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Whats cooking?
trying to get back on track
David John 4.19.01
Jonathan Dean 4.5.08
Anna Capri 5.4.11
Jonathan Dean 4.5.08
Anna Capri 5.4.11
Re: Whats cooking?
Sun- we had a late lunch at Percy Street BBQ, awesome ribs!
Mon- turkey roll ups, mash, corn
Tues- whole roasted chicken, brown rice, roasted broccoli with lemon
Wed- I have four eggplant I need to use, any suggestions besides eggplant parm? I planned on just sauteeing it with some red peppers, onions, and garlic and making a white wine sauce to put over pasta but I have no idea how this will turn out
Thurs- pot roast in the crock for the crew, Mamma is going out with the girls
Fri- dinner out again
Sat- ?
Jonathan Dean 4.5.08
Anna Capri 5.4.11
you can cube up the eggplant, roast or sautee with garlic and a can of diced tomatoes for a good sauce too. i like eggplant rollatini (at least that is what we call it), but its basically a twist on parm. fried (or not) eggplant, rolled with proscuitto and a ricotta/spinach mix, top with some sauce and mozz cheese and bake.
i have been so awful with this lately and we are on vacation at the end of this week so i am going to vow to be back on 1/17 with some dinner ideas. yep- i said it in writing now i will have to do it.
Jonathan Dean 4.5.08
Anna Capri 5.4.11
i'm lazy so no skinning for me. both ds and dh like eggplant and don't seem to mind the skin. roasting it for a bit before you add the tomatoes might help with any bitterness too.
keep an eye on A if you let her have some so the skin doesn't get stuck in her mouth. i let ds go to town on a piece and just grab it from him when there isn't much left but skin.
Kell here are some ideas for eggplant down the line:
http://www.cooks.com/rec/search/0,1-0,easy_eggplant,FF.html
http://www.foodnetwork.com/topics/eggplant/index.html
Monday: steak with a peppercorn whiskey cream sauce, mushrooms, wedge salad.
Tuesday: Meatloaf with peas and potatoes.
Wednesday: Lemon roasted chicken with smashed carrots
Thursday: Probably leftovers
Friday: Pan fried fish with rice and salad.
Saturday: Roast beef hash for brunch, shrimp and lemon risotto for dinner.
Sunday: White beans with sausage and kale
Sunday - steamed shrimp, roasted veggie, brown rice
Monday - roasted chicken, stuffing, green beans
Tuesday - chicken stuffed with broccoli and cheese, roasted veggie, roasted potato
Wednesday - taco/taco salad
Thursday - porkchops - anyone have a decent crockpot recipe?
Friday - order out or go out
sunday - pizza from the freezer
monday - salsa chicken and rice
tuesday - pork chops and ?
Wednesday - beef of some sort
Thursday - dinner out
Friday - Date night ?
Saturday - Wii party ?
You folks are amazing.
Sunday - I made lemon basil chicken with carrots in the crockpot, but the chicken wasn't cooked so I just ate a salad and brown rice (which were supposed to accompany the chicken)
Monday - a bowl of cereal. again I was supposed to have the chicken but didn't feel like eating it.
Tuesday - I'm eating that damn chicken come hell or high water with a side salad.
Wednesday - I have some lean ground beef and am bored with burgers and tacos. Any lighter fare suggestions?
Thursday - I think chicken chopped up and sauteed, then tossed with olive oil and spices in some shape of pasta, possibly rigatoni.
Friday - Probably a frozen pizza as I will need my kitchen to prep stuff for my sister's baby shower the next day.
Saturday - I have said baby shower so probably something light since I'll be having a heavy lunch.
ETA: Making http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/diner-meat-loaf-muffins-10000001160601/ on Wednesday
If I had lean ground beef, I would probably do meatballs - not "lighter" fare, but I just throw in some egg, breadcrumbs, and chopped garlic, roll them up and cook them right in the sauce. I'll just use some decent jarred stuff and large cans of tomato sauce. Add some whole wheat pasta or rolls, lowfat cheese and it's not super terrible :-)
You could also make lasagna with WW lasagna noodles, lowfat ricotta and lowfat mozz.
OR one of my fave South Beach recipes - Taco Bake
http://www.oneplusoneisfour.com/2011/01/mondays-baby-food-bonanza-taco-bake.html
You can throw it over rice or lettuce.
Last night: Shredded chicken with rice, beans & tomato
Tonight: Lobster Tuesday
Weds: Chicken breast stuffed with ricotta and pesto and brocolli
Thurs/ Fr; haven't got that far yet!
I've cooked 1 meal in last month besides Christmas Eve dinner. Last week I baked salmon and asparagus on the alder wood baking board/pan thingy that my SIL sent me from Seattle. The thing takes forever to pre-heat, but it smells so amazing and imparts a mild smoky flavor to whatever you bake on it. I also roasted some yams with salt/pepper, brown sugar and teeny bit of chipotle powder. They were delish.
Last night I made a big salad and had a roll on the side.
Tonight we will eat dinner out for my bday - something Italian.
Weds - mustard/maple pork tenderloin...probably with more roasted yams even though DH prefers sweet tater fries instead.
Thurs is girls' night, so pizza and other junk.
We have a lot going on this week, so it's quick meals:
Monday - sweet potato fries and chicken fingers
Tues - I'm having leftover Indian; DH is fending for himself b/c I have a photography class
Wed - pierogies and salad
Thurs - chicken & zucchini thai curry
Fri - probably takeout
DS is SUPER picky lately so we've been making him separate meals (I know, I know, I'm not supposed to be a short-order cook but I am one!).
Also, I have to say my newest obsession are green monster smoothies. I absolutely hate with a passion green vegetables. I wish the opposite were true but alas, I just don't have a taste for them. So I've started drinking a green monster smoothie every morning. It contains:
1 cup spinach
1 cup water
1 whole banana
1/2 cup strawberries (approximately)
1/2 cup raspberries (approximately)
They are so yummy and I'm amazed that you can't even taste the spinach!
This is my life. I feel your pain. I always thought if I exposed my kids to lots of foods they would be good eaters. Ha! Tommy would happily live on noodles, bread, cheese and yogurt if I let him.
I swear! You can quote me on it. My hatred of greens is so ridiculous. The hubs dehydrated some kale not that long ago. I thought ok, it'll be like veggie chips, right? WRONG. I was gagging because of the taste. He laughed hysterically at me when I called him to tell him of my adventures because he knew I'd hate it but wanted to see my reaction.
I know I already posted about this on your FB, but I freaking love these things too! I love that there are so many variations - you can pretty much add anything and it tastes good.
I add: handful of spinach, half of a very ripe banana, a couple spoonfuls of creamy PB, a teaspoon of ground flax seed, some skim milk and greek yogurt to get the consistency I want. It tastes like a PB shake. Sometimes I even add a half scoop of vanilla protein powder.
That's basically Emma's diet, just add in bananas and applesauce. If it's beige, she loves it. I have no idea how to get her to eat more things. I make her something separate almost every night, although that's at least partially because half the things we eat she can't.
I have decided she gets one thing though, if she won't eat it, that's it. I made her a grilled cheese last night since we were having BLTs and she doesn't have enough teeth for that. She wouldn't even try it although she normally loves it. So she had applesauce and milk for dinner and went to bed.
It's so tough! Oliver was a good eater (broccoli almost everyday!) until a couple months ago. Our fail-proof meal is whole wheat pasta with pesto sauce...I usually make a batch at the beginning of the week and he has it everyday for lunch. I always make him a fruit salad, too, for daycare but he never eats it. I'm hoping one day he'll decide to eat it!
I do smoothies in the morning and you cannot taste the spinach at all. I do peaches and pineapple frozen with regular banana.
Have you tried these? http://www.peasofmind.com/products/veggiewedgies.php
They have them at Whole Foods. We've had the broccoli one and Emma will eat them, some days anyway.
Ooh, I'm going to look for these, thanks for posting! He also loves applesauce and bananas. I have gotten him to eat the veggie purees in the pouches and he likes baked sweet potato fries. He used to tear up green veggie purees but refuses to eat them whole. It's so frustrating. He has also been taking chicken nuggets and fish sticks. Not exactly what I want him eating but whenever he tries ANYTHING new I'm excited.
Tonight I'm making beer cheese soup with bourbon chicken sausage - first time try.
Monday I made creamy chicken & rice stovetop "casserole".
I also have oven-fried chicken in the plans.
Yeah that's right my name's Yauch!
I'm late to the game, but finally did a "real" grocery trip now that we're somewhat settled in the new house.
Sunday: Mac & cheese and side salads
Monday: Linguini with shrimp and broccoli in garlic sauce
Tuesday: Out
Wednesday: Chicken stroganoff
Thursday: Taco bake
Friday: Pizza?
Please post a RR! This sounds wonderful.