What's for Dinner?

_Crazy_Mary_

Do you cook dinner from scratch? Heat something up in the microwave? Go out to a restaurant for dinner? Eat at the table or in front of the TV? What does everybody do for dinner?

Heineken Helen

All of the above... although I get the MOST pleasure when I cook something from scratch haven't done that in a while... even using jars and stuff, it may be nice but when someone tells me it's really nice, I've cheated and can't take the same pleasure.

I need more recipes for cooking easy stuff from scratch

Heineken Helen

I don't trust microwaves at ALL and would rather never use them... but then sometimes I get lazy but then I really get no pleasure from it

I cooked every day last week though

surfanddestroy

Usually try to cook from scratch if I have enough time and never eat at the table as we don't have one.

MrMerkinball

I don't get home in time for Dinner with my wife and kids. They eat at 5:30, and I don't usually get home until 6:30-7.

On Saturdays and Sundays - I cook my family dinner from scratch and we sit at the table with no TV and talk about the week.

During the week - I microwave whatever was left over

BinFrog

Last night I setup a "Make your own burrito" night at my fiance's apartment for her and 2 of her roommates.

Choice of beef with chipotle seasoning, or plain chicken.

Accompaniments included: heated black beans, sauteed onions, green chiles, stewed chipotle peppers, jalapenos, sour cream, shredded lettuce, Sargento Mexican cheese & Tabasco sauce.

Then my fiance made red potatoes/brussel sprouts/cauliflower with a little bit of olive oil, Thyme and salt, roasted in the oven for 45 mins.

Add a little beer and vino...

T'was freaking good.

Sian-of-the-dead

I like to cook from scratch but I don't often get time. We've had 'proper' dinners recently because we haven't been chasing around as much. Sunday we had a full beef roast dinner from scratch!
I have worked as a chef so microwaves are the enemy. I love cooking everything on the hob

Tonight we have chicken burgers and potato wedges... courtesy of Tescos

Heineken Helen

Sian-of-the-dead wrote:

I like to cook from scratch but I don't often get time. We've had 'proper' dinners recently because we haven't been chasing around as much. Sunday we had a full beef roast dinner from scratch! : D
I have worked as a chef so microwaves are the enemy. I love cooking everything on the hob : )

Tonight we have chicken burgers and potato wedges... courtesy of Tescos : o

:eek: you don't microwave food but you'd have chicken burgers and wedges from tesco???????

And don't gimme that 'I don't have time to cook from scratch' bollox... it doesn't TAKE much time I was gonna say that, but fact is, I simply can't be bothered sometimes even though it really doesn't take time and you get soooooooooo much more satisfaction from it.

Sian-of-the-dead

Heineken Helen wrote:

:eek: you don't microwave food but you'd have chicken burgers and wedges from tesco???????

And don't gimme that 'I don't have time to cook from scratch' bollox... it doesn't TAKE much time I was gonna say that, but fact is, I simply can't be bothered sometimes even though it really doesn't take time and you get soooooooooo much more satisfaction from it.

We're busy tonight... besides, they're 100% chicken breast

Heineken Helen

Sian-of-the-dead wrote:

We're busy tonight... besides, they're 100% chicken breast

fair enough then

zacman13245

I like making my own tomato sauce and then building a meal around it.

mickeyrat

BEEF , its whats for dinner. Or PORK the OTHER white meat.

decides2dream

my favorite thing to do for dinner is to eat out at a restaurant, and we do so entirely too often. we also get takeout often, and my husband cooks. he usually cooks from scratch, but has a few meals he 'cheats' a bit with, but still awesome...he's a great cook! i don't cook. on occasion i may make pasta and heat up some of hubby's homemade sauce ...but that's the extent of it. i do like to sit down at the table, candles and music over dinner....but we also will eat at our large coffee table with takeout and watch a DVD.

justam

_Crazy_Mary_ wrote:

Do you cook dinner from scratch? Heat something up in the microwave? Go out to a restaurant for dinner? Eat at the table or in front of the TV? What does everybody do for dinner?

I make dinner most nights and we eat at the table. We generally go out to eat once a week.

I use the microwave to defrost things I've frozen-- like red-sauce.

polaris

i eat out quite a bit cuz that's the beauty of living in toronto ... but i also cook from scratch - i don't own a microwave ...

tonite - i'm thinking thai green curry w/ jasmine rice and a mango/cilantro salad ...

decides2dream

polaris wrote:

i eat out quite a bit cuz that's the beauty of living in toronto ... but i also cook from scratch - i don't own a microwave ...

tonite - i'm thinking thai green curry w/ jasmine rice and a mango/cilantro salad ...

what time shall i be over?


i LOVE food. i love eating it of course, trying new flavors, new restaurants.....reading about food, gathering recipes, reading about ingrdients. i just for whatever reason don't enjoy the act of cooking. i'd be great at helping and offer, but hubby likes to cook on his own. we also have a smallish kitchen, so that might come into play as well.



we do own a microwave, but don't use it to cook. use it to defrost sometimes, hubby uses it for reheating his leftovers - i'm not much for leftovers - and i use it most to make popcorn. haha.

florence151

Home today.

Tonight, pasta fagioli topped with grated Romano cheese. Also we will have a home made Italian roll and a glass of Zinfandel . This should make today's rainy, cold day a bit better. House smells like baking bread right now.

We usually cook together. We put on music (speakers in the kitchen), pop a bottle of wine and relax while getting things ready.

polaris

decides2dream wrote:

what time shall i be over?


i LOVE food. i love eating it of course, trying new flavors, new restaurants.....reading about food, gathering recipes, reading about ingrdients. i just for whatever reason don't enjoy the act of cooking. i'd be great at helping and offer, but hubby likes to cook on his own. we also have a smallish kitchen, so that might come into play as well.



we do own a microwave, but don't use it to cook. use it to defrost sometimes, hubby uses it for reheating his leftovers - i'm not much for leftovers - and i use it most to make popcorn. haha.

dinner will be served at 6:30 ...

i love to cook ... it's my outlet for creativity and a means to connect to people ... everyone let's their guard down slightly when it comes to food ...

Linda

roasted chicken and potato's, baby carrots (aaaaaww ), sweetcorn

decides2dream

polaris wrote:

dinner will be served at 6:30 ...

i love to cook ... it's my outlet for creativity and a means to connect to people ... everyone let's their guard down slightly when it comes to food ...

i'll try to be on time.



that is why i LOVE sharing meals with people. just something about breaking bread together, sharing drinks, a leaisruely meal.....time together. probably why i love eating out so much, focus entirely on the company.

blackredyellow

We usually eat at the table. My wife and I always ate in front of the TV, but now with a little one we've changed our ways.

During the week it's usually a mix of everything... The main part is usually some form of chicken, beef or pork, with veggies and a side (most of the time something quick from a box).

Weekends, we do a bit more cooking from scratch.

Heineken Helen

Looks like tonights dinner is gonna be scrambled egg, baked beans and toast

eyedclaar

We both like to cook, so mostly we cook from scratch. When we're camping, which is often, we do all of our cooking with the camp fire. No gas stoves allowed.

yostarama

blackredyellow wrote:

We usually eat at the table. My wife and I always ate in front of the TV, but now with a little one we've changed our ways.

During the week it's usually a mix of everything... The main part is usually some form of chicken, beef or pork, with veggies and a side (most of the time something quick from a box).

Weekends, we do a bit more cooking from scratch.

This how my wife and I go about cooking she works first and i work second thru the week on weekends it's from scratch. Also we go out for dinner we enjoy dinner food all the way to 3 michlen stars. We eat in front of tv but are expecting our first in May and we already said it's the table with no tv. Enjoy sushi or sashimi, the most. Later yostarama

foxymop_stupidmop

Tonight I work so they will have to eat leftover ziti casserole from Sunday night. It was good then so it should be even better now!

Tomorrow we eat out because I need a day off before the Big Turkey Cookoff.

urbanhippie

I usually cook, we rarely eat takeout, but my favourite is to eat out at a good restaurant.

I'm cooking tonight. Spicy chicken fajitas with a green salad on the side. Sour cream and guacamole ago go

JOEJOEJOE

Last night I cooked turkey meatballs from scratch....tomato sauce, corn meal, curry powder, garlic and olive oil.

I was home sick yesterday, and so I attempted to make chocolate croissants with phyllo dough....I made the oven too hot, so they came out burnt, and the smoke alarm sounded. Luckily, the alarm system wasn't set so no call from the alarm patrol!

SENROCK

_Crazy_Mary_ wrote:

Do you cook dinner from scratch? Heat something up in the microwave? Go out to a restaurant for dinner? Eat at the table or in front of the TV? What does everybody do for dinner?

i WAS gonna reply to this last night but procrastination got me. :eek:
last night for dinner i hadd THEE LOVLIEST order of chili cheese fries from Tam's. It is a fast food place in the ghetto and dammit let me tell you. There was so much cheese up in there. It was the best order of fries ive hadd in a LONG time. i drove 40 minutes just to get them IN TRAFFIC after work. Im still full from dinner!!!! :eek:

Heineken Helen

urbanhippie wrote:

I usually cook, we rarely eat takeout, but my favourite is to eat out at a good restaurant.

I'm cooking tonight. Spicy chicken fajitas with a green salad on the side. Sour cream and guacamole ago go

I'm not one for a side of salad (don't see the point of it ) but fajita's sound YUM... I LOVE sour cream

_Crazy_Mary_

SENROCK! wrote:

i WAS gonna reply to this last night but procrastination got me. :eek:
last night for dinner i hadd THEE LOVLIEST order of chili cheese fries from Tam's. It is a fast food place in the ghetto and dammit let me tell you. There was so much cheese up in there. It was the best order of fries ive hadd in a LONG time. i drove 40 minutes just to get them IN TRAFFIC after work. Im still full from dinner!!!! :eek:

That sounds so good!

Last night we sat at the table, it was one of my nights off, so I had the honor of cooking dinner. Chicken tenderloins in lemon-caper sauce with brown mushroom rice & pan-roasted green beans. So fricken good! I put the leftovers in an omelette this morning and then I washed last night's dishes...

Enkidu

My husband - I guess he had some kind of early mid-life crisis and decided he would learn to cook. So that's been great. He makes all kinds of risotto and this steak kind of lightly seasoned with olive oil and sea salt and the best caesar salad ever and on Saturday night he made homemade chocolate mousse. We kind of go nuts at Thanksgiving, too. It's a miracle I don't weigh 300 pounds.