# 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:** 9
**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:** [November 11, 2020, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-for-dinner-tonight-2020-anything-goes-edition/923037/161 "2020-11-11T12:13:00Z")
Last night I made coleslaw with hot sausage sandwiches. Sounds simple, but I wanted tomato sauce for the sandwiches and spend forever reducing the sauce and tweaking the taste. ---
**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:** [November 11, 2020, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-for-dinner-tonight-2020-anything-goes-edition/923037/162 "2020-11-11T16:08:35Z")
Tonight will be leftover instant-pot short ribs, in a wine-and-mixed-veg sauce, with acorn squash, potatoes, and probably a loaf of bread-machine bread. ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2020, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-for-dinner-tonight-2020-anything-goes-edition/923037/163 "2020-11-11T20:27:47Z")
Top sirloin steak tonight. Mid-well for my roommate, rare for myself. Pan cooked with onions and mushrooms, then use the fond as the foundation for a beef gravy to go with some roasted carrots and new 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:** [November 11, 2020, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-for-dinner-tonight-2020-anything-goes-edition/923037/164 "2020-11-11T21:05:48Z")
Will attempt to eat outdoors at a waterfront restaurant. The area is enclosed on two sides. If it doesn’t pass my safety test, we’ll leave. But hopefully, I’m having blackened cod tacos, grilled asparagus, and white chocolate mousse cake. ---
**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:** [November 11, 2020, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-for-dinner-tonight-2020-anything-goes-edition/923037/165 "2020-11-11T21:18:31Z")
BBQ, potato salad, sauerkraut and fruit tonight. ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2020, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-for-dinner-tonight-2020-anything-goes-edition/923037/166 "2020-11-11T21:29:24Z")
In need of comfort food tonight, so a massive baked potato stuffed with bacon, cheese, chives and sour cream. ---
**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:** [November 12, 2020, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-for-dinner-tonight-2020-anything-goes-edition/923037/167 "2020-11-12T01:32:48Z")
Wild-caught salmon; baked, covered, in a 375ºF oven with kosher salt and tarragon, and a vegetable medley of cauliflower, broccoli, and carrots. ---
**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:** [November 12, 2020, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-for-dinner-tonight-2020-anything-goes-edition/923037/168 "2020-11-12T03:37:49Z")
We thawed out one of those vacuum-packed pork loins (garlic and herb) and roasted it. It was okay. Baked a couple of apples and made some egg noodles with butter and thyme to go with it. Perhaps it will be better on day two. ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2020, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-for-dinner-tonight-2020-anything-goes-edition/923037/169 "2020-11-12T04:43:45Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > air fryer green beans, Sorry, I know I’m late catching up to this thread, but could you elaborate? I have an air fryer that I never use, and I loves me some green beans, so I think there is a promising possibility here. ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2020, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-for-dinner-tonight-2020-anything-goes-edition/923037/170 "2020-11-12T06:51:46Z")
Marinated roast pork loin chops, pickled red cabbage and crunchy fried potatoes. And apple pie with vanilla icecream for dessert. Better get cooking… ---
**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:** [November 12, 2020, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-for-dinner-tonight-2020-anything-goes-edition/923037/171 "2020-11-12T11:34:26Z")
> [@CairoCarol](#): > > could you elaborate? Prepare your green beans (snip off ends). Put them in a bowl along with some sesame oil, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, minced garlic, red pepper flakes. Toss them around. Air fry at 400 degrees for 10-12 minutes, shaking basket every 4 minutes ---
**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:** [November 12, 2020, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-for-dinner-tonight-2020-anything-goes-edition/923037/172 "2020-11-12T14:27:00Z")
Last night was Pizza & Beer. My gf has been working (at home) very long days this week. Yesterday she started at 7am and stopped at 8pm, even eating lunch at her desk. Around 6 pm she asked me if i could go to our favorite place and get a Chef’s Special Pizza\* and a mixed six-pack, so I did. There were only crumbs and empties left when we went to bed. \*Chef’s Special Pizza is a thing I invented. I was having trouble deciding what pizza toppings to order one night, so I asked A(the chef) to make me what he would make for himself, if he were about to head home. From then on A and I have kept the joke going. I order a Chef’s Special, and he tries to impress me. Last night’s pizza was duck prosciutto and burrata. My friend Mike tried to order a Chef’s Special one night, and A kept up the act that there was no such thing. ---
**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:** [November 12, 2020, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-for-dinner-tonight-2020-anything-goes-edition/923037/173 "2020-11-12T16:13:03Z")
Oh man, I really hope it’s pizza tonight! I can tell you now there won’t be any duck on it though. Last night I made a roasted red pepper bisque and grilled cheese sandwiches. 🍨 🍷 ---
**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:** [November 12, 2020, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-for-dinner-tonight-2020-anything-goes-edition/923037/174 "2020-11-12T16:22:18Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > Last night I made a roasted red pepper bisque and grilled cheese sandwiches Stealing that idea this weekend!! ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2020, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-for-dinner-tonight-2020-anything-goes-edition/923037/175 "2020-11-12T19:21:20Z")
@kayaker - thanks for the green bean tip! Sounds excellent. ---
**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:** [November 13, 2020, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-for-dinner-tonight-2020-anything-goes-edition/923037/176 "2020-11-13T12:22:45Z")
They’re really tasty. I’ve intentionally overcooked them and they are like potato chips. ---
**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:** [November 13, 2020, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-for-dinner-tonight-2020-anything-goes-edition/923037/177 "2020-11-13T12:28:40Z")
Last night I made shrimp sautéed with peppers and onions served alongside raviolis I made from scratch, stuffed with mashed/whipped sweet potatoes. ---
**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:** [November 13, 2020, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-for-dinner-tonight-2020-anything-goes-edition/923037/178 "2020-11-13T13:42:49Z")
Pan-fried chicken, yellow rice, and brussels sprouts. 🍨 🍷 ---
**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:** [November 13, 2020, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-for-dinner-tonight-2020-anything-goes-edition/923037/179 "2020-11-13T14:07:44Z")
Last night was pan fried paleo-“breaded” pork chops, roast sweet pots, & steamed brocolli. Simple & quick. Tonight will be ??? ---
**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:** [November 13, 2020, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-for-dinner-tonight-2020-anything-goes-edition/923037/180 "2020-11-13T14:59:50Z")
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