# 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:** 171
**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:** [July 15, 2024, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/3402 "2024-07-15T03:56:28Z")
I sliced turkey kielbasa into hotdog length pieces and grilled them. Toasted buns on the grill. Served with diced onion, dill sauerkraut, Melinda’s habanero mustard, American cheese. Side of potato salad. Grilled peaches after. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2024, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/3403 "2024-07-15T12:17:29Z")
I used the leftover spaghetti sauce I made - in the dark during the power outage after Beryl barreled through - to make a lasagna. I used a glass loaf pan because I only had 6 lasagna noodles and 4 oz of ricotta left over from making “hurricane” meatballs. I broke up the meatballs to make the sauce layers. I also served leftover salad! Easy peasy dinner except for the dishes it required to make the lasagna. Tonight might be shrimp fried rice. I haven’t decided. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2024, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/3404 "2024-07-15T17:39:34Z")
I’m making vindaloo curry again, this time with chicken. There was a tempting pair of marinated chicken breasts at the deli counter that seemed like a super-easy thing to add to the vindaloo since they came in a metal tray and just needed to be popped in a hot oven for 20-25 minutes. I made them ahead of time just now as I figured I might have a bit with some ramen noodle, but there’s other stuff going on here right now so all the chicken is in the fridge until later. The good news is that roasting the chicken stunk up the house. Yes, this is always good news because it speaks to the flavour of the marinade! The vindaloo curry will stink up the house even more. One has to accept it as a feature of spicy foods! 😁 I think one chicken breast, maybe a bit more, will suffice for the curry. The rest ought to great with sliced mushroom in ramen noodle! ---
**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:** [July 16, 2024, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/3405 "2024-07-16T11:02:11Z")
Last night was one of our go-tos. Italian Sauté. Ground hot sausage, onions, garlic, squash, tomato sauce, tortellini, spices. My gf prepared that, while I played around with some cucumbers and ended up making tzatziki. Lime juice and vodka to drink. Grilled peaches 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:** [July 18, 2024, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/3406 "2024-07-18T10:16:04Z")
Made Greek lemon/garlic/yogurt marinade chicken with tzatziki and corn on the cob. The corn wasn’t Greek, but it was delicious. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2024, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/3407 "2024-07-18T11:59:28Z")
I made a cheesy chicken, rice, and broccoli casserole. Tonight I might make the shrimp fried rice I was going to make earlier this week. ---
**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 18, 2024, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/3408 "2024-07-18T19:02:29Z")
Gonna make chicken tacos to go with the fresh corn salsa I made the other day. ---
**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 18, 2024, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/3409 "2024-07-18T22:39:13Z")
Chili relleno, shredded beef enchilada, beans and rice all washed down with a kiddie pool sized margarita (rocks, no salt.) All at one of our better Mexican places, and on someone else’s dime at that! ---
**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:** [July 19, 2024, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/3410 "2024-07-19T01:01:39Z")
The ahi sushi burrito I had on Sunday was so good, I went back and got another one for tonight. ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2024, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/3411 "2024-07-19T01:22:54Z")
I did four pork tenderloins with a spiced pear glaze. I started with some cinnamon pear preserves from the supermarket, and I added a little soy sauce, coriander seed, and some Japanese five spice for heat. I roasted the pork until about halfway done with some onions and bell pepper slices. Then I added the fruit glaze mixture and turned up the heat to brown everything. Beside that I did yellow squash (really nice ones, in season) with a frozen mix of corn, black beans, and red and green bell pepper. I just sliced up the squash, poured in the frozen mix and then roasted it on 550F for about 12 minutes. (stirred 2-3 times) The pork glaze was a little too sweet, but overall it was pretty good. 6/10, would do again. Good thing, because there is def enough left for tomorrow. ---
**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:** [July 19, 2024, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/3412 "2024-07-19T02:20:57Z")
Tonight I made Töltött Karalábé (Hungarian kohlrabi stuffed with pork and rice). @pulykamell mentioned this dish in another thread and it caught my eye. The next day I stopped at the farm market and they had kohlrabi as well as pork (both from their farm). Lovely night. My gf took Kizzy and Simi to agility class and got home at 9. It’s 10:20 now and we just finished a great meal. Lots of wine to drink. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2024, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/3413 "2024-07-19T04:39:24Z")
Dinner last night was Ukrainian holobchi (aka holobtsi) – cabbage rolls stuffed with rice and (usually) pork and baked in tomato sauce. They were great – just the way my mom used to make them. I was visiting a friend out of town and on the way back stopped at a nice little independent grocery store that I remembered had tasty chicken wraps. No wraps this time, but instead I got a ham and cheese bun sandwich, the holobchi, and tuna salad for sandwiches tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2024, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/3414 "2024-07-19T05:00:39Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Tonight I made Töltött Karalábé (Hungarian kohlrabi stuffed with pork and rice). Total coincidence, but I didn’t see your post above before making mine about a very similar dish! 😃 ---
**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:** [July 19, 2024, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/3415 "2024-07-19T10:29:47Z")
Wow, very similar! ---
**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 20, 2024, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/3416 "2024-07-20T16:07:43Z")
Last night I went to [The Pines](http://www.glenwoodpines.com/) with my brother for a burger. Good as usual. The place actually got mentioned in an episode of _The West Wing_ once. ---
**Author:** ![Dogginit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogginit/32/16920_2.png) [@Dogginit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dogginit)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2024, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/3417 "2024-07-21T22:29:31Z")
Won’t truly be ready til tomorrow night after it’s properly chilled, then fried. Found whole pork belly at one of my usual grocery stops. Marinated overnight in orange juice, pineapple, onion, garlic, and 5 spice. Per a recipe I found online, have cooked it at 200 degrees for 5-1/2 hours, confit style. After chilling overnight, will slice it, brown/crisp it in the skillet, and serve, either as pork belly sliders, or pork belly stuffed baked potatoes. ---
**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:** [July 21, 2024, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/3418 "2024-07-21T22:40:45Z")
Full German meal tonight. Rouladen, red cabbage, spaetzle and applesauce. Not a great summer menu, but we were both in the mood for it, so I made it. It was very good, but … Ever watch any of those nature shows where the lions make a kill, gorge themselves and then lie around for the next 20 hours or so? Yeah, that. If anyone needs me, I’ll be lion right here … ---
**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:** [July 22, 2024, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/3419 "2024-07-22T00:21:29Z")
I wanted to make shrimp and Trader Joe’s Asian-style stir-fryvegetables for dinner tonight, but my wife didn’t want any shrimp. So I made her the stir-fry vegetables and some rice. I made Cajun-seasoned catfish for me, and finished off the leftover creamed spinach w/feta. (One of her patients gave her the frozen catfish. The Spousal Unit likes catfish, but found the texture of these ones ‘mushy’. I thought they were fine.) ---
**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:** [July 22, 2024, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/3420 "2024-07-22T11:11:19Z")
My gf made her fantastic Chicken Curry Salad. Shredded chicken, diced apples, halved grapes, cashews, with a yogurt/mayo/curry dressing. I air fried green beans. Vodka gimlets to drink. For dessert I made Peach Melba because my gf mentioned “hey, what the heck is Peach Melba?” I went down a rabbit hole and the rest is gastronomic history. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2024, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/3421 "2024-07-22T18:36:49Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > My gf made her fantastic Chicken Curry Salad. Shredded chicken, diced apples, halved grapes, cashews, with a yogurt/mayo/curry dressing. The ingredients sound very similar to the excellent chicken curry salad I sometimes buy from the boutique grocery Pusateri’s. If it was as good as that, must have been quite a treat! The Pusateri’s stuff is quite expensive, but worth it! Dinner tonight is a hot roast beef & cheese sub and a spicy Korean noodle salad. I had a bit of the salad yesterday and it’s delicious – deeply flavourful, with lots of crunch from water chestnuts, red bell pepper, shredded carrots, and other stuff, but mostly love those spicy thin noodles. The baked mac & cheese I like so much is back in stock so that will work for several other nights (it’s a big tray!) with pork sausages or spicy marinated chicken cutlets. Last time when the mac & cheese was out I got a tray of rosemary and garlic roast potatoes. I got those again, too, because they turn out wonderfully crispy in the air fryer and go with almost anything. Those roast potatoes are also great for breakfast. I fill up a small aluminum pie plate left over from meat pies, and put it in the air fryer basket. Air fry for around 4 minutes while frying up a couple of eggs and bacon, plate the bacon and eggs with a few slices of tomato, and add the contents of the pie plate. The crispy seasoned roast potatoes are much superior to ordinary hash browns and enhance any egg breakfast, and there’s no cleanup needed! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015.md?page=170) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015.md?page=172)