Solar will tell you more often than not I do not "plan" dinners.  Trust me - I have the programs that promise to teach you how to shop and plan a months worth of meals...  I have the cute little meal planner note book to do it the old fashioned way - by hand.  I even have a daughter who does plan and shop her meals for the week.  (Unfortunately my other daughter is more like me.  If she doesn't pull something out that morning before work they eat out.  )

But I am trying to do better and at least think a few days out. So tonight's meal will be...

Poached salmon
Homemade coleslaw
Steamed cauliflower (with cheese for Solar)

What is your dinner plans?  I could always use some new ideas.

Toy 

Quote from: Solars Toy on May 18, 2021, 02:38:45 PMSolar will tell you more often than not I do not "plan" dinners.  Trust me - I have the programs that promise to teach you how to shop and plan a months worth of meals...  I have the cute little meal planner note book to do it the old fashioned way - by hand.  I even have a daughter who does plan and shop her meals for the week.  (Unfortunately my other daughter is more like me.  If she doesn't pull something out that morning before work they eat out.  )

But I am trying to do better and at least think a few days out. So tonight's meal will be...

Poached salmon
Homemade coleslaw
Steamed cauliflower (with cheese for Solar)

What is your dinner plans?  I could always use some new ideas.

Toy 

BBQ Turkey thighs, loaded twice baked potatoes and Tossed Green Salad.

Just finished dinner, I am stuffed.

Baked Turkey breast rubbed with olive oil, rosemary, and sage before baking
cornbread stuffing
white corn
cranberry sauce

Quote from: walkstall on May 18, 2021, 03:01:19 PMBBQ Turkey thighs, loaded twice baked potatoes and Tossed Green Salad.

That sounds good and easy....  Which is a key factor for Toy cooking. 

Quote from: SueAnn on May 18, 2021, 03:06:27 PMJust finished dinner, I am stuffed.

Baked Turkey breast rubbed with olive oil, rosemary, and sage before baking
cornbread stuffing
white corn
cranberry sauce

This sounds good too.  With or without skin? Wonder if I could do the breast on my grill..  Toy

Quote from: Solars Toy on May 18, 2021, 03:21:58 PMThis sounds good too.  With or without skin? Wonder if I could do the breast on my grill..  Toy

I have done it many time.  I put it up high and a tray under it so the breast don't get burned but get brown.

Quote from: Solars Toy on May 18, 2021, 02:38:45 PMSolar will tell you more often than not I do not "plan" dinners.  Trust me - I have the programs that promise to teach you how to shop and plan a months worth of meals...  I have the cute little meal planner note book to do it the old fashioned way - by hand.  I even have a daughter who does plan and shop her meals for the week.  (Unfortunately my other daughter is more like me.  If she doesn't pull something out that morning before work they eat out.  )

But I am trying to do better and at least think a few days out. So tonight's meal will be...

Poached salmon
Homemade coleslaw
Steamed cauliflower (with cheese for Solar)

What is your dinner plans?  I could always use some new ideas.

Toy 

It sounds like you don't enjoy cooking. Try getting yourself a pellet grill. I know a few folks who use theirs almost every day. They are very versitile and make cooking more enjoyable for many. You could probably con Solar into cooking with it.
I found a good value, sturdy long lasting construction and thermal efficency to be Grilla Grills. They only sell direct so there are no middle men and no store overhead to pay for.
I'll be smoking a rack of ribs in mine tomorrow. Rub the ribs with your dry rub then let them hang out in the fridge for a couple of hours or so then put them in the smoker set to 225 for six hours and dinner is served. That's all there is to it.
Some folks bake cakes and bread in them, some even use them for frozen pizza and say it makes a better pizza.

Quote from: dickfoster on May 18, 2021, 04:42:01 PMIt sounds like you don't enjoy cooking. Try getting yourself a pellet grill. I know a few folks who use theirs almost every day. They are very versitile and make cooking more enjoyable for many. You could probably con Solar into cooking with it.
I found a good value, sturdy long lasting construction and thermal efficency to be Grilla Grills. They only sell direct so there are no middle men and no store overhead to pay for.
I'll be smoking a rack of ribs in mine tomorrow. Rub the ribs with your dry rub then let them hang out in the fridge for a couple of hours or so then put them in the smoker set to 225 for six hours and dinner is served. That's all there is to it.
Some folks bake cakes and bread in them, some even use them for frozen pizza and say it makes a better pizza.

Actually I love to cook and bake.  It is the planning that frustrates me. Tell me what you want and I am good to go.  I do like ribs but prefer the boneless pork ones.

We splurged a few years ago and bought the "Cadillac" of the Weber line.  Built in smoker, rotisserie, infrared something, and a side burner.  I do love this thing.



Toy

Quote from: Solars Toy on May 18, 2021, 03:21:58 PMThis sounds good too.  With or without skin? Wonder if I could do the breast on my grill..  Toy

Skin on when baking, taken off before carving.  Neither hubby nor I like poultry skin.

Quote from: SueAnn on May 18, 2021, 06:27:10 PMSkin on when baking, taken off before carving.  Neither hubby nor I like poultry skin.

 
Yes bake with skin on, it helps keeping it from drying out.  MY wife likes the skin but I do not.  Same with chicken.

Quote from: SueAnn on May 18, 2021, 06:27:10 PMSkin on when baking, taken off before carving.  Neither hubby nor I like poultry skin.

I usually buy the boneless skinless chicken breast.  If I do get it with skin it goes to the dog after it is cooked.

Thanks for the idea.  Toy

Quote from: Solars Toy on May 18, 2021, 06:18:37 PMActually I love to cook and bake.  It is the planning that frustrates me. Tell me what you want and I am good to go.  I do like ribs but prefer the boneless pork ones.

We splurged a few years ago and bought the "Cadillac" of the Weber line.  Built in smoker, rotisserie, infrared something, and a side burner.  I do love this thing.



Toy

That's a gas grill. That's the trouble with yankees and California types they just don't know nuthin about barbeque. It don't matter how much money you spend on gear, real barbeque was smoked and cooked up in a hole in the ground. That's why they're still called pits today even if it's nothing like a pit. Ya really do need some kinda wood smoke to barbeque proper.
Tell ya what go down south or take a look around in Texas and see how many barbeque places you see cooking with gas or electricity. What you'll see are piles of wood around all the good BBQ joints.

Quote from: dickfoster on May 19, 2021, 11:24:00 AMThat's a gas grill. That's the trouble with yankees and California types they just don't know nuthin about barbeque. It don't matter how much money you spend on gear, real barbeque was smoked and cooked up in a hole in the ground. That's why they're still called pits today even if it's nothing like a pit. Ya really do need some kinda wood smoke to barbeque proper.
Tell ya what go down south or take a look around in Texas and see how many barbeque places you see cooking with gas or electricity. What you'll see are piles of wood around all the good BBQ joints.

I have a Big Green Egg and use hickory for pork and mesquite wood for beef and chicken. To quote James Carville, "It is the smoke ----".

Quote from: dickfoster on May 19, 2021, 11:24:00 AMThat's a gas grill. That's the trouble with yankees and California types they just don't know nuthin about barbeque. It don't matter how much money you spend on gear, real barbeque was smoked and cooked up in a hole in the ground. That's why they're still called pits today even if it's nothing like a pit. Ya really do need some kinda wood smoke to barbeque proper.
Tell ya what go down south or take a look around in Texas and see how many barbeque places you see cooking with gas or electricity. What you'll see are piles of wood around all the good BBQ joints.

Eh, made the wife happy. I still have a 1000 pound Brinks rolled steel hood top charcoal/wood what have you, cooker.
Nothing beats the taste of good ol BBQ, but when it's snowing like crazy, I'll take the LP over the charcoal.

That thing I got her could feed an army, Hell, it's bigger than our professional oven in the house.
Wait, don't you live in Ca?    

Quote from: Solar on May 19, 2021, 12:20:00 PMEh, made the wife happy. I still have a 1000 pound Brinks rolled steel hood top charcoal/wood what have you, cooker.
Nothing beats the taste of good ol BBQ, but when it's snowing like crazy, I'll take the LP over the charcoal.

That thing I got her could feed an army, Hell, it's bigger than our professional oven in the house.
Wait, don't you live in Ca?    

Hey I may live in this shit hole now but I'm a real southun boy, born and bred. Born in the Shanandeoh Valley and brought up in the Carolinas, known to be the home of true barbeque. In fact one of the most famous BBQ joints in Carolina today, Lexington Barbeque sits at the bottom of Knobb Hill in Lexington NC, one of my childhood homes.
If you ever get around this way I could fix you some real Carolina Q, pulled pork with red slaw and hush puppies maybe.
I couldn't get a fix out here so I had to learn to do for myself. I could get close to Texas briskett 9nce in a blue moon but never could find true Carolina Q. I started with a lump and chunk rig but got too old to sit up nights screwing around with a fire for those long smokes so I got lazy and got myself a pellet rig that runs on wood pellets. In fact I've got a rack of ribs smokin in it right now.
Btw this thing does just fine in the winter because of the heavy gauge steel and double wall construction. I do the holiday cookin in it be it ham, turkey or whatever.