What i made for dinner this week: September 24 - 28.
Monday: On Monday Alex had softball until 7 when he got home we had dinner which consisted of spaghetti and meatballs (leftover from meatball subs we had last week).
MEATBALLS
1 lb (or a little more) meatloaf mix (beef, veal, pork)
1/2 C Italian bread crumbs
1 teaspoon dried parsley
a little chopped garlic
2 T parm cheese
1 egg
Form each meatball and place onto a baking sheet. Bake at 350 for about 15 minutes then add to maraneria sauce and finish cooking.
Tuesday: Alex worked tonight until 9 so we ate before he left at 5. Tonight we has sausage and peppers (well i had peppers and he just had the sausage).
Sausuage and Peppers
Itialian Sweet Sausage
1 bell pepper
1/2 onion
Saute onion and peppers in EVOO till crisp tender. In another skillet add enough water to cover 1/4 sausages. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes. Take sausage out and add to skillet wtih peppers and onions cook for another 15 minutes, browning on all sides. Serve on an Italian roll. (next time try with some marinara sauce)
Wednesday: Ahhhh ... i had a cold all week and all i wanted was some homemade chicken noodle soup ... but i has just made that last week when Alex has this lovely cold so i settled for chicken pot PIES, inspired by a similar dish Rachael Ray was making on 30 minute meals.
Sauce onions and carrots in EVOO; chop chicken and season with poulty seasoning and S & P, add to skillet and saute till brown. Push all to one side of pan and make a quick roux in the empty space. Wisk in chicken stock. Add a handful of frozen peas. Add a small amount of fat free half and half, simmer till thickened. Transfer to a baking ramican. Make pie crust and cover OR put a puff pastry sheet into equal squares and bake on an ungreased baking sheet (for this method spoon chicken mixture into dish and serve with puff pastry square on top).
Thursday: My favorite meal of the week!! Pork chops with apple raisin "salsa".
Pork Chops with Apple Raisin Salsa
2 center cut boneless pork chops
1 figi apple
1/2 cup apple cider
pinch cinnamon
1/4 cup raisins
1 T brown sugar
2 t maple syrup
Cut the apple into SMALL cubes. Add to a small skillet the apple, raisins, brown sugar, cinnamon, and apple cider (half). Simmer till cider reduces then add the other 1/4 cup of cider.
In a skillet heat about 2 T EVOO. Season pork chops on both sides with s & p. Cook chops on either side for 8 minutes (per side). Add a teaspoon on maple syrup to each chop and turn to coat, cook in syrup for about 2 minutes.
Serve with apple salsa on top.
Friday: Well it is Friday right now and it is almost 8 o'clock , so far this evening i made Alex a sandwich at 4 o'clock then we shared a piece of pumpkin cake i made earlier in the week (which i adapted to make low fat ... phew i'm glad that 40K diploma came in handy somewhere). I really wanted to make the Zuppa Tuscona soup tonight but Jer came to visit and Alex was not sure if we would be going out to eat or not so i never ended up making it .. on well maybe tomorrow.
THIS WEEK AT WORK :
Well this week at the lab i got a raise and promoted !! I am now the main chef and i oversee all of the research assistants. The recipes i made this week for the subjects are: the Tuna Burgers which are actually pretty good (recipe below), Ratautoulle (pounds and pounds of it !), Spinach and Beef Skillet (very good - recipe below), Pork Stir Fry ( a huge pain in the butt).
Tuna Burger (well at work i weight all ingredients out to grams so here in my estimate in cups and tablespoons)
1 can tuna packed in water DRAINED
2 T mayo
2 T egg whites
2 t mustard
1 t scallions
2 T bread crumbs
Form into patties, stick in the freezer for an hour then grill on George Foreman for 20 minutes.
Spinach and Beef Skillet
half a bell pepper cut into strips
1 t garlic
1 t EVOO
2 cups spinach
2 T scallions
2 T soy sauce
1 T water
1 T ketchup
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