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NJCher

(37,868 posts)
Sat Jun 10, 2023, 02:37 PM Jun 2023

What's for Dinner, Sat., June 10, 2023

Fish tacos using perch. I'm making the slaw fresh with carrots and napa cabbage. I'd like to add a little purple cabbage right before serving.

On the side, for crunchiness, will be red and gold sweet peppers, the little ones

Dessert: cherries and Earl Grey tea.

On another note, I worked for hours on that dish from last night. That's the chicken/cucumber/couscous lettuce wraps. I changed my mind about the sauce, though, from cashew almond to peanut butter, kind of like what is used for sesame noodles. That's 'cuz I got a new jar of peanut butter and I wanted to use it. Also because, LOL, when I got to the cashew almond part, I saw that it was really CHOCOLATE cashew almond in the jar.

The peanut soy ginger et al sauce was great. In fact so good I was tasting it and started to worry that I might just have it as a soup!

Anyway, very time consuming but an absolutely delicious and low carb meal when served in lettuce cups. Of course, the fresh lettuce was a real plus.

Now I have to go over the recipe and find ways to cut the time investment down.



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What's for Dinner, Sat., June 10, 2023 (Original Post) NJCher Jun 2023 OP
Fish for us as well PJMcK Jun 2023 #1
WOW! elleng Jun 2023 #6
Shrimp scampi over noodles, air fryer mushrooms, Chardonnay lkinwi Jun 2023 #2
I dunno yet. hippywife Jun 2023 #3
Leftover salad & Mexican. Tea irisblue Jun 2023 #4
This message was self-deleted by its author irisblue Jun 2023 #5
Just some appetizers instead of a whole meal for movie night. Runningdawg Jun 2023 #7
Grazing Yonnie3 Jun 2023 #8
grilled salmon, jasmine rice, and a tomato-cucumber salad mike_c Jun 2023 #9
leftover London Broil littlewolf Jun 2023 #10
Making a pizza Retrograde Jun 2023 #11
bologna sandwich MissMillie Jun 2023 #12

PJMcK

(22,886 posts)
1. Fish for us as well
Sat Jun 10, 2023, 02:44 PM
Jun 2023

We met a fellow on the dock in McClellanville, SC and he gave the First Mate a 2-foot long flounder he gigged this morning. What a treat!

After cleaning it, we’ll marinate it in milk then bake it in butter, white wine and capers. Corn on the cob and white rice on the side.

One of the joys of our voyage is all the great food we’ve found along the east coast!

hippywife

(22,767 posts)
3. I dunno yet.
Sat Jun 10, 2023, 02:53 PM
Jun 2023

Last edited Sat Jun 10, 2023, 06:01 PM - Edit history (1)

Have a steak leftover from last night, but I'm thinking I might talk B. into takeout. Just haven't decided from where yet.

ETA: we decided not to go anywhere since I'm not hungry and nothing sound appetizing at all. B. really didn't want to go, anyway.

So, I'm slicing up the leftover steak and sauteing with butter, garlic and onions, making him a baked potato and peas to go with.

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Runningdawg

(4,613 posts)
7. Just some appetizers instead of a whole meal for movie night.
Sat Jun 10, 2023, 04:02 PM
Jun 2023

Crab stuffed mushrooms, pimento cheese in celery, green grapes, fresh pineapple, cherry tomatoes, radishes, smoked gouda cheese and Pepperoncini peppers.

Yonnie3

(18,111 posts)
8. Grazing
Sat Jun 10, 2023, 04:49 PM
Jun 2023

No meal planned, it is a work night for TJ.

Just eating stuff tonight.

So far:
Low fat cottage cheese with fresh blueberries
Ritz crackers with two kinds of sharp cheese
Garden salad with lots of spinach and a ranch dressing
Earl grey tea

Foods are that possible later:
Air cake is what TJ calls it. No sugars in a very light cake with fresh strawberry slices and some whipped topping. It is really mostly air.
Roast pork or leftover steak
Corn on the cob
Klondike bar.

I doubt I'll eat all the above, but maybe

mike_c

(36,332 posts)
9. grilled salmon, jasmine rice, and a tomato-cucumber salad
Sat Jun 10, 2023, 05:09 PM
Jun 2023

Fresh prik nam pla for the salmon and rice. I'll probably brush the fillets with some dark soy, mirin, and oil to grill.

We love fish tacos, but I always take way too much time to make way too many toppings, just for the two of us.

littlewolf

(3,813 posts)
10. leftover London Broil
Sat Jun 10, 2023, 06:04 PM
Jun 2023

with BBQ sauce ... and broccoli slaw
baked sweet potato..
ice cream for dessert ...

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