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NJCher

(37,751 posts)
Tue Apr 2, 2024, 03:46 PM Apr 2024

What's for Dinner, Tues., April 2, 2024

Roasted beet, walnut, and goat cheese salad made with romaine.

Tortelloni en brode with prosciutto-cheese tortelloni, asparagus, toasted almonds. Chives, scallions. Lemon juice over the top. I am improving this recipe, which I tried for the first time about a week ago. The secret, I've decided, is a homemade vegetable broth.

No sugar Pepsi cherry because it's raining and I'd have to go to the greenhouse for more pomegranate kombucha. Nope.

Strawberry milkshake for dessert.

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on edit: I added 1/3 cup of burrata to the soup dish before pouring the tortellonis and broth over it.

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What's for Dinner, Tues., April 2, 2024 (Original Post) NJCher Apr 2024 OP
Coq au vin. cachukis Apr 2024 #1
Impressive.I have made it a couple of times. It is great for leftovers. lynintenn Apr 2024 #7
I took to the Ina Garten recipe a few times, but returned cachukis Apr 2024 #16
Ham, green beans, potatoes, salad Emile Apr 2024 #2
Chicken pot pie PJMcK Apr 2024 #3
Left overs..... FarPoint Apr 2024 #4
Tried an Orange Honey glaze on chicken thighs happybird Apr 2024 #5
that sounds like my kind of glaze NJCher Apr 2024 #8
This is the recipe I worked off of happybird Apr 2024 #9
ty NJCher Apr 2024 #10
Sauteed black garlic and mushroom chicken thighs with riced cauliflower lynintenn Apr 2024 #6
Possible Tuesday Squeaky41 Apr 2024 #11
A great big pot of beans ... surrealAmerican Apr 2024 #12
Roasted boneless leg of lamb with no_hypocrisy Apr 2024 #13
Lentil soup and buttered wheat bread. Hot tea irisblue Apr 2024 #14
ordering out sandwiches tonight mike_c Apr 2024 #15
Leftover pizza from yesterday Retrograde Apr 2024 #17
Tropical Black Bean Bowl Buttoneer Apr 2024 #18

cachukis

(2,637 posts)
1. Coq au vin.
Tue Apr 2, 2024, 03:52 PM
Apr 2024

Marinated in red wine, chicken drumsticks, carrots, celery, onions and garlic with thyme sprigs.
Browned drumsticks with veggies and wine to start. Crimini mushrooms sauted in bacon fat and butter. Pearl onions softened in chicken broth.
Reduced sauce over whipped Yukon gold potatoes.
Four meals for us.

cachukis

(2,637 posts)
16. I took to the Ina Garten recipe a few times, but returned
Tue Apr 2, 2024, 09:39 PM
Apr 2024

to my old way where I soak the chicken over night in the wine.
It is a labor of love making your own comfort food.
We had a delivery of a new bathroom vanity this evening and the guy said our kitchen smelled like a restaurant.
You would be hard pressed to find a better coq au vin.

PJMcK

(22,854 posts)
3. Chicken pot pie
Tue Apr 2, 2024, 04:22 PM
Apr 2024

Homemade from scratch. It’s been the perfect way for us to hang out this cold and rainy afternoon.

Chardonnay and left-over birthday cake for dessert. (The Landlady keeps trying to catch up to my age!)

FarPoint

(13,592 posts)
4. Left overs.....
Tue Apr 2, 2024, 04:23 PM
Apr 2024

Left over Heavenly Ham from Dorothy Lane Market...bought one for Easter.....left over baked beans and potato salad....peach cobbler and coffee...

This Ham is the best I ever had....it's the only ham I buy now...for at least 15 years..

https://www.dorothylane.com/item/HeavenlyHam

happybird

(5,095 posts)
5. Tried an Orange Honey glaze on chicken thighs
Tue Apr 2, 2024, 04:33 PM
Apr 2024

Bought a bag of clementines last week and that’s *a lot* of oranges for one person! I’ve had my fill, so looked online for a chicken recipe using oranges or orange juice.

This was tasty! I made adjustments, of course!

It called for honey, brown sugar, orange juice, apple cider vinegar, chili powder, coriander, and cumin, simmered for 30 min until it cooked down into a glaze. I don’t have any cumin or coriander, so left those out and added a drizzle of soy sauce and a little bit of diced onion towards the end of the simmering. Cooked the thighs in the air fryer and spooned some glaze on at the end for 3 min. Thought it would be too sweet (it definitely was when I dipped my finger in the glaze pan) but once cooked onto the chicken it was just right. Will be making again.

Jasmine rice and garlicky broccoli as the sides.

NJCher

(37,751 posts)
8. that sounds like my kind of glaze
Tue Apr 2, 2024, 04:55 PM
Apr 2024

Gonna' try it. Thanks for being so detailed about the ingredients.

Re bags of clementines, I use some of mine as a combo with pineapple in kombucha. It's such a pleasant experience--the aromas of the fruit and the pineapple.

lynintenn

(743 posts)
6. Sauteed black garlic and mushroom chicken thighs with riced cauliflower
Tue Apr 2, 2024, 04:37 PM
Apr 2024

We rarely have dessert since I have to watch my sugar intake.

surrealAmerican

(11,480 posts)
12. A great big pot of beans ...
Tue Apr 2, 2024, 05:25 PM
Apr 2024

... made with some of the leftover ham. Maybe I'll make some cornbread with that.

mike_c

(36,332 posts)
15. ordering out sandwiches tonight
Tue Apr 2, 2024, 05:54 PM
Apr 2024

It's been a busy day. We're all about a visit from the dinner fairy.

Buttoneer

(630 posts)
18. Tropical Black Bean Bowl
Wed Apr 3, 2024, 08:19 AM
Apr 2024

I've been trying to incorporate more vegan recipes to my diet, so I got a free box from the Green Chef.

"We’re making it even easier to whip up a quick, satisfying hot lunch any day of the week! A highlight of this dish is the cabbage, mango, and tomato slaw, dressed in an herby chimichurri sauce and sprinkled with crushed red pepper flakes for a spicy kick. It adds fresh tropical flavors to a hearty heap of Cuban-spiced black beans and rice, and garnishes of sweet corn and crunchy almonds."

https://cg.greenchef.com/recipes/tropical-black-bean-bowls-64ba95e6f4ece47607eeb95f

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