What's for dinner? (or breakfast? or lunch?) comfort foods

Turkey sausage with something. Not sure yet.

I want someone to cook for me

Ah heck, I told a coworker earlier that someone on DG had figured out a way to make pasta sauce from potatoes.

Now leaning toward cannellini beans and chicken broth to go with the turkey sausage and pasta.

Shouldn't wreck a healthy meal Victor --but substitute that turkey sausage for bacon and you got a deal!

It was delicious! And we also use turkey bacon which is delicious!

I bet it was and healthy too!

I was just thinking pasta....chicken broth.... cannellini beans... ...the basics for pasta fagioli --- just need the bacon or proscuitto

True. How much rain have you had there?

I haven't seen firm numbers - but I think between the past two 'storms' back to back probably 9 inches --the coast got it much much worse. We are in the Piedmont a few hours away. I am not complaining - I thought any moment I'd have problems with the well. It is over 400 feet deep so a good reservoir, but not a great producer.

I had some really good fish chowda tonight

Yum that sounds good, I haven't made that in a long time, DW doesn't like fish so is chowda for one! lol!

- Fried fish tonight with steak fries and salad.

Tonight's a pizza night

Going out for lunch at the BBQ pit.......

I have two rib eye steaks in the fridge. That's it. So it will be that and some buttered parm noodles with a little dill and steamed broccoli because there is a fresh head in the fridge. I better get shopping or tomorrow it is bread and water...... (and if my memory serves me right, I'd better forget the bread --- I really have to go shopping!) .

Steak grinders are in the oven.

Pizza night ☺

Steamed blue claw crab, cole slaw, peas with mushrooms (and I stole a beer battered shrimp off my hubby's plate.)

That's called sharing, not stealing!

then how come I have fork marks on the back of my hand?

(it is because I HATE to crack and peel those crabs ---all that work for a tiny morsel of meat...I'd be nuts to give it up... .. so understandably all hell breaks loose when my fork goes a'wanderin)

we had leftovers last night... too busy to cook

I made pasta, meatballs, & sausage for my guests....my sister brought an antipasto. Ice cream cake for dessert.....we celebrated 3 birthdays today....

Club steak, baked potato, salad, pineapple supreme cake

Beef and barley soup from my wife. Very good.

Anyone make their own hummus??

Never tried to make my own because some of the store bought is just soooo yummy.

Yes it is. I get the Sabra brand. But fresh must be great.

I like Sabra with Kalamata olives....yum. Made beef veggie soup tonight....son was here tinkering with TV, & I sent him home with some.....

Seasoned pork tenderloin with white rice and black beans and a salad.

black bean soup and buttermilk biscuits

Yum. Recipe for that soup??

um, I've been throwing stuff in and tasting it, throwing a little more in...

basically a couple cans of black beans, drained, water, some browned sausage or ground beef with sauted onions, cooked rice, either sazon seasoning, or, like tonight, salt, pepper, cumin, chili powder, and simmer for a couple hours. I add the rice toward the end.

top it off with a little shredded cheese and chopped green onions in the bowl

sometimes it's better than others

Must be a day for black beans....our local corner hangout restaurant posts a menu board, & today it was Black Bean soup!

Thanks, Deb.

We do the black beans by sauteing garlic and onions. The beans go in with a can of water. We add a splash of red wine vinegar and some oregano. Cook until it gets soupy thick and serve over rice.

I just dug out a recipe for black beans, from Clemen from awhile ago, I just use extra water for soup

Debi, I am so glad you asked, well, do you like them whole or smashed? Anyway, I do not know from what country you guys are from, everything depends on taste. I am actually from Central America and we like them refried, smashed like mashed potatoes, or whole. Cubans like them differently, they taste good to me but need more spice, Columbians, Ecuadorians, do not care for them, too simple, Dominicans, and Puerto Ricans, different than our taste. Salvadoreans, very similar to Nicaraguans. Anyway, i do not want to get you confused, it all depends on taste. But here is how I do them in this country and to my taste:

1. First, get black or red beans from GOYA or Vitarroz, black ones better! Get two 16 ounce cans (you do not have to do this from dry beans, this is an easy recipe, although i do both)
2. Cop an onion in tiny pieces
3. start frying it in a little bit of oil ( i only use olive, but use anything you like)
4. Once the onion is half way cooked, empty the can bean in the pan, do not drain the can. water and all, let it simmer, low heat, put like three tablespoons of of ketchup, a tablespoon of worcestershire sauce, a pinch of oregano, and again let it simmer, if you see it getting it to get dry, throw some water in the pan, the beans get tastier and better by letting them cook in the low heat, do not be afraid, as a matter of fact, if they get a little burnt at the botton, just scrape it and continue letting it simmer. They should be ready, if you are in the kitchen, cooking other stuff, within the hour.
If you like them like smashed potates, just put all of the mixtture in the blender with a little bit of water, voila delicioso, rico sabrosito, then you buy some Queso Blanco, fry it in the pan, and your family will love it! Do not be afraid to ask me anything, and if you want, when you are cooking them, I'll give my phone #, I have free long distance anyway and can give you pointers. Also, I do not know if you have access to spanish spices, but, Badia spices are great and good value, if you have access to them, get SAZON COMPLETO, it is a delicious blend of a little bit of evrything, if you are able to get it, forget the oregano in the beans, just throw a pinch of this in the beans, and voila!,,,, Anyway, I could send you a sample of the spice, I recommend it to all of my american friends and they all love it, send me your address and i can send you an envelope, Thanks for asking and anytime you need my help I am available, , regards, Clemen

I received that recipe from Clemen too!!!

Tacos tonight, I was too lazy to make rice and beans.
I make my own adobe spice blend.
Adobo seasoning
1 tablespoon oregano
2 teaspoons Butter Buds® Sprinkles( I have yet to include this)
2 teaspoons garlic powder
2 teaspoons onion powder
1 teaspoon cumin
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt

I like beans anyway...all ways!!.... not sure what the one chicken place we go to puts on there black beans.. but there is just enough spice on them.. sooo good

was today national taco day?

South American day!

My husband's step mom is Puerto Rican - she taught me to make black beans just like Victor has mentioned. I use balsamic vinegar. Great over rice. She also fried porkchops (no coating whatsoever) browned the chops fast on a high flame and tossed the chops in the simmering beans. She didn't use real thick boneless pork chops - like what you would seek if you stuffed....instead she went for the puny ones with bones and a little fat around the edges. Did great things for those black beans.