List your top three to fiveish typical dinner menus

[Arbo]

arbo,
Yes, you have it exactly right.
I normally use flour tortillas and add diced onion and grated cheddar and a splash of salsa. Supposedly, corn tortillas would be more authentic and healthful, but I can't develop a taste for them.

Also, make a tamale pie. Make thick cornmeal mush, form it into a crust in a cake pan, fill with the beans and top with grated cheddar bake for a good long time. (???30 min maybe at 350)

That sounds good -- I think I will go with the tortilla option because it sounds simpler and cheaper. Very good tip, all I need now is flour tortillas and this will probably be my dinner for the next... many nights, lol

[IlliniDave]

Just curious, I have made up a large amount of beans because I ran out of potato's, this bean burrito dish sounds interesting -- How do you make it?

Wondering if I can basically buy flour tortillas, put beans on them, and then a few toppings and have that be a meal

Pretty much that's exactly it. I smash the beans (fake refried beans I guess you could say) but that's not necessary. I like to add bacon and chili peppers to the burritos, or at least season the beans with salt, pepper, red pepper, and maybe a little garlic. You can also add all of the usual taco/burrito toppings.

[Chad]

My dinners are mostly this formula:

Chicken/Salmon/Grass fed beef with 1/4 onion and whole red/yellow bell pepper. I then add a lot of various vegetables (broccoli, asparagus, brussels sprouts, cauliflower, spaghetti squash, etc.) and legumes (peas, black, kidney, etc.), but mostly green vegetables. Then lots of garlic powder. These are then fried in macadamia nut oil and grass fed butter. The main difference in the dinners is the sauce:

1) Some type of hot sauce with hot peppers (jalapeno, habanero, etc.).
2) Soy sauce.
3) Olive oil at the end with salt.
4) A small amount of fresh squeezed citrus (usually a lime or lemon) and salt.

I try to stay away from grain carbs, as it's easy for me to overeat them.

[Ego]

Whole wheat pasta with sauteed tomatoes, onions, sun dried tomatoes and cremini mushrooms.
Side of raw spicy-sweet vegetable puree with:

Jalapenos, bok choy, asparagus, brussells sprouts, spinach (lots), kale, collard greens, watercress, parsley, 1/4 lemon, persimmon, carrot, ginger, bamboo shoots and tofu blended smooth then chilled.

I usually make a vegetable puree on the days when I have the vita-mix out to make my green smoothies.

[jacob]

@Ego - Argh, come on, man?! Seriously?! You're making me look really bad/feel really inadequate. My general rule of healthy eating is that if the dish resembles anyone's skin color, it's probably not that good. And you're not even close to that---I thought I was doing pretty good until I saw all that green. Please post some more reddish tones next time. Maybe add ketchup :0)

Pleeeease!!!

[Ego]

You're making me look really bad/feel really inadequate.

You can retaliate by telling me how many years of spending you've got banked.

Apparently I am once again adopting the hue of an oompa loompa. Last week at the swap I held my hand out for change and the vendor asked why my palms were dyed orange.

[vexed87]

Ego, bravo! But does that volume of vegetables make you bloat/gassy?

[Ego]

does that volume of vegetables make you bloat/gassy?

Gassy? I no longer work in an office and Mrs. Ego and I are long past worrying about such things.

Bloat? No. Gut transit time is faaaaaaast so there is no multi-meal backup to cause bloat.

[vexed87]

Hold on, we are not supposed to pass gas in the office? Now it all makes sense... the funny looks, the windows being thrown open on cold days, the tears and sighs... hee-hee.

Despite my best efforts I haven't been able to manage orange palms yet! Well done. I ask because one vegetarian I know has suffered with bloating and excessive gas, perhaps one for the microbiome thread though.

[theanimal]

@vexed- I've been vegan 95% of the time for the past 3 years. Whenever I consume any dairy products, I become have excessive gas. I believe I am lactose intolerant. The case may be the same with your friend. Dairy is the worst.

[Ego]

With all the hoopla about cultured meat I thought I'd post a simple meal made with one of our favorite meatless meats.

Beyond Chicken Fajitas

Chop it up, stir fry with a little liquid to avoid sticking, season, eat.....



Beyond meat usually has a $1 off coupon floating around which brings the price down to about $4 a package. Since it does not reduce like chicken breast, that's the equivalent of about $4 a pound. Not bad.

[GandK]

@vexed- I've been vegan 95% of the time for the past 3 years. Whenever I consume any dairy products, I become have excessive gas. I believe I am lactose intolerant. The case may be the same with your friend. Dairy is the worst.

I became lactose intolerant when I lived in Hawaii. Most of their dairy (at least in the early 90's) was locally produced, and it tasted funky to me. Maybe because the cows were eating volcanic grass or something... I don't know. So for the better part of four years I ate no dairy, and my body got used to that. Then I moved back to Kentucky and returned to my old eating habits, and my body rebelled. Big time. I'm pretty sure it stopped producing the enzymes because it believed they were no longer needed.

I find that I can eat soft cheeses and some yogurts in moderation if I eat them with other foods, especially dense grains. But I can never eat them alone, and I still can't handle milk and ice cream after 20 years.

[Matty]

I generally batch cook chilli con carne once a month and make around 20 servings of ~1000 calories each. It makes a good hearty meal. My basic recipie is to aim for a 1:1:1:1 ratio of beef mince, kidney beans, red lentils and brown rice. Plus tomatoes, spices, onions, garlic, butter and whatever other vegetables are cheap or from the garden.

My other go to meal is to make some scrambled eggs. I generally crack 4-6 eggs in a fry pan, add whatever vegetables are cheap or from the garden, some grated cheese, butter/olive oil and mix it together while cooking. Takes 5-10 minutes to make. I prefer scrmbled eggs over an omlette because it cooks faster and I don't have to worry about flipping!

When I feel like making something fancier I will generally cook a curry of some variety with rice and freshly made garlic naan.

My go to lazy meals are peanut butter on toast with a glass of milk or a bowl of muesli with some fresh fruit. Both meals take 2 minutes.

[akratic]

1) brown rice, black beans, stir-fried chicken, onions, bell pepper, sriracha
2) fajitas with beef, onions, bell peppers, avocado, and wraps
3) soup consisting of spicy sausage, sweet potatoes and lentils
4) sweet potato fries, pulled pork from pressure cooker
5) jambalaya

[Dragline]

We had some black lentils tonight that claimed on the package they were the "caviar of lentils".

Told DW we were living far too high on the hog.

But perhaps there is paradox of the black lentil that we do not yet fully comprehend . . .

[llorona]

With all the hoopla about cultured meat...

Sorry to derail the thread but that is SO disgusting. If that stuff goes mainstream, I will never touch meat again. Blech.

[brighteye]

- A very tipical dinner in Switzerland (it's called café complet) is bread, butter, cheese, cold cuts/dry-cured meat, jam, pickles and vegetables like tomatoes or cucumber. With coffee, a glass of milk or tea. Whatever you like or have at hand. We always have bread/crackers, butter, cheese and jam in the house and eat it around 3 times or even more per week for dinner
- vegetable soup with lots of full fat cream
- beef stew with potatoes
- chili con carne with sour cream
- chicken thai curry with rice
- risotto with mushrooms

[Ydobon]

@brighteye - we'll be trying that tonight, sort of like a continental breakfast for dinner. A good way to use up odds and ends without doing any real cooking.

[Ego]

Bulgar salad with steamed kale, broccoli, orange pepper, and tomato. Seasoned with vinegar, olive oil, a little rosemary and sage, and a pinch of salt. I boiled the bulgar for a few minutes in the morning then shut off the flame and left the lid on. Served chilled. Good and chewy. Cost about 50 cents for a heaping serving.

[tylerrr]

I don't have much variety most of the year. For the past few months I have eaten some variety of the following almost every day:


-Raw oats, raisins, walnuts, slivered almonds, cinnamon, honey and cold water

you mix this up in a cup or bowl? I might have to try this one.