What's for Dinner, Thursday, 12/29??

[cjs]

Geez, can you believe it's the 29th already?????? What's on the menu for today??

We're having some black bean chili, BUT NO CORNBREAD!! I keep telling myself when I make Burr's I'll freeze most of it and dole it out. No way, I can not stay out of it with melted butter and honey - running down my arm good!! we'll have some crackers.

[losblanos1]

Tonight it's Ham & potato chowder with Orange and red onion salad.

I'm also making some goodies for my wife to take to work tomorrow- Smoked salmon crostini and from the new issue Chocolate truffle cheesecake with turtle sauce.

[Trixxee]

Last week we had a change of plans one night (ie, too lazy to cook so got takeout) so I never made Labs' sun dried tomato cream sauce. So I'll do that with chicken and serve over a little angel hair. I also never made my red swiss chard on Christmas Day (should have never started with the mimosas) and it still looks fresh enough so I'll saute that.

[Gourmet_Mom]

Blane, you make me itch to be retired! You cook some spectacular stuff!

Dinner is in the air right now. Something simple I imagine.

[Mare749]

Now that I got out the Cuisine Lite, I'm thinking that the Chicken Roulade with Creamy Orzo is looking pretty good right now.

[Trixxee]

Maryann - I've made the chicken roulades before and they were very good. I actually first found the recipe on foodfiend's blog. I notice it's under the 30 minute section - double that time!

[losblanos1]

Thank you Daphne! I'm not retired quite yet, I have to go back to work on the 3rd (I'm on a Christmas break).

[Gourmet_Mom]

Oh, do you teach?

[losblanos1]

No, I just have a great job with excellent benefits. By the way I've added Ham, cheese & apple toasts to my menu.

[cjs]

Change of plans, my personal shopper took too darn long at the store, so the chili won't be ready for tonight. So, he did bring home two beautiful Portabellos and 2 Kaiser rolls, so burgers here!!

Also, brought home 4 ~4-oz. lobster tails - I don't think I've every cooked any this small. May be a challenge.....