"OCTOBER" 2015 Whats for dinner?

Niagara Visitor wrote:Sister's birthday today, so I had a pre-birthday dinner for her, her hubby and granddaughter.  Very German, pork schnitzel, red cabbage, and oven roasted potatoes.  Cheesecake for dessert.

I used a new potato product, grown in Canada, little potatoes.  Very nice.

http://www.littlepotatoes.com/en/

Tell sister happy birthday. Those potatoes are so cute! One bite, and gone!

Niagara Visitor wrote:Sister's birthday today, so I had a pre-birthday dinner for her, her hubby and granddaughter.  Very German, pork schnitzel, red cabbage, and oven roasted potatoes.  Cheesecake for dessert.

I used a new potato product, grown in Canada, little potatoes.  Very nice.

http://www.littlepotatoes.com/en/

I've seen similar potatoes around here - I got some fingerlings that were like butter when cooked. Yum! I'll bet your sister appreciated you making dinner for them!

In Germany potatoes do not get as large as ours here do. The family that started/owns The Little Potato company are from The Netherlands. I am assuming that the potatoes in Holland are basically like German ones. About 30 years ago, before we had Yukon Gold potatoes here (At least I didn't know them) I brought a few small German potatoes to Canada, Yes, I lied at the border, because you're not supposed to bring stuff like that into the country. I really liked the small yellow potatoes that they had over there.

I planted them in our garden. The first year they were pretty well the same as the originals that I smuggled in. I kept a few seed potatoes from that year's crop for the next year. The second year they were bigger, and not quite as yellow. The third year they were pretty well the same as regular potatoes here. They lost the yellow colour and the buttery flavour and also the texture was different.

My conclusion was that it had to be the soil and also the climate. So, knowing of my experiment, I think The Little Potato Company has done a tremendous job in being able to bring those small potatoes to market in a big way. Here they are in Costco. I really like them, and I have also seen Fingerlings occasionally here at the farmers' market.

Having some artichoke frittata I made this morning..

OK, so that's what I consider 'leftovers'.....same thing, just later in the same (or next) day.

But, hey, now it's 'breakfast-for-supper'.

LOL

No supper here at the house. After we made the mini apple roses so Barb could learn how it was suggested we all go out to eat. I asked Dane if he wanted to go out and it took him all of half a second to say, "yes!". Love it when a plan comes together like that!

I just grilled hamburgers for dinner tonight and made the following fries. It's the third or forth time I have made them and we think they are better than McD's. I made them in the early afternoon, A couple hours later they were frozen and I cooked them about 7pm.

McDonalds French Fries

Cut potatoes into 1/4-inch strips, soak in water a couple minutes, transfer to pot with water to cover.. about 4 cups. Add 2 Tbsp salt and 2 Tbsp. white vinegar and turn heat on high. When boiling, time for five minutes, then transfer to cold water to stop cooking. Spread on dish towel and dry.

Fry @ 375 for just one minute. Drain and freeze. When ready to cook fry from frozen@ 375 for three minutes, transfer to paper towels, salt and enjoy.

Pizza? I think not.. Cauliflower crust veggie Pie/tart?

grilled thin sliced eggplant.

Bunch of work and it is NOT pizza........   However it is healthy and very very low carb and you have to have to fork it not fold a slice..if anyone wants recipe an dhow to..Just ask..It really did /does taste good..

Dessert..

I've seen the 'cauliflower pizza crust' recipes but after our 'bathroom bout' with the 'cauliflower mashed' episode, no more cauliflower crusts for me. Both Dane & I were completely cleaned out from that. I think some people can tolerate it and others cannot. It took me two whole days to get my system back to somewhat normal.

That said, you meal does look really tasty. And I would think you could eat the whole thing without going over your allowed carbs for the day. Good idea.

I made a pot of chili this morning and it was the offering of the day. I met a friend at one of the squares for drinks & snacks around 3:00 this afternoon and then went to one of the neighbors to play Mexican Train dominos this evening. Dane was on his own.....but he's well able to reheat chili and has no problem having it for his breakfast, lunch AND supper. He's been hungry for it for a while.

No, he didn't eat it breakfast, lunch and supper.....but he has done that before in the past. LOL

well since no one around here liked my 'pizza' I will move on.




I have leftover so lunch is made..

Since I have gone back to healthy eating for my health, I have to find foods that will fill the need for me....No rice..NO pasta..getting away from processed foods and that is Hot dogs.

Jimmy 1cup of plain popcorn.However I put melted butter on mine and I also buy popcorn oil..


Scallops today..humm might do bacon wrapped or put bacon in Brussel sprouts.. I also have some sweet potato to make fries with..and a whole roaster...???

you could use a sweet potato for a potato pancake....grated, add onion & egg (maybe 1 Tbsp. of corn flour to help bind). That sounds good to me.

Unfortunately, 'you-know-who' says he doesn't like them. If I made them for me I'd have to come up with something else for him....seems like more trouble than I feel like dealing with today.

I wanted to make something different, thought it would be nice if I spent a little extra effort to make a meal we haven't had.  I know Norm has made something similar and whenever I see it I think, 'gee, I should do that'.  But then I wimp out and just do the same old - same old.  But today I was determined to go the extra mile ~ sure wish HE would have liked it.....(((sigh)))



On a bright note ! At least I won't have to go to the trouble again......

LOL

(can't win 'em all)

I thought it was really good.  But if 'HE' doesn't care for the combination then there's no sense in doing all that just for me and make something else for him.  And, yes, I could just say, 'supper's on the table ~ come and get it'.  But if he doesn't care for it, well, that's just mean.  (not that I'm opposed to being a meany once in a while)

Nice sear on those scallops, Barb. Did you do a butter/lemon sauce with them?

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Sounds like a kind of haluski to me, Jimmy. Like when I do my egg noodles, onion, cabbage & smoked sausage. Poor Tina, had to cook for the kids when she knew she wasn't going to be able to eat. I hate when that happens.