Lemon and Brown Butter Fish Fillets

Here's a recipe for pan fried fish that my boys both love!  They even like the lemon butter sauce now.  :)

Lemon and Brown Butter Fish Fillets

It's a Rachel Ray recipe, and it's so good!  She does the meal with seared grape tomatoes, but we didn't like those.  So we always have this meal with crusty bread or boiled potatoes with butter and parsley.  Yummo!!!

2 T. extra virgin olive oil

1/4 c. fresh flat-leaf parsley

4 6oz fish fillets (we use tilapia)

flour for dredging

salt and pepper

4 T. cold unsalted butter

juice of 1 lemon

1.  Season fish with salt and pepper then dredge in flour.

2.  Heat oil in a large skillet.

3.  Shake off excess flour from the fish and add to the skillet.

4.  Cook for 4-5 minutes on each side.  Set fish aside and cover to keep warm.

5.  Wipe the skillet clean and return to the cook-top over medium-high heat.

6.  Melt butter until it is brown and smells slightly nutty.

7.  Add the lemon juice and parsley.

8.  Serve fish with sauce.

[from Kristi]

Kid Favorites 8

Will absolutely LOVES anything by Dr. Praeger (spinach pancakes, veggie burgers, broccoli pancakes, sweet potato pancakes, etc). You find them at Whole Foods. They're all natural and so easy to prepare. If he's behind on veggies, I'll sometimes make him an all veggie meal of those and he just gobbles them up.


[from Ann]

Val's Pasta Dinner

Okay, here is something I made up back in the good ole poor college days. I love it. DH loves it. Kids love it. Everyone I feed it to loves it.

VAL'S PASTA DINNER

Curly pasta noodles
Italian Dressing
Parmesean Cheese (the dried kind really is best--it adds good texture)

That is all you need. Everything beyond that is bonus. I really like sauteed mushrooms mixed in with it. Yum.

Cook the noodles to your liking. Put them in a bowl. Pour some Italian dressing over it. Sprinkle some parmesean cheese. Hopefully you are adding mushrooms, but if not, that will be okay. Eat and enjoy! My kids like this way better than macaroni and cheese. Oh, and I  use whole wheat pasta.

[from Valerie]

Kid Favorites 7

Erik's favorite food is pb&j.  He also loves fish.  David's favorite is peas.  Seriously.  He also really likes beans.

English muffins pizzas are a hit.  Even my husband thinks they're great.  You just split the english muffins and toast them.  Then spread pizza sauce and sprinkle with cheese.  Bake them in the oven on broil for just a few minutes to melt the cheese.  You can add toppings too (we like spinach, mushrooms, ground beef, pepperoni) or just do cheese.

[from Kristi]

Kid Favorites 6

Classic: Peanut Butter and Jelly for Brayden and Peanut Butter and Honey for Kaitlyn.

Brayden also loves Hamburgers and Brayden and McKenna love hot dogs.

Brayden loves this that I shared before:http://babywisegraduatesstuff.blogspot.com/2010/06/cheeseburger-pasta.html

Brayden also loves BBQ chicken sandwhiches:http://babywisegraduatesstuff.blogspot.com/2010/06/bbq-chicken-sandwiches.html

Kaitlyn loves Macaroni & Cheese. She also loves corn on the cob.

McKenna loves anything you can eat...and even some stuff you shouldn't :)

Oh yeah! My kids love pizza too.

Brayden is also a major salad lover.

Pasta salad is a big hit.

All things pasta are a big hit.

And pancakes. They love that buttermilk pancake recipe Raegan shared:http://babywisegraduatesstuff.blogspot.com/2010/06/buttermilk-pancakes.html

[from Valerie]

Kid Favorites: Pizza

Pizza!! We love the whole wheat crust from trader joe's. Holden doesn't care as long as it's "pizza" he'll eat it.

One day, I was having leftover pizza for lunch, but there wasn't enough for both of us. I knew he would never let me eat it in peace if he couldn't have some, so I made a "pizza" with an open faced omelet, cheddar cheese and turkey pepperoni. Sounds gross, but I called it pizza and he loved it! haha

[from Colleen]

Kid Favorites 5

Joshua will eat most things that aren't vegetables or casseroles. If they are one of those two things he'll eat it about 50% of the time. His favorites, from the first time I gave them to him are mac and cheese, chicken nuggets, hot dogs, fries. It's amazing, it's like some inborn gene that makes them like that junk! Besides that, his favorites are rice, white meat, pb and jelly sandwhiches, bananas, animal crackers, chocolate milk (I add lilke 1/6th the suggested amount of carnation instant breakfast to normal milk for him)


[from Rachel]

Kid Favorites 4

Sophia is very picky, so this list won't be very long!!! Actually, she is odd in that many toddlers like the same things day after day, but Sophia really likes variety. Even if she loves something, I cannot serve it more than once a week and expect her to eat it with the same gusto!

Avocados

Morning Star sausage patties

Blueberry Waffles

Strawberries, Blueberries, Craisens (dried cranberries).

Peanut Butter Sandwich

Graham Crackers

Fettucini Alfredo

Her all time fave dinner is: Grilled Salmon, Rosemary Carrots, and Mashed Potatoes.

When we go out to eat at a restaraunt, she usually gobbles up the food and eats very well. She eats off our plates (17 months old - no need for the kids menu, and plus I think she prefers adult food anyway).  She just loves variety!

[from Amy]

Kid Favorites 3

Caleb loves when I make zucchini bread.  I used to always make it before long trips because I thought at least he would be getting some veggies en route.  DH loves it too and he HATES veggies.  I should probably make it more often.

I mentioned the Beans and avocado dip/filling that Caleb helps me make and loves, on pita bread/tortillas for a meal or on triskits for a snack. 

DH makes an avocado shake that Caleb loves. 

Right now we're into using the blender.  I'll make "sorbet" (blend frozen fruit) or a smoothie (same idea but thin enough to drink through a straw).

I'm really interested to hear about ideas for dinners/lunches!

[from improvingmama]

Kid Favorites: Nachos

A favourite at our house is nachos - Kels thinks its awesome to get chips for dinner!! I do it one of 2 ways.

One way is to brown some ground hamburger with taco seasoning. Lay nacho chips on our pizza stone, cover in cooked hamburger, top with cheese, and bake. serve guacamole, salsa & sour cream on the side.

The other way is to make up a whole chili/nacho mixture (hamburger, beans, tomatoes etc) and serve either baked with the chips or on the side for dipping in the chips.

I should note, however, that I found that Morgan is only just barely able to manage nacho chips (18 mo) as before she'd always manage to choke at least once during  ameal... ooops..

[from Harmony]

Kid Favorites 2

Anything that doesn't move. Really. My kids eat an alarming amount of food. Today Ellie has had a plum, 3 bananas, blueberries, 3 eggs, some chips, raisins. I'm sure there was more but she's seeming to feel "off" today so this wasn't quite her norm. We keeps tons of fruit in the house, I make muffins/breads like pumpkin muffins and banana bread, rice cakes, marshmallows are a special treat, certain dried cereals, yogurt, cottage cheese, etc.


[from JBSWANK]

Kid Favorites 1

Avery will pretty much eat everything that we eat. He's not so fond of meat though, but he'll eat anything else.

His favorites are the usual stand bys though.  macaroni and cheese, pancakes, carrots, any berry, bread....

[from Christine]

Green Beans Parmesan

Green Beans Parmesan

Take note this serves 12 (serving size 1/2 cup)

6 ounces bacon--diced
3/4 cup onions--finely chopped
6 cups green beans--cut
1/4 tsp--salt (you might want more or less. If you are using canned green beans, you might want less since they have salt)
1/2 cup cornflake crumbs
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese 

Fry bacon until crisp. Remove from fat and drain.

Cook onions in bacon fat until tender, stirring constantly.

Drain off most of bacon fat.

Heat green beans (or cook if fresh). Drain well.

Add bacon, onions, salt, cornflakes, and cheese to green beans. Toss lightly until completely mixed. Serve immediately.

[from Valerie]

Chocolate Zucchini Bread

Chocolate Zucchini Bread

2 cups grated zucchini
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 T vanilla
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp nutmeg
2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp baking powder
2 T cocoa
2-2.5 cups flour
3 beaten eggs
1 cup oil
1 package chocolate chips
1/2 cup nuts (optional)

Mix together and bake at 350 for 50 mintutes. Makes 4 small loaf pans or 2 full size bread pans.

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Sorry there are no mixing instructions. This is one of those reecipes. I just mix it in the order given, but you could also mix wet and dry ingredients then combine.

[from Valerie]

Zucchini in a Skillet

I love Zucchini just fried in a skillet. I melt a couple of T of butter in the skillet. I dice the zucchini and toss it in there. I then drizzle a bit of olive oil over the top. I cook it over medium until it starts to turn golden brown. Then I sprinkle some dried parmesean cheese over it (I am sure fresh would be good, too). It melts. Stir it around and make sure there is parmesean as you want it. Then turn the heat off and eat it!


[from Valerie]

Fried Zucchini

We love to do oven "fried' zucchini. You dip zucchini slices in a beaten egg and then a mixture of bread crumbs, parmesan cheese, and salt and pepper. Then bake. We love to dip them in ranch dressing. So good!


[from Mama2Henry]

ZUCCHINI PIZZA BITES

ok, last one I promise! I haven't tried this one yet, but thought it looked cute and a good way to get Caleb to eat zucchini (NOT his favorite veggie so far). I might have mentioned this before though.

ZUCCHINI PIZZA BITES

We made some Zucchini Pizza Bites today using our first zucchini from the garden. 

    

What You’ll Need:

• 1 medium zucchini
• pizza sauce
• fresh oregano (or dried)
• shredded mozzarella cheese
• shredded parmesan cheese
• pepperoni
• onions (optional)

What You’ll Do:

1. Preheat broiler; set rack in the middle.
2. Trim ends on zucchini and cut into diagonal slices.
3. Spread a teaspoon of sauce over each zucchini slice and sprinkle on some fresh chopped oregano.   Top each zucchini slice with cheeses.  Add pepperoni and onions, if desired.
4. Broil about 3 minutes or until cheese is melted.

My kids tolerate zucchini, it’s definitely not their favorite.  I on the other hand LOVE zucchini, so guess who planted lots of it in the garden this year? 

The verdict ~ add some sauce, cheese and pepperoni and the kids have decided that they like zucchini after all.  Do you have a favorite zucchini recipe

http://gironlife.blogspot.com/2010/07/zucchini-pizza-bites.html

[from improvingmama]

BAKED ZUCCHINI AND GROUND TURKEY

DH wasn't wild about this when I cooked it, but I liked it.  He's not a veggie eater and just wanted normal spaghetti :)

BAKED ZUCCHINI AND GROUND TURKEY *

INGREDIENTS
3 tbsp. oil
3 lbs. sliced zucchini
1/3 c. chopped onion
1 1/2 pkgs. Italian spaghetti sauce (dry)
1 3/4 c. water
1 tbsp. oil
1 (6 oz.) tomato paste
1/4 c. Parmesan cheese
1/3 c. bread crumbs
1 (8 oz.) pkg. Mozzarella cheese
1 lb. ground beef (I used ground turkey)

DIRECTIONS
1. Combine first oil, zucchini, and onion and saute until tender. Put in 2 quart casserole dish.

2. Brown the beef. Add one package of sauce, water, tomato paste and 2 tablespoons oil. Heat to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Pour over zucchini.

3. Mix Parmesan and bread crumbs. Sprinkle over top and mix gently.

4. Top with Mozzarella. Bake to a golden brown at 350 degrees.

Serves 4-6.

(I was concerned Pen wouldn't eat this, so I cooked some spaghetti noodles too...of course he ate it with the noodles instead of the zucchini)

BISTEK/ADOBO

I made this tonight with fresh green beans. I just added the green beans to step 4 and let it simmer until cooked.  I also added cornstarch to the whole recipe so that the marinade thickened to the meat and then also to the green beans.  Caleb ate the green beans up! He's been anti-green beans for the past few weeks so I was a little surprised.

(It's a modified filipino recipe)

BISTEK/ADOBO ****

INGREDIENTS

2 lbs. steak/pork/fish (sliced thin)
2 T lemon juice
3 T soy sauce
1/2 tsp pepper
1/4 c. cooking oil
1/2 c. water
1 c. onion (sliced into rings)
salt to taste

DIRECTIONS

1. Marinate meat in lemon juice, soy sauce, pepper, salt
2. Cook onion in skillet and remove
3. Cook meat; remove
4. Add marinade and water to skillet (10 min)
5. Pour over meat and onion rings

serve with rice

[from improvingmama]

ZUCCHINI BREAD

This is the zucchini bread recipe I often use; I've also made it with whole wheat flour.

ZUCCHINI BREAD *****

INGREDIENTS:

3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
3 teaspoons ground cinnamon
3 eggs
1 cup vegetable oil
2 1/4 cups white sugar
3 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups grated zucchini


DIRECTIONS
1. Grease and flour two 8 x 4 inch pans. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
2. Sift flour, salt, baking powder, soda, and cinnamon together in a bowl.
3. Beat eggs, oil, vanilla, and sugar together in a large bowl. Add sifted ingredients to the creamed mixture, and beat well. Stir in zucchini and nuts until well combined. Pour batter into prepared pans.
4. Bake for 40 to 60 minutes, or until tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pan on rack for 20 minutes. Remove bread from pan, and completely cool.

[from Improvingmama]

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Becca I have a similar regular bread recipe.

It has 1.5 cups sugar instead.

It has 3 T vanilla instead

It has 2.5 cups flour instead

It has 1/2 tsp baking poweder

It has only 2 tsp cinnamon

It has an additional 1 tsp nutmeg

[from Valerie]

Crock Pot Chicken Curry

10 chicken thighs (2 3/4 lbs)


1 jar (16 oz) salsa

1 medium onion, chopped

2 T curry powder



cook on low 8 - 10 hours


[from Amie]


shred chicken, add 1 c sour cream, stir and serve over rice or noodles.

Mac N Cheese Meatballs

http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2010/02/mac-cheese-meatballs-and-the-winners/




This is what I made last night (with a few variations, of course) but Oh so yummy...

 
[from Harmony]

Crock Pot Spaghetti

Today I am making crock pot spaghetti. It is so good! My husband is gone for the week so it's just Avery and me and we are planning on having spaghetti with a different vegetable every night.




Here's the recipe:



http://www.easy-crock-pot-recipes.com/meaty-spaghetti-sauce.html

[from Christine]

Maple-Glazed Salmon

Ok, I've made this one twice recently with frozen wild caught Atlantic Salmon that I bought at Trader Joe's. I kind of made it up and adapted from a few recipes. We also switched over to cast iron cookware recently which really makes this perfectly! If you prep the glaze and seasoning ahead of time, it literally just takes minutes and is super yummy! I served with brown rice and brocolli.




Maple-Glazed Salmon



INGREDIENTS

1 TBS oil (I use coconut)

1/4 tsp all-natural liquid smoke

1/2 cup maple syrup

2 TBS cider vinegar

4 salmon fillets, skin removed

2 tsp My Seafood Seasoning (see below)



DIRECTIONS

Move your oven rack to the top and pre-heat the broiler on high.



In a small pot, bring the liquid smoke, maple syrup and vinegar to a boil and reduce over high heat, stirring for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat.



Season both sides of the salmon with My Seafood Seasoning.



Heat oil in a large, ovensafe skillet on medium-high. Cook the seasoned fish top-side down for 3-4 minutes.



Turn fish over and pour the maple glaze over the top and place on top rack under broiler for 3 minutes.



MY SEAFOOD SEASONING

1 TBS Black pepper

1 TBS Dry mustard

2 TBS Sea salt

1 1/2 TBS Ground bay leaves

1 1/2 tsp Nutmeg

1 tsp Cloves

1 tsp Ground ginger

1 tsp Paprika

1 tsp Cayenne pepper



Combine all ingredients and seal in jar. You will not use it all for this recipe once.

 
[from Tracy]

Pumpkin Cheesecake by Emeril

Here is the Pumpkin Cheesecak recipe I have made EVERY year since about 1997!




Pumpkin Cheesecake by Emeril



1 3/4 cup graham cracker crumbs



1/4 cup finely ground pecans



1 tbs brown sugar



1 tsp cinnamon



6 tbs. unsalted butter, melted



3 (8 oz) packages cream cheese, softened



1 1/2 cups sugar



2 tbs cornstarch



1 tsp pure vanilla extract



1/8 tsp grated nutmeg



2 large eggs



2 large egg yolks



1 (15 oz) can solid pack pumpkin



1/4 cup heavy cream







*Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine the cracker crumbs, pecans, brown sugar and 1/2 tsp of the cinnamon in a medium size bowl. Mix in the melted butter. Press the mixture firmly and evenly into the bottom and about 1 inch up the sides of an ungreased 9 inch springform pan.



*Beat the cream cheese, sugar, cornstarch, vanilla, 1/2 tsp cinnamon, and the nutmeg on low speed until smooth and fluffy. Add the eggs and yolks and beat just until blended. Mix in the pumpkin and cream. Spread the batter in the pan, and place it on a baking sheet.



*Bake until the center is nearly set, 60 - 70 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 15 minutes. Carefully run a sharp knife between the cake and the pan. Remove the sides of the pan. Cool completely on rack before covering tightly with foil or plastic wrap. Refrigerate until well chilled before serving, at least 4 hours or up to 2 days. Garnish with whipped cream and sugar-glazed pecans, if desired.



*Makes 12 + servings.







This has been a family fave since the first year I found it!! My family was totally put out that I had made cheesecake that year. BUT, the regular pumpkin pie sat almost untouched and the cheesecake was devoured!


[from Doodiebug30]

Wine Substitutes

White wine subs: chicken broth if a sweet wine, white grape juice with a splash of vinegar for dry wine


Red wine: red grape juice or cranberry juice with splash of flavored vinegar, or broth

[from Raegan]

Easy Stir Fry

When DH is out make DD's favorites....lots of steamed veggies and chicken. She likes the most boring food. :) We did make a delish stir fry last night ~ so easy; frozen stir fry veggies, frozen chicken, 1T corn starch, about 1/4 c soy sauce (cooked meat first, then added veggies and 1 onion, then mixed together corn startch and soy sauce and added over all to make a sauce)....amazing over Basmati rice.

[from Rochelle]

Pumpkin Cheesecake

Kristin - I have a really easy recipe for Pumpkin Cheesecake, which is a hit in my family.




2 packages (16 oz) cream cheese, softened

1/2 - 1 C pumpkin puree

1/2 C sugar

1/2 tsp vanilla extract

1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

1/8 tsp nutmeg

dash cloves

2 large eggs

1 9" graham cracker pie crust



Combine. Pour into pie crust and bake at 350 for 35 - 45 minutes.

 
[from Amie]

Butternut Squash with Polenta

Tonight we had butternut squash w/ polenta (the butternut squash alone is a great side dish if you want meat as your main course)


Here's the squash recipe:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees

• 1 large butternut squash
• 1-2 garlic cloves, minced (depending on the size of the squash)
• olive oil (enough to coat)
• parm cheese (as much as you like!)

1. Peel, seed, and cut the squash into 1-inch pieces
2. In a large bowl, toss the squash with enough olive oil to coat to squash, then add garlic and toss to mix well.
3. Put squash mixture into a baking dish (I use 9X13) and sprinkle with parm cheese. (Use more if you like a crunchy top, less if not)
4. Bake uncovered for 45 min.-1 hour, until soft but not mushy.

I serve it on top of a bed of polenta, but again it's great alone as a side dish.

 
[from Maryea]

tenderloin with broccoli and sweet potatoes

mmmmm tonight we had tenderloin with broccoli and sweet potatoes.




Combine 1/2 cup soy sauce, 1/2 cup olive oil, 1/4 cup balsalmic vinegar or red wine vinegar (I usually use red wine), 8 garlic cloves, and 4 tsp of rosemary. Marinate for a couple hrs.



Instead of broiling it, I put it in a 9X9 pan with all the sauce and bake it at 450 until a meat thermometer registers 145ish (med rare-med).



Its really really easy and SO good!

 
 
[from Kristin]

Pumpkin Shake

I have a ton of pumpkin recipes. One we tried this year was pumpkin shakes. For each shake:




1 scoop ice cream



1 heaping tablespoon pumpkin



1/2 cup milk



cinnamon



They were quite good. You could throw chocolate chips in there, too.



I can't wait to try the pumpkin latte! I have extra pumpkin from our shake experience.

 
 
[from Valerie]

Oven Pork Chops w/ an Apple Cider Gravy

Made Oven Pork Chops w/ an Apple Cider gravy, Mushroom wild rice and steamed carrots.




The chops are lightly breaded and lightly fried. Cut up 1/2 to a whole onion (depends on how much you like them) and about half a container of fresh mushrooms and layer in a baking dish. Lay your lightly fried chops over the veggies. Use the drippings, flour, a lil milk, seasonings salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder...) and apple cider to make your gravy. Amounts will depend on how much you are making. (I made 5 thin chops and used about 1/3 cup milk and 1 1/2 cups cider. Pour gravy over the veggies and meat and cover with foil. Bake for approx. 30 minutes, until meat is cooked thru and veggies are tender.


[from doodiebug30]

I might make this again in a week or two and try adding apple slices in the dish as well.

Pumpkin Pies

Pumpkin apple pie recipe I used:
http://www.cooksrecipes.com/pie/pumpkin_dutch_apple_pie_recipe.html




An easier version I've made before:
http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/recipes/recipe.php?recipeId=896



Didn't have evaporated milk, used half and half instead.



You can use canned apple pie filling, but I don't really care for the taste. JMO, though.

 
[from Raegan]

Chicken and Rice

This is such a great idea. Everything sounds yummy.




We are going to have Chicken and Rice.



1 pkg of chicken breasts, cut into tenders



1 can of cream of chicken soup



1 8-oz package of mozzarella cheese



cooked rice



In a greased 9x13 baking dish, add chicken, cream of chicken soup, 1 soup can of water and salt and pepper. Mix as well as you can. Add cheese on top. Bake at 350 until cheese has browned. Serve over rice.



I usually have some sort of vegetable as well. It is yummy, and very easy.

[from Holly]

Pumpkin Latte

Speaking of yummy things...




I'm having the Pumpkin Latte right now from the crockpot365 blog. YUM. I made apple pumpkin pie the other day and was trying to figure out something to do with the extra pumpkin.



So far 2 batches of pumpkin lattes, and pumpkin sausage pasta tomorrow. Sounds disgusting but is amazingly good.



The pumpkin latte can be done in a pan on the stove (or even the microwave in a pinch). Per person: 1 cup of milk, 1 Tablespoon vanilla (I didn't have any the 2nd time, couldn't tell a difference), 1 T of sugar (or sweetened with splenda or whatever you like), 1 T pumpkin (canned pumpkin), 1/8 tsp cinnamon, pinch of cloves, pinch of nutmeg, barely a pinch of ginger (again, out of ginger, couldn't tell). Whisk and heat.



Did I mention YUM????


[from Raegan]

Sloppy Joes

We did have sloppy joes last night, which were good. I always half this recipe since we only have 2 big eaters and 1 little one :)




Its 2.5 lbs beef, 2 cups chopped onion, 1/2 cup ketchup, 1/4 cup tomato juice, 2 tbls worcestershire sauce, 2 tbls mustard (I used stone ground), 2 tbls lemon juice, 1/2 tsp pepper, 1 (6oz) can tomato paste, 12 buns (we use whole wheat keiser rolls).



Cook beef and onion in skillet. drain. Stir in ketchup and next 6 ing. Bring to boil (honestly there isnt much to boil so I added a tiny tomato juice and went directly to low heat).... simmer for 15 minutes stirring often.



These aren't like school cafeteria sloppy joes :-D. My husband isnt a big fan of them but he liked these. And I really liked them!

[from Kristin]

Taco Salad

We did taco salad last night. It literally took me 10 minutes to make. Just brown 1 lb. of ground beef and add a packet of taco seasoning. I put corn, black beans, salsa, cheese, ground up nach chips over the lettuce for the salad part. And our daughter loves the ground beeef, beans, and cheese.

[from Mollie]

Chicken with Sundried tomatoes and Spinach

We had Chicken w/ Sundried tomatoes and Spinach. I used chicken tenderloins. Served with baked sweet potatoes and salad.


Ingredients:

• 2 T butter or olive oil
• 1/2 c white wine
• 1 lemon, juiced (I used lime because I didn't have lemon)
• 1/2 c sundried tomatoes in oil, chopped
• 1 cup fresh spinach
• 1/2 c chicken broth

*I pound the chicken to 1/4 inch thick. Optional step.


1. Season chicken with S&P.
2. Over med/high, cook chicken in olive oil or butter evenly until both sides are done. Remove chicken and set aside.
3. In remaining oil, cook sundried tomatoes for 1 minute. Add white wine, broth, and juice of 1 lemon. Cook until reduced by 1/2.
4. Add spinach and cook until wilted.
5. When serving, pour SD tomato/spinach sauce over the chicken.


My whole family likes this. Charis just adds ketchup (*gag*).

Oh, and you could do this with any combo of veggies. Portobello mushrooms or eggplant was my first thought.

[from Raegan]

Spaghetti Pie

tonight we had spaghetti pie (recipe from my MIL) which is a family favorite. mmm.




8 oz spagetti, broken into 2 inch pieces and boiled



20-24 oz sauce



1 lb ground beef browned with 1 chopped onion and 3 chopped garlic cloves ~ season with Italian seasoning or oregano and salt and pepper. mix with sauce



mix the spagetti noodles with:



1 beaten egg, 1/3 cup Parmesan cheese, and 2 T butter.



place in the bottom of a 9x13 inch pan.



cover with 12 oz cottage cheese



cover with meat/sauce mix



cook for 30 min at 350. also freezes well unbaked. yum! it's like lasagna, but i think it's easier to make. i don't even make regular spaghetti anymore.

 
[from Rochelle]

Rochelle, I make a similar spaghetti dish, but it's spaghetti casserole. Instead of ricotta, I melt a block of cream cheese in with the ground beef and use cheddar cheese instead of parm. Then bake. It's soooooo good!

[from ChasCHAS]

stuffed crepes with roasted red pepper sauce

I love this idea. Any herbivores out there? I'm always looking for new vegetarian or vegan recipes.


Tonight we had stuffed crepes with roasted red pepper sauce.


Ingredients

8 crepes

Filling:

• 1 tbs olive oil
• 2 minced garlic cloves
• 1 onion, diced
• 1 tomato, cored, seeded, and diced
• 1/4 tsp fennel seed, crushed
• 2 medium zucchini, cut lengthwise into sixths and thinly sliced
• goat cheese
• salt and pepper to taste

Sauce:

• 1 7 oz. jar roasted red peppers, well drained and patted dry
• 1/4 cup tomato sauce
• 1 minced garlic clove
• dash of cayenne
• salt

To make the filling:

1. saute the garlic and onion in the olive oil for 5 min.
2. add tomato and fennel, cook 1 min.
3. add zucchini, cook 10 more min.
4. season w/ salt and pepper to taste

To make the sauce:

1. combine all ingredients in blender and puree. Heat in a sauce pan.

Preheat the oven to 300 degrees

Assemble the crepes:

lightly butter a baking dish

spoon in some of the zucchini mixture along the center of a crepe and top it with some goat cheese

roll the crepe to make a log and place it seam side down in the baking dish and repeat with all crepes.

lay a lightly buttered sheet of wax aper on the crepes, cover with foil and bake 20 minutes. Serve with sauce.


Very yummy dish.



*This recipe comes from Main-Course Vegetarian Pleasures*

 
[from Maryea]

Chicken Stroganoff

Tonight we had an easy crockpot meal. I love easy. :)




We call it chicken stroganoff


1 can cream of mushroom soup
1/4 cup red wine, white wine or cooking sherry
1 1/2 lbs chicken (I usually use chicken thighs)


Mix cream of mushroom soup with wine in the crock pot. Add chicken. Coer and cook on low for 6 - 8 hours/high for 3 - 4 hours. W/ 30 minutes left, mix 1 cup sour cream with 1/4 cup flour and add to the chicken. If you're cooking on high, turn to low as sometimes the sour cream may curdle.

I also add mushrooms.

Serve over egg noodles with a veggie or salad.

[from Amie]

Baked Ziti

Tonight is Baked Ziti, salad and Garlic Bread sticks:

• 2lb beef, 1 onion chopped: brown and drain
• 2 26 oz jars of fav. spaghetti sauce, mix with above and simmer for 30 min. I add a tbsp of sugar to cut the acidity
• 1 lb dry ziti-- cook by directions, toss with 3 tbsp olive oil so it doesn't stick
• 6 oz sliced provolone cheese
• 4 cups mozerella cheese
• 2 cups sour cream (I use light)
• 2 tbsp grated parmesan

Layers:

• a small amount of meat sauce to prevent sticking
• 1/2 of ziti
• all of provolone cheese
• all of sour cream
• 2 cups mozerella
• rest of ziti
• meat sauce
• top with rest of mozzarella and parmesan cheese
• bake at 350 for 30 minutes. If its been refrigerated, let it come to room temp on counter first (30-45 minutes). ITS DELICIOUS!!!!!!

This freezes well. If freezing, Just adjust the baking time to about an hour and let it thaw for a while.

I had thought the other day we might form a recipie exchange! This might just do the trick!

[from Ada]

Hawaiian Haystacks

Tonight, I am making Hawaiian Haystacks. Raegan, you might not like this because it is in the slow cooker and has cream of chicken soup :)



*10-12 chicken tenders (I usually have chicken breast, so I use 2-3 chicken breasts)

*1 cup chicken broth (I always use the whole can)

*2 cans cream of chicken soup, condensed

*1 can (12 oz) evaporated milk



Grease slow cooker. Add chicken. Combine remaining ingredients and pour over chicken. Cover and cook on high 3-4 hours or low 6-8 hours.



Serve over rice and with a variety of toppings. Ideas are cheese, tomatoes, olives, celery, peas, pineapples, shredded coconut, raisins, Chinese noodles, green peppers, green onions...whatever you like.

By the way, fresh pineapple is amazingly good with this.

 
[from Valerie]