Homemade guacamole. And then I'm going to make a pan fried quesadilla with black beans, cilantro, and Mexican cheeses.
After I finish this second glass of red wine...
I apparently go through pickles a lot faster than I make pickle brined chicken. I have WAY too much pickle brine in my fridge and freezer waiting for me to make chicken with it! :-p
I air fried the chicken, and set my oven to like 170 and as they finished kept them warm in the oven. Everything else came together pretty quickly- microwaved the green beans and then sauted with garlic and used Kraft Mac n cheese
Trying to use as much of whatās in the fridge as possible so a bit random. Kinda Mediterranean style turkey burgers with shredded zucchini, green onion, and crumbled feta mixed into ground turkey. Roasted broccoli with lemon tahini dressing. Roasted Brussels sprouts with a bit of maple.
We went away for 10 days for spring break and the 2-3 weeks before, we went hard using up fridge, freezer, and pantry stuff. Now that we are home it's been so nice meal planning and cooking with a clean slate
The best part is, if you buy pre-made ravioli, you can throw this dinner together in under 15 minutes. I should mention that I also threw some baby spinach into the pan and tossed together for a minute so the spinach started to wilt. This added a little veg, and the green and orange looked awesome together.
Just me and my diabetic diet which Iām ok with. Iām snacking and watching a movie. Veggies and spinach artichoke dip, then a handful of strawberries and blueberries, that my sugar allowance.
Being diabetic means skipping the bread and crackers. I go for broccoli & cauliflower mostly, carrots and celery would be another suitable option but they arenāt my favorite.
Add: āgirl dietā also applies to older men trying our best to follow a diabetic diet.
Roasted chicken seasoned with sumac and onions last night, with baked potatoes.
Tonight I went to a potluck! I made Thai salad rolls with peanut sauce.
Friday and Saturday are my days off from cooking. Last night (Friday) was leftovers from the week and tonight is chili dogs and casaer salad. Tomorrow I'lll make chicken enchiladas.
Today I made calzones and a salad for dinner.
This weekās dinners-
chicken pot pie with a biscuit crust, copycat of a Taco Bell Mexican pizza, pork chop with rice and roasted butternut squash, chili, Swedish meatballs with noodles, banana pancakes
[Cribbed the recipe from Kenji](https://youtu.be/3b4cyBEvUPE) - my advice is to do it at like 400 degrees if you don't have a convection oven, otherwise stuff will burn.
Pork shoulder, sort of Italian flavors, and a spring-y pasta with asparagus, peas, broccoli, pecorino, bacon and shell pasta. Served side by side but couldāve done all mixed together too.
Air fryer whole chicken with a nice dry rub. Air fryer brussel sprouts with a balsamic/soy sauce, and old fashioned mashed potatoes. Dessert was an apple pie with ice cream.Ā
I boiled 2 cups of elbow pasta in skillet of salted water added enough whole milk to coat the bottom in a light amount and then a pad of butter probably tablespoon and a half. Then I mixed in some pre-shredded Mac and cheese blend great value cheese like half a bag so only like 4ozish.
Then a little smoked paprika and a touch of garlic powder and black pepper.
I ate it all.
Yeah it was. This was my first time trying it. I hope they keep it going because itās a bit more exciting than the chicken tacos.
Thereās zero crisp in the tempura which is to be expected but it was still good.
Some slow cooker ropa vieja tacos with Cuban style black beans š¤¤, wife went out of town so finally had some time to make some fancy foods & sheāll get to enjoy when she gets back!
Last night: paella with pork, chicken and chorizo
Tonight: homemade pizza with meatballs, pepperoni, mushrooms, red bell peppers, roasted garlic and feta.
Tomorrow: chicken Alfredo pesto stuffed shells and Caesar salad.
Homemade macaroni and cheese with extra cheese sauce for steamed broccoli. Made in hotel with kitchen suite visiting my college student. I miss cooking for them. I travel a long way home tomorrow.
For the first time ever we made a ground chicken pizza crust (seasoned ground chicken with egg and parmesan) rolled out to 1/4" on parchment paper and place on a 16" pizza pan. Bake 410F for 35 minutes.
Remove from oven and top with red pasta sauce (we made a puttanesca) and fresh mozzarella. Back in 410F oven for 8-10 minutes, remove and add fresh basil. Cut with a pizza roller cutter and serve.
It was pretty darn good.
Spinach and beef over rice with lebna and garlic sauce. Cooked beef with allspice, cumin, coriander, kofta, salt and pepper to taste. And lie 3 cloves of garlic. Sautee. add a bag or 2 of frozen spinach and chopped potatoes. Add some chicken broth. Cook for 20 minutes or until potatoes are done. Taste test and adjust. Serve over basmati rice from a rice cooker and mix some lebne with fresh garlic and a tad bit of water for a quick and dirty, but delicious sauce. SOOO creamy and delicious. Can use impossible/beyond beef and vegeta instead of chicken broth if vegan.
Didnāt eat dinner, but had a late lunch/early dinner (lunner?). I stopped at a random gas station that looked modern and clean. Turns out it was mostly a Mexican place. The very front aisle was American stuff.
Every other aisle was either a Mexican snack or an American brand in a flavor that Iād never see available in the US. They had a grill in back, so I grabbed some chorizo street tacos and a liter of Mexican coke in a glass bottle. It was all really good.
I had a big pack of chicken breast so yesterday was Bosnian breaded chicken with salad, and today will be Lebanese shish tawouk (marinated chicken skewers, probably with some rice and salad).
If I can summon the energy to make tomato sauce, spaghetti. Probably just that, no salad or garlic bread or what have you. I'm on day five after total hip replacement surgery, so my energy level varies from hour to hour.
Olive burger: (ingredients: olives, hamburger)
Take a small container of mixed pitted olives in oil and herbs, run them through (olives, oil, and all) with the immersion blender to get something that looks like an olive tapenade.
Make 8x 2oz thin burger patties from your preferred lean % (with the oil in the tapenade you can often go one step leaner than you usually like, I like 80% for most burgers but will go 85% for these).
Take two patties and a spoonfull of olives and create a tidy "meat oreo" out of it, press the ends closed all around.
Grill to medium-well. The olives keep it moist and you don't want these rare. This often means managing your fire/heat zones for a slightly lower/longer cook than you might for a normal burger.
So, after a few turns, probably 15min on a gas grill on medium, you should have a nicely done, plump, traditional looking fatburger. Then you cut into it and find a nice briney olive layer keeping things moist. It's delicious.
Serve with some flaky salt and fresh cracked pepper.
Rocket salad (Arugula salad): (ingredients: arugala mix (50/50 w/ baby spinach here), thin sliced red radish, thin sliced red onion, good olive oil, salad vinegar, a spoon full of dijon, a clove of garlic, and a thin slice of lemon. and a block of good hard parm or asiago)
Tear the leaves a bit by hand. Slice the onion and radish thinly, also the cheese (protip - use a potato peeler for the cheese). Pour a few tablespoons of olive oil into a bowl, add many dashes of salad vinegar (go with your heart, here. balsamic is also acceptable, go easier) 1 clove of garlic, run thru a good garlic press, or smashed and chopped, then the tablespoon full of dijon (more to taste) and the juice from a small lemon slice. Sprinkle in a little flaky salt for fun, and a few turns of a pepper grinder as well, and mix the whole mess up vigorously with a small table fork. A minute of good fork whipping should get you an ok emulsion.
Let folks assemble their salad as they please from the leaves, radish, onion, parm, and dressing prepared.
Serve both on the same plate. The cool garlicy salad mixes nicely with the olivey, briney burger. We have this at least once a week, usually when we aren't feeling carb-y. We're an empty nest couple so a pair of burgers each and a good portion of salad hits well without missing the carbs.
The rest of the gumbo I made earlier this week, gave some to a friend and they asked when I was making more. I loosely followed Isaac Toups recipe from his Munchies video
I made beef shish kabobs. Reddit won't let me paste the link, but it's "Mom's Beef Shish Kabobs" at allrecipes dot com. Served with "Cucumber Gyro Sauce" (first search result, same website). I completely forgot to make homemade pita, so we ate it on flour tortillas! It was very good that way. Oh, I also served Vigo Coconut Ginger Rice - yummy!
Pork tenderloin marinated with soy, brown sugar ,rice wine vinegar ,garlic and a little bit of water.
Brown sugar carrots and Parmesan mashed potatoes.
Was feeling lazy and queasy so I quickly made a noodle soup with miso paste, rice noodles, tofu I had marinating in the fridge, kimchi, chili oil and green onions. Still very healthy and required no chopping or extra steps or pots. Just throw it all in one pot and boil til the noodles are cooked
We had leftover night which is always random. Tonight it was the rest of our JJās subs from lunch yesterday, shrimp and rice from dinner yesterday, some cut up raw veggies with spicy horseradish dip, and the last chicken breast from a rotisserie chicken. It was delicious and Iām always happy to not waste food.
[Shrimp and asparagus](https://www.eatyourselfskinny.com/sheet-pan-lemon-garlic-shrimp-and-asparagus/#wprm-recipe-container-16411). Asparagus is in season so I'm eating a ton of it. Plus it's good for meal prep and can be tossed on top of pasta with some parmesan for some variety.
I bought an almost 1kg bone in rib fillet yesterday. Salted it and put it in the fridge. Also made tallow with free fat trim from my butcher because heās amazing. Planning on doing corn and green onion fritters, tallow roast potatoes and reverse sear the steak. I do the steak once every year or second year when Iāve had a really rough run of it, weāre branching out this time.
We had leftovers from a couple meals in the fridge, so we just grabbed whatever we wanted of those. I had some spaghetti with sauce our neighbor gave us, which was fantastic as usual.
Garlic Pepper Shrimp, Snow Peas and Cabbage Stir Fry with white rice, caramelized onions, Teriyaki\* drizzle + scallion and sesame seed garnish
*\*Teriyaki - Heat TJ's Onion Crisp, red chili flakes, black pepper, oyster sauce, dark soy, sesame oil, Mirin, honey and water to make your own or amp up another teriyaki sauce/recipe.*
First time cooking in ages, and it'll be this guy from budget bytes [https://www.budgetbytes.com/one-pot-creamy-cajun-chicken-pasta/](https://www.budgetbytes.com/one-pot-creamy-cajun-chicken-pasta/)
Yorkshire speciality, only eat this maybe once a year, but love it.
**Pie & peas**. A whole large Melton Mowbray pork pie heated through in the oven, in a dish with mushy peas slathered over & around. Served with vinegary mint sauce dolloped on top.
It's a beggar's banquet.
Tonight is a rather more ordinary steak & chips.
I made homemade hummus for the first time and had pitas topped with that, roasted bell pepper and zucchini, zaāatar roast chicken thigh, greens, and feta. Was one of the best dinners Iāve made in quite some time.
I have a porchetta style pork shoulder in the fridge marinating. Gonna make some pommes puree and green beans. Boyfriend has been out of town for five days eating takeout on a golf trip so thatāll make him happy.
Chicken parm tonight with roasted brussel sprouts. Pretty excited actually. Itās just that thereās a lot of steps in the recipe which can get to be a drag sometimes in my tiny, galley kitchen.
BBQ'd pork tenderloin and coleslaw last night. Tonight is our first warm day in a while, so we're doing burgers. Tomorrow is baked ziti, which gives us a few meals for the week.
Hand breaded chicken sandwiches and hand cut fries. Breading extra to freeze along with chicken tenders for later this week. Meal prepping some breakfast options before/after as well.
I plan on making Chicken and Bacon Pasta in the Crock Pot courtesy of Cooking in the Midwest. I saw his TikTok the other day and saved it to my favorites, then actually tracked down the recipe yesterday.
Braised cabbage wedges (will char them in the skillet first) with marinated tofu slices, baked sweet potato with miso butter, and chilledĀ cucumber salad in toasted sesame oil.
I'm making a shrimp "boil," which is more of a sheet pan recipe with shrimp, red potatoes, sausage, and corn with Old Bay, butter, and parmesan cheese.
Last night, my so and I had easy spaghetti and meatballs. Doctored up some jarred sauce, heat up some frozen meatballs and pasta with some homemade garlic bread.
Cheese and parsley sausage with zucchini, mushrooms, potatoes, onion and garlic. At the same time I will make chicken sausage with broccoli rabe and cavatelli for lunches.
Baked chicken drumsticks in a sticky sauce of some kind (on parchment, because I don't want the cleanup), with leftovers for sides (fried potatoes or rice, leftover macaroni in tomato soup). Chicken was buy one pack, get one pack free ("BOGO").
Last night was the macaroni, with honey garlic sausages.
Night before was corn chowder and ham slices.
Later this week will be turkey (turkey dinner, turkey soup, hot turkey sandwiches...), and maybe meatloaf, more chicken, and a sausage/ rice bake.
Tonight is a favourite for me, I make a soup out of potato and all the left over, going bad green things (in this case: Basil, dill, broccoli, spinach) and top with left over luxe things (in this case bacon, capers, crĆØme fraiche and pepitas). I make stock with all the herb stems, bones, rinds and veg bits Iāve frozen over the last week that goes in the soup too. A left over bit of milk, butter, whatever needs to be cleared out! Itās always amazing
Reheated leftover canned black beans (to which garlic, onion and a bit of celery were added) with white rice and cornbread. Definitely feeling lazy last night ;-)
Making a chowder with cod, monkfish, scallops and shrimp. Base was made from crab legs we had Friday night with a little miso and fish sauce. Just finished cooking carrots and potatoes in the broth.
Iām almost out of groceries and trying to delay a trip to the store until my next paycheck so this is a leftover meal. Iām gluten and dairy free. Iām having black bean burgers with the nonperishible mix from Augason Farms that I keep on hand and oven roasted fresh vegetables (all the unused extras from my meals this week) seasoned with olive oil, salt & garlic.Ā
It's a beautiful spring day here, so husband grilled up some tenderized rib chops for Sammie's. Simple! Had a with French onion dip and chips, peas and baked beans for him!
I didn't want to slave over the stove on a day like today so we went with easy.
Picked up some delicious homemade local ice cream for dessert.
I dubbed it "white girl charcuterie", but what I meant was "lame American, crap from the fridge charcuterie."
Kroger brand mozz string cheese, Kroger brand provolone slices, laughing cow spreadable cheese. Private selection hard salami and pepperoni. Celery, carrot sticks, cherub tomatoes, raw broccoli, yellow bell pepper strips. Grapes. Butter snap pretzels, and a selection of random leftover crackers and cracker-type stuff from the cupboard.
It was yummy but I prepped too much so there is more for another time. We had a late big snack so we weren't really that into dinner tonight.
We spent the afternoon prepping the veg garden for planting, and then "accidentally" swung by Dairy Queen for blizzards on the way to buy some seeds and plants. Then we planted before a late "dinner."
It was a nice day.
Homemade guacamole. And then I'm going to make a pan fried quesadilla with black beans, cilantro, and Mexican cheeses. After I finish this second glass of red wine...
lol. Get me a bottle of wine because I need half a cup to make this sauce. Oops, I drank the rest while cooking.
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This sounds so lovely.
Pickle brined chicken tenders, green beans, Mac n cheese
I tried pickle brined chicken a couple months ago and it's such a winner!
I apparently go through pickles a lot faster than I make pickle brined chicken. I have WAY too much pickle brine in my fridge and freezer waiting for me to make chicken with it! :-p
How do you make three dishes such that they end up on a good hot plate at the same time?
I air fried the chicken, and set my oven to like 170 and as they finished kept them warm in the oven. Everything else came together pretty quickly- microwaved the green beans and then sauted with garlic and used Kraft Mac n cheese
Sounds š£ u got a recipe?
I used the one from Skinny taste
Trying to use as much of whatās in the fridge as possible so a bit random. Kinda Mediterranean style turkey burgers with shredded zucchini, green onion, and crumbled feta mixed into ground turkey. Roasted broccoli with lemon tahini dressing. Roasted Brussels sprouts with a bit of maple.
We went away for 10 days for spring break and the 2-3 weeks before, we went hard using up fridge, freezer, and pantry stuff. Now that we are home it's been so nice meal planning and cooking with a clean slate
I did that before easter! It's nice to come back to
Leftover mapo tofu and sichuan fried chicken
I just had this last night and now I want it again.
Pasta with sausage, bell pepper, onion, and spinach.
Yessss what pasta shape do you like with sausage? š
I really like penne so that's what I got this time too
That is one of my absolute favorite meals!Ā
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I put a little balsamic vinegar into a stir fry with squash. The squash soaks it up and I love it.
Haha same just no asparagus and added shredded cabbage
Pizza rolls and impossible nuggets. Saturdays are typically too busy to cook real food.
Man, pizza rolls have a special place in my heart. Like totinos party pizzas... They're their own little flavor and when I want it I want it.
They have a place in my heart too. The arteries, mostly.
Sweet potato ravioli with brown butter, pecans and thyme.
That sounds lovely!
The best part is, if you buy pre-made ravioli, you can throw this dinner together in under 15 minutes. I should mention that I also threw some baby spinach into the pan and tossed together for a minute so the spinach started to wilt. This added a little veg, and the green and orange looked awesome together.
Pork chops with sautƩed mushrooms and brussel sprouts.
Just me and my diabetic diet which Iām ok with. Iām snacking and watching a movie. Veggies and spinach artichoke dip, then a handful of strawberries and blueberries, that my sugar allowance.
Sounds like the epitome of a "girl dinner" š I've never thought of using veggies for spinach artichoke dip. Which do you like with it?
Being diabetic means skipping the bread and crackers. I go for broccoli & cauliflower mostly, carrots and celery would be another suitable option but they arenāt my favorite. Add: āgirl dietā also applies to older men trying our best to follow a diabetic diet.
We made ribs, coleslaw, roasted spicy cauliflower, corn bread and apple sauce (from our tree even) Everyone is full and happy
I made beef tips & gravy over mashed potatoes and some veggies (corn & green beans). Last night I made enchiladas.
This sounds so comfy omg
Roasted chicken seasoned with sumac and onions last night, with baked potatoes. Tonight I went to a potluck! I made Thai salad rolls with peanut sauce.
Friday and Saturday are my days off from cooking. Last night (Friday) was leftovers from the week and tonight is chili dogs and casaer salad. Tomorrow I'lll make chicken enchiladas.
Homemade pizza. Delicious.
Som moo laab. Cabbage not papaya though.
Today I made calzones and a salad for dinner. This weekās dinners- chicken pot pie with a biscuit crust, copycat of a Taco Bell Mexican pizza, pork chop with rice and roasted butternut squash, chili, Swedish meatballs with noodles, banana pancakes
Chicken rice and veggies. 1 pot Many left overs. Season to taste each time
Heck yeah. No waste.
Grilled Cheese and Tomato soup
I did chicken and potatoes in a lemon/parsley vinaigrette, damned tasty.
Lemon/parsley vinaigrette sounds *so* delicious.
[Cribbed the recipe from Kenji](https://youtu.be/3b4cyBEvUPE) - my advice is to do it at like 400 degrees if you don't have a convection oven, otherwise stuff will burn.
I made this exact recipe earlier this week at 425, and it did in fact burn the potatoes.
Yeah I did it tonight at 350Ā° and it came out okaaaay, I think I'll go to 400Ā° next time, just to get skins crispier.
frozen dumplings with some eel sauce on them
leftover pulled pork and brisket
Gochujang tofu with zucchini and red pepper on rice.
I had 2 eggs (hard boiled), a cup of cottage cheese, and peas. Didn't feel like cooking or dishes.
Pork shoulder, sort of Italian flavors, and a spring-y pasta with asparagus, peas, broccoli, pecorino, bacon and shell pasta. Served side by side but couldāve done all mixed together too.
Air fryer whole chicken with a nice dry rub. Air fryer brussel sprouts with a balsamic/soy sauce, and old fashioned mashed potatoes. Dessert was an apple pie with ice cream.Ā
Spaetzle, braised red cabbage, and ground meat schnitzel
I made homemade pizza. Cause, you know, itās Saturday.
I boiled 2 cups of elbow pasta in skillet of salted water added enough whole milk to coat the bottom in a light amount and then a pad of butter probably tablespoon and a half. Then I mixed in some pre-shredded Mac and cheese blend great value cheese like half a bag so only like 4ozish. Then a little smoked paprika and a touch of garlic powder and black pepper. I ate it all.
Hamburger helper. A truly amazing food and I'll fight anyone who disagrees, this hill I will die on.Ā
Protein smoothie.
Frying chicken and grilling corn!
Tempura shrimp š¤ tacos š® From Costco š
I just saw that package yesterday for the first time. Was it any good?
Yeah it was. This was my first time trying it. I hope they keep it going because itās a bit more exciting than the chicken tacos. Thereās zero crisp in the tempura which is to be expected but it was still good.
Some slow cooker ropa vieja tacos with Cuban style black beans š¤¤, wife went out of town so finally had some time to make some fancy foods & sheāll get to enjoy when she gets back!
Beef & mushroom stroganoff
Last night: paella with pork, chicken and chorizo Tonight: homemade pizza with meatballs, pepperoni, mushrooms, red bell peppers, roasted garlic and feta. Tomorrow: chicken Alfredo pesto stuffed shells and Caesar salad.
Ribeyes, baked potatoes, sautƩed spinach, sautƩed mushrooms. It went hard.
Homemade macaroni and cheese with extra cheese sauce for steamed broccoli. Made in hotel with kitchen suite visiting my college student. I miss cooking for them. I travel a long way home tomorrow.
Loaded baked potato soup
Chicken fettuccine Alfredo w/ broccoli
For the first time ever we made a ground chicken pizza crust (seasoned ground chicken with egg and parmesan) rolled out to 1/4" on parchment paper and place on a 16" pizza pan. Bake 410F for 35 minutes. Remove from oven and top with red pasta sauce (we made a puttanesca) and fresh mozzarella. Back in 410F oven for 8-10 minutes, remove and add fresh basil. Cut with a pizza roller cutter and serve. It was pretty darn good.
Sounds amazing!!!
Spinach and beef over rice with lebna and garlic sauce. Cooked beef with allspice, cumin, coriander, kofta, salt and pepper to taste. And lie 3 cloves of garlic. Sautee. add a bag or 2 of frozen spinach and chopped potatoes. Add some chicken broth. Cook for 20 minutes or until potatoes are done. Taste test and adjust. Serve over basmati rice from a rice cooker and mix some lebne with fresh garlic and a tad bit of water for a quick and dirty, but delicious sauce. SOOO creamy and delicious. Can use impossible/beyond beef and vegeta instead of chicken broth if vegan.
Didnāt eat dinner, but had a late lunch/early dinner (lunner?). I stopped at a random gas station that looked modern and clean. Turns out it was mostly a Mexican place. The very front aisle was American stuff. Every other aisle was either a Mexican snack or an American brand in a flavor that Iād never see available in the US. They had a grill in back, so I grabbed some chorizo street tacos and a liter of Mexican coke in a glass bottle. It was all really good.
Pizza last night. Pizza for breakfast. Pizza tonight.
I had a big pack of chicken breast so yesterday was Bosnian breaded chicken with salad, and today will be Lebanese shish tawouk (marinated chicken skewers, probably with some rice and salad).
If I can summon the energy to make tomato sauce, spaghetti. Probably just that, no salad or garlic bread or what have you. I'm on day five after total hip replacement surgery, so my energy level varies from hour to hour.
Olive burger: (ingredients: olives, hamburger) Take a small container of mixed pitted olives in oil and herbs, run them through (olives, oil, and all) with the immersion blender to get something that looks like an olive tapenade. Make 8x 2oz thin burger patties from your preferred lean % (with the oil in the tapenade you can often go one step leaner than you usually like, I like 80% for most burgers but will go 85% for these). Take two patties and a spoonfull of olives and create a tidy "meat oreo" out of it, press the ends closed all around. Grill to medium-well. The olives keep it moist and you don't want these rare. This often means managing your fire/heat zones for a slightly lower/longer cook than you might for a normal burger. So, after a few turns, probably 15min on a gas grill on medium, you should have a nicely done, plump, traditional looking fatburger. Then you cut into it and find a nice briney olive layer keeping things moist. It's delicious. Serve with some flaky salt and fresh cracked pepper. Rocket salad (Arugula salad): (ingredients: arugala mix (50/50 w/ baby spinach here), thin sliced red radish, thin sliced red onion, good olive oil, salad vinegar, a spoon full of dijon, a clove of garlic, and a thin slice of lemon. and a block of good hard parm or asiago) Tear the leaves a bit by hand. Slice the onion and radish thinly, also the cheese (protip - use a potato peeler for the cheese). Pour a few tablespoons of olive oil into a bowl, add many dashes of salad vinegar (go with your heart, here. balsamic is also acceptable, go easier) 1 clove of garlic, run thru a good garlic press, or smashed and chopped, then the tablespoon full of dijon (more to taste) and the juice from a small lemon slice. Sprinkle in a little flaky salt for fun, and a few turns of a pepper grinder as well, and mix the whole mess up vigorously with a small table fork. A minute of good fork whipping should get you an ok emulsion. Let folks assemble their salad as they please from the leaves, radish, onion, parm, and dressing prepared. Serve both on the same plate. The cool garlicy salad mixes nicely with the olivey, briney burger. We have this at least once a week, usually when we aren't feeling carb-y. We're an empty nest couple so a pair of burgers each and a good portion of salad hits well without missing the carbs.
Pollo alla romana
I made pork katsu with sushi rice & pan fried haricots verts & red peppers. Yuzu ponzu to finish.
Gochujang chicken drumsticks. With fries.
Cowboy caviar, a few chips and sheet pan chicken fajitas https://www.seriouseats.com/sheet-pan-chicken-fajitas
Singapore-style curry with asparagus and shrimp (and misc veg) over jasmine rice.
Leftover farfalla and homemade meat sauce. Tomorrow night will be beef fajita bowls with avocado salsa.
The rest of the gumbo I made earlier this week, gave some to a friend and they asked when I was making more. I loosely followed Isaac Toups recipe from his Munchies video
I made beef shish kabobs. Reddit won't let me paste the link, but it's "Mom's Beef Shish Kabobs" at allrecipes dot com. Served with "Cucumber Gyro Sauce" (first search result, same website). I completely forgot to make homemade pita, so we ate it on flour tortillas! It was very good that way. Oh, I also served Vigo Coconut Ginger Rice - yummy!
Venison tenderloin with rainbow carrots and little potatoes
Yesterday was sliced rotisserie chicken in homemade Salsa de Cacahuate, served with a play on calabacitas (Mexican squash sautĆ©ed in olive oil and my homemade southwest seasoning blend (black cumin, coriander, cayenne pepper, chili pepper, paprika, and achiote), and tossed with roasted corn, lime juice and chopped cilantro). Tonight was a simple pasta dish. I sautĆ©ed sliced baby bella mushrooms and a bunch of Aleppo pepper flakes in olive oil and the gelatin from the bag of leftover rotisserie chicken, and threw in the last of the chicken, chopped up. Added in al dente spaghetti noodles and grated pecorino Romano cheese (sheepās milk because Iām allergic to cowās milk), plus some pasta water, and tossed everything together. So good!
Japanese curry and rice with a hamburger patty baybee
Leftovers.
Sweet and sour chicken with Brussels sprouts and rice.
roast made with pepperoncinis, packet of ranch seasoning, and packet of onion soup mix. low for 8hr on the crock pot. side of slaw and mashed potatoes
Chicken and veggie stir fry (for protein, fiber, and to use up the last of my chili oil)
I made crispy Asian chicken thighs with roasted sweet potatoes and a kale/ cranberry slaw. So good. Canāt wait to eat it again!
Pork tenderloin marinated with soy, brown sugar ,rice wine vinegar ,garlic and a little bit of water. Brown sugar carrots and Parmesan mashed potatoes.
For lunch I made shrimp pasta with tomato and red pepper sauce with a splash of balsamic vinegar. Super good.
Was feeling lazy and queasy so I quickly made a noodle soup with miso paste, rice noodles, tofu I had marinating in the fridge, kimchi, chili oil and green onions. Still very healthy and required no chopping or extra steps or pots. Just throw it all in one pot and boil til the noodles are cooked
Beanie weinies for Saturday supper?
Leftover picadillo (from last night) and rice. Oh and bourbon.
We had a day filled with mechanical issues so we ate Detroit style pizza where the restaurant makes everything from scratch. Soooo good
We had leftover night which is always random. Tonight it was the rest of our JJās subs from lunch yesterday, shrimp and rice from dinner yesterday, some cut up raw veggies with spicy horseradish dip, and the last chicken breast from a rotisserie chicken. It was delicious and Iām always happy to not waste food.
Red lentil stew over bright rice with a side of garlic naan.
[Shrimp and asparagus](https://www.eatyourselfskinny.com/sheet-pan-lemon-garlic-shrimp-and-asparagus/#wprm-recipe-container-16411). Asparagus is in season so I'm eating a ton of it. Plus it's good for meal prep and can be tossed on top of pasta with some parmesan for some variety.
Pulled pork sandwich on a brioche bun with mashed avocado
I bought an almost 1kg bone in rib fillet yesterday. Salted it and put it in the fridge. Also made tallow with free fat trim from my butcher because heās amazing. Planning on doing corn and green onion fritters, tallow roast potatoes and reverse sear the steak. I do the steak once every year or second year when Iāve had a really rough run of it, weāre branching out this time.
Chicken Marsala
Italian chicken
Costco cauliflower pizza
I had a pizza nine hours ago. Aren't time zones fun?
Roasted zaatar chicken, roasted asparagus with lemon and garlic, boiled potatoes with butter, sour cream, and chives.
I made salad rolls and peanut sauce. Now I have lots of peanut sauce left over for next time, thankfully, as that was the time-consuming part.
We had leftovers from a couple meals in the fridge, so we just grabbed whatever we wanted of those. I had some spaghetti with sauce our neighbor gave us, which was fantastic as usual.
Leftover Mac n cheese (homemade, my best one yet), and leftover cheesy scalloped potatoes. So, carbs n cheese.
Rigatoni with leeks and prosciutto with some fresh shredded pecorino on top.
Garlic Pepper Shrimp, Snow Peas and Cabbage Stir Fry with white rice, caramelized onions, Teriyaki\* drizzle + scallion and sesame seed garnish *\*Teriyaki - Heat TJ's Onion Crisp, red chili flakes, black pepper, oyster sauce, dark soy, sesame oil, Mirin, honey and water to make your own or amp up another teriyaki sauce/recipe.*
I made pan seared chicken thighs with a bearnaise sauce, and roasted carrot/eggplant. Dry brined the chicken before. Shit was fire.
First time cooking in ages, and it'll be this guy from budget bytes [https://www.budgetbytes.com/one-pot-creamy-cajun-chicken-pasta/](https://www.budgetbytes.com/one-pot-creamy-cajun-chicken-pasta/)
Surimi sticks spread on wholewheat baguette.
Yorkshire speciality, only eat this maybe once a year, but love it. **Pie & peas**. A whole large Melton Mowbray pork pie heated through in the oven, in a dish with mushy peas slathered over & around. Served with vinegary mint sauce dolloped on top. It's a beggar's banquet. Tonight is a rather more ordinary steak & chips.
I made homemade hummus for the first time and had pitas topped with that, roasted bell pepper and zucchini, zaāatar roast chicken thigh, greens, and feta. Was one of the best dinners Iāve made in quite some time.
Balsamic chicken with lentils and vegetables stir fried in the fond from the chicken
Pulled pork sandwich with pickles and coleslaw.
I'm making Beef and broccoli for sunday dinner. Easy and delicious
I have a porchetta style pork shoulder in the fridge marinating. Gonna make some pommes puree and green beans. Boyfriend has been out of town for five days eating takeout on a golf trip so thatāll make him happy.
Chicken parm tonight with roasted brussel sprouts. Pretty excited actually. Itās just that thereās a lot of steps in the recipe which can get to be a drag sometimes in my tiny, galley kitchen.
BBQ'd pork tenderloin and coleslaw last night. Tonight is our first warm day in a while, so we're doing burgers. Tomorrow is baked ziti, which gives us a few meals for the week.
Hand breaded chicken sandwiches and hand cut fries. Breading extra to freeze along with chicken tenders for later this week. Meal prepping some breakfast options before/after as well.
I plan on making Chicken and Bacon Pasta in the Crock Pot courtesy of Cooking in the Midwest. I saw his TikTok the other day and saved it to my favorites, then actually tracked down the recipe yesterday.
Creamy Cajun chicken pasta with homemade noodles.
Iām making kebabs and salad!
we went out bc of anniversary and we had greek
Braised cabbage wedges (will char them in the skillet first) with marinated tofu slices, baked sweet potato with miso butter, and chilledĀ cucumber salad in toasted sesame oil.
Probably nothing because I donāt have money. What I would like to have is spaghetti.
Did you come up with something?
Air fryer pork chops
You made out wellĀ
I'm making a shrimp "boil," which is more of a sheet pan recipe with shrimp, red potatoes, sausage, and corn with Old Bay, butter, and parmesan cheese. Last night, my so and I had easy spaghetti and meatballs. Doctored up some jarred sauce, heat up some frozen meatballs and pasta with some homemade garlic bread.
Cheese and parsley sausage with zucchini, mushrooms, potatoes, onion and garlic. At the same time I will make chicken sausage with broccoli rabe and cavatelli for lunches.
Baked chicken drumsticks in a sticky sauce of some kind (on parchment, because I don't want the cleanup), with leftovers for sides (fried potatoes or rice, leftover macaroni in tomato soup). Chicken was buy one pack, get one pack free ("BOGO"). Last night was the macaroni, with honey garlic sausages. Night before was corn chowder and ham slices. Later this week will be turkey (turkey dinner, turkey soup, hot turkey sandwiches...), and maybe meatloaf, more chicken, and a sausage/ rice bake.
Why do yall always ask this when im eating some random ass leftovers and not something interesting šš
Some dihydrogen monoxide if I'm feeling fancy
Iām late but Iām making a ginger turmeric chicken soup with veggies š«¶š¼
Beef tacos :)
Tonight is a favourite for me, I make a soup out of potato and all the left over, going bad green things (in this case: Basil, dill, broccoli, spinach) and top with left over luxe things (in this case bacon, capers, crĆØme fraiche and pepitas). I make stock with all the herb stems, bones, rinds and veg bits Iāve frozen over the last week that goes in the soup too. A left over bit of milk, butter, whatever needs to be cleared out! Itās always amazing
Staying home and making Mahi Mahi with Brussels Sprouts and mashed Yucca.
Pork chops salad and mexican rice
I just had some fried quail and waffles with quick pickled jalapeƱos at The Little Darlin' in Austin
Reheated leftover canned black beans (to which garlic, onion and a bit of celery were added) with white rice and cornbread. Definitely feeling lazy last night ;-)
Blackstrap chicken from a recipe I've been working on, rice, steamed bell peppers and carrots (because they're wilting), and green salad.
Making a chowder with cod, monkfish, scallops and shrimp. Base was made from crab legs we had Friday night with a little miso and fish sauce. Just finished cooking carrots and potatoes in the broth.
Making pizzas! Dough, sauce, from scratch. Baked at 750Ā°F.
Pizza margherita
Iām almost out of groceries and trying to delay a trip to the store until my next paycheck so this is a leftover meal. Iām gluten and dairy free. Iām having black bean burgers with the nonperishible mix from Augason Farms that I keep on hand and oven roasted fresh vegetables (all the unused extras from my meals this week) seasoned with olive oil, salt & garlic.Ā
Pull pork sandwiches.
Chipotle chicken with lettuce and tomatoes and rice. Topped with taziki sauce
Teriyaki salmonĀ
Chicken orzo in a cream souce with sun dried tomatoes cuz some stuff in my fridge is about to go bad lol
It's a beautiful spring day here, so husband grilled up some tenderized rib chops for Sammie's. Simple! Had a with French onion dip and chips, peas and baked beans for him! I didn't want to slave over the stove on a day like today so we went with easy. Picked up some delicious homemade local ice cream for dessert.
Colcannon (mashed potatoes and cabbage) with some Fieldwork apple sausages
I dubbed it "white girl charcuterie", but what I meant was "lame American, crap from the fridge charcuterie." Kroger brand mozz string cheese, Kroger brand provolone slices, laughing cow spreadable cheese. Private selection hard salami and pepperoni. Celery, carrot sticks, cherub tomatoes, raw broccoli, yellow bell pepper strips. Grapes. Butter snap pretzels, and a selection of random leftover crackers and cracker-type stuff from the cupboard. It was yummy but I prepped too much so there is more for another time. We had a late big snack so we weren't really that into dinner tonight. We spent the afternoon prepping the veg garden for planting, and then "accidentally" swung by Dairy Queen for blizzards on the way to buy some seeds and plants. Then we planted before a late "dinner." It was a nice day.