Need Dinner Inspiration? Check Out Our Delectable Filet Mignon and Veggie Meal!

[JAE]

Beans, squash and tomatoes from my garden
Hamburgers (from the grocery store) on the grill

Good thing you clarified. I would have thought the burgers were from your garden, too!

 

[janetupnorth]

I'm making it with garlic tonight.

Sometimes I add pine nuts and apricots.

Can you believe I actually had couscous for the FIRST TIME a few weeks ago?

Hence why I'm looking for some good variants...

 

[rennea]

Can you believe I actually had couscous for the FIRST TIME a few weeks ago?

Hence why I'm looking for some good variants...

It's good with just a bit of curry powder as well:thumbup:

 

[PChef_ang]

Let me try this again. I got all the way to the end of my post and managed to set my book down on my 10keypad on the backspace key and everytime I clicked back in the box it would delete everything. I restarted the computer thinking it was having issues, but apparently only I was, lol!!

 

[janetupnorth]

That's funny Angela!!!!I ended up making yummy potatoes tonight.I combined 2 large baking potatoes, 1 large sweet potato, 2 cloves of garlic, about 8 oz. sour cream and cheddar cheese.I topped it with some diced chives from the garden.That was served with the burgers on the grill...but I ate mostly potatoes!

 

[PChef_ang]

Herbed Chicken
1 chicken, cut with skin removed
(I used tenderloins as DH neglected to tell me we were out of chicken breasts)
2 medium tomatoes chopped
1 medium onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, chopped or 1 tsp garlic powder (I jsut pressed mine)
1/2 cup plus 2 Tbsp. chicken broth
(have you ever thought about how they come up with the additional Tbsp.'s)
1 bay leaf (I used 3/4 tsp. of Italian Seasoning)
1 1/2 tsp. salt (I don't know if I used this much as DS age 4 started "helping" me at this point.)
1 tsp. thyme, dried
1/4 tsp. pepper
2 cups broccoli florets (I used frozen and threw them in 30 minutes before the end)
rice, cooked

Place chicken in crockpot. Top with tomatoes, onions and garlic. Combine broth, bay leaf, salt, thyme, and pepper. Pour over chicken. (Oh, I completely missed this! I added it all together as I prepped it. I wonder if it made a difference?) Cover and cook on low for 8 hours. Add broccoli; cook 45-60 minutes longer (until the juices run clear). Discard bay leaf. Juices may be thickened with a little cornstarch if desired. Serve over hot rice. Serve 4-6

This was very tasty even with my adaptations. DH just told me that he was impressed with how moist the tenderloins were and that it'd be great with dark meat (like that means anything to me really-please tell me specifically what meat to put in )
Anyway, I am not a big fan of rice at all, but really liked it with this dish, lots of juice on it

I have a big problem not reading through a recipe entirely before I get started usually missing something major, but though I didn't combine everything like it said, I think it was really good.

Ratings DH really liked it, DS ate all of it without issue, DD #2 not a fan of rice, but liked the rest of it and said the rice wasn't soo bad with this. DD#3 had dental procedure and couldn't eat, but I bet she would have liked it, she's our pickiest and DD#1 is still in China and probably would love this....

 

[pamperedthorpe]

Last night we just chopped up some lush root veg, tossed 'em in olive oil, cumin seeds and paprika, and roasted them for 45 mins at 230C. Fab.

 

[jbachen]

I'm with you I will not cook on the grill either and I have a gas stove so I am used to cooking with a flame. But there is something about the grill that I just can't do it.

I am with you on that. It is just so big and unfamiliar!

Also, part of my problem is that our ignitor is broken, so I need to drop a match in and then turn on the burner and hope it ignites... Still, last night I decided I was going to get over it, and give it a try... So I got the thing lit (after calling my husband complaining that I couldn't get it to light and realizing I had never opened the gas valve :blushing, waited for it to heat up, put the veggies on, and when I checked on them later, they were still cold. So I thought, what did I do wrong now??? And then figured out - we had run out of gas! :grumpy:

So much for my adventurous streak! DH got the gas tank filled last night, so maybe I will give it another try tonight. Although there are supposed to be isolated thunderstorms today, so maybe not...

 

[jbachen]

P.S. I ended up roasting the peppers under the broiler, then throwing them on the pizza with some cheese, and it came out pretty good! I had marinated the peppers in balsamic vinegar, oil, and some seasoned salt. I also brushed the pizza crust with some oil, garlic salt and pepper. Yummy.

 

[chefpamela]

Where is the recipe for Grilled Banana Splits?

 

[vwpamperedchef]

Our delicious dinner was delayed, bc I had to take DH to the ER. Yeah that was exciting. All is well now, and he is resting with some meds. I am sick too, but just taking over the counter.

When we finally ate,

We had

Filet Mignon (was supposed to be grilled, but at 8:30pm neither of us felt like grilling) so I cooked it in the pan

Fresh Green Beans

Mini potatoes (red, golden and purple) baked the day before in olive oil, italian seasoning and garlic.

It was delicious!