Whats`s on Tonight`s Dinner Menu? (cheeseburger, meatballs, best)

[SXMGirl]

Shrimp scampi, buttered rice, and green beans.

[maggie2101]

After another long day at MD Anderson Cancer Center I opted out of cooking a real dinner. I just started a chicken breast to saute and some boiled and then mashed rutabaga for my dinner. Son has many yummy leftovers to choose from for himself.

[netwit]

Originally Posted by maggie2101

Son is going to make the Sausage, Potato, and Cheese casserole we had 2 weeks ago. It was very good and even better as leftovers.

I made Maggie's son's casserole. Confession time: I have never in my life, to the best of my knowledge, had velveeta cheese. I had to google it to find out what it was (is velveeta the same as what people call 'American cheese?'). So since I was trying a new recipe, I figured, what the heck, I'll do the recipe as written, with the velveeta. I thought the sauce was very good.

I did add some onions though since everything tastes better with onions, imo. I used Andouille sausage, due to the fact that it is newly available here and I am therefore newly fascinated by it. I didn't put in any pepper because I figured that the sausage might add a lot of heat and it sure did.

I found the dish very, very rich. I would make it again, but I would add broccoli to it, and I think I might like to try Gruyere cheese instead of the velveeta. Gruyere has a certain tang I like a lot.

Hubby scarfed it down and said it was excellent. I took leftovers to my parents since I've been cooking a lot for them since my dad had his strokes. I'm curious to see what they will think of it. I'm sure it isn't the healthiest thing for my dad, but every now and then any normal human being needs a dose of cholesterol.

Thanks so much for the recipe, Maggie.

[Yeledaf]

My wife is making this great dish which includes cabbage, onions, mixed beef and pork (we live in Japan, where you can get meat combinations like that), and mozzarella cheese. And I think she uses bay leaves, too.

The best way to describe it is inside-out cheesy cabbage rolls without tomato sauce. She also pours off the liquid and makes it into a kind of broth which we eat on the side.

That sound you just heard was my stomach growling. Sorry.

[hey teach]

Homemade Vegetable Beef Soup and Cornbread

[jlawrence01]

Originally Posted by netwit

I made Maggie's son's casserole. Confession time: I have never in my life, to the best of my knowledge, had velveeta cheese. I had to google it to find out what it was (is velveeta the same as what people call 'American cheese?'). So since I was trying a new recipe, I figured, what the heck, I'll do the recipe as written, with the velveeta. I thought the sauce was very good.

Velveeta is a processed cheese that is similar, but NOT American cheese. In its form, it is shelf stable but must be refrigerated upon opening.

Its major advantage over other processed cheese and cheeses is that it easily melts into a creamy smooth sauce. (Although it is not difficult to make a good cheese sauce).

The product has been around for 85 years and is one of those brands, like Spam, that has reached cult status.

[jlawrence01]

Tonight's dinner:

Andouille sausage on wheat with a healthy dose of whole brown German mustard
German potato salad
Vegetable medley of wax beans, green beans, and baby carrots
Ginger beer.

[Cdarocks]

I had a giant green salad with kalamata olives and feta cheese

[Dennis P]

Same meal as last night, since I enjoyed it so much. Pot roast, fingerling potatoes, half a corn on the cob and green seedless grapes.

[SATX56]

We had little seasoned minute steaks in Red Cajun gravy, mac-n-cheese, and cauliflower/broccoli medley. Hawaiian rolls on the side.