What's for tea/dinner/supper whatever you call it?

[Leesifer]

Obviously due to time differences, I will be waiting for replies (hopefully).

This evening we had rib-eye steak, fried with shallots and mushrooms with fat chips (fries) and garden peas, with a couple of slices of bread and butter on the side.

(We called it dinner)

[TomJoe]

Something simple this evening:

Grilled porkchops, mashed potatos, green beans and a salad.

[curses]

Hmm, probably chicken roasted with fresh rosemary and basil, butter beans, corn bread, and pumpkin pie (if I've got enough time to cook it)

But if I have to work late, then I see a delivery pizza in my near future.

[livius drusus]

I have no idea. I had cafeteria meatloaf for lunch, though. I love cafeteria meatloaf.

[Dingfod]

A formal or semi-formal sit-down at the dinner table with placemate and napkins and all is dinner to me regardless of whether it occurs at noon or in the evening. An informal or casual meal is either lunch or supper, lunch at noonish, and supper in the evening... unless I'm on night shift then I don't have any name for them but meal.

[Leesifer]

TomJoe - sounds good to me.

Minus - both options sound good too, I'd probably go for the pizza myself, due to laziness.

liv - I've only had meatloaf here once or twice - prepacked from a supermarket - but quite liked it. I might have to search the forum for a mealoaf recipe, if not, I feel another thread coming up.

[edited: I found the meatloaf thread]

[John Carter]

I'm considering making a jambalaya. I have the chicken on hand, and I can get the shrimp easily enough (even though I'll have to settle for frozen - one of the things that sucks about living here is that I'm about 800 miles from the nearest coast). I'll have to use a regular smoked sausage or kielbasa, though. You just can't get a decent anduille outside of Louisiana, and considering the state of the gulf coast, maybe not even there right now.

For those of you who do not know what jambalaya is - it's a traditional New Orleans rice based dish. Here's how I make it (I won't give measurements since I never measure anything at home):

chicken
anduille sausage (the real thing is not nearly as hot as what I've seen sold outside of the gulf coast as anduille, but you can think of this as a fairly spicy Polish sausage, and as far as that goes, polish sausage makes a fairly acceptable substitute if anduille is not available where you are)
shrimp
celery
bell peppers
onions
stewed tomatoes
chicken stock
rice
garlic
paprika
thyme
cayenne pepper
salt
worcestershire sauce
olive oil

Peel and devein shrimp, set it aside. Cut the chicken into medium sized chunks and dice the celery, onions and bell peppers. Slice the sausage into approximately 1/4" thick pieces. In a large skillet sautee the onions, bell peppers and celery in olive oil until onions are almost translucent. Add chicken and sausage, and lightly brown the meat, seasoning with worcestershire sauce and salt. Combine the contents of the skillet with remaining spices, stewed tomatoes, rice and chicken stock in a large stock pot. Bring to a boil, then lower heat, cover, and simmer. Add the shrimp about 2-3 minutes before the rice is done. Once the rice is done, remove from heat and let stand for a few minutes, and then serve with garlic bread and enjoy!

Edited to add: In case you want to ask for the sausage by name, it's pronounced "On-doo-ee" With the accent on the "On"

[Leesifer]

Originally Posted by Warren

A formal or semi-formal sit-down at the dinner table with placemate and napkins and all is dinner to me regardless of whether it occurs at noon or in the evening. An informal or casual meal is either lunch or supper, lunch at noonish, and supper in the evening... unless I'm on night shift then I don't have any name for them but meal.

I know what you mean with the working late/shift stuff - then it's just FOOD!

Otherwise, it's breakfast, lunch then dinner for me. None of this supper malarky.

[Leesifer]

Originally Posted by John Carter

I'm considering making a jambalaya. I have the chicken on hand, and I can get the shrimp easily enough (even though I'll have to settle for frozen - one of the things that sucks about living here is that I'm about 800 miles from the nearest coast). I'll have to use a regular smoked sausage or kielbasa, though. You just can't get a decent anduille outside of Louisiana, and considering the state of the gulf coast, maybe not even there right now.

For those of you who do not know what jambalaya is - it's a traditional New Orleans rice based dish. Here's how I make it (I won't give measurements since I never measure anything at home):

chicken
anduille sausage (the real thing is not nearly as hot as what I've seen sold outside of the gulf coast as anduille, but you can think of this as a fairly spicy Polish sausage, and as far as that goes, polish sausage makes a fairly acceptable substitute if anduille is not available where you are)
shrimp
celery
bell peppers
onions
stewed tomatoes
chicken stock
rice
garlic
paprika
thyme
cayenne pepper
salt
worcestershire sauce
olive oil

Peel and devein shrimp, set it aside. Cut the chicken into medium sized chunks and dice the celery, onions and bell peppers. Slice the sausage into approximately 1/4" thick pieces. In a large skillet sautee the onions, bell peppers and celery in olive oil until onions are almost translucent. Add chicken and sausage, and lightly brown the meat, seasoning with worcestershire sauce and salt. Combine the contents of the skillet with remaining spices, stewed tomatoes, rice and chicken stock in a large stock pot. Bring to a boil, then lower heat, cover, and simmer. Add the shrimp about 2-3 minutes before the rice is done. Once the rice is done, remove from heat and let stand for a few minutes, and then serve with garlic bread and enjoy!

I will now be making this at the weekend.

[Dingfod]

Originally Posted by Leesifer

Otherwise, it's breakfast, lunch then dinner for me. None of this supper malarky.

Far too simple, that does not differentiate between a full seven course meal and a bowl of stew, whereas dinner and supper do.

[Leesifer]

Yebbut, if you have a seven course meal between, say, noon and 3:00 p.m., then that is still lunch, surely?

[Dingfod]

Nope. Dinner. I think it's just a regional thing.

[Dingfod]

Then again, in my family we have a snackish meal sometimes we call "lupper", that's an early supper, or late lunch, depending on your perspective. That's not even regional, it's something I made up.

[Leesifer]

Ah, similar to brunch (late breakfast, early lunch) no?

[Legs]

Tonight our Dinner will be...

Appetizer: small plate of Hummus, Spinach Dip, Pita, pickled beets & onions, cubes of cheddar & havarti

Dinner: Roast beef with brussel sprouts & roasted potatoes with gravy

[Dingfod]

Originally Posted by Leesifer

Ah, similar to brunch (late breakfast, early lunch) no?

Yes. What time of the evening do you have "dinner"? I know it varies by country, but in the U.S. it varies by region or even urban and rural. Where I was raised, dinner or supper was as soon after 5:00 PM as practical. I've heard of people that don't typically eat their evening meal until 8:00 PM or later. What about you?

[LadyShea]

Guess we're going out seeing as how we have no food in the house.

[Legs]

Originally Posted by Warren

Yes. What time of the evening do you have "dinner"?

My daughter and I eat as soon as it's ready (5:30-ish) ~ and I have a plate ready to heat up for widget when he gets in from his club.

[Lauri D]

Hey Warren, in my family growing up we called your "lupper" our "linner".

(I could have sworn I already posted this a few minutes ago... argh, I'm supposed to be working and not surfing as it is... my brain is turning to mush I think.)

For dinner tonight: Probably leftover grilled salmon in a salad with assorted chopped veggies, toasted walnuts, feta cheese and a nice orange champagne vinaigrette. Yummay.

[Dingfod]

Originally Posted by Lauri D

For dinner tonight: Probably leftover grilled salmon in a salad with assorted chopped veggies, toasted walnuts, feta cheese and a nice orange champagne vinaigrette. Yummay.

Damn, Lauri, that sounds good.

[Leesifer]

Dinner is anytime between 6:30 p.m and 8:30 p.m. really. Depends what's cooking and how long it takes.

[alphamale]

Salad and an onion bagel.

[Ymir's blood]

Chinese buffet for lunch. I may cook spaghetti for supper or else just scrounge something out of the pantry.

[Ensign Steve]

Tuna melt and french fries. I call it dinner.

[viscousmemories]

Hmm... I'm feeling uninspired. The Jambalaya sounds great, but I don't have the ingredients. Grilled chicken breast, mashed potatoes and frozen mixed veggies it is.