# 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:** 24
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2021, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/461 "2021-07-09T22:16:46Z")
I made caramelized onion and garlic pasta. So yummy and I get to share with the kids because the recipe makes a ton of food. A slice of Oak Cake from the bakery and I’m a happy girl. ---
**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 10, 2021, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/462 "2021-07-10T01:36:28Z")
Pork lumpia and hoisin udon noodles with vegetables here. I love me some udon noodles. ---
**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:** [July 10, 2021, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/463 "2021-07-10T02:51:21Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > Homemade chicken soup (with croutons, but no veggies or noodles tonight - just yummy broth) … > > I may scrounge around for a bit of cheese before giving in to Mr. Sandman. So tonight, I had the wherewithal to do chicken soup _right_ with bits of celery, and garlic, and too much carrot, and way too much onion, and some teensy tiny alphabet pasta. I also scrounged the cheese I was too sleepy to look for last night: there was a crumbly lump of **Very Aged Gouda** that has been sitting around long enough to count as VSOP Aged Gouda. Salty, funky, with little crunchy crystals like good Parmesan. ---
**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 10, 2021, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/464 "2021-07-10T23:57:46Z")
Cold pasta salad tonight with pepperoni, mozzarella cheese and red pepper in an oil vinaigrette. A summer favorite here, washed down with ice water. For afters, more raspberries from our remarkably bountiful backyard bushes (this is a _great_ summer for raspberries here) and vanilla ice cream. ---
**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:** [July 11, 2021, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/465 "2021-07-11T22:07:16Z")
Tonight, it’s coconut chicken curry, with plenty of cayenne, rice and some frozen naan. Manhattan Project Supercritical and Roughtail Everything Rhymes With Orange ales for beverages and 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:** [July 11, 2021, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/466 "2021-07-11T23:33:15Z")
Tonight is Bacon and blue cheese salad and a frozen shrimp ring with cocktail sauce. Tonight’s beverage of choice is Strongbow Dark Fruit cider and maybe Rainier cherries and Vanilla ice cream for afters. ---
**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 11, 2021, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/467 "2021-07-11T23:41:21Z")
Classics night: Strip steak, green beans, mashed potatoes and garlic bread, with blackberries and Merlot. ---
**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 12, 2021, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/468 "2021-07-12T14:11:59Z")
I approve! For dinner last night, blueberry pancakes with butter and real Vermont maple syrup, bacon and a big glass of orange juice. ---
**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 12, 2021, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/469 "2021-07-12T14:18:28Z")
> [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](#): > > A slice of Oak Cake from the bakery and I’m a happy girl. Oak Cake? I know both of those words, but together they don’t make sense to me. Oh, and the pizza in the new oven came out great. I’ll need to make a few more to get the timing down, this oven goes to 550, and I’ll be experimenting with pre-heating the pizza steel. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2021, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/470 "2021-07-12T14:19:25Z")
My Beloved and I had our Anniversary dinner last night: We split a two and a half inch thick hunk of prime rib, grilled in the husk corn on the cob and baked sweet potatoes. ---
**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:** [July 12, 2021, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/471 "2021-07-12T18:26:55Z")
Felicitations! Sounds like an epic dinner! Not sure what we’re doing tonight. I bought some nice Sterling sirloin steaks so that may go on the grille. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2021, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/472 "2021-07-12T21:20:49Z")
I just googled to see if I could link to something, but it must be a unique name to this bakery. It’s a yellow cake with orange flavor and a rich dark chocolate ganache with a sugared orange peel on top. So good. Happy Anniversary Czarcasm. ---
**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 13, 2021, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/473 "2021-07-13T10:55:24Z")
My gf’s noticed on her calendar that a chanterelle patch we harvest should be fruiting. She went out to check, while I began preparing Beef Stroganoff. She came back with chanterelles, which she prepped and added to our dinner. TL/DR: Beef Stroganoff with locally harvested chanterelles. ---
**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:** [July 13, 2021, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/474 "2021-07-13T14:23:23Z")
Chicken pot pie ast night , not sure tonight , maybe grill some salmon ---
**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 13, 2021, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/475 "2021-07-13T21:25:13Z")
A piping hot bowl of crab bisque, a very tall cheeseburger with lettuce and onion straws, sweet potato fries with a spicy mustard dipping sauce, and a glass of ice water. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2021, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/476 "2021-07-13T21:32:24Z")
I think I’m gonna go for some macaroni and cheese flavored ice cream. Knock out dinner and dessert in one fell swoop. > **[Limited Edition Mac and Cheese Ice Cream Hits Freezers This Week](https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/limited-edition-mac-cheese-ice-cream-hits-freezers-this-week/2553592/)** > > Just in time for National Mac and Cheese Day, a new flavored limited edition ice cream hits the shelves this week. ---
**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 14, 2021, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/477 "2021-07-14T00:25:00Z")
A friend stopped in at work and gave me zucchinis, cucumbers, and blueberries from her garden. I made zucchini fritters, cucumbers and onions in a yogurt and white wine vinegar sauce, Brie en croute (Brie with fig preserves and apples in a pastry shell). Blueberries by the handful for dessert. Vodka on ice. ---
**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:** [July 14, 2021, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/478 "2021-07-14T01:45:54Z")
Last night was baked Brie with red pepper jelly and slivered almonds on crackers. Tonight was striploin steak grilled with roasted creamer potatoes ( with hot pepper infused olive oil, garden rosemary and thyme) and baby carrots. Lager for me, Cab Sauv in a box for SWMBO. Kit Kats for dessert. ---
**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 14, 2021, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/479 "2021-07-14T19:24:57Z")
Crispy hummus sticks, a spicy chicken sandwich, garlic parmesan tater tots, one glass of ice water and another of Truth IPA. Later, fresh raspberries from our backyard and some vanilla ice cream. ---
**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 14, 2021, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/480 "2021-07-14T21:55:23Z")
I had a sudden hankering for Singaporian Noodles (discussed upthread) this afternoon – curried thin rice noodles with shrimp, chicken, pork, onion, peppers and other stuff. Ordered some from the Chinese takeout up the street, along with General Tso Chicken for tomorrow. Problem is that they use large containers and pack them absolutely full, and that’s a problem for me because I cannot stop eating Singapore Noodles! They are totally addicting. I’ve had a second helping and am ready to burst and there is still at least a full normal meal left. Help! 😋 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015.md?page=23) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015.md?page=25)