What’s for dinner tonite!

[lil_Blue_Ford]

For years and years my aunt always brought pretty good potato salad to get togethers. It was good enough for who it was for and she never complained so her special potato salad was her go-to contribution.

Eventually her daughter let the cat out of the bag that she was buying it at Sam's, adding onion and just bringing it her bowl.

I’ve come across that sort of thing a lot, seems like that’s the thing to do, get store bought potato salad and add stuff to it to make it somewhat acceptable. The store bought stuff out of the container tastes like paste to me. Both of my grandmas used to make home made potato salad, mom makes both types now and I’ve made them before but not often. Dad’s side was a German potato salad (served hot, uses vinegar) and mom’s side was a more common cold potato salad, just way better.

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

I find the store bought stuff too sweet and too much mayo. Very seldom buy it and when I do, I regret it after the first mouthful.

 

[Brain75]

 

[Brain75]

Ya know I wasn't picking on anyone here right, I saw it and just had to....

 

[Curious Hound]

Ribeye and home fries.

 

[Uncle Gump]

I didn't forget about the potato salad recipe... just haven't has time today. I will say it had a pound of thick cut bacon crumbled in it. Dukes Mayo... I always pay up for it... and a bag of the chefs blend cheese.

After the feast last night... I did salmon and a bunch of veggies.

 

[pjtoledo]

not exactly dinner.
brewed 3 quarts of tea. to expedite the cool down I place the pot on a piece of 1/4" thick aluminum and add ice packs.
the aluminum plate is from a mid '80s Hewlett-Packard plotter. it was the base under the platen surface where the drawings occurred.

never throw out good junk

the wiffie hates it when I find a use for stuff that's been taking up space in the basement for 38 years.

 

[Uncle Gump]

not exactly dinner.
brewed 3 quarts of tea. to expedite the cool down I place the pot on a piece of 1/4" thick aluminum and add ice packs.
the aluminum plate is from a mid '80s Hewlett-Packard plotter. it was the base under the platen surface where the drawings occurred.

never throw out good junk

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the wiffie hates it when I find a use for stuff that's been taking up space in the basement for 38 years.

A bit bigger... you could make a bash plate for the front of your truck with that.

 

[Uncle Gump]

My 88 year old mom said she wanted me to make tapioca earlier this visit. She the asked me to try to make some rice pudding. I had never made it... but found a recipe on the webs and gave it a go. This is the second time I've made it and it's delicious...

Hamburgers with mushroom gravy over mashed taters and Italian green beans was for dinner.

 

[Uncle Gump]

Turkey taco Tuesday...

On a Wednesday

 

[Uncle Gump]

Thursday was Naan bread pizza...

Friday was veggie fratada hash browns and a little left over ribeye...

Saturday was red bean and rice with smoked sausage and corn bread...

Today the family was over. Started out with a smoked salmon dip. I put it on the table and I swear it was gone in a few milliseconds. Good thing I tasted it when I was done making it. Then I made apple slaw and sloppy joes...

There is also strawberry shortcake... still no room for it.

 

[Bill]

Chicken fajitas with white corn tortillas and salad. I tried Tampico fajita seasoning and I think it is good.

 

[SenorNoob]

Wow Gump. 5 star chef every day.

 

[Gunfighter97]

Steamed summer squash, rice with a drizzle of soy sauce, and local caught (by me in lake Payette) kokanee; grilled. Beautiful spread done by mom, cant take credit here other than for the fishing. (For dinner  last night)

I'm new here and this thread is my favorite so far

 

[Uncle Gump]

Wow Gump. 5 star chef every day.

I don't know about 5 star... but i enjoy cooking.

Nearly as much as I like eating.