# So What's for Dinner Tonight? (2020 Anything Goes Edition) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [October 15, 2020, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-for-dinner-tonight-2020-anything-goes-edition/923037 "2020-10-15T20:06:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 19
**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:** [December 16, 2020, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-for-dinner-tonight-2020-anything-goes-edition/923037/361 "2020-12-16T04:31:28Z")
Oven died, so I’m scrounging leftovers and moping. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2020, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-for-dinner-tonight-2020-anything-goes-edition/923037/362 "2020-12-16T12:32:47Z")
Barbecue turkey (heat and eat from the turkey farm) with latkes. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2020, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-for-dinner-tonight-2020-anything-goes-edition/923037/363 "2020-12-16T15:08:15Z")
Last night was ham, cabbage, and potatoes. Tonight, hot dogs and the slaw I made from the rest of the cabbage. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2020, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-for-dinner-tonight-2020-anything-goes-edition/923037/364 "2020-12-16T16:17:41Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > Tonight, hot dogs and the slaw I made from the rest of the cabbage. My gf bought a cabbage to make corned beef and cabbage. That sucker was huge, bigger than a bowling ball and about twenty pounds. We made a huge bowl of coleslaw, used some in a big pot of soup, and there’s still more left than she needs for her corned beef & cabbage. 🎳 ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2020, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-for-dinner-tonight-2020-anything-goes-edition/923037/365 "2020-12-16T16:21:34Z")
Your colons are going to sparkle! 😄 ---
**Author:** ![Precambrianmollusc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/precambrianmollusc/32/63_2.png) [@Precambrianmollusc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Precambrianmollusc)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2020, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-for-dinner-tonight-2020-anything-goes-edition/923037/366 "2020-12-16T17:40:44Z")
Last night was supposed to be sushi take out , but the restaurant was closed for ‘maintenance’, which got me worried as it is a great sushi place, fortunately no 'by order of the city ’ stickers on the front door. Houston traffic was an utter disaster and couldn’t get to the other good place so ended up going to a restaurant that sold a take home ‘lasagna meal for 6’. There were just 4 of us ( and one a hungry 16 year old boy) it still looks like we will have lasagna for 3 more days minimum. ---
**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:** [December 17, 2020, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-for-dinner-tonight-2020-anything-goes-edition/923037/367 "2020-12-17T00:46:09Z")
I made and served up 15 bean soup so good nobody complained about the lack of a ham hock. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-for-dinner-tonight-2020-anything-goes-edition/923037/368 "2020-12-17T01:31:53Z")
Chicken and vegetable pot stickers. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-for-dinner-tonight-2020-anything-goes-edition/923037/369 "2020-12-17T12:27:36Z")
The other day I made latkes, using one packet of matzo meal from the box. Last night I used the other packet to make matzo balls, which I added to our fish soup leftovers. ---
**Author:** ![Precambrianmollusc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/precambrianmollusc/32/63_2.png) [@Precambrianmollusc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Precambrianmollusc)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-for-dinner-tonight-2020-anything-goes-edition/923037/370 "2020-12-17T19:45:55Z")
I swear I am about to turn into Garfield ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-for-dinner-tonight-2020-anything-goes-edition/923037/371 "2020-12-17T23:01:39Z")
An eclectic meal that was made up of stuff that’s been sitting in my fridge: a slice of lasagna, two slices of banana bread with orange marmalade, a salad bowl with chicken and walnuts, some chocolate yogurt, half a bag of buffalo blue cheese combos, and a lime-watermelon seltzer. ---
**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:** [December 17, 2020, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-for-dinner-tonight-2020-anything-goes-edition/923037/372 "2020-12-17T23:07:56Z")
Tonight will be falafel patties with tzatziki sauce and some coleslaw. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2020, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-for-dinner-tonight-2020-anything-goes-edition/923037/373 "2020-12-18T01:54:56Z")
**Nemo** , you’re the only person in history who has eaten that particular meal! Maybe. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2020, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-for-dinner-tonight-2020-anything-goes-edition/923037/374 "2020-12-18T02:37:23Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > An eclectic meal that was made up of stuff that’s been sitting in my fridge: a slice of lasagna, two slices of banana bread with orange marmalade, a salad bowl with chicken and walnuts, some chocolate yogurt, half a bag of buffalo blue cheese combos, and a lime-watermelon seltzer. No judgment, but day-um! You must have some amazing dreams! ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2020, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-for-dinner-tonight-2020-anything-goes-edition/923037/375 "2020-12-18T04:36:34Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > You must have some amazing dreams! Especially if I’ve had some rarebit. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Anconia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@D\_Anconia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Anconia)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2020, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-for-dinner-tonight-2020-anything-goes-edition/923037/376 "2020-12-23T06:14:43Z")
BBQ Pulled Turkey sandwiches made from Thanksgiving leftovers. Pretty good. ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2020, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-for-dinner-tonight-2020-anything-goes-edition/923037/377 "2020-12-23T06:31:00Z")
A big mug of steamed eggnog with RumChata, and a York pepperming patty. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2020, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-for-dinner-tonight-2020-anything-goes-edition/923037/378 "2020-12-23T11:28:41Z")
Gobi Manchurian (spicy cauliflower) served with grilled skinless/boneless chicken breast. ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2020, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-for-dinner-tonight-2020-anything-goes-edition/923037/379 "2020-12-23T20:38:24Z")
Tonight is [Wolfgang Puck’s Shrimp in Chardonnay-Dijon Cream sauce](https://watkinslynn.typepad.com/pages_pucks_and_pantry/2012/04/saut%C3%A9ed-shrimp-with-chardonnay-dijon-cream-sauce.html) (though I use sherry instead), salad, and biscuits. Tomorrow will be our Big Holiday Meal - prime rib, spinach souffle, mashed potatoes, fruit salad and bauernbrot from the German bakery. I got a buche de Noel for dessert. It’s cute! [https://photos.app.goo.gl/HhG6GxsrfnkRe6uE9](https://photos.app.goo.gl/HhG6GxsrfnkRe6uE9) ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2020, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-for-dinner-tonight-2020-anything-goes-edition/923037/380 "2020-12-24T01:59:35Z")
We started our Christmas junk food cooking last night, so it was Chex mix and no-bake cookies. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-for-dinner-tonight-2020-anything-goes-edition/923037.md?page=18) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-for-dinner-tonight-2020-anything-goes-edition/923037.md?page=20)