What are you having for dinner?

[Renee]

a grilled chicken breast and some shells and cheese

[Taka]

because i just (temporarily) banned myself from eating any carbs that aren't from bananas, tomatoes, or the milk in my morning coffee... i had some trouble finding enough ingredients for my dinner yesterday. ended up just heating some tuna with red beans and green peas. and enough seasoning. tasted good.

[Devlyn]

Pan fried chicken tenders, homemade gravy/dipping sauce, and green beans.

[MadeleineG]

chicken vindaloo

[CalmRage]

Chicken Satay/Saté

[Jamie D]

Earlier today I made a picnic potato salad, and then I made Sloppy Joes from scratch.

(I feel like I'm in Lunch Lady Land.)

[Anatta]

Kia Ora,

Steak (Vegetarian) in black bean sauce with steamed veges = spuds, cauliflower, broccoli, brussels sprouts, carrots... Yum

Meta Zenda  

[Anatta]

Aww, cmon now, how can you have a "steak (vegetarian)"?  I'm sorry Kuan Yin but I have to say boo on that little stretch of meaning in the name of being vegetarian.

Kia Ora Joules,

Are cows vegetarian ? 

I've been vegetarian for nearly 40 years and over this period of time there has been some major developments when it comes to what's on offer in the way of vegetarian "mock-meats" ...Nowadays one can get mock bacon, ham, pork, chicken, duck,lamb,fish,shrimp (and of course mock steak in black bean sauce  yummy)...In Asia especially places like China, mock meats are big business...

I buy some of my 'mock' meats from a shop called 'Blissfuls' it's a Chinese Buddhist shop which caters for the local Chinese/Asian Buddhist and Taoists communities...

Some vegetarians don't eat meat because they don't like the taste (many can't even stand the taste of mock meat), but they have no qualms about the animals being kill for their flesh.... As for myself, I don't agree with breeding and killing fellow sentient beings (animals) just to gorge upon their flesh...

You are what you eat, some say, well at least I'm not a gluts
Along with a little fruit, beans and vegetables I'm quite happy being nuts !

But in saying all this I feel a last word should be said-
I would sooner be a 'nutjob' than a graveyard for their dead ! (animals that is)

But it's "Different Strokes For Different Folks!"

So what are you having for dinner  Joules ? 

Metta Zenda

[Anatta]

I meant no offense, I hope none was taken.  I have tried some mock meats and in truth they aren't all that bad.  I really should move more in that direction myself, I have many telltale health issues from too much red meat in my lifetime (Gout, High Cholesterol, Colon Polyps, High Blood Pressure, Arthritis (?))  I did try some turkey breakfast sausage recently, bleaahhh.  Kind of sad about that, I'm a huge fan of breakfast sausage but it's one thing I've cut from my diet for cholesterol concerns.  Unfortunately, this particular brand of turkey sausage wasn't even close...

What am I having for dinner?  I have one last T-Bone in the fridge, red and it used to say "MOO".  I should freeze it and make some curried chicken breast, but I'll let my stomach decide in a few hours....

Kia Ora Joules,

No offense taken...I just like to ramble on 

Well I hope you find a suitable healthy diet...

Metta Zenda

[Madison Leigh]

Some re-heated garlic parmesan meatballs that my roommate made earlier.  Would've never made something like that myself; but they are surprisingly good.

[Danielle Emmalee]

Garlic Cheese Toast and Chicken Bites, wanted delivery but wasn't feeling for pizza or chinese.

[big kim]

 Made a vegetarian beef casserole with carrots onion parsnip leek celery turnip and horse radish dumplings.Followed by rice pudding

[marikvulpina]

gonna cook up some brown rice with chicken stock instead of water, and bake a swai fillet. just a little sea salt and black/white pepper. I'm a girl of simple tastes.

[Mary81]

Rabbit confit with roasted beet and mint salad

[Renee]

Roasted chicken with rice and noodles over at the neighbor's house.

[Devlyn]

Made a vegetarian beef casserole with carrots onion parsnip leek celery turnip and horse radish dumplings.Followed by rice pudding

There's something wrong here.

[Devlyn]

To review, from page 11, I present steak, beef:

For my anniversary, I thought a steak would be nice. I picked up this ribeye, one and a half inches thick ($15), brined it in salt, garlic powder, onion powder, black pepper, a spritz of soy sauce and a few tablespoons of water. Four minutes to a side in a rocket hot pan, eight minutes rest wrapped in foil, and presto! How did I do?

[big kim]

Nothing wrong with veggie"meat",if we were meant to eat flesh we would have teeth like a cat

[Devlyn]

If we weren't meant to eat meat, we wouldn't have knives and forks. Stop being silly! 

[Jamie D]

Before it begins to get too chilly, I fired up the Weber Kettle.  After all, it is still summer!  Using mesquite charcoal, I smoked a couple of large boneless skinless chicken breasts.  Could have served four, easily, but I was cooking for two.

When you do it right, "low and slow," the meat (be it beef, pork, lamb, or poultry) will form a "patina" on the outside, which picks up the wonderful smoke flavoring.

For serving, I sliced the breasts into medallions.