# What's For Dinner? (spring '19 edition) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 3, 2019, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-spring-19-edition/831959 "2019-04-03T02:22:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2019, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-spring-19-edition/831959/21 "2019-04-07T20:02:16Z")
Here in southern Maryland, this is a day where you feel like spring has finally arrived. [As Zonker Harris would say](https://www.gocomics.com/doonesbury/1977/03/27), _Spring at last! Spring at last! Thank God Almighty, it’s spring at last!_ For me, a quiche and a salad seem to go well with this sort of weather. Bacon, tomatoes, and fresh spinach in one quiche for my wife and me, and a bacon quiche for the Firebug who still doesn’t like veggies. 🙂 ---
**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:** [April 7, 2019, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-spring-19-edition/831959/22 "2019-04-07T20:06:44Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > I’m making a Sunday gravy today for tomorrow’s dinner with guests. For those who don’t know, it’s a tomato based pasta sauce with various braised meats and meatballs. Must be the weather we’re having. I’ve got a pork ragout on the simmer for the afternoon, to be served over polenta with a side salad for dinner. ---
**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:** [April 7, 2019, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-spring-19-edition/831959/23 "2019-04-07T20:10:46Z")
Tonight will be BBQ Chicken quarters with mashed potatoes and mixed veggies. Celebrating the first sunny day in a bit. ---
**Author:** ![Eva\_Luna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e495f1/32.png) [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2019, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-spring-19-edition/831959/24 "2019-04-07T22:52:01Z")
Tonight will be leftovers from last night’s [baby eggplants stuffed with lamb and pine nuts.](https://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2012/11/stuffed-eggplant-with-lamb-and-pine-nuts-from-jerusalem-recipe.html) Basmati rice and possibly another veggie side TBD ---
**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 8, 2019, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-spring-19-edition/831959/25 "2019-04-08T01:55:28Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > Must be the weather we’re having. I’ve got a pork ragout on the simmer for the afternoon, to be served over polenta with a side salad for dinner. This will basically be a ragout with meatballs. Sunday gravy meats are supposed to be served on the side, but I break them up once they’ve reached fall-apart stage. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2019, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-spring-19-edition/831959/26 "2019-04-08T01:56:44Z")
Calzone with sausage, pepperoni, minced garlic and mozzarella cheese; ice water; chocolate brownie with vanilla ice cream and raspberry jam. ---
**Author:** ![jasg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2019, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-spring-19-edition/831959/27 "2019-04-08T03:07:57Z")
Sous vide New York strip & Asparagus wrapped in sous vide bacon with Parmesan and Garlic. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2019, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-spring-19-edition/831959/28 "2019-04-08T03:11:23Z")
I made the Ukulele Lady sautéed mushrooms tossed with pearl barley and fresh herbs, and a piece of broiled pork tenderloin. I had a small casserole of Southern macaroni & cheese (sour cream, cottage cheese, egg, hot sauce, Pepper Jack, and sharp cheddar) with a little sautéed ground beef and onions mixed in. Soo-PERB. ---
**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:** [April 8, 2019, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-spring-19-edition/831959/29 "2019-04-08T12:51:48Z")
Roasted red pepper bisque and grilled cheese sandwiches last night. \<3 > [@RTFirefly](#): > > For me, a quiche and a salad seem to go well with this sort of weather. On the menu later this week! ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2019, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-spring-19-edition/831959/30 "2019-04-08T15:55:57Z")
Last night- Flat iron steak with miso butter and soy glaze, along with salad and boiled purple potatoes with butter. Tonight? No idea- probably leftovers. Tomorrow night will be fajitas- skirt steak, Bolner’s Fiesta fajita seasoning, grilled onions and peppers, cook-at-home tortillas and probably some sort of Mexican-style rice or beans. ---
**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 8, 2019, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-spring-19-edition/831959/31 "2019-04-08T17:28:01Z")
Last night was shrimp po’boys from the local Cajun cart. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2019, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-spring-19-edition/831959/32 "2019-04-08T17:30:56Z")
Japanese curry, probably with chicken. Reading the curry thread made me realize I had a few more blocks of Japanese curry roux I need to use up, and a rather middling experience with some Japanese curry I had at a restaurant last week has me hankering for a decent batch. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2019, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-spring-19-edition/831959/33 "2019-04-08T18:09:30Z")
Braised chicken thighs with artichokes and olives, garlic, white wine and lemon, from the Melissa Clark recipe in The NY Times. Using canned artichoke bottoms instead of whole sliced ‘chokes makes this an easy and excellent weeknight dinner. Any link I provide will bring you slam up against The NY Times cooking app firewall, sorry. The NY Times is a real dick about its cooking app. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2019, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-spring-19-edition/831959/34 "2019-04-08T19:25:42Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Last night was shrimp po’boys from the local Cajun cart. Sounds delicious! ---
**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 8, 2019, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-spring-19-edition/831959/35 "2019-04-08T20:36:11Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > Sounds delicious! Yeah, this guy is the real deal, Louisiana born and bred. Beans & rice, etouffee, jambalaya, gumbo and beignets. Good stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2019, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-spring-19-edition/831959/36 "2019-04-09T14:05:29Z")
Mac and cheese, ham with Dijon mustard, ice water. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2019, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-spring-19-edition/831959/37 "2019-04-10T14:22:43Z")
I made a Taco Hell, er, Bell run - chicken and steak soft tacos, ice water, and cinnamon twists. ---
**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:** [April 10, 2019, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-spring-19-edition/831959/38 "2019-04-10T23:40:09Z")
Minestrone and a turkey sandwich tonight, with a cupcake for dessert that I got from the local co-op which is [decorated to look like a chicken’s head](https://www.weaverstreetmarket.coop/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/biddie-chocolate.jpg) (it’s one of their annual Easter specials). ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2019, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-spring-19-edition/831959/39 "2019-04-11T00:19:30Z")
Oh no, I am sorry I found this thread. I have been salivating since I read the OP, but I give up meat for Lent. Easter can not come too soon. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2019, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-spring-19-edition/831959/40 "2019-04-11T01:29:39Z")
I made myself a small pot of jambalaya with a chicken leg (thigh & drum), one rasher of bacon, and a hot pepper smoked sausage. Prudhomme recipe. Delicious. I’m not recording the Ukulele Lady’s dinner any more. Bad enough I have to make two dinners, I ain’t writing them both up here. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-spring-19-edition/831959.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-spring-19-edition/831959.md?page=3)