Last night was Chicken cordon Blue......(sp) Mock mashed potatoes(whipped cauliflower, with garlic and chives), and a nice salad(romaine hearts, garden cucumbers, bacon bits, cherry tomatoes, and fresh parmesean cheese)

I had a decaf coffee with french vanilla for dessert, with a little bit of coolwhip free.!!

Tonight........I have n o idea, i better figure it out. I will be gone most of the day. I am taking my mother on a well deserved shopping spree and a day at the salon and spa.

Last night I made a shrimp and pasta dish with a lemon garlic butter sauce. It was to die for. I had a recipe but it never tasted how I thought it should so I have been experimenting and finally got it. It may not be for everyone as I love garlic and I love, love lemons (I buy them by the bag).

Tonight I am having a large salad with chicken strips on top and many, many veggies that I purchased from the farmer's market. Yum, yum.

Soda/pop is called pop here in the plains but I call it soda.

Yesterday we had roast beef with roasted potatoes and corn. Tonight I think it's going to be fried boneless chicken breast with french fries (good healthy meal!!). Wish I liked fish cuz these fish recipes sound yummy.

Oh, and Inky, I forgot....soda or pop? I call it tonic!! Pepsi, ginger ale, root beer...it's all tonic!

I made Tacos last night and tonight I work so it is up to hubby to make something. The kids won't be home until after 8:00 so I bet he does fast food, lol.

We call it soda here.

Hubby and kids had sloppy joes last night for dinner. I worked so I ate nothing. Yeah I know really healthy huh? And we call it pop here.

French Onion Soup for me - recipe from label on Safeway brand beef stock.

Real simply.

I'm ashamed to tell you all what I had last night for dinner. I made the mistake of shopping at the local Super Walmart, and that place just wears me out. It is huge! I got to looking at stuff for my granddaughter's birthday and lost all track of time. Can you believe I was in that store for three hours?????? I couldn't believe it, either. By the time I got home, I was so pooped that I just threw together a turkey "sandwich" on a low carb tortilla and called that "dinner." Yes. I have those nights, too.

Hubby made homemade pizza tonight.....delish! Although it was so frickin hot here and with the oven on the poor ac had to work overtime. Tomorrows dinner, I'm not sure yet. Maybe Enchiladas?

Well, I did a little better, last night. I had a sirloin steak with Eisenhower sauce, mushrooms, and a salad on the side. I thought about roasting some cauliflower, but didn't feel like turning the oven on. I can't wait for it to cool down around here.

Here's the Eisenhower sauce, along with its original note. I do omit the salt the recipe calls for and just use salt substitute right on the steak. That's just me, though. I'm trying to cut down on my salt intake.

Eisenhower Steak Sauce

My mom used to make this Eisenhower steak sauce when we were kids. My dad was a butcher, so we had steak often enough that we kids would complain with, "steak AGAIN?" Can you believe that?

1/4 c. butter
1 T. Worcestershire sauce
1 t. salt
1 t. garlic powder

Melt butter with Worcestershire sauce, salt and garlic, stirring. Baste steak before grilling or broiling, and again during grilling or broiling. Serve any left over in small pitcher with steak. (This is what my mom did, but she also added mushrooms to it.)

I forgot this was a running thread!

LOL

last night was breakfast! scrambled eggs, with ham, red and green peppers, low fat cheese, onion, mushrooms....... I made hubby bisquits.....

It was great.

The sauce sounds wonderful..I always try and think of something to go with the steak besides A1.... especially a cheap cut.

Thanks inky.

Granny, the Lemon, Garlic Shrimp sounds Fantastic.........

I cant wait for the recipe.

Today was the first day of school here. My daughter had a bad case of nerves yesterday, she's starting her freshman year of high school today. So last night I made one of her favorite meals. We had garlic teriyaki chicken on the grill, stuffing, and broccoli and cheese sauce.

Inkydinkydoo, I can't wait to try your Eisenhower Sauce, it sounds great. One of the stores here in town just had their 4H beef sale, so I stocked up on a lot of steaks.

colleen.

YOu have to post your terriyaki chicken recipe!!

Wow Colleen....where are you? Our schools don't start until after Labor Day here. I hope that yor daughter has a great first day!! Soetimes don't you wish you could just do the hard things FOR them? LOL......my daughter starts kindergarten on Sept 2nd......she is so shy....but I think I am more nervous than she is!

On a thread note...I have to say I am in awe of all of you....I have 5-6 basic recipes that I remake over and over....my poor kids! I do have to say that I broke out of my comfort zone the other night and made something called "Kid Kabobs". It was beef stew meat and cherry tomatoes that had marinated in equal parts soy sauce and honey. (It called for a dash of salt to taste, but I skipped it.) After they marinade (my 5 year old helped me with the sauce!), you put them on skewers, alternating meat and tomatoes and cook them under the broiler for 7-10 minutes, turning once. I served them with buttered egg noodles and corn. They turned out pretty good, and Callie loved "cooking"!

Today was my daughters first day of 3 a day practice........
they begin school on wednesday.


Frist Day of School, Raynedaze!!! YOu better have plenty of film and tissues!

Kimmie~ We did that LAST year! LOL...Callie did a full year of 4 year old kindergarten, but this year is the BIG school......k-Grade 5 all in the same school....I have to say that I am nervousing!! LOL! Those 5th graders better be nice or they will have to answer to me!! LOL!

I was going to make a meatloaf last night, with salad and brocolli and cheese, but DD came home around 5 with her volleyball team mates starving and wanted "mom" to cook for them before they had to be back to practice at 6.....
They met me at the store real quick, i made them put the soda and candy bars down. (soda is not good for a person who is conditioning)

They wanted Pizza....
DD cant have Pizza...... no white flour for her skin, so I told them I would make "mock pizza"

I took whole wheat rotini, pepperonis, onions, peppers, pizza sauce , and mozz cheese ..... mixed it all together...... made em a great salad, and YUM!

It tasted like pizza.......

Hubby came home and he ate a steak, potato, and salad by himself, I was full.

tonight is the meatloaf, I am president of the "spirit dawgs" and we need to paint the buses tonight, then we have an open house at the school, and right after that a parents/coaches meeting....

I need to get some stuff made for when these girls come over again at 8:30 am, 4:30 pm, and 6:30