# 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:** 35
**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 27, 2011, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652/683 "2011-04-27T00:36:00Z")
Poke chops and mashed taters and black eyed peas, and brown gravy. ---
**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:** [April 27, 2011, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652/684 "2011-04-27T04:19:47Z")
Talapia fish, rice, and mixed vegetables. It’s a testament to my awesome rice cooker that I accidentally didn’t close it all the way, and it still made perfect rice. I love that thing! As for the fish, I made a paste with butter, parmesean, garlic, and paprika, and put it on top and baked it. Yum. ---
**Author:** ![Lissla\_Lissar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lissla\_Lissar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissla_Lissar)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2011, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652/685 "2011-04-27T10:15:46Z")
Korean keema with rice tonight, sort of from a Nigella Lawson recipe. Garlic, ginger, soy, sesame, spicy bean paste. I made it yesterday. ---
**Author:** ![lindsaybluth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90db22/32.png) [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2011, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652/686 "2011-04-27T17:00:41Z")
Last night’s dinner was delicious but fried. 2 piece Long John Silver’s meal with a frosted mug of A&W rootbeer. I really have to go back for the rootbeer more often. Tonight it’s back to things that don’t make me feel greasy after eating. Dinner will be spring rolls, a sort of combination of these two recipes from [Cooking light](http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/vietnamese-summer-rolls-10000001823335/) and [EatingWell](http://www.eatingwell.com/recipe/asparagus_salmon_spring_rolls.html). Rice paper wrappers with shredded carrots, basil, mint, bean sprouts, and shredded cabbage with the EatingWell dipping sauce. Then I’m gonna make a stir fry (no wok yet) with frozen (thawed and dried with paper towels) bell peppers and fresh onions, cabbage, broccoli and carrots, finished with water chestnuts and bean sprouts at the end. I think I’ll wrap mine up in a tortilla and he’ll have it with brown rice. Dessert is Baskin Robbins 31 cent scoop night 🙂 ---
**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 27, 2011, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652/687 "2011-04-27T22:04:29Z")
It’s chaat night in the Carnut household but I am cheating and not roasting my own spices, but using pre-blended stuff. Dessert is strawberry shortcake. ---
**Author:** ![Teacake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Teacake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teacake)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2011, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652/688 "2011-04-27T22:15:33Z")
Skate wings, asparagus and caper butter with fresh bread. Excellent. ---
**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 28, 2011, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652/689 "2011-04-28T00:52:46Z")
> [@Snickers](#): > > Oh - in the interests of recipe feedback. I made this [Spicy Tuna Wrap](http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/spicy_tuna_wrap.html) from Eating Well earlier this week for dinner, and then again the next day for lunch. Very nom. It uses brown rice, arugula, avocado and carrots to round out the tuna, on a whole wheat tortilla. Excellent way for me to get more whole grains and really filling, plus quick to throw together. If you like tuna, I recommend it. It should go into my rotation for lunches, but I’m lazy, so there is that. We tried this one tonight and it was really good! Fairly inexpensive and healthy too. ---
**Author:** ![lindsaybluth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90db22/32.png) [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652/690 "2011-04-28T01:38:54Z")
> [@Teacake](#): > > Skate wings, asparagus and caper butter with fresh bread. Excellent. That sounds delicious, skate is excellent. To anyone trying either of those recipes - don’t use EatingWell’s dipping sauce. It was far too soy saucey, not nearly enough other flavors. I added sriracha and more OJ and mirin. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652/691 "2011-04-28T21:27:49Z")
Sausage cacciatore! We ended up with 2 days worth. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652/692 "2011-04-28T21:29:00Z")
I am following the Perricone meal plan, so dinner will be a lean protein, fruit or vegetables, water, low or no carbs. There also will be an afternoon snack and bedtime snack. I am losing weight. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652/693 "2011-04-28T21:32:16Z")
> [@vivalostwages](#): > > I am following the Perricone meal plan, so dinner will be a lean protein, fruit or vegetables, water, low or no carbs. There also will be an afternoon snack and bedtime snack. > > I am losing weight. 🙂 WHat distinguishes Perricone from Atkins? ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652/694 "2011-04-28T21:59:30Z")
Tonight I’ve breaded some chicken breast fillet fingers, and I’m going to oven-fry them and serve them with a variety of dipping sauces. We’ll have some mac and cheese and fruit, too. ---
**Author:** ![lindsaybluth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90db22/32.png) [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2011, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652/695 "2011-04-29T01:56:29Z")
Today the SO finished up his very last final of his undergrad career in the morning, so I played hooky from work to spend the day with him. We went out to lunch - him: black angus burger on a challah bun with gruyere and sauteed onions, me a fresh chicken salad sandwich + lettuce and tomato on honey sesame semolina, both of us with belgian frites and an iced tea. We took a walk afterwards to walk it off 😛 Dinner was breakfast-for-dinner: scrambled eggs and buttermilk whole wheat blueberry pancakes. ---
**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 29, 2011, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652/696 "2011-04-29T02:01:43Z")
Steak! ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2011, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652/697 "2011-04-29T02:37:36Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > WHat distinguishes Perricone from Atkins? I’m not that familiar with Atkins but I thought it involved a lot more meat…? A typical Perricone breakfast is two eggs and some feta cheese, oatmeal with cinnamon and berries, green tea. Lunch could be a tofu or chicken salad, avocado or fruit, water. Dinner, maybe grilled salmon on wilted greens with some pepper, lemon juice, salt and pepper, fruit, water. Afternoon and bedtime snacks are water, hummus or some other protein, and a fruit, usually. ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2011, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652/698 "2011-04-29T02:41:08Z")
Leftover stir-fry with broccoli, green onion, and rainbow chard with sweet hot pepper sauce, over lentils boiled with yellow onion and tamari. Followed by a salad with romaine, dandelion greens, green onion stems, and radicchio with goddess dressing. I guess it’s a greens kind of night. ---
**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 29, 2011, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652/699 "2011-04-29T12:14:44Z")
We meant to make steak salad out of the leftover beef tenderloin from last weekend’s family gathering. So I made up the salad, some dressing, some biscuits, and opened up the tinfoil to find…ham. I guess I should have double-checked on those leftovers. ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2011, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652/700 "2011-04-29T12:34:21Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > We meant to make steak salad out of the leftover beef tenderloin from last weekend’s family gathering. So I made up the salad, some dressing, some biscuits, and opened up the tinfoil to find…ham. I guess I should have double-checked on those leftovers. Meh, add some hard-boiled eggs and cheese and call it chef’s salad. 😉 ---
**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 29, 2011, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652/701 "2011-04-29T12:52:30Z")
Yeah, I julienned the ham, added cheese, and called it dinner anyway. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2011, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652/702 "2011-04-29T14:43:20Z")
I ended up having dinner at my mom’s retirement home—they have a great chef. I was not in the mood for stew, so I got grilled pears and blue cheese on raisin bread with some salad greens and apples. Delish! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652.md?page=34) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652.md?page=36)