What's for Dinner, Thurs., July 16, 2026

[NJCher]

Spicy Indian Noodles, thanks to a jar of Maya Kaimal Kashmiri Curry and those 6-minute soba noodles from Trader Joe's. We're at the end of the heatwave, and I'm all out of desire to cook anything. This noodle dish is a 10-minute job. Pic is from their web site.



Any additional vegetables that are added to this dish are from my garden--I'm being very careful about cyclosporiasis.

Kombucha is cherry-ginger.

Dessert is a vanilla mochi and decaf iced coffee.

[twodogsbarking]

1. Great. I have a variey of garden peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers and pole beans if I live long enough.

Many herbs, Japanese beetles are resting in their new home.
Dinner? I am thinking but nothing is happening.

[Emile]

2. Leftover barbecue spareribs, baked beans, and a dinner roll.

Chocolate chip ice-cream cone later.

Good Evening

[PJMcK]

3. Seafood off the dock

A fisherman has a shop setup across from the marina where we're staying for a few days. We scored some oysters and a flounder filet. I'll roast some potatoes with onion and garlic and make a big mixed green salad. (We were able to re-provision the boat this afternoon.) Pinot Grigio is on ice. Ice cream from the truck across the street for dessert.

[irisblue]

4. Still freaking hot here, also smoky. Leftovers & iced tea

[buzzycrumbhunger]

5. Ooh--that sounds good!

Have you tried their fat udon? They come in a 3-pack and are already cooked. You just heat them up in whatever sauce and go to town. (Have I pimped these before?… ) I haven’t had ramen since I found these, and they’re great to toss in a bag for work lunches.

[NJCher]

8. might be the ones

I prol'ly meant to say "udon" instead of "soba."

I love these noodles. So easy. The big trick is to cut off the cooking exactly when they say, which I think is 6". I've messed it up before and they get "gluey." Or shall I say mucilaginous?

Yes, they would be great to take to work for lunch.

[MolecularDust]

6. Leftover clam sauce with noodles & parm

It’s only good for one “re-run”, but I’ll finish it off- it’s not really that much.

This made me think of a memory. I’ve been making this for 25 years at least. And when my kids would come home from school, they would say “oh you made clam sauce AGAIN” because I would often make it for myself for lunch - it’s quick and easy. But then they would go on to eat it. All that was left lol

[no_hypocrisy]

7. H/M White Pizza

Cleaned out the frig before the cheeses went bad.

Store pizza dough.

Mmmmmmmarvelous!

And hey! The 500-degree oven's heat wasn't onerous. I'm still kicking.

[La Coliniere]

9. Black Bean Burger

My wife went out to dinner with friends so I made an air-fried frozen black burger that I put on whole grain bread with salsa. Also made steamed cauliflower with mushrooms and fresh herbs and I sliced a large tomato and drizzled it with balsamic. Cheers!🥂

Cher, your noodle dish looks delicious. Gonna have to get those noodles next time I go to TJ’s.

[Cairycat]

10. Salsa verde chicken bowls

https://cookiesandcups.com/instant-pot-salsa-verde-chicken/

Had the chicken over rice with tomatoes, leftover corn from last night's corn on the cob, avocado, cotija cheese, sour cream and pickled jalapenos.

The chicken came out quite good, but from what my son said about cooking it, it probably doesn't need all 16 ounces of the salsa verde, and he added some green salsa from takeout they'd gotten a couple days ago, to spice it up. And chicken breast doesn't really need 25 minutes in the Instant Pot, though it wasn't tough.