SeekingSimplicity Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 I don't know what to make. There's hamburger, rice, some onion, frozen veggies-- but I can't think of any combination of those that sound good. Actually, nothing sounds good, and I hate to have to cook when I'm in this kind of mood. Inspire me. What are you having tonight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessed3x Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 I have a roast in the slow cooker. Tonight is basketball practice so it had to be something easy that would be ready when dh came home from work and we were already gone. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mynyel Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 saute some onion, brown the burger in it. Fix rice and mix with burger. Add the veggie on the side and use some butter or soy sauce... voila! Dinner! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patchfire Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Pot roast in the oven, then we'll have green beans with it. We were going to have carrots, but we're all sort of sick of winter veggies. I think the kids & I would kill for fresh squash about now... remind me of that in July. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kchara Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 I'm going to try to talk DH into going into town for a Chinese buffet using the excuse, "But it's in our week plan for TOG!!" (Which it actually is... have I mentioned how much I LOVE TOG?? :D) If that plan fails, I anticipate Stouffer's mac and cheese and frozen veggies. Sorry, I know I"m not much help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty ethel rackham Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 We are having baked tilapia fillets with an onion, mustard, lemon, mayo sauce, brown rice, asparagus and a salad. I may need to supplement with another protein because 3 oz of fish just isn't enough for my growing teens. Off to the store for some essentials (we are down to our last roll of TP here.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 We are having pork chops, mashed potatoes and veggies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenL Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Well, we had a large lunch so no one is really hungry. The boys have asked for mac & cheese. I'll add veggies to it and call it their dinner. Like you, OP, nothing sounds good right now, so dh & I will probably have cereal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaT Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 I'm stir-frying sirloin tips with peppers and onions. I'm also making mashed potatos because the kids begged, and will probably make a salad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeekingSimplicity Posted February 24, 2011 Author Share Posted February 24, 2011 saute some onion, brown the burger in it. Fix rice and mix with burger. Add the veggie on the side and use some butter or soy sauce... voila! Dinner! We'll do something like this I think. I cooked up the hamburger and layered it with onions, rice and cabbage in a casserole. I'll cook the frozen veggies to go on the side. There's a can of pumpkin in the cabinet, and I found this recipe to try for dessert. http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Mombasa-Pumpkin-Dessert/Detail.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Pasta and meatballs. My dh has to work late so it will be easy for him to reheat when he gets home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mejane Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Salads with leftover chicken on top. Easy-peasy. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Tacos. Could you brown your hamburger, add some taco seasonings, add the onions and maybe the veggies (depends on what they are) and wrap it all up in some flour tortillas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeekingSimplicity Posted February 24, 2011 Author Share Posted February 24, 2011 I'm going to try to talk DH into going into town for a Chinese buffet using the excuse, "But it's in our week plan for TOG!!" (Which it actually is... have I mentioned how much I LOVE TOG?? :D) If that plan fails, I anticipate Stouffer's mac and cheese and frozen veggies. Sorry, I know I"m not much help. LOL I wish I could get away with that. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peachskittles Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 We are having pork chops, mashed potatoes and veggies. This is what we are having tonight as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joannqn Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Leftovers...we have leftover refried beans, carne asada, fajita veggies, pork roast, and guacamole in the fridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuntieM Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Chicken en Croute, with a green salad. That's my fancy name for chicken pie. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom22ns Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Taco salad. Ds is cooking the meat right now. We'll throw in tortilla chips, mixed salad, olives, sour cream, salsa, oh and cheese! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen in PA Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Well, it's our anniversary, and I didn't really plan anything just in case DH suddenly decided we should go out..... I am not much of a realist, obviously. :D So it will be baked fish (not even sure which types I have in the freezer), mac and cheese, and broccoli. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theYoungerMrsWarde Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 There's hamburger, rice, some onion, frozen veggies-- but I can't think of any combination of those that sound good. If you've got canned diced tomatoes and tomato sauce you could make what we call Rice Casserole. You brown the hambrger and saute the onion together, then cook it all together in a big skillet with the tomatoes, rice and water. We season it with taco seasoning, and eat it with tortilla chips, or wraped in flour tortillas with cheese. I like adding corn in it too. Also good wrapped in the tortillas with lettuce and ranch dressing (dh doesn't like that variation, but the dc do.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladydusk Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Waffles with strawberry sauce and bacon. Maybe eggs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Potato soup. It is snowing here. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Waffles with strawberry sauce and bacon. Maybe eggs. Herm...that sounds better than what I have planned. Maybe we should just give up on soup and have breakfast. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladydusk Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 My husband dislikes breakfast for dinner and he isn't here this evening. I love breakfast for dinner. This is our compromise :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 My husband dislikes breakfast for dinner and he isn't here this evening. I love breakfast for dinner. This is our compromise :) Mine isn't here either but he doesn't object to breakfast for dinner. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizabethB Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 With that list, I would make what my husband calls "worchestershire delivery." Brown beef with onions. Add 1 1/2 cup rice and 3 cups water, and some spices and/or bullion cubes. Boil, then cover and let simmer for an hour. I usually add chopped raw green peppers or zucchini, or about 20 to 25 minutes before it is done, add some frozen veggies. We are having: Kids, tacos. Husband, taco salad. Me (food allergies), buffalo and sweet potatoes with plums. We do a lot of dishes, unfortunately. Luckily, the kids put away dishes when asked and my husband loads the dishwasher often. If fact, he claims I do it wrong. I do not argue or attempt to learn how to do it right, I just agree that he is the greatest dishwasher loader ever. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 We had a strange combo of foods - yogurt, pickles, sandwiches, soup, cressent rolls, and baked potatoes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Sorry! I'm roasting carrot sticks and yellow fingerling potato sticks and nestling a couple of thick, center-cup chops in amongst them at the end. I've already seared them. I'm serving this with a German mustard sauce made by adding maple syrup and a little olive oil to the mustard.... With what you have, I might fry the onions in a pan and form hamburger steak patties to fry in the onions. I'd save the drippings in the pan and make a gravy to go over the rice and serve a side of veggies with it.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britomart Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 I have a chicken curry (with romanesco, carrots, onion and garlic) bubbling in the crockpot. We're having it over red rice. You could make a curry with your ingredients, if you have curry powder, or spices like coriander, turmeric & the like. Cook up the onion with some spices, add the ground beef, then finally, add the frozen veggies (thawed). Serve it all over rice, or with bread to sop up the juices. Yum, yum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Well, it's our anniversary, and I didn't really plan anything just in case DH suddenly decided we should go out..... I am not much of a realist, obviously. :D So it will be baked fish (not even sure which types I have in the freezer), mac and cheese, and broccoli. Happy anniversary! We had beef stew (beef, carrots, mushrooms, onions, and parsnips) and bread; I could have added a green vegetable but didn't feel like it. :) And yum, waffles with strawberry sauce and bacon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i.love.lucy Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Waffles with strawberry sauce and bacon. Maybe eggs. This is about what we're having. When I said bacon everyone was like "REAL bacon???:001_huh:" (as opposed to turkey bacon). Yep, REAL BACON. The meat candy.:D This was the reaction: :party: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gooblink Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Pork chopsh and apple shaushe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 I made a weird version of chicken fried rice, except it was creamy and not like regular fried rice. It was not bad, and everyone seemed to eat it.:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caitilin Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Homemade chicken pot pie, topped with store-bought biscuits, and a fruit salad. Yum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 I'm late here, but if you have potatoes, you could do cottage/shepherd's pie. I made chicken quiona (used instead of rice or noodles) soup w/bread. I don't know what to make. There's hamburger, rice, some onion, frozen veggies-- but I can't think of any combination of those that sound good. Actually, nothing sounds good, and I hate to have to cook when I'm in this kind of mood. Inspire me. What are you having tonight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 We're having split pea soup. 2 lbs. peas (probably), leftover ham, some carrots, bell pepper, celery (aka the veggies in the fridge that needed cooking/eating ASAP)...not sure what all because DH actually threw it in the crock pot this morning. It smells really good, though. Given the makings you describe, I'd probably make a casserole. We make a lot of "random leftovers" casseroles around here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 We just finished dinner and are having coffee right now. I made Caribbean style pork chops, black beans and rice and tostones. Yum. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXMomof4 Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Very excited here - new mac and cheese recipe with gouda, gruyere, and cheddar and roasted asparagus. Yummy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovin Learnin Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Baked chicken and fried cabbage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HejKatt Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 (edited) I'm trying out a recipe from "Make It Now..Bake it Later". It's a mix of baked beans, ground beef, bacon, tomatoes and it's titled "Teen Mix".. maybe because teenagers will eat anything mixed together? :001_huh: Favorite dinner-in-30-mins in my household is spaghetti with meat sauce though - 1 lb of ground beef, fried with onions, add some tomato, simmer and finally season with oregano and fish sauce. The fish sauce makes it sound weird, but we rarely have leftovers. :tongue_smilie: Edited February 25, 2011 by leeyeewah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1GirlTwinBoys Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Salmon & brown rice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jld Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 I do not argue or attempt to learn how to do it right, I just agree that he is the greatest dishwasher loader ever. :lol: Smart woman!:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamrachelle Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 McDonald's:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jld Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 We had grapes for dinner last night (big lunch). Ds8 was pretty hungry, though, so he warmed up some mashed potatoes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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