Even thought I am playing this silly little dinner game with myself I still have all the obligations I had before and tonight was one of those nights. I found the quickest thing on my dinner list that I could prepare and off I went to two Parent Teacher Association (PTA) meetings. Plain old-fashioned French…
Month: February 2012
Easy Cheesy Manicotti
My version of this is quick and easy favorite dinner started with this Manicotti recipe from food.com. Ingredients: 1 (14 count) box manicotti (I thought about making the crepes but time did not allow for me tonight – next time) Pasta Sauce – I made my own from crushed tomatoes, garlic, olive oil, basil,…
Garlic Shrimp with White Wine Sauce
This was a delicious and easy week night dinner for us. I started with the recipe for Garlic Shrimp and White Wine Sauce from Cooking-Out-Loud.com. Ingredients: 6 cloves of garlic, minced Salt Pepper 4 Tablespoons olive oil 1 pound shrimp (I used frozen cooked shrimp) 1/2 cup butter 1 cup white wine Parsley Basil Feta…
Double Bacon Burgers with Maple-Worcestershire Onions
This recipe is adapted from Rachel Ray’s Double Bacon Burgers with Maple-Worcestershire Onions on Rachelray.com Ingredients 12 slices of turkey bacon (you can use real bacon but we always use turkey bacon) Extra virgin olive oil (EVOO), for drizzling 2 tablespoons butter 1 large onion, chopped or thinly sliced Coarse salt and coarse black pepper…
Chicken Noodle Soup
This was one of my second chance dishes. I roasted a chicken on Saturday, made chicken soup on Sunday for dinner Monday night. This also works with a store bought rotisserie chicken. I love making chicken noodle soup because it is so much better than any canned soup. Having a gluten-free/soy-free son it is hard…
What I Have Learned so Far…
I began my game of seeing how many dinners I could make before I repeated a meal. I had gotten lazy in my shopping, planning and cooking. We were having pasta three nights a week for dinner, hot dogs once or twice a week and picking up fast food or eating out the rest of…
White Bean Chicken Chili
For dinner last night I started with Paula Dean’s White Been Chili from Foodnetwork.com. Ingredients 3 cans of navy beans, rinsed 4 cups chicken stock 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) butter 1 tablespoon minced garlic 3/4 cup diced onion 1 1/2 cups chopped green chiles (fresh or canned) 1 pound boneless, skinless cooked chicken breasts, finely…
Super Bowl Sunday – Pizza Dip
Anyone who has been on Pinterest over the past few weeks has seen this dip in many forms. I figured it was a sign that I had to try it. Hot Pizza Dip Source: adapted from Allrecipes 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley 1/4 teaspoon dried…
Roast Chicken
I roasted a chicken for dinner on Saturday. It was really good and easy. All I did was baste a chicken with butter, salt and pepper and baked it. The skin was crispy and flavorful. The chicken meat was moist and flavorful. I saved the carcass and leftover meat to make chicken soup for another…
Pepperoni and Caramelized Onion Pizza
This picture does not do justice to the delicious pizza. I forgot to take a picture until we had already eaten half of it. Yummy! I made my own pizza dough following the directions in my bread maker’s manual. My daughter had a friend over so they played with the dough to lay it out. …
Cheeseburger Hamburger Helper
Thursday night’s dinner was something I am not overly proud of, though it fits my game. We had Cheeseburger Hamburger Helper. This is a dish my daughter used to love. Tonight, she was okay with it but I think all my cooking is spoiling her a bit because she wasn’t overly thrilled with it.
Italian Sausage with Peppers, Caramelized Onions and Feta
Last night for dinner we had Italian sausage with red and green bell peppers, caramelized onions and feta cheese on a fajita style tortilla. It was delicious and easy to make. Caramelized Onions one whole sweet onion sliced about 1/4″ thick slices 2 tablespoons of butter Balsamic Vinegar (optional) Put both in a small frying…
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