What's For Dinner?

[Kathryn41 3,205]

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.

[Marilyn. 340]

making ugly naked chicken and rice tonoight...

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

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.

Edited March 6, 2008 by MarilynP

[EmilyandJason 0]

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).

[Marilyn. 340]

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.

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

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).

it gives it a little zing..

the sauce is really good over rice

Edited March 6, 2008 by MarilynP

[MissStacey 1]

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.

[Misty1979 0]

Spicy chicken wings and a small side salad.

Trying the low carb thing again /sigh

[Udella&Wiz 325]

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

Edited March 6, 2008 by Udella&Wiz

[Marilyn. 340]

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

[Autumnchik 6]

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.

[Carlawarla 1]

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?

[Krikit 1,164]

Last night we went to Panera Bread. I had soup, he had soup and salad. We had originally planned to have Indian but late yesterday I felt like I got hit by a ton of bricks. Lay down for a quick nap and woke up with a terrible headache and very nauseated and shivering. I think I'm doing better now. I hope.

[rhymeswithcandi 0]

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.

I love saying "fricassee"

Last night we went to Panera Bread. I had soup, he had soup and salad. We had originally planned to have Indian but late yesterday I felt like I got hit by a ton of bricks. Lay down for a quick nap and woke up with a terrible headache and very nauseated and shivering. I think I'm doing better now. I hope.

I hope you're doing better too! That sounds yukky. Feel better and take care of you!

[trailmix 77]

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

We don't go to the Stampede every year, more like every other year, but basically we go for the corn dogs

Edited March 6, 2008 by trailmix

[Carlawarla 1]

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

We don't go to the Stampede every year, more like every other year, but basically we go for the corn dogs

Mmmmmmmmmm that looks divine! Very delicious picture! Hope Crikey doesn't see it if she's nauseous!

[trailmix 77]

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

We don't go to the Stampede every year, more like every other year, but basically we go for the corn dogs

Mmmmmmmmmm that looks divine! Very delicious picture! Hope Crikey doesn't see it if she's nauseous!

Yes I posted a note in off topic warning her to shield her eyes if she comes in to this thread

Edited March 6, 2008 by trailmix