tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-492430305785970222.post2064044415321038360..comments2023-07-08T09:07:59.139-05:00Comments on Chi-Annie: at the table!: Dinner DilemmasChicagolandiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15475890741692290709noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-492430305785970222.post-37200764200521479982010-03-18T08:56:28.557-05:002010-03-18T08:56:28.557-05:00Thanks, Precious!Thanks, Precious!Chicagolandiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475890741692290709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-492430305785970222.post-32997770210103849202010-03-18T03:25:50.865-05:002010-03-18T03:25:50.865-05:00Oh I have done this more than once. Sometimes plan...Oh I have done this more than once. Sometimes plans did not go as expected, especially when the boys were in high school and I would come home to find they had eaten what I had thawed for dinner. Nice dish that you made quickly!American Dreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14091457436415496408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-492430305785970222.post-67860024266948617562010-03-17T08:30:53.493-05:002010-03-17T08:30:53.493-05:00Carol - That meal sounds amazing! I might have to...Carol - That meal sounds amazing! I might have to borrow your idea for potatoes. It's making my mouth water just thinking about it.Chicagolandiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475890741692290709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-492430305785970222.post-44423205546806651892010-03-17T08:29:56.473-05:002010-03-17T08:29:56.473-05:00Frances - I really liked how dinner turned out, it...Frances - I really liked how dinner turned out, it was one of those pleasant surprises - and I was really felling like Hamburger Helper either, so it was a double bonus.Chicagolandiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475890741692290709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-492430305785970222.post-76231439879486381012010-03-17T08:29:05.928-05:002010-03-17T08:29:05.928-05:00Amiyrah - I'm waiting for a sale on ground tur...Amiyrah - I'm waiting for a sale on ground turkey, I think I only have 1-2 rolls left (we go through this like water!). I'm just glad I didn't listen to DH when he said "Tater tots and chicken nuggets?" in a hopeful sort of voice. I can only eat that for so long...Chicagolandiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475890741692290709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-492430305785970222.post-19048937792335575812010-03-17T08:27:13.269-05:002010-03-17T08:27:13.269-05:00Slugmama - rice and beans is a huge favorite for m...Slugmama - rice and beans is a huge favorite for me - pair this with some tortillas and I'm happy as a clam!Chicagolandiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475890741692290709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-492430305785970222.post-78226995971573074612010-03-17T08:26:24.786-05:002010-03-17T08:26:24.786-05:00Yankee - spaghetti and pasta sauce is a go-to for ...Yankee - spaghetti and pasta sauce is a go-to for me, I was glad I could step a little outside of my usual "box".Chicagolandiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475890741692290709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-492430305785970222.post-17054336858539561422010-03-17T00:55:34.547-05:002010-03-17T00:55:34.547-05:00That dinner sounds really good and I have all of t...That dinner sounds really good and I have all of those ingredients so thanks for the inspiration! <br />Tonight I was able to whip up dinner without any prior thought to it - took out some burgers (almost free Pub burgers from Jewel!) & buns from the freezer, threw the burgers in water to thaw. Grabbed the last 4 potatoes from the bag, peeled and sliced them. Threw them on a cookie sheet, sprayed them with butter flavored Pam (trying to cut calories!), sprinkled garlic powder and Parmesan cheese on them and threw them in a 400 degree oven for about 35 minutes. The burgers were pretty much thawed by the time I had the potatoes in the oven for 20 minutes, so I prepped those and threw them on the grill. Took out some almost free Corn on the Cob from a Jewel deal a few weeks ago and we had a great, quick and very inexpensive meal that we all enjoyed. Having all this stuff on hand sure beats ordering a pizza any day!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08357277911588396053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-492430305785970222.post-14623170329206194522010-03-16T13:33:42.990-05:002010-03-16T13:33:42.990-05:00I think your dinner delimma ended up quite success...I think your dinner delimma ended up quite successfully!Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01817017829323955078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-492430305785970222.post-16851978214645670082010-03-16T13:27:56.981-05:002010-03-16T13:27:56.981-05:00of course! now that i discovered that browning my ...of course! now that i discovered that browning my ground meat as soon as I get it from the store is a great idea, we have been saved more than once. I can take a bag right out of the freezer, and turn it into whatever we fancy that night. Tossed with mexican spices while it re-heats in the pan and top a bowl of white or brown rice with it and thats dinner. A chopped up carrot or onion(which we seem to always have) also help. Or I just use my recipe for hamburger helper. That was a "oh crap, we have nothing in the house, not even boxed HH" recipe lol.Amiyrahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01791445635682913190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-492430305785970222.post-72649632483293347382010-03-16T12:55:32.883-05:002010-03-16T12:55:32.883-05:00Just last night in fact! I forgot to thaw the pro...Just last night in fact! I forgot to thaw the protein 'du jour' so I made some pizza dough since I had a couple hours left for it to rise and we had homemade pizza. Ok, I did have some turkey pepperoni thawed and a leftover breakfast sausage pattie to crumble and throw on the pizza so it wasn't totally meatless.<br /><br />Since I stopped keeping a supply of frozen tv dinners in the house, pasta or rice & beans seem to be my 'go to' plan if I am stuck for a quick/easy meal.slugmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12728856166374248591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-492430305785970222.post-55001260889349467722010-03-16T11:05:59.242-05:002010-03-16T11:05:59.242-05:00I have totally had dinner delimas. and pasta with ...I have totally had dinner delimas. and pasta with jarred spaghetti sause is usually the winner.Just call me Yankeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671355762196074626noreply@blogger.com