So this week ended up with a few days of take out and one day of leftovers ... not much in the recipe department, but enjoy what's there.
SUNDAY - Sweet & Sour Chicken. White Rice. Steamed Green Beans.
We tried this recipe from my sister in law, Lacey. We thought it was good and everyone ate it (making it an instant inductee to the regular rotation.) The only thing was I thought it was very, very sweet. Next time we'll cut the sugar in half - or even less than half.
4-6 Chicken Breasts
2 eggs
Cornstarch
2 eggs
Cornstarch
Beat eggs together in bowl
Dip each chicken breast in egg
Put Cornstarch in a plastic bag or on a plate and coat chicken
In a frying pan with some veggie oil, brown each chicken breast...only until the coating is golden.
Dip each chicken breast in egg
Put Cornstarch in a plastic bag or on a plate and coat chicken
In a frying pan with some veggie oil, brown each chicken breast...only until the coating is golden.
Sauce:
1 1/2 C Vinegar
3/4 C Ketchup
3TBS Soy sauce
2 1/4 C Sugar
Dash of Salt
In a sauce pan bring ingredients to a boil and then simmer until sauce becomes slightly syrupy.
Place Chicken in a baking dish (9x13)
Pour Sauce over Chicken
Bake at 350 Degrees for 45 minutes to an hour.
1 1/2 C Vinegar
3/4 C Ketchup
3TBS Soy sauce
2 1/4 C Sugar
Dash of Salt
In a sauce pan bring ingredients to a boil and then simmer until sauce becomes slightly syrupy.
Place Chicken in a baking dish (9x13)
Pour Sauce over Chicken
Bake at 350 Degrees for 45 minutes to an hour.
MONDAY - Leftovers.
Em was home sick throwing up and my stomach felt queasy all day. I didn't feel like eating OR cooking, so I gave the other kids some left over chicken I had in the fridge and served it with corn & cucumber slices. Rick usually gets his own dinner on Mondays (we usually have pasta on Monday's & he hates pasta) so it was quick & easy. Then I left the laundry in piles all over the basement floor, and all the mess everywhere else & went to bed. Sometimes it just has to be that way!
TUESDAY - Ham & Potato Soup. Rolls.
Potato Soup
4 potatoes, cubed
1 T butter
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup chopped celery
1/2 cup chopped onion
2 tsp. salt
2 cups milk
4 T flour
1/2 lb chopped ham
1 1/2 cups corn
In a deep pot, saute celery, onion and salt in 1 T butter until the onion is clear and soft. Add potatoes and water to cover. Boil and cook 20 minutes, or until the potatoes are soft. In a separate pan, melt 1/2 cup butter. Add the flour and stir until creamy. Remove from heat. Slowly add the milk while stirring. Return to heat until thickened. Add to boiled potatoes. Return to a boil and cook until desired consistency. (I sometimes add a little extra milk.) Add ham and corn and heat through. Serve with french bread
4 potatoes, cubed
1 T butter
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup chopped celery
1/2 cup chopped onion
2 tsp. salt
2 cups milk
4 T flour
1/2 lb chopped ham
1 1/2 cups corn
In a deep pot, saute celery, onion and salt in 1 T butter until the onion is clear and soft. Add potatoes and water to cover. Boil and cook 20 minutes, or until the potatoes are soft. In a separate pan, melt 1/2 cup butter. Add the flour and stir until creamy. Remove from heat. Slowly add the milk while stirring. Return to heat until thickened. Add to boiled potatoes. Return to a boil and cook until desired consistency. (I sometimes add a little extra milk.) Add ham and corn and heat through. Serve with french bread
WEDNESDAY - Spinach, Green Onion & Smoked Gouda Quiche. Spinach Salad.
CRUST
6 TBSP butter, softened
2 TBSP 1% milk
1/4 tsp salt
1 large egg yolk
1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
FILLING
1 tsp extra virgin olive oil
1 cup thinly sliced green onions
3 cups fresh baby spinach
1 cup 1% milk
3/4 cup grated smoked Gouda cheese
3/4 tsp salt
dash of grated nutmeg
3 large eggs
I actually don't have the method to this recipe - but you know what to do.
I usually make my pastry in my Cuisinart food processor with the dough blade. I usually also wrap it in plastic & pop it in the fridge for about 1/2 an hour before rolling it out.
Bake about 45 minutes at 350, until firm.
I usually make my pastry in my Cuisinart food processor with the dough blade. I usually also wrap it in plastic & pop it in the fridge for about 1/2 an hour before rolling it out.
Bake about 45 minutes at 350, until firm.
THURSDAY
Em has swimming until 6pm on Thursdays and book club was at my house tonight ... so we had sandwiches. I actually love a good sandwich and we eat them for dinner once a week in summer. My only issue is that Emily & Jane won't eat them. They just have the fillings on plate and then the bread separately. I know. It's weird.
What are some of your favorite sandwiches?
FRIDAY
Pizza Dough
1 ½ cups warm water
2 TBS sugar
1 TBSP yeast
3 cups flour
½ tsp salt
- Mix yeast, water & sugar & wait 5 mins. Add flour & let mixer run for 10 mins (with dough hook.) Roll out into a rectangular shape & cut into strips with pizza cutter
- Melt 1/3 cup butter in bottom of 9 X 13” pan & place in dough strips
- Brush with melted butter & sprinkle with seasoned salt & Parmesan cheese
- Allow to rise for 30 mins.
- Bake 15-20 mins at 350F
Pizza Sauce
1 large (30oz) can crushed tomatoes
¼ cup olive oil
1 tsp garlic (minced or powder)
1 Tbsp parsley
1 Tbsp basil
1 tsp oregano
1 tsp salt
SATURDAY
Emily swam in the junior Olympics all day .. it was great to be there with her and we are so proud of her accomplishment to have qualified to go. Rebekah had play rehearsal all day but the rest of us went to cheer her on & show our support.
We ended up coming home LATE ... with little kids who needed to go right to bed and me to get bek & myself to the YW General Broadcast, so we stopped at Fairway for pizza. yep, pizza a second night in a row. Fairway pizza is very yummy and it was right on the way home.
I really need to be better at anticipating these kind of nights and making something in advance. (In my defense, the swim coach had assured us we'd be finished by 1pm and I did think I'd be home in time to make dinner!)
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