What's for Dinner, Sat., Feb. 18. 2023

[NJCher]

Changed my cannellini-meatball-minestrone today with a little coaching from the RG. I liked this tip; worked out well.

He told me to drain some of the liquid from the soup and add beef broth to it after I sauteed a little more onion in better in a pan. Into this new broth base, I added more herbs (thyme, mostly) and then some Better than Bouillon beef (1 tsp) and a tsp of tomato paste. Then I tasted it: voila, all new, more flavorful taste.

Put my vegetables into the broth and brought it to a boil. Added the meatballs and escarole, plus a generous sprinkling of Parmesan for the top.

Salad made with chopped Romaine. Cherry tomatoes, green pepper, red onion, celery, and cucumber. I added more Gorgonzola to the salad dressing, topped it with chopped bacon and Chinese noodles.

Dessert: tapioca pudding with green grapes. Decaf coffee, French roast.

[Chipper Chat]

1. Pretty simple today.

Angus beef patty. Stovetop boiled ppotatoes with garlic salt and butter. Libby's corn. Izzio sourdough bread -toasted. Orange Gatorade. One York peppermint patty for dessert.

[irisblue]

2. Got to go stare in the fridge... 🤨

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.tuna on a green salad, hot decafe tea

[Diamond_Dog]

3. I think adding a little tomato paste or spaghetti sauce to a beef based soup

Adds richness and I add it when the occasion calls for it. Your soup sounds delicious Cher.

[twodogsbarking]

4. Italian sausage with peppers, onions, sweet potatoes and fresh herbs. Soft bakery bread. Wine.

Salad with lettuces, tomatoes, radishes, homemade Italian dressing. Rooibos tea with honey after.

[Yonnie3]

5. Ham and bean soup

with a garden salad and cornbread.

Afterwards some blackberries and low carb yogurt (banana cream pie flavored)

[littlewolf]

6. cool rainy day

made Cheeseburger Macaroni soup
and garlic bread...

[Emile]

7. Took the family to Red Lobster.

[Retrograde]

8. seafood chowder

with stock made from the shells of the crab we had earlier this week, potatoes, and some of Trader Joe's frozen mixed seafood. Probably a green salad. I'm debating whether to make a quick break.