What's on the Menu for Tonight's Dinner?

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Discussion Overview

The thread features participants sharing their dinner plans for the evening, highlighting a variety of meals and cooking experiences. Many participants mention pasta dishes, while others discuss different types of meat and salads.

Discussion Character

  • Anecdotal

Main Points Raised

  • One participant shares their plan for angel hair pasta in cheese sauce and a spinach and strawberry salad.
  • Another participant mentions making a spaghetti casserole, noting its ease for a busy evening with a show to attend.
  • A different participant discusses preparing corned beef in a crock pot, planning to serve it with bagels and leftovers for sandwiches.
  • One participant describes their busy day working on garden beds and mentions the possibility of going out for Mexican food.
  • Another participant shares a family recipe for spaghetti casserole, detailing the ingredients and cooking method.
  • One participant mentions having pork tenderloin, broccoli salad, and sliced potatoes for dinner.
  • Another participant plans to make 30-minute chicken with couscous and roasted asparagus.
  • One participant indicates they will be at church for meetings and their husband will likely have burgers or hot dogs.
  • Another participant mentions roast beef with mashed potatoes and a vegetable.
  • One participant plans to serve stromboli for dinner.
  • Another participant states they will be making spaghetti and meatballs with a Caesar salad.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

No clear consensus emerges, as participants share a variety of individual dinner plans without agreement on a specific theme or dish.

Contextual Notes

Participants express their personal cooking experiences and preferences, reflecting a range of meal types and preparation methods.

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Consultants looking for inspiration for dinner ideas or those interested in sharing their own meal plans may find this discussion engaging.

rennea
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Tonight for dinner is Angel hair pasta in a cheese sauce and Spinach and strawberry salad. :chef:
 
LOL - must be Pasta Day!

Actually, it's a dark, cool day here - so I am making a Spaghetti Casserole that the guys love. I have a show tonight, and this is easy to throw together.
 
I've got a corned beef in the crock pot. DH will be stopping at Costco on his way home from work and picking up bagels. Then I'll have leftover beef for sandwiches, since I have a 3-day vendor event this weekend. :)
 
ChefBeckyD said:
LOL - must be Pasta Day!

Actually, it's a dark, cool day here - so I am making a Spaghetti Casserole that the guys love. I have a show tonight, and this is easy to throw together.
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I have a Women's Club meeting tonight, so I was thinking about Spaghetti, what is your casserole recipe, maybe I'll copy you!
 
I spent all morning and early afternoon working on 4 raised garden beds (2 are 4'x8' and 2 are 3'x6'). We pulled out the mulch, loosened the dirt, and then I hauled over 31 cu ft of dirt (in 29 bags) to fill two of the beds in. I'm going upstairs to die now..>I mean shower! Hubby said we could go out for Mexican tonight. Gee- thanks hun! :D I may even get a drink!
 
ChefPaulaB said:
I have a Women's Club meeting tonight, so I was thinking about Spaghetti, what is your casserole recipe, maybe I'll copy you!
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It's my MIL's recipe - a Dutch family favorite. :D

8 ounce of spaghetti - cooked
2/3 lb (I just do the whole thing) of ground beef, cooked with 1/4 cup minced onion, and 1/4 cup minced green pepper (I use red - and double the onion and pepper)
1 can tomato soup
1 jar spaghetti sauce
1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese (MIL uses the stuff in the green can - I use the real stuff!)
2 tbls. sugar

Mix this all together and place in an oiled casserole dish (I use the Oval Stone) then cover with 1-2 cups of shredded cheddar or co-jack cheese.

Bake at 375 for 30-40 minutes. I cover it the first 20 minutes so that the cheese doesn't get too crusty...or I guess you could wait and add the cheese towards the end.
 
I ended up having my hubby make the hot dogs last night, so today is:

pork tenderloin
brocoli salad
sliced potatoes
 
ChefBeckyD said:
It's my MIL's recipe - a Dutch family favorite. :D

8 ounce of spaghetti - cooked
2/3 lb (I just do the whole thing) of ground beef, cooked with 1/4 cup minced onion, and 1/4 cup minced green pepper (I use red - and double the onion and pepper)
1 can tomato soup
1 jar spaghetti sauce
1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese (MIL uses the stuff in the green can - I use the real stuff!)
2 tbls. sugar

Mix this all together and place in an oiled casserole dish (I use the Oval Stone) then cover with 1-2 cups of shredded cheddar or co-jack cheese.

Bake at 375 for 30-40 minutes. I cover it the first 20 minutes so that the cheese doesn't get too crusty...or I guess you could wait and add the cheese towards the end.
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Thanks Becky, sounds similar to what I usually do, just a couple variations... I'll try yours and see if anyone notices the difference.
 
ChefBeckyD said:
It's my MIL's recipe - a Dutch family favorite. :D
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Ah, those wonderful Dutch casseroles!

We're having 30-min chicken with couscous, roasted asparagus and some other veggie, TBD!
 
Don't know - I'll be at church all night for meetings...DH will have to fend for himself. I'm guessing they'll have burgers/hot dogs.
 
Roast beef in the oven (Rectagular Baker), mashed potatoes and a veggie.
 
Stromboli tonight.
 
Spaghetti and Meatballs by popular demand and a caesar salad....nice and easy
 

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