What's for Dinner?

Thanks for the ideas..
The problem is the closest decent restaurant is in Sudbury which is about 90 minutes from our house.. That's a 3 hour drive to go out for supper ????

I took out of the freezer 4 large chicken thighs with the skin and bone in..
I seared them in a HOT pan and then added some white wine and some stock.. Spices and herbs.. I cooked them for about 45 minutes on med. low till the liquid was gone and the meat was falling off the bone..

Fresh beets boiled, and scraped was the veggie..

Princess thought it was a terrific meal..
 
Steve said:
Princess thought it was a terrific meal..
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That's all that matters Steve, and kudos for cooking such healthy meals for the both of you at home! Tonight we had frozen cheese manicotti that we bought from Costco, it tastes really good and quick and easy. Not too much garbage in the ingredients either. Last night was lox (smoked salmon) with cream cheese on bagels.
 

I would have to be institutionalized if I were 90 min from a restaurant...not kidding! Living alone you get lazy and uninspired on cooking, plus very lonely. Eating out is one of my favorite things to do, as it means I don't have to dine alone. I can always find someone to join me.:)
 
It has been YEARS since I have had Lox, Cream cheese on a real bagel....
I mean YEARS and I miss it.. We used to have it on Sundays for brunch back in "dem days" ....

I MUST cook as healthy as possible since my Princess came down with diabetis..
She is still on insulin 4 times a day and the good news is her blood sugar is coming down slowly.. Out of the danger zone but still on the high side.. Still trying to get it regulated which will take time..
With the holidays coming, it will pose a real challenge but I will be there for her every step of the way.. If I have to monitor her intake of food, I will, if that is what it takes to keep her healthy..
I can't lose her as she is all I have in the world..
 
SeaBreeze..Oh how I miss Costco. They have such a wonderful variety of prepared food, and their rotisserie chicken is to die for!

Last night we had crispy skin oven roasted chicken thighs, broccoli rice casserole and orange ginger carrots....Today we may eat out and I get out of the kitchen for a day...
 
Our crockpot lasagna last night was delicious. For lunch I made potato pancakes out of the bit of leftover mashed potatoes from Thanksgiving dinner. Tonight DD says we're eating leftovers. We have BBQ turkey for sandwiches or lasagna. Maybe I'll skip supper. Or not. Oh, nuts, I'll decide later...
 
Took out a package of minced chicken for tonight..
What to do with it is another question..

Either a meatloaf or some sort of burgers on the BBQ..

Cauliflower steamed, smashed with herbs and sour cream..
 
GeorgiaXplant said:
Tuna casserole...something I said I'd never eat again after Whatsisname, The Father of My Children, finished his undergrad and grad degrees! But after 30 or 40 years, I made it one night just for the heck of it. And decided I like it! I love casseroles; I call them Dirty One Dish Dinners.

For supper tonight, DD has Crockpot Lasagna underway. It sure does smell good. Yum.
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Georgia, I just have to tell you that your attitude about the ex and mine are so much the same. A friend called me last year and told me his obit was in the paper w/a picture and big writeup. He'd gone middle aged crazy and we had been divorced since early 80's. He had married the woman he left me for...tho she left him for another man a few yrs later. OMG, I could write a book on how to LYAO in hearing that! Anyhoo, I was speaking with another friend later and asked, "did I tell you that DCM died?" She told me I said it with the far less enthusiasm than if I was telling her I'd found a good sale at Macy's!

Maybe at some point for you it will evolve to the relationship I have w/my 1st husband/father of my 2 girls...we all share every holiday together and BELIEVE ME, it hasn't always been like that. It makes a major difference if you're the one who wanted the divorce, IMO. (I didn't divorce him for another man, but verbal abuse & total disrespect from his delayed stress syndrome/horrendous car accident/driver died. He's been happily remarried for decades, 2 great adult children, and makes a much better friend for me than husband.)

I apologize for hijacking your post, but I love the way you refer to your ex as "Whatshisname!":)
 
Ozarkgal said:
SeaBreeze..Oh how I miss Costco. They have such a wonderful variety of prepared food, and their rotisserie chicken is to die for!

Last night we had crispy skin oven roasted chicken thighs, broccoli rice casserole and orange ginger carrots....

Today we may eat out and I get out of the kitchen for a day...[/QUOTE]

You totally deserve that, OG, you cook all the time and your descriptions sound so good. So where'd you go and what did ya have?
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tonight I made chicken breasts with the bone in..
I baked them in the oven.. First I dry marinated them and then I added a garlic honey sauce for them to cook in.. 375 for about 30 - 35 minutes was just perfect..

Steamed cauliflower with herbs..
 
Katybug:
You totally deserve that, OG, you cook all the time and your descriptions sound so good. So where'd you go and what did ya have?
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Thanks for the compliment Katy...well going out was a bust on Wednesday. The shopping trip took much longer than expected, and we left the Gangstas at home, so we needed to get back...Almost embarrassed to say we stopped at Sonic and wolfed down a sandwich about 3:00. By that time we were both so hungry worn out shoe leather with catsup would have been okay by me.

I made broth out of the Thanksgiving turkey carcass and tonight I'm going to make a pot of veggie soup with the turkey pieces and some brown and serve rolls.
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Rkunsaw..how about that honey ginger dressing?..homemade?..recipe?
 
I'm hanging out for Chinese but the restaurant is too far away, hope you enjoyed it SB

I am cooking a piece of Corned Beef at the moment and will have mashed potatoes, pumpkin, cauliflower with white sauce, looking forward to it but not as nice as Chinese
 
Jilly....we were also hanging out for Chinese so bought some last night.....
Have our doubts about the pieces of chicken in our chicken & chinese vegies.....
Very strange shapes and didn't taste much like the chicken we're used to.....:hororr:
It's put us off Chinese for a while now I must say....
Tonight we just had Aldi chicken & vegetable pies with steamed cauli,broccoli,corn & peas.....very tasty....:p
Then fresh strawberries & cream....:happy:

 
I love Chinese food but don't eat it out very often.. No where to go around here..
I make it myself in my house.. Some dishes are quite complicated, but I make one dish every now and again......
Yes, I have made my own egg rolls, dropped egg mushroom soup, dry garlic spare ribs (using beef ribs), beef and broccoli, chicken chow mein, chicken balls, pineapple chicken, and of course rice of all kinds.....
Stir fry's I make very very often.....

Actually I am thinking of one tonight......
 
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