Food What's For Dinner Tonight?

I had halibut tacos so it must have been taco night all across the country.

 

Last night:

Wendy's Chili. We use the early? original? recipe as it was first published (later versions leave out some ingredients). Bumped up the spices. Used stew meat (my wife cut up a beef roast) instead of ground beef (this really does make a difference, sort of a chili stew). Enough leftovers for a dinner and a lunch or two.

Cornbread, homemade.

 

Potatoes and onions are baking in the small tabletop oven (if you have the room for one they are super handy for "small" cooking), and I'll be starting the pan fried pork chops in a bit.

 

Pastrami sandwich that I didn't have time to eat for lunch because the day was a mad house.

 

Lucky Buns!

Tikka Bun - grilled tandoori chicken, masala harissa, lemony yoghurt slaw with chilis, cucumber and coriander, red onion, and a side of curry chips.

 

Pancakes, eggs, and bacon. Your stereotypical American dinner.

 

Yesterday afternoon my wife had a nice end-of-school year late lunch. Our simple dinner was brie and sharp white cheddar, with Carr's sesame seed water crackers.

 

Braised beef short ribs and potato salad.

 

Broiled burger patties topped with sharp cheddar cheese, real French fries, & green beans.

I nailed the patties, kept the seasoning simple, garlic and Italian seasoning, and managed to cook them done (for my wife) without drying them out.

 

Boneless pork ribs we baked in the oven, Bush's homestyle baked beans and a huge salad. Couldn't eat it all, delicious though. Killed the salad, left half of the rest.

 

We'll do an early dinner, traditional New Years Day good luck meal:

Black-eyed peas (cooked with some fatty ham bits, & other seasonings), sautéed cabbage (with onion, garlic, salt & pepper), & homemade cornbread.

 

Focus on the money this year, as the luck tends to rip up both of our stomachs.... Collard greens cooked down with ham, onion, and garlic, ham steaks, and for the carb this year, I'm making sweet potato latkes.

 

@Lindy what is hoppin john?

 

Waiting for pizza delivery from Wiseguys.

 

Salad & baked potatoes. Not bad for a fast dinner.