What’s for Dinner #411 Late Spring 2024
Roast fresh chicken with roast potatoes, peas, carrots and gravy with tarragon stuffing.
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neely
20 days agoHere is the roast chicken from the above post. The stuffing is trying to escape the bird.
sleevendog (5a NY 6aNYC NL CA)
19 days agoCabbage, Chard, Kale, Egg Drop Soup
...side of dumplings to share
recipe link...Egg Drop Soup with Vegetables
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Comments (101)Neely, I'd be a little sad about selling your vacation home too, those are usually just associated with vacations and family events and mostly good things. Life changes, though, so I hope whatever happens works out well for you and your family. I don't know what is happening there with you but here real estate is selling like crazy in spite of the interest rate increases and the big price hikes, I'm not sure why. I'd need some rice for that nice saucy korma, though! Sleevendog, I need to stock up on flours and things too, I"ve been diligently working to use up or discard old/outdated items or those that have just deteriorated in quality enough that they need replacement. But it's gardening time, and I'm busy babying my little plants, fertilizing asparagus, pruning grapevines and spraying fruit trees for fungus with our weird weather. Anyway, Elery likes Mexican food a lot and we are surrounded by farms and orchards, so a lot of Hispanic workers come seasonally and many more stay year round. Authentic (and cheap) grocery stores are plentiful, although there are just as many that are neither cheap nor authentic, so those have to be weeded out, usually by a bad experience! Lobster rolls sound good, but I'm driving our neighbor to a nearby town as her car is out of service. She says she'll take me to dinner, there's a local pizza joint that is known for their breadsticks and she loves them. So, it'll probably be soup and breadsticks. Annie...See Moresleevendog (5a NY 6aNYC NL CA)
19 days ago
annie1992
19 days agoOh man, Neely, that plate looks delicious!
sleevendog, I'll have to spend more time looking at that link, I saw their cheese and olive appetizers first thing, and the beef and noodles, I think the grandkids would like that.
I'm still remiss at taking pictures, although I did get a shot of this new baby, isn't she cute?
ANd this beef and broccoli stir fry with brown rice.
I have whole grain bread that I baked yesterday, I'll go take a picture!
Anniesleevendog (5a NY 6aNYC NL CA)
18 days agoSuper cute. So fuzzy.
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neely
18 days agoneely
18 days agoI’m on an Indian food quest atm. This has been promoted by watching Rick Stein’s India for about the 6th time. I love that show … the music, the colours and of course the food. I bought his India book after watching the show for the first time and find the recipes easy to follow.
Below is butter chicken with a very easy biryani complete with my pomegranate seeds and juice. The addition of fenugreek makes the chicken dish taste more authentic. I used chicken thigh meat.
sleevendog (5a NY 6aNYC NL CA)
17 days agoThat was a quick sale. Bummer.
I like that dish. I have yogurt and broccoli on my grocery list. Chicken and beef in the freezer. We need a few more meal choices. I hope your pomegranate tree is at your main residence. 😬
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Quick family favorite....pasta with shrimp and sausage, kimchi, olives, artichoke hearts, and greens.
neely
17 days agoRelieved to say pomegranate tree is at our townhome. I put it in 4 years ago.
Dinner continuing my Indian craze.
There was left over butter chicken and I also made a tomato based Brinjal/Eggplant curry and a coconut based Saag Aloo/ Potato and Spinach curry.
I’m pretty much all curried out for a while now Hah!
neely
11 days agolast modified: 10 days agoWell what happened here you ask.? I had some limes given to me so I made guacamole…. fine, tasted good.
So I thought, quite frankly I’m not confident making my own Enchiladas so I’ll order in with some spicy chicken wings from a Mexican restaurant.
I made a little pico de gallo to go with the guacamole and those two were the best things to eat on the plate. I didn’t like the enchiladas at all . It had grilled chicken filling and a tomatiillo sauce with corn. I could only eat a third and I hate wasting food. The chicken wings were OK.
sleevendog (5a NY 6aNYC NL CA)
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7 days agolast modified: 7 days agoneely
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pork chop with veg, gravy and mustard.
neely
3 days agoDH cooked while I minded the older grandsons 2 & 4. He made a dish of chicken with olives and mustard served over pasta. I really enjoyed it and so grateful to him for taking over as I was tired after little ones had gone home.
sleevendog (5a NY 6aNYC NL CA)
3 days agoWe had pasta last night as well. Spaghettoni (thick spaghetti) with merguez, olives, artichoke hearts and kimchi.
neely
2 hours agoLove those artichokes, all looks delish.
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