# What's for dinner tonight?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652>\
**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:** 4\
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**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:** [August 26, 2011, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652/903 "2011-08-26T19:20:52Z")

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For tonight, I am going to have 3 eggs, scrambled with parsley flakes, garlic salt and black pepper and also a side of medium salsa and about half a kielbasa cut thin and grilled.

Oh man, can’t wait!

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**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:** [September 12, 2011, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652/904 "2011-09-12T00:55:08Z")

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Last night I put three pork roasts into a zip-top bag with a bottle of Goya Mojo Criollo. (Well, not the bottle; just the contents thereof.) This morning before I went flying, I put it all in the slow cooker and set it on high. When I got home I sliced an onion into rings and put them in. I put a pound of black beans on to boil and then simmer, with cumin and bay leaves. When it was about done I added some salt and started some white rice. The pork was put into a baking pan, and thence into a very hot oven to roast. Ten minutes before eatin’ tahm, I sliced a banana and fried it in butter.

So we had vaguely-Cuban ‘roast’ pork, moros y cristianos, and fried bananas.

Now what am I going to do with two or three pounds of shredded pork? :eek: (Wait. What am I _saying?_)

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**Author:** ![lindsaybluth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90db22/32.png) [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2011, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652/905 "2011-09-12T14:00:21Z")

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I made this [vegetable paella](http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/24/health/nutrition/24recipehealth.html) from the Times that was extremely tasty. I used white basmati rice, afraid that brown wouldn’t properly cook/absorb.

It was perfect! I used even more peppers - which was an excellent idea - and it filled my 3 quart Lodge dutch oven about 95% full. Serves 6-8 but it’s delightful cold as well - it was gone within 2 days!

My suggestion for add-ons is use 1/4 tsp of cayenne, two pinches rather than the recommended one of saffron and more of the veggies you like best - we used a 3rd bell pepper.

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**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:** [September 12, 2011, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/566652/906 "2011-09-12T15:08:47Z")

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Last night I made Meatloaf Pepper Rings with Creole Sauce, dirty rice, and fried okra. Nom nom nom! I brought some for unch today.

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