# What's for dinner? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 4, 2018, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner/808139 "2018-02-04T00:53:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2018, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner/808139/222 "2018-02-23T22:42:59Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > A local church is doing a fish fry tonight to raise money, so there goeth us. Had leftover bean soup and cornbread for lunch. Damn, that’s some good cornbread. Sweet, but don’t judge me. Don’t forget to dress the part > **[Johann Wolfgang von Goethe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Wolfgang_von_Goethe#/media/File:Goethe_(Stieler_1828).jpg)** > > Johann Wolfgang von Goethe\[a\] (28 August 1749 – 22 March 1832) was a German polymath and writer, who is widely regarded as the greatest and most influential writer in the German language. His work has had a profound and wide-ranging influence on Western literary, political, and philosophical thought from the late 18th century to the present day. Goethe was a German poet, playwright, novelist, scientist, statesman, theatre director, and critic. His works include plays, poetry and aestheti Goethe... ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2018, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner/808139/223 "2018-02-23T22:47:01Z")
Tonight it’s sirloin beef tips in gravy (prepackaged) dumped into a pressure cooker with onions sauteed in olive oil, whole garlic cloves, potatoes, carrots, a handful of tiny pasta shells, tomato sauce, beef consomme, vegemite, basil, herbes de provence, bay leaf, fresh ground black pepper, and a splash of V-8 (spicy) and liquid smoke. Oh, and smoked paprika. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2018, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner/808139/224 "2018-02-23T22:58:18Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Every so often I like to make ‘tamale pie’. Taco-seasoned ground beef and corn, put into a casserole and topped with cornbread batter and baked. Something like that is in my book also. Never have made it, though. ---
**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:** [February 23, 2018, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner/808139/225 "2018-02-23T23:47:11Z")
> [@Voyager](#): > > Something like that is in my book also. Never have made it, though. I make mine based on Tamale Pie (inna Box) we used to have in the '70s and '80s. I can’t remember the brand. As I recall, you sprinkled the cornmeal (in a pouch) over the top of the meat mixture, and then poured some water over it. I tried that years ago when I was making it from scratch, but it didn’t turn out right. So now I just make a cornbread batter. ---
**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:** [February 23, 2018, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner/808139/226 "2018-02-23T23:55:43Z")
Baja-style fish tacos and some fish sticks and French fries (from a real potato!) for the kids. ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2018, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner/808139/227 "2018-02-24T00:33:43Z")
As a Catholic observing Lent, today’s meal was a grilled cheddar cheese sandwich stuffed with carmelized onions. Yummy! StG ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2018, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner/808139/228 "2018-02-24T01:07:40Z")
Pork chops, broccoli, and mashed potatoes. ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2018, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner/808139/229 "2018-02-24T01:29:17Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > I make mine based on Tamale Pie (inna Box) we used to have in the '70s and '80s. I can’t remember the brand. As I recall, you sprinkled the cornmeal (in a pouch) over the top of the meat mixture, and then poured some water over it. I tried that years ago when I was making it from scratch, but it didn’t turn out right. So now I just make a cornbread batter. I’ve always done the cornbread part by using the directions on the cornbread box. Comes out great. I should make it more often. ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2018, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner/808139/230 "2018-02-24T01:35:11Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Baja-style fish tacos and some fish sticks and French fries (from a real potato!) for the kids. I’m pretty sure the vast majority of French fries start with a real potato. 😛 ---
**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:** [February 24, 2018, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner/808139/231 "2018-02-24T01:52:59Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > I make mine based on Tamale Pie (inna Box) we used to have in the '70s and '80s. I can’t remember the brand. As I recall, you sprinkled the cornmeal (in a pouch) over the top of the meat mixture, and then poured some water over it. I tried that years ago when I was making it from scratch, but it didn’t turn out right. So now I just make a cornbread batter. There’s a scratch recipe for that in the South Your Mouth website, but they include cheese and call it “Cheeseburger Pie.” [http://www.southyourmouth.com/2013/06/cheeseburger-pie.html](http://www.southyourmouth.com/2013/06/cheeseburger-pie.html) It looked intriguing for some reason, so I made it once when the Ukulele Lady was out of town (if she had seen it, she would have taunted me unmercifully). Using real onions (carmelized) and salt instead of soup mix. Really awful; it ended up as the dogs’ dinner for the next two nights. ---
**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:** [February 24, 2018, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner/808139/232 "2018-02-24T02:17:27Z")
> [@romansperson](#): > > I’m pretty sure the vast majority of French fries start with a real potato. 😛 You know what I mean!🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2018, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner/808139/233 "2018-02-24T02:21:07Z")
Tonight I’m making (vegetarian) teriyaki chicken with green and red peppers, onion and zucchini, served on a bed of basmati rice. For dessert I’m making a yellow Bundt cake with chocolate frosting. I have to go get the ice cream while the cake is in the oven, tho; I forgot it at the store yesterday (it’s not a regular item for me). Yes, I prefer to have ice cream with my cake. ---
**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:** [February 24, 2018, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner/808139/234 "2018-02-24T02:21:28Z")
> [@Ukulele\_Ike](#): > > There’s a scratch recipe for that in the South Your Mouth website, but they include cheese and call it “Cheeseburger Pie.” > > [http://www.southyourmouth.com/2013/06/cheeseburger-pie.html](http://www.southyourmouth.com/2013/06/cheeseburger-pie.html) I was going to riff on THHGTTG and say, ‘That’s almost, but not quite, completely unlike tamale pie.’ But in fact, it is completely unlike tamale pie. > [@romansperson](#): > > I’ve always done the cornbread part by using the directions on the cornbread box. What, for the batter? 'Cause I use the recipe on the Albers box. Or is there a recipe specifically for tamale pie? ---
**Author:** ![Crustybooger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/74df32/32.png) [@Crustybooger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crustybooger)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2018, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner/808139/235 "2018-02-24T02:49:33Z")
I was going to make some lemon chicken but I found some left over pineapple of undeterminate age in the nether regions of the fridge. Hey, cook it long enough, it’ll be fine. The fermented juice was a bonus. Just threw the chicken bosoms, pineapple, soy sauce, key lime juice, worchester, and some Stone ground mustard in a casserole and baked it for about twenty minutes. Came out really good. ---
**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:** [February 24, 2018, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner/808139/236 "2018-02-24T03:26:05Z")
I was too tired to make the nikumaki. I reheated the salmon loaf. ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2018, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner/808139/237 "2018-02-24T03:36:03Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > I was going to riff on THHGTTG and say, ‘That’s almost, but not quite, completely unlike tamale pie.’ But in fact, it is completely unlike tamale pie. > > What, for the batter? 'Cause I use the recipe on the Albers box. Or is there a recipe specifically for tamale pie? Yes - the recipe I have for tamale pie uses a cornbread mix for the top - just make it according to the box directions (usually an egg and about a 1/3 cup of milk or buttermilk, if memory serves). Spread that on top of the meat filling and bake. ---
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2018, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner/808139/238 "2018-02-24T14:53:25Z")
Lasagne tonight. Going to not pre-cook the red sauce, but will make a bechamel. ---
**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:** [February 24, 2018, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner/808139/239 "2018-02-24T17:26:00Z")
Reprise of the beans and cornbread. ---
**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:** [February 24, 2018, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner/808139/240 "2018-02-24T18:26:45Z")
> [@romansperson](#): > > Yes - the recipe I have for tamale pie uses a cornbread mix for the top - just make it according to the box directions (usually an egg and about a 1/3 cup of milk or buttermilk, if memory serves). Spread that on top of the meat filling and bake. OK, so just the regular cornbread batter. I thought they might have a specific recipe for making tamale pie. ---
**Author:** ![Patx2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/73ab20/32.png) [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2018, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner/808139/241 "2018-02-24T19:15:25Z")
Chicken and rice and maybe I’ll mix up some sweet and sour sauce or something, idk. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner/808139.md?page=11) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner/808139.md?page=13)