Dinner - Supper does indeed harken to an earlier, simpler time. Both grandparents were most likely to refer to a LARGE, midday meal as Dinner, followed in the evening by a LIGHTER Supper. I think your statement that you are on the prairie is telling -- do you farm/ranch for a living? My mom was raised on a small dairy farm, and eating the largest meal at midday was not uncommon -- they'd been out working all morning, had more work to do, needed the energy of a good-sized midday meal. Supper might just be soup and sandwiches.
In any event, Supper last night was an actual sit down collaboration, a rarity on a work day that we're trying to get back to.
I pulled pork chops out of the freezer the other day, my son and his GF are back from college/university and living with us till at least Fall when he'll be teaching. Anyway, he made a brandy/brown sugar marinade for the pork.
We had a Multi Rice w/ wheat berry medley, grilled the chops, nuked some frozen green beans. I added a nice, local Cab-Merlot for after dinner.
The night before we had meatloaf, roasted fresh fingering potatoes (green giant has an assortment of fresh, fingerling including African Blue potatoes), corn.
This is more like it. We've been running too much, eating out. Charges reflect it, and with the recent maneuver by the banks to jack interest rates through the roof, it's well past time we cut back on our fast food and family restaurant frenzy. We don't need the fat or the salt, either.
This was a tasty read this morning. I got up and made waffles for everyone for breakfast at noon. Does that make it brunch? Just waffles, no meats, potatoes, eggs. Quick and easy.
Tonight, we're going to use some cocktail wieners (actually smoked sausages, not just hot dogs) and make a couple of choices - frankfurter creole (my Mother In-law used to make as a budget stretcher) fresh peppers, onions, tomato sauce w/ hot dogs. Since we have an abundance, we're also going to make scratch Macaroni and Cheese w/ lil smokies mixed in. We use Velveeta as cheese base. May add some broccoli when the time comes. Top it with some fresh made corn bread. Simple fare.
We had roast turkey followed by turkey salad w/ pecans, grapes, celery lunches last week.
You are quite the cook!!! Nothing like peasant food (what I call things like that) to bring back nice memories and fill your tummy!!
