# 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:** 2
**Author:** ![Caiata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e56c9b/32.png) [@Caiata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caiata)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2011, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652/21 "2011-01-07T05:50:33Z")
Homemade potato pierogies with fresh dill, bacon, butter, & sour cream – a twice-a-year heart-stopping treat – with a spinach, beetroot, almonds, and feta salad with balsamic vinaigrette. If I can stop snacking on the beets! ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2011, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652/22 "2011-01-07T06:05:26Z")
Last night was homemade chili and cornbread, so tonight was chili dogs and sweet potato fries. ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2011, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652/23 "2011-01-07T14:16:35Z")
> [@Alpine](#): > > chicken pot pie CHICKEN POT PIE! Cooks Illustrated recipe. I made chicken pot pie last night too! No recipe, just made it up. Roasted a chicken on Monday, made soup from the carcass, using up the leftover meat. ---
**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 7, 2011, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652/24 "2011-01-07T14:41:56Z")
> [@Athena](#): > > That looks amazing. Let us know how it is. The Saigon Beef recipe is a keeper. The heat doesn’t hit until after you swallow, so you get all the flavor of the dish first. Then your lips tingle and the mouth starts to feel the heat. Wonderful! The only modification we are going to make is adding some thinly-sliced bell peppers towards the end of the cooking time to give the dish some visual and actual texture contrast in case we don’t feel like serving it in lettuce cups. But the flavors…oh my. I can see why this recipe was requested over at Epicurious. ---
**Author:** ![Angel\_of\_the\_Lord](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/angel_of_the_lord/32/2949_2.png) [@Angel\_of\_the\_Lord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angel_of_the_Lord)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2011, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652/25 "2011-01-07T15:45:00Z")
Tonight is more of the same. I added some chopped pecans to the baby lettuce greens and made my own balsamic dressing. I also relented and rubbed the chicken with honey and rosemary prior to broiling it, so it turned out really good. Today, I might throw in a sectioned blood orange in the salad. ---
**Author:** ![lindsaybluth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90db22/32.png) [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2011, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652/26 "2011-01-07T15:49:08Z")
> [@Athena](#): > > Like what you’ve spent your life dreaming that sweet potatoes/yams taste like. Seriously. They are sweet and flavorful and delicious, without adding any sugar or marshmallows or all those other things that people ruin sweet potatoes with. That sounds almost too good to be true. I’ll call around to the co-op and other stores I think may have them. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![BlueKangaroo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3d9bf3/32.png) [@BlueKangaroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlueKangaroo)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2011, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652/27 "2011-01-07T16:12:28Z")
If you have any year-round farmers’ markets where you are, **lindsaybluth** , check with the farmers there too. I think one or two of the farmers at our one year-round farmers’ market had them last time I was there. I know Whole Foods did, recently. Last night we had a killer mushroom & barley soup out of a cookbook you’ve recommended a few times here, actually, _Eating Well Serves Two_. I had to modify the recipe slightly, due to being unable to get fresh thyme or quick-cooking barley, but it was fabulous. Today we’re having something called “Blue Ribbon Chili” out of _The Virginia Bed and Breakfast Cookbook_. It better be good, because it makes a TON of food, and there’s only two of us. It’s been in the fridge since Wednesday, since the recipe calls for a 24 - 48h wait to serve, and we’ve both been eyeballing it. ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2011, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652/28 "2011-01-07T16:30:11Z")
I think it’s chili weather. ---
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2011, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652/29 "2011-01-07T16:43:48Z")
We’re having friends over, so I’m making more of an effort than usual: Roasted pork loin with a garlic/rosemary/anchovy/mustard crumb crust Zucchini fritters with sour cream Steamed broccoli Baklava ---
**Author:** ![Philster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2011, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652/30 "2011-01-07T17:39:54Z")
Mussels and some rice. . ---
**Author:** ![Pearson\_Flyer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pearson_flyer/32/7241_2.png) [@Pearson\_Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pearson_Flyer)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2011, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652/31 "2011-01-08T00:14:40Z")
I agree that it’s chili weather. Been in the crockpot all 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:** [January 8, 2011, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652/32 "2011-01-08T03:33:48Z")
Homemade pizza. Yum! ---
**Author:** ![lindsaybluth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90db22/32.png) [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2011, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652/33 "2011-01-08T15:42:42Z")
> [@BlueKangaroo](#): > > If you have any year-round farmers’ markets where you are, **lindsaybluth** , check with the farmers there too. I think one or two of the farmers at our one year-round farmers’ market had them last time I was there. I know Whole Foods did, recently. :smack: I was just at Whole Foods last night! I’ll be sure to check there and at the year round farmer’s market. Thanks 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Walkabout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/46a35a/32.png) [@Walkabout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walkabout)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2011, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652/34 "2011-01-08T16:02:51Z")
Tonight I’m going to try out the ravioli maker I got for Christmas. I’m still not sure exactly how I’m going to do the filling. I have some ground pork, so I think I’ll brown it with some onion and garlic, and mix in ricotta, parmesan, herbs, and egg. I think that will work. I’m open to any advise from the experts here, though. ---
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2011, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652/35 "2011-01-08T17:37:52Z")
Leftover pork roast, leftover cheddar muffins, and pureed peas with pesto. ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2011, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652/36 "2011-01-08T18:50:22Z")
Walkabout, the filling for your ravioli sounds AMAZING! I fixed a box of Zatarain’s Jambolya-Added sliced smoked sausage, a can of Rotell, a can of diced tomatoes/okra/corn, & a small sliced onion. It was good! I have a couple more meals off of it left. ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2011, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652/37 "2011-01-08T19:33:30Z")
Well, normally Saturday is the day we go into Clarksburg (about a half-hour away) for **mudgirl’s** bowling league, followed by lunch out and weekly shopping. But bowling was canceled today because of the freakin’ snow, and I wasn’t going to drive that far in this snow anyway. So we put off weekly shopping until tomorrow, and I’m having to fake dinner with what’s in my freezer. There’s this delightfully horrible product called Turkey Roast (Jennie-O makes it) that’s chopped, formed turkey, in an aluminum foil bread pan. You bake it in the oven for 2 hours or so. Gravy is included. You complete the yummy trashiness of the meal with mashed potatoes made with _waaaaayyyy_ too much butter, and canned cranberry sauce, and some kind of frozen veggie you had hanging around anyway. 😉 We don’t have this often, but we love it! In fact, in our family, on your birthday, you get to pick the dinner menu. My 19YO **EtherealFreakOfPinkness** has, for the past six years (at least) requested turkey roast, mashed potatoes, buttered corn, and chocolate muffins for dinner! ---
**Author:** ![Maiira](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Maiira](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maiira)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2011, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652/38 "2011-01-08T21:35:22Z")
Tonight’s not exciting. I’m by myself and I think I’m just going to order a pizza since I haven’t done that in awhile. But tomorrow we’re doing a baked potato bar. ---
**Author:** ![BlueKangaroo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3d9bf3/32.png) [@BlueKangaroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlueKangaroo)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2011, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652/39 "2011-01-08T22:48:22Z")
> [@lindsaybluth](#): > > :smack: I was just at Whole Foods last night! I’ll be sure to check there and at the year round farmer’s market. Thanks 🙂 You’re welcome! Tonight I have no plans for dinner. I will probably just kind of munch. A pear here, some dried pineapple there. Tomorrow we’re probably going out to dinner with a friend. ---
**Author:** ![Leiko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Leiko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leiko)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2011, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652/40 "2011-01-09T01:34:52Z")
Chicken teriyaki, beef teriyaki, and veg tempura from the best teriyaki place in the Olympia, Washington area, Double Joy Teriyaki. There was supposed to be spider roll to go with that, but we ate that as soon as we got home from shopping for afternoon snack. Oh, and I’m having kimchi, but I don’t think anyone else in the house wants it besides me. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652.md?page=3)