I wouldn't attempt to spell her name, but I think there's a v in it somewhere. LOL

DH made himself some steak and onions earlier so he's through. I'm just having a big salad with broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, tomatoes, cucumber, onion and sugar snap peas. That should fill me up!

I opened up the fridge and said "okay, leftovers, which of you want to be my meal?" My bean mixture I made earlier in the week, and the meatloaf, both raised their lids, so I added a potato and that was it.

You guys seem to have such interesting meals. I'd say I could eat with either of you and thoroughly enjoy the experience.

Shirley

Shirley, I'm sure I can speak for GM as well, when I tell you that you're welcome to join us anytime!!

I'm glad your leftovers were so receptive tonite LOL

Too tired to cook anything much so plain spaghetti with butter, diced tomatoes and parmesan cheese.
Happy to be tired though , my son and I made good progress removing my 20 year old ceramic tile counter in preparation for a new solid surface one.

Jasdip, your dinner sounds so good! We had sirloin (on the grill), potato salad and green beans with homemade gingerbread and whipped cream for dessert. Hubby made it all!

Lauren went out to dinner for prom with her friends so I'm eating a late dinner by myself....frozen eggplant parmesan and iced tea.

We are having homemade subs and chips...Neither one of us felt like cooking. Tony has a major online game going on and I am here talking to yall and watching TV...

I am making homemade chicken and vegetables soup with noodles.

We ate a very late lunch and will be having a late dinner.

We had our garden club sale today so I was there helping. We sold all the baked goods quickly and pretty much sold most of the rest of the good stuff.
Which is great because we use the money to donate to various charitable organizations. It is always so rewarding to have a great turnout.

We're eating odds and ends of leftovers, having decided to empty out the fridge in advance of the upcoming threat of severe weather. The horror of the tornadoes of April 27, 2011 still raw.

So tonight, I made a frittata with mushrooms, onions, and zucchini with a spinach and tomato salad.

Salisbury steak patties, au jous gravey, whipped potatoes and green beans sprinkled with almonds.

This post was edited by ellendi on Sat, Apr 26, 14 at 21:44

Rose, congratulations on getting new countertops!

Pam lucky you to be having a real summer meal. I can't even think of potato salad.....the weather today was more like fall instead of almost May.

Kath, anytime I see eggplant parmesan on tv, I want to try it, but I've never eaten eggplant. I'll just have to make up my mind to do it.

Laura, that sounds like a good meal. Homemade subs are great, and chips are my junk food downfall.

Raven you earned a good meal, congratulations on your successful sale.

Best wishes that the tornado doesn't come into fruition Rhizo. Fritatta always sounds good to me, yet another dish that I have to make. A small one though, hubby detests eggs, unless it's egg salad.

Ellen you had a real comfort meal. Yum!

We were invited to a cocktail party on the other side of town. The had mini crab cakes, deviled eggs, ham biscuits, steamed asparagus, gumbo, and a couple of mini desserts.

Regarding the eggplant parmesan, I personally feel that there it no dish that contains eggplant that couldn't be made better by not having eggplant in it.

I made a pot of Minestrone soup - that will do us for a couple of days.

Minestrone Soup

1 large can diced tomatoes
1 can tomato soup
1 can kidney beans
1 cup sliced carrots, cooked (or 1 can sliced carrots)
2 cubes or envelopes beef bouillon, dissolved in 2 cups water
1/2 cup macaroni
1 lb ground beef, cooked
1 onion, chopped and cooked with the ground beef
salt, pepper, garlic powder, oregano, basil and other spices to taste

Combine all ingredients in large pot. Simmer until macaroni is cooked.

"I personally feel that there it no dish that contains eggplant that couldn't be made better by not having eggplant in it."

I can change your opinion in a flash.

Go to a decent Middle Eastern restaurant (Lebanese, Syrian, Egyptian, the generic "Mediteranean") or a Persian one and order Baba Ghanoush. It's mashed eggplant with garlic, tahini, olive oil, onions and a smoky flavor, eaten as a dip with pita or as part of a salad. Guaranteed to change your mind, it will be love at first bite.

We did not have dinner..because we hosted a "potluck" at the ball fields for our team and the visiting team. The theme was pulled pork sandwiches.
I made a huge crock of pulled chicken too..
The other team was very greatful..they travelled about 2 hr south to play.

But I would loooove to have had Ellen's meal..

Why is it that, if you even mention a distaste for a particular food, someone has to chime in with, "You haven't tasted mine ..." or something to the effect that they are going to change your mind? I'm 53 years old. Pretty sure I know what I like, and don't like! There are too many things in my "to try" file now, that I haven't tried yet, to "keep trying" a food I know I don't care for.

Dinner last night was the last of the shrimp and broccoli pasta with sun dried tomato cream sauce.

angeleaid, if referring to me, I think you're taking the comment too literally. "You haven't tried mine" or "this will change your mind" aren't dogmatic comments, they're enthusiastic ones.

Most people are open to try new things, food or otherwise, and I know others aren't. Your likes and dislikes are only fixed if you've decided they are. There's no need or reason to do that, but be happy however you want to be.

I took the comment in the spirit it was offered. I was at speaking at least half tongue-in-cheek, eggplant is an ingredient that in-and-of-itself doesn't add much to the flavor profile of a dish. Its more of a texture and a mouth feel and a buffer and carrier for strong flavors from other ingredients.

So while Baba Ghanoush may be delicious, it may be so despite the fact that it contains eggplant, rather than because it does, and there may be a way to make eggplant-free Baba Ghanoush that tastes even better. :-)