what's for dinner in 2014?

Lin, that grill is a cr@ppy Walmart-version Charbr0il. Secretly I'm hoping that maybe it will die some winter and we'll have to revert to the Weber I used to have. That grill is horrible to use even in the middle of summer. But it would be nice for it to even be an option.

The 'fridge cleanout came up mostly canned-tomato and onion leftovers. I sauteed the onions with some garlic and olive oil, cooked down the tomatoes and added some basil and oregano, put it all together and made homemade spaghetti sauce. A little sundried-tomato breaded frozen fish and dinner was served. And the refrigerator has much more space.

Well yesterday I cooked with my mom, and just to make you jealous it was linguine in a clam cream sauce (clams, half and half made into a white sauce, wine, fresh picked oregano, block Parmesan etc.). With a fresh salad: romaine lettuce, shredded cheddar cheese, topped with already made 3 bean salad (a version with green beans, yellow green beans and garbanzos in a vinaigrette).

But I can't really make you jealous today. I've mostly just been eating this laziness: 1/3 lb ground beef, onions, garlic sauteed in olive oil with a can of pinto beans, chili powder, onion powder, epazote, hot sauce - topped with a bit of sour cream and avocado.

ANM, nothing wrong with good lazy food! :)

I am going to jump in here because I'm pretty proud of what I made for dinner yesterday. We have several farm-raised rabbits in the freezer. I took one out, thawed it, then pressure cooked it (20 min!). It was SO tender at that point. I took all the meat and chopped it up, set it aside. Chopped up some potato, carrot, celery, onion, and half a rutabaga and saute'ed them. I added in the rabbit and 6 chopped fresh mushrooms and a cup of frozen peas. Added all that into a baking pan, made a quick gravy from the juices left in the pressure cooker, poured it over. I had some pie crust in the freezer which I had thawed out while making this dish. Rolled it out, placed it on the mixture, baked at 450 for 15 min. OMG, it was SO good!!! And I just came up with it all in my head -- no recipe!

ETA: Oh! And I also canned 5 half-pints of mango chutney yesterday. Bought a carton of mangos really cheap at Costco.

Rabbit pot pie! That's just the most awesomely homey-sounding dinner ever. Very cool.....

Wow, Kay! The get-it-going vibe was strong yesterday!

On Monday I made "Cassoulet". It had skinned, deboned chicken thighs, kielbasa, tomatoes, onions, northern white beans. DH loved it so much he wanted to have it again on Tuesday. There wasn't much left, so I just cut the chicken into smaller pieces and added more tomatoes, onions, kielbasa, and beans, and he was again, happy as a clam.
Can't decide about tonight's meal.........either Tortellini soup that's in the freezer or hamburgers with a salad. Sure wish I hadn't fired the cook. haha

Nicaraguan stew. You buy onions, yuca, plantains, calabaza, chayotes, malanga/sweet potatoes, green peppers, some corn on the cob broken in half, and some beef on the bone. I seared the meat in some oil on all sides, then added some onions and cooked until translucent. Then add a lot of water, some yuca, plantains, the calabaza, the sweet potatoes. Cook them awhile. Add some garlic and salt. Add the chayotes and the peppers and cool a little while longer. Then add the corn and turn off covered. Sprinkle some fresh cilantro on top just before serving. It takes a few hours to cook on low. The only pricey ingredient is the beef. Yum.

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Originally Posted by ApatheticNoMore

Well yesterday I cooked with my mom, and just to make you jealous it was linguine in a clam cream sauce (clams, half and half made into a white sauce, wine, fresh picked oregano, block Parmesan etc.). With a fresh salad: romaine lettuce, shredded cheddar cheese, topped with already made 3 bean salad (a version with green beans, yellow green beans and garbanzos in a vinaigrette).

But I can't really make you jealous today. I've mostly just been eating this laziness: 1/3 lb ground beef, onions, garlic sauteed in olive oil with a can of pinto beans, chili powder, onion powder, epazote, hot sauce - topped with a bit of sour cream and avocado.

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I started seeing this around several years ago. I bought some. (plant). But I'm having a hard time figuring it out. It doesn't taste like anything to me.

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Originally Posted by Tiam

I started seeing this around several years ago. I bought some. (plant). But I'm having a hard time figuring it out. It doesn't taste like anything to me.

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It doesn't have very much flavor after awhile (especially just a spice you buy after awhile). It's supposed to help with the gas in beans, I don't know if that's true or not. It basically grows wild here, the better flavor is definitely when I've picked it fresh and let it become dried (just let it sit around) and crumpled the leaves into beans - that has some flavor, I like it.