Help me decide what to make for dinner tonight

Lasagna. You can never go wrong with lasagna. Either traditional meat lasagna, or eggplant lasagna.

Just nuke a burrito.

It's cold out, make a split-pea soup.

Pufferfish in a Wild Hemlock and Apple Seed glaze?

I don't give a fuck what you have for dinner, you tedious cunt.

How about a yummy prune salad, fricasseed prunes or tuna and prune casserole and stewed prunes for dessert?

I was going to suggest lasagne also, Greg. Do you have time to make Bolognese and besciamella. And then the pasta? Sometimes I just do a baked cavatappi with the two sauces.

Meatloaf made with Jimmy Dean hot sausage! Mashed potatoes, brussels sprouts.

If you enjoy even more porky goodness then wrap your meatloaf in bacon!

Something seafood related. All your recent dishes involve meat and poultry.

take a night off from being your exhausting self and order a pizza.

R8, if you can change that to sweet sausage, I’m in!

What time should I be there?

I don’t want to offend your delicate palate, Greg, but how ‘bout some good old-fashioned box macaroni and cheese with cut up hot dogs?

Comfort food.

I'll second the seafood option, OP.

Have a nice piece of fish, some fresh vegetables and some sort of rice.

"leftovers"

Have a bowl of Kashi (aka Colon Blow). Can't hurt. Might help!

[quote] I don't give a fuck what you have for dinner, you tedious cunt.

Am I really tedious?

[quote] I don’t want to offend your delicate palate, Greg, but how ‘bout some good old-fashioned box macaroni and cheese with cut up hot dogs?

My palate is not delicate, but this sounds like absolute shit.

If you don't mind me asking, how much do you weigh, Greg?

KOREAN DOG, and choke on it.

R19: I weigh around 170#.

[quote] KOREAN DOG, and choke on it.

Great idea. Thank you!

Now wherever will I find a Korean dog?

[quote] "leftovers"

Is that similar to leftovers?

R17 Yes. Yes you are.

[quote] take a night off from being your exhausting self and order a pizza.

Hmmm….maybe pizza. But there will be no night off from being my exhausting self. Do you tire easily, R11? Maybe you need to go to bed earlier?

R24, can you please provide me with some details? I dislike thinking that people find me tedious.

I've been thinking about making this, since I have all of these things on hand but it's a warm day today so it's no-go for me today. Possibly for you too, since it takes a few hours.

[quote]My palate is not delicate, but this sounds like absolute shit.

Dayum!

And I was a fan and defended you always.

You asked, FFS!

I don’t have time to fuss with lasagna. I like the fish suggestions most of all I think. Thank you to all those who responded in a serious way.

Take up intermittent fasting. And have a break from posting.

I apologize, R28. I didn’t think you were a fan when you referred to my delicate palate. You know?

Castor Bean Soup, with salad of Oleander leaves, and Nightshade Dressing.

Balut - you’ll love it!

[quote]how ‘bout some good old-fashioned box macaroni and cheese with cut up hot dogs? Comfort food.

That's not comfort food for me, either. More like school cafeteria food. Or maybe prison food.

R26 It's a bit late for that.

MacDonald’s.

To all those not liking my Mac and Cheese:

FUCK ALL Y’ALL!

(Tongue planted firmly in cheek and laughing)

Greg, I’m still a fan. I just assumed your palate was way more refined than mine.

What’s in your pantry and freezer?

[quote] What’s in your pantry and freezer?

Pantry: lots of pasta; canned beans; canned tomatoes; oils; a variety of salt; peanut butter; preserves; crackers; tortillas; vinegars; dried fruit; Irish oatmeal; loose tea.

Freezer: the dismembered head of the last person who called me tedious.

R28/R37 - I’m glad you’re still a fan! ❤️

[quote] MacDonald’s

Oh, dear.

Quite the carnivore, aren't you?

[quite] Quite the carnivore, aren't you?

Yes. Yes, I am.

If God didn’t want us to eat animals, why did he make them out of meat?

If you have chicken broth make a pot of minestrone.

Sounds like time to add fava beans and a nice chianti, then.

R3, that’s a great idea! It is due to begin snowing here and I love split pea soup! And — I think I have a ham bone in the freezer (next to that head).

All that shit is too much for a week night. Jesus fucking christ. Most people work 8 hours which is why I love my crockpot. Throw a chicken or roast in before work and come home to a wonderful smelling house. Either that or a simple salad. Sometimes I even do breakfast for dinner.

This may not be the place to ask but I'm trying to figure out something re crock pot cooking and plant based meat substitutes.....anyone ever do this?

You can do chili in crockpot with tempeh or some plant-based sausage of some sort.

I know with certain noodle crock pot dishes I put the elements in first (chicken, vegetables, broth, tomato paste, or whatever) to cook all day and then add noodles in last.

With plant based meat or chicken I was worried about overcooking so I wondered if I should do the rest as normal and add in the crumbles, plant based chicken or the like more like an hour or so before?

I'm going to try chili for sure, and maybe the chicken and noodles dish I've done before too with some plant based chicken.

Tuscan Chicken - 30 minute recipe

Tuscan Bean Soup

I enjoy a warm lentil salad with grilled sliced kielbasa and Boston lettuce with vinaigrette.

It's easy, tasty and relatively fast.

Chicken Milanese sounds fab. Thanks Greg. When's dinner?

When I'm in a hurry or feeling unmotivated, I season and bake chicken, place it in a pita with tomatoes, sliced avocados, and hummus. To change it up I might make one with Taziki, tomatoes, and pickled onions.

Chef's pick, so long as it's easy to choke on.

what R1 said

[quote]Freezer: the dismembered head of the last person who called me tedious.

Heads are decapitated, not dismembered.

Reservations

Prunes and ice cubes.

I will be making kare-kare after work tonight, myself.

Order in sushi!

[quote]I weigh around 170#.—Greg

Me too...

more or less

R17, Greg, I am a fan of yours and you are not tedious. Keep being you and posting fabulous recipes!

How about making your own Gyro meat?

And homemade pita bread……

And tzatziki sauce!

[quote] Greg, I am a fan of yours and you are not tedious. Keep being you and posting fabulous recipes!

Dear Meatloaf Poster,

You are sweet! And I think I will.

I’ve just heard of this. It’s a ground beef patty, fried, with a slice of American cheese melted onto it, served in a bun, as a sandwich. Delightful!

For extra zest, cut a potato into strips and fry them in oil, and serve them as a side dish.

Why don’t you have some cioccolato bianco?

R51 That looks really good and easy!

Just have something you like. Get a pizza delivered. Alimentation doesn't require all this bogus fine-dining-menu-language crap.

A Hot Pocket is always quick and easy,

Have you tried a prune Hot Pocket Greg?

[quote] Just have something you like. Get a pizza delivered. Alimentation doesn't require all this bogus fine-dining-menu-language crap.

Hey, The Anti-Greg,

I like to cook. I like to cook more than I like to eat. I am perfectly happy having pizza or Chinese food delivered. But cooking is fun, comfortable for me, and often less expensive.

[quote] Have you tried a prune Hot Pocket Greg?

Yeah. It was just okay. I think it would have benefited from a dipping sauce. Something with tomatoes. And fish.

How’s GermanGayGuy, “Greg?”

R26 Greg, you are not tedious. I enjoy hearing about your cuisine.

[quote] Greg, you are not tedious. I enjoy hearing about your cuisine.

Thank you, dear DFW. I appreciate your encouragement. I sometimes think that not everyone on The DL likes me. I may even occasionally push some people’s buttons. But I’m glad to know I’ve got a fan in you!

[quote] How’s GermanGayGuy, “Greg?”

Hey, R77! He’s great, thanks! We just got back from DC where were spending some time visiting his sister and her two children. Had a really good crab fest in Maryland with friends there.

Eat a dick greg

Give your GI tract. liver, and cholesterol levels a break from all of those animal products and excess protein, Greg. Make a Wok full of stir-fried vegetables and a pot of Brown rice (if you can tolerate it; otherwise just steam some white rice). Stir fry in oil some thinly sliced carrots, a can of bamboo shoots, fresh broccoli, snow peas, onions (any kind), garlic, shrooms, bell peppers, maybe some bean sprouts and chunks of tofu or egg. You can add whatever seasonings or finishing sauces at the end. Whatever you can find in Boston in Winter. Maybe go to H-Maht. While there, pick up some amazing, quality seafood for the freezer and a bottle of Soju.

I don't think your cooking is pretentious; I actually think it's rather basic, in the simple, to the point sense and not in the bitchy, "She's so Basic!" sense. The fact that you can cook your own fresh food at home seems to be so triggering for some people here.

But you do need to incorporate more fiber and nutrients from vegetables this week.

Meanwhile, am mostly vegetarian for medical reasons, but have become anemic. Please post your fave liver recipe (no Chianti, no fava beans, tx).

We're just having you on, Greg, as the Brits say.

[quote]The fact that you can cook your own fresh food at home seems to be so triggering for some people here.

Surely you don't really believe that people dislike "Greg" because he cooks his own food.

Greg is a troll. A persona. He is also his most ardent fanboi. He's best ignored. Sometimes I post in his threads but I refuse to engage. Anyone who ate the shit he posts as often as he posts about it would be a fat pig and certainly unhealthy.

My beau is coming over and I am cooking a simple tagliatelle with little shrimps and lemon drizzle.

Just in case anyone’s unclear, this troll is the sane troll who obsessively posts toxic, racist, homophobic trash up and down the board.

It seems to have no social life outside DL, and needs a safety valve from the constant negativity, so creates cutesy-poo cosplay accounts like this and “GermanGayGuy”. So you’re chatting with the same troll who is dumping toxic waste all over DL.

^^^ same

R87 Very useful information. Thanks.

[quote] Just in case anyone’s unclear, this troll is the sane troll who obsessively posts toxic, racist, homophobic trash up and down the board. It seems to have no social life outside DL, and needs a safety valve from the constant negativity, so creates cutesy-poo cosplay accounts like this and “GermanGayGuy”. So you’re chatting with the same troll who is dumping toxic waste all over DL.

Ha! Just in case anyone's unclear, I certainly [bold] NEVER [/bold] post toxic, racist, or homophobic trash on this board or anywhere. And I have a serious problem with you, R87 & R88 saying that I do. Get lost.

[bold] Very useful information. Thanks.

Not sure why you think that is useful, but I'm telling you it's a lie.

[quote] Greg is a troll. A persona. He is also his most ardent fanboi. He's best ignored. Sometimes I post in his threads but I refuse to engage. Anyone who ate the shit he posts as often as he posts about it would be a fat pig and certainly unhealthy.

I am not a troll or a persona.

My food is not shit. And I am neither fat nor unhealthy.

Jealous?

Greg, that menu sounds good but I didn't know you were a vegetarian.

R93, what menu sounds good?

As you know Greg isn’t an authenticated handle, any cunt can just come on here and call themselves Greg,—look, I’m doing it now

Yes, true, R95, but I really resent someone saying that I post racist and homophobic things. I don’t. I don’t ever do that. I am simply who I am. And I am not fat. I am not unhealthy. And the recipes and menus I post are for the best food. The idiots above, R85 and R87 are guilty of slander and calumny and I will be pursuing it for rectification.

I’m very serious about this.

Hence it's a troll R95.

Shut the fuck up, R97. Troublemaker.

No recipes that anyone suggests will satisfy Greg's hunger for attention.

I need attention and have an obsessive need to respond to each and every post. Anything for a crumb.

[quote] I need attention and have an obsessive need to respond to each and every post. Anything for a crumb.

You are correct.

Ever make risotto in an Instant Pot?

American food sounds so exotic and foreign.

I had sausage and mashed potatoes for my tea tonight.

Cyanide

Greg, why not authenticate and end the troll question?

R104, I’m not sure how to do that.

Buy an annual subscription if you haven't already done that (click Account on the top menu) You'll have the ability to pick an authenticated name. Then, when you post, you'll have a checkbox below the message box that says "Sign post as _______" which will sign your posts with your authenticated name.

Is he actually pretending not to know how to authenticate?

Greg is a whim. Greg is a moment. Greg is a feeling.

I haven't forgotten about the prunes.

Still shittin’, huh?

[quote] Is he actually pretending not to know how to authenticate?

Not pretending. But thanks, asshole! ❤️

Homemade Mac and Cheese, Greg, with a salad on the side.

I'm late to the party and Greg has undoubtedly made his choices. I'm a Greg fan because I like talking about food and Greg is very knowledgeable, as are others on DL.

Any kind of homemade soup is great. Pea soup is doable in 10 minutes with a pressure cooker. Homemade Italian wedding soup and beef and barley soup require ground chicken and beef, respectively, and are easy to throw together. Cheese broccoli or cheese cauliflower soup are blender affairs and are delicious with a side sandwich. French onion soup I start the night before by letting onions brown in butter at low heat in a slow cooker for at least 12 hours, then adding beef stock, thyme and sherry. I also discovered a homemade egg noodle called Reames in the freezer section that is very homey in chicken stock with carrots, onions chicken, green beans and thyme.

I realize these are simple, familiar suggestions but perhaps some will find them helpful

R74….. Diarrhea Pocket….. ☹️

Boiled polish sausage with boiled cabbage

This is a decent interpretation of chicken noodle soup with those frozen noodles.

I made this for dinner tonight. It’s chicken tetrazzini. Delicious! I did add a little sherry & mushrooms to it as well

Aren’t there any good restaurants in Pittsburgh?

[quote] Greg, why not authenticate and end the troll question?

As if that would do any such thing

Steak Diane (yes, old school), sauteed spinach with garlic and lemon, salad.

[quote] As if that would do any such thing

Hahaha! Oh I can’t stop laughing.

What a queeny little bitch you are.

But thanks for a laugh!

[quote] As if that would do any such thing

Oh, man, I can’t stop laughing!

What a silly little bitch you are.

Thanks for the laugh!

Sorry for nearly duplicate posts. DL was acting up.

But I’m still laughing at R119.

I make Steak Diane a few times a year. Old school but still delicious and people are always appreciative.

Greg - I need to inform you of something-

It’s 2023 and your menus sound like you’re living in 1964.

One doesn’t braise a carrot, fraud.

[quote] One doesn’t braise a carrot, fraud.

Okay, I guess you know it all.

But you’re missing out on one of the most delicious ways to cook carrots.

Fraud — hahahaha!

That’s news to me, r126

[quote]It’s 2023 and your menus sound like you’re living in 1964.

Minus the Jell-O molded salads.

[quote] Greg - I need to inform you of something—It’s 2023 and your menus sound like you’re living in 1964.

Wow! Thanks, R125. Please educate me. I’m sorry I make chicken Milanese for my partner and me. And roast chicken! Oh, and London broil. I had no idea my cooking is nearly 60 years in the past. Please - can you give me some suggestions so I don’t face public humiliation?

Exactly, R128. I didn’t want to seem defensive, but braised carrots are amazing. I also use thyme.

R126 is such an accomplished cook, I’m sure.

R130/Greg - This makes a lovely, contemporary one dish meal.

I made it for myself and it was so good I've decided to make it for company on a Sunday in February.

Greg- R132 is me R125.

[quote] Greg- [R132] is me [R125].

And? Your point?

I’m making the American Gyros recipe that I posted at R65 tonight. But I’m using store-bought pita and tzatziki sauce. I’ll let you know how it is. So far it smells wonderful!

Taco's tonight! With lots of beer as I watch SF's hope of going to the Super Bowl go down the drain.

[quote] I make chicken Milanese for my partner and me.

Oh man! You have a partner? Dammit. I was falling for you.

Are you guys on like solid ground?

I have a pot roast going and the house smells so good.

I'm going to try this smothered chicken recipe. It's kind of basic but it's cold out and this looks comforting.

Lamb-stuffed calamari over risotto.

[quote]Lamb-stuffed calamari over risotto.

I just now turned vegan.

R141, you're missin' out!

R132 that looks like shit. What about Greg’s food says 1964 to you? I certainly wasn’t eating chicken Milanese in 1964. Or Ethiopian chicken. Or pork Marsala. Enlighten us.

[quote]Ethiopian chicken

Doro wat?

Also, R132, most of us would love to have food like that on an average weeknight. What makes you so critical? Why do you need to “inform” Greg about something? Most nights I’m eating a shitty frozen meal or takeout.

You suck.

I bought two boneless ribeye roasts as soon as they became heavily discounted shortly after the holidays, and cut them into 1/2" steaks. I would have bought more if I had the space in my freezer.

Just a classic steak and baked potato this evening with green beans almondine.

[quote] But thanks for a laugh!

What’s so funny, Defacto? You have had numerous verified accounts and posted up and down the board as anon at the same time. As most posters here remember well.

Sorry but your latest cosplay retardation has been IDed, you pathetic black hole of need.

I can never get used to the anglicized "almondine" instead of "amandine." It doesn't seem like a valid word, since it combines an English noun with a French ending to make it an adjective.

[quote] I certainly wasn’t eating chicken Milanese in 1964

My mother made them. They're chicken cutlets.

I look forward to hearing that Greg perished from ptomaine poisoning.

I know it's not glamorous compared to other peoples dishes but I made Chunky Lentil Soup today- it's really good and I've been making it since3 1993. I served it with Quinoa.

[quote] I look forward to hearing that Greg perished from ptomaine poisoning.

Yawn.

Here are the NYT recs for weekdays. I've left out the names of the recipe contributors. NYT always specifies two vegetarian entrees out of the five it suggests for the week. Would you make any of these?

Monday: Here is X's recipe for roasted vegetables and buttermilk grits. While your vegetables roast, cook the grits over a low flame with milk and water, then hit them with butter and buttermilk at the end. Tuesday In Y's recipe for glazed tofu with chile and star anise, you brown the tofu in whole blocks, so that they pick up a crisp exterior but aren't as crispy as if you browned small cubes. Wednesday Instead of midweek takeout, consider Z's recipe for chicken and greens pasta, made with rotisserie chicken and triple-washed prepackaged greens. Thursday A uses store-bought Marinara sauce for a simple sheet-pan mushroom parmigiana. Friday B adapts the recipe for Nashville-style hot fried chicken that’s served at Peaches HotHouse in Brooklyn.

R151 You cooked that batch of soup for thirty years?

R135 here. I made the gyros recipe and it was delicious! Not hard to make either. I think I shall make it again sometime.

Partner is on a diet so a quiche with no crust or cream--Boo. It does have ham, spinach, red peppers, shallots and garlic with thyme.

R156 is that quiche actually an omelette then?

More like a frittata, r157 (I imagine it was baked).

It's a crustless quiche. it was delicious. Added milk so its consistency was like a custard.

Caribbean stewed chicken or soul food pork chops accompanying rice dish, or cheezy potatoes.

R117 That sounds delicious. Adding that to my list as its been a while. Also like the addition of sherry.

[quote] Sorry but your latest cosplay retardation has been IDed, you pathetic black hole of need.

Is this guy for real? He’s hilarious! A little scary, perhaps, but just basic and balls to the wall CRAZY in a way that makes me laugh.

Gumbo with shrimp, chicken and rice.

It seems like I only cook on Sundays.