What's For Dinner?

[John53]

Or if you go to a restaurant you can order a Filet Mignon. Usually Americans do not use the French versions of words as often as British or Aussies do, but this is an exception. We are also more likely to call a deboned piece of fish as a filet rather than a fillet. The t is silent in filet. And to me it does seem to be an abuse of the term when one goes to McDonalds and gets a Filet-O-Fish sandwich.

The biggest abuse of the French language in America is "entrée". Everywhere else I've been in the world it means a small dish before the main meal except in America where it means the main dish. It translates as entrance in English so I don't get it

 

[Revoltingest]

The biggest abuse of the French language in America is "entrée". Everywhere else I've been in the world it means a small dish before the main meal except in America where it means the main dish.

People get to change definitions of loanwords.
It's our basic right.

 

[libre]

It's pizza night for me

 

[John53]

People get to change definitions of loanwords.
It's our basic right.

Shouldn't you be heading to the entrée of your shed?

 

[metis]

A fish sandwich that I had for lunch and will a bit later have for dinner. I'll probably have a small salad with it.

 

[Spice]

I plan a cold seafood supper. I'm going to experiment a little with a deli-bought seafood salad by adding crab meat and fill miniture bell peppers. I'll also have shrimp with cocktail sauce.

 

[John53]

Pulled pork enchiladas.

 

[ChristineM]

Cottage pie

Apple pie

 

[metis]

pasta & salad

 

[ChristineM]

Surf and turf, (ribeye, scallops, scampi) with roasted mash potatoes (douches i think they're called)
Pears cooked in chestnut honey.

 

[metis]

Surf and turf, (ribeye, scallops, scampi) with roasted mash potatoes (douches i think they're called)
Pears cooked in chestnut honey.

I'll be right over.

 

[Spice]

Eggs over-easy, ham, and pancake.

 

[ChristineM]

Lasagne
Walnut cake

 

[metis]

Cheese-spinach pie [Greek] with rice & Greek salad.

 

[John53]

I'm making what we call pork chop suey. It's just a throw everything in the pot type recipe. About 500g (1lb) of diced pork and whatever vegies we have, 1 cup of chicken stock, a tbls soy sauce, 6 tbls of oyster sauce and some crushed garlic. In tonight's the vegies are... onion, broccoli, bean sprouts, bamboo shoots and mushrooms. It's only 10am here but it tastes better if it simmers slowly all day.

When it's time to eat I get some thin noodles like Singapore or ramen and pan fry them until they're crispy and almost burnt, then serve the chop suey on a bed of the noodles for the wife but I prefer mine with rice.

 

[metis]

Leftovers today and maybe leftovers of leftovers for tomorrow.

 

[ChristineM]

Leftovers today and maybe leftovers of leftovers for tomorrow.

Leftovers are handy, good for making pies and things with

Today we had leftovers prawn, with shredded veg and bamboo shoots rolled in flaky pancake. Quick mems / spring rolls

 

[Jedster]

Pizza and chips this evening

 

[Spice]

Same as yesterday - stew and biscuit.

 

[metis]

Leftovers are handy, good for making pies and things with

Today we had leftovers prawn, with shredded veg and bamboo shoots rolled in flaky pancake. Quick mems / spring rolls

I'm having leftover egg foo young for lunch and we're having leftover beef roast for dinner. Still good though!