# So What's for Dinner? (recipe thread) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 1, 2010, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-for-dinner-recipe-thread/534598 "2010-04-01T17:20:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![armedmonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-for-dinner-recipe-thread/534598/1 "2010-04-01T17:20:52Z")
Ingredients Stuffing: \* 1 tablespoon unsalted butter \* 1 small white onion, finely diced \* 1 large stalk celery, finely diced \* 1/2 cup finely crushed plain salted crackers, such as wheat crackers \* 1 large egg \* 1 1/2 tablespoons chopped fresh sage \* 1/3 cup fresh corn kernels, roasted \* 6 tablespoons chicken stock \* 1 teaspoon salt \* 3/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper \* 4 kittens (skinned and deboned) \* 1 teaspoon salt \* 3/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper \* 2 to 3 strips country-style smoked bacon Fresh Corn Sauce: ``` * 6 cups fresh corn kernels (6 ears) * 1/2 habanero chile, seeds removed * 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lime juice * 2 teaspoons salt ``` Directions To prepare the stuffing: Melt the butter in a saute pan over low heat. Add the onion and celery and cook for 20 minutes, or until the onion is cooked through but not brown. Set aside. Put the crackers in a large bowl, add the egg, the cooked onion and celery, the sage, roasted corn, chicken stock, salt, and pepper and mix well. To stuff and roast the kittens: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Season the kitten cavities with some of the salt and pepper, then put the stuffing inside. Truss with skewers or tie with butcher’s twine. Season the kittens with the remaining salt and pepper. Lay the bacon over the chest. Place the kittens on a metal roasting rack set inside a roasting pan and place on the middle rack of the oven. Roast for 25 minutes, basting once or twice with the pan juices. After 25 minutes raise the temperature to 450 degrees and finish the kittens for 10 minutes more, or until golden brown with an internal temperature of about 140 degrees. To prepare the sauce: While the kittens are roasting, puree the corn kernels in a food processor. You should have about 2 cups of pure. Place in a small saucepan with the habanero. Bring the juice to 200 degrees. Do not boil or the sauce will break. Add the lime juice and salt. To serve: Let the kittens rest for 5 minutes. Serve with the corn sauce and sauteed leeks. ---
**Author:** ![melodyharmonius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/melodyharmonius/32/21310_2.png) [@melodyharmonius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melodyharmonius)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-for-dinner-recipe-thread/534598/2 "2010-04-01T17:21:50Z")
that is so wrong, I have to hate you now. ---
**Author:** ![Emily\_Litella](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emily_litella/32/3370_2.png) [@Emily\_Litella](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emily_Litella)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-for-dinner-recipe-thread/534598/3 "2010-04-01T17:49:19Z")
I think the Mods should move this to **The Snuggly Kitten Forum**. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-for-dinner-recipe-thread/534598/4 "2010-04-01T18:04:52Z")
This is awful. Corn doesn’t go with kittens. ---
**Author:** ![Rahne\_McCloud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/76d3ee/32.png) [@Rahne\_McCloud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rahne_McCloud)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-for-dinner-recipe-thread/534598/5 "2010-04-01T18:49:59Z")
This a favorite in our house: 1 German shepard, skinned, deboned and ground, about 1lb. worth of meat 1 onion chopped 2 eggs 1/2 cup ketchup 1-2 cups oatmeal 1/4 cup milk salt and pepper Mix ground meat, onions, eggs, milk, ketchup,salt and pepper. Slowly add the oatmeal until mixture is the consistancy of dough. Place into a loaf pan, filling the pan to the top. Add aditional ketchup on the top completely covering the mixture. Bake at 350 degrees for an hour. Slice and enjoy. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-for-dinner-recipe-thread/534598/6 "2010-04-01T18:55:20Z")
> [@Rahne\_McCloud](#): > > This a favorite in our house: > > 1 German shepard, skinned, deboned and ground, about 1lb. worth of meat > 1 onion chopped > 2 eggs > 1/2 cup ketchup > 1-2 cups oatmeal > 1/4 cup milk > salt and pepper > > Mix ground meat, onions, eggs, milk, ketchup,salt and pepper. > Slowly add the oatmeal until mixture is the consistancy of dough. > Place into a loaf pan, filling the pan to the top. > Add aditional ketchup on the top completely covering the mixture. > Bake at 350 degrees for an hour. > Slice and enjoy. I see My Beloved has posted our kitteh’s favorite recipe. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-for-dinner-recipe-thread/534598/7 "2010-04-01T19:55:49Z")
> [@Rahne\_McCloud](#): > > This a favorite in our house: > > 1 German shepard, skinned, deboned and ground, about 1lb. worth of meat > 1 onion chopped > 2 eggs > 1/2 cup ketchup > 1-2 cups oatmeal > 1/4 cup milk > salt and pepper > > Mix ground meat, onions, eggs, milk, ketchup,salt and pepper. > Slowly add the oatmeal until mixture is the consistancy of dough. > Place into a loaf pan, filling the pan to the top. > Add aditional ketchup on the top completely covering the mixture. > Bake at 350 degrees for an hour. > Slice and enjoy. Substituting a German shepherd for a [real shepherd](http://www.twu.ca/life/ministries/chapel/chapel-blog/shepherd.jpg) is like substituting turmeric for saffron. Real shepherds have that musty, earthy, unwashed flavor that is faintly reminiscent of sheep dung. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-for-dinner-recipe-thread/534598/8 "2010-04-01T20:02:09Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Substituting a German shepherd for a [real shepherd](http://www.twu.ca/life/ministries/chapel/chapel-blog/shepherd.jpg) is like substituting turmeric for saffron. Real shepherds have that musty, earthy, unwashed flavor that is faintly reminiscent of sheep dung. 1. Zippy the Wonder Cat will only eat _German_ shepherd pie. 2. How do you know how shepherds and sheep dung taste, anyway? ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-for-dinner-recipe-thread/534598/9 "2010-04-01T20:06:01Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > How do you know how shepherds and sheep dung taste, anyway? I’ve had your wife’s cooking. Oh no I dint! Oh, snap! ---
**Author:** ![Rahne\_McCloud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/76d3ee/32.png) [@Rahne\_McCloud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rahne_McCloud)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2010, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-for-dinner-recipe-thread/534598/10 "2010-04-02T04:34:45Z")
Well thank you, next time you come over I’ll make Coney’s in Syrup and Boiled Garlic and Aspic.😃