Wednesday January 6th

The menu tonight was thrown together at the last minute. We were supposed to go to cooking demo but hubby ended up working late.

So we had Jambalaya, green beans, and rolls

Here are the ingredients except for the onion I used in the green beans. I forgot to grab one for the picture.

Here is the Jambalaya, I made it with smoked sausage and chicken.

I used a can of fresh style green beans, drained. First I browned some bacon cut into small pieces and some onion diced. Then I added the drained green beans, a little pepper and cooked it down.

And here are the rolls and yes they are brown and serve. Since I wasn't planning on cooking I didn't have time to make fresh ones. I ran to the grocery at 5 to get the ingredients and had supper on the table at 7.

January 4th, 2010

For supper tonight we had Shrimp in a creamy tomato sauce over spaghetti, oven roasted carrots, and garlic bread.

Here is the recipe for the carrots. It was a new one for me and I usually don't enjoy carrots but I could have eaten the whole bowl of these and we will have them again soon. Hubby enjoyed them alot too.

Oven Roasted Carrots

Peel carrots and cut into 1 1/2 to 2 inch lengths. Then cut in half. Coat lightly with vegetable oil and season with salt and pepper.

Roast in 400 degree oven for 20-30 minutes or till lightly browned and tender.

Here are pictures of supper.

New Years Day Menu

Today we had pork roast, rice, lima beans, black eye peas, cabbage with fresh sausage, homemade bread and homemade carrot cake.

Here is a picture of a plateful of food and a piece of cake.

This is how I made the cabbage and sausage:

1-2 large heads of cabbage
2 pounds of fresh sausage (your favorite one)
1/4 cup of water
seasonings to taste

Start out by browning the sausage in the pot. Add the cut up cabbage and water along with seasonings.

Cover and stir often till the cabbage is as tender as you like it. We enjoy it very tender and actually with a little "brown" to it.

August 5th

Last night we had pan "fried" catfish, rice with bacon and green onions and bacon wrapped green beans.

Here is the recipe for bacon wrapped green beans.

I used a can of whole green beans, drained well.
Cut bacon in 1/2 strips.
Season the green beans with your favorite spices but go very easy on salt because of the bacon.

Wrap a half slice of bacon around 3-5 whole green beans. Place on a wire cooling rack over a cookie sheet. Bake at 375 for about 30 minutes or till the bacon is cooked.