What's for dinner tonight??? (restaurants, hamburger, grilled, mushroom)

[vpcats]

Originally Posted by burdell

I was thinking tuna, cannellini bean, cherry tomato, celery sald but I could change.

How are Cuban steaks done?

It's just red meat (soft kind) but very thinly cut. You could kill me and I can't tell you the name of the part of the cow that they are usually made from.

Then you season it (let it soak for a while) with lime or lemon juice or squeeze a sour orange unto them. You pan fry them real quick and you add salt when they're almost cooked (so the meat doesn't get hard) and you can sautee some onions on the side and throw them on the steak afterwards, cut up some fresh parsley and use it for decoration. You can just cut up fresh onion real tiny and put that on top of the steak too.

Oh I'm such an expert! Trust me, I've messed up a good number of steaks and they came out like leather.

You need to cook them quickly. High heat. Don't let them get watery and boiling.

[burdell]

Originally Posted by vpcats

It's just red meat (soft kind) but very thinly cut. You could kill me and I can't tell you the name of the part of the cow that they are usually made from.

Then you season it (let it soak for a while) with lime or lemon juice or squeeze a sour orange unto them. You pan fry them real quick and you add salt when they're almost cooked (so the meat doesn't get hard) and you can sautee some onions on the side and throw them on the steak afterwards, cut up some fresh parsley and use it for decoration. You can just cut up fresh onion real tiny and put that on top of the steak too.

Oh I'm such an expert! Trust me, I've messed up a good number of steaks and they came out like leather.

You need to cook them quickly. High heat. Don't let them get watery and boiling.

Hmmmmmmmmmm, I don't know if I could make it thru, thinly sliced steak gets me thinking carpaccio

I was just wondering if it would be something like ropa vieja which I like very much.

[vpcats]

Originally Posted by burdell

Hmmmmmmmmmm, I don't know if I could make it thru, thinly sliced steak gets me thinking carpaccio

I was just wondering if it would be something like ropa vieja which I like very much.

Oh no. Not even close. Ropa vieja is shredded, with tomato sauce and green peppers and it simmers in the sauce.... oh what a mess!

The steaks are messy too because of the splattering of oil. I rarely make them, but they are easy to cook, just not the clean up.

I've tried making the steaks on the BBQ but can't compare. They just don't come out right.

[LaceyEx]

Back from the store and inspiration.

It's windy and very cool so I making chicken and dumplings w/mushrooms, pearl onions, peas. (LOL-weather guy just called this weather refreshing-think he's lost his mind.)

Because of VP's nutritious dinner last night I also got a pound cake and strawberries. Liked her topping better tho.

Also got 4 HUGE Boston Ferns and just potted and hung on front porch.

[burdell]

Originally Posted by vpcats

Oh no. Not even close. Ropa vieja is shredded, with tomato sauce and green peppers and it simmers in the sauce.... oh what a mess!
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And a mighty tasty mess it is! Easily mopped up with a little rice.

[molochai2580]

Probably have my 7 layer casserole tonight again. I can't think of anything else to cook and since I have to be up fairly early tomorrow.

[movingtohouston]

Not sure what I am making tonight. Hubby bought some ground turkey. May use that in something. Maybe spaghetti. Maybe meatloaf. Don't know yet.

[kelsie]

Lacey, I am sorry you are still getting bad weather. Just the opposite here, it is 84 right now and we are being warned of rain, hail and possible Tornados.
I am making a homemade vegetable pizza with Caesar salad.
Have a great night everyone.

[LaceyEx]

Kelsie-stay safe!!!!!!!! Is this crazy weather or what?

[kelsie]

Thank you Lacey, you too! Sunday night out of nowhere at 7:00 EST the black clouds appeared and the wind hit 60-70 mi. an hour. Our dog was on the front porch and I could not hold the screen door open for her to come in, as the rocking chairs were falling all over the porch, I was yelling for her to come to me, she crawled on her belly under a table and chairs to get into the house. My husband was coming home from work at that time and said the sand was so thick he couldn't see where the farms began and the road ended. Then the quarter size hail and rain. A report just came on again, they are calling for our area to get hit between 7 (here we go again) and 10. I will let you know, and Hurricane season hasn't started yet.