Sunday February 28, 2010

Wow it has been 20 days. A long stressful 20 days. We have had 8 deaths affect our family in those few days. I am glad they are behind us and hopefully things are getting better. We have cooked some times during the 20 days, but not alot, and alot of the time we ate meals prepared for us, etc.

But all that to say, here was supper tonight.

We had pork tenderloin, parsleyed potatoes, and corn macque choux.

The pork tenderloin is very quick and easy. It is our go to in a hurry but want something good meal.

Pork Tenderloin

Melt a stick of  butter in a heavy oven safe skillet. Season the pork tenderloin with your favorite seasoning blend. Sear the tenderloin well on all sides. Place skillet in oven at 350 for about 20-25 minutes. Let rest about 10 minutes before slicing.
Enjoy!

Monday February 8, 2010

Supper was Shrimp fetticini, shrimp salad and steamed asparagus.

Very Simple Shrimp Salad

1 head of lettuce
1 pound of salad shrimp boiled with crab boil
mayonnaise
salt and pepper

Cut up lettuce, mix with all other ingredients.

Chill.

Menu Planning Monday February 8, 2010

Monday - Shrimp Fetticini, shrimp salad

Tuesday - hamburgers, fries

Wednesday - Chinese

Thursday - Fried Fish, Catfish courtbouillion

Friday - Fried Rabbit, fries

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

Tonight we had pork tenderloin, garlic spaghetti.

Pork tenderloin

1 pork tenderloin

salt, pepper, etc to taste

butter, at least 4 tablespoons

Put oven safe skillet over high fire to heat up. Season the tenderloin. Melt butter and sear tenderloin on all sides. Place skillet in 350 degree oven for 20-30 minutes depending on the size of the tenderloin. Slice after letting rest about 10 minutes.

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Tonight we had calcutta chicken, mashed potatoes, green beans with bacon and homemade rolls.

Bread Machine Yeast Rolls

1 cup  water 2 tbs  butter 1 egg 3 1/4 cups  flour 1/4 cup  sugar 1 tsp  salt 3 tsp  yeast

1 Put all ingredients into bread machine in order given. Set to dough cycle. 2 When finished lift dough from pan, put in greased bowl and knead a little. Pinch off 12 balls and shape into balls. Flatten them a little. Put onto baking sheet sprayed with Pam. Cover and let rise 1 hour. Bake at 375 for 12 - 15 minutes.

Menu Planning Monday

Let's see if I can figure out how this linking thing works lol.  I am gonna put up a plan for the next week, loosely follow it lol, the days may change, and then try and link to organized junky.

Monday - tonight we go to a cooking demo and will snack there and then come home and eat a sandwich if still hungry. (read hubby will eat a sandwich lol)

Tuesday - Shrimp and egg stew, rice, cream corn, homemade rolls

Wednesday - Calcutta chicken, roasted garlic potatoes, green beans

Thursday - Pork Tenderloin, garlic spaghetti, beets

Friday - maybe go out as it is payday

Saturday - Fried Catfish, catfish courtbouillion, rice, corn

Sunday - super bowl, may be boiling crawfish at oldest daughters house, keri of kerivsgrocerystore

ok off to try to link to organized junkie... wish me luck...

Saturday January 30, 2010

Tonight we had lasagna, spinach salad with grape jelly viniagrette, and focaccia bread.


Focaccia Bread

Can use as pizza dough

1 tb  sugar 1/4 oz  yeast 12 oz  water 18 oz  flour 1 1/2 tsp  salt 3 oz  onions, medium dice 1 tb  olive oil 1 1/2 teaspoons  salt 2 tbs  rosemary

1 Combine the sugar, yeast and water. Stir to dissolve the yeast. 2 Add the flour to the yeast mixture in 4 parts. 3 When the flour has been absorbed, add the first measure of salt and the onions. 4 Generously oil a bowl. Place dough in boil to rise until double. Can be refrigerated 2 hours to overnight. 5 In 13x9 pan, using your fingertips push the dough until it fills the pan. Ease the dough to fit the pan, might have to give it a quick break now and then. 6 Brush the top of the dough with olive oil. Allow the dough to double in size. If adding herbs do so now. 7 Bake at 400 for approximately 20 minutes or till lightly browned.

Servings: 10