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NJCher

(42,317 posts)
Fri Dec 19, 2025, 05:18 PM Friday

What's for Dinner, Fri., Dec. 19, 2025

Cauliflower Tacos with Coconut Yogurt Sauce.

Apple cider-cherry kombucha.

The cauliflower has an intense marinating session before roasting. Marinade is smoked paprika, cumin, garlic, onion. Then it's cooked in the air fryer.

Dessert: baked apple with craisins.

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What's for Dinner, Fri., Dec. 19, 2025 (Original Post) NJCher Friday OP
Vegetable tortellini soup Jilly_in_VA Friday #1
Fried rice chowmama Friday #2
Had salnon & briccoli earliet. Chx veg soup cooking now SheltieLover Friday #3
Doctored up DiGiorno Rising Crust Supreme pizza. Emile Friday #4
Fish, shrimp carrot slaw, cottage potatoes Marthe48 Friday #5
Chicken PJMcK Friday #6
Bean Loaf La Coliniere Friday #7
Lazy night buzzycrumbhunger Friday #8

Jilly_in_VA

(13,783 posts)
1. Vegetable tortellini soup
Fri Dec 19, 2025, 05:23 PM
Friday

It's been sitting in the fridge for a couple of days, but soups and stews are usually better for that.
Beverage and dessert of choice. (none for me, it's still Nativity fast)

chowmama

(982 posts)
2. Fried rice
Fri Dec 19, 2025, 05:35 PM
Friday

Minced Chinese bbq roast pork for protein, shredded carrot, onion, peas.

Everything will have to be shredded and/or minced because DH is still recovering from a pulled tooth, and I'm recovering from a stupid adenovirus resulting in a rotten sore throat. Nothing big or chewy is getting down there.

I might open a jar of peaches or pears for dessert.

Emile

(40,321 posts)
4. Doctored up DiGiorno Rising Crust Supreme pizza.
Fri Dec 19, 2025, 06:00 PM
Friday

Salad with ranch dressing later.

Good Evening

Marthe48

(22,628 posts)
5. Fish, shrimp carrot slaw, cottage potatoes
Fri Dec 19, 2025, 06:03 PM
Friday

Frozen beer battered fish, frozen crispy shrimp. I sliced a potato and roasted the slices in the oven. I grated a carrot and mixed in some creamy Italian dressing.


Enjoy the evening!

PJMcK

(24,650 posts)
6. Chicken
Fri Dec 19, 2025, 06:27 PM
Friday

Egged and bread crumbed chicken breast slices gently fried and seasoned. The cooked chicken “fingers” are drizzled with lemon and served with yellow rice. Boston Bibb lettuce salad with cherry tomatoes and red onion slivers topped with olive oil and Balsamic vinegar. Ben & Jerry’s for dessert.

La Coliniere

(1,732 posts)
7. Bean Loaf
Fri Dec 19, 2025, 08:24 PM
Friday

Made a bean loaf based on a meatloaf recipe I made vegan by replacing the lb of ground beef with 2 cans of pinto beans. I also made garlic mashed potatoes with parsley and steamed snap peas and carrots with Miyoko’s butter. Cheers!🥂

buzzycrumbhunger

(1,607 posts)
8. Lazy night
Fri Dec 19, 2025, 08:36 PM
Friday

Black bean taquitos with jalapeño sauce for dipping, and maybe a fruit juice pop for dessert, since I just rediscovered them in the freezer. (They’re the good TJ’s pops layered with strawberry, lemon, and raspberry. )

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