Chef: Wyetta
Reused ingredient: Red Potatoes
Meal: Turkey and Mashed Potato Casserole, Asparagus, and Baked Apples
Turkey and Mashed Potato Casserole:
Ingredients:
Ground Turkey
Ground Red Pepper and Italian Seasoning
2 cans of diced tomatoes
Shallots
Some basil and parsley
Fennel Seeds
Oregano
Garlic
Red Potatoes
Italian Seasoning
Milk
Italian 4 cheese blend
Directions:
Cook the turkey with garlic, red pepper and Italian seasoning, when it's almost done drain then add the tomatoes, shallots, basil, parsley, and other spices. In the meantime, boil the potatoes. Let the meat mixture simmer and mash the potatoes with the milk, seasoning and cheese. Place the meat mixture in a casserole dish and top with the mashed potatoes. Bake at 350 for about 30 minutes.
Asparagus:
Ingredients:
Olive Oil
Asparagus
Shallots
Salt
Pepper
Italian dressing
Directions:
Cook everything in a pan on the stove.
Baked Apples:
Ingredients:
Fuji apples
Butter
Dried Cranberries
Almonds
Brown sugar
Directions:
Chop the apples, mix the rest together and bake at 350.
Monday, October 10, 2011
Sunday, October 2, 2011
9/24 Dinner Review
This week, we'll look at the following categories:
John made a creamy lemon dressing. It was a great dressing for a wedge salad, but we put it on a little thick. And once it was on there, it was stuck. I would definitely make it again.
Pre-dinner Activity: 15-12
John and I watched football on the porch, drank some beer and let the briscit cook in the slow cooker. We had classic football food and cheered the Irish on to a victory!
Flavor Combination: A
Seriously, everything went together very well. I mean, I guess meat, potatoes and salad is pretty standard, but the homemade salad dressing and the special potato topping and everything covered in bacon. It's hard to go wrong covering everything in bacon.
Dessert: B
Believe it or not, the chocolate cake was a little rich. Yep, I said it. Without the ice cream, it might have actually been to rich for me to finish (the red wine helped with that too). Don't worry - ice cream saved the day.
Other fun stuff? This definitely made up for the lamb fire disaster. Oh, and I got to eat dinner with this guy:
- Reused Ingredient
- Pre-dinner Activity
- Flavor combination
- Dessert
Reused Ingredient: 4 stars
John made a creamy lemon dressing. It was a great dressing for a wedge salad, but we put it on a little thick. And once it was on there, it was stuck. I would definitely make it again.
Pre-dinner Activity: 15-12
John and I watched football on the porch, drank some beer and let the briscit cook in the slow cooker. We had classic football food and cheered the Irish on to a victory!
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Seriously, everything went together very well. I mean, I guess meat, potatoes and salad is pretty standard, but the homemade salad dressing and the special potato topping and everything covered in bacon. It's hard to go wrong covering everything in bacon.
Dessert: B
Believe it or not, the chocolate cake was a little rich. Yep, I said it. Without the ice cream, it might have actually been to rich for me to finish (the red wine helped with that too). Don't worry - ice cream saved the day.
Other fun stuff? This definitely made up for the lamb fire disaster. Oh, and I got to eat dinner with this guy:
9/24 Dinner
Once again we have pushed dinner to Saturday night, this is because it would have been a little heavy to be running on.
Tonights dinner includes:
Brisket, iceberg wedges, healthy margheritas, gluten free chocolate lava cake and smashed potatoes
The ingredient of reuse:
Lemon
The shopping list includes:
1 tbsp grated lemon zest
2 tbsp lemon juice
1 tbsp honey
salt
pepper
1 cup mayonnaise
1 head iceberg lettuce (quartered)
2 -3 lbs fresh beef brisket
1 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon celery seed
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1/2 cup catsup
1/2 cup chili sauce
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons vinegar
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 1/2 teaspoons liquid smoke
1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
1 bag Red potatoes
2 Chives
1 package Bacon
1 container sour cream
1 packet hidden valley ranch seasoning (mix with sour cream)
3/4 cup Sierra Mist Free (or Diet Sprite Zero, or your other fave no-cal lemon-lime soda)
1.5 oz. tequila
1 packet (two 5-calorie servings) sugar-free powdered drink mix, lemonade (like the one by Crystal Light)
2 tbsp. lime juice
Optional: club soda
2 regular size dark chocolate bars with 75% cocoa
1/2 bag of chocolate chips
2 eggs
2 tsp suar
2 tbs butter shopping
2 medium sized baking containers (we used the nice little white french onion soup sized bowls)
orange Slice ( optional for serving)
How to:
For Brisket
1) Trim fat from brisket. If necessary, cut to fit into crock pot.
2) Sear the brisket in a pan for 2-3 minutes on either side
3) Combine chili powder, garlic powder, celery seed and pepper; rub evenly over meat. Place meat in a 3 1/2-5 quart crock pot.
4) For sauce, combine catsup, chili sauce, brown sugar, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, liquid smoke and dry mustard. Pour over brisket.
5) Cover; cook on low setting for 8 to 10 hours or on high for 4 to 5 hours. Remove meat from cooker. Cut the brisket into thin slices across the grain. Skim fat off juices in cooker; serve juices with meat.
For smashed potatoes:
Combine hidden valley ranch mix and sour cream in a bowl (to taste)
Boil potatoes as you would for mashed potatoes
Take the potatoes out and put them onto a non-stick pan
Take a potatoe masher and push down on them once, just to break them up, but keep them together like a little patty
Put all toppings on top, except sour cream (rosemary, bacon, cheese, etc...)
Bake at 350 for 10-15 minutes
Take and top with sour cream
For iceberg wedges:
Cut wedges out of iceberg head
Combine the grated lemon zest, lemon juice, honey, salt, pepper, mayonnaise and top wedges.
For gluten free lava cake:
Melt all chocolate except two squares in a double broiler
When melted add sugar and eggs
Pour mixture into baking dishes
Insert the reamaining 2 squares into the center
Let this cool for 15 minutes
Preheat over to 400 degrees
Bake for 10 minutes
Serve with orange slice
For the Margaritas:
Mix all ingredients together. Pour over 1 cup of crushed ice (these are 100 calories a piece). We actually put a little club soda in place of some of the soda, it cut down on the sweetness and made it a little bit easier to drink a few more :).
Have a great and wonderful time making these recipes
Tonights dinner includes:
Brisket, iceberg wedges, healthy margheritas, gluten free chocolate lava cake and smashed potatoes
The ingredient of reuse:
Lemon
The shopping list includes:
1 tbsp grated lemon zest
2 tbsp lemon juice
1 tbsp honey
salt
pepper
1 cup mayonnaise
1 head iceberg lettuce (quartered)
2 -3 lbs fresh beef brisket
1 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon celery seed
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1/2 cup catsup
1/2 cup chili sauce
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons vinegar
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 1/2 teaspoons liquid smoke
1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
1 bag Red potatoes
2 Chives
1 package Bacon
1 container sour cream
1 packet hidden valley ranch seasoning (mix with sour cream)
3/4 cup Sierra Mist Free (or Diet Sprite Zero, or your other fave no-cal lemon-lime soda)
1.5 oz. tequila
1 packet (two 5-calorie servings) sugar-free powdered drink mix, lemonade (like the one by Crystal Light)
2 tbsp. lime juice
Optional: club soda
2 regular size dark chocolate bars with 75% cocoa
1/2 bag of chocolate chips
2 eggs
2 tsp suar
2 tbs butter shopping
2 medium sized baking containers (we used the nice little white french onion soup sized bowls)
orange Slice ( optional for serving)
How to:
For Brisket
1) Trim fat from brisket. If necessary, cut to fit into crock pot.
2) Sear the brisket in a pan for 2-3 minutes on either side
3) Combine chili powder, garlic powder, celery seed and pepper; rub evenly over meat. Place meat in a 3 1/2-5 quart crock pot.
4) For sauce, combine catsup, chili sauce, brown sugar, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, liquid smoke and dry mustard. Pour over brisket.
5) Cover; cook on low setting for 8 to 10 hours or on high for 4 to 5 hours. Remove meat from cooker. Cut the brisket into thin slices across the grain. Skim fat off juices in cooker; serve juices with meat.
For smashed potatoes:
Combine hidden valley ranch mix and sour cream in a bowl (to taste)
Boil potatoes as you would for mashed potatoes
Take the potatoes out and put them onto a non-stick pan
Take a potatoe masher and push down on them once, just to break them up, but keep them together like a little patty
Put all toppings on top, except sour cream (rosemary, bacon, cheese, etc...)
Bake at 350 for 10-15 minutes
Take and top with sour cream
For iceberg wedges:
Cut wedges out of iceberg head
Combine the grated lemon zest, lemon juice, honey, salt, pepper, mayonnaise and top wedges.
For gluten free lava cake:
Melt all chocolate except two squares in a double broiler
When melted add sugar and eggs
Pour mixture into baking dishes
Insert the reamaining 2 squares into the center
Let this cool for 15 minutes
Preheat over to 400 degrees
Bake for 10 minutes
Serve with orange slice
For the Margaritas:
Mix all ingredients together. Pour over 1 cup of crushed ice (these are 100 calories a piece). We actually put a little club soda in place of some of the soda, it cut down on the sweetness and made it a little bit easier to drink a few more :).
Have a great and wonderful time making these recipes
9/17 Dinner Review
This week's dinner will be ranked on the following categories:
The wine we had was a nice, cold, and drinkable. I would not necessarily put it as my favorite white wine.
Approach to Appetizers: Novel to say the least
Much like all past friday night dinners, this one got started a little late. We went to a part before hand (yes, I said it, a party!!!). So we had to have appetizers. Sure enough, we had some, which would later be used for breading (we will get into that). About 1/2 a bag of sweet potato veggie chips. You can see the result of our hunger.
Yes, we were lucky we had enough for the rest of the evening.
Presentation: π of 5 stars
The salmon looked a little rough, the saving grace was the desert. The desert looked like a smorgasbord of fruit delight. The salmon, not so much. It looked a little like an overcooked cheesestick. (Not that it tasted bad).
So as you can see, some more traditional salmon dishes look a little more "palatable".
Ingenious ways to make it gluten free: Perfection
Talk about a great and ingenious breading, veggie chips. The original recipe was with crackers, but I think the veggie chips added a wonderful sweetness tothe salmon. It was very tasty! We will be having the breading again. It may not look good, but it tastes wonderful.
Taste: 4 out of 5
The salmon was a 5 of 5 in terms of taste.
The desert was a 6 out of 5. It is always wonderful to have such a simple, but tasty desert. Refreshing and simple is the best way to describe it.
The brocolli: 3 out of 5. I would say it was a little heavy on the lemon, and it dried out a little in the oven. However, it is a wonderful recipe to use as a starting point. We need to make it our own and start modifying it slightly.
Romance: A dozen roses
Well as you can see, nothing is more cute than the 2 of us, I mean look how happy Wyetta looks.
Overall, it was a wonderful Saturday night for dinner and some great lessons were learned.
- Ingenious ways to make it gluten free
- Approach to Appetizers
- Presentation
- Taste
- Wine
- Romance
The wine we had was a nice, cold, and drinkable. I would not necessarily put it as my favorite white wine.
Approach to Appetizers: Novel to say the least
Much like all past friday night dinners, this one got started a little late. We went to a part before hand (yes, I said it, a party!!!). So we had to have appetizers. Sure enough, we had some, which would later be used for breading (we will get into that). About 1/2 a bag of sweet potato veggie chips. You can see the result of our hunger.
Presentation: π of 5 stars
The salmon looked a little rough, the saving grace was the desert. The desert looked like a smorgasbord of fruit delight. The salmon, not so much. It looked a little like an overcooked cheesestick. (Not that it tasted bad).
Ingenious ways to make it gluten free: Perfection
Talk about a great and ingenious breading, veggie chips. The original recipe was with crackers, but I think the veggie chips added a wonderful sweetness tothe salmon. It was very tasty! We will be having the breading again. It may not look good, but it tastes wonderful.
Taste: 4 out of 5
The salmon was a 5 of 5 in terms of taste.
The desert was a 6 out of 5. It is always wonderful to have such a simple, but tasty desert. Refreshing and simple is the best way to describe it.
The brocolli: 3 out of 5. I would say it was a little heavy on the lemon, and it dried out a little in the oven. However, it is a wonderful recipe to use as a starting point. We need to make it our own and start modifying it slightly.
Romance: A dozen roses
Well as you can see, nothing is more cute than the 2 of us, I mean look how happy Wyetta looks.
Overall, it was a wonderful Saturday night for dinner and some great lessons were learned.
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