Tonight we are having salad and broiled chicken breast.

Last night we went out for burgers. I had a really long day with a crisis client at the end and decided I COULD NOT EAT ANY MORE BAKED ZITI (we have been eating that ALL week). Hubby took the rest for lunch today

hard day at work today so I just made vegetable cheese omelettes with toast and sliced tomatoes for dinner:-).

Marie callendar's lasagna once again for the win

mm lasagna....

i really want to make some soon.. i am thinking of making it for the hubby's family one day soon.. we always have the same thing, chicken and carne asada (steak meat) and I am getting a little tired of it

Cant wait to get back home to Vegas (we leave 5 weeks from today!), Marie Callenders is one of my favorite restraunts, love their meatloaf and steamed veggies...but the best is their pies!!! the strawberries on the strawberry pie are the size of baseballs!!...LOL...

http://www.mcpies.com/famous_pies/pie_menu.php

I love Marie Callendars alfredo TV dinners. And most times I'm in LA, I try and go to the restruant on Wilshire Blvd. Though haven't done that the last bunch of times. The chicken alfredo is my favorite I think. Oh pizza tonight for us since it's Friday and I go on cooking strike for the weekend as I do every weekend (and resume back on Monday)...

that is kind of like me... I don't usually cook or want to cook on the weekends...

before I moved here my hubby and I kind of made a deal that I would cook on the weekdays and he would be responsible for the weekends.. of course he seems to have forgotten that deal was ever made

Not sure if this is in your area, Autumn, but maybe you can do a search.... Applegate Farms does a nitrate free bacon and sausage and I hear they are available in Super Walmart. (Will check the one down here and see.) I buy the Oscar Mayer nitrate/nitrite free bacon in Publix, and I hear it's also available in Safeway. We really like it. (I know that doesn't help with your sausage search right now. lol. But I'm heading over to Publix and Walmart this afternoon so I'll check for a nitrate free sausage.)

Oooh thanks, I will have to check that out. I will also see if I can get nitrate free bacon too. I have not seen it yet in the one grocery store in my town (ugh for monopolies), but I may be able to ask them to order it.

We are going out tonight for Italian food, not sure what I will have, but something yummy I'm sure!

We are just leaving to pick up a friend of ours who is coming in from Nebraska (needed a mid-winter break - lives on a cattle ranch there in the middle of nowhere) so we will be heading out for dinner afterwards at a little family cafe in the area. They have a great variety of 'American', Mexican and 'Greek' food on the menu and it is always good! Tomorrow we are going out for dinner too, to one of my favourite restaurants in Atlanta - Cedars of Lebanon - wonderful Lebanese food! Yum!

Mmmmm....lebanese food sounds good. There's a restaurant Joel and I want to try in Atlanta...one of those Brazilian steak houses. Fire of Brazil I think is the name. Methinks it's one of those places that you shouldn't eat for a couple days before you go.

Tonight...not sure yet. Lots of leftovers, may just do that tonight.

Seriously, are you telling me that these products cannot be purchased in the States?! I haven't moved yet, and I think my body might actually shut-down without Cheeze-Whiz?!

Dinner tonight is homemade beef stew.

they have something they call cheese whiz but it doesn't taste nothing like the cheese whiz in Canada....

You can get cheez whiz, it's just different (better put some cheez whiz on the beef stew).

Tonight we are having ze chicken nuggets of ze day and ze left over potatoes from last night - sauted in olive oil.

Just went down to the basement again to finish up - thank heavens. Just have to wash the back stairs etc and clean up after we get a couple of things hauled away.

Hubby and I shared steamed mussels, then I had veal piccata, he had broiled salmon and we shared maple pecan pie with vanilla ice cream .... MMMMMMMMM. I brought home half of my meal so I get to eat it tomorrow for lunch. YAY!!!

mmmmmmm....pecan pie. We had steak and mashed taters with sour cream and cheese melted on top...it was in the fridge and would have ruined if not cooked tonight. Rounded that off with strawberry shortcake.

Pecan pie sounds better though.

Mmm...those all sound so good. I had salmon with acorn squash. I was just too tired to make any veggies. I don't normally eat dessert but Karen that strawberry shortcake sounds amazing right now!

We have one of those Brazilian steakhouse places here in Tulsa, and it is fabulous fabulous fabulous! And yes, when we know we are going there for a treat (this place ain't cheap!), I basically don't eat all day. But it is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooo good!

tonight my hubby invented a low-fat sandwich wrap for me, and it was actually very tasty!

We were out shopping yesterday and I saw a steakhouse advertised as a Brazilian steakhouse as well, although I don't think it was the same name. They're good eh? What do they do different when cooking steaks? Might be something to check out.

I think I mentioned I went out to lunch last week with a neighbour and we had Gyros. They were the BEST Gyros I'd ever tasted. It was at a little hole in the wall type of deli. Excellent food!

I bought a lemon-garlic turkey breast tenderloin last night that was very very good. I love to grill tenderloins, but it wasn't nice outside and I baked it in the overn. We had twice cooked mashed potatoes with onions, cheese and chives, and a zucchini carrot veggie casserole I made up. It was excellent! I love experimenting with new things and making up my own recipes. I feel like a kid when I get to make things up...certainly they're better though than when I'd make up recipes as a kid!

Tonight is leftovers from last night.

Oh yes, I bought a Foreman Grill on Friday as well. Hoping to try it out this week. One of those Lean Mean Machines!

Seriously. Here's a link to the grocery items unavailable in the US thread.

Last night we had Christine Cushing's French Onion Soup and a fancy shmancy salad. The grocery store had local strawberries on sale 2for1 so we had strawberry shortcake (with a dash of Grand Marnier) for dessert. Tonight I'm not sure, but I'm contemplating T.O_2_Fl's Curried Tilapia with Mango Salsa. But that all depends on how motivated I am to drive to the store later.

Tonights disaster will be ------- Meatloaf yay. Well ok, I'm actually using a recipe which I never do, and I actually have made this once before so it shouldn't be a horrific site in the kitchen I hope, but with me you never know...

I'm sure you'll do wonderfully with this warlord! Using a recipe should help. Kudo's for posting to this thread, and keeping up the spirit! Let us know how it pans out!

If it is like the one we go to......

You sit at the table and the waiter comes around with a various selection of meats (one at a time) that have been skewered on a long sword and roasted over flame.** They plunk down the sword, tell you what the meat is, and you say "yep I want some of that" or "nope" They then slice off a piece for you and you put it on your plate. You sit there thinking "hmm, this doesn't seem to be a lot of food", but they just seem to keep coming and coming with various cuts/preparations of beef, chicken, pork, lamb, shrimp, sausages, and our favourite, grilled pineapple, until you tell them enough. Mixed with the all you can eat buffet / salad bar (which is amazing at our restaurant) and you basically roll right out of there. It's a bit pricey, but oh so delicious! I don't know what they do in the grilling process, but oh my word, it is so good.



**This is based on how Brazilian/Argentinian cowboys (gauchos) prepare their meals while out on the range, or something like that!

mmmm, Brazilian steakhouse... yup, if you leave one of these places hungry, it's your own dang fault!!! They are pricey precisely because you can get all the meat you desire. For carnivores like myself, ooooh, what a feast. A tip I'd suggest is if you can get to one of these places for lunch (not on a weekend usually), you can get the same food for a cheaper price just because it's lunchtime.

I have no idea what we are having for dinner! Hmm might be spaghetti, just because it's easy.

Woot
Ugly naked Chicken was a hit MarilynP We had it will Vigo yellow rice (saffron rice) and broccoli

Tonight, I am making something traditionally Irish in honour of St Paddy. Saw a woman on the Today show last Friday, looked easy and yummy

Colcannon (mashed potatoes and sauteed cabbage) and homemade pork sausage:

http://topsecretrecipes.ivillage.com/food/...s/rachel-allen/

My husband has always wanted to go to a Brazillian steakhouse but weve never gone.. maybe after our move in April to Las Vegas we will go, in honor of "not killing each other after 4 days in the car together"...LOL

Heres a wikipedia link about how the meat is served (Rodizio)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodizio


didnt cook today, its a "fend for yourself" night..since Im leaving for work in just a few minutes..LOL

glad it was enjoyed

we have been eating out a lot these last couple of weeks and that needs to stop

tonight I think I am making Chicken Mac and cheese.. I haven't checked if I have all the ingredients yet though....

Chicken Mac

1 tbsp oil
4 boneless, skinless chicken thighs (@ 1 lb) *
1 pkg (14 ounce) Kraft Deluxe mac & Cheese dinner (I just use regular mac and cheese)
1 can (14-1/2 ounce) diced tomatoes, undrained
2 green onions, sliced (I just fry up some onions when I fry up the chicken)
1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley (I just use some dried parsley)

Heat oil in medium skillet on medium-high heat. Add chicken. Cook about 7 minutes on each side until cooked through.

Meanwhile, prepare Mac& Cheese as directed on the package, substituting large skillet for saucepan...

Add tomatoes, onions and parsley to prepared dinner; mix lightly. Top with chicken.


*what I do is use about 2 chicken thighs but chop them up and then fry them and then mix it into the mac and cheese with everything else....

We are having roast turkey (I am just roasting a turkey breast, not the whole turkey), stuffing, gravy, corn and green beans. I have been much more into cooking lately. Hubby says I am nesting

My Husband is making spaghetti! So we will be having that and garlic bread.

I made some chicken breasts the other night and coated them in bisquick, paprika, few other spices - then cooked them in the oven, they were really good (got the idea off the box of bisquick).

when I was pregnant, I hardly felt like cooking the first couple of months we ate out a lot plus we stocked up on microwave dinners... poor hubby...


mmm sgetti is one of my favourite things.. we had that last Thursday... I would eat it once a week but hubby would get tired of it then....

Oh this is a recent change, only in the 3rd trimester. When I was first pregnant, smells would really set me off and I avoided the kitchen. Hubby did most of the cooking then, poor guy.

well, we have sure splurged today! We have company and were meeting up with friends in Atlanta for dinner after having lunch on our own. We had planned to go to Cedars of Lebanon for lunch - but when we got there the building was vacant and a neighbour said that they had moved to a larger place - they just didn't know where! So, we ended up going to a lovely Suishi Restaurant across the way. Oh yum! Yum! It was absolutely wonderful - excellent food - I had alarge roll with crab, shrimp, avocado, some green crunchy things,rice, wrapped in -well, I am not even sure what it was wrapped in but it was wonderful - and served with a spicy sauce. The role was cut into 10 pieces so there was a lot. For those who are interested the restaurant was named Kiku and it was just off of Lennox Rd.

For dinner we went to a lovely Thai and Chinese restaurant named Hunan off of Roswell Rd and Hammond Rd in Sandy Springs. We ordered Szechuan beef, Mango chicken, breaded scallops with pickled cabbage and garlic beans. (The 5 of us shared and there was plenty for all). Again, absolutely incredible food, very well prepared and extremely tasty. It will be so ordinary to go back to meals at home tomorrow. Oh, wait - we still have leftovers from last night's dinner out - ok, I know what I'm having for lunch now! hehehe.

yeah, same here.. I specially couldn't stand the smell of chicken ... I could hardly eat it too.... my hubby doesn't cook much he knows how to do scrambled eggs.. and he can cook if he puts his mind to it but that doesn't happen to often....

No idea what dinner is going to be today... I have a couple of job interviews today and hubby has school at 7pm so i will probably make something in the crock pot... we are running short on groceries though .. I was going to go shopping last weekend but I didn't get around to it....

Thanks Cassie. That not only sounds like fun, but delicious! It is true that most places offer the same lunch menu that's less expensive. I've dined some times where we've stopped early for a meal, and we're right on the cusp of turnover between lunch and dinner, and seen the lunch menu which except for a few things is the same...for less money of course! I think the portions are usually smaller. That better be the reason!

Sounds like you've had a few lovely meals as well Kathyrn! I'm not a sushi fan, but always love it when people describe an experience they love even if I'm not of the same mind.

I think I'm going ot make spinach ricotta in jumbo shells with marinara sauces. Mmmmmmmmmm Some crusty buns, and salad will round this out.

Wow. Good luck on the job interviews, Marilyn!!!

Last night we had orange-glazed salmon with peppers and rice. I also made a corn, black bean, and tomato salsa. Tonight we are having the leftover french onion soup and salad. My husband hates leftovers so I normally never make him eat them. But I have put my food down and now he is happy to eat leftovers. It might have been the flood.

Just a note to the seasonal fruit and veggie lovers..... the seedless watermelon I bought the other day was fantastic. So sweet and juicy. Going to get another one today.

tonight were having McDonalds..LOL..its our grandaughters bday and were taking her for dinner (her choice)...Mickey D's won of course.. and then on a shopping trip to Toys R US...

but I do plan on coming home and making Beef Stroganoff so that my husband will have some for his lunch in the morning...will also make a salad, and strawberry/blueberry shortcakes...

we just used the last of our spaghetti sauce and chili from the freezer, so Im gonna be making a batch of both to restock the freezer on this long weekend...this will be my last batch before we move in 4 weeks!... woo hoo!

That always won out for me too when I was a kid. Though as an adult I rarely ever eat there, and we have one down the road, but as a kid, it definatly was above seafood and steak...

it always won with me too!...we rarely eat fast food, unless its somewhere like Subway...I do like that McDonalds does offer other choices now for kids with their Happy Meals, besides soda and fries..

I am making garlic Brown Sugar chicken today.. I have never tried the recipe before but it looked interesting...

I made the canadian version of Duggar Famiily Tater Tot Casserole. . . because I can't find tater tots here Ah well, it's still good

http://www.duggarfamily.com/recipes.html

Looks good. There is another one I have heard of that is more breakfasty- it has eggs and bacon and cheese in it and the tater tots.

we also had a version of the tater tot caserole last night

Well, I thought I would be ordering room service at a hotel in Chicago, but due to weather, my flight has canceled. I'm not even going to bother attempting another flight tonight... I'm booked on a 6am departure in the morning.

So, I guess I'm having pizza ;-)

Whoa. What's happening with the weather?

Husband had to go in to the old office today, plus the book store (I got 4 new books - which includes a trilogy yahooo!) and staples (got an automatic coin sorter, oh btw when you move you have to get the can of coins packaged haha) and on the way home he picked up Edo for me - which was great!

Soo a little later on I think we will have a grilled cheese.

Just sorted through a whole tote of photo albums, ditched the albums and basically got it down to 1 album and one very small bag of photos! (this is in addition to my other tote of photos )