I know, I've been slacking on this. Happens.
But we're broke, and I realized how much $ we've wasted eating out while various family members have been sick ... so ...
Monday:
Salsa black bean chicken soup with rice (I put it in the crock pot this morning)
Coconut Pie with Lime for dessert (made this on a whim, happened to have everything here)
Tuesday:
Spaghetti (just to change it up a bit! ha! Just kidding -- it's enrichment and I'm on the committee and have to help set up, so kiddo can make this while I do that.)
Wednesday:
Orange chicken with rice and asparagus
Thursday:
Meatloaf in the crock pot with potatoes, steamed broccoli
Friday:
Chinese BBQ pork (I think -- have to see if I have everything for it), egg rolls (I think)
Saturday:
Garlic Lime Chicken with avocado, steamed veggie
Monday, March 30, 2009
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Chicken Waffle Pot Pie (For real. You've got to try this one.) (from what's in your oven blog)
Ingredients
1 ½ c. waffle mix (I made my own from scratch with 1 ½ c. flour and ½ t. baking powder. I would suggest eliminating any extra salt if you are going to also use chicken broth and/or gravy.)
1 egg
3 T oil
1 c. broth (I used chicken, but vegetable broth could work, too.)
1 c. diced mixed vegetables (I used frozen carrots and peas)
¾ c. finely diced cooked chicken (Canned chicken works well if you are strapped for time.)
Ideas for toppings: butter or gravy (I used country-style gravy from a packet).
Instructions
Lightly grease and heat the waffle iron. Whisk first four ingredients together. Mix in vegetables and chicken. Pour ¼ cup batter onto each of the small squares of a regular waffle iron— or ¾ c. on a Belgian waffle iron—and close the lid. (However, your waffle iron might have different instructions; go with what works for you.) Cook until golden brown, or as directed on iron (I found that four minutes was adequate). Top with a dollop of butter or gravy.
Servings: I was able to get 8 regular-sized waffles from my recipe.
Comments (from Mary Ellen)
As I was searching for a good recipe, I came across the most bizarre recipe… ever. Chicken on a waffle iron? It seemed so… blasphemous... not to mention weird. But I think I like culinary blasphemy: it was super fast, super cheap, and super good. If you have kids, they’ll go for this one, but then my husband had seconds, so I suppose kids and husbands will like it. And chefs and anyone who likes waffles. So pretty much everyone. This is a repeat for sure.
It's hard to give this one a traditional score, but if you're willing to impress friends at a brunch, this could be five-star. It's definitely five-star for the convenience and cost, but you could really gourmet-it-up with homemade gravy and fresh veggies.
Comments (from Esther)
We tried this tonight -- I don't know what my problem was, but it only made 5 and the batter was really thick, so I added lots more broth. Weird. Anyway. It was YUMMY and hubbers said to add it to the rotation, since I don't usually make chicken pot pie even though we love it because it is so much work. This was just as good.
I boiled a chicken breast in about 1 quart of water, with salt, pepper, onion powder, poultry seasoning, and paprika, then used that broth both in the batter and in the gravy I made from scratch. YUM.
Ingredients
1 ½ c. waffle mix (I made my own from scratch with 1 ½ c. flour and ½ t. baking powder. I would suggest eliminating any extra salt if you are going to also use chicken broth and/or gravy.)
1 egg
3 T oil
1 c. broth (I used chicken, but vegetable broth could work, too.)
1 c. diced mixed vegetables (I used frozen carrots and peas)
¾ c. finely diced cooked chicken (Canned chicken works well if you are strapped for time.)
Ideas for toppings: butter or gravy (I used country-style gravy from a packet).
Instructions
Lightly grease and heat the waffle iron. Whisk first four ingredients together. Mix in vegetables and chicken. Pour ¼ cup batter onto each of the small squares of a regular waffle iron— or ¾ c. on a Belgian waffle iron—and close the lid. (However, your waffle iron might have different instructions; go with what works for you.) Cook until golden brown, or as directed on iron (I found that four minutes was adequate). Top with a dollop of butter or gravy.
Servings: I was able to get 8 regular-sized waffles from my recipe.
Comments (from Mary Ellen)
As I was searching for a good recipe, I came across the most bizarre recipe… ever. Chicken on a waffle iron? It seemed so… blasphemous... not to mention weird. But I think I like culinary blasphemy: it was super fast, super cheap, and super good. If you have kids, they’ll go for this one, but then my husband had seconds, so I suppose kids and husbands will like it. And chefs and anyone who likes waffles. So pretty much everyone. This is a repeat for sure.
It's hard to give this one a traditional score, but if you're willing to impress friends at a brunch, this could be five-star. It's definitely five-star for the convenience and cost, but you could really gourmet-it-up with homemade gravy and fresh veggies.
Comments (from Esther)
We tried this tonight -- I don't know what my problem was, but it only made 5 and the batter was really thick, so I added lots more broth. Weird. Anyway. It was YUMMY and hubbers said to add it to the rotation, since I don't usually make chicken pot pie even though we love it because it is so much work. This was just as good.
I boiled a chicken breast in about 1 quart of water, with salt, pepper, onion powder, poultry seasoning, and paprika, then used that broth both in the batter and in the gravy I made from scratch. YUM.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
St. Paddy's Day Pancakes
1-1/2 c flour
2 Tbs sugar
1-1/2 tsp baking powder
1-1/2 tsp baking soda
1 can coconut milk
1 tsp lime juice
3 Tbs margarine, melted
2 eggs
1 tsp green food coloring
Mix dry ingredients together. Add the remaining ingredients and mix just until blended. cook over medium heat until done, flipping only once.
2 Tbs sugar
1-1/2 tsp baking powder
1-1/2 tsp baking soda
1 can coconut milk
1 tsp lime juice
3 Tbs margarine, melted
2 eggs
1 tsp green food coloring
Mix dry ingredients together. Add the remaining ingredients and mix just until blended. cook over medium heat until done, flipping only once.
Monday, March 16, 2009
oops
Well crap, that post on the 24th was supposed to go on my other blog. hahahaha. I love being a ditz.
Ahem.
MENU PLAN MONDAY!
Monday:
We had spaghetti and sauteed asparagus. Just lovely.
Tuesday:
It's St. Paddy's day. I'll be making green pancakes for breakfast, but I'll be using coconut milk to see how we like it in them. Might add some coconut to some of the pancakes since hubbers likes it that way. Crossing my fingers that they turn out.
Lunch with DisGrace and Dizzy...
dinner will be corned beef and cabbage, sans the bread. New recipe to me, although I have done some version of this in the past. So it counts for the What's In {Your} Oven? blog too. We'll also have sliced kiwi, green potato rolls (love macey's), and green jello. I might also make a chocolate cake. Apparently I'm craving sweets ...
Wednesday:
I think chicken noodle soup in the crock pot. Hafta make a bunch of noodles and freeze 'em for another time. Or leftovers.
Thursday:
Lunch with Kaje somewhere.
Dinner -- Steak/cube steak (whichever one is in the freezer), mashies, asparagus (what, it's on sale!), and canned peaches
Friday:
??
Saturday:
??
Ahem.
MENU PLAN MONDAY!
Monday:
We had spaghetti and sauteed asparagus. Just lovely.
Tuesday:
It's St. Paddy's day. I'll be making green pancakes for breakfast, but I'll be using coconut milk to see how we like it in them. Might add some coconut to some of the pancakes since hubbers likes it that way. Crossing my fingers that they turn out.
Lunch with DisGrace and Dizzy...
dinner will be corned beef and cabbage, sans the bread. New recipe to me, although I have done some version of this in the past. So it counts for the What's In {Your} Oven? blog too. We'll also have sliced kiwi, green potato rolls (love macey's), and green jello. I might also make a chocolate cake. Apparently I'm craving sweets ...
Wednesday:
I think chicken noodle soup in the crock pot. Hafta make a bunch of noodles and freeze 'em for another time. Or leftovers.
Thursday:
Lunch with Kaje somewhere.
Dinner -- Steak/cube steak (whichever one is in the freezer), mashies, asparagus (what, it's on sale!), and canned peaches
Friday:
??
Saturday:
??
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