# What's for Dinner/ **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 23, 2017, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner/785102 "2017-04-23T22:57:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 13
**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:** [July 5, 2017, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner/785102/242 "2017-07-05T04:27:31Z")
Taco salad, ice water, two Klondike bars (one mint chip, the other mocha). ---
**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:** [July 8, 2017, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner/785102/243 "2017-07-08T23:36:22Z")
Right now, in the kitchen: One 2.1 lb. live Dungeness crab, two 8 oz. spiny lobster tails thawing in a bowl of water, coleslaw I’ve just mixed up, and 2 corn-on-the-cobs that’ve been buttered, wrapped in foil, and are ready for heating. I’ll make the nikumaki tomorrow. . ---
**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:** [July 9, 2017, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner/785102/244 "2017-07-09T01:48:58Z")
Oh. My. God. I shouldn’t have eaten all of it. I’m stuffed like a demon. The lobster tails were a little overcooked, but tasty nonetheless. For dessert, Bacardi Ocho. ---
**Author:** ![Eva\_Luna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e495f1/32.png) [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2017, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner/785102/245 "2017-07-09T03:03:08Z")
Lunch was very late and fairly hefty (leftover chicken and cauliflower curry with rice), so dinner is on the late side (plus I had to go buy the ingredients and wasn’t feeling very inspired). The nearest decent-sized supermarket is Filipino, so dinner will be chicken drumsticks in a seat-of-the-pants marinade of red miso, ginger, garlic, orange juice, rice vinegar, honey, sesame oil, Sriracha, and a bit of soy sauce. Grilled and eaten with corn on the cob. I have no idea how it’s going to come out. Hopefully it’s not terrible. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2017, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner/785102/246 "2017-07-09T03:25:54Z")
I ate a late lunch (two sausage cheeseburgers) and a late supper (pulled pork, corn, and mac and cheese). ---
**Author:** ![Patx2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/73ab20/32.png) [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2017, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner/785102/247 "2017-07-09T15:36:41Z")
I’m going to make turkey cranberry monte cristos. I’m putting bacon on mine, the husband and daughter said no bacon. ---
**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:** [July 9, 2017, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner/785102/248 "2017-07-09T22:41:00Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > Last night it was biscuits and gravy. Not something I normally make but hubby purchased a pound tube of Jimmy Dean and some Grands. The rest of the family championed for them and I told them I’d make it, so long as I can start cooking AFTER the sun went down. It still was suffocatingly hot in the kitchen. And yes, I used the Grands. I was already dying in the kitchen-- not gonna make biscuits from scratch when it is 89 degrees and 70% humility. > > I make my sausage gravy by lightly sauteing diced onion in bacon grease before adding the sausage. And then more bacon grease AND butter before the flour. Lotsa fresh black pepper and a dash of rubbed sage. When I found people don’t put onions in the gravy, I was like hurrr? > > Also, it never, ever occurred to me to use fresh ground pepper at all in anything. Pepper comes already crushed as far as I knew. Until I received a salt and pepper grinding set at an office Secret Santa. OMG! Fresh cracked pepper tastes SO MUCH BETTER!!! If you want to add to the goodness, add some ground fennel and more sage. Doesn’t hurt to also throw in some fried bacon. After all has cooked and thickened, toss in a knob of butter. Tonight’s dinner: sauteed sockeye salmon, grilled asparagus and boiled taters. ---
**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:** [July 9, 2017, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner/785102/249 "2017-07-09T22:55:12Z")
[Aspara nikumaki](https://www.thespruce.com/beef-and-asparagus-rolls-aspara-nikumaki-2031041), sticky rice, Spring greens salad, and dressing/dipping sauce I made from mayonnaise, soy sauce, mirin, and rice wine vinegar. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2017, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner/785102/250 "2017-07-09T23:05:43Z")
I don’t feel like cooking today. I was out shopping and I picked up some onion rolls, some ham and chicken coldcuts, and some sliced cheese. I’m just going to make a sandwich when I get hungry. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2017, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner/785102/251 "2017-07-10T03:43:54Z")
Roasted turkey thigh, stovetop stuffing with peas, buttery mashed potato, buttered sweet potato, cranberry dressing, iced tea. ---
**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:** [July 10, 2017, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner/785102/252 "2017-07-10T03:45:04Z")
Pancakes, bacon, OJ. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2017, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner/785102/253 "2017-07-10T04:01:49Z")
In the never-ending quest to reduce the amount of pig in my freezers, tonight I roasted a pork loin on the bone with a paste made from Dijon mustard, garlic, onions and white wine. Made a nice sauce from the drippings to put over mashed potatoes with parsley. Steamed some snap peas on the side. There is leftover coconut rice pudding for dessert, but I’m plenty full enough. Maybe for breakfast, with fresh Rainier cherries on the side. ---
**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:** [July 10, 2017, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner/785102/254 "2017-07-10T05:10:40Z")
Husband & kid went to a matinee, so I knew they’d fill up on popcorn and I was free to make myself whatever I wanted. Made zucchini pancakes–a Turkish thing I learned a decade ago–and pigged out on those with white wine. Felt very good about life. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2017, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner/785102/255 "2017-07-13T23:32:10Z")
Tandoori chicken, seasoned Basmani rice, curried lentils. Coca-Cola to drink. ---
**Author:** ![Kron](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kron/32/12444_2.png) [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2017, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner/785102/256 "2017-07-14T00:50:08Z")
Eggs, biscuits, sausage. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2017, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner/785102/257 "2017-07-14T02:01:51Z")
Nuthin ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2017, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner/785102/258 "2017-07-14T02:02:00Z")
There were locally grown tomatoes at the farm stand today, and I have basil in the green house. So I threw together some Ciabatta bread early this afternoon, sliced up some fresh mozzarella I had the foresight to buy earlier this week, and tonight was the first of (hopefully many) Caprese salads of the season. My, it was nice! Little glass of chardonnay to drink. ---
**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:** [July 14, 2017, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner/785102/259 "2017-07-14T03:16:29Z")
> [@Ukulele\_Ike](#): > > Nuthin Were you bad? ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2017, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner/785102/260 "2017-07-14T03:23:00Z")
I’m gettin NUTHIN for Christmas! Mommy and Daddy are mad! ---
**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:** [July 14, 2017, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner/785102/261 "2017-07-14T03:24:13Z")
I had an andouille sausage on a baguette, and [chocolate pudding](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=830309). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner/785102.md?page=12) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner/785102.md?page=14)