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NJCher

(43,255 posts)
Sun Apr 12, 2026, 04:20 PM 2 hrs ago

What's for Dinner, Sun., April 12, 2026

Crackers with garlic rosemary dip.

Cup of vegetable soup, tomato-based, with carrots, rutabaga, onions, garlic, and celery. Chickpeas. Grated hard Italian cheese over the top.

Slice of turkey meatloaf with caramelized onions. Extra spicy glaze.

Kombucha, unflavored.

Dessert: vanilla ice cream with banana slices and caramel syrup. Toasted cashews.

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What's for Dinner, Sun., April 12, 2026 (Original Post) NJCher 2 hrs ago OP
Rice and gravy Jilly_in_VA 2 hrs ago #1
Sounds yummy! SheltieLover 22 min ago #5
Tonight the grandson is taking over the cooking.. slightlv 1 hr ago #2
Tacos, chicken salad, & cookies sound great! SheltieLover 20 min ago #6
Doctored up frozen pizza. Toss Emile 29 min ago #3
Sounds delic, Cher! SheltieLover 23 min ago #4

Jilly_in_VA

(14,445 posts)
1. Rice and gravy
Sun Apr 12, 2026, 04:40 PM
2 hrs ago

We get to eat meat again!

Roast chicken
Rice and gravy
Salad with choice of dressing

Didn't get around to making dessert yesterday, so I'll probably just have ice cream.

slightlv

(7,815 posts)
2. Tonight the grandson is taking over the cooking..
Sun Apr 12, 2026, 05:48 PM
1 hr ago

he's making Taco cups... that'll be interesting! But because he's honed in on one aspect of dinner (namely, the taco cups) I went to the store to get the makings for spanish rice and refried beans to make it a more balanced meal. Trying to teach this kid about food groupings, carbs vs proteins, and how colors, spices, and herbs can come into play when cooking. I'm even creating a cookbook just for him. Hea, it's the same method I used to teach his Grandpa to use a computer and specific software!

Tuesday, the temp here is suppose to be almost 90 degrees. Wow! So... I decided it was time to break out a deep summer dish. I'll pick up a rotisserie chicken, shred it, mix it with a lot of good salad fixings and mix all that together with rotini pasta. Add a good bread, and it'll be a satisfying meal with not a lot of heat in the kitchen.

Meanwhile, we've been going bonkers on baking cookies... chocolate chip and iced sugar cookies. So, we'll have plenty of those for desserts (I hope there'll be plenty left, anyway!)

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