fish & roasted potatoes

Frozen fish - I really need to learn some good, easy fish recipes
roasted potatoes
cucumber salad

sweet mustard glazed pork chops

Yummy chops, broccoli, rice
I was trying to make up for the bad tortellini.

cheese tortellini

I put olives in the sauce. I forgot that Dad doesn't like olives. OOPS!

Out

Combo meal #1
We were at the park late and I have a cold and didn't feel like cooking.

curried chicken & roasted sweet potatoes & brussel sprouts

Curried chicken & onions - TJ thai yellow curry simmering sauce
roasted sweet potatoes
roasted brussel sprouts - it is an entirely different vegetable roasted, sweet, almost nutty, not bitter at all

Pita pizzas

Pita pizzas
oranges

Parmasean chicken fingers

Parmesean chicken fingers - Chicken strips, seasoned flour (s&p, sage, italian seasoning, paprika), egg, parmasean cheese
Zuccini
Rice - brown rice mix

leftovers & chocolate cake

Chili
corn bread
chocolate cake with sprinkles

Chili & corn bread

It was a chilly rainy day so Chili seemed like just the right thing.  I added smoked paprika this time and I really like what it added.  I might add a little less next time, a little goes a long way.

Chili

Corn bread

penne with meat & mushroom sauce

Penne pasta with meat (hamburger) and mushroom sauce

Cucumber salad – cucumbers & seasoned rice vinegar, pretty yummy.  I tried to convince Buddy boy that they were pickles but he didn’t buy it.

beef stroganoff

Beef stroganoff - I like to use left over pot roast for beef stroganoff. It is fall apart tender and perfect for a saucy dish
Rice
Broccoli

pot roast, biscuits

Pot roast beef - 6+ hours in the crock pot does wonders for a cheap cut of beef.
Carrots - from the same crock pot
biscuits & gravy
salad

mac & cheese

Chicken apple sausages
Mac & cheese - yup the stuff from a box.
Broccoli
Apple slices
A 3 year old neighbor was visiting for dinner so we had kid food. What can I say.

Lemon pepper fish

Lemon pepper fish - Well the fish came from the freezer section of the grocery store. I don't really know how to cook fish well and I like this.
Brown rice
Carrots
Salad

Chinese takeout

Dad called home from work and said that he would pick up Chinese food on his way home since it is next to where he was going to get his hair cut. How could I refuse hot and sour soup and braised bean curd?

pizza

Since Grammie & Granddad took Buddy Boy for the afternoon I took the afternoon "off" and Dad picked up pizza on the way home.

roasted sweet potatoes, zuccini, leftovers

left over pork chops
roasted sweet potatoes
zuccini
strawberries - the first of the season. YUM

Pork chops & rice

Pork chops - really sliced pork loin from Costco. Brown chops well in a heavy bottom frying pan (not non stick) over high heat. When chops are nice and brown top with sliced onions and add 1 to 1 1/2 cups liquid. Tonight I used 1/2 c spiced cider and 1 c chicken broth. Reduce heat and cook 45 min or more until chops are tender and liquid reduces to a thick almost sticky sauce.
Brown rice
Broccoli

Pita pizza

Pita pizzas - onion pitas, sauce, cheese
Apple slices
The pita pizzas, or pizzeti as Dad calls them, are our favorite after church meal. I can have them ready in less than 10 minutes, a key when you have a hungry family. Now that we have afternoon church the pizzeti are dinner instead of lunch.

leftover soup & chocolate cake

Left over chicken noodle soup - still good the next day
Chocolate birthday cake shaped like a fire engine thanks to the Duplo fire truck parts. It isn't anyone's birthday, but I have been getting requests for a fire truck birthday cake for weeks so I finally gave in.

Roasting chestnuts

Each fall I try to remember how long it takes to roast the chestnuts.  It always takes longer than I anticipate.  Last night we roasted them at 300 degrees for 2 ½ hours.  The small ones were perfect, the bigger ones needed a little more time to reach their golden brown goodness.  Next time, 3 hours.

chicken soup and chestnuts

Homemade chicken noodle soup

Chestnuts roasted on an open fire (if you count the gas flame in the oven)  This was our snack after the kiddies were in bed.

Chili

Chili
Cornbread
Mandarin oranges

Chinese takeout

Hot and sour soup

Moo shu pork

Braised bean curd

Fortune cookies of course

We were at Grammie and Grandad’s house helping to take down the Christmas tree and Dad brought dinner home for all of us from our favorite little Chinese restaurant at Grandad’s request.

Out

Between a late book club and an evening meeting for Dad we squeezed in a quick dinner together. Buddy Boy's favorite:
French fries, Chicken nuggets, Lemonade
I had mandarin chicken salad and french fries.

cheese tortellini

Cheese tortellini

Broccoli

BBQ pork sandwiches

BBQ pork sandwiches - 2# pork loin roast sliced in 1 inch pieces. Add BBQ sauce. I use roughly equal parts BBQ sauce, ketchup, and teriyaki sauce. Crock pot on high for about 4 hours.

Green beans

sausages & veggies

Chicken apple sausages
Rice - leftovers from the curry chicken night
Baby carrots & ranch dressing
Buddy boy also had a lot of pistachios and a cup of applesauce through a straw

french dip sandwiches

French dip sandwiches – I made the bread yesterday and the beef cooked in the crock pot all afternoon

Carrots – also from the crock pot with the beef

Broccoli

curry chicken

Curry chicken – chicken sautéed with onions and Trader Joe’s Thai Yellow Curry Simmer Sauce.

Brown rice – cooked with chicken broth and dried minced onion

Snow peas – fresh picked from the back yard.  Yes it is Jan 1.  I love it.

Apple slices