What's For Supper?

I made the chicken thighs yesterday, but I was so distracted with trying to make those and the ricotta before I called my mom that I totally forgot about using the breadcrumbs. I ended up making a sauce that I immersed them in for a few minutes, then cooked them in, and it turned out really nice. I had the thighs last night for dinner with Stovetop stuffing, cranberry stuff from a can, and some green beans. It was yummy. Tonight will be leftovers.

 

Crockpot ham with pineapple, mashed potatoes with ham gravy, and green beans.

 

Tonight I put chicken breast tenders wrapped in tempura batter with a sweet chilli sauce.. in the oven as soon as I got home ..they were only to roast for 20 minutes...that gave me time to grab a quick shower and get changed...5 minutes before I was due to take them out, the phone rang, (this was 7pm) very important call ...and by the time I remembered the chicken tenders at almost 8pm they were inedible..all tough and dried out...

So I've just had a snack of some toasted mini Pitta breads dipped in Taramasalata ...too late now at 9pm to eat anything more than that

 

Miss Hunt. would you like company over for dinner tonight ,dear ? gosh! that looks so good,

And I envy Holly's Crab and Lobster Bisque ...

Ruby , I have tried and tried for many years to make a good pie crust too ,but I just cannot do it..... so now I just buy Pillsbury pie crusts .. tasted pretty good to me.. but you can always tell a Pre-made pie crust from a Home Made one.. Home made is always the best.. !!

 

Thank you Louise...sending you a plate in cyberspace and hope you enjoy it.

 

Last night I realized that I don't have a meat tenderizer. I've added that to my list of things I need to purchase, but it turned out that I didn't need it after all for last night's dinner. I've never had 'cube steak' or 'cubed steak' as tender as what I cooked last night. I have never seen cube steak this tender, nor this pulverized. I got it at Kroger in the meat sale bin, otherwise known as Manager's Special, for $1.93!! I knew it would only take a few minutes to cook, and it had been a busy and tiring day, so I decided to go for it. I will never buy cube/cubed steak anywhere but Kroger from now on. Hopefully it wasn't a fluke, and it will always be as tender as that batch. Here's the recipe, in case anyone's not familiar with it. Apparently it's the same meat used for chicken fried steak/country fried steak.

 

Yesterday it was pork chop, refried beans, cheese and Mexican rice.

 

Yum, I love refried beans. Do you make your own, @Sheldon Scott? I've never made my own using a recipe. I have squashed some beans in a pan a few times, though, although they didn't taste quite as good as actual refried beans. I guess I'll have to look up a recipe to make my own from scratch one of these days. I've never made Mexican rice from scratch, either, so I guess I could try making those together.

 

My wife often makes refried beans from scratch but this time it was Rosarita brand in a can. We sometimes make Mexican rice completely from scratch but usually we just cook the rice then add homemade salsa,

 

Last night.. I had slow cooked shredded beef in red wine, and Pasta Pappardelle..


This morning from brunch I had wholemeal toast with blue cheese and chopped fried bacon...

 

Yesterday my wife had to go to the hospital in the big city for a test. On the way home we stopped at KFC and got a bucket of extra crispy with baked beans and slaw. I got enough so that we will have the same today.

 

I hope she's feeling better soon @Sheldon Scott. I love KFC, haven't had it in a while.

Last night I was feeling under the weather, but had to cook some chops I'd defrosted, so I mixed up some low sodium soy sauce and marmalade, soaked them & poured the rest over them. They chops came out delicious, but the pan was a mess. I thought I was going to have to toss it, but since it's my 'go to' pan, I scrubbed and scrubbed, and now at least it looks salvageable. I served them up with baked potato and corn, and I'll have the same tonight and probably tomorrow night. I love leftovers .

 

Last night I made chicken tenders with broccoli, rice and cheese casserole, lettuce and cucumber salad with Caesar dressing.

 

I had sliced tomato with cottage cheese..sliced banana and apple wedges after. Easy peasy

 

Tonight we have a choice of soft tacos with all the trimmings, baked marinated chicken breast, rice dressing (or dirty rice as we call it in Louisiana) and mixed navy/lima beans with jalapenos and bacon, or grilled steak, cheesy stuffed baked potatoes, and corn/broccoli combo. It's "encore" night at the Hunts!