What's for dinner tonight?

[Dilfan]

Envie,
I used to use the same recipe, but the sodium levels are "off the scale" because of the canned beans. What I do now is pick up a bag of dried bean soup (11, 12, 13, 14 etc. different beans), and cook them in plain water to the consistancy of canned beans, then continue with the rest of the recipe, adding only as much salt as necessary (which usually is little to none). I make this every year for Mardi Gras, and there is seldom any left over.

[Schuarta]

Steamed some brats in beer, will grill them stovetop, fried potatoes with onions and cold pork and beans right out of the can.

??? I love good pork and beans, but cold from the can??? I haven't done that since Boy Scouts (circa 1952-1954) when we were camping in the rain, and were too dumb to be able to get a fire started in the wet.

[Schuarta]

As far as dinner Sunday night (10/12/08), I drove 900 miles to Vancouver, and my daughter prepared an Asian type feast with a rice/noodle dish, a garlic/spinnach dish, and a shrimp/veggie stirfry dish, served with green tea and saki.

Actually, I left Wednesday (10/08) and returned Wednesday (10/15). Had to "winterize" my daughters appartment. Her landlord is a cheapskate who makes his wife and two sons live in a house with the thermostat set at about 60 degrees. My daughter uses two electric heaters in her upper floor appartment to make the temp reasonable (she doesn't pay her own electricity). I replaced all her 40-year-old (partially melted) duplex receptacles, and the plugs on her heaters, with shiney new heavy duty ones. No more corroded hot plug/socket combinations in the walls.

[kcdixiecat]

??? I love good pork and beans, but cold from the can??? I haven't done that since Boy Scouts (circa 1952-1954) when we were camping in the rain, and were too dumb to be able to get a fire started in the wet.

LOL I love them that way! I don't care for them heated at all. Maybe it's from all of those years at Girl Scout camp..no clue.

[kcdixiecat]

You're a good daddy. I can remember my dad driving 150 miles when I was in grad school...just to put pick up rat traps for me. I was hysterical..and he didn't even say "I told you so" about the rats in the apartment that he had warned me not to rent.

Good memories though..I miss him.

As far as dinner Sunday night (10/12/08), I drove 900 miles to Vancouver, and my daughter prepared an Asian type feast with a rice/noodle dish, a garlic/spinnach dish, and a shrimp/veggie stirfry dish, served with green tea and saki.

Actually, I left Wednesday (10/08) and returned Wednesday (10/15). Had to "winterize" my daughters appartment. Her landlord is a cheapskate who makes his wife and two sons live in a house with the thermostat set at about 60 degrees. My daughter uses two electric heaters in her upper floor appartment to make the temp reasonable (she doesn't pay her own electricity). I replaced all her 40-year-old (partially melted) duplex receptacles, and the plugs on her heaters, with shiney new heavy duty ones. No more corroded hot plug/socket combinations in the walls.

[NoNoNanette]

LOL I love them that way! I don't care for them heated at all. Maybe it's from all of those years at Girl Scout camp..no clue.

When I was a kid, we'd eat 'em cold with cider vinegar poured over them....not alot, just some for flavor...yummy! (Haven't had that for probably 30 years!)

[kcdixiecat]

When I was a kid, we'd eat 'em cold with cider vinegar poured over them....not alot, just some for flavor...yummy! (Haven't had that for probably 30 years!)

hmmm I will try that next time.