[Pebbles-J]

Ok so tonight I had it easy. I ordered pizza! How lazy was that! hehe

Everybody deserves a day off right!

[brandiev]

AmandaFace, on 24 October 2010 - 07:35 PM, said:

thanks sara. your beans sound awful yummy too. i made white chili last night, so i already had some great white northern beans... but i may just try it your way next time

We had white chicken chili a couple days ago. I made a huge batch so we ate half and froze the other half for another meal. Love that stuff!

Last night we had Walmart deli take-n-bake pizza.

Tonight we are having chipotle lime chicken thighs (baked in oven), cheesy polenta and green beans.

[Sara Arell]

Amanda, Chili is one of Rich's favs so I am working on a heart healthy recipe to make it for him - he likes it with tomatoes so that means i need to use fresh tomatoes and will use lean ground round and will use the dried kidney beans - don't think it will be very difficult to change it to heart healthy - just can't use the canned tomatoes as I usually do but with the chili powder and spices I think it will taste pretty close to the regular chili I make - haven't bought a heart healthy cookbook yet - still looking but am just not using canned beans or tomatoes and lots of spices - so far everything is pretty good - surprised me cause i thought that without more than a wee pinch of salt that things would not be tasty but guess we are getting used to it, If the chili turns out well I will share the recipe. Funny how much better we feel now that we have cut so much salt and the bad fats out of our diet - we eat so much less portion wise - and now we go to the meat market and buy one nice size tenderloin steak and split it and it is plenty! And cost very little since we are splitting it - tenderloin steaks have no fat on the so they are the best steak to treat ourselves to and when we buy just one (about 1- 1.5 inch thick) split it and with a couple of sides, it makes for a good meal. We can have that steak once a week so it is truly a treat for us.



And buying the bags of dried beans isn't as difficult as I thought it would be - I thought it would take a long time with the soaking and the removal of the culls, etc., but it isn't at all and there is NO sodium or anything bad in the dried beans - so I can make soup or stew or just beans as a veggie. I will say we have eaten more salad than I would normally eat and will hold off on salads for a while - but it gets easier every day. Thinking of the menus is the hard part.

Tonight I am making Turkey Burgers from scratch from a recipe I found - leaving out the salt and some other things but the recipe sounds good - and then going to try black bean burgers and since we eat them without the bread and with a couple veggies, it's a good and healthy meal.

I'd love any ideas from anyone else who might have some heart healthy recipes.

[Sara Arell]

I made the Turkey Burgers using Ground Turkey Breast which I had ground for me and used cumin, dash of chili powder, french baquette crumbs and I have to tell you - they were really good - Since I did not serve them on bread or buns, i had to have cut up red onions and tomato slices with them, but the combination was quite awesome and I was surprised! Guess I will be adding that to our menu more often now that I know I can make a good Turkey Burger as long as we leave out the bread.

[Sara Arell]

Tonight, I have NO idea what's for dinner - am completely out of ideas!

[Sara Arell]

We cheated last night - we were SO bad - we had hot dogs with chili and onions and shared an order of french fries - today, I guess we just won't eat to make up for being so bad yesterday.

[SodScrap]

Today I have a roast in the crock pot with carrots and potatoes. Pretty basic...but the hard work is done and the kitchen is clean!

[Sara Arell]

I can smell that yummy aroma from here, Conda - am I invited? Guess I'll go get my crockpot out and throw some things in there - you've made me hungry.

[Arizona Girl]

Wow I've been gone for a long time.

tonight was left overs from our lunch at Applebees.
Last night I made Florentine pasta
Tues was Stuffed Orzo peppers with white sauce
Mon I made an on the fly Mexican, chicken, northern beans, salsa, and rice mush stuff- it turned out yummy thank goodness

thanks for sharing everyone

[Sara Arell]

You sure have been gone a long timr - I've missed your menus - they all sound so yummy

Since I'm sick, dh made dinner - I did eat it, but it was not my idea of a dinner - he made mac and cheese, lentil soup (that I had made frozen and kidney beans! He's such a good guy but doesn't know what goes with what - it really wasn't bad - and he tried - he is so not a cook - but I love him for making dinner -

[Belle]

Chutney Chicken, pumpkin and beans for us.

[Sara Arell]

Sounds yummy, Belle! You should have invited me, methinks! LOL LOL

[Arizona Girl]

Last night was the Easter Ham (of course),
Saturday night we at Pizza from Papa Murphys
Friday night we had Fried Rice from the local Thai Restaurant
Thursday was my son's bday party we had mac n cheese with winnies for the kids and subs for the adults
Wed we ate leftover pulled pork on toasted bread
Tues we had lamb chops, I made them for the very first time.

[Sara Arell]

Sunday we had our Easter Ham, of course with green beans and baked yellow squash with onions. Soooo good.

Tonight is ham salad, made with lots of bell pepper and onion and it's a fix it yourself night!

[Belle]

In my house there is a choice between 'Take it or Leave it'

[SodScrap]

Belle, on 27 April 2011 - 01:54 AM, said:

In my house there is a choice between 'Take it or Leave it'

I know right?? LOL

I'm debating what to fix tonight. I was thinking something for the crock pot...but I can't decide. (everything I think of would need a trip to the store...)

Anyone?

[Sara Arell]

I fixed some chicken breasts in my crock pot the other night, Conda and they were fall off the bone delish!

[Sara Arell]

I fixed some chicken breasts in my crock pot the other night, Conda and they were fall off the bone delish!

[Sara Arell]

I wanted an easy dinner last night so I made a spinach quiche and we had a nice salad with it, sweet iced tea and strawberries for dessert.

[SodScrap]

Today it will be chicken and noodles. Chicken cooks in the crock pot, so it's simple. I'll serve veggies and a salad with it, and of course, mashed potatoes!

[Sara Arell]

Tonight is Baked Ziti - with a salad and Rich's favorite Italian Bread with lots of garlic! Easy Pease to make and clean up is not bad at all.

[Sara Arell]

Tonight we are having a simple supper cause I am so tired from the traveling - we're having Turkish Borek and a simple salad.

Borek is one of our favorite things to have and even though it's really a meze in Turkey (an appetizer) we like it so much we often have it as a meal. It's made with filo dough and goat cheese - the feta cheese doesn't work so well because it just doesn't taste the same as the pure goat cheese we got so used to in Turkey - it's really awesome and delicious!

[Sara Arell]

Potato salad, which I just finished making this morning, baked beans which are in the oven on low heat so they cook for a few hours (southern style) and roasted chicken!

[Sara Arell]

Country style ribs, cole slaw, and leftover potato salad is what we are having for dinner tonight! Boy, do those ribs smell heavenly cooking!

[Sara Arell]

Have my sauce on cooking for spaghetti and meatballs tonight - it's cold here today - we need comfort food! Meatballs are simmering and almost done and then I'll throw it all in the sauce and just kick back the rest of the afternoon - I love days like this!

[Sara Arell]

Tonight, Rich is working so it's the night I spoil myself with some cold boiled shrimp - I keep the giant, yummy shrimp in the freezer for these nights - Rich does not like shrimp, so I'm having just cold boiled shrimp with a little cocktail sauce and a spinach salad for dinner.

[Arizona Girl]

Last night we had backed breaded pork chops.

Tonight we ate Baked chicken rolls. It was a new recipe. Home made rolls with cream of chicken mixture baked inside the roll, topped with roasted pecans.

[Arizona Girl]

Last night we had backed breaded pork chops.

Tonight we ate Baked chicken rolls. It was a new recipe. Home made rolls with cream of chicken mixture baked inside the roll, topped with roasted pecans.

[Belle]

Anybody want a quick and easy bread pudding? Two ingredients. Take a packet of 6 Chelsea buns and either break into small pieces or slice. Place in ovenproof glass dish, add a pint of ready made vanilla custard. I use Ultra Mel. Bake in 400F (180C) oven till custard is bubbly.
I always have Chelsea buns in the deep freeze and Ultra Mel custard in the cupboard. An instant dessert if you have unexpected guests. The kids love it. You can add anything to the dessert. I like adding coconut. Add raisins or sultanas. Grate chocolate over the top before baking. To make it a bit richer, add a bit of cream to the custard. (I don't).

[A-M]

We had a big lunch today so tonight it is just some cauliflower soup I had in the freezer.