"OCTOBER 2016" WHATS FOR DINNER

Bugster2 wrote:I went into Home Goods today and saw bags of the strangest pasta I have ever seen. The first had to have been two feet long. Long tubes. What and how do you use it? The second looked like escargot shells. Another looked like tagliatelle but narrower. Then there was black pasta (squid ink, I think). And various other oddities. I would love to know how they are used.

NormM wrote:I have not used the smoker much this year but today I smoked some spare ribs.  Last night I made some sourdough and we had both with store bought slaw, beans and potato salad.

bethk wrote:I saw a recipe in my latest 'Cooking Light' magazine and made a "sort-of" spin off of that.  Spaghetti Pie.

A bit of spaghetti sauce with some ground beef, Italian seasoning, onion, jarred marinara, mozzarella, spinach, egg and spaghetti.



Mr. Amazing gave it a 'thumbs-up'.  I made a tossed salad with a simple white basalmic vinegarette and split a bakery roll between the two of us.

bethk wrote:Not wanting to take a chance we might lose power, I put my ribs in the oven early this afternoon.  They came out just the way I like them, NOT falling off the bone but requiring a bit of 'bite'.  I used a Georgia Peach sauce on mine and his half rack got the Caribbean Jerk from Buffalo Wild Wings that he really likes.  Little yukon golds baked and some tri-colored carrots I picked up when we stopped in at Trader Joe's when we were near Orlando earlier in the week.

bethk wrote:I'm still in my 'supper funk' ~ trying to find/think of something interesting for our meal.  I saw some brats in the freezer this morning so I decided to thaw them out.  Ended up with beer braised/grilled brats w/sauerkraut, Penzey seasoned green beans and squash patties made from the leftover honeynut squash I baked off last night.

bethk wrote:The jambalaya must have been OK.....ONE of us went back for seconds after checking the calorie count on his food program.  One serving was plenty for me because I also had a huge serving of tossed salad with a simple white basalmic vinegarette.

NormM wrote:The store had lamb stew meat today. I rarely see that. I also saw a recipe for Irish stew recently so that is what I made along with a Jaques Pepin recipe for green beans.

bethk wrote:We've been eating light lunches so early suppers are in order....and, quite honestly, I think it's helped with any indigestion issues we both have on occasion.  I couldn't decide what to fix so I thought I'd resort to my old "what ever you see first when you open the freezer is what you have" ~ so tonight was bean soup with corn muffins.

I'm such a smart a$$.....how easy is that?  LOL

The bean soup, although very 'thin' looking had good flavor.  I remember when I made it (Dane's favorite 'HamBeenz 15-bean mix') that I didn't have any canned/jarred Navy beans to add.  The canned beans get added to give a thicker and more viscous bean soup, IMO.  But if you don't have 'em, you do without......and it was just fine.

The corn muffins were Jiffy Mix....1/3 c. milk, 1 egg....bake at 400° for 15 minutes.  

Phew~I'm exhausted from preparing such a huge meal.....

1DomesticGoddess wrote:

Beth, beer brats and sauerkraut are always good, and your squash patties sound quite delish too!

Beth, how did you make those squash patties?


Beth, your Bean Soup sounds wonderful!!

Beth, I haven't used a Jiffy Muffin Mix in years. I always wonder if their Cornbread Muffins are still as good as they use to be.

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Bugster2 wrote:This is what is for dinner:

1DomesticGoddess wrote:

Bugster2 wrote:This is what is for dinner:

Oh my gosh, that is just too cute!

Cats do like to lay in unusual places, don't they?

Bugster2 wrote:Beth, my two cats never get on the counter and they never are interested in boxes, bags or roaster ovens. Katie's 3 cats are another problem entirely. They are all over the counters, the dining table, the bar, the chairs and as you saw, in my new roaster. Every morning there are large clumps of fur everywhere that I have to pick up. Anything that has the slightest bit of grease on it attracts cat hair like a magnet. My stainless appliances also have fur on them. It is a losing battle. I can't win. If we can, in the next house we have, it will have a dedicated cat room and her cats will only be allowed into her room(s) and the cat room. I have had enough fur. My cats are no problem so they can roam around. I would also like a large screened in porch that the cats can use and an enclosure so her dogs can go outside safely and do their business. Katie doesn't have enough money to live on by herself and I can't kick her out. I have thought of selling the house (I own it) and taking the money and running away but that really isn't much of an answer. I really don't know what to do. Another thing is that Katie needs a keeper (my husband) that makes sure bills are paid. Right now she is having IRS problems and has to come up with $1000 for tax returns that need filing since 2013. Someone gave her the wrong answer and she hasn't filed since then and she is in trouble. She also maxed out her credit card and that needs to be paid off. What Joe out to do is to take her money and give her an allowance and take her credit card away from her but we don't have the right to do that. All Joe can do is what he is doing now.