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NJCher

(41,164 posts)
Sat Aug 9, 2025, 04:57 PM Aug 9

What's for Dinner, Sat., Aug. 9, 2025

Tuscan White Bean Soup, which I made with stock I had going from Deborah Madison's Greens Cook Book.
This stock has just about every summer vegetable in it you can imagine, from summer squash, chard, to eggplant. It asks for quite a few herbs, which I fortunately have: basil, marjoram, parsley. She got me on lovage, though. Don't have that this year.

It turned out to be quite delicious and I'll even have a little left over for tomorrow.

Salad is tossed greens, meaning butter lettuce, baby spinach, and ruffly green. Pear tomatoes, cucumber, and red onion with lemon vinaigrette.

Dessert: a few slices off a chocolate croissant and cold Earl Grey tea.



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What's for Dinner, Sat., Aug. 9, 2025 (Original Post) NJCher Aug 9 OP
Your soup sounds delic! SheltieLover Aug 9 #1
Leftover shrimp salad I made a few days ago Bayard Aug 9 #2
This message was self-deleted by its author Bayard Aug 9 #3
Tuna Salad PJMcK Aug 9 #4
BLT's and potato chips. Emile Aug 9 #5
Pic NJCher Aug 9 #9
Wow, that's pretty expensive. Emile Aug 9 #10
I love D Madison's soup cookbooks, especially the toppings for each recipe. Nanuke Aug 9 #6
I forgot to thaw the shrimp I had planned on irisblue Aug 9 #7
Another night of Thai takeout La Coliniere Aug 9 #8
going on vacation soon, so emptying the fridge Retrograde Aug 10 #11

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PJMcK

(24,140 posts)
4. Tuna Salad
Sat Aug 9, 2025, 05:17 PM
Aug 9

Romaine lettuce as a base. Thinly sliced red onion rings, cucumber slices, orange and green pepper slices, hard boiled egg slices and garlic croutons topped with pine nuts then dressed with a mustard/olive oil/salt & pepper/white wine concoction. The tuna has been marinating in a light soy sauce and will be pan seared then sliced ultra thinly before being laid artfully on the salad, (snicker!). Bread and butter on the side.

Ice cream and cookies for dessert.

NJCher

(41,164 posts)
9. Pic
Sat Aug 9, 2025, 07:07 PM
Aug 9

Lucky you. I'd have to pay $6 for one. Santa Claus and Christmas melon are the same.


And look! They're almost all sold out!

Emile

(36,935 posts)
10. Wow, that's pretty expensive.
Sat Aug 9, 2025, 07:35 PM
Aug 9

We only have one plant, and only a few melons. Definitely saving the seeds for next year.

Nanuke

(809 posts)
6. I love D Madison's soup cookbooks, especially the toppings for each recipe.
Sat Aug 9, 2025, 05:39 PM
Aug 9

Our dinner—Hard shell tacos with all the fixings, corn on the cob, chile beans, ice cold watermelon.

irisblue

(35,757 posts)
7. I forgot to thaw the shrimp I had planned on
Sat Aug 9, 2025, 06:28 PM
Aug 9


So Campbell vegetable soup, toast & butter.
cold decafe tea.

La Coliniere

(1,528 posts)
8. Another night of Thai takeout
Sat Aug 9, 2025, 06:54 PM
Aug 9

Tonight I ordered a fried soft shell crab with mixed vegetables and Thai basil sauce. Brown rice accompanied the dish. Was great. Cheers! 🥂

Retrograde

(11,254 posts)
11. going on vacation soon, so emptying the fridge
Sun Aug 10, 2025, 02:16 AM
Aug 10

Half of the remaining tri-tip, cut into small slices and marinated in a mix of sweet soy sauce/rice vinegar/soy sauce, the sauteed with slivered zucchini, onions, tomatoes, and green beans, served with rice.

Now what to do with the rest for tomorrow...

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