# 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:** 31
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2011, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652/603 "2011-04-18T00:42:18Z")
My roast went better than I had expected! I knew that if I told my husband the base for the sauce was cranberry sauce, he wouldn’t give it a fair shake. So I took the roast out of the slow cooker and made a slurry with some stock and cornstarch to thicken the sauce/gravy. I sliced the roast and returned it to the cooker with the gravy, let it cook/thicken for another 15 minutes or so. He _loved_ it, and even came back for seconds! Not only that, but my middle daughter, who, despite being 20YO still eats like a 5YO, liked it as well! Not only is this ‘recipe’ (it’s almost too easy to deserve the title) on the ‘do again’ list, but next time, I’ll make a bigger roast! ---
**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:** [April 18, 2011, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652/604 "2011-04-18T01:40:26Z")
Pork chops. ---
**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:** [April 18, 2011, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652/605 "2011-04-18T02:17:10Z")
I don’t know if roomie’s ever eaten lamb. Well, I do know she had a bite of my lamb burger once. She liked it, and said she liked the spices. She’s also never had couscous. She said it was like nicely-done grits. She liked that too. . ---
**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:** [April 18, 2011, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652/606 "2011-04-18T06:44:22Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > I don’t know if roomie’s ever eaten lamb. Well, I do know she had a bite of my lamb burger once. She liked it, and said she liked the spices. > > She’s also never had couscous. She said it was like nicely-done grits. She liked that too. > > . How much weight has roomie gained since becoming roomie? ---
**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:** [April 18, 2011, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652/607 "2011-04-18T12:53:10Z")
Mr Rebo made a pork tenderloin in the crockpot with BBQ sauce. So we had BBQ “pulled pork” sammiches, with cole slaw and baked fries. It was ok, but we all regret that he added cayenne to it. I think I’ll make shrimp etoufee tonight. ---
**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:** [April 18, 2011, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652/608 "2011-04-18T12:55:29Z")
Saturday night, we tried Johnny L.A.’s recipe: > [@](#): > > Ground beef cooked with minced onions, salt, pepper, and garlic; served in a pocket pita with lettuce, diced tomato, and tzatziki. However, that recent thread about people having trouble with pita bread spooked me, so we used tortillas instead. The family says it’s a keeper (and I am getting the pitas next time). Last night, grilled pork tenderloin with mango/cranberry/pineapple chutney. Most righteous! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![sandra\_nz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@sandra\_nz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandra_nz)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2011, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652/609 "2011-04-18T12:58:36Z")
Dinner tonight will be steak sandwiches, yummy! ---
**Author:** ![lindsaybluth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90db22/32.png) [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2011, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652/610 "2011-04-18T17:38:33Z")
Gosh I really have no idea what to make for dinner. We were going to do Chickpea Burgers again and Pita Pizzas tomorrow (since Wednesday and Thursday we’re going out with family) but the store was out of wheat pita (and frozen brown rice…so bizarre) so I’m kind of stumped. Suggestions? There are just 2 of us, we often eat vegetarian and our favorite piece of chicken is thigh. I’m doubly stumped because we’re going to “nicer” places on Wednesday & Thursday, so we’re likely to eat seafood on at least one of those nights. I don’t know if anyone has seen this week’s Target ad, but ours has a bag of 1.5 pounds of frozen Wild Alaskan salmon for $9. That’s a steal 'round here. But I don’t want to have salmon back to back :p. ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2011, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652/611 "2011-04-18T19:21:30Z")
I dunno, you already missed National Grilled Cheese day. Tacos with chickpeas in the filling ought to work. ---
**Author:** ![lindsaybluth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90db22/32.png) [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2011, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652/612 "2011-04-18T20:16:40Z")
Whew, guess who forgot to file their taxes? :smack: The SO helped and found a free Turbo Tax extension thingy, so thankfully that’s outta the way. I think I’ll try these [Baked Eggs in Tomato Parmesean](http://www.marthastewart.com/281937/baked-eggs-in-tomato-parmesan-sauce?backto=true) sauce with a baguette on the side. Or maybe these [Quesadillas](http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2011/01/quesadillas-de-camarones/). Guess I’d hafta trek back to the store and get some tomatillo sauce! ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2011, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652/613 "2011-04-18T21:29:03Z")
Teriyaki pork chops, baked potatoes with yogurt, and a green salad. Italian dressing on the salad. And some leftover rolls I made last night. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Taomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2011, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652/614 "2011-04-19T01:45:59Z")
Tonight I made the marinade for the saigon chicken listed upthread. Of course, I just saw ingredients and no directions; I’m not a noob in the kitchen, so just kind of improvised. I ended up adding ginger beer and soy sauce, some honey to round it out, and simmering it down, with a touch of lime and sesame at the end. I am drooling already! What’s more important is that my sweetie tasted the marinade and HE started drooling, literally! This is big because I tend to play with my foods, and he doesn’t often care for the results. 😛 But I am pretty sure that tomorrow night we will have a winner 🙂 So thank you, very much, Silenus 😃 ---
**Author:** ![lindsaybluth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90db22/32.png) [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2011, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652/615 "2011-04-19T02:54:23Z")
I woke up 2.5 hours before I normally do for work by accident so I was tired. My nap after work didn’t work out as planned so we had peanut butter & jelly of all things. Oh, t he shame! However, I redeemed myself by just making some Ghiradelli brownies. They’re coming out of the oven in two minutes :D. ---
**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:** [April 19, 2011, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652/616 "2011-04-19T03:00:17Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > How much weight has roomie gained since becoming roomie? I don’t think she’s gained any. Actually, she may have lost a little. But she doesn’t eat much, especially on her work days. She works, sleeps, and does homework, and that leaves little time for eating. > [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > Saturday night, we tried Johnny L.A.’s recipe: You’re generous calling that a ‘recipe’. It’s just something I threw together. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2011, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652/617 "2011-04-19T03:02:50Z")
left over beef bourginon. with bread to sop up the gravy. plus curried basmati rice. and beer. ---
**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:** [April 19, 2011, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652/618 "2011-04-19T03:23:08Z")
We had **Chefguy** ’s spicy balls for dinner. Wait, that didn’t come out right. We had the lamb balls I made using **Chefguy** ’s recipe. And the wild mushroom couscous. I had some corn on the cob, but roomie didn’t. And she left me one lamb ball and some couscous as well as the last piece of corn. I was going to have a dish of Trader Joe’s caramel swirl ice cream for dessert, but roomie ate it. So I had a root beer float with vanilla ice cream and Trader Joe’s Vintage Root Beer. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2011, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652/619 "2011-04-19T13:55:47Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > We had **Chefguy** ’s spicy balls for dinner. > > Wait, that didn’t come out right. We had the lamb balls I made using **Chefguy** ’s recipe. And the wild mushroom couscous. I had some corn on the cob, but roomie didn’t. And she left me one lamb ball and some couscous as well as the last piece of corn. > > I was going to have a dish of Trader Joe’s caramel swirl ice cream for dessert, but roomie ate it. So I had a root beer float with vanilla ice cream and Trader Joe’s Vintage Root Beer. So how did my balls taste? 😃 We had salmon cakes: cooked, flaked sockeye chopped green onions thyme egg bread crumbs/smashed saltines Saute in a mix of butter and olive oil until hot through and crisp. Served with chipotle mayo (1/2 cup mayo, 2 canned chipotle peppers, 1TBSP adobo sauce from the same can, sqeezed lime juice, food processor). ---
**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:** [April 19, 2011, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652/620 "2011-04-19T14:46:28Z")
Last night was an easy one: leg quarters were $0.69 a pound, so I picked two pounds of those up with some chickpeas and, along with some onions, canned tomatoes, rice, and jar of Patak’s curry paste at home, made some chicken and chickpea curry. ---
**Author:** ![lindsaybluth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90db22/32.png) [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2011, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652/621 "2011-04-19T18:24:48Z")
Think I’m gonna make these [baked eggs in tomato parmesan sauce](http://www.marthastewart.com/281937/baked-eggs-in-tomato-parmesan-sauce?backto=true). Served with a crusty baguette and a salad. ---
**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:** [April 19, 2011, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652/622 "2011-04-19T19:04:11Z")
Tonight, it’s going to be braised beef shanks. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652.md?page=30) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652.md?page=32)