What's on the Menu for Dinner Tonight?

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Discussion Overview

The thread revolves around participants sharing their dinner plans for the evening, with a variety of meal choices and personal anecdotes about their day. Some express challenges in deciding what to prepare, while others share specific dishes they are excited about.

Discussion Character

  • Anecdotal
  • Opinion-based

Main Points Raised

  • One participant mentions they are having pasta and focaccia bread for dinner.
  • Another participant expresses feeling uninspired about dinner options, stating they don't want pasta, chicken, pork, or fish.
  • One participant shares they are hosting a Dove Chocolate party and will have leftover pizza and chocolate.
  • A participant plans to make tuna melts on pumpernickel with chips, noting the need for a quick meal after a busy day.
  • Another participant echoes the Dove Chocolate party plan, wishing they could have the pasta and focaccia instead.
  • One participant humorously invites another to join them for tuna sandwiches, mentioning they have spicy ginger cider to accompany the meal.
  • A participant shares they are going to Bob Evans due to feeling unwell and having a busy day with sick kids.
  • One participant plans to have club sandwiches with seasoned fries and a veggie side.
  • Several participants mention having hot vegetable soup with fresh-baked bread, discussing the chilly weather and their heating situations.
  • One participant describes their morning routine involving turning on the electric heater and making bacon to warm the kitchen.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Views differ on dinner choices, with some participants expressing specific preferences while others feel uninspired. No clear consensus emerges regarding a preferred meal.

Contextual Notes

Participants share personal experiences related to their dinner plans, influenced by their daily activities and the weather.

Who May Find This Useful

Consultants looking for relatable dinner ideas or those interested in how others manage meal planning amidst busy schedules may find this thread engaging.

rennea
rennea
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Tonight we are having pasta for dinner. I'm going to make some focaccia bread to go with it.:chef:
 
I've been working on host coaching, and invitations all day long (in between taking care of a 4yr old, and doing laundry) and I haven't even given it a thought. I'm completely uninspired - and nothing is hitting me as something I want to make. I just went and stood in front of the freezer with the door open and stared for a few minutes, but that didn't help either.

I don't want pasta, chicken, or pork - and fish doesn't really sound good either.
I think I want someone else to make dinner!:o:rolleyes:
 
I am having a Dove Chocolate party tonight, so, it's leftover pizza and lots of CHOCOLATE!!!!! YUMMY!
 
Tuna melts on pumpernickle with chips on the side. I worked a booth today (for a professional women's association), so I planned to make something fast that didn't need to be defrosted. Best yet, I got some great leads today!
 
janezapchef said:
I am having a Dove Chocolate party tonight, so, it's leftover pizza and lots of CHOCOLATE!!!!! YUMMY!
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I wish I was having what you have having:love:. It's breaded chicken breast, rice and peas for us. I am going to make sause and meatballs for tomorrow night and put it in the crock pot. We are going to a halloween party at DS karate school tomorrow night. So dinner will be already for when DH gets home then out we go.
 
ChefBeckyD said:
I don't want pasta, chicken, or pork - and fish doesn't really sound good either.
I think I want someone else to make dinner!:o:rolleyes:
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Becky, hop in your transporter. I'll open another can of tuna and you can have sandwiches with us. :)

I've got some spicy ginger cider to go with them (the recipe's in the new Food Network magazine).
 
chefann said:
Becky, hop in your transporter. I'll open another can of tuna and you can have sandwiches with us. :)

I've got some spicy ginger cider to go with them (the recipe's in the new Food Network magazine).
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actually, Tuna Melts sound good - I might make that! My transporter is in the shop....but you did give me some inspiration! We even have cider too.:D
 
My transporter is taking us all to Bob Evans :D. I am tired, full of cold, sinuses are blech, and had a busy day with sick kids followed by a school meeting about DD in Kindergarten. I can't wait until the weekend!!
 
Club Sandwiches, seasond fries with Chammps dip, some kind of veggie.
 
It's chilly here, and we haven't turned on our heat yet. So, hot vegetable soup with fresh-baked bread. Yum! Warming myself up from the inside.
 
raebates said:
It's chilly here, and we haven't turned on our heat yet. So, hot vegetable soup with fresh-baked bread. Yum! Warming myself up from the inside.
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BRRR!! Our heat has been on for at least a couple of weeks, although it only comes on at night. It was 35˚F when I left the house this morning at 8:30. We've even put the flannel sheets on the bed already.
 
The flannel sheets are on the bed. It was in the low 30s outside this morning. It was just under 60 in the house. I turn on the electric/oil heater when I get up. I also made bacon in the oven this morning, which helped to warm the kitchen a bit. The high was in the mid-60s. It's just over 66 inside right now. Since they're talking about highs in the 40s next week, I have a feeling we'll be firing up the furnace soon.
 

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