What did you make for dinner?

January 11, 2026, 07:36 PM

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Originally posted by OttoSig:
Simple dinner tonight.

Mustard marinated pork, rice, and simple salad.

We stopped by the Italian market and got some snacks and dessert for after dinner.

That looks really good and healthy!

January 11, 2026, 07:43 PM

tatortodd

No pics, but I used my sous vide on a flat iron steak and then seared it. Harvested some cauliflower from the garden, and oven roasted with salt, pepper, paprika, and parmesan.

January 15, 2026, 07:16 PM

Gustofer

Chili-Mac! Light years better than the stuff the lunch lady used to slop onto your tray.

https://www.recipetineats.com/...hili-mac-and-cheese/

January 15, 2026, 07:23 PM

ridewv

Spicy nachos this evening.

January 15, 2026, 07:56 PM

chellim1

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Spicy nachos this evening.

I'm coming to your house... that looks good.

My wife is out of town and I just got back from a meeting and had a ham sandwich.

"Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible."
-- Justice Janice Rogers Brown

"The United States government is the largest criminal enterprise on earth."
-rduckwor

January 15, 2026, 08:08 PM

StorminNormin

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Originally posted by ridewv:
Spicy nachos this evening.

Man that looks good! What cheese do you use? As my wife and I call it, I either choose to make “shitty movie theater nachos” or gourmet nachos. Either way I still do both in the microwave. I like the idea of baking them!!!!! So I am curious of the meat and cheese you put on them and anything else. Gotta love nachos once in a while.

January 15, 2026, 08:17 PM

StorminNormin

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Originally posted by Gustofer:
Chili-Mac! Light years better than the stuff the lunch lady used to slop onto your tray.

https://www.recipetineats.com/...hili-mac-and-cheese/

HA!!!! I normally never eat the jail food, but I was at a county jail the other week and could not take a break for lunch so they brought me a tray of the prisoner’s food. Part of the law in Texas is that as an investigator if you are going to eat something in front of a prisoner, it has to be the exact same food they get. Chili-Mac is exactly what it was but it was nothing like your picture or recipe, but I was starving so I ate it.

January 16, 2026, 08:01 AM

ridewv

Thanks chelliml.

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Originally posted by StorminNormin:
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Originally posted by ridewv:
Spicy nachos this evening.

Man that looks good! What cheese do you use? As my wife and I call it, I either choose to make “shitty movie theater nachos” or gourmet nachos. Either way I still do both in the microwave. I like the idea of baking them!!!!! So I am curious of the meat and cheese you put on them and anything else. Gotta love nachos once in a while.

I used Sargento shredded, 1/2 cup sharp cheddar and 1/2 cup Mexican blend on reduced salt Tostitos baked for 6 minutes at 350. The ground chuck is browned along with a yellow onion, 1/2 red bell pepper, and a jalapeno all diced, then I add a can of rinsed black beans. The spice is just some taco seasoning that I make, 1/2 goes in with the meat the other 1/2 in the sauce which is essentially sour cream thinned with a tablespoon of milk. Topped it all with diced tomatoes and chopped cilantro.

January 16, 2026, 07:35 PM

StorminNormin

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Originally posted by ridewv:
Thanks chelliml.

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Originally posted by StorminNormin:
quote:
Originally posted by ridewv:
Spicy nachos this evening.

Man that looks good! What cheese do you use? As my wife and I call it, I either choose to make “shitty movie theater nachos” or gourmet nachos. Either way I still do both in the microwave. I like the idea of baking them!!!!! So I am curious of the meat and cheese you put on them and anything else. Gotta love nachos once in a while.

I used Sargento shredded, 1/2 cup sharp cheddar and 1/2 cup Mexican blend on reduced salt Tostitos baked for 6 minutes at 350. The ground chuck is browned along with a yellow onion, 1/2 red bell pepper, and a jalapeno all diced, then I add a can of rinsed black beans. The spice is just some taco seasoning that I make, 1/2 goes in with the meat the other 1/2 in the sauce which is essentially sour cream thinned with a tablespoon of milk. Topped it all with diced tomatoes and chopped cilantro.

Thanks, I am going to try this.

January 16, 2026, 07:52 PM

xantom

My wife got me an ice cream maker for our KitchenAid mixer. It works great! We tried our new stainless Made In pan tonight. Sirloin, baked potato, and creamy honey mustard Brussels sprouts.

January 16, 2026, 08:53 PM

mr kablammo

Tamale Pie. The tamales were on sale at Costco for $4.97/dozen. It was okay.

January 16, 2026, 09:17 PM

stylophiles

Made some smoked ham and cheddar baked pastry things.

Might need to tweak the cheese, and pastry shells are definitely a “learning curve”, but hey. It’s smoked ham and cheese, it’s not like it could really be bad, right?

And accompanied by a nice Old Fashioned with Black Walnut bitters and Cedar syrup.

I’m OK with it!

Bill R

January 17, 2026, 09:21 PM

StorminNormin

Tonight I made Caldo de Res, which is Mexican beef soup. This picture was after the beef simmered for over an hour and I just added most of the vegetables; I add the cabbage in the last 15 minutes. I forgot to take a final picture to see the meat and all ingredients. I decided to make soup because we are finally having a cold night in my area. This has been a weird “Winter”. The soup came out so good. I seem to somehow make it better each time I make it and it is better than any restaurant version I have ever had.

January 18, 2026, 07:38 AM

mutedblade

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Originally posted by StorminNormin:
Tonight I made Caldo de Res

Looks delicious. Got a recipe for us to start with?

January 18, 2026, 09:20 AM

k5blazer

Caldo de Res is perfect for a cold winter day.

January 18, 2026, 01:41 PM

V-Tail

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Originally posted by mutedblade:
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Originally posted by StorminNormin:
Tonight I made Caldo de Res
Looks delicious. Got a recipe for us to start with?

Here's one: https://www.allrecipes.com/rec...s-mexican-beef-soup/

January 18, 2026, 04:10 PM

StorminNormin

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Originally posted by V-Tail:
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Originally posted by mutedblade:
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Originally posted by StorminNormin:
Tonight I made Caldo de Res
Looks delicious. Got a recipe for us to start with?
Here's one: https://www.allrecipes.com/rec...s-mexican-beef-soup/

LOL….that is the exact recipe!! I add garlic and celery. I also add some Sofrito and Beef Better than Bullion.