Meal 27 was sloppy joes (totally homemade) & guacamole dip.
I usually just open a can of Manwich, but for this meal I decided to go the whole nine yards & used the recipe linked below. Did everything it said, except I substituted balsamic vinegar instead of red wine vinegar just b/c that's what I had on hand. The whole fam loved the joes, except for one who has never been a fan of them EVER.
http://simplyrecipes.com/recipes/sloppy_joes/
The guacamole dip was 2 fresh avocados, smashed up, 4 oz of cream cheese & a guacamole spice mix that I purchased in the produce area at Walmart. It was wonderful.
Meal 27 eaten, 273 to go.
Friday, February 26, 2010
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Meal 26
Tonight we had sausage, biscuits, white gravy & fried apples!!
That's all I have time to say about that right now.
26 meals down, 274 to go.
That's all I have time to say about that right now.
26 meals down, 274 to go.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Meal 25
This meal was a hit!
I started with a variation on my famous mexican rice. I actually got to learn some basic mexican cooking techniques years ago from a mexican women while in Houston. I'll post the original recipe she taught me later when I actually do exactly what she did, but tonight I'm gonna' just tell you what I did, which was using what I had available!
In a large skillet with cover I added a couple of tablespoons of olive oil, enough to coat the pan well. Heated the pan, then added about 1 cup of white rice. The rice will kind of "saute" in the oil & turn an even brighter white, then it will start to turn a kind of toasted color. It will eventually burn if you let it, but before you reach that point, when all of it has changed color, add about 2 cups of water. Tonight I added to that one can of rotel & 3 chicken bouillion cubes. Then you cover and let all that simmer until the rice is tender & all the water has evaporated.
I added chicken to it that I had sauteed with fajita seasoning....then I topped it with the BEST part, mexican white cheese dip from El Mazatlan! I stopped by and picked that up on the way home, one of these days I'll try to make it myself, but today was not that day.
The only part of this meal that I didn't get done was that I had intended to saute some jalapenos after the chicken to add as a topping, but I was out of them & hadn't realized that.
Meal 25 done, 275 to go.
I started with a variation on my famous mexican rice. I actually got to learn some basic mexican cooking techniques years ago from a mexican women while in Houston. I'll post the original recipe she taught me later when I actually do exactly what she did, but tonight I'm gonna' just tell you what I did, which was using what I had available!
In a large skillet with cover I added a couple of tablespoons of olive oil, enough to coat the pan well. Heated the pan, then added about 1 cup of white rice. The rice will kind of "saute" in the oil & turn an even brighter white, then it will start to turn a kind of toasted color. It will eventually burn if you let it, but before you reach that point, when all of it has changed color, add about 2 cups of water. Tonight I added to that one can of rotel & 3 chicken bouillion cubes. Then you cover and let all that simmer until the rice is tender & all the water has evaporated.
I added chicken to it that I had sauteed with fajita seasoning....then I topped it with the BEST part, mexican white cheese dip from El Mazatlan! I stopped by and picked that up on the way home, one of these days I'll try to make it myself, but today was not that day.
The only part of this meal that I didn't get done was that I had intended to saute some jalapenos after the chicken to add as a topping, but I was out of them & hadn't realized that.
Meal 25 done, 275 to go.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Meal 24
Frozen pizza & salads....fresh cut up iceberg, homemade 1000 island & boiled eggs. Have I put the 1000 island recipe on here? Every single one of us LOVE it. 1 cup mayo, 1/2 cup ketchup, 1 teaspoon chili powder & 1 tbsp relish (if you want). The fresh farm eggs were the greatest part of the meal!!
I feel like I'm kinda' slacking lately on my "easy" meals....I'm gonna' try to bump it up this week!
24 meals down....276 to go.
I feel like I'm kinda' slacking lately on my "easy" meals....I'm gonna' try to bump it up this week!
24 meals down....276 to go.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Meal 23
Tonight was left over broccoli soup from last night & salmon patties. I did it old school & it's probably been a couple of years since I've fixed them. 1 can of salmon, one egg, a few crumbled up saltines....mix together....form into patties....cover in cornmeal & brown in a sautee pan with a little oil.
They were delicious!! Meal 23 done....277 to go.
They were delicious!! Meal 23 done....277 to go.
Meal 22
This was a super quick half-home cooked meal! Ran into the grocery....grabbed a rotisserie chicken for $3.99 (on sale)....a bag of frozen broccoli, a couple of cans of cream of chicken soup & some velveeta. Those last three ingredients turned into cream of broccoli soup in about 15 minutes. Ate the soup with the chicken. Yummy!
22 meals down....278 to go.
22 meals down....278 to go.
Monday, February 15, 2010
Meal 21
Another snow day....and our first pot of vegetable soup for the year is on the stove!! It smells wonderful simmering up & contributing some warmth to the house.
Today's soup is a variation on Paula Deen's Beef Vegetable Soup recipe. Here's the link to her recipe:
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/the-lady-and-sons-beef-vegetable-soup-recipe/index.html
I don't do everything she does in that recipe....I mainly just use the spice combinations that she suggests to add flavor to the soup. Like today, we have no carrots in the frig & I'm not going to the store for them....and I always substitute our hamburger instead of starting with ribs & roast.
21 meals down, 279 to go!
Today's soup is a variation on Paula Deen's Beef Vegetable Soup recipe. Here's the link to her recipe:
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/the-lady-and-sons-beef-vegetable-soup-recipe/index.html
I don't do everything she does in that recipe....I mainly just use the spice combinations that she suggests to add flavor to the soup. Like today, we have no carrots in the frig & I'm not going to the store for them....and I always substitute our hamburger instead of starting with ribs & roast.
21 meals down, 279 to go!
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