What's For Dinner?

[ChristianGal]

Roast beef (sirloin tip), homemade mashed potatos, homemade gravy, steamed asparagus.

[Nonna]

After church we went over to the family center and had Pizza, Salad, Ice Cream and enjoyed much fellowship.

[Biblenuggetlady]

Dump Cake Question: I am making a grocery list and want to make the dump cake. I need more details... :o I have a dry yellow cake, a can of cherry pie filling, and then what size can of the crushed pineapple do I need? Is it crushed or chunks, and do I drain the juice off this? You guys said to put it in a casserole dish...what size, can I use a cake pan instead? The only casserole dish I have is really big, bigger than a cake pan. Thanks....

[Tall Timbers]

Dump Cake Question: I am making a grocery list and want to make the dump cake. I need more details... :o I have a dry yellow cake, a can of cherry pie filling, and then what size can of the crushed pineapple do I need? Is it crushed or chunks, and do I drain the juice off this? You guys said to put it in a casserole dish...what size, can I use a cake pan instead? The only casserole dish I have is really big, bigger than a cake pan. Thanks....

I'm not the expert as I got it from this thread, but I used the 15 oz size can of pineapple... I only had chunks so I used those but I suspect that crushed would be better. Just dump the entire contents of the can into the dish. Mine went into a 13X9X2 dish. Empty the cake out on top of that, and spread a little melted margarine on top of the yellow cake. If seemomgonuts sees your post, maybe she'll give you the expert's advice.

[Seemomgonuts]

Dump Cake Question: I am making a grocery list and want to make the dump cake. I need more details... :o I have a dry yellow cake, a can of cherry pie filling, and then what size can of the crushed pineapple do I need? Is it crushed or chunks, and do I drain the juice off this? You guys said to put it in a casserole dish...what size, can I use a cake pan instead? The only casserole dish I have is really big, bigger than a cake pan. Thanks....

I use crushed pineapple. You don't drain either the pineapple or the filling. Once you dump it in the casserole dish (you can eyeball it, but I use a 2qt-2.5qt) you cover it in the dry mix and several dots of butter before you bake it. It resembles a buckle when it is done. :nod The filling comes up/over/through the dry mix and bubbles. I have never tried a cake pan.....let me know how it works if you do. A glass pie plate might be a better suggestion, just couldn't use as much of everything because it may spill over.

[CharlotteMc]

Dump Cake Question: I am making a grocery list and want to make the dump cake. I need more details... :o I have a dry yellow cake, a can of cherry pie filling, and then what size can of the crushed pineapple do I need? Is it crushed or chunks, and do I drain the juice off this? You guys said to put it in a casserole dish...what size, can I use a cake pan instead? The only casserole dish I have is really big, bigger than a cake pan. Thanks....

I use a regular size can of crushed pineapple and nothing gets drained. I also use a 9X11 or 11X13 pan for baking.

[Rinji]

Today we had Gyoza (Japanese pot stickers)

We found some gyoza type wrappers (round) at the grocery store, but wonton wrappers work too.

The filling:
Anything you like! Though pork, cabbage, onion, and asian chives are popular.
We used left over chicken, cabbage, onion, and green bell peppers. Basically, it's anything you like in a dumpling. Just shred it up/chop it fine, and cook it in a pan.
You can also do Crab rangoon style ones, and use cream cheese, crab and onion.

If you want the inside to have favoring instead of dipping them, some soy sauce, and honey to taste is a good combination. You can use some watered down stir fry sauce too. Just make sure it absorbs well into your filling and doesn't leave a wet mess.

If you want, you can do fruit gyoza for dessert.

The sauce (if you want a sauce):
A traditional sauce is 2 parts soy, 1 part rice vinegar ( I used white, hehe), and a dash of hot sauce. Basically mix it to your liking. Or... get some of that sweet sour sauce you've been hoarding in the cabinet.

Making the gyoza:
Wet one edge of the wrapper with some water. Be sure not to use too much or your wrapper might get soggy (this is more of a problem with homemade dough). Fill with a small spoonful of your filling, and make some pleats when you bring the two edges together to close. You can get creative, I won't tell you must to do it a certain way.
If you want to fry & steam the dumpling, having one side flat makes them even better, because that is the side you fry to a nice crisp.

Once made, you can cook em, or put them in the fridge or freezer. They just so happen to make easy quick meals.

Cooking methods:
Since your filling is precooked, this is actually pretty fast. A variety of ways can be used to cook these, you can bake, fry, steam, or deep fry them.

For me, the most entertaining method is to fry them on the dumplings flat side in a non-stick for a minute of so. You want a nice brown crispy side. Go ahead and pick them up once in a while to check.
Then toss in 2-3 tablespoons of water depending on how many you have. Cover with a lid, and let the water boil away completely.
Then you're done! This method has a nice crispy chewy texture.
I'd estimate it takes about 4-6 minutes to cook. Not very long at all.

If you do a dessert gyoza, I recommend baking them. If you do a rangoon style gyoza, deep frying is usually the best.

With left overs and the right vegetable, this dish can be made in little time flat.
If you do use cabbage, it's a good idea to cook down the cabbage first because the final stage cooking may not release the vegetable's sweetness.

[Tall Timbers]

Last night I took some homemade chicken soup base (everything but the noodles or rice) and heated it up. I then took the noodles from some of those little top ramen packets and dumped them in for 3 minutes. Removed the noodles and placed into bowls, then added just a little of the chicken soup base to each bowl. Turned out real good. Those noodles are good at absorbing the flavors.

Tonight we'll have bisquick chicken.

[Nonna]

Last night we had grilled chicken (marinated in teriyaki sauce) Baked Potatoes
and Green Beans. Tonight we're having Beef Stew, Italian Bread and for
dessert, Pumpkin Pie Cake.

[ruth]

home made chicken strips with french fries