Whats your dinner menu this week?

frimamom ↓

Mon, Jun 28 2010, 4:46 pm

Shopmiami49 wrote:

Sunday: leftovers

Monday: Breaded and fried chicken nuggets (go Jason's!! Wink

) with buffalo dipping sauce (Mishpacha recipe), rosemary garlic potatoes, lettuce salad

Tuesday: sweet and sour chicken with veggies in the sauce, rice, salad

Wednesday: macaroni and cheese, veggie sticks with chummus

Thursday: veggie stir fry over spaghetti, maybe a nice soup to go with it

Can you please give me the recipe?

↑ frimamom ↓

Mon, Jun 28 2010, 5:07 pm

Shopmiami49 wrote:

Sure thing! It's chinese style:

I forgot how many chicken breasts this recipe calls for, so I guess just wing it...

Saute in a pot:

4 different colored peppers, cut into chunks
1 onion, chunked
1 carrot, chunked (I skipped this)

At the end of sauteeing, add 1 can of pinapple chunks. You want the veggies to be slightly crunchy.

Add to the pot:

1 Tbsp. cornstarch dissolved in 1/2 c. water
6 Tbsp. sugar
2 Tbsp. soy sauce
4 Tbsp. ketchup
1 T. sherry (I skipped this)
2 Tbsp. vinegar

Stir and simmer until boiling.

Cut your chicken into cubes and prepare the following batter:

2 tsp. baking powder
1 c. cold water
1 c. flour
6 Tbsp. oil
1 tsp. sherry (I skipped this)

Coat the nuggets and fry in hot oil.

Serve chicken over rice and pour the sauce over everything. YUUUUUUUMMMM!!!

*I skipped the sherry b/c I didn't have. I did not notice any difference in taste btw my favorite Chinise takeout sweet and sour chicken and this recipe w/o sherry...

*I usually double the veggies and sauce and freeze 1/2 of it for a different time b/c this is time consuming recipe...but it is so darn good! This way, for a quick(er) supper, I stick rice in the oven, do the chicken thing with the batter, and have the ready made sauce.

Do you think it will be good without the pineapple?

↑ Roche

Mon, Jun 28 2010, 7:37 pm

ra_mom wrote:

Sunday: chicken lollypops, sesame rice balls, garden salad with lemon garlic dressing
Monday: baked turkey meatballs, garlic spaghetti, lemony carrot salad
Tuesday: Southern style chicken, un-fried fries, sweet and savory coleslaw
Wednesday: strips of rib, sticky brown rice, steamed vegetables
Thursday: egg and avocado salad, crusty bread

can you please post a recipe for the rice balls, that sounds like a nice variation to regular rice. tia!

MaBelleVie ↓

Mon, Jun 28 2010, 7:46 pm

ra_mom wrote:

Sunday: chicken Fajitas (with veggies) over fresh Lafa
Monday: honey mustard drumsticks, rice & lentil dish, fresh salad
Tuesday: omelettes, warm crusty garlic baguettes, (mushroom barley soup?), leafy salad
Wednesay: barbeque meatloaf, crispy potatoes, mixed vegetables
Thursday: grilled hot dogs, buns, pickles, tomatoes, onions, sauerkraut

ra_mom, I read this thread every week just to see your menu and salivate LOL

any chance you deliver?

↑ ra_mom ↓

Mon, Jun 28 2010, 8:41 pm

Roche wrote:

ra mom- how do you make the garlic baggettes?

Warm Crusty Garlic Baguettes
Make diaginal slits on top of baguettes. Place on foil lined cookie sheet.
Brush baguettes with olive oil (or spray with cooking spray.)
Sprinkle with garlic powder and salt.
Bake in preheated 450 degree oven for about 7 minutes. Serve immediately, with knife on the side.

Roche wrote:

ra_mom wrote:

can you please post a recipe for the rice balls, that sounds like a nice variation to regular rice. tia!

Black and White Rice Balls
2 cups water
1 Tbsp margarine
1 tsp salt
1 rounded cup white rice
2 tablespoons black sesame seeds, toasted white sesame seeds may be substituted

Bring water to a boil in a small covered pot. Add margarine, salt and rice to the pot. Return the water to a boil. Reduce heat to simmer and replace cover. Simmer 18 minutes and remove rice from heat. Take the lid off the pot to cool rice a bit. Scoop rice into balls with an ice cream scoop and your hands. Dampen hands with water to work with rice if it is very sticky. Set rice balls on a plate and sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds (I toast them with some salt.).

MaBelleVie wrote:

ra_mom wrote:

ra_mom, I read this thread every week just to see your menu and salivate LOL

any chance you deliver?

Thanks MaBelleVie! For the right price, I think I could work something out LOL

You're invited any time MaBelleVie.

↑ OldYoung ↓

Mon, Jun 28 2010, 10:48 pm

Crockpot stew isn't really a recipe. It's just something my husband and I made up that we make every so often. Saute onions and brown stew meat and put inside crockpot. Add peeled/cut up potatoes, sweet potatoes, carrots, zucchini, squash, mushrooms, and cover with water. Add ketchup, garlic, onion soup mix, beef broth and other spices/condiments. Cook on low for 6 hours. We usually put a bag with rice inside too and let it cook.

The mock potato soup is amazing! I just discovered it in the Dining In Again cookbook. It is so easy to make and delicious!

Mock Potato Soup- Diet

1 onion, diced
1-2 cloves garlic (according to taste), minced
oil for sauteing
2 large zucchinis, peeled
1 lb frozen cauliflower
1 T. salt
dash of (white) pepper

Saute onion and garlic in oil until translucent. Slice zucchini and add to pot, together with cauliflower and spices. Add water until the vegetables are just covered. Cook for half an hour and then blend with a hand blender.

↑ ra_mom ↓

Mon, Jun 28 2010, 10:51 pm

OldYoung wrote:

Thanks so much! I look forward to trying it.

↑ Shopmiami49 ↓

Tue, Jun 29 2010, 5:24 am

frimamom wrote:

Shopmiami49 wrote:

Do you think it will be good without the pineapple?

I personally think that the pineapple is one of the main ingredients that make this dish so good. I'm sure it will taste good without it, but I wouldn't leave it out by choice.

Also, the buffalo sauce recipe is:

1/3 c. Franks Red Hot
1/2 c. white sugar
1/2 c. dark brown sugar
1/4 c. honey

Mix it in a bot and bring to a boil. Simmer for another 10 minutes.

↑ 4ofus ↓

Tue, Jun 29 2010, 8:04 am

ra_mom wrote:

Yum! Do you mind posting the recipes in bold when you have time? Also, where do you buy lafa?

↑ Shopmiami49 ↓

Tue, Jun 29 2010, 12:14 pm

It took me a while to find a system that worked for me - everybody is different. b4 I had kids, it was a lot easier and last minute. now, I have to plan in advance.

here's what I do:

On motzai shabbos, I take out my planner and I make a potential dinner menu for the coming week. Then I go check the fridge and cupboards to make sure I have everything. In genera;, I do a monthly shop for all dry and canned goods, so I have all the staples at home. I'll go in the beg of the week to buy my fruits, veggies, and dairy. meat and chicken are always in the freezer. If I go shopping for something on the menu, I'll go on Sunday, when I'm serving leftovers and don't have to cook anyway, or Monday morning. The things that I have to buy will be for meals later on in the week.
hope this helps!

↑ rise above ↓

Tue, Jun 29 2010, 2:29 pm

ra_mom, another vote for your suppers!
I read this thread just to see what is your latest and greatest! I have tried a bunch of your recipes and am always pleased Smile

My menu this week:
Sun- shabbos leftovers
Mon- BBQ chicken cutlets with vegetable sauce from cooking with color (yum and easy!)
Tues- French onion soup, garlic baguettes, doughless cali, broc quiche and salmon for dh who fasted
Wed- I buy out supper
Thur- honey mustard chicken, garlic roasted veggies and near asia rice (if we decide to have a bbq then ill just marinate the chicken in bone suckin sauce, cut up the veggies in a tin pan and pour the same sauce over and stick in the grill like that).

↑ ra_mom ↓

Tue, Jun 29 2010, 7:56 pm

Banana wrote:

ra_mom wrote:

Yum! Do you mind posting the recipes in bold when you have time? Also, where do you buy lafa?

Honey Mustard Drumsticks (I halved the recipe, and changed the cooking time.)
http://imamother.com/forum/vie.....stard

Rice & Lentil Dish
I cheated and bought a box of Near East Rice Pilaf with Lentils

Barbeque Meatloaf
http://imamother.com/forum/vie.....tloaf

And thanks rise above! I'm blushing embarrassed

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