More fish experiments

So in recent months I’ve come to loathe cooking with chicken. I like eating chicken, but it’s what comes before that I dislike. Trimming off the fat and touching the nasty raw chicken is one of my least favorite things in this world, so I’ve been in search of more recipes that do [...]

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Menu Plan Monday Feb. 25, 2008

I am praying this is the last real week of winter here in Kansas. I hope that once March 1st hits spring will peek it’s head out of hiding. Maybe I should be taking advantage of the endless winter and make some more soups and chili’s but fish, chicken, and quiche are what [...]

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Thai Chicken Satay

Finally got around to making this recipe this week with Tyler’s help!  We both really liked it, but it may have had a stronger flavor if we had marinated the chicken longer than an hour.  Definitely a keeper and much healthier than going out for Thai food!

Thai Chicken Satay (from Weight Watchers)
Ingredients:
2 1/2 T asian [...]

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Vegetable Stir-Fry

I was really happy with this recipe! Tyler said he thinks he’d like it more without the ginger, but my taste buds said it was fine You could change this recipe up with many different kinds of vegetables. I couldn’t find shiitake mushrooms (our store NEVER has them) so I [...]

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Some flops

Well, I don’t mean to not be posting these new recipes I’ve tried, but we’ve had a couple of new recipes turn out to be total flops this week.  I’m not disenchanted with my new WW cookbooks yet, because we’ve had some hits too, it’s just hard to know what’s going to turn out and [...]

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Menu Plan Monday

Monday: leftover roasted red pepper and goat cheese sandwiches
Tuesday: green chile and cheddar strata with turkey bacon
Wednesday: slow cooker bbq chicken sandwiches served with roasted red potatoes
Thursday: chicken satay with spicy peanut dipping sauce and vegetable fried rice
Friday: homemade pizza? Chick-fil-a? We shall see what the week brings!
See what’s on the menus [...]

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A Snazzy Sandwich

This sandwich recipe caught my eye today as it was on the opposite page of the recipe we used for lunch.  I wanted a quick and easy meal for dinner and this was perfect!  If you like goat cheese this is absolutely a must try!  We’re still working on perfecting our method of roasting red [...]

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A healthy chili option

Well according to the menu plan we were supposed to make this on Friday night, but all of our weekend plans got shifted around so Tyler made it for lunch today instead. We had been hesitant to try a new chili recipe since we are so happy with the one we usually use, but [...]

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Valentine’s Day

Happy Valentine’s Day!  Tyler took charge this year, planning out a nice menu, shopping, and doing the cooking!  I’ll admit I did help a bit with a few things though, but I was careful not to take charge or boss him around the kitchen.  He thanked me for not going all Gordon Ramsey a la [...]

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Pot Roast w/ Veggies

Slow cooker meals can be hit or miss, but this one was a keeper. Perfect for a cold day like today. I chopped the veggies last night while I was making this soup for dinner. Put them in a Ziploc in the fridge so all I had to do was throw everything [...]

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