What's for supper?

[dwcrawford]

i've got some growing on the back deck if you want to come pick some...  guess the dried is ok though.

[monrein]

Take a small eggplant  (the big ones can be bitter) and slice it thinly, use a mandoline if you have one.  Brush with olive oil and grill until nicely charred on both sides.  Take fresh chicken breasts and slice lengthwise into uniform slices not too thick (cutlets like) .  Brush with olive oil and chopped fresh basil or parsley.  Grill quickly or saute quickly but don't cook all the way.   Make a lasagna by layering the chicken with the eggplant adding what you like...maybe a bit of tomato sauce, maybe more chopped basil or parsley,  grated parmesan, mozzarella, whatever you're allowed to have.

Top with grated parmesan and bake for 30 minutes at 400.

You can also just grill the chicken and eggplant and assemble a layered thing like a lasagna adding in cheeses, herbs etc.  This way, picky people can leave out things they don't like.   For this though I like to then wrap it in individual foil pouches and grill to melt any cheese and warm it up.

Basil is super easy to grow...several different types.  Sweet basil is maybe most common but there's Thai red basil and small leaved basil too.

No it wouldn't hurt not to use it.  I just love it.  I put it in scrambled eggs even.

There you go Ms. Texas Twirl.

Don't bother with the dried for this lasagna.  Use a different herb, like parsley instead or leave it out.

[pelagia]

I just got back from seeing the movie "Julie and Julia."  It's about Julia Child, food and love.  It's a great movie.  I went by myself.  First time for everything, right?  I had a movie combo for dinner - a big bag of popcorn (with butter!) and a big diet pepsi.  First time for everything, right?  I'm not planning to make it a habit, but it was fun and I laughed.  Now I'm watching shark week and thinking of Twirl. 

[cariad]

I would love to try your recipe, MIbarra. I'll let you know if the kids like it. The older kid should be game, but the younger one seems to have issues against soup in general. He calls it slime (he's 3). As for renal friendly, so far, I don't need to worry about that. I know my husband and I will love it, and we live in the land of cheese (Wis.) so we can get the good stuff!

Twirl, I've never tried roasted cauliflower. Sounds divine. I'll give it a try over the weekend.

Thanks for the input! 

[dwcrawford]

I just got back from seeing the movie "Julie and Julia."  It's about Julia Child, food and love.  It's a great movie.  I went by myself.  First time for everything, right?  I had a movie combo for dinner - a big bag of popcorn (with butter!) and a big diet pepsi.  First time for everything, right?  I'm not planning to make it a habit, but it was fun and I laughed.  Now I'm watching shark week and thinking of Twirl. 

Very good.  Nothing wrong with going places by yourself.  What better company could there be.  You maybe should make a habit of it (well perhaps not all the buttered popcorn, pepsi, etc.)  I want to see that movie.  The promos look really good.  I saw a biography on Julia and I think she may have truly been a bit irreverent.

[twirl]

she can have all the pepsi and buttered popcorn she wants -- she is not on dialysis 
I want to see that movie
thanks monrein for the recipe

[dwcrawford]

Butter is bad for you heart.  Popcorn is bad for your teeth.  Pepsi make you want to go to the bathroom...

[Restorer]

We just picked up our share last night, and we have many leftovers from the past week (some of it may not be usable). Broccoli, cauliflower, kohlrabi, zucchini (courgettes if you insist), squash, tomatoes, lettuce, beets, pole beans, english peas, and eggs, eggs, eggs! Someone save us!

I've got just the thing for your pole beans (though if you're a vegetarian, you might have to leave out the bacon):

http://www.crookedkitchen.com/2009/07/19/southern-style-romano-beans/

I always have trouble using zucchini and tomatoes. As far as the english peas, I like to do them very simply - shell, boil for 2 minutes, then drain and into a saute pan with some butter, shallots, and herbs. Season with salt and taste continually while cooking and adjusting the seasoning, until they're just where you want them.

I have to admit I've never cooked kohlrabi, and I never end up buying cauliflower. Broccoli I like steamed not too long, with some salt and butter.

[monrein]

Roasting cauliflower for cauliflower soup adds a nice difference to the taste. 

[pelagia]

Butter is bad for you heart.  Popcorn is bad for your teeth.  Pepsi make you want to go to the bathroom...

and Pepsi is bad for my bones, too, but yesterday I was tossing all caution to the wind 

[jbeany]

Heck, has anyone got any good ideas for tonight?  I've got all day to cook, but no bright ideas of anything that sounds good. . .

[dwcrawford]

I would like a really nice soup tonight please...  or better still, a shrimp gumbo.  Thanks.

Heck, has anyone got any good ideas for tonight?  I've got all day to cook, but no bright ideas of anything that sounds good. . .

[jbeany]

Well, potato ham soup does sound good.  Fatal, but good!

[dwcrawford]

That works for  me.  Actually I have no diet restrictioons this month.

[kitkatz]

2 hard fried eggs, a crepe with blueberries and cream, hashbrowns, 4 pieces of bacon. Carrows do up! Yes I ate it all.

[twirl]

 a Davita chicken rice recipe for me -- and it was almost good -- I may include the recipe here
spaghetti for my family -- homemade and too unrenal friendly for this thread
garlic bread -- them - not me
salad
fresh field peas -- for all - cooked in low sodium chicken broth
strawberry short cake for them -- strawberries for me
sweet tea - them
unsweetened tea - me

[dwcrawford]

Not too bad for you or them... mmm

My meals are set for a while now.  Jus saw a commercial for a "mac and cheese and spam" canned together.  Going to store now to see if I can find it.  Yum....

[twirl]

mac and cheese and spam in a can together
the sodium must be Heaven level
don't eat it
renal failure diet

[dwcrawford]

but it sounds so good.

[kitkatz]

DW's mac and cheese and spam in a can belong on fail.com

[del]

I'm baking a chicken.  Having what some people would call a new england dinner with it. It's vegetables boiled with corn beef.  I have greens and dumplings too!!  Making gravy to have with it. Freshly baked banana bread or cherries from our own tree for dessert.  Can't wait - it smells so good!!!  This is a traditional Newfoundland dinner!!

[MIbarra]

Bought a rotisserie chicken yesterday.. Made enchiladas with it last night and chicken salad in pita bread today.. There will still be chicken left. Any suggestions?

[Restorer]

Tonight, curried broccoli soup. I didn't have a blender handy, so I tried to use a potato masher. It didn't work as well as I had hoped. It would have turned out better as curried creamed broccoli, but it still tasted very good.

The remnants of an onion, chopped, plus two cloves of garlic, chopped, sweated in olive oil until soft. Then a spoonful of Thai massaman curry paste and some extra turmeric and mixed chili powder, fried along with the onions and garlic. Then I added a crown of broccoli, chopped up pretty small, a cup of chicken broth, and half a cup of water. Simmered that for half an hour, then mashed it up the best I could with a masher. Then I added a bit of cream, stirred it all up, and tasted. Added lemon juice and cayenne pepper, then ate a bowlful.

Edit:
Oh, and breakfast was scrambled eggs with chorizo. Just Mexican pork chorizo browned in a pan, with some chopped onion and jalapeno, then two eggs scrambled in. I ate them on top of a split toasted English muffin.

[Jean]

Chicken marinated in buttermilk, roasted in the oven with a little lemon pepper, a lovely salad and home made bread.
What a keeper meal that was!!

[Des]

Bought a rotisserie chicken yesterday.. Made enchiladas with it last night and chicken salad in pita bread today.. There will still be chicken left. Any suggestions?

Chicken cubed in pasta with a white mushroom sauce.