OCTOBER, 2018 - What's cooking for dinner / supper?

UNCLE JIMMY wrote:Ham & swiss on low carb bread for lunch.

Supper was spuhg--hetti! A meatball and a chicken sausage.
Low carb spaghetti ....
1 cookie that Maria baked tonight. The baby Liam likes duckies, and Moo Moo cows. So maria made cut outs for him.  

Went for my lung C/T scan today. It was a funny experience. Poor Tina grabbed out of the 20 wheel chairs at the entrance, the one with the missing foot rests, and the one with the wobbly front caster wheels. Here she is, trying to push me through the doorways, and the wheels twisted and got stuck. I had to get up and walk till she got the wheelchair over the obstruction. I get to the registration office and answered 50 questions about how mom died and dad and siblings. 15 minutes later, they throw me in the doughnut hole machine, and in two minutes, I was all done.

I was glad, and the next thing, was the trip back home before the small oxygen tank ran out of the O2.  I had the spare tank just in case.
Tomorrow, the woman from the medical gas company will be here to see about getting me a small portable oxygen concentrator that I can use in the car, in the house and with its own battery bank.
The tanks are good for only 2 and 1/2 to 3 hours, and that is scary.

bethk wrote:Supper was super!  The baked potato tasted SO good to me.....it's been a while since I've had one simply baked on the rack in the oven so it got the skin nice and crispy.  If I'd have been thinking I would have scooped the flesh out and then put butter and s&p on the skins and eaten them first thing!

Bugster2 wrote:Maybe hot dogs tonight. I made Joe a huge Godzilla omelet this morning so he might not want much for dinner.

I saw something weird last night. It was a little after 1AM and I was sitting outside cooling off from a too hot electric blanket. Suddenly, there was this bright yellow flash that lit up the whole sky. It wasn't lightning - wrong color, plus there were no clouds in the sky. When the flash hit, I saw out of the corner of my eye a bright yellow circle where the light had come from. I looked up and saw a large round yellowish light. It was much bigger than an airplane light and it wasn't a star. It wasn't moving and it vanished in a couple of seconds. No sound whatsoever. What the heck was it??? UFO? Something that Camp Pendleton shot off? Kinda creepy. Did I see a UFO?

Niagara Visitor wrote:

THat meatloaf looks really good................... recipe???? Please

NormM wrote:We had kalbi with rice, kimchi and laver tonight.

bethk wrote:

Niagara Visitor wrote:

THat meatloaf looks really good................... recipe???? Please

Thanks, Lore, it was pretty tasty.  And, as usual, I don't have a real recipe, just guidelines.....

I use a 4/1 ratio of 80/20 ground chuck and spicy breakfast sausage (I like Jimmy Dean Spicy Sausage in a 1 lb. roll).  I cook onion, celery and grated carrot until soft (cooled).  Spices are (usually) fresh thyme, dry marjoram, fresh parsley and s&p.  I like to soak some breadcrumbs or panko in a bit of buttermilk and I always add a couple eggs to the mix.  I mix it all together really well (I use latex food worker's gloves that I pick up at a restaurant supply place because the mix tends to bother my skin).

I line the little foil loaf pans with parchment or plastic wrap to form into a loaf and stick 'em in the freezer.  After thawed I tip them on to a little rack over a foil lined sheet pan, removing the parchment.  I bake at 425° so most of the fat renders off but, for some reason, it's not dry (go figure....).  I usually let them bake for close to an hour, the last 15 minutes of baking I put on a glaze:

Brown sugar with just a pinch of cloves, a few gratings of nutmeg, maybe 1/4 t. of ground mustard....mix well so the spices are well distributed, then stir in some ketchup and allow to sit until the brown sugar dissolves.

Finally, I allow the meatloaf to sit for at least 15 minutes so the moisture settles and then I usually get nice slices.

Sorry for not having 'real' measurements.  But go with what YOU like and I'm sure you'll get a winner!

BTW ~ how are you feeling?  Has the cough left up any?

Niagara Visitor wrote:I just read some of this thread over again, particularly about tomato sauce.  Gotta tell you honestly............ I have not tasted a home made sauce which was anywhere near as good as most of the jarred sauces that I have used.  All the "really good" home made sauces are thin and watery.  Maybe someone here can give me a recipe that comes close to Neuman's Own?

bethk wrote:I've been hungry for pork steak and finally found it on sale.  (I'm SO cheep!)

Instead of being boneless, which is what I usually find, these were called 'pork sirloin steak'.  Boy the bone-in makes a huge difference in flavor.  I seasoned the pork with the Hungarian Steak Seasoning and the Tony Chaterie Creole seasoning, then did a light flour dredge, just enough to set the meat.  I browned on both sides and added some white wine to the skillet and let it evaporate.  When it was just about gone I added some chicken broth and when it came to a boil I put the pan in the oven, which was on because I had an acorn squash baking.

Finished off the meal with some green peas and the last of the Jello Cabbage Salad.  Now we're set for another day.....

Bugster2 wrote:I have been trying to identify a fruit tree in my yard. I finally joined a garden forum and what I was told is that it is quince. Have any of you ever cooked and eaten quince? What did you think? I have never eaten the fruit and understand it must be cooked.