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NJCher

(41,702 posts)
Fri Oct 10, 2025, 03:43 PM Friday

What's for Dinner, Fri., Oct. 10, 2025

Vegetable soup. I found the recipe in From Tapas to Meze : small plates from the Mediterranean by Joanne Weir. It has carrots, Savoy cabbage, scallion greens, sweet onion, potato, tiny green beat filets, plus garlic and celery from the garden. It also calls for cannellinis and Swiss chard, so I have to go to the farmer's market and get the chard. I might substitute another type of bean for the cannellinis.

The recipe calls for gremolata, which is a green sauce made with chopped parsley, lemon zest, and garlic. I also have tomato pesto for a variation. Put a tablespoon of the gremolata or pesto in the hot soup.

I think I'll also make rye bread croutons.

To go with it, an eggplant sandwich with mozzarella and chipotle mayo on artisan bread.

Kombucha: ginger.

Dessert: cantaloupe. Maybe some vanilla ice cream with it.





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What's for Dinner, Fri., Oct. 10, 2025 (Original Post) NJCher Friday OP
Just had a bowl of yummy minestrone soup SheltieLover Friday #1
What can I say? NJCher Friday #2
Lol SheltieLover Friday #3
I forgot NJCher Friday #4
As a wise woman said...great minds! SheltieLover Friday #5
Baked pork chop in applesauce, buttered garlic noodles & decafe tea irisblue Friday #6
This message was self-deleted by its author Nanuke Friday #7
Salad and burger Yonnie3 Friday #8
Cabbage, Apples and Frankfurters La Coliniere Friday #9

SheltieLover

(74,395 posts)
1. Just had a bowl of yummy minestrone soup
Fri Oct 10, 2025, 03:46 PM
Friday

Loads of veggies.

Yours sounds decic too, Cher.

Enjoy!

SheltieLover

(74,395 posts)
3. Lol
Fri Oct 10, 2025, 04:00 PM
Friday

I guess so!

2 very different soups, though. Mine has carrots, potatoes, celery, a lg can of crushed tomatoes, yellow squash, zucchini, etc.

SheltieLover

(74,395 posts)
5. As a wise woman said...great minds!
Fri Oct 10, 2025, 04:07 PM
Friday


I think later I'll toast a couple of sourdough pretzle buns & slather them with plastic "butter" & garlic. Yummy.

irisblue

(36,229 posts)
6. Baked pork chop in applesauce, buttered garlic noodles & decafe tea
Fri Oct 10, 2025, 05:07 PM
Friday

I'm planning on watching The Crown on DVDs later this evening, so very like popcorn will be made & enjoyed

Response to NJCher (Original post)

Yonnie3

(18,960 posts)
8. Salad and burger
Fri Oct 10, 2025, 05:56 PM
Friday

Pepper jack bacon cheese burger with lettuce and tomato.
Salad with vinaigrette dressing.

La Coliniere

(1,595 posts)
9. Cabbage, Apples and Frankfurters
Fri Oct 10, 2025, 06:46 PM
Friday

Made a dish my Polish grandmother made but I used sliced steamed Field Roast frankfurters instead of the meat version. I steam- fried in evoo and veggie broth: chopped onion and garlic. When soft I added chopped cabbage and peeled sliced apples and cooked until soft. While that was cooking I steamed a couple frankfurters which I cut and added to the cabbage and apples. I seasoned with a small amount of dried sage and black pepper. Served over whole wheat pasta. Cheers!🥂

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