# 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:** 99
**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 10, 2023, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/1962 "2023-01-10T12:23:50Z")
Grilled salmon and coleslaw. ---
**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:** [January 10, 2023, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/1963 "2023-01-10T13:55:54Z")
Mixed nuts and candied pineapple. Wasn’t that hungry. ---
**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:** [January 10, 2023, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/1964 "2023-01-10T14:45:30Z")
Sunday I made a meatloaf that for some reason fell apart, but it tasted really good! So tonight I will make a shepherd’s (cottage?) pie with it. I really don’t know what I did wrong with the meatloaf. I’m sure I added eggs, and breadcrumbs. Maybe too much liquid? (Ketchup, A-1 sauce, and Worcestershire.) But it held together like normal when I formed it into a loaf and put it in the pan. Not a loaf pan - a 9 x 13 baking pan. Hmm. ---
**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 10, 2023, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/1965 "2023-01-10T23:51:49Z")
Ceviche! Some very nice tuna, onions, peppers, lime juice, cilantro, garlic, ginger, plus secret stuff. Served on arugula/rice bed. Served with mead of all things. A pairing either genius or pathetic, you be the judge. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2023, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/1966 "2023-01-11T00:25:36Z")
Surf 'n Turf 'n Butter Parm Orzo. [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/WIg5AYs.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/WIg5AYs) ---
**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 11, 2023, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/1967 "2023-01-11T00:28:05Z")
Wowza! ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2023, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/1968 "2023-01-11T00:30:00Z")
It looks so pretty but was, with a bit of prep, fast and easy to make. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2023, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/1969 "2023-01-11T00:36:42Z")
Oh good Lord does that look good. Found some boneless skinless chicken thigh/legs for $1.29/lb, so I’m excited to be cooking up some chicken paprikash right now with some [lovely Hungarian paprika](https://www.burlapandbarrel.com/products/noble-sweet-paprika?variant=41404599533722&utm_campaign=gs-2021-08-19&utm_source=google&utm_medium=smart_campaign&gclid=Cj0KCQiAtvSdBhD0ARIsAPf8oNlNoZeuVtL4R5rKzf8mgngOtW3atih32NHkUzfdFND7iV6wG3x8QukaApSeEALw_wcB) my brother bought me for Christmas that is as quality a Hungarian paprika I’ve been able to find in the States. Normally I use skin-on, bone-in, but I wanted something a little more kid friendly. Made with the usual _galuska_ aka _spätzle_. Or as my 8-year-old calls it: “my favorite noodles.” She’d eat that every day if I made it for her. One day I think I’ll have to make a giant tub of them and freeze them in portions for her. ---
**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:** [January 11, 2023, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/1970 "2023-01-11T00:40:48Z")
Stopped by the local family-owned Mexican drive-thru on the way home from work. Combo #5 - 2 cheese enchiladas, beans & rice. Hit the spot. ---
**Author:** ![dummygladhands71](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c0e974/32.png) [@dummygladhands71](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dummygladhands71)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2023, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/1971 "2023-01-11T01:49:57Z")
Biggirl, I just finished dinner, but I want yours!! ---
**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:** [January 11, 2023, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/1972 "2023-01-11T18:16:59Z")
Lovely plating @Biggirl very nicely done. This was supposed to be dinner after work last night, but the slow cooker apparently had technical difficulties so this cooked overnight for lunch today: [[Album] Slow cooker lunch ![](https://i.imgur.com/jacv9tx.jpeg?fb "Slow cooker lunch") ](https://imgur.com/a/vS4cYrN) ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2023, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/1973 "2023-01-11T18:20:58Z")
That looks like it smells delicious. Like, I can actually smell it through my computer. ---
**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:** [January 11, 2023, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/1974 "2023-01-11T18:28:11Z")
Just boring spaghetti for me, but with a marvelous marinara sauce. I’m doing a big batch of stir-fried mushrooms in garlic butter right now in advance. Haven’t done the advance thing before but I figure it will make dinner prep easier since I’m not doing anything else right now; they can be refrigerated and then re-heated. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2023, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/1975 "2023-01-11T18:55:55Z")
Tonight-- ate only half the shrimp I marinated for the Surf 'n Turf, so gonna make Aglio e Olio and pour sautéed shrimp over that. Sad news. Planned to make a rich ramen bowl broth in my trusty, old (really old) Crock-Pot. Regular chicken stock ingredients with meaty neck and bag innards (except the liver cuz yuck) and a few deveined but unshelled shrimp thrown in. Put it on low last night, went to stir it this morning and. . . cold. Me and hubby tried everything to revive the ole pot but she’s done for. Broken pot, ruined broth. New broth slowly simmering on the stove. ---
**Author:** ![dummygladhands71](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c0e974/32.png) [@dummygladhands71](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dummygladhands71)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2023, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/1976 "2023-01-12T01:39:05Z")
Biggirl, I feel for you. The new crockpots cook much hotter than my old standby. I’ve often had to do an oven braise. ---
**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 12, 2023, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/1977 "2023-01-12T01:45:24Z")
A mix of rotisserie chicken and buffalo chicken wings tonight with peas for my husband and asparagus for me. Blackberries and biscuits on the side. ---
**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 12, 2023, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/1978 "2023-01-12T02:43:46Z")
A salad consisting of whatever was in the fridge. I grilled, then shredded, a chicken breast, put that on a bed of arugula and Romain. Topped that with some sliced beets, olives, a diced apple, etc. Genesse Cream Ale to drink. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2023, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/1979 "2023-01-12T03:26:20Z")
Looked at Insta-pots and I think I may come into the new age. I can do all kinds of things in it and get rid of a lot of my old appliances. Like my rice cooker that likes to spirt starchy water all over the place and an air fryer that I’m dying to try. Plus not only slow cooking but also pressure cooking. I’ll be sad if the low isn’t leave-on-all-night-for-stoke low, though. ---
**Author:** ![dummygladhands71](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c0e974/32.png) [@dummygladhands71](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dummygladhands71)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2023, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/1980 "2023-01-12T03:36:43Z")
Nope, sadly. I did that, but slow cooking in an Insta-Pot is more of a suggestion. Do some research on that, I couldn’t make it work at all. Air fryer is very cool, esp. if it’s hot where you live and you’d rather stick a needle in your eye than turn on your oven in summer, but I couldn’t get my results on slow cooking. ---
**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 13, 2023, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015/1981 "2023-01-13T16:56:20Z")
This is probably more than you want to spend, but the Brod and Taylor proofing oven can be used as a slow cooker, and you can set a specific temperature up to 195F, so it can be used low and slow: > **[Amazon.com: Brod & Taylor Folding Proofer & Slow Cooker: Home &...](https://www.amazon.com/Brod-Taylor-Folding-Proofer-Cooker/dp/B01MEEH0SE)** > > Online Shopping for Kitchen Small Appliances from a great selection of Coffee Machines, Blenders, Juicers, Ovens, Specialty Appliances, & more at everyday low prices I have one of these and use it all the time to make yogurt and to proof bread. It folds flat when you aren’t using it. I feel your pain about losing the old slow cooker - I have one that’s at least 30 years old that allows you to set a temperature; I don’t know why the newer ones don’t do that. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015.md?page=98) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015.md?page=100)