Thread: just wanted to share tonight's dinner with you guys..

When I got home this afternoon I had the idea of making coleslaw and my wife was thinking about making a chicken hotdish. So we compromised! After the hotdish was in the oven my 3 year old grandson and I set to work on the slaw. I decided to go with the Ramen noodle type because I like it and I had things handy. We were talking about all the different ingredients and I asked him what he thought should be in there. He said Pretzels. He has been on a Pretzel kick lately. I am open to many things and the dried Ramen is sort of like a Pretzel. So we tried it in a smaller bowl on the side and if you look close in the picture you can see them. It certainly was edible but I think the salt on the Pretzels didn't go well with the rest. If I had unsalted pretzels I would try it again. As you can tell I like to live life on the edge!

My wife's hotdish turned out well as usual but it needed a little salt and pepper. Now off to get my son and his broken down car. A different son than I had to get last week.

Well I made ragu for the first time today for dinner. No pics as I forgot to stop stuffing my face and take a pic. I will take a pic when I reheat the leftover sauce. I made like 2 gallons worth of sauce. I used lamb and pork and italian sausage as the meats and let it cook for about 4 or 5 hours. It was the best sauce I have ever had.

Originally Posted by cosperryan

Well I made ragu for the first time today for dinner. No pics as I forgot to stop stuffing my face and take a pic. I will take a pic when I reheat the leftover sauce. I made like 2 gallons worth of sauce. I used lamb and pork and italian sausage as the meats and let it cook for about 4 or 5 hours. It was the best sauce I have ever had.

Can't wait for the pics.
What pasta did you pair it with?

Originally Posted by Lolita1x2

Can't wait for the pics.
What pasta did you pair it with?

I was wanting to use some gemelli but didn't have enough so I ended up using spaghetti which I always have plenty of. Still it was great with spaghetti.

Tonight's supper......Broccoflower and Parsnip soup with beer stock,sage,sea salt,pepper,Garlic,onions and Sharp cheddar cheese, and some butter for the gloss ....then dessert.....Vanilla bean cheese cake topped with old fashioned peanut butter and maple syrup....boy howdy ! 5 gajillion calories never tasted so good ha.********************************

Originally Posted by Nightblade

Tonight's supper......Broccoflower and Parsnip soup with beer stock,sage,sea salt,pepper,Garlic,onions and Sharp cheddar cheese, and some butter for the gloss ....then dessert.....Vanilla bean cheese cake topped with old fashioned peanut butter and maple syrup....boy howdy ! 5 gajillion calories never tasted so good ha.********************************

I can tell you have a sweet tooth. There's a disproportionate amount dessert for the dinner on that table. LOL.

Lunch:

Large bowl of thick green split pea w/ habeneros pureed to perfection with my finest culinary hand tools.

Originally Posted by OCDshaver

I can tell you have a sweet tooth. There's a disproportionate amount dessert for the dinner on that table. LOL.

I think it is just that the pictures are of different proportions. That is a ladle in the bowl with some very big pieces of bread and I think that the desert bowl is only about 2 inches in diameter!

Originally Posted by Siguy

Lunch:

Large bowl of thick green split pea w/ habeneros pureed to perfection with my finest culinary hand tools.

Does this mean you mashed them with your fork?

Originally Posted by 32t

I think it is just that the pictures are of different proportions. That is a ladle in the bowl with some very big pieces of bread and I think that the desert bowl is only about 2 inches in diameter!

You both are half right if that makes sense ? The bowl is a medium size ramenkin with my soup spoon(I have Euro size flatware and the dessert bowl is about 4 1/2 X 2 1/2 . I do have a sweet tooth and I do like my angles