# 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:** 2
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2021, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/21 "2021-01-25T14:55:11Z")
Where I live 20 F is middle of the road for January. I wouldn’t call it really cold until it gets down to 10 or lower. But then, I winterized my apartment and have the clothing for that sort of climate. I went with steak and sweet potato and a pomegranate for dessert. ---
**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:** [January 25, 2021, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/22 "2021-01-25T23:55:32Z")
Tonight is Gruyere and Reisling cheese fondue with Belgian bread and cherry tomatoes for dipping. Fancy chocolates from [Jacek](https://jacekchocolate.com/) 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:** [January 26, 2021, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/23 "2021-01-26T11:24:18Z")
Chili (leftover from the weekend) with cornbread. Made with ground turkey and turkey sausage as meats, and beans. ---
**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:** [January 28, 2021, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/24 "2021-01-28T12:29:35Z")
Last night I made hotdish, a Minnesotan treat. Very simple; ground meat, onions, corn, green beans, cream of mushroom soup, and rarer tots. My gf had never heard of the dish. She enjoyed it. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2021, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/25 "2021-01-28T20:35:35Z")
I think outside of the Minnesota region that’s called a “casserole”, but regardless of what you call it that sort of thing is very Midwestern. Tonight for me it was turkey wraps, a slab of homemade bread slathered in cashew butter, a handful of carrot sticks, and 1/4 of a dragonfruit. ---
**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:** [January 28, 2021, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/26 "2021-01-28T21:11:57Z")
I made pizza dough yesterday, let it cold rise over night. I’ll be making a pepperoni-feta pizza tonight. Simple sauce of crushed San Marzanos, salt, pepper, and oregano, uncooked as it will get cooked on the pie. First time testing out the new pizza steel. ---
**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:** [January 29, 2021, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/27 "2021-01-29T04:00:01Z")
Tonight was wine braised short ribs n a bed of hominy grits with au jus plus carrots, and a Chianti Classico. Jacek chocolates for dessert ---
**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:** [January 30, 2021, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/28 "2021-01-30T03:28:14Z")
> [@swampspruce](#): > > Tonight is Gruyere and Reisling cheese fondue with Belgian bread and cherry tomatoes for dipping. > Fancy chocolates from [Jacek](https://jacekchocolate.com/) for dessert. I need to make fondue before the weather warms up. I have a fondue pot from the 70s (harvest gold!) that I drag out about once a year or so. I think it’s time to do it again. Yesterday was tuna croquettes and waffle fries. Today was the last of the sausage pasta bake I made last Sunday and a salad, and I may make quiche for tomorrow, or maybe General Tso’s Chicken; I’ll see what I feel like doing. I’ll also make some of Anthony Bourdain’s Boeuf Bourguignon this weekend so we can have that either Sunday or Monday. It needs to sit for a day or two to achieve maximum deliciousness. ---
**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:** [January 30, 2021, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/29 "2021-01-30T06:09:54Z")
2 Pi : Shepherd’s pie, with mixed-berry pie for dessert. An out-of-work fellow in the neighborhood is baking pies for extra dough and I got one. It was exactly as I would have made it - just slightly sweet. ---
**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:** [January 30, 2021, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/30 "2021-01-30T19:09:36Z")
You should! I’m a big fan of fondue of all types! My parents had an avacado green pot that we used with some regularity, I think they still have it. We have three, one ceramic for cheese, a stainless steel pot for oil/broth and one specifically for chocolate. ---
**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:** [February 2, 2021, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/31 "2021-02-02T05:38:26Z")
Soup made with sweet potatoes, coconut milk, bacon, onion, and garlic in a sort of version of loaded baked potato soup. Also stir-fried vegetables with ground pork. ---
**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:** [February 2, 2021, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/32 "2021-02-02T11:51:40Z")
Sounds great! I grilled a nice sockeye salmon filet with a balsamic glaze. Served with macaroni that I added goat cheese to after draining the pasta, and a nondescript side salad. ---
**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:** [February 3, 2021, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/33 "2021-02-03T02:50:00Z")
I seriously want to come over for supper one night @kayaker ! Tonight was cheese smashburgers and a green salad of butter lettuce, Oka cheese, radishes, scallions, and avacado goddess dressing. Cinnamon buns with crem cheese icing and a bottle of Gerard Bertrand Cote de Rose Pinot Noir. ---
**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:** [February 3, 2021, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/34 "2021-02-03T03:10:51Z")
Leftovers and a [brownie in a mug](https://www.thekitchn.com/brownie-in-a-mug-22943613) for late 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:** [February 3, 2021, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/35 "2021-02-03T16:32:56Z")
Food truck sushi!!! Nothing like gas station sushi, this food truck ([Just Roll’d Up](https://justrolldup.com/) ) does a great job of making excellent sushi. We had a Steeelie Wheelie Roll (Steelhead trout, avocado, and furikake) Ora King Salmon sashimi A Mahi-Mahalo Poke bowl ( mahi-mahi, avocado, pineapple, kale crunch, scallion, inamona, yuzu tobiko, furikake, ponzu, rice with a dendrobium orchid.) Tuna 2 Times Poke bowl ( spicy yellowfin tuna, pickled red onion, fermented seaweed salad, mango, roasted macadamias, wasabi tobiko, togarashi, ponzu, rice) [Pictures](https://imgur.com/gallery/18mqMir) ---
**Author:** ![Kelevra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/97f17d/32.png) [@Kelevra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kelevra)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2021, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/36 "2021-02-03T16:50:50Z")
Potato soup with bacon bits, cheese, and scallions. Man I love potato soup. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2021, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/37 "2021-02-03T23:12:54Z")
Black bean and ground beef burritos. That’s it, wanted to keep it simple. ---
**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:** [February 4, 2021, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/38 "2021-02-04T01:04:21Z")
Curry , chicken , vindaloo style, naan breads , Black Box Chardonnay , glass or 3 ---
**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:** [February 4, 2021, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/39 "2021-02-04T01:50:28Z")
Dandan noodles (thanks, @scabpicker!) and some toast with chevre and berry jam for dessert. ---
**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:** [February 4, 2021, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/40 "2021-02-04T02:41:49Z")
Feta and spinach quiche tonight with homemade bread and cucumber salad. Antipasti and wood oven pizza tomorrow, with chocolate mousse and raspberry gelato for dessert. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015.md?page=3)