What's for Dinner, Wed., Feb. 5, 2025

[NJCher]

Pasta dish using my fresh Baby Bella mushrooms, asparagus, and shrimp. I'd like to use soba noodles, but might use a short cut pasta. Also garlic.

Baby arugula salad with cherry tomatoes, toasted walnuts, and parmesan cheese.

Cherry kombucha.

Dessert: stewed apple with Greek caramel salt yogurt. Hot decaf tea, peppermint.

[irisblue]

1. Chicken tacos, lime fizzy water

I was convinced most of the day it was Tuesday, so I wanted Tacos

[Emile]

2. Loretta made chicken alfredo pasta, and a

small salad.

Chocolate pudding with a teaspoon of cool whip before bedtime.

Good Evening

[Drum]

3. Made-from-scratch chicken soup,

…and a salad of kale, shaved broccoli, sunflower seeds, dried blueberries.

I use the 2nd Avenue Deli recipe for the soup, adding a cup of ginger slices, a head of garlic, and lots of dill. Simmered all afternoon, and the apartment smells heavenly.

Have a good evening DUers!

[NJCher]

5. cooking aromas

I think the two best are chicken soup and toasted banana nut muffins/bread.

Don't know about the 2nd Ave. Deli but I'll look it up.

[Drum]

8. Agreed! And...here's the recipe 😃

Chicken Soup

1 pound chicken parts
2 stalks celery, including leafy tops, cut into 3-inch pieces
1 whole chicken, thoroughly rinsed
Salt to rub inside chicken
1 large whole onion, unpeeled (find one with a firm, golden-brown peel)
1 large whole carrot, peeled
1 medium whole parsnip, peeled
2 teaspoons salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 bunch of dill, cleaned and tied with a string
Note: The Deli's recipe calls for both a whole chicken plus 1 pound of chicken parts. You can, however, use just 1 large chicken and cut off both wings, the neck, and a leg to use as parts.



PREPARATION
* Pour 12 cups of cold water into a large stockpot, and throw in the chicken parts and celery. Bring to a boil. While water is heating, rub the inside of the whole chicken with salt.
* Add the chicken to the pot, cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 30 minutes. Test chicken with a fork to see if it's tender and fully cooked; then remove it from the pot, and set aside on a large platter. Leave chicken parts in the pot.
* Add onion, carrot, parsnip, salt, and pepper. Let soup simmer for 1 hour and 15 minutes.
* When chicken cools, remove skin and bones and cut into bite-sized pieces. You can add it to the soup, just before serving, or save it for chicken salad.
* Strain the soup, and discard everything solid except for the carrot.
* Drop in the dill for a minute before serving and remove. Add salt and pepper to taste. Slice carrot and toss into soup. Also add the chicken pieces if desired. Add cooked noodles, rice, kasha, or matzo balls, if using.

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I sometime just use 4 big leg + thigh quarters in place of the entire bird, as I like the dark meat left over in chicken salad.

[La Coliniere]

4. Gyoza Dumplings

Steamed TJ’s vegetable gyoza dumplings. Served with steam-fried: chopped onion, minced garlic, sliced mushrooms and brussel sprouts cut in half. When done stir in orange-garlic sauce. Wegman’s lemon-raspberry nondairy ice cream for dessert. Cheers! 🥂

[AKwannabe]

6. Had an avocado and some bacon before leaving for work

Bowl of scratch made cream of mushroom soup at work. It’s very slow tonight.

Will have some cheese cake when I return home.

[Retrograde]

7. Quiche

with the last of the pancetta and swiss chard from the garden