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Has anyone had anything good lately? The past few nights we've had leftovers and the like, but tonight I made Paul's all time favorite casserole. He named it Pizza Spaghetti Lasagna.

-1/2 pound spaghetti, broken into thirds, cooked and drained
-4 ounces pepperoni slices
-1/2 pound mushrooms, sliced
-small can sliced olives
-1 cup cooked tiny shrimps
-2 ten ounce jars of pizza sauce
-ten ounces of white sauce made by making a roux with butter, flour and salt and stirring in milk
-2 cups milk
-sliced cheddar cheese

Saute the pepperoni and mushrooms until the pepperoni is crisp and the mushrooms are cooked. Drain off the fat. Add to the pot with the spaghetti. Stir in everything else except the cheese. Cover with foil, and bake 45 minutes at 350. Put cheese slices on top and return to oven until the cheese is melted and bubbly.

It's kind of an odd concoction and looks gross before it's cooked, but it's quite tasty and makes enough to feed us for at least 4 days! Oh and you can use canned mushrooms and turkey pepperoni if you want to skip the step where you saute them, and you can use a can of cream of whatever soup instead of the white sauce if you don't want to mess with it.
 
I still can't eat properly so I'm having to be careful about what I have :( It has to be flat/small enough to fit into my mouth letterbox-style lol.

Last night I roasted a couple of chicken drumsticks in thyme, lemon zest, olive oil and salt and pepper and pulled the meat off the bones in shreds to make it easier to eat. I had that with roasted whole carrots (that I cut up really small to eat lol) and some sauteed courgette slices.

The night before that I made dahl, which went down pretty easily!

The night before that I can't remember what I had lol.... :?

Steve did make me mac and cheese on Sunday night which was nice and easy to eat as long as I used a teaspoon!


Oh, and Monday night I made that Vietnamese salad again but without the chicken this time. The noodles were really easy to eat.


I'm hoping my mouth gets better soon because we're going away tomorrow for my birthday and Steve wants to take me out for a nice meal the first night! I hope I'll be able to eat something lol!
 
glad you're able to eat (slurp) at last jen:biggrin2: daughter was out last night so made son's favourite - shredded beef in black bean sauce with noodles.:biggrin2: for once we didnt have chicken:nerves1

jen - great salad dressing btw:D
 
Ok i just have to clarify myself first....i'm an Australian girl and my ex hubby is vietnamese and i learned a lot of asian cooking from him....some of the thing's i know how to cook i don't know the name though:p..

so teatonight was one of those dishes that i cooked but have no idea what to call it lol...

I got some chicken breasts and marinated them in a sauce of fish sauce,oyster sauce,soy sauce,some lemon and a bit of water and as i'm cooking it i add some coconut juice not coconut milk,and it kinda goes all sticky....ohhhh my goshyum yum!...i serve it with steamed rice.

My very first job was working as a kitchen hand/waitress in a chinese restuarant...where i met my ex..i learned a lot from there as well.
 
Cheryl, that sounds amazing! Could you write down the recipe with more specific measurements? I'm afraid I'll mess it up if I try to wing it!
 
SnowyShiloh wrote:
Cheryl, that sounds amazing! Could you write down the recipe with more specific measurements? I'm afraid I'll mess it up if I try to wing it!

Ok..i'm going to have to work that out for you as i have no idea at the moment cause i don't use measurement's...i have learned to do it by taste....i'll post back here to let you know when i have worked it out....i know it's weird...but that's just me lol

When i post the measurement's....you really gotta try it
 
cheryl wrote:
SnowyShiloh wrote:
Cheryl, that sounds amazing! Could you write down the recipe with more specific measurements? I'm afraid I'll mess it up if I try to wing it!

Ok..i'm going to have to work that out for you as i have no idea at the moment cause i don't use measurement's...i have learned to do it by taste....i'll post back here to let you know when i have worked it out....i know it's weird...but that's just me lol

When i post the measurement's....you really gotta try it
im looking forward to it too!:biggrin2:my family seem to eat a lot of chicken and i always keep an eye out for new ideas with poultry:D
 
We had leftovers of the casserole I made the other night... again! Thank goodness there's only enough left for one more night. The casserole didn't turn out nearly as tasty as usual (I altered it slightly) so I can't wait until it's gone and I can cook something ELSE!

However, we did go to one of our favorite breakfast restaurants with some friends before I had to go to work. I had the Klondike skillet, which is hash brown potatoes sauteed with mushrooms, green peppers, onions, and olives, and a fried egg on top. It's supposed to have melted cheese too but they forgot it. It came with a delicious buttermilk pancake. I couldn't even finish the pancake and have about 2/3rds of the potato mixture left, so in the morning I plan to heat it up, then top it with another fried egg and cheddar :)
 
Tonight we had BBQ ribs ... MrsD's secret cook-em-ups.... epic yummers!!!!

I mademy famouscoleslaw .... must have been good cuz it's all gone!

And there was also three-potato salad ... not bad for store bought stuff.

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Jim, that looks great! What is your coleslaw recipe? We love coleslaw.

I might make some potato salad today. Paul loves his potato salad with lots of hard boiled eggs, sour cream (instead of mayo), chives and olives. It's kind of different but we like it. We call it "Poteggo Salad" since it has so many eggs in it.

One of my favorite things about spring is all the coleslaw, potato salad, macaroni salad, and fruit salad! And going outside to grill... Man, I think we may have to fire up the grill tonight! I feel like making fruit salad :biggrin2:

Anyone have good grill recipes?
 
Paul and I went to the store to buy some petite sirloin steaks to grill, but they had ENORMOUS london broil cuts on sale for $2.29 a pound. We got 7 pounds of meat for $15! It's two huge steaks. I put one in the freezer and have the other marinading in this: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Grilled-Delmonico-Steaks/Detail.aspx

I've never cooked london broil before so I hope it turns out okay. It's only the two of us eating this 3 1/2 pound cut of meat, so I'm planning on making fajitas and something else with what we can't eat tonight. I also got stuff to make fruit salad, and we got corn on the cob and rolls :)
 
mmmmm coleslaw. havent made any recently as hubby pointed out to me yesterday. that 3 potato salad looks good! will have to wait until wednesday when i go shopping tho'.

tonite it's bolognese and tomorrow, spare ribs - girlguiding meeting so i want something quick:D
 
SnowyShiloh wrote:
Jim, that looks great! What is your coleslaw recipe? We love coleslaw.
Ready..Set...GO!!

Half a head of cabbage....cut to desired consistency....I prefer chopped.

Everything else is to taste....dash of this...a pinch of that (start with more cabbage if you like to taste a bit whilst making it;) )

First I like to let the spices blend in for a while...

drizzle of extra virgin olive oil
drizzle of lemon juice or white vinegar
salt
Lawry's seasoned pepper
garlic powder
onion powder
sugar

let sit in fridge for a while...maybe an hour or so....the longer the better

add:
mayonnaise
sour cream (enough to make smooth liquid dressing)

let sit in fridge overnight...or as long as possible

remove from fridge and add a little sour cream or milk if needed

serve cold

 
SnowyShiloh wrote:
I've never cooked london broil before so I hope it turns out okay. It's only the two of us eating this 3 1/2 pound cut of meat, so I'm planning on making fajitas and something else with what we can't eat tonight.

We do london broil quite often.
It's cheaper for us than buying 4 steaks.

3pounds is average for us.

We marinate it ... usually teriyaki....and then broil or grill.

I prefer to slice it thinly across the grain....and I suggest slicing only as much as you intend to eat....it'll stay fresh and slice nice when cold.
Fajitas is a great idea for leftovers...just don't over reheat it.
 
Jim, thanks for the advice! I actually cut the whole thing up last night after we ate. I couldn't believe how huge it was, even after cooking! Do you have any advice for how to grill it so it cooks through a bit more without charring the outside? The slab of meat was a good 2 inches thick, and the center was barely warm. We grilled it for about 20 minutes total, then let it sit covered with foil for 10 minutes.

Paul is a fan of "rare" steaks, but I ended up cooking my slices in a frying pan for about a minute with some of the marinade (turned out really good that way, surprisingly). Even Paul wanted his cooked a little more!

There's so much leftover meat that we're going to have fajitas tonight, and then I think I'm going to make beef stroganoff tomorrow. Even then we have enough meat for like 3 nights of beef stroganoff.

Ooh and your coleslaw recipe sounds great, I'll make it sometime this week!
 
SnowyShiloh wrote:
Do you have any advice for how to grill it so it cooks through a bit more without charring the outside? The slab of meat was a good 2 inches thick, and the center was barely warm. We grilled it for about 20 minutes total, then let it sit covered with foil for 10 minutes.


We have a propane grill.....spectacular heat control, but lacks in the true grilled flavor. Marinades can help with that ....ummmm ... well, somewhat anyways.

However, marinades containing lots of fruity-sugary content can end up being the reason the outside gets charred whilst the inside stays rare.

MrsD has experimented with a gazillion marinades and finally settled for a bottled one... yeah, yeah I know. But it's got nice flavor and is very consistent. http://www.kikkomanusa.com/_pages/consumer/prod_indiv.asp?loc=101&pfid=20&pfiid=31

We use a variety of dipping sauces to compliment whatever theme the side-dishes might be. ***think "fusion" ***

We cook about the same timing that you mentioned, and tend to get best results using a medium to medium-high heat setting. And. I always let it sit for 5 - 10 minutes before slicing.
Every cut is different, though .... as well as grills.

 

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Grilled Salmon, aspargus and potatoes

Yep, gotta love the grill! We use in the winter too but not nearly as much. I don't tend to grill veggies until the weather gets nice.
 
kirst3buns wrote:
We use in the winter too but not nearly as much.
A sure sign of a Michigander :biggrin2:

The grilled meal looks yummers!
 
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