So...whats for dinner?
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At work we had a quarterly meeting and for lunch they had Bianco's from Tyngsborough, MA cater. They had a delicious salad with candied walnuts and raisins. Garlic bread and regular rolls, stuffed shells, meatballs and sausage cacciatore. Then we had hot mulled cider, soda and water to drink. For dessert we had some type of pumpkin squares and gingerbread squares, I stuffed treat bags (over 100) with cookies.
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I haven't been on this thread in a loooong time but I stumbbled across this recipe for upside down pizza...it is sooooo easy and my kids gobbled it up, which is great because my DD does not like to eat alot of meat and she loved this!
Upside down Pizza Cassarole Recipe:
Ingredients1 ½ pounds lean ground beef (ground turkey)
1 15 ounce can Italian-style tomato sauce (Pizza/Spaghetti Sauce)
1 ½ cups shredded mozzarella cheese (I used mexican blend and probably 2 1/2 cups cause we like cheese)
1 10 ounce package refrigerated biscuits (10 biscuits) or Pizza dough or Crescent dough
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. In a large skillet cook beef until no longer pink, stirring
frequently. Drain off fat. Stir in tomato sauce; heat through. Transfer mixture to a 2-quart rectangular baking dish. Sprinkle mixture with cheese.2. Flatten each biscuit with your hands; arrange the biscuits on top of the cheese. Bake in the
preheated oven about 15 minutes or until biscuits are golden. Makes 5 servings.we used crescent dough, added sauteed onions and black olives
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Kay- I had to laugh out loud at the comment you made " she tickes me off" on your DD, I have made adjustments for my DD and the rest of the family and I always say what do you think this is a resteraunt?? but i always say it with love and a good laugh. thanks for the recipe, I Love your moms secret on the water, I will try that thank you!!
Carol- Your pork chop dinner sounds delisous!
o2bhealthy- OHH yum, that sounds really, really good, I will copy/paste the recipe I know my DH will love somthing like this.
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otobhealthy
Thanks for the recipe I printed it out.It is something I think my DH would just love.Sounds fast and easy too:)Have a great weekend!!
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kaye 63.. quiche is easy. any more i buy frozen crusts but i always used to make my own with butter in the recipe. or lard (my bad) I flute the edges rather high, sometimes making 2 shells out of 3 premade crusts... so the egg filling won't run out.
I layer any combination of veggies, add meat of some sort if i wish, sprinkle in cubes or shredded cheese ( i like a lot of cheese) (I like the better Swiss cheese and irish or English cheddars.. simple mozarelly and cheddar tho are also quite good. and then pour a mixture of eggs mixed with a little milk or cream. 8 eggs with a quarter cup of milk will fill up my shells. For this weeks recipe i blanched the broccoli.. but you really don't need to. I cooked it for about 45 minutes ate 350 - 400. 360 to be specific. Actually, i start off at 425 and reduce to 325 after 20 or so minutes.. something like that. if the edges burn, you just don't eat them.
The top should be lightly browned, the pie crust edges brownish and crisp and the filling should not jiggle. Sometimes i let the quiches sit for about 10 minutes. you can also leave the milk out.
my favorite is ricotta cheese, fresh spinach and parmesan.. it's just awesome. here is a formal recipe.. but the good thing about quiches is that you can be creative.
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and O2bhealthy.. we made something like that pizza in my childhood.
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Thank you Apple. I know that is something the DH and I would love, probably not the DD or the DS. I think I am at the point that they can cook themselves up some mac and cheese or make a pbj sandwich if they don't want to eat what I make. Laurie, you're smart to start while they are little not making two different things. I am tired of making two meals. But there are two days a week where my daughter has dance class at 4:30, so I'll make it one of those days since she eats before class on those days. She goes from 4:30 straight through to 7:30 one night and 4:30 to 8:30 (with an hour break) the other. And DS works at a restaurant several nights a week and has to be there at 4 too, so there is at least one night it is just DH and me every week.
O2BHealthy, that sounds good and easy too. Gonna try that one as well.
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oh - an easy napa cabbage recipe is to make an oriental salad/ slaw.
slice thinly cross wise, add a bit of green onion or cilantro or both .. any other veggies if you want (the less the better here i think)..
toss wish sesame oil, soy sauce and a bit of rice wine vinegar (or regular.. not too much).. sprinkle with seeds or nuts ( i like sunflower seeds).. the church ladies would add crushed ramen noodles to this recipe.
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o2behealthy - Thanks for the upside down pizza. I will make that for lunch at the center but with home made biscuits. Have to cut costs any way we can.
And Apple, thanks for reminding me about quiche - haven't made it for quite a while and it is a favorite at the center. I usually make two or three varieties but the favorite always seems to be the bacon, onion and Swiss. I make it with caramelized sweet onions.
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Just finished making a batch of Italian frosted cookies - otherwise known in my family as Auntie Tina or Auntie Lynda cookies. In honor of my nephew's 40th birthday, I attempted to frost them with a tie dye effect. We'll see how well that turned out at his 70's themed bday party later this afternoon.
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o2B- Welcome back and thanks for the recipe, it sounds good, the kids should like it too. As you all know- I love quiche and so does my youngest. Ihaven't made one in awhile, I got out of the habit this summer, I think it's time to get back into it. Apple I do the same as you, cook at a higher temp for about 20 minutes and then reduce the heat to 325.
Kay, still waiting on pics from Halloween! The dinner thing is hard getting them to eat what is made but it one of the things I try not to budge on. Tonight my DH is gone and the boys always know that means they get to pick whats for dinner, be it grilled cheese, chicken nuggets, quesadillas- whatever. Lately they pick pasta with butter and parm cheese.
Speaking of pics- Debbie where is your Dolly pictures?
Hauntie- Have fun at your party, I hope your cookies turn out great!
Deb- your meeting food sounds delish! One of the few things I miss about working in corprate world is the food. I used to go out to lunch 3-4 times a week ( on the company) . I'll be honest I also miss the manicures. But not much else! Now it's ham sandwiches at home and no nail polish at all, it wouldn't last anyway.
Last night was chicken pot pie and tonight with my DH gone it will be whatever the kids want and I'll have something myself once they go to bed, unless they pick something good.
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Here is my favorite quiche- Its a hash brown crust filled with either sausage or ham, you can add or delete anything, somtimes i add spinach or mushrooms or sweet onions. Love this for dinner too- sometimes i double the recipe and put it in a 13x9 baking dish .
HASHBROWN CRUSTED SAUSAGE QUICHE
INGREDIENTS:- 3 cups, shredded frozen hash browns, thawed and drained
- 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) butter, melted
- 3 large eggs, beaten
- 1 cup half-and-half OR milk
- 1 package of jimmy dean sausage crumbled and cooked and drained- or can use 3/4 cup of diced cooked ham
- 1/2 cup diced green onion
- 2 cups of cheddar and jack cheese- shredded
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
DIRECTIONS;
Gently press the drained hash browns between paper towels to dry them as best as possible. In a 9-inch pie plate toss the hash browns with the melted butter into the plate. Press them into the bottom and up the sides to form a crust. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes until golden brown and starting to crisp- may need to keep it in longer to brown it.
Meanwhile, in a large mixing bowl, combine the remaining ingredients. When the hash brown crust is ready pour the egg mixture over it and return to the oven.
Lower the oven temperature to 350 degrees F and bake for about 30 minutes until the quiche is light golden brown on top and puffed.
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Michelle- You get 4 thumbs up on your sauce, the boys picked left over spaghetti and meatballs for dinner
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Laurie - that is too funny! Give your boys a hug for me!!!
We are grandkid sitting this weekend. Today we took them to see Puss In Boots in IMAX and 3D. Wow, it was really well done! I don't think I'll ever go see a 3D movie again unless it's in IMAX, it is just so much better. And the cost is about the same as 3D on a regular screen. It just makes a huge difference.
We had grocery store food for dinner tonight - roasted chicken seasoned with garlic and rosemary, mashed potatoes and gravy, butternut squash and French bread. The kids are so terribly fussy - they don't even eat mashed potatoes! They do like the chicken and gravy and the bread. So, whatever, I am not going to fuss over what they eat. We figured out it made more sense to pick up this food after the movie than it would have to take them to a restaurant. But the food was $32, ouch! I'm not so sure it was any kind of bargain!!! And I still had to do the dishes...lol!
Debbie - the hash brown crust sounds like a really good idea, regardless of what kind of filling you put in it. I'l have to try that.
Hauntie - pictures, please. I'll be interested to see how a 70s party played out for your nephew. We did the same theme for my son's 40th a few weeks ago and everyone had a blast!
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Michelle- I Love watching movies on IMAX in 3D/ Cant wait to see puss in boots heard it was cute.
Tonight I made fried halibut chunks for dinner- Used krustez pancake mixed with stale beer ( opened and room temp) can also use water. Fry in oil put some kosher salt and lemon juice on fish before serving- Sometimes i add a little krustez belguim waffle mix in with the pancake mix to give a slight sweet taste. Also dipped some zucchini in the batter mix and fried that too. Everything was really good.
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Dinner tonight was shrimp in a creamy curry sauce served over brown rice. The sauce came in a jar and was really delicious. Also a crunchy slaw made of napa cabbage, yellow bell pepper, red bell pepper, two kinds of radish, all thinly sliced with a homemade sauce of fresh lime juice, soy sauce, sesame extra virgin oil, mayo and a packet of splenda. The splenda was my own addition after I tasted Bobbie Flay's recipe and the sauce was more sour than DH would like.
Dessert was a small serving of Edie's slow churned French Silk ice cream. Yum, yum.
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Carole - sounds absolutely yummy!
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we actually had a very nice dinner last nite with two kid guests.. One, my eldest son's absolutely beautiful, super smart, adorable girl friend, and another, my other son's old best friend. The girlfriend and my son were lying on his futon.. door open.. (they are both pretty conservative kids)... and I here this sweet voice floating down the hallway... I went to 'inspect (spy) and she was reading Voltaire aloud to him.. How can you scold them for being prone?
Anyway, we had bought some Mexican steaks.. they are probably made of chuck or shoulder.. VERY thinly sliced. Son #2 grilled them with sprinkled on seasonings, I made sourdough bread (with butter and milk to soften the crumb), baked potatoes fries and a salad with the last of the oregano from outside.
Here's my secret recipe for potato fries.
I cut large slices (like steak fries maybe) of both sweet and white potatoes, mince 3 or 4 cloves of garlic and toss these ingredients with olive oil and brown gravy mix.. Yes, brown gravy mix ( the powdered kind.. the thickeners in the gravy mix kind of become a crusty crunch on the potatoes .. i bake in a pretty hot oven (over 400) for about 40 minutes.. you just have to test them.. they are good when some of them are browned.. I buy my gravy mix in big jars at Sam's but i imagine a packet would be the right amount to sprinkle on 4 or 5 larger potatoes. Can be made with sweet potatoes only.
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What a sweet story apple, that is so cute.
I have a lot of potatoes to get rid of, so def going to make those potatoes tonight somthing different so will give them a try
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Here is a picture of my daughter as a jellyfish. I am still waiting for her to get me a picture of the whole group. She got a lot of candy!
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Kay - that's a cute idea. Your daughter is adorable!
Apple - it sounds like you have some wonderful kids!
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Had a good dinner tonight, had crab cakes, baked potato, broccoli, spinach and tomato and walnut salad and some fresh bread. Very good.
I finally found something to do with leftover roast chicken my daughter will eat! I can put it in with some chicken broth and noodles for chicken soup, and she loves it! Yahoo!
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Thanks Michelle!
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Seems like my DH likes a lot of red meat, so I am finding myself cooking two different meals quite often. He is having ribs tonight and I am having salmon...like your DH, Carrie, mine won't eat salmon.0
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Kay- That is sooooo cute- Your daughter is darling.
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Kay,
What an awesome costume!!! Would love to see a picture of the whole group!!
Apple,
I am definitely trying that potato recipe! Lol... on the inpect/spy.... I do the same thing when my son and his girlfriend are here... Funny how many perfectly plausible reasons I can find to walk past where they are!
Debbie,
We had your pumpkin french toast for a late breakfast today and Wow.... It was soooo good!!!!
Even though I used a non-stick griddle, I did find you really couldn't skip the butter but, that's not really a bad thing...lol! Also, I did have to thin the pumpkin mixture with a bit of water because mine turned out on the thick side.... But really yummy!!!0 -
Went over to a high school friends house, got there around 1 o'clock next thing I know it was time to leave. We could have talked for hours. Lost a lot of classmates since 1969.
She made a delicious Mac and Cheese cassorole and veggie dip also crackers with 2 types of cheese. I could not stay for the Smore's had to get back to the trick or treaters which was a waste of time cuz I only had 5.
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Welcome stage1...
I, too, am guilty of the preparing our main meal and then an alternate for my kids even though I swore I would never do that... I am lucky in that my husband will eat just about anything but, turns out, vowing that I will not cave in to my kids was faaaaaar easier before I actually HAD the kids....lol
What I try now (but my kids are older now) is to make a big meal of something that we all like early in the week.... Then make other things during the week that may or may not appeal to everyone.... That way if someone doesn't like what we're having, they can go to the leftovers...
Maybe you could do the same with your husband... Cook up something with the red meat early in the week and then cook something you would like after...0 -
I opted to turn off the light and skip the trick or treating tonight. My neighbor said we might get 50 kids, DH is on his way to Salt Lake City, and I would have to go up and down the stairs every time the doorbell rang. After minding the three grandkids all weekend, I'm actually just a little tired! I'm eating popcorn for supper. And I don't have to share it with anyone!!!
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Welcome stage I!
Apple your fries sound great- I'll have to try them too. The gravy packet is a funny thing, but it's the weird things that make it work sometimes.
Seaside-great idea on the leftovers. We have all taken turns having the left over spaghetti and meatballs the past few days with a busy schedule.
Michelle- I hope you enjoy your quiet time while your DH is gone. It will be weird I bet! I always enjoy my alone moments though, like you said- you get the remote!!
Kay- I love your daughters costume, thanks for posting the picture
So- I think both of my boys have croup, WTH? One is barking like a seal, the other can't seem to breathe well. Both have had slight colds for a couple of days that transformed into whatever this is today. I called the Dr concerned for my oldest and the breathing thing and he said it sounded like croup. A new one for me. My oldest actually said he needed to go to bed at 6:30, DH and I just stared at each other, this is the kid who never wants to go to bed. So a quite few days are in store for us.
Because the boys weren't feeling well I made them cheeseburgers and fries at their request- which they did not eat. DH had left over spaghetti and meatballs and I had a little of each- basically what the others didn't eat. Pathetic huh?
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