Last Sunday I made and tried jambalaya.
I went from this:
To this:
How did it turn out? DH didn't care for it much, which I was expecting. I liked it, but next time, I'd use less rice and more bell peppers.
Do you like jambalaya?
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Showing posts with label meals. Show all posts
Friday, July 22, 2016
Adventures in Cooking!
Last Sunday I made and tried jambalaya.
I went from this:
To this:
How did it turn out? DH didn't care for it much, which I was expecting. I liked it, but next time, I'd use less rice and more bell peppers.
Do you like jambalaya?
Wednesday, September 9, 2015
The Perfect Meal
About a month ago, I was asked on one of my social media groups what the perfect meal would be and with whom I would want to share it...
Well, for me, it was more about the who first and the what second. The most important part was that I was able to make it happen.
A week ago Sunday, DH, Sonshine and I enjoyed pizza at The Rock in Seattle! Now I just picked this place off a random Internet list, but it couldn't really have been more fitting, seeing as how Sonshine loves music so much. I'm a bit partial to it too.
The three of us - picture taken graciously by our server.
There were album covers all over the place and the upholstery on the booths sported song names...
And not as important as the company, but the pizza was delicious!
Wednesday, April 9, 2014
What's for dinner??
Almost every day, one or the other of my children (sometimes both) ask me what's for dinner. Anyone who works a nine-to-five job knows how hard it is to come home from work and then have to throw together a meal. Depending on the meal, it could be another hour or two before it's time to eat. Unfortunately for me, I'm ready to eat as soon as I walk in the door. Waiting another hour is not usually an option.
Several Sundays ago, maybe a month, I cooked up all my meats. Taco meat, BBQ pork, Fiesta Chicken, etc. I don't remember what I started with, but let me tell you, it was soooo nice to have everything almost ready. Because the meals were already mostly cooked and were things I really enjoyed eating, it wasn't a chore to put dinner together once I got home.
One of our new favorites--Fiesta Chicken--totally easy to prepare using a Crock-Pot! Toss everything in the crock, cook all day, shred the chicken, and serve.
I mostly kept up with it, until weekend before last when I was at my writers conference and I didn't get home until mid-afternoon Sunday. I also didn't grocery shop, since I usually do that early on Sunday mornings, so last week we powered through with whatever was in the house which meant a lot of easy, high-carb meals like grilled cheese and quesadillas. Not good for my waistline.
This past Sunday, I got back on track and it's been so nice to come home and be able to put together a healthy, filling meal without too much time or effort at the end of the day.
Have you ever pre-prepared meals?
Friday, February 28, 2014
To Grillmasters or not to Grillmasters...
Some time in January, I talked about buying better quality meat. I didn't follow through at the time, but a few weeks ago, I was caught with my office door unlocked and in came the guy from Grillmasters. They have a base of operations here in the business park.
So long story short, I bought meat from them. It'll take me five or six weeks of short-buying my weekly groceries to pay for it. I'm three weeks in. Not terribly awful and the meat should last for four to six months--supposedly. We'll see. And I do still have some cheap meat products floating around my freezer.
The steaks are all delicious. The burger patties, not so great. The one variety of chicken we've tried I wasn't impressed with. The sausage was pretty good. And we haven't tried any of the other pork items.
But these are all premium cuts and while that's not a bad thing, I don't really need premium cuts for all of my meat needs.
I don't think I'm going to go with Grillmasters again. I think next time or perhaps when I need other things, like stew meat or ground beef, I'm gonna try the meat market.
If only I could everyone to eat more vegetarian fare, like veggie soup rather than needing to always put beef or chicken it.
Well, maybe once the kids are all gone, which might not be as far in the future as I once thought, I'll convince DH.
If you've got an easy recipe to share, meat based or not, I'd love to try something new!
Monday, November 11, 2013
Stretching our taste bud muscles...
Sonshine is maintaining his stance that he wants to become a chef. But around here, we have a very small repertoire of meals. So in order to get him cooking and expanding his culinary horizons, we're trying some new dishes (Rueben sandwiches) with things we don't always care for (tomatoes{not for the Ruebens!}) or have never tried (sauerkraut).
Sunday, we tried a new casserole, Beef and Cheddar Casserole, with the aforementioned (diced) tomatoes. And, you know what,it was pretty good, even though half of our family didn't care for it. I was going to take a picture of it, but I was so hungry and ready to eat, I forgot to grab the camera. And since we had so much leftover, I have a few guaranteed lunches.
I'll let you know how the Reuben sandwiches go over.
Any favorite meals you and your family love??
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