# I'm hungry. What's for dinner? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 13, 2007, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-hungry-whats-for-dinner/395800 "2007-03-13T21:45:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![SmartAleq](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smartaleq/32/163_2.png) [@SmartAleq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartAleq)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2007, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-hungry-whats-for-dinner/395800/41 "2007-03-14T00:25:06Z")
The chief cook and bottle washer has informed me that it’s to be boneless chicken thighs stuffed with peppers, shallots, crouton and cheese then rolled in light crumbs and baked until crispy skinned, crimini mushroom pilaf and zucchini sauteed in butter and garlic. I’ve also been informed that it’s perfectly acceptable for me to take a nap until dinner is ready, but I’m still fulminating on that option… ---
**Author:** ![psycat90](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@psycat90](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psycat90)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2007, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-hungry-whats-for-dinner/395800/42 "2007-03-14T00:33:57Z")
[Glazed chicken grilled on a cedar plank](http://bbq.about.com/od/chickenrecipes/r/bl060821e.htm) with portobello mushrooms marinaded in a quick zinfandel sauce then grilled and stuffed with herbed goat cheese. Along with some wild rice. Paired with a dry rosé. I have become obsessed with the cedar planks lately. ---
**Author:** ![Anastasaeon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Anastasaeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anastasaeon)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2007, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-hungry-whats-for-dinner/395800/43 "2007-03-14T00:34:09Z")
I haven’t decided. There’s some boneless pork cuts in the fridge, so I suppose I should use those… probably a spinach salad with hard boiled eggs of some sort, since I should use up those greens… Cripes, I don’t know. I’m lazy tonight. Maybe I’ll just pour that big bag of Cadbury Mini Eggs into a big bowl and eat those, and let hubby fend for himself. That sounds like a good idea. ---
**Author:** ![Jodi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7feea3/32.png) [@Jodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jodi)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2007, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-hungry-whats-for-dinner/395800/44 "2007-03-14T00:37:42Z")
Wow some great options! But **Flutterby** what is a a “porcupine”? Me, I had a burrito from the local burrito joint. Pathetic. But tasty! ---
**Author:** ![picker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/picker/32/13969_2.png) [@picker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picker)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2007, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-hungry-whats-for-dinner/395800/45 "2007-03-14T00:46:52Z")
Lime & Chipotle Encrusted Tilapia Broccoli, Asparagus and Green Beans steamed with Basil and Garlic Mashed Cauliflower with Bacon Bits and topped with Aged Wisconsin Cheddar. Oh yes. ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2007, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-hungry-whats-for-dinner/395800/46 "2007-03-14T00:49:40Z")
Pork chops and apple sauce. It was good! Just finished off my bowl of Starbucks mocha almond fudge ice cream. ---
**Author:** ![Cheez\_Whia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d26b3c/32.png) [@Cheez\_Whia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheez_Whia)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2007, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-hungry-whats-for-dinner/395800/47 "2007-03-14T01:00:16Z")
My hubby stopped by the market on the way home and brought NY steaks and a loaf of fresh French bread. I have some red-skinned taters a-steamin’ and there’s some tomatoes ripe (for store bought) on the counter. But we’re out of ice cream. Darn. ---
**Author:** ![freckafree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/freckafree/32/3050_2.png) [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2007, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-hungry-whats-for-dinner/395800/48 "2007-03-14T01:44:58Z")
[QUOTE=Miss Purl McKnittington] Since I’m sick, it’s canned soup and green grapes, with 7-Up as a beverage. Maybe a popsicle, if I can summon the energy after all that to go to the freezer. [/QUOTE] Here, sweetie. I don’t have raisins, but I’ll push some homemade chicken soup through teh internets for you. I think it’ll squirt out through the ethernet port, so be ready. ---
**Author:** ![Fearless\_Leader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9fc348/32.png) [@Fearless\_Leader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fearless_Leader)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2007, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-hungry-whats-for-dinner/395800/49 "2007-03-14T01:52:59Z")
Tonight was just pizza and salad, but tomorrow will be a slow-cooker sausage/potato/tomato sauce concoction. Yum. ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2007, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-hungry-whats-for-dinner/395800/50 "2007-03-14T02:11:42Z")
Soylent Green. Just kidding, I had a California Roll with baked spicy cod on top. Mmmmm… ---
**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2007, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-hungry-whats-for-dinner/395800/51 "2007-03-14T02:20:03Z")
Red Thai curry and 1/2 a Chinmay ale. ---
**Author:** ![Lionne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Lionne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lionne)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2007, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-hungry-whats-for-dinner/395800/52 "2007-03-14T02:23:43Z")
I had two bowls of **Grape Nuts Flakes**. Nothing easier! ---
**Author:** ![Flutterby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Flutterby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flutterby)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2007, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-hungry-whats-for-dinner/395800/53 "2007-03-14T02:28:11Z")
[QUOTE=Jodi] Wow some great options! But **Flutterby** what is a a “porcupine”? [/QUOTE] Porcupines are a type of meatball which include rice in the mix and are baked in tomato sauce. The rice gives it a porcupine-y look. We usually serve it with veggies and some noodles. One batch makes enough that I can freeze for other nights when I feel even less like cooking! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![uglyduckling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e99b99/32.png) [@uglyduckling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/uglyduckling)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2007, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-hungry-whats-for-dinner/395800/54 "2007-03-14T08:22:07Z")
hamburger helper, last resort ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2007, 8:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-hungry-whats-for-dinner/395800/55 "2007-03-14T08:34:47Z")
Kraft Sharp Cheddar mac n cheese, tasty sausages (Mitchells, for you prairie folk), and broccoli. I’ve got a bad shoulder today so cooking is difficult - hell, everything is difficult. Maybe cereal tomorrow if Jim doesn’t feel like cooking. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2007, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-hungry-whats-for-dinner/395800/56 "2007-03-14T13:15:45Z")
We ended up with smoked sausage on the grill and Kraft Deluxe Mac N Cheese. Son ate the whole box of Mac n Cheese and the entire smoked sausage. Husband had fillets with bacon wrapped around their edges, and I had cheese hot dogs. ---
**Author:** ![scareyfaerie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scareyfaerie/32/3135_2.png) [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2007, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-hungry-whats-for-dinner/395800/57 "2007-03-14T13:20:55Z")
[QUOTE=Anne Neville] All people of British heritage are allowed to combine radically different cuisines into one meal, anytime they want to. The reason… oh, something to do with the empire [/QUOTE] That’s good because tonight I will be concocting something out of the contents of my fridge/vegbox. That’s carrots, parsnips, onions, tomatoes, turnip, swede, cabbage, cauliflower, spinach and chillies. Oh, and it needs to contain rice too. Luckily I have the rest of the afternoon to work out the details. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2007, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-hungry-whats-for-dinner/395800/58 "2007-03-14T16:20:11Z")
[QUOTE=Kalhoun] That’s the cutest thing I’ve heard all day. _Push a raisin through the phone!_ [/QUOTE] It’s been over 30 years and memories of that guy still make me smile. Glad I could spread it. 🙂 [QUOTE=norinew] My dear, dear husband believes that there should be a federal law against serving _any_ starch _besides_ mac n cheese with fish sticks. [/QUOTE] You’ve clearly married a man of good taste and discernment. Stouffer’s agrees with him; their fish fillet is paired with mac and cheese. ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2007, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-hungry-whats-for-dinner/395800/59 "2007-03-14T18:16:56Z")
> [@gigi](#): > > You’ve clearly married a man of good taste and discernment. Well, he had enough good taste to marry _me_. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![overlyverbose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9dc877/32.png) [@overlyverbose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/overlyverbose)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2007, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-hungry-whats-for-dinner/395800/60 "2007-03-14T19:13:33Z")
We’ll probably do raita - a tomato & cucumber salad in yogurt. That way we’ll have plenty of room for cookies & ice cream. Tomorrow we’re having slow-cooker Moroccan meatballs. The little one will be having baked chicken and green bean puree. Mmm, mmm good. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-hungry-whats-for-dinner/395800.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-hungry-whats-for-dinner/395800.md?page=4)