# What's for dinner? (Summer 2018) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 2, 2018, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-summer-2018/817129 "2018-07-02T02:01:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**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:** [July 6, 2018, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-summer-2018/817129/41 "2018-07-06T23:18:37Z")
Taco salad - ground beef, taco seasonings, tomato sauce, taco sauce, crunched-up taco chips and shredded cheese on a bed of lettuce. ---
**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:** [July 6, 2018, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-summer-2018/817129/42 "2018-07-06T23:22:27Z")
Miso ginger tilapia and peanut ginger [noodles.](https://skillet.lifehacker.com/these-cold-spicy-noodles-will-soothe-your-sweaty-soul-1827369037#amp-TIZ3A80T0Yp3rxB5hamz5w5SJ9ePSghLREDUoZL4fJKRJ4-C6zerDmMUDb1UBX7l) ---
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2018, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-summer-2018/817129/43 "2018-07-06T23:36:09Z")
Dungeness crab, drawn butter, and white wine. My husband pulled the crab out of Puget Sound this morning. Yay. ---
**Author:** ![Dancer\_Flight](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dancer_flight/32/7601_2.png) [@Dancer\_Flight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dancer_Flight)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2018, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-summer-2018/817129/44 "2018-07-07T21:28:13Z")
Homemade Potato Samosas. The filling is an average of about a dozen recipes I’ve found online. I’ll be doing Phyllo wrapping and baking rather than deep frying them. ---
**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:** [July 8, 2018, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-summer-2018/817129/45 "2018-07-08T03:20:21Z")
Pancakes and bacon, and a big glass of OJ. Sometimes we have breakfast for dinner! ---
**Author:** ![GoodOldKJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc79bd/32.png) [@GoodOldKJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GoodOldKJ)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2018, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-summer-2018/817129/46 "2018-07-08T05:38:27Z")
Long John Silvers! ---
**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:** [July 8, 2018, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-summer-2018/817129/47 "2018-07-08T15:26:24Z")
I’ll be meeting some friends at a local burger joint, so… chicken. ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2018, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-summer-2018/817129/48 "2018-07-08T18:01:41Z")
Japanese chicken meatballs in teriyaki sauce (tsukune). I like the [recipe](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPSJfYN4_-o) from Cooking With Dog. Pickled carrot, radish and cucumber as a side dish. ---
**Author:** ![Dancer\_Flight](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dancer_flight/32/7601_2.png) [@Dancer\_Flight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dancer_Flight)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2018, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-summer-2018/817129/49 "2018-07-09T20:14:43Z")
Cleaning up the fridge some before I head out on a 10 day road trip. I have some herbs just starting to go, a couple of Roma tomatoes and some mushrooms just starting to dehydrate, and a couple of ciabatta buns in the freezer so: Tomato & Kalamata Olive Bruschetta and Mushroom Crostini. The Bruschetta is the usual: Roma Tomatoes seeded, cored, and diced. Kalamata olives, pitted and coarsely chopped, 1/4 red onion minced, drizzle of olive oil, splash of balsamic vinegar, salt & pepper, chiffonade of basil leaves. This is marinading in the fridge right now. It’ll be piled on toasted half buns rubbed with garlic and topped with freshly grated parmesan and popped under the broiler for a couple of minutes. The Mushrooms topping for the crostini, is a number of crimini and white button mushrooms diced, sauteed with a little onion, garlic, and minced fresh rosemary in olive oil and butter until cooked through and just starting to brown. I added a few thyme leaves and freed up the fond with a splash of white wine. This will be piled onto toasted half buns that have a thin wipe of dijon mustard, and will be topped with parmesan and broiled briefly as well. ---
**Author:** ![GoodOldKJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc79bd/32.png) [@GoodOldKJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GoodOldKJ)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2018, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-summer-2018/817129/50 "2018-07-10T06:36:25Z")
We had a simple supper of chicken tenders and fried potatoes. It was delicious! ---
**Author:** ![eenerms](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cdc98d/32.png) [@eenerms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eenerms)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2018, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-summer-2018/817129/51 "2018-07-10T18:48:29Z")
Too damn hot to cook… But made lobster roll, salad corn on the cob. ---
**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:** [July 10, 2018, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-summer-2018/817129/52 "2018-07-10T19:18:11Z")
> [@eenerms](#): > > Too damn hot to cook… I agree! It’s clean out the refrigerator night. ---
**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:** [July 10, 2018, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-summer-2018/817129/53 "2018-07-10T19:44:25Z")
Time to use some backyard produce, so tonight it’s BLTs using heirloom tomatoes from the garden. Tomorrow we’ll use the rest of the lettuce in tacos. Then Thursday the wife is planning corn chowder, using a selection of peppers freshly picked. ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2018, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-summer-2018/817129/54 "2018-07-16T01:18:38Z")
Tonight I made johnny cakes and served them with a hodgepodge of southwestern-ish sides, and some leftover mango-papaya salsa, which I made a couple days ago to go with quesadillas. I added some corn kernels to the johnny cakes to give them a little sweetness and texture variation. They were great. My toughest critics, aged 4 and 7, told me they were satisfactory. ---
**Author:** ![GoodOldKJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc79bd/32.png) [@GoodOldKJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GoodOldKJ)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2018, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-summer-2018/817129/55 "2018-07-17T06:19:59Z")
We had sour kraut tonight. A taste of the holidays in July ---
**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:** [July 17, 2018, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-summer-2018/817129/56 "2018-07-17T12:38:20Z")
Us too! (Reuben sandwiches) Tonight is penne arabiata. ---
**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:** [July 18, 2018, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-summer-2018/817129/57 "2018-07-18T04:38:39Z")
Shredded cold salmon on a bed of crisp iceberg lettuce with diced cucumbers and a vinegar and oil dressing, some French bread, and a glass of ice water. Fresh raspberries from our backyard bushes and vanilla ice cream for dessert. ---
**Author:** ![GoodOldKJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc79bd/32.png) [@GoodOldKJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GoodOldKJ)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2018, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-summer-2018/817129/58 "2018-07-27T21:08:25Z")
Tonight it’s chicken breast grilled on the grill and made into sandwiches. My mouth is watering now! ---
**Author:** ![Rushgeekgirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rushgeekgirl/32/3715_2.png) [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2018, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-summer-2018/817129/59 "2018-07-27T22:07:05Z")
Last night I made a simple red sauce spaghetti and accidentally doubled the red pepper. It was the best damn sauce I’ve ever made. It was just crushed tomatoes, a bit of tomato paste, butter because I’m out of olive oil, and a few dry seasonings. Plus a squeeze of honey, and don’t you dare judge. It was so good. I added meatballs early in the game so they had lots of time to give the sauce a beefy flavor too. I’m usually lazy with it and just go with jar sauce but I won’t again. ---
**Author:** ![Patx2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/73ab20/32.png) [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2018, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-summer-2018/817129/60 "2018-07-27T23:35:01Z")
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