Homemade tacos. They'd even almost qualify as tacos according to the Mex. Flank steak, marinated with lime juice, salt, pepper, olive oil, and garlic, then broiled; served on small floppy tortillas (wheat rather than corn in this case), with some sliced avocado, homemade salsa and some queso fresco crumbled across the top. And watermelon for dessert.
I have the same problem, I never think about it while I'm eating.
I had something tonight that Jay would probably find blasphemous. Home made poutine made with sweet potato fries. Delicious.
Baked ziti and a garden salad. YUMMY!
I need to get back to eating salads more often. For a while there I was eating salads with dinner at least 3 nights a week, and I felt great. The last couple of weeks I've been eating a lot of crap (pizza, pizza, pizza, chinese, pizza, a little bit of pizza, and some pizza thrown in for good measure). Today my body was screaming out for fresh veggies and fruit, and that watermelon (even though it was out of season and a bit pale and under-ripe) was the best tasting thing I could ever remember eating. And, as an added bonus, I don't feel like I'm at death's door tonight like I have for the past several days.
We started getting Persian cucumbers here about 2 months ago. They are small, tasty, and perfectly bite-sized when sliced into rounds. It's inspired me to make more salad.
Breakfast for Supper. Hell yeah bacon! Omnomnom
Breakfast for dinner is one of my favorite change ups.
Lily and I are eating pizza for dinner. She had white peach slices and strawberry milk with hers. I had sliced cucumber and a Coke with mine.
Lamb-chops with mint jelly, sweet potatoes, regular potatoes, assorted veggies, and WINE! I love Easter!
Easter dinner was a total fail. The ham steak I bought was so salty that we couldn't eat it. Luckily, a friend was having a party for her daughter and she had a big variety of finger foods there. Also...cake!
Buffalo Chicken Sliders. I love that my wife surfs Pinterest. Nomnom
These ham & cheese sliders were found on Pinterest, too. They are amazingly good!
figmentPez
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I got my first box of samples from Goodies.co in the mail today. It's a program from Walmart where you pay $7 a month to get shipped a box of food to try, and then a website to review the food on. It's to help them get ratings for new products, and raise awareness for existing brands. I thought it would be fun. I haven't tried anything yet, and I'm wondering if anyone is interested in me doing a video of myself tasting this stuff.
This month is breakfast themed.
This month is breakfast themed.
figmentPez
Staff member
Yeah, it seems like the program has gone a little downhill since I first signed up (From the time I first put my email on the waiting list was several months, and then even after I got in it still took 4 months to actually get the first box to me.). The boxes used to contain larger samples, and some of the stuff was a lot more interesting. This is still more than $7 worth of food, if you could purchase all this stuff individually, but not as much more than $7 as it used to be. I'm not sure how long I'll be subscribing.
I cooked a Thrones dinner tonight (recipes from the official cookbook) to accompany tonight's new episode. I had four people over. I made two honeyed chickens, white beans and bacon, six loaves of crusty white bread, and honey biscuits. It all came out perfectly. You may now call me Hot Pie.
Moroccan bean soup and roasted chicken with crispy skin.
I know we have some bean soup fans around here, Cajungal at the very least, and this is the best bean soup I've ever had, so here's the recipe. I doubled the recipe, but there would have been plenty of left overs even without it.
I know we have some bean soup fans around here, Cajungal at the very least, and this is the best bean soup I've ever had, so here's the recipe. I doubled the recipe, but there would have been plenty of left overs even without it.
2C chopped onion
3 garlic cloves, minced
8C water
1C small brown or green lentils
1C chickpeas, soaked overnight (or canned)
1C small white beans, soaked overnight (or canned)
4 tomatoes, seeded and chopped
1 1/2C carrots, sliced
1 tsp ground ginger
2 tsp sweet paprika
1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
1/2 tsp ground cumin
vegetable oil
salt to taste
In a small pot, cook the lentils until tender (about 20 minutes). In a large pot, cook the chickpeas and white beans (separately), until tender. Omit cooking the chickpeas and beans if using canned product.
In a large pot, sweat the onions and garlic in the vegetable oil, then add the paprika, ginger, cumin, and black pepper and saute for 5 mins. Add the tomatoes, carrots, lentils, chickpeas, beans, and water, and salt to taste. Bring to a boil and boil for 5 minutes. Reduce heat and simmer for 1 to 1 1/4 hours. Try not to let the beans get mushy.
3 garlic cloves, minced
8C water
1C small brown or green lentils
1C chickpeas, soaked overnight (or canned)
1C small white beans, soaked overnight (or canned)
4 tomatoes, seeded and chopped
1 1/2C carrots, sliced
1 tsp ground ginger
2 tsp sweet paprika
1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
1/2 tsp ground cumin
vegetable oil
salt to taste
In a small pot, cook the lentils until tender (about 20 minutes). In a large pot, cook the chickpeas and white beans (separately), until tender. Omit cooking the chickpeas and beans if using canned product.
In a large pot, sweat the onions and garlic in the vegetable oil, then add the paprika, ginger, cumin, and black pepper and saute for 5 mins. Add the tomatoes, carrots, lentils, chickpeas, beans, and water, and salt to taste. Bring to a boil and boil for 5 minutes. Reduce heat and simmer for 1 to 1 1/4 hours. Try not to let the beans get mushy.
Thank you for the recipe!
chicken curry!
Cajungal
Staff member
We're dinner twins!
yay!!
I'm having roast chicken, salad, and banana bread
Cajungal
Staff member
Tonight... I am hungry. I'm having a double turkey burger with avocado mash, grilled onions, and mushrooms and a side of sweet potato fries with sriracha. I might not have room for tofu pudding... but I'll at least taste it so I can tell Chad Sexington how it turned out. ^_^
Your sacrifice has not gone unnoticed.
Tonight I'm going to attempt to pull off the "runny egg yolk in a fresh ravioli" trick. With the ravioli being filled with a ricotta and parmesan cheese mixture, served over roasted celery root and cauliflower puree, with a sage brown butter sauce. Strangely, the only part that I'm actually concerned about isn't the ravioli cooking in the right amount of time to cook the pasta but keep the yolks runny, it's being able to get the pasta thin enough for that to work, but thick enough that the moisture from the filling doesn't make them stick to the counter top while I'm sealing them up.
Fish fingers! And sticky rice with noritama furikake - my new favorite thing!
I have half of a roast chicken leftover from the weekend. I want to use it for dinner, but I don't want to make chicken with pasta or chicken quesadillas. Any ideas?
Chicken pot pie?
That's a great idea! I'm the only one in the house that would eat it though. I think I might try this quick cassoulet.