What's For Dinner? - Page 7

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Heh, I'm making scalloped potatoes out of a box tonight, so I think you're even better than me on this one!

Tacos sound damn good, though!

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My boyfriend makes the best tacos! He uses ground turkey, cheats a little with an old el paso seasoning packet, and we put black beans in them that he cooks in salsa. So cheap and so much better than Taco Hell.

I seriously love to cook, and one of my favorite things is my potato cheese soup. It's easy, not too expensive, and tastes great. It's just really fattening, so if you're a weight watcher you'd probably only make this once a year!!

2-3 medium/large sized potatoes (how much you use depends on how much you really like yer taters!!), peeled, cut into bite size pieces, and boiled
1/2 c butter
1 med onion, chopped
1/2 c flour
2 c milk
2 c grated cheddar (i use kraft classic melts 4 cheese, and i use the whoooole bag...i love cheese)
2 cans chicken broth
salt & pepper to taste
velveeta cheese (about 6-8 oz, whatever you wanna throw in there really)

Get the potatoes boiling before anything else. Cook onions in butter til they're transparent. Stir in flour and cook about 5 minutes. Add milk a little bit at a time, stirring constantly. Stir in the grated cheese til smooth. Slowly blend broth into sauce. Seriously, do this slowly, otherwise you're gonna end up with clumps. Done it before, not so pretty. Add velveeta and stir til melted. Drain potatoes and add to soup. Let simmer about 15 minutes. I usually top a bowl with bacon crumbles.

The original recipe is with broccoli, use 1 bunch, cook til tender, puree 1/2 cup, cut the rest in small pieces, and add to soup. Either way, potatoes or broccoli, it will help thicken the soup a bit. And either way, it is delicious and pretty easy to make. At least it is for me, since I've made it a billion times!

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I love this topic...I will post some of my cooking soon!

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this thread is awesome i just discovered it and im so glad i did!! i love everyone's ideas and Red i LOVEEEEEEE you picture tuts of the meals you've made! after 6 years of living on my own i just started getting into cooking last yeah but i always follow recipes! i've just started being original and putting stuff together in my kitchen! please post more of the cooking tuts bc they are so helpful and inspirational!

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I made braised lamb shanks in red wine and lemon risotto for dinner tonight... the pot has been on the stove for almost 6 hours now and the aromas are driving me crazy.

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Spaghetti Bolognase

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Yeah my fella loves them...I really hate them He had that for dessert, he took this photo and didn't bother to clean up the table ....

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Vege chili con carne for lunch, thinking about sushi for dinner.

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Tonight was poached salmon with new potatoes, salad and hollandaise sauce (a cheat version from a packet).

Tomorrow will be braised oxtail in marmalade with mashed potato and French beans.

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Fillet Mignon, lobster, baked potato & veggies.

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Knocked up some spag-bol for lunch, thinking about a frittata or curry for dinner.

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All this food talk is making me hungry. Bad for my diet lol!

Idk what were having tonight for dinner since my mom cooks 99% of the time.

I've been wanting sooo badly to make my asian sweet italian sausage tomato sauce over some pasta or even regular wheat bread. Eating it over bread helps me keep down the calories and how much I eat since with pasta or noodles in general I could just eat eat eat and eat lol! But my throats still quite sore and I should be avoiding anything acidic so no yummy in my tummy =[

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That bread tip is a goodie, I used to get this wholemeal loaf from the farmer's market that was like a brick in the tummy it was sooo filling!

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Bread is sooo good! The fiber is great for ya. I'm picky about what kind I eat though. I try to avoid any kind of white bread where it's been refined and stuff as much as I can. I'm currently trying to look for cheap wheat hot dog and hamburger buns since my dad usually just picks up the refined kind. As for like sandwich bread we ALWAYS buy wheat.

My dad was given 2 bread makers but we haven't figured out how to make the bread yet lol.

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Edited by frocher - 7/20/11 at 6:13am

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My boyfriend and I cooked the best dinner last night...

We made whole wheat linguine pasta and mixed it with grilled chicken, mushrooms, sun dried tomatoes and pesto!! And to top it off a bit of parm cheese

Looking forward to leftovers for tonight!

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Roast pumpkin soup.

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Didn't feel like cooking so did a quick and simple pasta with meat balls and garlic bread.

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Fried Pork chops, white rice and beans.. yum!

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Sad little dinner PB&J, crackers with cheese, leftover asparagus and an apple. Oh, all with water.

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Home made macaroni and cheese and cesar salad

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^ I had macaroni and cheese too! I don't cook that often, just a few times a year.

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I made a giant salad with grilled chicken/tomatoes and some good bread.
Yesterday for lunch I made an excellent egg salad with mayo/pickle relish/shallots and old bay seasoning, excellent!

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Chicken fried chicken, mash potatoes, mac N cheese, and corn....southern comfort foods are so yummy! My BF loves chicken fried chicken!

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Leftover pizza, since my boyfriend is out of town and I'm feeling lazy. =) Tomorrow is beef stew in the slow cooker.

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a salad from my favorite salad place.. they are HUGE and so filling.. i'm lazy so im just gonna pick it up on my way home