# What's For Dinner Tonight: Episode 2021 – A New Hope **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [January 20, 2021, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015 "2021-01-20T19:38:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**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:** [April 19, 2021, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/221 "2021-04-19T15:19:05Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > served with braised carrots, fennel, and apples. > > The carrots, fennel, and apple was my invention last night. I’ll do it again! Sounds great! Describe how you braised them. I usually just roast carrots and fennel in the oven (because I’m lazy). ---
**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:** [April 19, 2021, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/222 "2021-04-19T15:24:01Z")
I chopped up the carrots, chopped/diced fennel bulb, then sauteed everything to get started. After they were seared, I added the diced apple that I’d tossed around in some sugar/cinnamon. Sauteed just a bit longer, added a tablespoon or so of apple cider and simmered/steamed till done. Garnished with fennel fronds. ---
**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:** [April 19, 2021, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/223 "2021-04-19T15:25:35Z")
Thanks! ---
**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:** [April 23, 2021, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/224 "2021-04-23T16:28:33Z")
Last night was [Hippy’s](https://denvermeats.com/hot-dogs) on the grill, [Jim’s style](https://www.jimsfamoussauce.com/jimsspecialhotdog.php). Hippy’s are all beef hotdogs made by Denver Meats. They’re delicious. Jim’s style is patterned after a hotdog place in West Mifflin, PA (where my gf grew up). Their Jim’s Special Hotdog is a hotdog on a bun with loads of diced onions, Jim’s Sauce, and American cheese. The finished constructed hotdog is put under the broiler to melt/toast the cheese. Jim’s Sauce is a tomato based spicy sauce. ---
**Author:** ![swampspruce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampspruce/32/261_2.png) [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2021, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/225 "2021-04-23T22:53:58Z")
Friday! Tonight, grilled rare ribeye steaks with Cambazola compund butter, garlic bread, asparagus for me, mixed veg for SWMBO. A bottle of amarone and Jaffa Cakes for dessert. Yowsa! ---
**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:** [April 23, 2021, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/226 "2021-04-23T23:02:27Z")
Damn, that sounds like what I wanna be having. ---
**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 24, 2021, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/227 "2021-04-24T00:49:54Z")
Salmon roasted with a honey/dijon/sriracha marinade, sauteed cabbage, carrots and scallions finished with cider vinegar, kiwi fruit and blueberry fruit salad. And some parmesan pepper bread from the local bakery. ---
**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:** [April 24, 2021, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/228 "2021-04-24T23:03:35Z")
Oven Beer Can Chicken & dressing. ---
**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 25, 2021, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/229 "2021-04-25T00:59:35Z")
Sausage rolls, fresh corn on the cob! and a garden salad. ---
**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:** [April 25, 2021, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/230 "2021-04-25T01:07:05Z")
Beef stroganoff and big wild greens salad. ---
**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:** [April 25, 2021, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/231 "2021-04-25T02:44:39Z")
We’re still preparing the old house to be sold, but we’re at the last stage (cleaning). Tonight was Central Market purchased sushi (Hawaiian rolls, tuna, salmon, avocado and green tobiko). Amazingly satisfying after a day of home improvement. Tomorrow, we anticipate being mostly done. So we’re going for ribeyes and asparagus on the grill, with Hawaiian rolls. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2021, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/232 "2021-04-25T22:19:01Z")
Tacos. ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2021, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/233 "2021-04-26T00:56:41Z")
**Briyani** from an Indian joint I’ve never tried before. They were out of lamb, and I just did. not. want. chicken. and was feeling adventurous enough to ask for the **goat** version. Very tasty! I requested 3 out of 5 and they obliged - I was very happy to drizzle on the _raita_ yogurt accompaniment to cool it down a bit. After a while (this was takeout, I was eating at home) oddly enough I decided it needed capers. Dunno how authentic, but they added the right note. ---
**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:** [April 26, 2021, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/234 "2021-04-26T04:09:42Z")
That sounds like it could work out pretty well in a biryani, will have to try that one day. I am eating a lot of grilled chicken and salads due to some poor dietary choices in the past. Grilled up some flank and a tri tip for the ravenous clan yesterday , I had chicken. ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2021, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/235 "2021-04-27T03:22:00Z")
Tonight was “bacon x bacon” at Casa De **Shoe.** 1. Wanted B.L.T. 2. Made bacon. 3. Had panful of yummy bacon grease. 3A.) Had cooked potatoes in fridge that really needed to be used up. 3B.) Made potato/onion hash in bacony-greasy skillet. 4. Fortified self for arduous BLT preparations a.k.a. “made toast.” 5. Assembled BLT 6. Stuffed face with both hash and sandwich. 7. Went the hell to bed. ---
**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:** [April 27, 2021, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/236 "2021-04-27T10:58:10Z")
Made a beautiful meatloaf using a pound of whole ground cow and a pound of sweet sausage. I pressed the meat out on waxed paper and placed sharp cheddar cheese and spinach, then rolled the loaf up. Served with Mexican street corn. ---
**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:** [April 27, 2021, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/237 "2021-04-27T13:32:02Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > a pound of whole ground cow Is this something most people have seen? A neighbor/friend raised a few steer and had them slaughtered/processed entirely as ground beef. Also wanna point out I made my own seasoned breadcrumbs, as is my wont, from leftover bread. As I did this I again contemplated that although we can buy “breadcrumbs” at the supermarket, there is no “foodcrumbs” available (which would be tiny pieces of non-bread food in a cardboard can). ---
**Author:** ![swampspruce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampspruce/32/261_2.png) [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2021, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/238 "2021-04-27T23:07:44Z")
@purplehorseshoe That sounds delish! @kayaker Wouldn’t that be the bottom of the cheese tray? 😁 Lunch was a bit of an improv but turned out super good: Had a bunch of enoki mushrooms that were getting long in the tooth so I chopped them up and braised them in a Tbsp of butter and “pork juice” which was the leftover liquid I saved from the sous vide pork shoulder I did a while back so it was full of pork, and spice and all things yummy. I let that cook down for about 20 minutes, added a dash of garlic, black pepper and then 1/2 c each of heavy cream and 2%. Fancy cream of mushroom soup with many saltines Tonight SWMBO is making sloppy joes, which are also pretty tasty. Mine get an extra dose of Cholula or the Hell raising Triple Inferno sauce I got from my Secret Santa this year. ---
**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:** [April 28, 2021, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/239 "2021-04-28T12:23:38Z")
Salmon on the grill, served with sautéed eggplant and peppers. ---
**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:** [April 29, 2021, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/240 "2021-04-29T11:46:46Z")
Aldi is practically giving away tilapia, so I made fish tacos. Air fried tilapia; apply a thin layer of mayonnaise, then breadcrumbs. Air fry 8 minutes @400. Served with baked potatoes for some reason. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015.md?page=11) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015.md?page=13)