Holy crap. So I boiled my perogies first a little bit (though the box said to fry them frozen) and then fried them in butter. I had way too much butter obviously and might have over boiled them in the first place.

So for dinner last night we had Perogie Mush with onions yay. Oh well wife liked it and didn't complain, me on the other hand couldn't believe how well they didn't turn out...

Well now you will be a savvy perogie cook, with this experience under your belt!

That's hilarious.

They must have been par-boiled at the factory then.

As a side note you could have cut them up at that point and fried them and called them perogie bites (or thrown them on a salad and called them crouton de perogie

Or thrown them in the garbage and called them crap.

Nice

We had the grilled Chicken boobs on WW buns. I had a South west marinade mix so made that and left them in the fridge for a couple hours before my husband popped them onto that frigging George Foreman grill. Hate that damn thing...takes up space.

When we buy a house...I am going to need an entire pantry type cupboard just for all the damn extra '1 job' appliances

Blender
lettuce spinner
2 crockpots (small and large)
George's grill
electric griddle
food grinder
coffee grinder

the list goes on...............

I keep 3 appliances on the counter - toaster, microwave and coffee machine - I can't stand to have a bunch of clutter on the counter, so I hear you! Every time I need the kettle or sandwich maker or popcorn maker etc, have to go get it. I like the idea of appliance cupboards.

For dinner tonight my Husband is going to bring Tim Hortons sandwiches, well at least that is the plan at this point - he also has to go to walmart for kitty litter etc - I have gotten to the point where I will not go to Walmart - it's ugly it's overcrowded and I don't like it.

That was actually my first thought, but then looked at a starving wifey on the couch looking hungry...

i lived with my brother for awhile and he has no idea how to cook.. so I did most of the cooking..

but once in awhile he would cook.... he would take frozen perogies throw them in baking dish with some onion and butter, I think and then throw it in the oven.... dang those perogies would be so chewy... I think it would have come out ok, if the perogies were thawed... lol

I have really been lazy with meal making these last couple of days.... we have been eating out a lot...

We are either having...


a) Marilyn P's Tamale pie again

or

Grilled fish and VIGO Yellow rice (saffron rice)...this stuff is seriously good


I envision the Tamale Pie winning...lol

I think I am going to stir-fry shrimp and kale in ginger and red pepper.

Ok, taking the easy way out - heating up frozen jambalaya in the oven.

Grilling again...chicken drumsticks...half basted in olive oil with herbs, the other half in bbq sauce. Half as in 6 legs one way, 6 the other. The leftovers will be lunch tomorrow for us both and snacking later on. Scalloped potatoes, corn on the cob, and hmmmm....maybe a french vanilla pudding for later.

Ok...I need a recipe for donair sauce. I'm sure they abound on the 'net but I just don't feel like surfing right now. Now I know someone posted one a while back but I've lost it (and yes, I could search but I'm still feeling crappy right now) and I have a craving REALLY BAD for the bloody stuff. Anyhoo, no hurry... if anyone has it handy or knows it (I bet Marilyn does! ) I would LOOOOOOOOVE it.

*BIG GRIN*

Nyquill !

Omoba...sorry, I don't know if anyone has a recipe for Nyquil!

I think I HEARD there was a recipe for Donair sauce, but I just use tzatziki sauce on my donairs...actually I use it a lot on a LOT of things!

This is the 3rd of March, and I think you wanted it for last night? If not, let me know and I'll give you my Tzatzki sauce if Marilyn doesn't post her donair sauce. OR I'll post a donair sauce that I've googled since you're not feeling well...but it doesn't mean I've tried it.

We had grilled salmon on the weekend and it was divine! Mmmmmmmmmm Was 73 here yesterday, so of course we had to grill.

I'm going to make zuchinni sausage squares tonight because now it's pouring and we're supposed to get snow/sleet after noon here, so I'll be cooking inside.

we had pork fajitas tonight and I have cabbage rolls in the crockpot now for dinner tomorrow...

last night we had corn-dogs.. I had canned progresso vegie soup with mine and hubby had a can of menudo with his

tonight the plan is to make a chicken stir fry with some fried rice..

We're going to have chicken vegetable soup tonight. We're having a bit of a snowstorm today. Gene didn't go to work. So, we're hunkering down and going to have some comfort food. Maybe I'll make some parmesean butter rolls for the soup. Did I tell you it was 78 degrees on Sunday??? Weird weather!

Karen -- I found this donair meat and sauce recipe -- hope it helps! The reviews at the end are helpful too -- I am gonna try this sometime!
http://www.recipezaar.com/90387

I am trying to decide if I want leftovers from last night (pork loin chops in a pineapple/orange sweet and sour sauce) or make my own pizza tonight.......

Speaking of pizza...did you get my PM here Cassie?

indeed, and my apologies for not replying back promptly -- will do that now

mmmmmmmmmmmmm! Thanks Cassie!!! Can't wait to try this donair sauce. I've not been able to find anything down here in the South to match this sauce. AUGH!

Just had to go buy American tea for the first time in two years! 2 YEARS! My MIL kept me supplied with King Cole tea and our latest care package hasn't gotten here yet (I bet it's in customs being searched...again) so it's on with some Seattle's Best coffee I found on sale and some Tetley British Tea.

For supper...hmmmm...maybe chicken strips...maybe breffus for supper. I could make a homemade pizza too. Now there's a thought......

Nick and I made steaks, grilled onions and peppers and rice.
We ate together on webcam to celebrate our NOA2
Hope everyone had a good meal!

today we are having fish and potato wedgies again...

this time though I cheated and bought some frozen battered fish but it is good quality...

also this time I won't over bake the wedgies..

Well my Husband is at the grocery store as we speak....yay! We will probably have safeway rotisserie chicken for dinner and salad or something.

I feel like pasta. We'll see what the redhead feels like (besides sex, we all know what a perv he is )

Change of dinner plans - we are having donairs, it's 6:00 and we are getting a bit peckish!

We're in Florida visiting my mom ... have been eating lots of yummy food. We were in the Everglades earlier tonight and had dinner at a restaurant there .... conch fritters, gator bites and steamed shrimp for me ... hubby also had fried catfish, frog's legs and crab cakes. And I had the yummiest Key Lime pie for dessert MMMMMMM!

mmm, dinner was good... I made a different tartar sauce this time which was much better then the last one...

We just got back from Florida and I'm missing that kind of food already!! Mmmmmmmmmmm Hope you're relaxing and having fun autumnchik!

We're going out for supper tonight...don't know where yet. My Valentine's Day present was tickets to see Michael Buble tonight, so we're going to go out for supper first.

Now that's what I call a good dinner. Well all except the pie. Gator is one of my favoritest meals, though I always feel bad because when I go down to Florida I hike the swamps looking for gators to photograph. I just can't help it though, I love eating gator and frog legs. Damn you now I'm hungry and all I have left is a left over slice of vegetarian pizza...

Last night we ate at the Islamorada seafood restaurant at the Bass Pro Shop. It was HORRIBLE. I highly recommend no one go there.

The night before we ate at Jim 'n Nick's BBQ. It was good. Tonight.... I'm not sure. Maybe Indian?

frogs legs....hmmm

Anyhoo, it is steak tonight for dinner, since I took it out of the freezer on Monday but obviously didn't do anything with it. Yams, potatoes.

already had dinner, husband leaves for work at 3pm this week...it seems more like lunch.. made steak, roasted cauliflower and brussel sprouts and salad...

I also like to make low sugar pies from one of my favorite cookbook authors..Joanna Lund.. today Im making her Almond Rejoice Pie...soo good

Almond Rejoice Pie

1 (4 serving) pkg. Jell-o sugar-free chocolate pudding mix
2/3 cup Carnation nonfat dry milk powder
1 1/3 cups water
1 tsp coconut extract
1 cup Cool Whip lite
1/4 cup (1ounce) chopped almonds
1 (6 ounce) Keebler chocolate-flavored piecrust
1 tablespoon (1/4 ounce) miniature chocolate chips
2 tablespoons flaked coconut

In a medium bowl, combine dry pudding mix and dry milk powder. Add
water.
Mix well, using a wire whisk. Blend in 1/2 tsp. coconut extract and
1/4 cup
cool whip lite. Add almonds. Mix well. Pour mixture into piecrust.
Refrigerate for about 15 minutes. In a small bowl, combine remaining
3/4
cup Cool Whip lite and remaining coconut extract. Spread
mixture
evenly over filling. Sprinkle mini chocolate chips and coconut evenly
over
top. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

making ugly naked chicken and rice tonoight...

shepard's pie with extra cream corn, my daughters favorite

Big announcement - I have now added Bean Sprouts to tonight's menu!!

I'm just going to fry them with soy sauce. I like bean sprouts.

Indian food sounds good Cricket, you are having a culinary adventure, interested to know what you ended up eating!

MarilynP- I'm gonna trust you on this...so far you haven't let me down on a recipe ;p Sounds, so......appealing, that's it

We had homemade Wonton Soup of sorts and biscuits to go along with it, turned out great! And really easy...lemme know if anyone wants the recipe

Waiting for Joe to get home - it is a challenge making a dinner that can keep and be served any time between 6:30 and 7:30 - the variance in his arrival home times:-).

Tonight we will have hamburger patties mixed with a hot pepper sauce and onions, seasoned curly fries baked in the oven and broccoli.

it is one of my hubby's favs... he says the sauce almost tastes like the Jack Daniel's sauce from TGI Fridays... the recipe originally called for 1 cup honey but I changed it to 1/3 cup honey and 1/3 cup brown sugar....

Ugly Naked Chicken

8 pieces bone-in skinless chicken
garlic powder , to taste
salt , to taste
black pepper , to taste
1/3 cup honey
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/8 cup soy sauce (I use low-sodium)
1/4 cup butter or margarine
1/8 cup Worcestershire sauce
1/8 cup lemon juice

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

2. Place chicken pieces in a 9x13" casserole sprayed with nonstick cooking spray.

3. Generously sprinkle chicken pieces with garlic powder, salt and pepper to taste on both sides.

4. Bake, uncovered, for 40 minutes.

5. Meanwhile, in a microwaveable bowl, combine honey, soy sauce, butter, Worcestershire sauce, and lemon juice and heat on HIGH power for about 30-45 seconds, or until butter melts and you can easily stir ingredients together- watch carefully so you don't overheat it and end up with a melted butter mess in your microwave.

6. After chicken has baked for the 40 minutes, pour the honey mixture all over the chicken and bake another 10 minutes, flip chicken over, bake another 10 minutes longer or until chicken is cooked all the way through and is tender.

7. Note: If you prefer your chicken"dressed," go ahead and leave the skin on.

Marilyn - That sounds really good, I'm going to try it later this week. I make something similar but use just soy sauce, honey and garlic. I think the worchester and lemon will make it a little more interesting.

Udella - I'd love to see your wonton soup recipe ...

Tonight I am having dinner at White Spot (which I despise) with my Mom .. the last two nights I was too exhausted to cook and had just cheesy noodles (yep .. bland .. and bad for me).

yeah i have that problem too, hubby is never home at the same time


it gives it a little zing..

the sauce is really good over rice

Tomorrow I am going to try a chicken fricassee crock pot recipe that my mother in law gave me. Mel loves chicken fricassee. I have never tried it.

Spicy chicken wings and a small side salad.
Trying the low carb thing again /sigh

This is the basic recipe:
CHICKEN POTSTICKER SOUP
Instructions

32 oz Swanson Chicken Broth

2 bay leaves

2 cups baby spinach, shredded

16 oz package Trader Joe's Chicken Gyoza Potstickers

1-2 teaspoons freshly cracked black pepper

Ingredients

1. In a large stock pot, heat chicken broth and bay leaves 15 minutes on medium heat.

2. Add spinach and allow to wilt 2-3 minutes.

3. Add potstickers and cook an additional 2-3 minutes or until potstickers are soft.

4. Season with black pepper. Remove bay leaves.



These are the modifications i made: it made 6 large servings

* 4 14oz cans of low sodium Chicken broth (not the kind which needs to be diluted)

* I used chopped Napa cabbage instead of spinach - 1 med head - it's the weird wrinkly kind

* along with the cabbage, I added a cup of finely julienned carrots

* I ground the pepper into the broth at the beginning

* Giant Nature's Own brand organic potstickers(pork and veggie) were great

* at the end I stirred in about 1-2 tsp Sesame oil - to taste, a little more would be great, it's easy to get too much quickly

Really yummy, milk free a nice light supper

darn, I didn't put enough water in the pot with the steamer and now it smells all burnt in here...

Mmm Marilyn, the chicken recipe sounds delicious ... will have to try when I get home.

Tonight we went to a Chinese buffet, actually one of the best ones I have been to. The crab legs were very good ... nice and large and yummy!!! The only disappointment was that they had a lovely selection of sushi, which I cannot eat at the moment
Tomorrow we are going to Busch Gardens so I imagine our menu will include the usual selection of amusement park fare.

That Naked Chicken sounds yummy Marilyn. We just had chicken the other night though, and I like to alternate...chicken, beef, fish, pork...so I'm going to have to do something else tonight. I'm thinking calzones or a pizza loaf and salad. Maybe finish up some soup I made the other day as well.

Autumnchik...it's important that everyone at least once a year eat amusement park or fair food! I would miss it if I didn't have that to eat once a year! We really try to eat healthy throughout the year, but really and truly...everyone DESERVES greasy fair food once a year! Mmmmmmmmmmm

Actually Marilyn, I think I'm going to make that Naked Chicken Friday night....and serve it naked!

Has anyone got a George Foreman grill? I'd like to get one. I don't want one of those little bitty ones...the larger ones I thought were a bit pricey? I'm seeing for most, if not on sale $70.00? Anyone have one and like it?