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What Are You Fixing For Your Evening Meal?

16 years ago

I think I am fixing grilled fish, a green salad, and a baked potato. I have beef in the crock pot for vegetable soup tomorrow. Anyone else have their evening meal planned?

Sue

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deemarie5500
16 years ago
Since it's Ash Wednesday, it will be a tuna sandwich or mac&cheese.

DH visits his mom with his brother every Wednesday evening for dinner and conversation. That leaves me free time to catch up on reading and a bubble bath.
maryanntx
16 years ago
I never plan this early. Jammer is home so I guess I'll cook something. Maybe tacos.
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brenda_in_tx
16 years ago
Chili dogs!!!
tobygirl
16 years ago
Trying a new recipe - Turkey Spanakopita Burgers, which I saw Rachael Ray make yesterday.

Here is a link that might be useful: Turkey Spanakopita Burgers
softball_80
16 years ago
Nothing, same as always. DW will probably have mac & cheese ready if past experience means anything.
patti43
16 years ago
Tobygirl, those burgers sound soooo good! So does the spanakopita pizza recipe just below that recipe. Yummo--as RR would say.

We're having leftover stew beef and gravy I made in the crockpot yesterday over rice with broccoli. I love my crockpot.
susan_on
16 years ago
I found a few stuffed shells in the freezer that needed to be used up. It was good timing, because I was busy with other stuff today.
gadgets
16 years ago
I'm having baked tilapia, baked potato, and a bowl of great northern beans I cooked earlier.

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glenda_al
16 years ago
fried chicken, yucky, squash croquette, delicious, AWFUL AWFUL grits and greens, which I returned and got a dish o black eyed peas.
patti43
16 years ago
Glenda, I like grits and I like greens, but mixing them together oughta be against the law!! ;-)
carol_in_california
16 years ago
A big salad and some left over Japanese noodles.
golddust
16 years ago
Home made fajitas. Usually I make them with chicken but tonight they will be steak.
sue_va
16 years ago
Took some of that good Taco soup out of the freezer, and I made Broccoli Cornbread and Peach Cobbler.

Now I'm stuffed!

Sue
liz
16 years ago
meatloaf...mashed potato's and gravy...corn...green beans...noodles...baked beans and rolls...now who wants to clean up...I made lots for leftovers since I wont be here the next three nights and we still have some Veggie Soup and a Pasta Dish I made last night in the frig...no one is going hungry around here unless their blind and can't see what's in the frig!!

My son got a nook in his crawl last week and cleaned my refrigerator...I swear he even alphabetized the stuff in the door...LOL...It is soo clean...I wish he'd get these bursts of energy more often around here!!
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16 years ago
enchiladas and rice, that's what we had. I still need to do the dishes.
sue_va
16 years ago
Took some of that good Taco soup out of the freezer, and I made Broccoli Cornbread and Peach Cobbler.

Now I'm stuffed!

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16 years ago
Last night was Cajun Shrimp Caesar Salad and Texas Toast. Pretty darn good, but I put a little too much dressing on the salad.
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16 years ago
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