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NJCher

(43,012 posts)
Thu Mar 5, 2026, 05:03 PM Thursday

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 Thursday OP
Your pasta salad sounds delicious! democrank Thursday #1
Sounds delic! SheltieLover Thursday #3
Went to fav steak house for a delic burger & fries earlier, so I'm done for the day. LOL SheltieLover Thursday #2
Steaks PJMcK Thursday #4
Chicken pot pie 🥧, and a grilled Emile Thursday #5
Air-fried Shrimp La Coliniere Thursday #6

democrank

(12,523 posts)
1. Your pasta salad sounds delicious!
Thu Mar 5, 2026, 05:16 PM
Thursday

~ 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

(79,717 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, 05:29 PM
Thursday

Enjoy!

PJMcK

(25,024 posts)
4. Steaks
Thu Mar 5, 2026, 06:34 PM
Thursday

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

(41,964 posts)
5. Chicken pot pie 🥧, and a grilled
Thu Mar 5, 2026, 08:22 PM
Thursday

cheese sandwich.

Salad with honey mustard dressing later.

Good Evening

La Coliniere

(1,895 posts)
6. Air-fried Shrimp
Thu Mar 5, 2026, 09:25 PM
Thursday

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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