We ended up having frozen pizza .... I added veggies to my boring cheese variety (artichoke hearts, tomato, zucchini, olives, spinach) in a sad attempt to give the baby SOME nutrition. Hubby had sausage and pepperoni pizza.

Thank you that's very kind of you, I think.

dinner was not that great

So Kathryn, what did Joe think of perogies? Marilyn, what was wrong with dinner and MissStacey, we tried those beans last week, after procuring a can opener, they are good

I don't know it had a strange texture or something but the funny thing is hubby raved about it.. said it was really good.... we didn't eat at the same time and I hadn't told him my opinion of it...

it wasn't horrible or anything....

maybe it will taste different today...

Joe enjoyed perogies:-). He said we can have them again anytime.

Not sure what will be for dinner tonight . . .it is a big cultural weekend for us - we have symphony tickets for tonight and opera tickets for tomorrow. We are going to head out early tomorrow and have lunch before the performance at this fantastic Indian restaurant in north Atlanta called Swapna. It has an absolutely wonderful Sunday buffet and the restaurant is always full of people of Indian background, so it must be pretty good. We will probably just have a soup and salad tonight - something quick - then have coffee and dessert at symphony hall before the performance. We always leave early because traffic can be such a nightmare at times.

ok it tasted better today... I did add a little water to the rest yesterday after I ate because it was a little too thick so maybe that made a difference... today i am making beef stroganof in the crock pot...

I took pork chops out, but don't feel like having that - so we are just going to have soup and bread.

I have made beef stroganoff cooking away in my crock pot... it is the recipe I have posted somewhere in here....

Tonight was tacos.

did you make those chicken things the other day, MissStacey??


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I felt like making cookies so I just made a batch of chocolate chip oatmeal cookies... I had one still warm and the chocolate still melted.. oh my goodness, soo yummy.. might have to hide them all from hubby and not tell him that I made cookies

[size="3"][/size]We have chicken adobo,rice and then beef soup.

they turned out bite size because I baked them on parchment paper...

Those look delicious Marilyn!!

they are I have had 2.. have to refrain myself from eating more

heheeh go ahead, have another - they're small! And boy, do they look yummy!

Ooh, those look really yum. I don't think parchment paper makes cookies bite size though, it just helps them not stick to the pan. Right?

I didn't want to spoil my dinner.. I had a few more after dinner though...


yeah but they don't spread out as much when you use parchment paper compared to if you would grease the pan......

i am making citrus marinated chicken thighs today and hubby is going to barbecue them when he gets home.. although he doesn't know it yet

I have no idea what I'm having for supper tonight. I'm meeting the future in laws for the first time sometime today so I'm nervous. We have no idea when they'll all be here, so Andrew expects us to go out to eat. In fact, he said the whole time they're here we should be expecting to go out to eat. That's kind of good, less work for me, but also not so much fun! I like to cook, although I'm already intimidated by what he's told me about how good of a cook his mom is!

Maybe you can cook one meal at home

Tonight we are having pork chops, garlic bread and some eggplant parmigiana, it's packaged actually. While i'm not crazy about pre packaged food, it was something new, so decided we will try it.

Tonight we had barbecue chicken cooked on the grill, baked beans, potato salad and asparagus. The asparagus was something new .... I saw it on a cooking show. Put some oil on the aspragus (I use a minimal amount of olive oil and it worked fine), then roll them in sugar (the show said white sugar, I used brown sugar). Then grill them until the sugar carmelizes. Mmmmm, they were yummy. Hubby even ate them and he is not a huge aspragus fan.

I ended up barbecuing the chicken because it was getting late and hubby wasn't home yet... but I was smart and I cooked the chicken almost done in the oven and just finished it off on the barbecue .. both hubby and I really liked the chicken

I marinated the chicken in a mixture of lemon juice, lime juice, vinegar, vegie oil, cumin, chili powder, oregano, garlic powder and paprika oh and some brown sugar....

I believe this is the cornerstone of cooking, with enough sugar and/or butter, anything tastes good

Yeah, I think I will have to put sugar and butter on every veggie from now on!!!

Hubby and I went out to dinner at a local Mexican place in celebration of Cinco de Mayo. I had a pulled pork burrito with salsa verde, hubby had a steak and veggie burrito.

It was yummy, but dang do I miss the amazing Mexican food I had when I lived in California. I especially miss the times the little old ladies would come around to my office, selling plates of chile verde. MMMMMM!

I have basically been stuck at home for the last couple weeks.. the only times I have gotten out where to do laundry or go grocery shopping..

so is it wrong if I want to go out to eat tonight??

Not at all .... go out and enjoy yourself!!!!

we ended up going to this little Mexican place we never had been before and had some of the best Mexican food... yum yum... and then we went grocery shopping

Glad you had a nice dinner out Marilyn.

Well, we had the fried chicken from Albertson's again last night. Of all the foods I have eaten since we have been here, that is the only thing that has really caught my attention.

We ate at Cracker Barrel last night. It was food. Tonight my husband is working late so we will have something light.... my version of shrimp cocktail. Large tiger shrimp (16-20) on a bed of baby spinach leaves with homemade cocktail sauce.

You know it's really weird. Our first experience with CB food was in Nashville, as - yes, it within walking distance from the La Quinta!

Anyway, it was really good that night.

Having now eaten there two more times, in Tifton and here - it just wasn't as good! However, we will go there again - this time I will order the breakfast.

I took Marilyn's easy mustard chicken recipe and used catfish instead of chicken. I added some creole seasoning, creole mustard and some Paul P. seafood blend. It was awesome!!

Had steamed carrots and cauliflower and brown rice and salad with it.

cool

might have to try that next time we come upon some fish...

i think I am going to make egg mcmuffins for din din today...

or maybe a ham sandwich..

we had tostadas for lunch

We had kraft dinner (canadian) and a piece of bread - it was really good

mmmmm, Canadian KD... I miss it so much...

I was hoping my parents were going to drive down here this month and then I was going to get them to bring along a bunch of stuff.. but plans changed....

We had eggs scrambled with peppers, onions, yellow squash and cheese, and home fries. I also had cucumber drizzled with balsamic vinegar, but hubby opted not to eat that.

lamb shank!

I didn't cook.. =)

I've never tried raw lamb, any good?

I didn't realize how much I missed Canadian KD until my mom made some while I was home. It DOES taste different!

yup, it has a more cheesy flavour then the American KD...

Much less salt too. Apparently in the US, flavour means more salt and/or sugar.

It's funny you mention that IR5 - I find stuff here not salty! Sweet yes, but not salty! Even the salt doesn't seem salty!?

When we had the KD last night, it's the first salty thing i've eaten since moving, it's very strange!

We're having a beef roast that I've had sitting in the crock pot since 9am. It'll be really tender. Also, mashed potatoes, gravy, pinto beans, rolls and corn bread. I can't wait lol.

Mary

Good choice. I was going to make roast today, even turned on the oven, then looked in the freezer, there is no roast in there, i'm was sure I bought one - guess I changed my mind.

So anyway, tonight, steak, salad, potatoes.

Tonight is Pita Pizza's again. I made them the other night and Mel and Max loved them.

I made them super healthy too. The alternative bagel makes great pitas- 110 cals and 8 grams of fiber. Hormel turkey pepperoni (I like the vegan pepperoni too but the one store I went to didn't have any) Lots of veggies- onions, green and red peppers, mushrooms. And I found kraft fat free shredded mozza cheese!! Woo Hoo!!

And a bag of light ceasar salad to go with them.

Miss Stacey, we are sharing a similar menu tonight!

I'm starting with a frozen Freschetta Four Cheese pizza then added more spices, more tomato sauce, mushrooms, hot banana pepper rings, artichokes, spinach and more cheese. It's in the oven baking now. And, we will have a Caesar salad to go with it as well- and iced tea (a staple here in the South although I don't make it sweet:-)). Oh, and fresh strawberries for dessert.

Mary, your roast sounds wonderful btw - if I didn't have the pizza already on the go I would drive to your place - I could make it in half an hour:-).

we had egg mcmuffins for lunch today.. they turned out pretty good...

tonight I am going to marinate some chicken drums and then barbeque them and then maybe do some 2 potato packets...