What's for Dinner?

[The Devil's Grandmother]

We're having cheese and onion pie for dinner. I'm looking forward to it. We got caught with a full cheese drawer when the lockdown happened, so we've been looking for ways to eat it up before it goes bad. I am not complaining, I love cheese.

[kayaker]

Burgers on the grill, french fries in the Airfryer, a growler from a local place, and coleslaw from giant eagle.

[Glazer]

Cheese and onion pie? Color me intrigued. Got recipe?

[stormie]

MMMMM - a UK speciality. It's kind of . . . cheese and onions. In a crust. With potatoes and mustard, for you crazy cooks.
It's like cheese plus flaky bread plus potatoes and I want some.

[InternetBrowser]

chicken tacos with rice and beans

[Glazer]

Chicken noodle soup and applesauce.

[What Exit?]

My daughter made a chicken & beef fried rice last night. Came out great.

[JackieLikesVariety]

Originally Posted by Glazer

Chicken noodle soup and applesauce.

do you have the soup cold? you've never talked about if you had a way to heat up food.

Dude, you could do a thread on "ask the guy who lives in his car" if you wanted to. I realize you might not, but just in case you hadn't thought of it.

and can't wait til you can get back to updating the one on your work on the truck. van. lordy, feels like forever even from here.

[Glazer]

I've got a heated cup that plugs into a cigarette lighter. But I only use it when I'm burning gas anyway. I've also built a small fire pit . But soon it'll be too dry to use it. I made sure to buy ready to eat food that doesn't need heating. If I've got time after playing with the IRS website today I'll start an AMA thread.

[Glazer]

This is Arizona. You have to work to keep the sun from heating things.

[The Devil's Grandmother]

Originally Posted by Glazer

Cheese and onion pie? Color me intrigued. Got recipe?

Cheese and onion pie from gourmet magazine
They have a complicated recipe for the crust that I ignore in favor of a pillsbury roll-up from the store. I've gotten lazier with age, or maybe my standards are slipping.
As written the recipe is pretty dull, so I recommend adding a tablespoon of prepared mustard, a teaspoon of paprika and a full teaspoon of ground back pepper tot he cheese and onion filling. A few cloves of garlic sliced thin and tossed in with the onions is good too. I've added ham (cut into in small cubes) once or twice and that's good, as is crumbed bacon.

[Glazer]

Looks good. I think I'd like to double up on the onion and caramelized them to reduce them back to amount called for.

[Rock]

Inspired by Kat and her people, I picked up some brats (and beer) today at the local Sprouts market. So it's brats on the grill, beer in my glass and french fries on the side tonight.

[silenus]

Tonight the wife is going to try to replicate a mushroom appetizer (Fungi Saltati) from our favorite Italian place. Lots of butter, garlic, herbs and a dash of lemon on the finish. Sop up all the sauce with a fresh loaf of French bread. Couple of drinks and call it dinner.

[Mr. Plumbean]

We had fish and chips from the restaurant next door. It was great. They only do fish on fridays, it was supposed to be through Lent but they extended it a couple of weeks.

They are really a breakfast place and have basically shut down but also seem cavalier about staying afloat. I think it's a hobby for the owners. But we still want to support the joint.

And the fish & chips were great so.

[What Exit?]

We ordered Italian, Penne A La Vodka, Chicken Caesar Salad, Chicken Marsala, Fettuccine Alfredo w/ Chicken & Baked Ziti. Comes with some fresh baked Italian Bread and I got some Tiramisu for desert.

In other words, yum and good leftovers for the weekend.

[InternetBrowser]

tuna salad inside a pita with lettuce

[kayaker]

We are trying hard to keep a local brewery afloat. They have a regular menu, along with a quarantine family meal that is different each weekend. We've had lasagna, stuffed shells, roast chicken, and this week stuffed peppers. The meal is meant for a family of four and includes sides and a huge salad. We get three dinners from each meal. The meals are $45, plus we get a six pack and a growler.

[Rebo]

Last night I made a pot of 15 bean soup with smoked sausage. It was delicious!

Tonight we're going to get some take-out from down the road. Crab legs and/or crawfish.

[Rebo]

I called the restaurant at 5:30. I had five callers in front of me. I got through at 6:48. Placed my order, and it's gonna be 45 minutes to an hour.

I'm glad they're doing so well! I'm hungry, though. I should have called at 5:00. Lesson learned!

Charbroiled oyster, crawfish AND crab legs. Mmm.

[3acres]

Originally Posted by Rebo

Last night I made a pot of 15 bean soup with smoked sausage. It was delicious!

Hurst Beans? That's what I have reheating on the stove right now! With Cajun spice, mmm.

[Mr. Plumbean]

We supported another favorite restaurant tonight and I had a goddamned good cheeseburger. Now we'll regress to another 2 weeks of total isolation (after a grocery outing).

I'm sick of everything being upedly fucked tbh.

[silenus]

Raided the freezer tonight for Signature Spring Rolls and Tai Pei Egg Rolls. Soy sauce, oyster sauce, sri racha and some hot mustard. Call it good.

Oh, and bourbon.

[Rock]

Originally Posted by Bumbershoot

Inspired by Kat and her people, I picked up some brats (and beer) today at the local Sprouts market. So it's brats on the grill, beer in my glass and french fries on the side tonight.

I know you're all anxiously awaiting the results of last night's experiment* so I have to admit that Kat food is actually pretty good. I find that a lot of stuff I didn't like when I was young is actually pretty good. So I no longer dislike brats. Not gonna change my vote in any polls, but I'm not gonna turn up my nose to brats anymore either.

*If I hadn't quoted it y'all would be like "What the fuck is he talking about?"

[Oxirane]

Stuffed shells with ricotta, smothered in Italian diced tomatoes and Ragu spaghetti sauce, some meatballs, lotsa oregano and basil, in the oven for 30 minutes at 375oF, then piled high with mozzarella cheese, back in for 15 minutes until the cheese is golden brown and the sauce is bubbly, let that bad boy sit for 15 minutes as it's freaking hot while I prepared a simple cucumber salad, fresh parm on top of the servings, crushed red pepper for youngest son and me, damn, that was tasty and easy...

[Mr. Plumbean]

My wife made fried rice with a knock-off Benihana's recipe, complete with shrimp sauce.

IT WAS SO EFFING GOOD. I mean, she didn't do all the showy knife and grill stuff (lazy wench) but OMG TEH EATING PART.

That is all.

[Glazer]

I used to manage a Japanese fast food restaurant. Our owner came to town and took us all to Benihana's one day. We got kicked out for showing up the chef.

[Mr. Plumbean]

We had takeout from one of our favorite restaurants, the menu was called "Munchies Monday." Total coincidence that today is 4/20 I'm sure.

We don't celebrate 4/20 and every Monday is Munchies Monday but damned good, nachos and tacos and a s'more brownie we haven't dug into yet.

Glad for the obligation to support our favorite local restaurants.

[Mr. Plumbean]

Holy shit that brownie was good.

[The Devil's Grandmother]

Originally Posted by Glazer

Looks good. I think I'd like to double up on the onion and caramelized them to reduce them back to amount called for.

You sound just like my husband. He's about to make a mass batch of caramelized onions, so I'll suggest saving a portion for the next version of cheese and onion pie.
To night we're having an Indian version of instant ramen, gussied up with mushrooms and snow peas.

[Glazer]

Let me know how it comes out. I would think the caramelized onion would add umami to the pie.

[Jaglavak]

Originally Posted by Glazer

I used to manage a Japanese fast food restaurant.

Hang on, that means you know how to cuss in Japanese. You've been holding out on us!

[Mr. Plumbean]

Every single post from his has had a secondary meaning phonemically cussing us all out in Japanes.

[Glazer]

Originally Posted by Jaglavak

Hang on, that means you know how to cuss in Japanese. You've been holding out on us!

No but I can curse in Hangook.

[ThisSpaceForRent]

My son came over yesterday to take me to the grocery store. He surprised me with a dozen pork tamales from Tienda El Ranchito in Fairmont City Illinois. Also included in the bundle was REAL mexican crema and green chilli sauce.

OMG...Sofa King good.

[Rebo]

Originally Posted by 3acres

Hurst Beans? That's what I have reheating on the stove right now! With Cajun spice, mmm.

Hambeens - is that Hurst? They were great!

Tonight I made spaghetti, and forgot the recently made meatballs a la Sam the Cooking Guy. It was still yummy.

[C2H5OH]

Originally Posted by Rebo

Tonight I made spaghetti, and forgot the recently made meatballs a la Sam the Cooking Guy. It was still yummy.

You posted that video before, and a couple of weeks ago I made the sauce from it, although I just used chunks of sausage instead of the meatballs. It was most excellent.

[3acres]

Originally Posted by Rebo

Hambeens - is that Hurst? They were great!

Yes, Hambeens is Hurst. I use several of their offerings, but the Cajun 15-bean soup is my favorite.

[Rebo]

I haven't made the sauce from the video yet.

[The Devil's Grandmother]

I need to walk the ten steps into the kitchen and start diner. Mac and cheese with the leftover smoked duck, I think.

[JackieLikesVariety]

Originally Posted by The Devil's Grandmother

I need to walk the ten steps into the kitchen and start diner. Mac and cheese with the leftover smoked duck, I think.

damn!

[Mr. Plumbean]

Our completely selfless mission to support local restaurants tonight forced... FORCED... us to get wood-fired pizza and pie.

I am died. So effing good.

But it was all for them and not about us OF COURSE.

[What Exit?]

My wife made a small tasty meatloaf and some outstanding roasted asparagus. I had a Sweet Baby Jesus Chocolate Peanut Butter Porter from Duclaw Brewing to go with it.

[Mr. Plumbean]

I love asparagi.

[Glazer]

Chicken cheese tortellini.

[silenus]

Tonight is a reasonably (non-)healthy meal of baked potatoes with a veggie topping. Because face it, after I get through topping it with butter and cheese sauce, the California Mix vegetables aren't going to give the potato that much of a boost.

[Mr. Plumbean]

What about the bacon?

[silenus]

This is going to be meatless. "Healthy." remember?

[Mr. Plumbean]

Bacon is good for you! It's high in fatty acids.

[Jaglavak]

A Sausage, Peppers, Onions, and Potato Bake sure hits the spot on a cold rainy evening.