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NJCher

(42,949 posts)
Thu Mar 5, 2026, 04:03 PM 12 hrs ago

What's for Dinner, Thurs., Mar. 5, 2026

Broccoli Pine-nut Pasta Salad. I'm using rotini. It also has red pepper and onion plus garlic.

New kind of chicken sausage, which I thought would go well with the vegetable-bean soup I made: apple/bourbon.

Crusty artisan roll, toasted in the air fryer.

Dessert: apple-mascarpone strudel. Decaf coffee.



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What's for Dinner, Thurs., Mar. 5, 2026 (Original Post) NJCher 12 hrs ago OP
Your pasta salad sounds delicious! democrank 12 hrs ago #1
Sounds delic! SheltieLover 11 hrs ago #3
Went to fav steak house for a delic burger & fries earlier, so I'm done for the day. LOL SheltieLover 11 hrs ago #2
Steaks PJMcK 10 hrs ago #4
Chicken pot pie 🥧, and a grilled Emile 9 hrs ago #5
Air-fried Shrimp La Coliniere 7 hrs ago #6

democrank

(12,506 posts)
1. Your pasta salad sounds delicious!
Thu Mar 5, 2026, 04:16 PM
12 hrs ago

~ Green salad: iceberg lettuce, roasted chicken, tomatoes, carrots, black olives, freshly grated Parmesan with a homemade maple, balsamic dressing
~ Side of butternut squash
~ Lemon water
~ Another dessert-challenged dinner….sad.

SheltieLover

(79,539 posts)
2. Went to fav steak house for a delic burger & fries earlier, so I'm done for the day. LOL
Thu Mar 5, 2026, 04:29 PM
11 hrs ago

Enjoy!

PJMcK

(24,987 posts)
4. Steaks
Thu Mar 5, 2026, 05:34 PM
10 hrs ago

We found a butcher who imports beef from Argentina to Panama, (the local beef is mediocre). Last night, I put two strip steaks in a zip-lock bag along with a marinade of olive oil, garlic, chopped onions, Worcestershire sauce and salt & pepper. I plan to grill them on my electric grill.

Classic sides of whipped mashed potatoes with butter and creamed spinach. Red wine.

Emile

(41,875 posts)
5. Chicken pot pie 🥧, and a grilled
Thu Mar 5, 2026, 07:22 PM
9 hrs ago

cheese sandwich.

Salad with honey mustard dressing later.

Good Evening

La Coliniere

(1,877 posts)
6. Air-fried Shrimp
Thu Mar 5, 2026, 08:25 PM
7 hrs ago

Aldi’s has their wild caught gulf shrimp again so I bought a few bags to freeze. Today I thawed a bag full (12oz), tossed them in a little evoo, garlic powder, S&P and paprika and air fried them for 4.5 minutes. Also made a steam-fry of chopped onion, broccolini, mushrooms and minced garlic that I tossed with cooked whole wheat couscous, vegan butter and parm. Cheers!🥂

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