So, whats for dinner tonight?

Pyb, that stinks. I would be in shock, I love fish...My mom and one of my boys are too!! Salmon is one of the few I can get my people to eat.

Loooove salmon...Roxy that sounds great! I also like salmon teryaki.

Ive seen you mention that spaghetti salad before...what exactly is in it?

It is really easy...pasta salad with spaghetti

1 lb spaghetti (I use thin - angel hair is too thin)
1 big bottle (32oz) italian dressing start with 1/2
let sit and add the ohter 1/2 before you serve it.
1 bottle McCormick salad supreme
1 carton grape/cherry tomatoes halved
1 small cucumber
1 bunch green onions.

You can add other things like olives, peppers, roasted peppers. Or you can leave out all the veggies. Do not use oil when cooking the spaghetti so it will absorb the flavors. It is a great alternative to the regular pasta salad. You can alter all the ingredients to your taste...hubby does not like as much of the salad supreme.

I will have to try that sometime. Tomight we ended up having homemade tacos and quesadillas.

mmm Roxy thanks for that....I do want to try that especially when we do our all day volleyball tournaments we usually do a potluck and its hard to bring mayonaise based pasta salads so this sounds great. I think I might like to toss in some salami and olives too!

I have leftover spaghetti and meat sauce for lunch. I will be falling asleep by 3 this afternoon. Carbs and a desk job don't work well together.

I knew I should have come to your house to eat. I love spaghetti.

Volley, I have added peperoni chunks before and it was good. I also add artichoke hearts to mine. The good thing about it is that you can put almost anything in it. Also, it is better to make it the day before you are going to eat it.

Roxy, I am going to try to make it tonight. I think I am going to add some dried cranberries for a touch of sweetness

ooh that sounds good! I love feta in my salads if there is cranberries too.

I love feta cheese. Especially the wet kind. I am going to make Greek yogurt this weekend, speaking of Greek things.

Frog-Is that where you put it in a cheesecloth to let it drain?

I do love Greek yogurt, It is much thicker than regular yogurt
Volley , cranberries rock

All you do is heat whole milk to 180 F then let it cool to 130 F. Add a teaspoon of plain yogurt, pour into a clean container and wrap in a towel and leave in a warm place over night. The next morning pour into a double cheesecloth or a fine strainer and let it drain for 12 hours in a bowl. Make sure that it is high enough above the bowl to drain off completely. You can use it like ricotta cheese or mix with fruit or for sauces like curry or as a topping. Mix it with shredded cucumber and it is called tzaziki, the sauce they use on lamb and gyros.

I love tzaziki! I add extra garlic in mine with the cucumber.

Volley, is there nothing that you can't cook

LOL!! I LOVE to cook all kinds of foods! And I read about food and watch TV about food.

Thanks Volley I was trying to come up with my Frog on Friday topic.

YUM!! There is a wonderful restaurant in Tarpon Springs, Fl..I can't remember the name of it, but it is this little hole-in-the wall. It's authentic Greek. before your dinner they give you warm bread with the best tzaziki ever! I love the stuff, I want to dip fries in it. Anyone got a recipe for me?

My wife is Greek and we go to Tarpon all the time. Fresh shrimp right off the boats with the head still on and fresh red snapper. Make the yogurt that I posted finsfan and all you have to do is add cucumber and garlic. I will check with my wife to make sure I have it right and PM you.

Frog, one of my favorite restaurants here is a small neighborhood Greek restaurant. Nothing I dont like there

Thanks Frog!! Maybe you know the restaurant I'm talking about..Keep in mind it's been a few years since I've been there..You know where the deep-sea fishing charter boats are? It was across the road from that, just a little ways down. In the front window you can see slabs of meat hanging and a man in a dirty apron slicing from them!

Roxy, where are you. I am going to make your spaghetti salad. Adding a few twist. Putting in raisins and dried cranberries

Kash, let me know how that turns out...do not like raisins but love dried cranberries...

Kash -Went back and read the earlier posts. Feta or bleu cheese would be good in it too. Go Volley!

Gosh...I feel so plain tonight...I grilled a piece of steak and made a baked potato and peas...I go back to work tomorrow after being off a week! :(

Morning that is not plain. That is one of the peoples favorite in this house. They love these staeks they sell at our Kroger called flat iron steaks. They are so tender. And when hubby is not training ..meat can only go with potatoes. We had Mexican as usual...fajitas with steak, chicken, shrimp and ground pork...our fav at the restaurant we go to.

Training? Ok i'll bite... training for?
:D
Ang
P.S. didn't cook tonight and i'm hungry! Home alone...

Roxy, I bought all the stuff, and when I gott home Irealized that I did not get enough salad dressing. need to make another trip to store tomorrow morning

kash-just make less of the pasta if you dont have enough dressing!

Rox-Glad you liked the feta/blue cheese idea :)

Did you make the salad kash??


I know this isnt dinner, but I am getting ready to go make some oatmeal cookies with peanut butter chips.

YUM! I just brewed some Starbucks espresso roast, I have some peppermint mocha creamer to put in it.

That is good! Love this time of year with the peppermint mochas...those are good.

Yo, V!!!!

You get so excited you double post?

I cant help myself!! aaahhhh!! :lol:

I know, I bring that out in people. It's my cooooolness.

I just wanted to get my point across!! Figured the double post would do it!!!

You got it across...twice.

Kash - Volley is right - just use less of everything. It takes awhile to learn what your particular taste is. You may like less or more of and ingredient.

Ang - He is military and has to pass physical fitness tests.

Ahh i didn't know ur hubby was military! Tell him thanks for me! My future SIL is a military man also! He's reserve now but served 5 years.... got out last July.
:D
Ang

Ang, Thank you. I will pass it on. My #3 child is military as well and #4 is already talking military college...He only has 7 years left to decide :lol:

Yea rox i remembered ur son is at Keesler. We talked about it when u were there for a visit a few weekends ago... I'm VERY familiar with the area. My whole family lives there cept me!
Ang

Who makes peppermint mocha creamer. I use International Delights mint choclate creamer, but that sounds better.

I think carnation....coffee mate brand. They also make a gingerbread one too.

Sorry Ang...It is getting late. I remember now...Thrifty Nickle :lol: I would love to go back there an spend more time. I really liked it and supprisingly so did hubby. He hates warm weather and beach sand but for some reason he was really drawn to the area.

Volley, I am going to look for that tomorrow.

Well close Rox.... it's Penny Pincher! But same concept!
:D
Ang

Ang....I GIVE UP!!! It is so time to go to sleep. I have been up since 4:30 and slept on the recliner since I had to sleep sitting up...bad asthma night. I think I will take the advice I gave Kash and go to bed...not with a hot cowboy but ...with a hot soldier.

Lucky u! (for the hot sailor)
:D
Hope u feel better Rox!
Ang

Thank you. I am really having too much fun with these threads to go to sleep!!! But I am outta here!!

NIghty Night Roxy!!