Saturday: Baked tequila chicken breast served with black beans and Mexican rice.
Sunday: Sweet and sour pork served over Chinese rice.
Menu Thread for Weekend of 03/13/2010
Saint Patrick’s Day is this week – corned beef and cabbage crockpot style.
And something like baby back ribs maybe.
Saturday: Crockpot and grilled baby back pork ribs, broccoli slaw, asparagus spears and the all-important beans.
Sunday: Corned beef served with a dab of horseradish sauce along with red potatoes, baby carrots and cabbage.
Menu Thread for Weekend of 03/06/2010
Let’s give the new outdoor cooking grill its inauguration . . .
Tenderloin steaks, savory roasted potatoes and green beans.
But first . . . Crock pot white chili!
Saturday: White turkey chili with cornbread muffins.
Sunday: Grilled New York steaks, green beans and roasted potatoes.
New BBQ Grill
The old BBQ finally gave up the ghost a couple of weekends ago. Yesterday, we went to Lowe’s and purchased this replacement. I am in the process of assembling it now. I will be posting about the inaugural cookout sometime soon.
Here’s the specs:
BBQ Grillware model GGPL-2100DW
Grill Width (Inches) – 52.4
Grill Depth (Inches) – 23.0
Grill Height (Inches) – 46.0
Porcelain coated cast iron grate
141 sq. in. warming rack
28 1/2 Lb. burger capacity
Porcelain coated lid
624 sq. in. cooking surface
Electronic ignition
Liquid propane fuel system
5-gallon tank capacity standard
3 stainless burners plus side burner
Menu Thread for Weekend of 02/27/2010
Saturday: Broccoli Beef – disappointing because we used pre-cut stir-fry beef instead of cutting strips from quality top sirloin or tenderloin steak as we usually do.
Sunday: Pork lo mein.
Menu Thread for President’s Day Weekend
Open for discussion . . .
Since Mardi Gras is Tuesday, Jambalaya has been mentioned.
And there is a large Rib Eye in the freezer.
Saturday: Barbecued (incinerated?) ribeye roast, mashed cauliflower with garlic and cheese medley and asparagus spears.
Sunday: Jambalaya!
Superbowl Weekend Menu Discussion
Saturday: Ribollita – Tuscan Vegetable and Bread Soup
Sunday Brunch: avocado and pancetta omelet served with sausage links and hash brown potatoes
Superbowl Sunday: Pulled pork sandwiches, blue cheese broccoli-carrot coleslaw and dill pickle spears served with vinegar based BBQ sauce – all home made.
Menu Thread for Weekend of 01/30/2010
Menu suggestions:
Pizza
Corned beef and cabbage
Saturday: Home made pizza topped with tomato paste, mozzarella cheese, marinated artichoke hearts, pancetta and sliced tomatoes.
Sunday: Pro Bowl corned beef and cabbage with potatoes, celery and carrots.
Menu Thread for Weekend of 01/23/2010
Meals proposed for the weekend: Chicken Fried Steak and Stir Fry Chicken.
Saturday: Stir-fried chicken and Chinese-style veggies served with saffron rice medley.
Sunday: Chicken fried beef tenderloin steak, country-style green beans, apple-cinnamon baby carrots, mashed potatoes and gravy.
