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What's for dinner tonight?

4 years ago

I'm having homemade enchiladas. I was craving them for a couple days now and thought about just going to the local Mexican place but they use beef that isn't ground and I prefer ground beef. Seems when you make it with non ground beef it is stringy and dry. I hardly ever order them in restaurants because I'm always disappointed.


I also use the dreaded canned red sauce, mild. I like it, grew up eating it so that's what I use. Maybe someday I'll make it from scratch but I'm in a hurry today. I had to run to the store to get all the ingredients because I had none, come home and put it together before work. Hoping it's done at least 15 minutes before, so I have time to eat it. Once I'm "at work" the phones ring off the hook for a few hours before they slow and you have time to even think, let alone eat or drink anything.


So, what are you having?

Comments (49)

  • 4 years ago

    I have no earthly idea!

    Kathsgrdn thanked barbara_tpa
  • 4 years ago

    Tonight DH and I are going out to dinner with friends. The kids are eating leftovers.

    Kathsgrdn thanked moosemac
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  • 4 years ago

    I'm still trying to figure it out. I took chicken breasts out of the freezer last night, but it's till up in the air what they will be when they grow up. Suggestions welcomed!


    For a TexMex enchilada sauce, check out the Youtube channel Rachel Cooks with Love. Pretty easy to make and very tasty. I have tortillas on my list to make it next week.

  • 4 years ago

    Grilled eggplant "parm" (quotes, because this recipe doesn't actually call for parmesan). Sooo good, and very different from the more standard eggplant parm recipes, which I also like.


    https://www.delish.com/cooking/recipe-ideas/recipes/a20929/grilled-eggplant-parmesan-recipe-fw0413/


    Kathsgrdn thanked lettersatoz
  • 4 years ago

    delicious chicken salad from Sprouts and mandarin orange slices

    Kathsgrdn thanked glenda smith
  • 4 years ago

    grilling up pork chops with broccoli and carrots on the side...applesauce for dessert.

    Kathsgrdn thanked Annie Deighnaugh
  • 4 years ago

    Cheddarwurst with potato salad and cole slaw. Ice cream for dessert.

    Kathsgrdn thanked Elizabeth
  • 4 years ago

    Grilled salmon, long-grained wild rice, corn on the cob.

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    Ham and lazy holopchi made with sour, sour cabbage. It smells like the hall at a Ukrainian wedding in here. Yum

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  • 4 years ago

    We're also grilling pork chops. Picked up some corn this morning since it's been really good lately. Just got done making potato salad.

    Kathsgrdn thanked chloebud
  • 4 years ago

    I have no idea what some of these things even are! Cheddarwurst???!


    I made ragù earlier in the week so I recycled the remainder and we just had lasagne and a green salad. An orange for dessert.

    Kathsgrdn thanked floral_uk z.8/9 SW UK
  • 4 years ago

    Left over casserole and salad. We are going on vacation next week so time to clean out the fridge. Tomorrow frozen pasties I made.


    Kathsgrdn thanked Judy Good
  • 4 years ago

    Something simple. I made SO some tuna salad before I left for work. I am making a devilled egg salad sandwich for me. Hard boiled eggs, crispy bacon, cayenne pepper and a little mayo. Good but I should have just brought some tuna but I wanted to make sure he had enough to eat. I also bought a Boston Cream doughnut and some Doritos.

    Kathsgrdn thanked amylou321
  • 4 years ago

    Breakfast for dinner. From scratch blueberry pancakes with maple syrup.

    Kathsgrdn thanked faftris
  • 4 years ago

    I'm by myself the next 3 nights. DH left for a track event. Tonight is a can of Progresso Chickarina soup, maybe some cheese and crackers...

    Kathsgrdn thanked seagrass_gw Cape Cod
  • 4 years ago

    Steak and sauteed mushrooms and salad.

    Kathsgrdn thanked marilyn_c
  • 4 years ago

    First and last time making turkey burgers. We weren't thrilled with them. Hey, you don't know unless you try. Yesterday we went out to a BBQ place. I had pulled pork nachos. Yummy!

    Kathsgrdn thanked functionthenlook
  • 4 years ago

    I also like canned red enchilada sauce. ❣️


    I made a sausage pizza from scratch. Chocolate-peanut-butter-oatmeal-refrigerator cookies for dessert.

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  • 4 years ago

    A fried pork chop, a baked potato that I sliced up and fried, and carrots - yep they were fried too. All in one skillet at the same time. The carrots were steamed first to hasten cooking in the skillet.

    Kathsgrdn thanked schoolhouse_gwagain
  • 4 years ago

    I had a PB&J, with grapes. I did a cycling class fro 5:45 to 6:45, came home, showered, ate my sandwich and made it to a 7:45 showing of Jurassic World Dominion with my dh,ds and dd.

    Kathsgrdn thanked jewels_ks
  • 4 years ago

    Wilted lettuce salad with kielbasa rounds and potato cakes. Orange slices.

    Kathsgrdn thanked matthias_lang
  • 4 years ago
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    We had some shrimp tempura from Aldi and fresh steamed broccoli from the garden. We love Aldi's shrimp tempura but they hadn't had any in stock for over a month until my last shopping trip so I bought 3 boxes.

    We're going to have some pork chops tonight from the half hog we bought a couple weeks ago. More broccoli and some butter noodles to go along with them.

    Kathsgrdn thanked LoneJack Zn 6a, KC
  • 4 years ago

    I made fish tacos last night, so simple and yet delicious. The fish was a big blue catfish caught a couple of weeks ago and frozen. As some may know, blue cats are super tasty, white, flaky and perfect in any kind of recipe.


    I may have to have repeats for lunch today.


    Kathsgrdn thanked rhizo_1 (North AL) zone 7
  • 4 years ago

    Last night: shredded pork shoulder mixed with mashed pumpkin (mashed with some of the pork stock), spring mix greens, and sweet corn. I made a small pan of brownies too.

    Tonight I think it will be frozen fennel sausage ravioli, with probably the last of the fiddleheads, chopped hardboiled eggs, parmesan and EVOO.

    Kathsgrdn thanked raee_gw zone 5b-6a Ohio
  • 4 years ago

    I stopped and got a salad from Zaxby's on the way to work. I ordered grilled, they gave me fried, and I am NOT mad about it. It tastes way better then the grilled.

    Kathsgrdn thanked amylou321
  • 4 years ago

    Enchiladas, too! With red chile (sauce), my favorite. Love them! Having lived here in New Mexico now for over twenty years, my local girlfriends have made sure that I don’t ”cook like a gringa” (LOL). So, because of them, I make my sauce from scratch. Let me know if you’d ever like the recipe. Sometimes, I grind up red chile pods, but it‘s faster and easier to just buy a bag of Bueno or Hatch red chile powder and go from there.

    Kathsgrdn thanked LynnNM
  • 4 years ago

    I made a pizza Lasagna last night and ate it again tonight

    Kathsgrdn thanked joann_fl
  • 4 years ago

    LynnNM, I would like the recipe, as long as it isn't too spicy. Thanks! I can't handle a lot of spiciness these days. I used to love it.


    Had squash blossoms for a very late lunch, went out in the wet yard to pick them. I don't think I'll be able to keep up with the blossoms much longer. Two days ago there were two, today there were 7 or 8, I only picked 4.


    Dinner will be a little bit of leftover enchiladas. Since it's just me here I put some in the freezer for another time.

  • 4 years ago
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    Today, (really a late lunch since that has become my habit) a brat with pickles, mustard and sauerkraut, and a side of veggie pasta with melted cheese. I'll have a peach, and raw sweet peppers & carrots early evening.

    Kathsgrdn thanked raee_gw zone 5b-6a Ohio
  • 4 years ago

    Pizza. Once a month I splurge and get a large cheese and mushrooms. During the weekend I bring home what is leftover from my lunch. (Work has $1 lunches). So on weekends I have mini frozen pizza and frozen White Castle hamburgers. I don't cook for myself anymore.

    Kathsgrdn thanked samkarenorkaren
  • 4 years ago

    Prime rib, a bottle of dom ... and a flaming dessert ...


    ... in my dreams

    Kathsgrdn thanked bragu_DSM 5
  • 4 years ago

    I took some chicken tenders and bacon out of the freezer to make a chicken caesar salad.

    Kathsgrdn thanked Jasdip
  • 4 years ago

    I made chili, but changed it up a little. I've decided to cut back on our beef consumption (which never was much), so I added chopped zucchini, carrots, celery along with the onion and green pepper. To that, I added the cranberry beans I made last week and some chickpeas. Maybe it's all in my head because of the healthier recipe, but it sure tasted good.


    Side note: I only used 4 ounces of ground beef.

    Kathsgrdn thanked orchidrain
  • 4 years ago

    floral_uk z.8/9 SW UK:

    Cheddarwurst is a German style pork sausage, quite plump and spicy, with some cheddar cheese in it. Great on the grill. Mostly a Wisconsin thing.

    Kathsgrdn thanked Elizabeth
  • 4 years ago

    Tonight is steak on the grill, potato salad and corn on the cob. Ice cream for dessert.

    Kathsgrdn thanked Elizabeth
  • 4 years ago

    Got a huge boneless rib eye that's plenty for the two of us. Making smashed potatoes and Caesar salad. Just made the croutons.

    Kathsgrdn thanked chloebud
  • 4 years ago

    Tonight making fresh salmon with a Dijon, creamy herb sauce, fresh roasted asparagus, my wild rice pilaf. And, trying a new recipe from my favorite online recipe guru, Half-Baked Harvest: Jalapeno Cheddar Popovers with Honey Butter. I hope they ”pop”! Here at over 6,000 feet above sea level, baking is such an iffy adventure!

    Kathsgrdn thanked LynnNM
  • 4 years ago

    Tonite we're having leftover meatloaf with fresh cooked squash, tomatoes & cuke salad from the garden, and a baked sweet potato from last fall's garden.

  • 4 years ago

    I made some chicken and rice this morning before I went to bed. It was for my SO to heat up and eat when wanted it. I cooked too much of it. Anyway, he packed half of it for me to take to work. It is very good, if I do say so myself...... I've got a reeses cup for later....

    Kathsgrdn thanked amylou321
  • 4 years ago

    orchidrain, my mother back in the 60s started putting more vegetables into things like chili and meatloaf, and I've expanded on that -now make very few such dishes that don't have various vegetables and beans tossed in, and I agree, they are very tasty!

    Kathsgrdn thanked raee_gw zone 5b-6a Ohio
  • 4 years ago

    Cheddarwurst is a German style pork sausage



    No German would ever recognize such a thing.

    Kathsgrdn thanked Zalco/bring back Sophie!
  • 4 years ago

    “And, trying a new recipe from my favorite online recipe guru, Half-Baked Harvest…”

    @LynnNM, our daughter gave me two of Tieghan’s books awhile back…Half Baked Harvest and Super Simple Half Baked Harvest. I’ve enjoyed them and some of her online recipes.

    Kathsgrdn thanked chloebud
  • 4 years ago

    I love cheddarwurst! My family is of mostly German descent, and my parents are both from Wisconsin. It was a staple dinner growing up and I still love one from time to time.

    Kathsgrdn thanked amylou321
  • 4 years ago

    Seared Ahi tuna and roasted asparagus

    Kathsgrdn thanked hounds_x_two
  • 4 years ago

    Penne pasta in vodka sauce with peas, sundried tomatoes, capers, and artichoke and garden salad.

    Kathsgrdn thanked lily316
  • 4 years ago

    I'm still getting an occational asperagus spear from the garden, but I haven't cooked any of them yet. I eat them raw, standing up in the kitchen after I bring in whatever I've picked.


    Leftover enchiladas for me tonight. Last night for them. Have no idea what I'll make tomorrow but all the bbq talk on recent threads made me, I'm sure, buy a pack of pork ribs the other day. Maybe I should thaw them out tonight.

  • 4 years ago

    I am also getting probably the last one or two spears of asparagus - and I also can't resist eating them just picked and raw. My patch isn't very productive, sadly, and seems to be less so the past two years. I must have done something wrong when planted them, or they don't like the site.

    My arugula loves its spot, though, and I have been enjoying it greatly!


    Kathsgrdn thanked raee_gw zone 5b-6a Ohio
  • 4 years ago

    We had a one year old’s birthday party to attend this afternoon and so this evening I made a simple but yummy dinner of quesadillas, sweet potato fries, and cherry tomatoes.

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