# What's for dinner tonight? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 13, 2014, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/686052 "2014-04-13T23:23:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**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 14, 2014, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/686052/21 "2014-04-14T10:20:17Z")
Chicken thighs and drums, roasted then sprinkled with chicken salt. To be served with cauliflower/broccoli bake. Yum! ---
**Author:** ![jerez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c68b51/32.png) [@jerez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jerez)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2014, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/686052/22 "2014-04-14T16:06:36Z")
Either tonight or tomorrow, depending on how this evening unfolds: Cod cooked over low heat in olive oil with chopped garlic, and probably served with loads of chopped parsely. On the side, roasted eggplant, red pepper and onion. It’s all very easy to make, tasty and healthy. ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2014, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/686052/23 "2014-04-14T18:10:14Z")
Pozole (Rojo) I’m eager to see how this recipe tastes. If anyone has a great one, I’m all ears. ---
**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 14, 2014, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/686052/24 "2014-04-14T18:16:03Z")
> [@Labrador\_Deceiver](#): > > Pozole (Rojo) > > I’m eager to see how this recipe tastes. If anyone has a great one, I’m all ears. You can’t go wrong with Rick Bayless’s recipe, but they should be fairly similar. I think you can find it both on YouTube and in text form online. Don’t forget all the nice toppings that go with it. That’s half the fun and deliciousness. ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2014, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/686052/25 "2014-04-14T18:29:55Z")
That’s the one I made. The one I usually make came from a Mexican friend of mine, but her recipe uses canned hominy. Basically, I’m chasing the memory if the best pozole I’ve ever had. My memory is probably faulty. Rick’s recipe is pretty good, from what I’ve tasted so far. I feel like it’s missing something, but I can’t put my finger on what it is. Like I shouldn’t have skimmed all the fat off, or used more ancho chiles, or something. ---
**Author:** ![chrisk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@chrisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisk)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2014, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/686052/26 "2014-04-14T18:33:55Z")
Some pasta (probably mix of rotini and wagon wheels) to go with the leftover sauce I still have in the fridge. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2014, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/686052/27 "2014-04-14T18:36:34Z")
Probably leftover veggie pizza, a small salad and a glass of ice water. ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2014, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/686052/28 "2014-04-14T19:41:42Z")
Spaghetti tossed with spinach, arugula and herb butter topped with baked fillet of bacon-wrapped salmon. ---
**Author:** ![Octarine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/22d042/32.png) [@Octarine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octarine)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2014, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/686052/29 "2014-04-14T19:57:37Z")
My technically-Jewish-but-religiously-atheist family has a long tradition of using every Jewish holiday as an excuse to basically get together and eat a ton of awesome food. For Passover tonight, we’ll have brisket and latkes, with chocolate babka\* for dessert. Breaking dietary rules? Yeah, but it’ll be breaking them deliciously. \*My Mom and I were very amused that the local grocery store apparently receives enough people like us to stock lots of babka on Passover . . . 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Harg\_Fargusen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/da6949/32.png) [@Harg\_Fargusen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harg_Fargusen)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2014, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/686052/30 "2014-04-14T20:29:52Z")
Weasel. The other yellow meat. ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2014, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/686052/31 "2014-04-14T20:31:21Z")
Beef stew of a sort; left over steak chopped up and thrown in to a pot with some beef broth, frozen mixed vegetables, onion and potatoes. ---
**Author:** ![Mrs.Cake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/2acd7d/32.png) [@Mrs.Cake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrs.Cake)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2014, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/686052/32 "2014-04-14T21:19:52Z")
Last of the Tuscan chick-pea soup and some black bean, corn & avocado salad over romaine. ---
**Author:** ![Becky2844](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@Becky2844](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Becky2844)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2014, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/686052/33 "2014-04-14T21:31:34Z")
Pizza. **Alice the Goon** I’m going to try that—sounds good. ---
**Author:** ![chiroptera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2014, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/686052/34 "2014-04-14T22:15:32Z")
Frittata with a mess of diced vegetables - broccoli, onions, carrots, red bell pepper, sweet potato. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2014, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/686052/35 "2014-04-14T22:22:51Z")
Quesadilla-type thing – ground turkey (I bought the Italian-flavored by mistake), mushrooms, light cheddar. The other half of the bag of broccoli from lunch, also with light cheddar. Little Debbie for dessert – chocolate cakes or honey buns, not sure yet. ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2014, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/686052/36 "2014-04-14T22:27:58Z")
Leftover spaghetti and meatballs and a salad made of baby spinach, bits of goat cheese and red onion. ---
**Author:** ![papergirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/aca169/32.png) [@papergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/papergirl)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/686052/37 "2014-04-15T00:19:05Z")
We had fajitas. Lots and lots of skirt steak since it was on sale for $1.99/#! Love fajitas! ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/686052/38 "2014-04-15T02:28:18Z")
> [@zoid](#): > > I nice big Italian sub sandwich. > … > > That sucker must have been the better part of a pond and a half. So did it run aground? ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/686052/39 "2014-04-15T02:40:49Z")
Lentil and lamb curry. Made a big pot of it, so will be using it for lunches the rest of the week. ---
**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 15, 2014, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/686052/40 "2014-04-15T03:23:16Z")
> [@Labrador\_Deceiver](#): > > That’s the one I made. The one I usually make came from a Mexican friend of mine, but her recipe uses canned hominy. Basically, I’m chasing the memory if the best pozole I’ve ever had. My memory is probably faulty. > > Rick’s recipe is pretty good, from what I’ve tasted so far. I feel like it’s missing something, but I can’t put my finger on what it is. Like I shouldn’t have skimmed all the fat off, or used more ancho chiles, or something. I use the canned hominy myself. It could be fat (I don’t skim posole when I make it, but I trim some of the pork fat if it looks excessive.) It could be salt. Or you could “cheat” and add a little Maggi or similar stock cube type of thing to amp up the umami. Just taste and adjust the flavors as you go along. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/686052.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight/686052.md?page=3)