dinner ideas

• New dinner recipes - Bored with dinners
  • Apparently it's national cheeseburger day today..sm - mt
  • Bored with Dinner - one of our favorites - Donna
  • I have an eye roast recipe that's easy - and kids like it too.
  • We have this all the time and never get tired - me
  • im not much of a cook, but... - Emily Ayn
    • Yummy! - jss
  • dinner ideas - mt
  • Great idea! - jss
    • Still thinking - - jss

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I will either have leftover vegetarian chili with cornbread, or leftover penne with cheese. I always cook enough to have leftovers because I hate cooking, especially everyday.  The kids (13 and 20 year old girls) will probably have fast food.  My 13 year old is a vegetarian like me so she will probably get cheese pizza or a veggie patty sandwich at Subway.  My oldest with probably have McDonald's.

I am doing Easter at my house for the first time, as I am the only one with kids in my family.  I am looking for something to do that is sort of traditional, but fun.  My family does not like lamb, but all else if fair game.  I would love any ideas to help me plan for my first real holiday feast!!! Thanks and hope you all have a great holiday!

Well, yeah....The boys (23 and 25) come over on Sunday afternoon before they go work to check up on us old folks and eat up our food.  They'll come in and help with prep first.  We get a lotta laughs in the kitchen.

They've been cooking since about the age of  5 and 7...I didn't have girls and they wanted to be part of the process... sous chefs (cut this, peel that, okay this is how you sautee) ....worked for me and they'll never starve wating for someone else to cook.   Cat                   

I went to the grocery store yesterday and bought a lot of stuff on sale.  I'm tired of the same old same old.  Here's what's in my fridge:

Ground beef, a small roast, ham butt, split turkey breast, skinless/boneless chicken breasts.  Any ideas? 

I had planned to make the turkey breast some day this week with the traditional mashed potatoes, stuffing, etc.  I'm also planning to use the ham to make a traditional dinner with the leftovers being made into ham and bean soup.  I have no idea what to do with the ground beef and chicken.  I'm so tired of the same old thing -- baked chicken or meatloaf.  We had hamburgers yesterday b/c it was so nice outside. 

Any new ways to make chicken or ground beef?

My son and his best friend, along with their dates went to a quite expensive restaurant before their senior prom in downtown Atlanta. Between the 2 boys, they probably had just enough for dinner, no dessert.

After their meal, the waiter brought out 2 big plates of dessert. Well, the boys kinda panicked...not knowing if the girls had ordered the desserts behind their backs or not, and knowing that they couldn't afford to pay for them.

Long story short, the waiter told the kids that someone in the restaurant had sent over the dessert and picked up their check! My son was so excited, he called me from the restaurant...thinking his dad and I had done this wonderfully generous act. It was tempting to take the credit, but we didn't.

They have no idea who it was but it made their night! I know, not related, but just a nice prom story!

Hope someone can help.  I work for a small office as a medical records clerk/transcriptionist.  We had our Thanksgiving meal last Thursday, as several people won't be there this week.  We only have a small refrigerator that holds soft drinks for patients and a small microwave.  We tried to have a regular meal--vegetables, meat, breads--with the result that the cold things were not really cold and hot things barely warm.  Cold macaroni and cheese--yuk!  The office manager is already talking about how wonderful it was--can't wait for Christmas, etc!  What dishes could I suggest to steer away from those needing any refrigeration or heating for next time?  I'm thinking Crock-Pot dishes or appetizer-type foods.  Thanks for suggestions!

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
  
• 1 lb chicken breast, skinned, boned, cut into 2 x 1/2 inch strips
  
• 1-2 teaspoon chili powder
  
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin (not in original recipe)
  
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
  
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  
• 1 cup thinly sliced onion
  
• 1/2 cup green bell pepper, strips
  
• 1/2 cup red bell pepper, strips
  
• pizza dough, for 12 inch pizza (you can use refrigerated pizza crust if you like)
  
• 1/2 cup mild salsa
  
• 2 cups monterey jack cheese, shredded

• Heat oil in large skillet.
  
• Add chicken and cook, stirring frequently until lightly browned.
  
• Stir in seasonings.
  
• Add onions and bell peppers, cook an additional minute or so until vegetables are crisp-tender.
  
• Heat oven to 425°.
  
• Sprinkle pizza pan with semolina flour and press dough into pan.
  
• Pre-bake dough until it is a very light golden brown, about 6 minutes.
  
• Remove from oven and scatter chicken over crust, spoon salsa over chicken, spread vegetable mixture over that, and finally, top with cheese.
  
  
• Bake for another 15 minutes until crust is golden brown.

took a Vicodin for pain, fell asleep, got up, stumbled, fell down, unconscious and friend tried administering CPR....to no avail while rescue was on their way

as it turned out, he had stopped taking his BP medications the 2 weeks prior, so that's the reason he died....we do believe......... but the combination of vicodin and drink contributed we also believe....

:(