# 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:** 120
**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:** [May 16, 2023, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/2382 "2023-05-16T10:29:54Z")
A delicious tofu curry that used up all the veggies that needed used up. Iced vodka to drink. ---
**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:** [May 16, 2023, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/2383 "2023-05-16T16:04:48Z")
Last night’s dinner was Deconstructed Cabbage Roll stoup from the freezer. Chased with a gin & tonic. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2023, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/2384 "2023-05-17T00:14:10Z")
Eckridge cheese filled sausage, saurkraut, and desert rice krispies with almond milk. ---
**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:** [May 17, 2023, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/2385 "2023-05-17T00:28:25Z")
Bratwurst and spaetzle with sauerkraut for the husband and red cabbage for me. Cab to drink. Strawberry cake with strawberry sauce for dessert. ---
**Author:** ![dummygladhands71](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c0e974/32.png) [@dummygladhands71](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dummygladhands71)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2023, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/2386 "2023-05-17T01:39:33Z")
Tostado casserole, I use the crispy fried tostado shells from the dollar store. The others just soggy up ---
**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:** [May 17, 2023, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/2387 "2023-05-17T11:06:33Z")
I grilled a huge family pack of chicken thighs, allowed them to cool, then diced them for dog training treats. One thigh went atop a big salad I made for my dinner. ---
**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:** [May 17, 2023, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/2388 "2023-05-17T18:21:46Z")
Loaded tots with bacon, cheddar cheese and ketchup, washed down with a Truth IPA and then some ice water. Later, some Irish-whiskey chocolate cordials and a glass of milk. ---
**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:** [May 17, 2023, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/2389 "2023-05-17T22:55:51Z")
Tonight I’m grilling an Aldi’s Mediterranean herb salmon filet, steaming baby bokchoy and drizzling a soy/lime/chili sauce over it, and stewing some just picked rhubarb with a pinch of cinnamon, a splash of lemon juice, and zero sugar. I love rhubarb full on tart (gf will add some sugar to hers when I’m not looking). Sipping vodka while everything is working. ---
**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:** [May 18, 2023, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/2390 "2023-05-18T01:14:32Z")
Egg casserole, bacon and blueberry pancakes. ---
**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:** [May 18, 2023, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/2391 "2023-05-18T23:02:53Z")
Chili dogs - Nathan’s bun-length, stripe of deli mustard, ladle on the Tony Packo’s chili, smother in onion. Chomp, chomp! Chased with a La Croix Orange. ---
**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:** [May 19, 2023, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/2392 "2023-05-19T00:29:10Z")
Iceberg wedge salad with crabmeat, blue cheese dressing, bacon crumbles and chopped hardboiled egg, then a cup of seafood bisque, with ice water and a glass of Whitehill chardonnay. Later, some decaf and two scoops of mango sorbet. ---
**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:** [May 19, 2023, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/2393 "2023-05-19T00:34:59Z")
Huevos ranchero with peach salsa, and an IPA. ---
**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:** [May 19, 2023, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/2394 "2023-05-19T11:11:39Z")
Stuffed eggplant, tabouleh, and air fryer pea pods. ---
**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:** [May 20, 2023, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/2395 "2023-05-20T04:10:08Z")
We were going to get a take out pizza, but our favorite place wasn’t taking take out orders (for whatever reason, I’m not sure). So, umm, we decided on two Quarter Pounders with Cheese. Don’t look at me like that. It was really pretty delicious. ---
**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:** [May 21, 2023, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/2396 "2023-05-21T14:55:30Z")
Spicy pork udon bowls and shrimp egg rolls. ---
**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:** [May 21, 2023, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/2397 "2023-05-21T16:09:30Z")
Dan Dan noodles again! ---
**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:** [May 22, 2023, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/2398 "2023-05-22T06:22:35Z")
Too tired to even scramble an egg after work, so I’m simply having slices of sourdough, topped with alternating: - chili crisp - roasted garlic - real honest-to-og caviar (Hey, I like big … flavors and I cannot lie!) The caviar was a splurge; I haven’t had the real stuff in years, having to settle for that weird vegan seafood “caviart” stuff. But I had the opportunity to afford a small jar of red lumpfish eggies, and o.m.g. I’d forgotten how _good_ it is! So salty, fishy and briny in a lovely way … what a treat. The chili crisp is addictive, too, and it looks like I already need to get another jar! ---
**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:** [May 22, 2023, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/2399 "2023-05-22T10:44:09Z")
We made this again, but still do not have a name for it. I grill a nice salmon filet while my gf makes a white sauce. Meanwhile water is boiling for rotini pasta. The salmon gets broken up into the pasta and white sauce. Mmmmmmm. A big glass of iced vodka to drink. ---
**Author:** ![janis\_and\_c0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janis_and_c0/32/21_2.png) [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2023, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/2400 "2023-05-22T14:36:11Z")
Had a Rachel pita; pastrami, swiss, Thousand Island and slaw. Side of Potato salad. Ice cream for dessert. ---
**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:** [May 23, 2023, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/2401 "2023-05-23T12:10:20Z")
Shrimp Étouffée, and controversy. It was good, but served without rice (carbs). And Shrimp Étouffée without rice just made me think about how much better it would have been with rice. My gf asked me to make the roux, as I’m the one who makes the best roux (and risotto). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015.md?page=119) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015.md?page=121)