# What's for dinner tonight? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 6, 2011, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652 "2011-01-06T20:36:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 11
**Author:** ![Batsinma\_Belfry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2011, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652/201 "2011-02-11T04:51:28Z")
Roasted chicken, collard greens, mashed potatoes and gravy. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2011, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652/202 "2011-02-11T13:52:57Z")
> [@SeaDragonTattoo](#): > > Chik’n tenders with sweet potato fries baked in the oven, with mayo/bbq/tabasco dipping sauce that I made. Washed down with a cherry wheat beer. > > Roasting acorn squash in the oven now, with which I am making soup with onions, parsnips, golden beets, cauliflower, red kale, cilantro and turmeric. I’ll have some for tasting tonight, but will be dinner tomorrow, plus lunch for a few days. We’re thinking of making a trip to Chicago soon, I’m penciling in “dinner at **SDT** ’s house”. 🙂 As the weekend approaches, we’re down to the stuff no one really wanted to eat. Last night, it was a slightly changed version of this recipe: [Meat Loaf Pie Recipe](http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Meat-Loaf-Pie/Detail.aspx) I keep trying to tweak it into something tasty, but it’s fatally flawed. I think it’s the pie crust. Tonight, crock pot chili\*, which I am making only half a batch of because no one will eat the leftovers. \*Actually, the husband and I have a devious plan to go out to dinner and stick the kids with the chili. Muahahaha! ---
**Author:** ![lindsaybluth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90db22/32.png) [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2011, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652/203 "2011-02-11T19:13:28Z")
> [@Zjestika](#): > > Mojitos with fresh mint and Kraken rum. Kraken is delicious and underrated. Dinner tonight is black bean stew. Ingredients are black beans, celery, carrots, green peppers, cumin and OJ. Ridiculously simple, but the OJ really makes the black beans sing. Served over brown rice, green salad on the side. ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2011, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652/204 "2011-02-13T09:26:59Z")
Tonight will be Parmesan Chicken Tenders: Cut boneless, skinless chicken thighs into tenders; Season with S&P; Dredge in egg wash and flour; Dredge in a mixture of 50/50 seasoned bread crumbs and parm cheese; Lightly pan fry in vegetable oil. We’ll also be having Tater Tots (MMMMM, frozen, cafeteria-trash goodness!) and some stewed apples. There will be BBQ sauce, honey mustard and ketchup for dipping. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2011, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652/205 "2011-02-13T09:48:16Z")
Chicken breast, spinach and feta cheese wrapped in filo pastry and baked. ---
**Author:** ![eenerms](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cdc98d/32.png) [@eenerms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eenerms)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2011, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652/206 "2011-02-13T12:21:19Z")
For the returning husband from Libya… grilled pork chop, saurkraut with apples and panchetta, mash potatoes, salad and ciabatta. (me vegetarian burger with all the other stuff) ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2011, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652/207 "2011-02-13T16:48:43Z")
> [@eenerms](#): > > For the returning husband from Libya.. grilled pork chop, saurkraut with apples and panchetta, mash potatoes, salad and ciabatta. (me vegetarian burger with all the other stuff) Yay for hubby returning from Libya! Hope you enjoy your dinner. . ._and_ your dessert! 😉 ---
**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:** [February 13, 2011, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652/208 "2011-02-13T17:00:02Z")
Spaghetti and meaty meat sauce with Australian parmesan cheese, leftover from Thursday night. Lunch was leftover African peanut soup. ---
**Author:** ![sparky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2011, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652/209 "2011-02-13T22:00:06Z")
I just made meatloaf: 1.5 pounds lean ground beef 1+ cup crushed cheezits 1 can of Italian spiced tomatoes, diced 1 cup of mixed Italian cheese 1 package onion soup mix healthy dose of Tabasco, A1 and garlic salt I’m hoping it tastes good. It sure smells good cooking. ---
**Author:** ![sparky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2011, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652/210 "2011-02-13T22:26:06Z")
Disregard that meatloaf recipe. Worse. Meal. Ever! ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2011, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652/211 "2011-02-13T22:34:18Z")
**Sparky** , that’s the weirdest meatloaf recipe I’ve ever seen! ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2011, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652/212 "2011-02-13T22:40:00Z")
> [@sparky\_1](#): > > Disregard that meatloaf recipe. > > Worse. Meal. Ever! Sorry, but bwahahahaha! It happens to the best of us- order pizza and move on! Johnny, you’ve been eating that peanut soup for\*\* a while\*\* now, haven’t you? ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2011, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652/213 "2011-02-13T22:46:33Z")
Tonight for my young sons and I, utter simplicity. Three thick and juicy strip steaks, crusted in sea salt and ground pepper, grilled. A ripe tomato, sliced with sea salt, black pepper and fresh basil strips. Store bought box-o-scalloped potatoes. Popsicles for dessert. ---
**Author:** ![Alpine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alpine/32/17813_2.png) [@Alpine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpine)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2011, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652/214 "2011-02-13T22:47:59Z")
Tonight is burgers and steak fries, with side salad. Boring, but always tasty. I also made a quiche today for breakfasts this week. Smells yummy. ---
**Author:** ![Proudest\_Monkey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/proudest_monkey/32/13257_2.png) [@Proudest\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Proudest_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2011, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652/215 "2011-02-13T23:38:13Z")
> [@sparky\_1](#): > > I just made meatloaf: > > 1.5 pounds lean ground beef > 1+ cup crushed cheezits > 1 can of Italian spiced tomatoes, diced > 1 cup of mixed Italian cheese > 1 package onion soup mix > healthy dose of Tabasco, A1 and garlic salt > > I’m hoping it tastes good. It sure smells good cooking. Meatloaf here tonight too. Except I left out the cheezits, tomatoes, cheese, onion soup mix, Tabasco, garlic salt, and A1. Mine has half/half ground beef and ground turkey, sauteed onions, torn pieces of bread, lots of Worcestershire sauce, an egg, squirt of ketchup, garlic powder, Lawry’s salt, pepper. Oh, and a squirt of seedy mustard just because I’m out of the box tonight! Mashed spuds, gravy, green beans, and a glass of 2 Buck Chuck will complete the dining experience. Meatloaf sandwich for lunch tomorrow! Yaaaaayyyyy! ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2011, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652/216 "2011-02-13T23:38:32Z")
> [@Alice\_The\_Goon](#): > > Sorry, but bwahahahaha! It happens to the best of us- order pizza and move on! Heh. I know it’s happened to me. I once read a cookbook/general housekeeping book by Peg Bracken, who has written a _lot_ of such books. One thing she said about cooking dinner that stuck with me was (paraphrasing, I think) “Sometimes there’s not a single thing wrong with what you’ve fixed for dinner except that it’s no damned good!” I remember one fateful night when I decided to add the leftover corn to my meatloaf. Ugh. Horrible. Inedible, really. For several years afterward, every time I’d make meatloaf, one of my kids would invariably say “Just don’t put corn in it, OK?” IMO, if you never make a mis-step or turn out a bad meal, you’re not nearly adventurous enough as a cook! ---
**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 13, 2011, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652/217 "2011-02-13T23:42:37Z")
Mushroom burgers, Caesar salad, extra garlic. ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2011, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652/218 "2011-02-13T23:49:25Z")
A day early for Valentines: lobster tail and shrimp scampi. ---
**Author:** ![sparky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2011, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652/219 "2011-02-13T23:52:01Z")
> [@SeaDragonTattoo](#): > > **Sparky** , that’s the weirdest meatloaf recipe I’ve ever seen! It actually tasted kinda good, until all the salt hit. I’m still trying to rehydrate after all that sodium. ---
**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:** [February 14, 2011, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652/220 "2011-02-14T00:19:13Z")
> [@Alice\_The\_Goon](#): > > Johnny, you’ve been eating that peanut soup for\*\* a while\*\* now, haven’t you? Yep. I made it on the 6th. I still have a quart left. That’s about three servings. Roomie made BBQ beef a week or so ago. Had some of that for lunch. And there’s still two of those flat Glad containers of spaghetti left. But I did cook breakfast (dinner, for her) this morning. Pancakes and bacon. Unfortunately, we’re out of the Trader Joe’s Grade B maple syrup. (Hint: Always go for Grade B. It’s maple-ier than Grade A.) So we had to use the sugar-free stuff I use in my morning gruel. Wasn’t bad, but I prefer real maple syrup. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652.md?page=10) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652.md?page=12)