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What are you making for dinner tonight?

Posted: Jul 29, 2013

I'm totally tapped out of ideas for dinner.... Who has some yummy plans?

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meatloaf, pinto beans and rice, squash casserole and cornbread. nm - wannie

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nm

stuffed zucchini with italian sausage, onion, cheese - and tomatoes

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And watermelon for dessert.

Chicken satay with peanut sauce with.... - sm

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steamed pork belly buns, jasmine rice, steamed broccoli and broccoli slaw. I started the pork belly yesterday, so I am really excited to see how it comes out. Tomorrow we are doing grilled strip steaks, zucchini corn pancakes with tomato salad. Look on Pintrest. You should see something that looks good.

Sautéed chicken with tomato, onion, garlic, artichoke hearts and mushrooms - over penne pasta. nm

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:)

Spam night - I hate Spam

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It is my daughters turn to cook and she ALWAYS makes Spam with rice and tomato sauce. Yuck!

It is nice that your daughter cooks for you, - but that sounds awful...

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Have you told her you hate it or do you smile and gag it down? Maybe you could cook dinner together a few times and teach her to cook some other things. It is so funny that so few girls know how to cook anymore. My nephews and son all have girlfriends who have no clue about what to do in the kitchen. I've tried to teach them, but they are lost causes. Maybe it is a lack of patience. I always cooked with my grandmother and knew my way around the kitchen at a young age.

Oh, dear! - Is there no pineapple??!!!

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Nm

Chicken breasts stuffed with mozzarella cheese and mushrooms - With a side of asparagus

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Unfortunately dinner is hours away and I'm starving, LOL!

How do all of you persons who - submitted a menu

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for today, have the time to cook like this and still get your work done??? My slow cooker is my best friend this year, but still do not have much time to prep and still get my work done. I just don't get it. what am I doing wrong? I need to eat too, something besides cereal and p&j sandwiches. thanks.

Menu - pls sm

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For me, it's simple - I love, love, love eating healthy. I was the one who posted the sautéed chicken recipe. I not only work as a full-time MT, but I am also pretty close to being a full-time student on top of that. Preparing/cooking dinner probably takes me less than an hour a day, depending on how much chopping and dicing is involved. Also, many nights I make enough for the next day, so it's just a matter of reheating every other day or so. It can be done! :)

Beans & Ham cooked in a crock pot - see msg

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I didn't make this tonight, but it is one of my simple dishes when I either don't feel like cooking or don't have time.

I take white beans (Northern or Navy beans) in a bag, poor them in a large glass bowel, rinse them and let them soak in water over night. The next day I put them in the crock pot and season them with onion powder, garlic powder and a little Lawry's seasoning salt (of course you add water to the crock pot). I let them simmer in the crock pot on low throughout the day, stirring ever so often (if Im home) and then about an hour before they are about done, I will add chopped or cubed ham to simmer in with them. I use the smoked ham that comes off the bone.

Sometimes I will use ham hocks and ham both. If I use ham hocks I will put them in the crock pot ahead of time to slow cook for about an hour or to then add the beans and later the chopped ham, but not as much ham if I use the ham hocks. It's really delicious and if you like corn bread and don't have time to make home made or simply don't feel like it then I mix up a box of jiffy mix corn muffin mix and that bakes up in the oven in about 15 to 20 minutes. My crock pot is my best buddy when it comes to cooking.

You can put a roast in there in the morning when before you start work with a small amount of water, minced garlic, seasonings, onions and let it cook on low and later slice some potato chunks and toss in with it about an hour before the roast is done and let the potatoes simmer with it for about the last hour.

Another idea is Italian sausage. You can put some Italian sausage in the crock pot with just a small amount of water, slice some green peppers and onions and let it simmer on low in the crock pot and have sausage with peppers a onions with a quick salad.

You can do cabbage and corned beef in the crock pot - Add your cabbage when corned beef is about a half hour from being done so cabbage does not get mushy.

You can do barbecue beef in the crock pot or sloppy joes, chicken & dumplings, stroganoff and on and on. When time is limited use your crock pot. Most anything you cook in the crock pot really only requires minimal prep time.

Dont forget about your broiler - You can cook a steak in

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the broiler in no time flat and have quick tossed salad and there is always good old famous baked chicken. It might be a little hot out to cook in the oven, but if you have central air you can always season up some chicken and stick it in the oven to back and it takes no time at all to simmer up some fresh veggies to go with it, like broccoli or green beans and at this time of the year, fresh sweet corn is good and cheap, like 20 cents an ear and takes no time to boil while the chicken is baking.

A pressure cooker can be a good friend. - Dinosaur

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Buy a good pressure cooker, and learn how to use it. I prefer stove top over the electric models. I made stuffed peppers last night in 25 minutes(fresh peppers right out of the garden). You can cook pretty much anything in a pressure cooker, ribs, chicken, roast beef, veggies, all in less than 30 minutes. Some things I sear right in the cooker before adding a little liquid and finishing it off with pressure. Also, you can take the cheapest cut of meat and it comes out so tender you can cut it with a fork. Not to mention cooking with steam is healthy. It is one of the most used tools in my kitchen.

Tacos - nm - LinK

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NM

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