(( July 2015 )) "What's For Dinner??"

bethk wrote:Yer killin' me with the talk about stuffed cabbage.....

bethk wrote:Boy, you're right on point when you talk about getting 'fresh' cabbage.  This is the right time of year to accomplish that.  The flavor is so much better, although in the winter, when other fresh vegetables aren't always available, even 'old' cabbage can be tasty.

A friend of mine swears her 'cabbage roll casserole', the one where you layer chopped cabbage and the meat/rice mixture, is just as good as 'real' cabbage rolls.  It just doesn't have the same flavor although all the ingredients are the same.  There's something about rolling those leaves around the meat mixture that makes it taste just right.  I know it's more work, but it's well worth it.  And, actually, when you get going and make up your mind, it's just a bit of extra work that's well worth the reward (especially when you make extras to freeze).

Barbara101 wrote:


Zucchini Crostini. For now. Glass of white wine..I also made tian. it is in the oven.

bethk wrote:Dane's sister came to stay for a couple days to have a 'get-away' so I decided to make something she could copy for her husband.  She loves when I show her how to make something 'new-to-her'.

Krafty Crescent Lasagne.....Crescent roll dough with layers of seasoned ground beef and cheese



I only made a half recipe because it was just for the 3 of us.  The original recipe calls for 2 rolls of Crescent rolls and makes enough for 5 - 6 people.  I don't like it leftover (the crescent rolls do not reheat well) so the half recipe was perfect.

Bugster2 wrote:Let me guess....KK's and coffee.

Bugster2 wrote:What kind of Sarah Lee coffee cake? I am partial to the butter cake. You know what I really miss is Sarah Lee's frosted brownies. They don't sell them out here any more. I used to be able to get them at a restaurant supply but they stopped carrying them. I loved their frosted chocolate cake that came in the 6 by 9 foil pan, but all I see now is their carrot cake. Smart & Final has a huge slab of it for sale and I bought one time but it didn't taste the same and was all dried out and the chocolate had picked up a freezer taste. I think their new Hostess copycat things are awful. So dry you could blow the crumbs across the room.