# 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:** 2
**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:** [October 17, 2020, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-for-dinner-tonight-2020-anything-goes-edition/923037/21 "2020-10-17T23:56:52Z")
Same. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2020, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-for-dinner-tonight-2020-anything-goes-edition/923037/22 "2020-10-18T00:29:53Z")
Mrs. L.A. is warming up the nikumaki. ---
**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:** [October 18, 2020, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-for-dinner-tonight-2020-anything-goes-edition/923037/23 "2020-10-18T00:32:05Z")
Beer sausage and potato gnocchi. ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2020, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-for-dinner-tonight-2020-anything-goes-edition/923037/24 "2020-10-18T00:56:52Z")
I had bourbon. And garlic bread that I augmented with some extra cheese. Parm but also some misc ends that melted nicely. ---
**Author:** ![DorkVader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2020, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-for-dinner-tonight-2020-anything-goes-edition/923037/25 "2020-10-18T01:42:20Z")
Mom’s meatloaf. What’s in the recipe is unimportant because A)Mom made it so it is automatically yummy and B)Mom made it and I didn’t have to cook so that makes it taste even better. Side of baked potato(I substituted a slice of buttered bread, not a huge fan of baked potatoes) ---
**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:** [October 18, 2020, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-for-dinner-tonight-2020-anything-goes-edition/923037/26 "2020-10-18T02:09:52Z")
> [@DorkVader](#): > > Mom’s meatloaf. What’s in the recipe is unimportant because A)Mom made it so it is automatically yummy and B)Mom made it and I didn’t have to cook so that makes it taste even better. Side of baked potato(I substituted a slice of buttered bread, not a huge fan of baked potatoes)   Tell her to make mashed potatoes next time, unless you’re not a fan, of course! My mother made not-so-great meatloaf, but I know what you mean; I miss having someone who will make me meatloaf. ---
**Author:** ![DorkVader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2020, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-for-dinner-tonight-2020-anything-goes-edition/923037/27 "2020-10-18T02:11:46Z")
If she had asked me my preference, I would have, heck, I would have made them. She didn’t ask, and she was feeding me and Vaderling so who am I to complain too much? ---
**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:** [October 18, 2020, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-for-dinner-tonight-2020-anything-goes-edition/923037/28 "2020-10-18T12:12:44Z")
Quesadillas; one using leftover chicken and added Buffalo sauce, the other leftover pulled pork, onions, etc. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2020, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-for-dinner-tonight-2020-anything-goes-edition/923037/29 "2020-10-18T12:35:25Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > It reminds me of dishes you see in old 50’s cookbooks, but apparently it was invented in the 70s in a Jewish neighborhood restaurant in NYC. Huh, that’s interesting. That explains why my father cooked it for Passover a couple times in the late 70s/early 80s. I roasted a chicken last night. Served it with leftover boiled potatoes fried up with an onion in goose fat, and with what I could salvage of some too-old broccoli in the fridge. The broccoli was surprisingly fine, probably because I trimmed out the bad parts VERY completely. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2020, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-for-dinner-tonight-2020-anything-goes-edition/923037/30 "2020-10-18T13:21:03Z")
Got busy Sat afternoon with cooking & didn’t come back to post. It was a large batch of chicken cacciatore with a sauce heavy in olives, mushrooms, & various mild peppers but relatively light on tomatoes. Served over WW rotini and with a nice Cabernet. Used 16 thighs, half skinned & half skin-on. Ate 2 and now have 14 frozen for a later day. Berries & chocolate came later. Ate well and so slept well. ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2020, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-for-dinner-tonight-2020-anything-goes-edition/923037/31 "2020-10-18T13:44:25Z")
Gonna try the NYT roasted cauliflower recipe and broil a marinated flank steak. ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2020, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-for-dinner-tonight-2020-anything-goes-edition/923037/32 "2020-10-18T17:15:51Z")
I came across this [lentil soup recipe & commentary](https://old.reddit.com/r/Cooking/comments/j20f3z/lentil_soup_is_so_popular_in_the_middle_east_that/) a few weeks ago and I haven’t been able to shake it. Yesterday, I bought the ingredients to make it today. I think I’ll be subbing lemon juice for the vinegar at least some of it. Maybe half & half. I don’t have an immersion blender so the regular blender will have to do. His [video is quite compelling](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oi-dcSkR-FQ&feature=youtu.be), too. Not too much extra fluff, step by step, though he accidentally says coriander instead of cumin at about 3:40. ---
**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:** [October 18, 2020, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-for-dinner-tonight-2020-anything-goes-edition/923037/33 "2020-10-18T17:22:29Z")
I’m thinking of making this lentil soup recipe today: > **[This lentil soup is so good one nurse has eaten it for lunch every workday...](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/voraciously/wp/2020/03/08/this-lentil-soup-is-so-good-one-nurse-has-eaten-it-for-lunch-every-workday-for-17-years/)** > > It's bright, rich and hearty, and for Reid Branson of Seattle, that has been more than enough. ---
**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:** [October 18, 2020, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-for-dinner-tonight-2020-anything-goes-edition/923037/34 "2020-10-18T18:29:54Z")
Yesterday I made Tamale Pie for a crowd. Well, 3 adults and 2 teenagers, which qualifies. The hostess made beans and rice to go with, and I arrived with the main. Much nommage occurred and I finished off the leftovers for breakfast this morning. Cooking for 1 is an impossible task, so we do group dinners every other Saturday so everybody gets a taste of someone else’s cooking. ---
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2020, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-for-dinner-tonight-2020-anything-goes-edition/923037/35 "2020-10-18T19:06:44Z")
Something with the leftover chicken thigh from last night. Tacos? Maybe pull some of the frozen tomatoes out and make some sauce? Ramen? ---
**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:** [October 18, 2020, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-for-dinner-tonight-2020-anything-goes-edition/923037/36 "2020-10-18T19:33:36Z")
Copied to my cookbook. Tonight it will be New Mexican pork and green chili stew, but minus the Hatch chilis. We can’t seem to get mild Hatch here. I bought a bunch, but they’re way too hot to be making a stew with them. So I’m using roasted poblanos instead, and one token Hatch. ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2020, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-for-dinner-tonight-2020-anything-goes-edition/923037/37 "2020-10-18T19:51:33Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Tonight it will be New Mexican pork and green chili stew, but minus the Hatch chilis. I can recommend a scant pinch of clove powder for the chile verde. ---
**Author:** ![eenerms](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cdc98d/32.png) [@eenerms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eenerms)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2020, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-for-dinner-tonight-2020-anything-goes-edition/923037/38 "2020-10-18T20:17:23Z")
Warmed up Spinach calzone ---
**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:** [October 18, 2020, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-for-dinner-tonight-2020-anything-goes-edition/923037/39 "2020-10-18T20:23:48Z")
Which I happen to have on hand. Thanks! ---
**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:** [October 18, 2020, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-for-dinner-tonight-2020-anything-goes-edition/923037/40 "2020-10-18T20:41:51Z")
Chili is on deck for tonight, and some garlic bread because someone upthread mentioned making some and it sounds good! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-for-dinner-tonight-2020-anything-goes-edition/923037.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-for-dinner-tonight-2020-anything-goes-edition/923037.md?page=3)