Had my big meal already.....what's for dinner?

14 years ago

I had my big meal already, I'm tied up from late afternoon to evening.

So I had breaded pork chops, potatoes and steamed cauliflower. I also have potato/cauliflower soup on the stove.

Normally, we don't care for cauliflower, but it was so nice and sweet!!! If that's what they are like this fall, I'll be buying them more often.

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azzalea
14 years ago
So did we--have our big meal at lunch.

DD came down for 'lunch' so we had: gnocchi, meatballs, tomato and mozzarella salad, homemade rolls, with homemade pizzelles for dessert.
schoolhouse_gw
14 years ago
No lunch, rarely eat lunch except for maybe a sandwich sometimes. Right now waiting on the tea kettle to whistle to have some tea and cherry rolls I bought at the store. :) Went downtown to help Mom plant 90 tulip bulbs, stopped at the store on the way home for the rolls but came away without the milk for my cornbread. I was going to make up a batch to go with my soup beans/ham tonight. Wonder how cherry sweet rolls would taste with beans? ha
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Marilyn Sue
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14 years ago
I loaded the slow cooker with a mixed up vegetables and ham soup, will pick up some good crusty loaf to go with it.
Nita__AZ
14 years ago
We are having BBQ ribs, steamed rice and a salad.

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patti43
14 years ago
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14 years ago
Chicken gumbo.
sjerin
14 years ago
I wish my dh liked cauliflower, but he doesn't, alas. Jasdip, that sounds like a delicious dinner, as usual!
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14 years ago
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Jasdip
Original Author
14 years ago
Sjerin, hubby doesn't like cauliflower either, and we only have it a couple of times. But seriously, it is so good this year. Extra flavourful, which to me is something, as I find cauliflower tasteless. Buy one, and see if you find the same thing.

I'm definitely going to be buying more, just because it tastes so good.
sjerin
14 years ago
But he'll eat it? :) I guess I could look for a small one and cook it up--maybe it'll look tempting. We're not quite back into the kitchen yet and boy, do I feel like cooking!
Jasdip
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14 years ago
Boy will you be glad when the reno is over!! I would really miss cooking if I couldn't have use of the kitchen.

I admire Shirley (Gadgets). She lives alone, yet she always cooks a healthy meal for herself.
gadgets
14 years ago
Thank you for your kind words, jasdip. I don't always eat healthy. For years when I worked, I ate Stouffers type foods, and lots of junk. I got so hungry for my own cooking, that I started cooking on Saturdays for several days worth of eating.

I now do a mix of my own cooking, and Stouffer's.

Shirley

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