Food What's For Dinner Tonight?

We're trying a couple of new things. Daily Chef (Sam's Club brand) Chicken-Spinach-Asiago sausage for dinner, with black beans.

Kerrygold Ballyshannon white cheddar cheese, from Ireland. My wife couldn't wait to try it; it's really intense & sharp (and delicious!).

 

Well deserved.
I had Salt and Straw Friday.
It was the schizzzzzz... And dairy free.

 

"We're trying a couple of new things. Daily Chef (Sam's Club brand) Chicken-Spinach-Asiago sausage..."

The sausage tastes great, but it's going to be a every-once-in-a-while treat. It's a bit expensive for our budget, also very high in fat (most likely made from 'throw away' chicken parts) and sodium.

 

If you get far enough away from Houston proper, there are quite a few small meat markets that do their own sausage. During, & for a while after, you can get some nice venison/pork sausage. How 'fatty' it is depends on how lean you like it (one of our neighbors has his processed with very little pork). The good news is the sodium content tends to be much lower than commercial sausage. The bad news is the prices are what you'd expect from small shop.

The location plays a role. I'm mostly familiar with the area west/northwest of Houston. In Shiner, TX (home of Spoetzl Brewery, well-known for their beers, with Shiner Bock being the main one) the meat markets play to tourists. Around Sealy (away from I-10) and Bellville it's mostly locals.

 

The missus made her famous flank steak.... I am STILL in heaven...

 

Broiled hamburger patties (seasoned with Italian herbs, garlic, & Worcestershire sauce) topped with cheese*, leftover oven-roasted potatoes, & carrots.

* White cheddar cheese is NOT a good choice to melt onto burgers patties under the broiler, it loses most of its flavor.

 

Baked chicken thighs, steamed broccoli, roasted sweet potato. I love vacation, but my belly is tired of it.

 

Sandy made beef roast with potatoes,carrots and fresh snapped green beans............so good

 

Moqueca de Peixe Bejana (Brazilian fish stew) at The Grill from Ipanema -- sea bass and shrimp in a blend of palm oil, coconut milk, with fresh cilantro, tomato, onions, green pepper and served with rice, yuca puree and Brazilian cheese bread.

 

Craft beers and food truck grub with the animals tonight.

 

Last night we made a 'thrown together' eggplant Parmesan. The eggplant turned out to be a little too small for a full double layer, and we had to use jarred sauce because we didn't have any Chris Noyb's Awesome Homemade Meat Sauce . It turned out well.

 

It's Friday.

I am living solo and not sure what to eat.

I have a steak in the fridge... But I am also thinking I might go out and splurge.

In other words, I have so much going on in my life (/sarcasm).

 

Wifey had an upset tummy yesterday. Last nights dinner was simple--Chicken spinach Asiago sausage and noodles.

 

*Makes plans to crash Borla's dinner, curses when realises his transporter is STILL broken. At least I have my hoverboard.....wait, what?......nooooooooo!