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NJCher

(42,016 posts)
Sat Aug 16, 2025, 03:08 PM Aug 2025

What's for Dinner, Sat., Aug. 16, 2025

Cold Sesame Noodle Salad.

I'm using the Trader Joe noodles, which are already cooked, yay. 'Cuz it's hot here.

Veggies are carrot, cucumber, red bell pepper, spring onion.

The dressing has toasted sesame oil, soy, rice vinegar, peanut butter, honey, garlic, ginger, and chili oil.

Kombucha: blueberry ginger.

Dessert is French vanilla ice cream.

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What's for Dinner, Sat., Aug. 16, 2025 (Original Post) NJCher Aug 2025 OP
Pork chops, nuked sweet potato, & salad SheltieLover Aug 2025 #1
My wife made shrimp pasta. underpants Aug 2025 #2
Chicken Stroganoff, with wide egg noodles Bayard Aug 2025 #3
Are they their WW Thai noodles? buzzycrumbhunger Aug 2025 #4
Yes! NJCher Aug 2025 #9
Bean enchiladas*, blue corn chips, fresh sliced peaches, ice tea Nanuke Aug 2025 #5
Salmon sauted in garlic, olive oil & tomatoes & fresh mixed vegetables Diamond_Dog Aug 2025 #6
Pulled pork with BBQ sauce Yonnie3 Aug 2025 #7
Spicy Green Beans La Coliniere Aug 2025 #8
Chinese-Style Spareribs justaprogressive Aug 2025 #10

underpants

(193,936 posts)
2. My wife made shrimp pasta.
Sat Aug 16, 2025, 03:20 PM
Aug 2025

I’ve never been good at shrimp sizes but they are good sized. Delish as always.

Bayard

(27,831 posts)
3. Chicken Stroganoff, with wide egg noodles
Sat Aug 16, 2025, 03:26 PM
Aug 2025

Probably with corn on the cob, sliced tomatoes and cucumbers. Choc icecream later.

buzzycrumbhunger

(1,482 posts)
4. Are they their WW Thai noodles?
Sat Aug 16, 2025, 03:51 PM
Aug 2025

I LOVE those! I keep a bottle of Szechuan sauce at work for days I can’t be arsed to scrounge up a lunch and they always satisfy. Sooooo much better than those styrofoam ramen noodles from the supermarket.

NJCher

(42,016 posts)
9. Yes!
Sat Aug 16, 2025, 10:46 PM
Aug 2025

the serving size (3 packets to a box) is perfect for one person!

And the price is great, too. $2.50.

Nanuke

(881 posts)
5. Bean enchiladas*, blue corn chips, fresh sliced peaches, ice tea
Sat Aug 16, 2025, 04:16 PM
Aug 2025

*recipe and sauce from great Cookie and Kate cookbook

Diamond_Dog

(39,183 posts)
6. Salmon sauted in garlic, olive oil & tomatoes & fresh mixed vegetables
Sat Aug 16, 2025, 04:29 PM
Aug 2025

Glass of Pinot noir, Vanilla ice cream for dessert

Yonnie3

(19,080 posts)
7. Pulled pork with BBQ sauce
Sat Aug 16, 2025, 06:29 PM
Aug 2025

Spinach, tomato, orange and red bell peppers with ranch dressing
Pulled pork with sauce
Green beans and potatoes

La Coliniere

(1,667 posts)
8. Spicy Green Beans
Sat Aug 16, 2025, 08:24 PM
Aug 2025

Steam-fried in evoo and veggie broth: chopped onion, red bell pepper, and minced garlic. Added sliced mushrooms, cut green beans and red pepper flakes. When done I added butter beans, cooked red lentil rotini and a dollop of Miyoko’s butter. TJ’s vegan parm on top. Cheers!🥂

justaprogressive

(5,934 posts)
10. Chinese-Style Spareribs
Sun Aug 17, 2025, 11:13 AM
Aug 2025

w/Plum Sauce, Black Bean Chile paste, Mushroom-infused soy
sauce, served with Hot Chinese (Ka me) mustard. ( A must to
set off the sweetness of the ribs and the umami of the bean paste
and mushroom flavors.)

w/Baby Bliss potato salad.

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