leftovers last night, which worked out well since I want to clean the fridge today. Dinner will probably end up being what I find during clean-up. lol
Clean the fridge! That was supposed to be a Covid19 lockdown activity here. It didn't happen:(.
McDonald’s as I was driving my son to a trailhead and we were hungry. It’s the only place we passed.
Using the rest of the roast chicken we had two nights ago (which was free with a receipt coupon from Safeway. Score!) to make chicken pasta with chipotle salsa, red onions, mushrooms and cream cheese.
The greens from the beets I roasted over the weekend, sauteed with garlic, tomato sauce, and Mexican cheese blend.
DW made edamame spaghetti (low carb so we both could eat it) with spaghetti sauce and ground beef. Delicious and I did not have to cook or clean up. Like a restaurant.... :)
Steve what do you find are the good and not so good alternative pastas? I like the squash ones, dislike the lentil, and have not tried the others.
Found 2 green squash while cleaning the fridge last night, so sauteed them up in garlic, added dice tomatoes and a can of white kidney beans, along with just a bit of macaroni pasta. Served with some Parmesan and/or ricotta cheese. Easy, one-pot meal.
Cooking up some pinto beans so may FINALLY make that pinto bean and collard greens dish. LOL.
I've tried several. The ones I've liked best have come from Aldi -- their Simply Nature edamame spaghetti and black soybean spaghetti. Apparently Amazon sells pasta from Explore Cuisine which looks similar, including the packaging.
Calling it "spaghetti" is a bit generous; the noodles are thinner, flatter, and shorter than the spaghetti with which most people are familiar. But it has that real-pasta-like "toothfeel" to it. It's not slippery (holds onto sauce well) or too rubber-band-like (if you cook it longer than the box says) and it doesn't break apart when you twirl it on a fork.
For someone who does not eat regular pasta it's pretty good pasta. :)
ETA The not-so-good: the ones which claim to be low-carb but really aren't (they're just lower). Shirataki noodles have a place -- I'll use them in soup. But no one is fooled by them -- too slippery, too chewy to resemble pasta. The shirataki noodles with tofu in them have better body, so I'd use them as a bed for, say, Cincinnati chili or beef stew. But they're not good at soaking up or holding on to a sauce. Spaghetti squash is okay -- less slippery than shirataki but not starchy enough to pass for real pasta so the chewiness isn't quite there.
I'm not big on making keto versions of regular foods like pancakes or cookies; I'd rather go without than suffer the disappointment or use tons of not-quite ingredients (looking at you, almond flour). But I do like these pastas.
I remember those noodles made from mushrooms. Gosh it’s been three years since I thought about them. I chased him down at Asian food stores years ago because they were very low in calories.
I should go find some one of these days and try them again. They were —OK,. Kind of like Steve says, Useful in someways but not fooling anyone.
Thank you Steve. I'll keep an eye out the next time I go to an Aldi's.
Tonight I made ratatouille.
I've given up on most substitutes, though I like shredded cabbage. I try to limit them, pre-cook them so they're a resistant starch, alternate with rice noodles or bean threads... A life without noodles is a pale imitation, at best. :cool:
I think tomorrow's dinner will be hamburger and a huge salad.
I think tonight will be baked tofu with an as yet to be determined grain, plus veggie.
tonight is going to be chicken quesadillas, using up the last of the free cooked roast chicken from the grocery store. And it was a small chicken. Just 3 lbs or so, but we still managed to get three meals for two of us out of it!
I made pea shoot pesto with pistacios, pecorino-reggiano and EVOO. Cooked up some fresh pasta, sauted some garden pea pods and grilled some salmon.
YUM!
Last night I had leftover ratatouille and corn with diced tomatoes and Mexican cheese mix.
Not sure about tonight. Maybe homemade pizza and leftovers.
I have not cooked since my son left. Last night a friend came over and we ordered domino’s pasta and it was delicious. For 20 they delivered, including a 4 tip. We sat outside and drank wine:))
Big green salad (CSA greens) and a grilled chicken burger. I bought Brioche rolls at Costco for the first time-they are OK.
So far, I'm thinking meat & cabbage pie.
Yesterday was Italian at our favorite restaurant. Today we are having company and I am making a casserole that’s similar to lasagna.
Was going to be Nigerian meat kebabs. Turns out we have not quite enough of the key ingredient and are missing some of the minor ones. The beef is now sitting in a slowcooker under tomato sauce, onion, and garlic. It'll be fine.
Chicken curry over rice. A work buddy of SO’s brought him home from vacation some Curry powder his mom In India made. It’ll be my first time making a curry.
No real meal. I snacked throughout the day, on string cheese closest to the dinner hour.
Today would have been my son's 27th birthday. We always celebrate by going out to dinner. We'll definitely do some take-out. Deciding what kind, will be the hard part. LOL
I am sorry for your loss, happystuff. Have a lovely celebration of his life.
Great tradition happy! My son is back from hiking so I am back cooking. Barbecue chicken tonight.
A spinach, onion and basil omelet.