HEY FRANCES........

were the brothers smart good lucking football players or dumb as a box of rocks, football players?

I need a visual here

Wow Kimmie - you're a busy gal! Awesome - and the "mock pizza" sounds great.
I've decided we're having a fish week this week. (Not my DH's favourite but oh well. Lol)
Last night I made grilled tuna steaks. Tonight I'm making baked walleye with lemon and garlic.

Grilled Tuna
2 (6 ounce) tuna steaks, 1 inch thick
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
salt and ground black pepper to taste
1 lime, juiced
Place tuna steaks and olive oil in a large resealable plastic bag. Seal, and refrigerate for 1 hour.
Preheat the grill - medium heat.
Lightly oil grill grate. Season tuna with salt and pepper, and cook on the preheated grill approximately 6 minutes, turning once. Transfer to a serving platter, and drizzle with freshly squeezed lime juice. Serve immediately.

lol, inky. You can copy me anytime, although I may not be the best choice.

Tuesday i made my low carb meatloaf.
ITs lean ground beef(or ground turke)
1 large egg
1 cup oatmeal
1/2 cup shredded zuccini
and 1/2 cup diced onion.
salt and pepper to taste

in a sauce pan you bring to boil
1 small can tomatoe paste
1/2 cup dry red wine
1/2 cup water.
dried basil.

mix the meatloaf ingredients together, pour 1/2 cup of the tomato sauce over and mix well.
Bake 350 for 35 minutes. removed from oven, pour remaining sauce over the meatloaf and then bake another 15 minutes.

I made some creamy scalloped potatos to go with it(for the hubby and DD of course) and a salad.

I ate it as I was running out the door to my meeting at the school.

Last night was pasta primavera.

whole wheat pasta.
1 cup frozen veggies.
1 lb lean ground beef
6 oz 2% velvetta.
salt , pepper, and garlic powder to taste.

it was really good, we made bowls of it and ate it in the car on the way to mid week bible class.

I have been so bad these last 3 weeks since I have been off work. We have been eating out just about every night. Last night was pizza and wings the night before chicken and ribs. The whole week we were in Florida we ate out every night With school starting and our regular routine quickly catching up to me I need to get myself and my kitchen organized for regular meal making. I think tonight I have to make an extra effort and put a home cooked healthy meal on the table. My husband said two days ago how come you don't cook for me anymore? I felt bad, but we have been so busy running here and there by the time I am getting home its to late to start making a big meal. Well tonight is the night that I am going to give myself a kick in the bottom! I think I will make a Rotisserie Chicken on the BBQ, roasted potatoes and corn on the cob with a side green salad.

Tonight I'm goin' quick and easy with a watermelon salad and salmon clubhouse sandwiches.

Watermelon Salad
Combine equal amounts of cubed watermelon and cubed English cucumber.
Add crumbled feta cheese. (Whatever amount seems right)
Drizzle with balsamic vinegar.
Serve as soon as you make it.

Salmon Clubhouse Sandwiches
- grilled salmon filets
- crisply cooked bacon
- sliced avocado
- dollop or two of dilled mayo (or lemon aioli if it's for company - egg yolks, lemon juice and zest, crushed garlic and olive oil emulsion)
- the original recipe called for making the sandwiches on grilled focaccia bread but I toast triangle shaped whole grain buns that I get at Costco instead

The Watermelon salad sounds yummy! I just bought one maybe if my girls don't eat it all I will try that.

Okay so I went grocery shopping and changed my menu for tonight. Instead of Chicken I bought a Prime Rib Roast some mini potatoes and green beans. I think I will still do the roast on the BBQ!

Happy Thursday everyone!

Hi Inky the Prime Rib turned out really well. I also did some baby potatoes that were so sweet and yummy!! I don't have the whole summer off I took 3 weeks in August and 2 in June. I am also off the first week of September the week the girls go back to school. Its nice being home, I haven't been a full time stay at home mom since the girls were a year old. I am really enjoying it and not looking forward to going back to work next week UG. I think its the rushing morning routine I am most dreading.

Tonight is surf and turf.

I will me making the tilapia in the spicy butter sauce Inky!!!

And some steamed broccoli and cauliflower.

of course with a salad.

Hey CW,
so what do you think will happen after the POV?!


(lol)

Grrrrrr!

You girls will never believe I nodded off to sleep while reading the receipes here
yesterday afternoon...
My computer chair is so comfortable and leans back with a foot rest and I had a pretty good nap while in the cooking section.
You gals are a comfortable bunch of people to be with. If I get upset with the BB fans
I run down here where lying is not condoned.

Ha ha Char ..... ya know I'd never lie to you girl.
The dinner I cooked last night was terrible - there, that felt better!
Jessie

There's no way you can lie about a receipe...Right?
Jessie your meals always sound delicious..I bet
your last nights meal was better than anything I
could cook.

You'd lose that bet! I decided to get all creative and make sushi. (It was lame to quite lame - I think I'd better take one of the one day sushi cooking classes that are offerred at a local restaurant. Lol)
I tossed it and went over to The Works and picked up a couple of "Weeds and Blackened Chicken" salads. Much better.
Jessie

Well today I canned my peach jam and peach salsa. They look good, will let you know if they are a keeper. The salsa recipe said it would make 8.5 pints but it only made 5 so don't know what is up with that.

Char, you come nap in the kitchen any time. I suppose someone could lie in the kitchen . . . you know . . . leave out an ingredient or two? But I don't think anyone here would do that. Do you?

Too funny, Jessie! I can't imagine any dish you make turning out bad! If you ever want to prank the family, ask them if they'd like some sushi . . . and serve them this:

Crisp Rice Cereal Sushi
from the California Grill, Contemporary

8 fruit roll-ups
1/4 c. butter
10 oz. miniature marshmallows
6 c. Rice Krispies
16 Gummi worms or
24 Swedish fish

Unroll fruit & place plastic down on cutting board; set aside. Melt butter; add marshmallows, stirring until melted. Remove from heat; stir in cereal until blended. Spread 1⁄2 c. cereal mixture quickly over each fruit roll, leaving a 1” border on 1 long side. Put 2 worms or 3 fish lengthwise down center. Begin rolling on side without border. Press to seal. Cut into 4 slices. Repeat with remaining ingredients. Serve with chopsticks, if desired. Yield: 32 rolls.

NOTE: The instructions don't say this, but it is important to leave the fruit roll-up on the plastic - only remove it as you roll the sushi! Otherwise all those cut-outs in the new fruit roll-ups will pop out leaving gaps & look weird!

I've never made this, but I've seen it, and it looks just like sushi. They serve it at Disney's Food & Wine Festival, for the kids.

I can't wait to hear how your peach salsa turned out, Granny! Making salsa . . . delivering babies . . . you've been a busy gal, lately.

I'm trying Shepard's pie tonight...my version.. Don't like lamb so I'm using hamburg, onion and gravy w/corn and mashed potatoes. We'll see how it turns out.

I canned two more kinds of peach salsa. One was peaches and peppers, etc but no tomatoes...had lime juice and sugar...............tasty.

The second was kind of like the first one that I did on Monday with some tweaks....like salt, pineapple and a little corn starch to thicken it a little....it is pretty tasty also.