So...whats for dinner?

Wow, Laurie, tuna noodle casserole....70's throw back, and one of those things that you can just eat and eat! I made them all the time when we were first married (such fancy cuisine!), and have not had or made it since the early eighties. Somehow, I just recall tuna, noodles, (tho farfalle are interesting), mushroom soup, sautéed onions (?), garlic powder, and lord knows what else.....Maybe some pimento? Sounds so boring, but tastes so good...probably all that soup salt!  Sounds like we have similar "wing it" cooking styles, Laurie. And thanks for your kind compliment.....:)

Today I briefly saw The Chew and Mario Batali made fresh farfalle pasta which he cooked up with prosciutto, chopped arugula, lots of cheese (of course") and I forget what else ....but I'm sure the recipe can be found on thechew.com. It looked wonderful! I thought it was something you'd enjoy creating, Nance!

Speaking of The Chew, yesterday I was watching it for my 30-40 minute treadmill work at the gym and on the second half of the show (when I was done with my exercise effort) they were having a contest between two woman cooks. Well, I just could not get off the machine for another half hour until I saw who won! My trainer commented on how long I was on, and we both had a good laugh about why. Fortunately, she is also a foodie!

So while DH wants to clear out that freezer, I made my way to the store yesterday and picked up some turkey breast cutlets, so I think I will sauté them tonight with baby bella mushrooms, onions and what ever else might keep them interesting....off to the internet for some ideas. Not sure why I need all these cookbooks anymore!

Lol Laurie! The best tuna casserole I've had is a weight watchers frozen entree. Don't know what they put in the sauce but it's far superior  to any I've managed to make for the dish.

Lacey, I wish I'd seen that show. My only attempt at farfalle was pitiful. They tasted good but looked quite sad.

Luv, haven't tried that one.  Wonder if they're both made by Stauffers.

Ok I'm a foodie. Crock-pot junky. Just made tater-tot, bacon,cheesy,chicken. Scored well with little ones. 

Lacey- Sounds like your lunch/dinner went really well and the kids and you had a good time. What fun with the puppets! What talented kids!

Eric and Minus- I think that your right, the one time shouldn't be a problem, Thanks!

thanks specialK!

Laurie- I had to laugh when I saw you were making tuna casserole, I had a feeling you were not going to like it, yuk it right ha!

Nance, Hope tomorrow brings lots of sunshine instead of snow!

Carrie- I will eat hamburgers with out ketchup but wouldn't make the meatloaf with out it. I was out of ketchup too and didn't know it, I think ketchup if one of those condiments you kind of forget about.

Monica- Hi!! Last I was here a while back you were having surgery done, I am glad to see you are back and doing well.

I made a tasty chicken and rice tonight, didn't have a lot of stuff on hand so improvised and it came out good. sauted 6 boneless, skinless chx breast, cut them up in bite size peices, set aside. cooked uncle bens rice put a little butter in the rice fluffed with fork and put rice and Chx in a large saute pan, added a little chx stock and butter when the dish was hot I added 3 cups of shredded cheddar cheese and mixed until melted, took about 10 minutes but it all came together and melted nicely. S&P garlic and onion powder. If I had the ingredients I would of added mushrooms and cream of mushroom soup with a slpash of milk. But didn't miss it at all. Edited to add,,also put steamed broccoli in with the rice.

Saw this recipe below on racheal ray show, a little girl made it on her show and got first prize it was cooked in a crock pot but you could do this on top of the stove too if you wanted to and it would be ready a lot faster.

• 6 to 8 pieces skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut up into 4 to 6 pieces
• 
  1 can cream of chicken soup
• 
  1 can cream of mushroom soup
• 
  1/2 cup green chilies
• 
  1 teaspoon salt
• 
  1 teaspoon pepper
• 
  1 teaspoon butter
• 
  1 teaspoon “secret seasoning” (celery salt)
• 
  1 bag Uncle Ben’s Creamy Four Cheese Rice

PREPARATION

Place all of the ingredients in a crockpot or slow cooker and cook on low for 8-10 hours.

Debbie:  Thanks for the recipe.

Missing Susan and hope she is OK.

Welcome Fuji.

Carrie, that dish sounds great, especially with the artichoke hearts. Dh would disagree however. My response to that is usually "pick them out."

Yeah Gina! So glad I t went well. Gee. I feel cheated. You had a lx and get a weeks worth of dinners? I had a BMX and exactly 1 dinner was made for me. AND I HAVE 7 sibs! LOL ok so only 6 live in the state. That brother gets a pass. Although I did get the weeks worth of frozen dinners my daughter had sent. Those were good. LOL.  No really I am glad you don't have to cook. It wonderful to be taken care of like that! LOL 

Last night I just had a Flatiron steak cooked in my caster on pan. Mashed Potatos. That's it. But it was done rare. Yum. 

Much love. 

They're not as pretty, but boy do they taste good.

Nance, I don't know why, but your picture had me giggling. The way you do when you know you shouldn't and can't stop. I don't even know why! It may be possible I'm losing my mind.

They really do  look good.

Gina I hope you exhale with relief.  The waiting is the hardest part.

Here is a recipe. They put salmon in everything here. I keep wanting to rush over and say "stop! don't touch that salmon! Don't cover it with cream cheese!  It's too precious! " But there is a lot here and it's in at least 4-5 dishes at every pot luck

Here's a nice one from everything salmon. a store that tourists buy a lot of fish from in the summer

Classic Smoked Salmon Appetizer Back to Top  
8 oz. Alaska smoked salmon  
Herbed cream cheese*  
12 slices cocktail-size rye or pumpernickel bread**  
1/2 cup thinly sliced red onion  
3 Tbsp. capers  
Lemon slices  
Fresh dill sprigs  

Arrange smoked salmon, small bowl of Herbed Cream Cheese and bread on     medium  
-sized serving platter. Garnish with red onion, capers, lemon slices and dill.   
Makes 6 servings.
    * Herbed cream cheese    Beat together until smooth 8 ounces softened cream cheese,
2 tablespoons milk, 1     teaspoon each lemon juice and dill weed, and 4-5 drops bottled
hot pepper sauce.  
** Six split mini-sized bagels can be substituted

I hope everyone has a nice three day weekend, especially those who work.

Nance, I don't know why, but your picture had me giggling. The way you do when you know you shouldn't and can't stop. I don't even know why! It may be possible I'm losing my mind.

They really do  look good.

Gina I hope you exhale with relief.  The waiting is the hardest part.

Here is a recipe. They put salmon in everything here. I keep wanting to rush over and say "stop! don't touch that salmon! Don't cover it with cream cheese!  It's too precious! " But there is a lot here and it's in at least 4-5 dishes at every pot luck

Here's a nice one from everything salmon. a store that tourists buy a lot of fish from in the summer

Classic Smoked Salmon Appetizer Back to Top  
8 oz. Alaska smoked salmon  
Herbed cream cheese*  
12 slices cocktail-size rye or pumpernickel bread**  
1/2 cup thinly sliced red onion  
3 Tbsp. capers  
Lemon slices  
Fresh dill sprigs  

Arrange smoked salmon, small bowl of Herbed Cream Cheese and bread on     medium  
-sized serving platter. Garnish with red onion, capers, lemon slices and dill.   
Makes 6 servings.
    * Herbed cream cheese    Beat together until smooth 8 ounces softened cream cheese,
2 tablespoons milk, 1     teaspoon each lemon juice and dill weed, and 4-5 drops bottled
hot pepper sauce.  
** Six split mini-sized bagels can be substituted

I hope everyone has a nice three day weekend, especially those who work.

Bedo that sounds pretty good. We like to smoke some of the salmon we catch here.its a hot smoke not like lox. Looks cooked but tastes smoked. And I bet I know what you were thinking about the bread sticks, naughty! LOL

Joyce glad to see you again. And I hope you have a great time with Michelle's DH.

Nancy I made a brick in my new mixer. Sigh. I knew it wasn't right..should never have baked it. LOL.  I tried a second rise it was still not good. Then I looked at the comments on the King Arthur website. It wasn't me! LOL.  Something was messed up but I thought I'd forgotten how it should feel. Nope I was right. So tossed it. Went to my old recipe. It's yummy! What do you think? It's the pumpkin bread I used to make in my Bread maker. It could have used a bit more of a rise though cause I used some whole wheat flour. But it tastes great. Will be good for ham and cheese sandwiches. 

Much love to all. 

I agree it is def food porn, I am glad I wasn't the only one.. Great minds... Ha ha! I do want to say wishful thinking though! hehe!

Joyce- ((((hugs)))))

Moon- I think your bread looks yummy!