What's for Dinner, Sat., Aug. 2, 2025

[NJCher]

Ground beef (Impossible burger, crumbled) and Lentil Tacos. I found this recipe in Mostly Meatless, a new cookbook I obtained from the library. Onion, garlic, chili powder, coriander, tomatoes. Cheddar cheese on the tacos.

Tossed green salad.

Cherry kombucha.

Dessert: Cantaloupe with mint. Iced tea.

[buzzycrumbhunger]

1. Taco night here, too!

My filling will be TJ’s chorizo (basically heavily sauced and spiced TVP, I think) and refritos with tons of pickled jalapeños, lettuce, and Daiya cheese. For some reason, I’d grabbed a box of taco shells and saw later they were bigger than I expected and flat on the bend so might be a useful design change.

[SheltieLover]

2. Took gs out for his 24th bday dinner. Had T-bone, fries. & salad

Likely going to cholesterol hell...

[La Coliniere]

3. Leftover Minestrone

that I made 2 days ago. Flavors have marinated and it’s even better than before. Toasted whole wheat Kaiser rolls to go along with the soup. My wife bought an apple pie at the Farmer’s Market so we’ll have pie for dessert. Cheers!🥂

[no_hypocrisy]

4. Mexican Vegetables

Essentially a stir-fry with Vidalia onion, zucchini, grey squash, orange peppers, and poblano peppers with a combination of garlic powder, cumin, paprika, salt, pepper, and chili powder. And when almost done, juice from half a lime. And sprinkle crumbled Cotijo cheese over it when ready to serve.

I *was* going to have it as a side dish with my frijoles rancheros, but even a side dish of the vegetables was more than enough for me.

Recipe: https://thehungrywaitress.com/mexican-vegetables/

[elleng]

9. Sounds GREAT!

[no_hypocrisy]

10. You can add chicken or shrimp to the vegetables and

make it an entree.

[elleng]

11. AHA, SHRIMP!!!

[irisblue]

5. I started warming up leftover pizza, found that to be soggy & gross

I warmed up lentil soup and bread & butter, mango blueberry fizzy water

[NJCher]

8. Cast iron skillet?

To warm it?

Get it real hot before putting it in the pan. Then turn heat down.

[Cairycat]

6. One-pan dumpling dinner

https://www.allrecipes.com/one-pan-dumpling-dinner-8774252

Basically you make a curry sauce with coconut milk, curry paste and other seasonings. Mix that with chopped baby bok choy, lay chicken or pork oriental dumplings on top, cover with foil and bake. Turned out pretty good, will probably do again.

We also had sweet corn from the farmers market, because it's in season and the season doesn't last forever. An Italian Pinot Grigio (inexpensive from Trader Joe's, not fancy) to drink.

[Yonnie3]

7. Cottage cheese

I am not feeling very hungry tonight so I've put some raspberries in a bowl of low fat cottage cheese.

Every spoonful I take receives a longing gaze from Ducky, but he's staying quiet and waiting, certain I'll give him some when I'm done.

[MissMillie]

12. Pork tenderloin

It was one of those pre-marinaded ones you get from the store (which I like very much).

It was a BBQ marinaded pork tenderloin. We had baked potato and sauteed zucchini on the side.

The last of the birthday pie (with a scoop of vanilla ice cream) for dessert.