pork chops & rice

This time it really was like last night's dinner and a little bit from the night before, more peach cobbler.  Yumm.  Good thing the peaches are gone.

pork chops & rice

grapes from the backyard
I know it looks a lot like last night's dinner, but really it was different.  I promise.

pork tenderloin

peach cobbler for dessert in honor of my home town Peach Days

burgers and dogs

Much better

burgers

Burger King at the request of Buddy Boy.  The food was barely edible.

Beef stroganoff

moo shoo pork

burgers

pizza

corned beef au jus sandwich

These aren't in order, just trying to remember.

pizza

roast pork

roasted potatoes & carrots, red cabbage salad.  There's just something about eating a bright purple salad that's fun.

burgers and dogs

chili baked potato

burgers and dogs

This summer we have switched from hamburgers to turkey burgers.  It's a little leaner and still good although I do give it a good dousing with Worchestershire sauce during grilling.  I also had the last of the tomatoes from our old yard.  I'll have to get more from GrandDad.

tomato cheese sandwich

Tomatoes from my yard.  Yummy.  We picked the few tomatoes that grew before we left the house and they have finished ripening in my kitchen window.  Still very yummy.  I have bacon in the fridge, but didin't want to take time to fry it up.  More sandwiches Monday.

pizza

It's been awhile since I posted our dinners here.  We have had a few crazy weeks of moving and traveling and... and... so we ate a lot of hamburgers and hot dogs, and a lot of what John calls "Mormon Food" during our family reunion in Utah and Idaho.  My in-laws are back in town so we had several dinners with them.  It's all good and life is getting back to the new normal.

pizza

I've missed a few days and tried to play catch up.  I don't remember all of them, but it's close.

Chinese takeout

sandwiches

turkey sandwich

mac & cheese

Does this really count as pasta?

Turkey burgers

Hamburgers

taco salad

sandwiches

grilled chicken

Chili lime chicken

lemon pepper fish

Hamburgers

black bean burritos

sandwiches

picnic at the park

tofu veggie stir fry

pancakes & eggs

and strawberries and whipped cream.

BBQ pork sandwiches

lemon pepper fish

pancakes & eggs

quick, easy.  It's been a long week.  Things are getting back to normal-ish.

Hamburgers

steak

We were treated to dinner at a friend's house.  It was a nice treat.

Hamburgers

taco salad

Hamburgers

I haven't updated this for awhile, but I'll try to remember.

Hamburgers

My favorite hot weather dinner.  It is just to hot to cook indoors.

leftovers

After take out twice this week we had plenty for dinner.

Braised tofu & mushrooms

More take out, but we have a clean garage!

Thai takeout

Friends treated us to Thai takeout.  Yum.

Chicken kabobs

chicken noodle soup

sausages and rice

beans and rice to be precise.  I like black beans and white rice seasoned with lime juice, salt and pepper, and a little garlic and onion if you feel the urge.  Yuummy.

Encha-lasagna

layers of tortillas and a combo of black beans, corn, peppers, and onion all smothered in a mild green enchilada sauce.  Tasty.

Chicken apricot tangine

the recipe is here.  It is a simplifies Americanized version of the North African dish.

minestrone soup

On the East Side for minestrone at a butcher shop/deli.

Hamburgers

BBQ pork sandwiches

The crockpot and late afternoon swim lessons are a great combo.

chicken salad

BBQ pork sandwiches

chicken and rice

pizza

chicken black bean burrito

chili lime chicken kabobs

recipe from http://www.allrecipes.com/  Very tasty.

Hamburgers

Chicken kabobs

pizza

Indian lentil stew w/ chicken

Indian lentil stew

tofu veggie stir fry

chicken salad

tamales

Happy Birthday to me.  Dinner on the back patio at Andale in downtown LG.  Lovely.  The kids even cooperated (once we got there).

cashew chicken

pork chops & rice

Hamburgers

Chicken kabobs

sandwiches

Beef and barley stew

It's good and Dad likes it a lot, but I'm getting tired of it.  It is just so easy.  Hot, or at least warmish, weather will come soon and I'll take a break from this for a few months.

tofu veggie stir fry

Chicken kabobs

Indian lentil stew

no cream puffs tonight, but still good

Indian lentil stew

cream puffs and strawberries for dessert.  YUM

pizza

Hamburgers

tofu veggie stir fry

Chili

Chicken kabobs

sandwiches

pasta with tomato mushroom sauce

split pea soup

Pad Thai

pork with teriyaki orange sauce

pork chops & rice

chicken salad w/ mandarin oranges

BBQ pork sandwiches

Beef stew

roast pork w/ rice

Mother's Day dinner with the family including a delicious dessert from a nearby bakery, cream puffs, chocolate cake, cheese cake etc.

grilled tilapia and prawns

Race Street Fish and Poultry, yum, and pretty affordable for really good food.

beef and bean burritos

tofu veggie stir fry

Indian lentil stew

chicken salad w/ mandarin oranges

teriyaki chicken

pizza

sandwiches

Braised tofu & mushrooms

fried rice, cashew chicken, rice

Beef and barley stew

Chili

pasta and meatballs

BBQ pork sandwiches

chicken and rice

Happy Birthday cousin.

chicken mushroom pasta

Chili

chicken salad w/ mandarin oranges

Pad Thai

A new recipe for me from the NY Times.  Pretty good, needs a few adjustments.  Worth repeating.

chicken noodle soup

chicken noodle soup

pizza

Beef and barley stew

roasted chicken

Indian lentil stew

Very tasty but not spicy, just right for us.  The recipe is here.

Chicken kabobs

roasted chicken

We had toast with the chicken because I burnt the rice.  That's just the way it goes sometimes.  I hope I can salvage the pan.

corned beef

cheese ravioli

stir fried tofu & veggies

Chicken kabobs

pizza

Happy birthday dinner at the park.

corned beef

roasted chicken

I actually roasted a wholel chicken.  I don't think that I have ever done this before.  I don't know why.  It wasn't hard.  I just stuffed some lemons and fresh thyme in the cavity and under the skin and baked at 250 for 90 minutes and then finished it up at 350 for 40 minutes more.  My plan was to do 250 and 1/2 hour per pound, but I ran out of time. 

One night in RS I learned about the long slow method for roasting turkey, 250 degrees and 1/2 hour per pound.  You don't need any special seasoning or treatment just the bird, roasting breast down.  The only down side to this method is that you don't get any drippings to speak of.  That is OK because it all stays in the meat for a juicy tid bit.

Spring is here and the fresh fruit has turned from oranges to strawberries.  YUM!

pizza

We had pizza for dinner, but we had corned beef, cabbage and all the trimmings for lunch, including fresh strawberries.  Yum.

Hamburgers

chicken and rice

Beef and barley stew

sandwiches

Chili

chicken and stuffing

chicken and stuffing

beef and bean burritos

pork chops & rice

lemon pepper fish

chicken salad w/ mandarin oranges

Chili

pizza

corned beef and cabbage

again.  Another family celebration for birthday season.

BBQ pork sandwiches

Sam's YUM

tofu veggie stir fry

Chicken kabobs

corned beef and cabbage

The traditional holiday meal plus birthday cake.

sausages

Dad and the kids had sausages and rice.  I had dinner at the RS dinner.

chicken and rice

and Shamrock sugar cookies for dessert.

pasta

pizza

chicken noodle soup

enchiladas

Andale in Los Gatos, yummy

chicken salad w/ mandarin oranges

pork chops & rice

lemon pepper fish

Beef stew

Chili verde and tamales

Cafe Palomar in Santa Cruz.  Tasty Mexican food on the beach at sunset.  Fun day.

Chili

corned beef and cabbage

What can I saw we are Irish, or at least my husband is.

chili baked potato

BBQ pork sandwiches

We are loving the blueberries lately.

BBQ pork sandwiches

pasta

I added a few sausages that we had in the fridge and Buddy boy learned a new word, snorkers, a British naval term.  Look it up.

pork chops & rice

fresh snow peas from the garden.  I love February in California.

pizza

cashew chicken

and braised tofu and chicken chow mein.

chicken salad w/ mandarin oranges

Beef stew

lemon pepper fish

I added a little lemon juice and butter to the brown rice mix I had cooked in chicken broth.  Very tasty.

Waffles

and blueberries, at least one for each little waffle square.

pizza

polenta lasagna

pork chops & rice

chicken salad w/ mandarin oranges

meatloaf & roasted potatoes

tamales

pasta w/ tomato meat sauce

We ate oranges and snow peas from the back yard.  So much fun to have things growing in February.

pasta w/ tomato meat sauce

pizza

tofu veggie stir fry

Tonight we used the lo mein recipe but with rice instead.

Chili

sandwiches

A visit to the Rose Garden and sandwiches at Zanotto's.

lamb chops

roasted fingerling potatoes, asparagus, salad, key lime pie.  We were in Santa Cruz with the cousins.  They invited us over for dinner since my parents are in town.  Great afternoon and evening.

chicken and rice

I used the mustard, vinegar, brown sugar etc recipe I often use for pork chops.  It works great for chicken too.

pizza

fresh oranges off the tree, yum

pork roast, roasted potatoes

At Grammie and GrandDad's house

Chili

and french fries and a chicken nugget I stole from one of the kids.  The Wendy's chili is really quite good and pretty cheap too.

Chicken kabobs

pasta w/ tomato meat sauce

whole wheat rotini seems to be our(my) favorite pasta shape, easy to eat, no spaghetti whip lash, easy to snag with a fork

pot roast and veggies

The kids both flatly refused the potatoes and only picked at the rest.  Against my better judgement I geve them left over rice.  Rice is their favorite food I think.

chicken noodle soup

tofu veggie stir fry

curry chicken

Chili

and corn bread and asparagus with vinegrette.  The kids love to dip.  It gets them to eat their veggies.

Chicken kabobs

tofu veggie stir fry

chicken noodle soup

There was also a little chocolate cake thrown in the mix for a little fun.

black bean burritos

with pitas instead of tortillas.  Still good.

chicken salad w/ mandarin oranges

Chicken kabobs

meatloaf

chicken

The fresh fruit lately has been oranges from our tree.  They are finally sweet enough to eat.  We better hurry before the neighborhood dritters get them.

French Dip sandwiches

Braised tofu & mushrooms

also veggie chow mein and hot and sour soup.

pizza

pizza

Chili

Waffles

and whipped cream and latkes and scrambled eggs with ham and cheese and oranges.
YUM.

Beef and barley stew

corned beef au jus sandwich

pasta and meatballs

sweet mustard pork chops

Sort of sweet and sour, sort of mustardy, really good.

chili baked potato

I admit it's Wendy's.

pizza

This has become my go to meal when I am out of time and ideas.  I'm sure the kids will get tired of it soon, but so far so good.

chicken and roasted sweet potatoes

pizza

Chicken kabobs

split pea soup

and breadsticks

pizza

Hamburgers

Juicy burger.  You can at least get carrot sticks with your french fries.

corned beef au jus sandwich

Harry's Hofbrau.  John say's, "It's grubbin'."

The 2009 dinner tally

Here's the list of everything that showed up more than once.  There were a few days I forgot to keep track, but this gives you a pretty good idea of what we ate for dinner over the past year.  It is a reasonable reflection of what we ate but there are a few things that aren't clear from the list.  We eat out a lot more than just the OUT entry, at least once a week, up to three times.  Some of the pizza, chicken kabobs, and BBQ pork sandwiches were eaten out, but not all.  The chicken salad w/ mandarin oranges always came from Wendy's.  The braised tofu with mushrooms came from the same place as the Chinese takeout.  The pork chops and pasta are each from probably 2 or 3 different recipes and the pasta is a variety of shapes and sizes usually with a tomato sauce, but not always.   Some of the most memorable one time dinners were the cioppino and crab on Christmas Eve and the duck, duck, goose on Christmas day, the yummy Thai curries we ate to celebrate our anniversary, and of course the corned beef and cabbage on St. Patrick's day.  Memorable, but not desirable, was the dinner of Gatorade.
 
BBQ pork sandwiches 23
pasta 21
pizza 18
Pizzeti 16
chicken salad w/ mandarin oranges 13
Chili 13
sausages 12
pork chops and rice 11
hamburgers 10
cheese tortellini 9
Chicken kabobs 8
Chicken noodle soup 8
stir fried tofu and veggies 8
beef and bean burritos 7
French Dip sandwiches 7
out 7
Beef stew 6
Chinese takeout 6
random leftovers 6
grilled chicken 5
mac and cheese 4
polenta lasagna 4
pork roast 4
sandwiches 4
Beef stroganoff 3
Braised tofu and mushrooms 3
chicken veggie stir fry 3
curry chicken 3
lemon pepper fish 3
stir fried pork and veggies 3
black bean and cheese burritos 2
chicken and stuffing 2
chili baked potato 2
grilled steak 2
ham 2
lasagna 2
meatloaf 2
PB&J 2
Pilau 2
pot roast 2
Stuffing 4
Turkey burgers 2
turkey sandwich 2