What's for dinner tonght?

@TheHorse (238326)

Walnut Creek, California

December 4, 2019 7:30pm CST

I just got back from a long but enjoyable day at my friend's preschool. I got some extra hugs because I worked part of the day in a classroom I hadn't visited in a couple of weeks. I scored some wine on the way home but was too pooped to pick up any dinner. Plus I have rock 'n roll practice later in the evening. So I'm having my incredible invention for dinner which I haven't yet named. The recipe? I've discussed it in a previous post: Boil some pasta, add some olive oil, garlic, butter, and grated Parmesan cheese. That's it. What do you think I should call this invention? My hunch is that its roots are Italian cuisine. But I'm American and have only lived in Italy for a year when I was four. I'll have hearts of palm with blue cheese dressing on the side. What's on your dinner menu for tonight?

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@samysotelo18 (7743)

• Mexico

5 Dec 19

call it Horse's Garlic Parm Pasta! sounds very good It's nice that you got to enjoy the visit to the preeschool today. I think I'm having a hot dog for dinner

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@TheHorse (238326)

• Walnut Creek, California

5 Dec 19

I ate some "pretend" hotdogs today.

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@samysotelo18 (7743)

• Mexico

5 Dec 19

@TheHorse awwww that's sweet, I'm guessing the kids made them

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@TheHorse (238326)

• Walnut Creek, California

5 Dec 19

@samysotelo18 They did. I'm glad that both boys and girls work in the "kitchen."

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@amitkokiladitya (171988)

• Agra, India

5 Dec 19

Enjoy your meal. These days I don't like eating pasta

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@ptrikha_2 (49766)

• India

5 Dec 19

@TheHorse Pasta is an Italian dish but now famous almost everywhere!

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@TheHorse (238326)

• Walnut Creek, California

5 Dec 19

Why not? Is pasta a part of Indian cuisine? When I eat Indian, I usually eat rice and naan for my "carbs."

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@amitkokiladitya (171988)

• Agra, India

5 Dec 19

@TheHorse it is italian but well known here. There was a time when I was a huge fan of pasta. But not all. It appears I have eaten a lot now.

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@wolfgirl569 (135847)

• Marion, Ohio

5 Dec 19

Yours sounds good. I had a can of soup.

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@wolfgirl569 (135847)

• Marion, Ohio

5 Dec 19

@TheHorse Just good ole chicken noodle

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@TheHorse (238326)

• Walnut Creek, California

5 Dec 19

What kind of soup? I'm looking for new soups for this Winter.

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@TheHorse (238326)

• Walnut Creek, California

7 Dec 19

@wolfgirl569 I like a good chicken noodle soup.

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@rakski (156496)

• Philippines

5 Dec 19

No menu yet for tonight but I think your pasta is good.

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@rakski (156496)

• Philippines

5 Dec 19

@TheHorse we will have pork steak

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@TheHorse (238326)

• Walnut Creek, California

7 Dec 19

@rakski What was on the sie? I'm not a big pork fan, but if mashed potatoes and a good gravy are involved, I can be persuaded.

@TheHorse (238326)

• Walnut Creek, California

5 Dec 19

It was quite yummy. Off to practice. What did you have?

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@JudyEv (382258)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Dec 19

We're still eating leftovers from the birthday party but we're just about at the end of them now.

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@TheHorse (238326)

• Walnut Creek, California

7 Dec 19

@JudyEv What is pavlova?

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@TheHorse (238326)

• Walnut Creek, California

6 Dec 19

What were the best foods from the party?

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@JudyEv (382258)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Dec 19

@TheHorse Pavlova - and a trifle - and an apple and blueberry tart - and a broccoli salad - and a spinach and strawberry salad. That's just for starters.

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@freelancermariagrace (29342)

• Philippines

5 Dec 19

I've had steamed vegetables for dinner

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@TheHorse (238326)

• Walnut Creek, California

6 Dec 19

Did they satisfy? Did you get enough protein?

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@ptrikha_2 (49766)

• India

5 Dec 19

I would call that a simple yet effective dinner! A bit "Industrially Efficient". I hope you enjoyed it!

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@ptrikha_2 (49766)

• India

9 Dec 19

@TheHorse HorsoSimplisto De Kalfornia Pasta!!

@TheHorse (238326)

• Walnut Creek, California

5 Dec 19

I have to come up with a fancy Italian name for it.

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@Torunn (8606)

• Norway

5 Dec 19

I just had something very similar, but I only had pasta with cheese. Couldn't find the cheese grater to I used the cheese slicer and then a knife. Eating out tonight, so it'll probably be something more complicated then.

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@Torunn (8606)

• Norway

7 Dec 19

@TheHorse I think I would rather have an IG-Nobel Prize than the usual one. If I could chose ;-)

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@TheHorse (238326)

• Walnut Creek, California

7 Dec 19

@Torunn I could see myself being nominated for both, and wining neither.

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@TheHorse (238326)

• Walnut Creek, California

6 Dec 19

I actually really like my pasta dish. And it's quite cost-effective. I believe Anna and Maluse have nominated me for a Noble Prize for the creation of this simple dish.

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@LadyDuck (502573)

• Italy

5 Dec 19

Do you mix olive oil and Butter?

In this case this recipe cannot have an Italian root.

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@LadyDuck (502573)

• Italy

8 Dec 19

@TheHorse Olive oil is a vegetable fat, while butter is of animal origin and they should never be mixed.

@TheHorse (238326)

• Walnut Creek, California

7 Dec 19

Actually I usually don't. But once in awhile, I do.

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@amnabas (14877)

• Karachi, Pakistan

5 Dec 19

I hope you enjoyed your dinner.

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@TheHorse (238326)

• Walnut Creek, California

5 Dec 19

It was really good. Do folks eat "pasta" in Pakistan?

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@LindaOHio (222527)

• United States

5 Dec 19

Sam218 had a good idea. It's definitely Italian. (I come from two Italian parents). I had Tamale Pie.

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@TheHorse (238326)

• Walnut Creek, California

7 Dec 19

I pretend to have invented it. But I'm sure it's been around for centuries.

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@porwest (112864)

• United States

21 Dec 19

Well let me first start off by saying I am CERTAIN this dish is delicious, and I have made similar concoctions. Based on your name and that this is sort of your own invention, and sort of a throwdown, I think you could call it Horseshit and that would be entirely fitting.

Best horseshit this side of the Mississippi...

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@TheHorse (238326)

• Walnut Creek, California

21 Dec 19

Hmm. That might just sell!

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@TheHorse (238326)

• Walnut Creek, California

22 Dec 19

@porwest You're hired!

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@porwest (112864)

• United States

21 Dec 19

@TheHorse I think it could, with the proper marketing of course. But yes. Indeed.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

7 Dec 19

Missed this one, don't remember what I had for dinner. Love what you did with the pasta.

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@TheHorse (238326)

• Walnut Creek, California

7 Dec 19

It's really quick, easy, and good. I may do it for lunch today.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

7 Dec 19

@TheHorse You have to call it Horse Pasta!

@DocAndersen (54399)

• United States

5 Dec 19

we had turkey burgers but ground turkey not left overs!

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@TheHorse (238326)

• Walnut Creek, California

6 Dec 19

I don't know that I've ever had turkey burgers. Are they good?

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@TheHorse (238326)

• Walnut Creek, California

7 Dec 19

@DocAndersen Do they taste like "real" burgers? Moo!

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@DocAndersen (54399)

• United States

6 Dec 19

@TheHorse they are pretty good on the grill - lower fat lower calories!

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@LovingMyBabies (85923)

• Valdosta, Georgia

5 Dec 19

Yummy! Your dinner sounds good. We had pasta too. We love butter noodles-thats what we call what you made. Lol.

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@TheHorse (238326)

• Walnut Creek, California

6 Dec 19

You May have to pay me royalties. Or something.

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Vicki, #1 Creek Girl

@1creekgirl (44560)

• United States

5 Dec 19

Will that be Marie's dressing by any chance? I've never tried hearts of palm.

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@TheHorse (238326)

• Walnut Creek, California

5 Dec 19

It will. Their chunky blue cheese is really good.

@andriaperry (118793)

• Anniston, Alabama

5 Dec 19

Fried oysters and taters. If I were not diabetic I could live on your type of dinner, actually I used to, maybe that is why I am diabetic, naaa, I think its genetic.

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@TheHorse (238326)

• Walnut Creek, California

7 Dec 19

Do you have to do the insulin thing? Or do you manage it with diet?

@JohnRoberts (109841)

• Los Angeles, California

5 Dec 19

I had ground meat, mashed potatoes and corn.

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@TheHorse (238326)

• Walnut Creek, California

6 Dec 19

Sounds hearty. Was gravy involved?

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