What's for Dinner, Wed., July 3, 2024

[NJCher]

Cod filets, battered, on artisan roll.

Sweet potato fries.

Pomegranate kombucha.

Earl Grey tea, iced. Five-seed almond bar with cream cheese.

[BOSSHOG]

1. Spaghetti and meat sauce

Garlic bread. I am fortunate. My wife is a whiz in the kitchen and she’s her worst critic. Her only critic. She’s been busy three days straight so easy meal tonight.

I do like your supper tonight Cher.

[elleng]

2. FINALLY, a meal to appreciate, after stressful morning/afternoon:

Linguini with chix and broccoli in a great red sauce (from local restaurant, which began in 1950s for pizza.) Sauce available by jar, too. Place is Ledo, in MD.

for Marinara Sauce (The copycat recipe is about 4 quarts of sauce.)

* Approx. 1 / 4-1 / 2 cup light or extra virgin olive oil
* 4 - 28 ounces of canned plum tomatoes in thick puree, or 4 - 28 ounces canned crushed tomatoes
* 1-6 oz. The good tomato puree, such as Contadina
* Approx. 4-6 cloves of fresh garlic, crushed
* 1 medium-large onion, finely chopped very processor or by hand (if you like your sauce smooth, then pulse the onion in the processor until the consistency of applesauce)
* Pepper flakes
* Kosher salt
* Freshly cracked black pepper

Ice cream later.

[woodsprite]

3. First dinner home after a 3wk vacation and future DIL is coming over with her puppers. We're having...

Greek turkey burgers with fixings (tomato, tatziki, onions, lettuce) with potato salad and broccoli. Dessert is "Make your own sundae" (vanilla, coffee, or strawberry ice cream) in chocolate chip cookie cups. Iced tea to drink with dinner.

Before dinner we're having either Skinny Pina Colada or Orange creamscicle with veggies/dip. Skinny pina colada is 2/3rds bottle of Ice Pineapple Coconut sugar free soda, 2-3 shots heavy cream, 3 shots rum, over crushed ice - add coconut or pineapple flavoring if you want those flavors stronger. You can do the same with the Ice Orange SF soda for the creamsicle version - just add a 1/4 tsp vanilla extract.

[elleng]

4. WOW! That 'skinny,' sounds great!

Shared with daughters and son in law!

[NJCher]

5. I'm doing turkey burgers over the fourth

Hadn't thought about Greek--just might do it that way. I had planned on a Martha Stewart recipe that I tried a few weeks ago and was very happy with.

Meant to mention in my OP that Whole Foods has a sale on ice cream and ice cream bars, novelties, etc. The prices are 50% off. I got Yasso bars for $3.50!

[ProfessorGAC]

6. Poor Boys

Butcher shop here sells really good poor boy meat.
I grilled them over charcoal. I put course salt, black pepper, smoked paprika, mustard & onion powder on the meat, pre-cooking.
I put garlic butter on the rolls & toasted them on the grill for about 2 minutes before the meat went on.
Put Colby cheese on them, then tomato & sport pepper ribbons.
Came out really good.

[Emile]

7. Cheeseburger, potato chips and ranch dip.

Ice cream drumstick before bedtime.

Good Evening