What's For Dinner?

[trailmix 77]

BBQ burgers and oven fries for dinner!

Edited January 1, 2009 by trailmix

[Kathryn41 3,205]

We're doing a New Year's Day dinner as well - pork roast in the crockpot along with potatoes, carrots, apples and onions cooking in a sauce of apple juice and water flavoured with savoury, garlic and rosemary. Of course we also need to have the traditional Southern New Year's Day dinner with black-eyed peas and collard greens - Joe is making those - and finishing up with corn bread.

We're going to see a movie this afternoon - not sure which one yet, either The Curious Case of Benjamin Button or Doubt. That makes the crockpot so nice - I can just leave things simmering and they'll be ready when we get home.

[Marilyn. 340]

mmm the fajitas were so good

[trailmix 77]

We're doing a New Year's Day dinner as well - pork roast in the crockpot along with potatoes, carrots, apples and onions cooking in a sauce of apple juice and water flavoured with savoury, garlic and rosemary. Of course we also need to have the traditional Southern New Year's Day dinner with black-eyed peas and collard greens - Joe is making those - and finishing up with corn bread.

We're going to see a movie this afternoon - not sure which one yet, either The Curious Case of Benjamin Button or Doubt. That makes the crockpot so nice - I can just leave things simmering and they'll be ready when we get home.

That sound really good Kathryn.

We don't actually own a crockpot, I did buy one a few years ago, but I bought one that was too small - so I decided we don't really need one.

I was thinking the other day, when I made chili, that I love making meals that can be made in advance, I like that there doesn't have to be this big flurry of activity at dinner time when you are trying to get everything together.

I don't think I am a crockpot person though, I have to cook everything before I put it in a pot

[Sprailenes 47]

Husband is off today so he is in charge of dinner.

I think we're having spicy chicken with baked potatoes and spinach.

[Emancipation 2]

I don't think I am a crockpot person though, I have to cook everything before I put it in a pot

Ah there is no such thing!! and don't you need a pot to cook something in? Isn't that the which comes first chicken or the egg argument?

I love my crockpot.. best way to cook a roast.. hands down.. super easy and tender

[trailmix 77]

I don't think I am a crockpot person though, I have to cook everything before I put it in a pot

Ah there is no such thing!! and don't you need a pot to cook something in? Isn't that the which comes first chicken or the egg argument?

I love my crockpot.. best way to cook a roast.. hands down.. super easy and tender

lol

I mean I have to cook it before I...cook it , so for instance, if i'm making chili, I cook everything (including vegetables) before it all goes in a pot together.

I just slow cook meat in the oven, which is a huge waste of electricity! I could actually do a roast in the crock pot though - so maybe it would be handy for that.

Edited January 2, 2009 by trailmix

[Udella&Wiz 325]

This is what we had last night - really good and easy. I skipped the mushrooms and instead drained a can of diced tomatos (didn't want the juice) and added most of those in.

- it's a Weight Watchers recipe so extra vegies or onions would be free - I used Bob Evans Spicy sausage (not so weight watcher-ish ) and it turned out just super

Ground Beef and Noodle Bake

6 ounces uncooked medium egg noodles

1 pound ground round

1 cup sliced mushrooms

1/3 cup chopped onion

2 cloves garlic - minced

2 8-oz cans tomato sauce - no salt-added

1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 12-oz carton 1% low-fat cottage cheese

1 8-oz carton fat-free sour cream

1/3 cup chopped green onions

2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

1 tablespoon poppy seeds

3/4 cup shredded reduced-fat cheddar cheese - divided (3 oz)

cooking spray

Cook noodles according to package directions omitting salt and fat. Drain and set aside.

Cook ground round and next 3 ingredients in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat until browned, stirring to crumble. Drain in a colander. Wipe drippings from skillet with a paper towel. Return meat mixture to skillet. Add tomato sauce, pepper, and salt.

Combine cottage cheese and next 4 ingredients in a large bowl. Stir in meat mixture, noodles, and 1/3 cup cheddar cheese.

Spoon noodle mixture into a 2-quart casserole coated with cooking spray. Cover and chill casserole 8 hours.

5. Preheat oven to 350° F.

Remove casserole from refrigerator; let stand at room temperature 30 minutes. Bake, covered, at 350° F. for 20 minutes. Uncover; sprinkle with remaining cheddar cheese. Bake, uncovered, an additional 5 minutes.

Yield: 8 servings.

Exchanges: 3 Lean Meat, 1 1/2 Starch. Per serving: Cal 288(24% from fat); Pro 27.2g; Fat 7.8g(sat 3.2f); Carb 25.8g; Fib 2g; Chol 65mg; Iron 3mg; Sod 400mg; Calc 174mg.

WW Points: 6 pt.

Edited January 2, 2009 by Udella&Wiz

[antda 13]

Hi Everyone,

For today, I had the following:

-Went grocery shopping and bought 5 cans of canned potatoes, and 1 box of mashed potatoes

-Ate some (potato) french fries for lunch (stopped at McD's along the way)

-Had 1 can of sliced potatoes for dinner

-Ate some uncooked mashed potato flakes from the box (is that ok and healthy?)

Lol..as you can see..."I'm craving potatoes!"....Help!.....

Ant (Still "pregnancy potato craving"...)

Edited January 3, 2009 by AntandD

[TheATeam 0]

We made crab rangoon and greek salad tonight for supper. It was kind of a weird combination but VERY yummy!

[Sprailenes 47]

Back to the topic of perogies... who suggested wegmans perogies again?

Omg they are AMAZING! I just had a few (too many) and they were scrum-diddle-ee-umptious!

[TheATeam 0]

Mmmm perogies. I've got some homemade in my freezer right now. I think I might just go have a few for lunch! YUM!

[Sprailenes 47]

We're having homemade pizza tonight. Yumz.

[JillA 2]

Back to the topic of perogies... who suggested wegmans perogies again?

Omg they are AMAZING! I just had a few (too many) and they were scrum-diddle-ee-umptious!

That was MOI!! Glad you liked them, told ya so!!

[Marilyn. 340]

i made a big pot of vegie soup.. I was going to make homemade bread to go with it and had starting measuring the ingredients into the bread machine when I realized I didn't have yeast