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squirrly
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Easy recipes
I am thoroughly out of ideas for dinner. It's turning into fall here, and aside from chicken dumpling soup and beef stew, both of which I've made in the last week, I'm drawing a blank on reasonably quick & easy things to make. So - suggestions? Favorites? What are you making these days?
And, also - what are your top 10 most frequently purchased items at the grocery? (Please skip milk, bread, eggs, juice, coffee, soda, lunch meat.)
And, also - what are your top 10 most frequently purchased items at the grocery? (Please skip milk, bread, eggs, juice, coffee, soda, lunch meat.)
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Re: Easy recipes
Miss Mrs.
Miss Mrs.
The things you'll always find on my grocery list are:
Taco kit
Fast meal: usually either a bbq pulled pork container or frozen pizza - this way I dont eat out the day I don't feel like cooking
Stir fry sauce and rice
Some sort of chicken seasoning packet
Frozen veggie and cheese bags
To keep packing lunches for work interesting I always buy:
Assorted mini cereal boxes
Assorted single serve chip bags
Yogurt
My top 10 grocery list includes garlic, onions, squash, honeycrisp apples, cheerios, cheeses, pizza, flavored water, nuts and beer.
Dresses may be easier to take in than let out, but guest lists are not. -- kate51485
We usually buy pasta, cereal, popsicles (FI can go through about 10 of those freezer pop things a day), marinara sauce, fruits and veggies, chicken, steak, and pork.
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I also make spaghetti sauce by heating canned plum tomatoes until they break up easily with a spoon and adding tomato paste, garlic, onion, basil, oregano, and rosemary. The most time consuming part is boiling the water for the pasta!
Miss Mrs.
I didn't have a packet of italian seasoning mix so I just used spices we had - garlic powder, onion powder, pepper, and some Weber's Kickin' Chicken seasoning. You could use any seasonings you want really. It was super super easy and delicious!
I feel like we make the same things over and over too, so I feel ya there. I like to buy turkey italian sausage and make spaghetti using that and whole wheat pasta. We have that fairly often. And we eat a lot of chicken breasts. Seasoned different ways, put with different sides, etc.
Top 10 things I always get (assuming we're out): 100% whole wheat bread, frozen chicken breasts, pork tenderloin, ground turkey, fat free sour cream, Prego Heart Smart pasta sauce, whole wheat pasta (usually spaghetti and one other like penne or spirals), mushrooms, unsalted chicken stock
At the store, I always seem to be buying granola bars, apples, cucumbers, and spices. I run out of basil and oregeno constantly by H just planted me a basil plant so that should help. Oh, and cat food. My cat is a pig.
10 most purchased items besides those things you listed? Chicken, ground beef, cookies, green peppers, rice, tuna (in a can, not steak), fresh pasta (Butoni), and then a mixture of frozen meals like those stir fry things or pierogies.
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[QUOTE]Opal, does your CSA have a website I could peruse? I want to do one for next year - moving mid-summer just wasn't in line with how the CSA operates, though. I've been hitting up the farmer's market at Copley on Fridays, but it's about to run out of good stuff.
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<a href="http://www.redfirefarm.com/CSA/basics.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.redfirefarm.com/CSA/basics.html</a>
Here you go. We've enjoyed it so far, and I'm kind of bummed that we can't sign up for next year since we may be moving. You should check out the deep winter shares that they've started offering, which will be open to the general public on Sept 30. It'll deliver hothouse veggies and storage crops January-March.
Miss Mrs.
I have a crockpot cookbook, its super easy for me to put everything in the crockpot the night before and plug it in in the morning. Viola dinner is ready when I get home. I was surprised how many different things you can make with the crockpot.
As for gorceries my top are:
Cereal
Cheese
Apples
Poweraid/Gatoraid (whichever is on sale)
Chicken (I would eat it at every meal if I could)
Vanilla yogurt ( I don't drink milk and put yogurt in my cereal)
Lean Quisine
Cranberry Juice ( to help my kidneys)
I can't think of 10 lol
And thanks all for the menu items & groceries! Keep 'em coming - I'm making a list.
I've never heard of yogurt on cereal before, either. That's a new one.
Dresses may be easier to take in than let out, but guest lists are not. -- kate51485
[QUOTE] I've never heard of yogurt on cereal before, either. That's a new one.
Posted by squirrly[/QUOTE]
I do that a lot too. Vanilla yogurt with cereal mixed in, or granola, depending on what I have on hand. It's yummy.
Dresses may be easier to take in than let out, but guest lists are not. -- kate51485
Miss Mrs.
My ex who was obsessed with weight lifting used to put yogurt and protein powder in his Special K cereal. I tried it once and it was ok, but I don't like flakey cereal with yogurt, just the crunchy stuff like granola and Grape Nuts.
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I made this last night. It's very easy, and tasty:
Coat boneless chicken breasts in mayonnaise, and roll in seasoned bread crumbs until covered. Place on foiled lined baking sheet or shallow baking dish. Bake at 425 for 30 minutes.
The chicken always comes out moist and juicy. Don't let the mayo scare you. It doesn't taste like it at all.
Grocery list usually contains bananas, broccoli, boneless chicken breasts, fresh mozzarella, yogurt, cheerios, pasta, black beans, canned diced tomatoes, and, um, beer.
I put the yogurt on Special K Fruit and Yogurt cereal and add fresh strawberries. It tastes so good I refuse to believe it's good for me.
2lbs of lean ground beef
1cup of bread crumbs
1/2 jar of soppin sauce (or any marinade you like for red meat will do)
diced mushrooms
1 table spoon of your fav steak rub.
provologne shredded cheese
Pre heat oven to 425
Mix beef, mushrooms, steak rub, sauce, bread crumbs
Put 1/2 mixture into meat loaf pan then layer with cheese, then layer with the rest of mixture.
Cook for about 30-45 min.
Grocery list
Cereal
ground beef (it can be used for so many things
yogurt
assorted frozen veggies
frozen pizza (in case i don't feel like cooking)
granola bars
apples
bananas
cinnamon raisin bread (love to toast this in the morning with a little bit of butter)
can't think of ten sorry
You put chicken in a deep dish (I used a throwaway "cake" pan). Sprinkle taco seasoning over both sides on the chicken. Pour 1 cup salsa on top. Cook at 375 for 25-30 minutes. Take it out, sprinkle cheese on top. The recipe says 1 cup but I just put a bit Cook for another 3-5 minutes. I'm really picky and hate everything but this was actually pretty decent and quick to make. I wouldn't use hot and spicy everything. I did and it was extremely hot. I eat a lot of spicy food but for some reason that actually gave me heartburn. So maybe medium would be good.
groceries: fruit (depends on what looks good), peppers, tomatoes, beef, pork, chicken, garlic, yogurt, pizza, fries.
Groceries:
Cheese
Tortillas
Frozen pizza
Pasta
Veggies (often corn and/or lettuce)
Fruit (apples and bananas)
Frozen waffles
Almonds (I buy them in bulk so don't have to buy them often, but we always have them on hand).
Granola bars
Apple sauce
Tacos are another quick and easy one. I like to use ground turkey and my own spices (cumin, coriander, chili powder, hot sauce, garlic and onion) so I can control the salt level. It takes 10 minutes max.
Top ten grocery items, aside from staples: Baby carrots, bananas, baby spinach, fat-free cottage cheese, Special K granola bars, boneless skinless chicken breast, almonds, popsicles, lunchmeat, Sargento reduced-fat shredded cheese.
Taco cat: Always a palindrome. ALWAYS, okay J&K?
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Season thin cut pork chops with salt and pepper, pan fry in olive oil, remove chops to plate. In same pan, add two sliced shallots, saute. Add 2 cups sliced mushrooms, salt and pepper, a couple sprinkles of dried thyme. Deglaze with sherry and juice from pork chops (if there's any on the resting plate).
Serve over rice with some steamed green beans.
It's my super easy go to recipe, FI loves it.
[QUOTE]Pork chops: Season thin cut pork chops with salt and pepper, pan fry in olive oil, remove chops to plate. In same pan, add two sliced shallots, saute. Add 2 cups sliced mushrooms, salt and pepper, a couple sprinkles of dried thyme. Deglaze with sherry and juice from pork chops (if there's any on the resting plate). Serve over rice with some steamed green beans. It's my super easy go to recipe, FI loves it.
Posted by mica178[/QUOTE]
See, any recipe with the word "deglaze" in it doesn't strike me as super easy ;)
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BFP 8/01/12, EDD 04/10/12, mm/c @ 6wks, discovered at 8wks, D&C 9/05/12
Chicken Piccatta:
2 Chicken cutlets (thin cut is best)
Bread crumbs/milk or egg for breading
1/2 cup white wine
juice from half of one lemon
pinch of parsley
1/2 cup shallots, chopped
1 tbsp capers
(boil some water for pasta)
Sautee shallots in a small amount of oil
Bread chicken cutlets and add to pan with shallots, flip midway through cooking.
Remove chicken onto a separate plate and cover with foil to keep warm.
deglaze pan with wine and lemon juice
boil until sauce is reduced by half
add capers, parsley, and lemon slices (if you used half a real lemon)
Plate chicken over pasta, sauce over chicken.