akathy's What's for dinner thread. 11/8

Baked chicken and roasted cauliflower tonight 😊

Jambalaya last night was fantastic. My Madre always says it's best when cooked "low and slow" and I tried my best to be patient, but I still have to work on it I just want everything to cook fast and be ready!

I'm having fish and chips tonight. Simple and fairly quick. Once again, I'm just feeding me, so I can eat what I like.

Baked, marinated salmon and couscous. The kids love it, as long as they can have ketchup on it, and it's healthy, so everyone was happy. But I think I will make waffles (or vafler, as we call the Norwegian ones) later when we get hungry again. I have some yoghurt and cream in the fridge that really need to be used before they walk out of the fridge on their own.

Braised steak with onions and mushrooms, mashed potatoes, broccoli and cabbage. I think we had this the same time last week but the grandchildren are here every Tuesday and this is easy to throw together. They are currently eating turkey drummers, fries and peas. Not the healthiest but again easy. How on earth I managed to look after my own family and child mind up to 5 other children for years is beyond me.

We're having shredded buffalo chicken in buns, potato salad, and coleslaw vinaigrette and creamy coleslaw (to make the all the coleslaw eaters happy).


I agree with you, scrapmaven. Picky eaters do suck and the celebrations yesterday were fun.

In this house, election night = pizza night. But I might compromise on Chinese take-out instead.

And the chicken drumsticks last night were delish and so easy (again). I think you guys will love them.

Pork roast leftovers turned into bbq pulled pork sandwiches. Coleslaw and tater tots to round out the meal.

Fake Thanksgiving dinner, part 2. I have the turkey, just have to decide if I want to make another pkg of Stove Top, or make some gravy (from a packet) and do Hot Turkey Sandwiches.

I'm taking a friend out for her birthday/goodbye dinner. She is moving across country in two weeks. 

But we will have a lovely time at a local Mexican restaurant and they have the BEST margaritas! Perfect for election night!

We're having the vegetable beef soup I made the other night. DS has a deadline with one of his accounts so might not be home at the usual time so that works out well. DH and I are eating pork tenderloin and mashed potato leftovers from last night for lunch today. He just voted and ran into friends at the polling place ~ the senior center ~ and the friends tried to talk him into joining them for lunch there. Evidently it is quite tasty and only $3. Might have to remember that for when we don't have leftovers. It is awesome for people whose spouses have passed away. Lunch and some social time.

We're having DH's favorite, bacon kale quiche.

Light meal at our house tonight - tomato soup, open faced grilled cheese, salad. Then I'm going to watch a movie and anything else I can to avoid any and all ad nauseam election reporting. I'll watch the 11 pm news and some late reporting... that's about as much as I can take.

Likely a hodge podge of whatever is in the fridge, unless my husband decides to cook.

I have another paper to write and a test to study for. That's just stuff that is needed for tomorrow.

ETA:  I'm here because I just finished another homework assignment and needed a quick break of not homework.