# 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:** 18
**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:** [March 13, 2018, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner/808139/342 "2018-03-13T03:35:19Z")
Today it was back to pork schnitzel, mashed potatoes, and broccoli with parmesan and pecorino. ---
**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:** [March 13, 2018, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner/808139/343 "2018-03-13T04:10:26Z")
1/2 lb. of Dove chocolate and 1/2 an apple strudel drizzled with caramel sauce. Hey, I’ve been sick for what feels like a week and I finally have an appetite - I’ll eat whatever I want 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Patx2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/73ab20/32.png) [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2018, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner/808139/344 "2018-03-13T21:40:58Z")
A slice of frozen pizza pizza, I ate a doughnut an hour ago does that count? I really need to eat some fruits and vegetables tomorrow. ---
**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:** [March 13, 2018, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner/808139/345 "2018-03-13T23:59:10Z")
Spaghetti and homemade meatballs made with ground beef and Italian sausage. A semi-Sunday gravy, if you will. Meatball sandwiches tomorrow! ---
**Author:** ![GoodOldKJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc79bd/32.png) [@GoodOldKJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GoodOldKJ)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2018, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner/808139/346 "2018-03-14T04:29:03Z")
Went to my parents house for venison roasted with onion & tomatoes along with baby baked potatoes. Nice break from the chilli and she sent leftover meat that’s destinated for the crock pot. ---
**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:** [March 14, 2018, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner/808139/347 "2018-03-14T12:27:27Z")
Cuban sandwiches again. My husband smoked a big old pork loin Sunday, so the planned menu has kind of fallen by the wayside this week as we incorporate pork into everything. ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2018, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner/808139/348 "2018-03-15T01:02:46Z")
Just finished baking a chicken pot pie. The crust is Pillsbury premade, but I made the sauce from scratch in the fond-coated pan I used to sear the meat. The texture is a bit runny, but the homemade flavor really shone through! ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2018, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner/808139/349 "2018-03-15T01:04:36Z")
Oops, I meant to add - partially for my own benefit - that I mostly used these two recipes as guides: > **[Chicken Pot Pie](https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/26317/chicken-pot-pie-ix/)** > > A delicious, homemade chicken pot pie made from scratch with carrots, peas, and celery. This comfort food classic will be a hit with your family. > **[Classic Chicken Pot Pie](https://www.pillsbury.com/recipes/classic-chicken-pot-pie/1401d418-ac0b-4b50-ad09-c6f1243fb992)** > > One of our most popular and top-rated meals of all time, this Classic Chicken Pot Pie has a flaky, buttery crust, a creamy sauce, and a hearty mix of chicken and vegetables your family will love. Plus, this homemade chicken pot pie is super easy to... ---
**Author:** ![araminty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b5e925/32.png) [@araminty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/araminty)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2018, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner/808139/350 "2018-03-15T02:01:53Z")
Ridiculous nachos. Tortilla chips sprinkled with crumbled Humboldt fog cheese, topped with pork/beans/salsa/bbq sauce/onion mixture and broiled til the chips are toasted, the cheese melted and the sauce caramelised. Then slices of radish and avocado, lots of cilantro, crema if we have any left. I usually slide the foil right off the baking sheet onto a serving tray and we pick at it as we watch TV. ---
**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:** [March 15, 2018, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner/808139/351 "2018-03-15T02:08:11Z")
Meatball sandwiches with provolone and marinara, toasted under the broiler until the cheese is melty. ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2018, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner/808139/352 "2018-03-15T05:44:16Z")
Oh wow, I only now - an hour into tomorrow, local time - realized that I made a pie for Pi Day. I mean, uh, that was totally on purpose! ---
**Author:** ![Yorkshire\_Pudding](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/59ef9b/32.png) [@Yorkshire\_Pudding](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorkshire_Pudding)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2018, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner/808139/353 "2018-03-17T01:03:22Z")
An angry, angry 5-year-old who was way beyond tired meant we weren’t free to eat till about half ten. So the final slab of frozen chilli was microwaved, jars of salsa and guac left over from last weekend’s surprise party were dumped alongside it, and all the above were shovelled up with tortilla chips and sluiced down with nowt-special bottles of Heineken. About as welcome as welcome could be. ---
**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:** [March 17, 2018, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner/808139/354 "2018-03-17T01:27:17Z")
Nowt-special = Ordinary? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Yorkshire\_Pudding](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/59ef9b/32.png) [@Yorkshire\_Pudding](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorkshire_Pudding)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2018, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner/808139/355 "2018-03-17T09:49:47Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > Nowt-special = Ordinary? 😕 Aye, that’s the one. “Nowt” = “nothing” (from “nought”); “nowt special” = “nothing to write home about”. ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2018, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner/808139/356 "2018-03-18T23:02:30Z")
Making a posole/tortilla soup hybrid tonight, with chicken & black beans & hominy. I bought a couple of avocados for it, so … hopefully I didn’t manage to just get one that’s underripe while the other’s too far gone already. _offers prayers to avocado gods_ ---
**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:** [March 18, 2018, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner/808139/357 "2018-03-18T23:11:17Z")
Local Cajun cart is offering up a crawfish pasta dish with smoked sausage. Think we’ll give it a go. ---
**Author:** ![Yorkshire\_Pudding](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/59ef9b/32.png) [@Yorkshire\_Pudding](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorkshire_Pudding)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2018, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner/808139/358 "2018-03-19T18:57:03Z")
Fried rice. Some of the remnants of last night’s roast belly pork, chopped and stir-fried into rice with the usual suspects: spring onions, ginger, garlic, peppers, etc. Oh, and eggs, obviously. Flavoured with more of the usual suspects: soy sauce, sesame oil, shaoxing wine, lemon juice. Nice and simple. ---
**Author:** ![Patx2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/73ab20/32.png) [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2018, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner/808139/359 "2018-03-19T19:07:01Z")
Tonight it’s breaded chicken, oven roasted potatoes and green beans with bacon. There’s some leftover cake for dessert. ---
**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:** [March 19, 2018, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner/808139/360 "2018-03-19T22:39:29Z")
Bangers and mash with onion gravy and probably gonna get some peas or other vegetable in there, too. There’s an Irish butcher around here that does their own corned beef, bangers, black and white puddings, and, whilst picking up the corned beef for St. Patrick’s day, I spotted the bangers so got a hold of them, too. ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2018, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner/808139/361 "2018-03-19T22:59:00Z")
Woohoo, just made a Thai Red curry that was the first Thai style curry I have made that I rate more than a B-. The secret was accepting my suckitude in the genre and using jarred curry paste as a base and adding some enhancements, rather than trying from scratch. 😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner/808139.md?page=17) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner/808139.md?page=19)