April, 2018 ~ What's for supper?

bethk wrote:Such a cutie!

NormM wrote:I read everyone's comments about tomato sauce and meatballs and decided to get both some Paul Newman's and Trader Joe's and see which one I liked better. I have not tried the Paul Newmans yet but I cooked raw meatballs in Trader Joe's sauce for close to two hours.  Charlie has not had much of an appetite lately but he had two full servings.

bethk wrote:I was going to grill burgers today since it was $2.99 Ground Chuck @ Fresh Market day.....but they had some beautiful gulf shrimp on sale so the burgers will be another day (they're pattied up and in the freezer).  I asked Dane what he wanted with the shrimp and he said he wanted grilled carrots......What the heck is he talking about, I thought.  But, hey, I'm always up for a challenge.  

So, I cut up the rainbow carrots I had in the refrigerator and steamed them in the microwave until just tender.  Then I put some butter on to coat and laid them on the hot grill pan.  They got nice and caramelized and were really quite tasty.  At supper I inquired, "How do you like the grilled carrots?"  And that's when he 'remembered' he really meant pan roasted in the oven with evoo and seasonings........  But at least I got to experiment and it was tasty.

The shrimps got a drizzle of evoo and a good shake of Cajun seasoning before going on the grill.  I mixed up some of his 'beet horseradish' with ketchup as a dipping sauce and it came out almost a neon red color ~ what a hoot!

And the bakery roll was my treat to ME for shopping at Fresh Market today......that's my story and I'm stickin' to it!

The rainbow carrots are such interesting colors!



I even remembered to soak the bamboo skewers so they didn't flame up into a forest fire on the grill!



Way too much supper......

NormM wrote:we had an early dinner and I will probably have some more later.  It's a Fish Stew.

UNCLE JIMMY wrote:A really quick great tasting; simple supper.
Sloppy Joe's ..... "Cousin Donna's Sloppy Joes"

1 Lb ground beef browned with chopped small onion
Drain off fat ( grease ) , add 1 can tomato soup; saLT and pepper.
Simmer 15 minutes, stir and cover and let set for 10 minutes before serving.
I had mine on hot dog buns. ( didn't have burger buns ). Actually, they were easier to eat and not as sloppy as on the burger rolls.

bethk wrote:No cooking here for a couple days.  Yesterday I drove Lyn to Orlando to have one of their cars serviced and then we spend the day at the malls and Trader Joe's or Costco.  We had lunch at PF Chang's ~ we usually split an order of the fried green beans and lettuce wraps but saw a new Tempura Shrimp & Vegetables w/ Fried Rice on the lunch menu and, remembering Norm's luscious looking tempura, we both ordered that.  

It's been a long while since I've had deep fried anything.....it was SO, SO good ~ but when I got home later in the evening, my body decided to let me know I had messed up.  I think I'll lay off fried foods for a while, a long while!  LOL

Since I was going to be gone all day Dane decided to go to his sister's and try to repair a couple things around her house.  Then he takes her out for a meal and they have a good time.  They went to one of the restaurants on the St. John's River, always a peaceful choice, and had the opportunity to see a rocket launch from The Cape - someone was at the restaurant and had some special radio that let them know when the rocket was launched.  Then you can see the 'smoke' and the glint of the sun shining on the rocket, although it's too far away to see the actual rocket.  But they both enjoyed witnessing it take off.

Bugster2 wrote:I know it is all about the tomatoes with Italian sauces but how does the sauce taste with just salt and pepper? Just doesn't seem like it would taste like much without some basil and oregano and garlic, but maybe the six hour cook does something. Tell me more about the sauce taste. I am really curious.

bethk wrote:Norm, I want to live next door to you!

I NEVER do anything deep fried.....way too much mess for me.

Well, I take that back ~ IF the electric skillet will do and the weather is nice with no rain, I'll do a little bit out on the patio.  But I practically have to wash down the kitchen cabinets from all the grease that's floating in the air.  It probably has to do with me not having the correct temperature.((sigh))

Niagara Visitor wrote:No cooking here today, I had a salad of romaine, red pepper, tomato, parsley, snap peas, cucumber, shrimp and feta............... not cooked, but I baked a cake.  My sis has had two days of radiation for the breast cancer which has spread to her spine, and she loves poppyseed cake.  So, I baked one for her.

Beth wrote:My dad use to love, Love, LOVE making a 'baked bean' sandwich. He would come in to take a break from plowing or planting and would want a fast lunch. He would open a can of Van de Camp beans and spoon the beans on a couple hot dog buns. That was it ~ straight out of the can and nothing added.

Niagara Visitor wrote:I have never been able to make a sauce as good as Newman's Own.  I don't try any more.  I like to leave some stuff to the experts.

cookingirl wrote:I jus wonder about cooking the sauce for 6 hours... Two hours is the max for me... the patent without garlic, oregano, ?onions, concerns me....

Wonder how it tastes....

Anyone Try it?? sounds good otherwise..

bethk wrote:

UNCLE JIMMY wrote:

Bugster2 wrote:What? No mineral oil?

Haaaaaaaaa! NO. Not today!    I don't know what the heck I was thinking of when I wrote that.  

You were probably thinking of the cod liver oil she made you and brother swallow so you wouldn't get sick........YUCK!!!

bethk wrote:I had to laugh when I read this, Jimmy.  When I was growing up my Mom made Sloppy Joes with ground beef, a can of tomato soup and a can of cream of mushroom soup.....ladled on a bun and a handful of potato chips (if we were lucky enough to have them at meal time) and that was supper.  It was the only kind of Sloppy Joe I knew.  When Dane & I got married I made Sloppy Joes for him.  He took one taste and asked, "WHAT is this????"  I told him and he said, "No way ~ next time I'll make them and show you how it's done....."

So that's when I found there was more than one recipe for just about anything......LOL

It wasn't long before I found out the difference between real butter and the Imperial Margarine Mom always bought.  I found out that Miracle Whip WASN'T mayonnaise and that Velveeta wasn't the only 'cheese' ~ and actually wasn't  cheese at all!  

Hahahahahahaaaaaa!