What's For Dinner?

[MissStacey 1]

I'm making an awesome recipe that Mel got from a friend who is Turkish. It is so easy and so yummy:

I marinate chicken breasts cut into strips in some olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper and lots of sumac. We put the strips into a wire basket and onto the grill and then eat it in pitas. I also marinate some red onions in the same recipe and just leave them in the fridge until we are ready to make our pitas.

[Autumnchik 6]

Mmmm Stace, sounds yummy .. can I come over?

We are going out to eat tonight. Hubby's friend has been staying with us since right before Xmas. He is leaving to head back to the Kootenays this week so we will probably be going out to dinner every night until Thursday with various friends to say goodbye to him.

[trailmix 77]

Well I have peeled potatoes, yam, have the lemon and onion ready, chicken will be in the oven in 1/2 an hour - I have put in a full day of work here....yawn.

And Stacey that does sound delicious.

[KarenCee 3]

One thing I definately want one day (soon I hope) is a rotisserie thing. We LOVE rotisserie chicken, baked with all those herbs (with an "h") and spices...and we LOVE Lemon Chicken! Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm. Tonight though is just a lasagna casserole.

[LadyJane 1]

Since I'm here at work way too late (8:30 pm and counting!), I'm treating myself to Pizza House. With ham, mushrooms, spinach, sun dried tomatoes. The bestest pizza in Ann Arbor. (just don't tell FEW-he's sort of obsessed with Pizza House)

[Kathryn41 3,205]

I took the quick route out tonight - busy with laundry and still feeling pretty slow after being sick all last week. I start with one of the Deluxe or Supreme frozen pizzas, then add a whole variety of my own toppings in addition. Tonight's extras included a small can of green chilis, lots of hot peppers, extra mushrooms, lots of extra cubed tomatoes, chopped zuchinni, extra chopped peppers and onions, more Italian spices, then the whole covered with freshly grated mozzarella. It takes a little bit longer to bake but tastes really good.

[Marilyn. 340]

we had sgetti with sgetti sauce... I just used jarred sauce but I usually fry up some ground beef and onions and then add the sauce... if I have I will also fry up some bell peppers and mushrooms too..

[Krikit 1,164]

I think it's funny that we are both making lemon chicken, in fact I don't think I have ever made lemon chicken, well not that I can remember, however when we were at the store I thought of it and skipped back to produce to grab a lemon !

BTW, the lemon was 79 cents - seems a bit pricey for 1 lemon.

Oh and we bought some florida citrus (2 oranges) - helping the florida economy from our own neighbourhood

That is funny. And we never even called each other! I just paid $1.99 for 3 lemons. But that's because I bought them at the supermarket instead of the outdoor market where the prices are more realistic.

Is Chiang Mai soup the same as tom yom?

Oh, do you like tom yom too? My husband loves it. This is Chiang Mai soup.

Last night I made liver. Sound really gross I know. But I fry it with bacon, onions and mushrooms in white wine and then serve it on a bed of spinach leaves. It's my husband's favorite (one of them). I got the idea from a really amazing French Bistro I used to go to when I lived in Malta and everyone I've made it for loves it. I guess you might have to like liver to enjoy it but...

I've been to Malta! Went with my Mom and two aunts on vacation. I'm tellin ya, you haven't lived until you've played bingo in the town square with the caller speaking in arabic and the crazy aunts insisting that they understand the numbers he's calling, then hitting the karaoke bar for a big night out. What a hoot.

Can't stand liver, though.

[Krikit 1,164]

I'm making an awesome recipe that Mel got from a friend who is Turkish. It is so easy and so yummy:

I marinate chicken breasts cut into strips in some olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper and lots of sumac. We put the strips into a wire basket and onto the grill and then eat it in pitas. I also marinate some red onions in the same recipe and just leave them in the fridge until we are ready to make our pitas.

Sumac? Interesting. I don't think I've ever seen any of that. I just know them as bushes that grow in Northern Ontario. lol. I must try some.... if I ever find some.

[MissStacey 1]

I'm making an awesome recipe that Mel got from a friend who is Turkish. It is so easy and so yummy:

I marinate chicken breasts cut into strips in some olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper and lots of sumac. We put the strips into a wire basket and onto the grill and then eat it in pitas. I also marinate some red onions in the same recipe and just leave them in the fridge until we are ready to make our pitas.

Sumac? Interesting. I don't think I've ever seen any of that. I just know them as bushes that grow in Northern Ontario. lol. I must try some.... if I ever find some.

I had never tried it before Mel made me this recipe. I actually had to google it because I didn't know what it was. It has a really nice flavor- it's quite mild and we use a ton of it when we make this chicken. Its a purple color and we started calling this recipe "Purple Chicken"

I would assume any type of international market will have it. I don't think I have ever seen sumac in a regular grocery store or Costco- but then it was something I had never tried looking for before now.

[MissStacey 1]

Mmmm Stace, sounds yummy .. can I come over?

We are going out to eat tonight. Hubby's friend has been staying with us since right before Xmas. He is leaving to head back to the Kootenays this week so we will probably be going out to dinner every night until Thursday with various friends to say goodbye to him.

You can come over anytime

Dinner out is always good

I'm excited to go to Nirvana- an Indian restaurant in New Orleans for Valentines day.

[Cassie 8]

I am going to start simmering some spaghetti sauce in about an hour or so I am in the mood for something warm and comfort-foody.

[Krikit 1,164]

I am in the mood for something warm and comfort-foody.

Me too. It's raining here so we're having pizza soup.

PIZZA SOUP

1 tbsp vegetable oil

1 chopped onion

1/2 cup sliced mushrooms

1/4 cup slivered green pepper

1 can 28 oz tomatoes

1 cup beef stock

1 cup thinly sliced pepperoni

1/2 tsp dried basil

1 cup shredded mozzarella

Stir fry onion, mushrooms, green pepper and oil until soft but not browned. Add tomatoes, stock, pepperoni and basil; cook until heated through. (I break up tomatoes into smaller bits.)

Ladle soup into 4 ovenproof bowls; sprinkle with cheese. Broil until cheese is melted and golden.

Edited February 12, 2008 by Crikey!

[Marilyn. 340]

I think we are having something with chicken drumsticks... but we are going to be out later so plans may change...

[trailmix 77]

I am in the mood for something warm and comfort-foody.

Me too. It's raining here so we're having pizza soup.

PIZZA SOUP

1 tbsp vegetable oil

1 chopped onion

1/2 cup sliced mushrooms

1/4 cup slivered green pepper

1 can 28 oz tomatoes

1 cup beef stock

1 cup thinly sliced pepperoni

1/2 tsp dried basil

1 cup shredded mozzarella

Stir fry onion, mushrooms, green pepper and oil until soft but not browned. Add tomatoes, stock, pepperoni and basil; cook until heated through. (I break up tomatoes into smaller bits.)

Ladle soup into 4 ovenproof bowls; sprinkle with cheese. Broil until cheese is melted and golden.

^^^^^^ this sounds absolutely delicious !

Well, I don't really feel like cooking tonight. Our chicken last night was a bit dry - which is incredibly strange since I stuffed it with onion and lemon and it was in a pool of chicken stock. Anyway - it was all good none-the-less.

I picked up a pizza at the deli in Sobeys the other day, so I'm thinking pizza and salad for dinner.