So...whats for dinner?

deborye

I have a cool game I have been playing on line.

http://www.web-games-online.com/memory/index.php

Laurie08

Hauntie thanks for the finger painting recipe!  The kids would love it, it may just save me on the next cold day!  Good luck with your surgery, I hope it is gentle on you and brings you alot of relief.

Michelle- the cortisone shot is a great idea fo you to get some relief for your Paris trip.

Bedo- lol!

Deb- lol at your double use of DH:D

Tonight we are having steak, salad, pea pods and baked potatoes.  I have a craving for a good salad!  Last night I made American chop suey.  I always use canned tomatoes from my fathers garden and for the first time in my life I didn't have any on hand and made it with store tomatoes.  HUGE disappointment, I couldn't even eat it.

So- on face book a friend has been talking about slow cooker recipies and here is one I came across from a blog she shared that sounds good that I am hoping to try.

Honey Garlic Chicken Slow Cooker Recipe

1 1/2 to 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs (4 or one thigh per family member)
3 garlic cloves, smashed and chopped
1 teaspoon dried basil
1/2 cup  soy sauce (La Choy or Tamari wheat-free are gluten free)
1/2 cup ketchup
1/3 cup honey


The Directions.

Use a 4-quart slow cooker (if using a 6-quart, this will cook faster. Check after 3 hours on high, 5 hours on low).
Put the chicken into your cooker. In a small bowl, combine the rest of the ingredients, then pour evenly over the top.
Cook on low for 6 hours or high for 3-4 (I'd go with low---).
Serve with basmati rice and steamed or roasted vegetables.

Kay_G

Ugh, just lost a really long post. Grrrrrrr! Had a lot of eggs and feta cheese in the fridge I wanted to use. Found a basic recipe for a crust less quiche on line. You add half a cup of flour instead of a crust. Per the recipe the flour will separate from the eggs during baking and kind of form a crust. It worked! It was very quick and easy and good. Used two eggs, two egg whites, a cup and a third of milk, half a cup of flour, a half teaspoon of baking soda and a quarter teaspoon of salt. That is the basic recipe and you can use your imagination with veggies and cheese, or leave cheese out entirely. I sautéed some onions and spinach and stirred them into the mixture and then topped with half a cup of feta cheese. Baked in oven for 45 minutes. It came out good!



I bought 5 lbs of mozzarella cheese at Costco. Don't know what I was thinking. I did buy some pizza crusts to make, but still. I see a lot of mozzarella quiches and eggplant and chicken prams in our near future.



Hauntie good luck with your surgery. That is a great idea for a cortisone shot Michelle.



Wow, first Bermuda, then Hawaii, now Paris! I am green with envy of you ladies.



LOL deborey! You are too funny!

LuvRVing

Kay - that's a lotza mozza!!!  Can you freeze most of it?  Here's a recipe for low carb cheese crisps - these would be great with a salad: 

http://www.joyfulabode.com/2010/04/25/low-carb-snacks-homemade-baked-cheese-crisps-recipe/

I bought chicken to make chicken parm...but now that I think about it, I didn't buy any mozza!

deborye

Make a Tomato/Basil and motts cheese salad with balsamic vinegar.

LuvRVing

Laurie - all the top TV chefs talk about using San Marzano canned tomatoes.  You might want to give them a try.   Be careful, though, because there is a brand called San Marzano and they are not the same thing.  The real ones are a product of Italy.

 

Kay_G

Yeah I know. I don't know what I was thinking. I did freeze a lot. Will give some to my sisters too. Cheese crisps sound good. Will give them a try. Thanks for the recipe.

Kay_G

Deborey, thanks, I love tomato, basil, mozzarella salad, but the mozzarella I bought is already shredded. I don't know if that would work?

MinusTwo

Kay:  My family learned to eat quiche in the late 1960's with this recipe similar to yours made in the blender when they were still called Osterizers.  This was back when "real men don't eat quiche".  SO easy. 

Mix in blender:  3 eggs;  1/2 cup Biscuick; 1/2 cup melted butter;  1-1/2 cup milk;  1/4 tsp salt.  Blend and pour into a greased 9" pie plate.

Sprinkle other ingredients on top & push down.  My Mom's recipe was 1 cup shredded cheese and 1/2 cup chopped cooked ham.  I've moved to mostly veggies, but whatever you want will work.

Bake 350 degrees for 45 minutes.

If any left, the "pie" slices are great the next day - even cold.

carolehalston

One for the Money was cute and entertaining.  Having read the book, I thought the casting was very good.  My dh and the other dh both enjoyed the movie so it isn't a chick flick. 

Our midday meal today was, for the 3rd Sunday in a row, cooked by my middle brother and brought to my mother's house.  It was delicious.  Seafood gumbo with crabs, shrimp, oysters, and crabmeat over white rice and homemade potato salad.  I overate.  And then this afternoon when I stopped at a grocery store to buy milk, I couldn't get past the table of King Cakes without buying one with Bavarian cream filling.  No dinner for me tonight.

deborye

kay1963, you are right, the shredded motz is not the same.  But you could try it.

bedo

For dinner I had my "second daughter," Yadira, and her baby come over.  I made a plate of cheddar cheese, boursin cheese , strawberries, grapes, Carr's water biscuits, and for the baby, The World's Best teething Crackers from East Side market, and some wine for Yadira, organic apple juice for Arianna.  We talked so much that we dinner got cold, so I sent her home with the leftovers and 2 "Homemade" individual chicken pot pies, so that her hubby would be able to have a good meal on ladies night out.  We're planning another one without the baby (9 months old) per Yadira's request. Baby was sniffy. But so cute.

Laurie08

Kay thanks for the quiche recipe.  I make it quite a bit but flounder when I don't have a Sara Lee premade crust in the house, I am going to give it a try this week.

Bedo- sounds like a great night!

So DH has a meeting tonight and won't be home till 7 or so.  At least they are nice enough to feed them in the meeting.  I bought a bake and rise Frechetta pizza a couple of weeks ago, me and the boys will have that and I'll have the left over salad from last night to go with it.  Boys are excited for their pizza!

LuvRVing

I spent the day with my mom and now I have a boneless pork loin in the oven.  I'll make some rice and asparagus to go along with it.

Laurie - have you tried the Pillsbury crusts that you find in the refrigerator section of the store?  They are really fabulous!   Pizza sounds good!

Laurie08

Michelle- I have done those before and they are good!  This was a naturally rising pizza, it just looked good to me.  I try never to buy pre made stuff but- hey- sometimes I am sick of making dinner, especially when it's just the three of us.  We'll see if it tastes as good as the picture!  Enjoy your pork loin.  How's your mom doing?

Carrie- how is your mom doing?

Laurie08

oh and Debbie- where the heck are you??

LuvRVing

Laurie - I was talking about pie crust for the quiche...but I've used those refrigerated pizza crusts, too.  Mom was really good today and she enjoyed visiting her sisters.  And she was even agreeable to getting a new coat, so it was a very successful day.  I've been trying to get rid of her coat for two years - it's about 4 sizes too big for her...lol!

bedo

Deb and Michelle, Yay for new coats and pizza! Those make for a very good day.  And I am happy about your Mom, Michelle, For dinner, I am eating split pea soup.  I may break down and make some frozen Cod to go with it to get some protein.  

Laurie08

Michelle-lol, those are what I usually use- not Sara Lee-oops.  But I often didn't think to buy them and then wish I could make quiche- I am afraid to attempt to make a homemade crust.  I know it would not turn out well.

I burnt the pizza and we are eating it anyway

SeasideMemories

Glad to hear from everyone! It's been so quiet here I was afraid no one was eating...lol!



I haven't posted because it's been leftovers and such... Nothing interesting!



Tonight is Salsa Chicken, back by popular demand. Although this time I did it in the crockpot since I had dome running around to do!



Tomorrow is Kay's Chicken Marbella... Has to marinade over night so mixed that up and it's in the fridge.... The marinade smells delicious and has enough garlic that vampires will NOT be a problem in the days to come.... Although tomorrow IS Valentine's day.... Hmmm... I guess they say 2 garlics cancel each other out, so as long as we both eat it, we should be good...lol



I agree, Debbie we hven't heard from you in awhile! Hope all is well!



Deborye,



LOL on the double meaning on DH!

LuvRVing

LOL Laurie!  I used to make homemade pie crusts and it always destroyed the kitchen.  One day my DH came home to a beautiful apple pie and his first question was, where's the mess???  That was it, I never made another pie crust unless it's something that could be pressed into the pie shell!  I had a friend a long time ago who swore that I could make a crust if I used lard instead of shortening.  I went to her house, she made the dough and I managed to screw up the crust.  There are some things just not worth doing from scratch, and pie crust is one of them, at least for me!

deborye

debbie6122

Hi ya all! I missed everyone, but been taking a little break so i could get things done around the house. After seeing a few cob-webs i decided it was time to get busy LOL!

Hope everyone has a nice valentine day- We are going out to dinner with friends, i bought the women a single rose and some chocolates. The place we are going to makes the best chocolate martinis, so it will be a chocolate night for us all. Yummm! :-)))

 

carberry

Had a busy week last week...I think between me and my mom we say every doctor across two counties.  She will have surgery on Thursday, but hopefully if she can behave she will come home that night.

I am still thinking about that mock turtle soup....my son has a pet turtle still in his room...that I am caring for till he graduates college.  Poor Mr. Turtle wouldnt like it if he knew his anscestors were being cooked!

Boring here too, last night was baked chicken with scalloped potatos and veges.

Should try to come up with a nice dinner for valentines day, but my creativity is broken. Maybe a lasagna, its my DH favorite, but I am not really into it and dont like the work involved.  Trying to get all my school work done so that I can devote the end of the week to my mom.

HAPPY VALENTINE DAY EVERYONE!

apple

why am I wanting Fruit Loops.. i must have eaten them on Valentine's Day years ago, and  separated out the red ones.

Happy Valentine's Day everyone.

LuvRVing

Apple - haha!  I haven't eaten a Fruit Loop in at least 35 years! 

Carrie - lasagna is a lot less work if you don't pre-cook the noodles.  My DH loves it, too.  So this last time I layered the raw noodles and made sure the marinara sauce was just a little soupier than usual.  It worked perfectly and you couldn't tell the difference.  I use Hunt's garlic and herb sauce (in a can) when I want a "quicker" version.  It tastes the closest to my spaghetti sauce recipe.  I just brown a little spicy Italian sausage and ground beef together, throw in two cans of the sauce, and let it cook for a few minutes. 

I think I am going to make chicken parm for dinner tonight.  DH loves it and I'm not always crazy about going to a restaurant on a holiday where the restaurants jack up the prices and have a limited menu.   If I am going to do it, I need to go buy some mozza, unless Carrie can send me some via carrier pigeon.  I bought everything else but I forgot the cheese.  Not a big deal, I'll head out and get the cheese, a baguette and maybe a cannoli for DH.  That will make him very happy.

Wishing you all a lovely Valentine's Day!

Kay_G

That was me! I wish I had a carrier pigeon to supply it to you. . No one at work wanted any.



I think I am going to try the salsa chicken tonight. Wish me luck!



Carrie, will be thinking of you and your mom on Thursday. Hugs

debbie6122

Dh came home for a quickie- He walked in the door after playing a round of golf with the other directors and i said what are you doing home? He said a quickie, i said, honey not now i havnt woke up yet, he said, relax, i meant a quickie shower. Boy, was i relieved LOL!

LuvRVing

Well, as it turns out, no cooking tonight.  We are meeting our DD and her DH and the grandkids at our local Mexican restaurant for taco Tuesday and the Mariachi band.  I hope it's not insanely busy.

carberry

Michelle  sounds like fun and you will have plenty of time to get the mozarella for the next time. I have used the uncooked noodles before, your right it does save some time.  I just dont like lasagna and hate to spend time on something I am not even going to eat.  May make eggplant parm instead...now that I like.

Debbie wow he really should clarify that when he shows up unexpectedly like that. lol I would be so thrilled if my DH showed up in the middle of the day,,,I would probably jump his bones and then make him lunch.  Yes I do need to get a life...too much time alone at home.

No Lasagna tonight, my sister called and wanted to go walking.  We walked in the state park along the lake for about 2 hrs...whew killed my afternoon.  Just a quick pizzza tonight  but I did make some instant chocolate mousse for dessert.