Tonight for dinner is Turkey Meatloaf, Mashed Cauliflower, yellow squash, zucchini and roasted broccoli
My meatloaf is pretty simple to make I try not to over do the flavor, i want my meat to taste like meat not filler, so I use 1 egg, some bread crumbs,ketchup, spicy mustard and that's it, I mix it well but never over working it, no one like a tough meatloaf.
Mashed Cauliflower is now one of my very favorite sides since I eat little to no carbs anymore,
to do this well you need fresh cauliflower, cut the head into small enough pieces that they boil evenly, bring the cauliflower to a boil, the cauliflower is done when it is soft and a fork enters the cauliflower easily, drain the cauliflower well, put the cauliflower back into the hot pan so some of the moisture cooks off, the mash it, I add sour cream and butter, and just a touch of horseradish, salt and pepper to taste.
Yellow squash and zucchini and broccoli all go in the oven at 400 degrees, till they are brown and evenly roasted, i add just a little bit of garlic and salt and pepper.
This is my partners favorite meal, my kids love it, I love it and in total it is only 5 carbs!
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
March 28th
I have gotten so busy in my life that I have completely forgotten about my blog. I have forgotten how much I love to share what I have made every day for my wonderful and ever changing family.
I haven't really cooked much in the past months, tax money throw my cooking game off, I eat out way more than I should because I really love the look of over stuffed cabinets and freezers. I also look at all this food that I just spent way more money than any one person should spend on food and I don't have a clue what to make because the choices are so many!
I have started a new life style and my cooking has changed with it, I have kidney disease and my doctor has put me on a very strict low oxalate diet which has completely rocked my world, but I have over come the food prison that the life style change had put me in, my blog is going to be new and improved to show people that living inside a harsh food prison is not something that has to happen that there are good meals that can come out of a restrictive diet!!
thank you to all those who follow and support my love of food, I promise to keep everyone in my food world again!!!
I haven't really cooked much in the past months, tax money throw my cooking game off, I eat out way more than I should because I really love the look of over stuffed cabinets and freezers. I also look at all this food that I just spent way more money than any one person should spend on food and I don't have a clue what to make because the choices are so many!
I have started a new life style and my cooking has changed with it, I have kidney disease and my doctor has put me on a very strict low oxalate diet which has completely rocked my world, but I have over come the food prison that the life style change had put me in, my blog is going to be new and improved to show people that living inside a harsh food prison is not something that has to happen that there are good meals that can come out of a restrictive diet!!
thank you to all those who follow and support my love of food, I promise to keep everyone in my food world again!!!
Sunday, November 27, 2011
What Oh What to do with Leftovers
So my favorite way to use up all my left over is to make what I call deep fried Thanksgiving.
Here is how its done!!!!
Take your Favorite left overs and mix them together!
I take:
Mashed Potatoes
Gravy
Corn Pudding
Turkey
Left over Rolls
I mix potatoes,gravy,corn pudding,turkey(shred), flour and 1 egg. I mix them all really well and then roll them into medium sized balls. I then take and grind the left over rolls, I place them into a dish, I roll the balls of Thanksgiving goodness in the roll crumbs and then deep fry for about 4 to 5 m,in or until completely golden brown.I use my left over Horseradish cranberry sauce to dip in!
OMG these are so good and a great way to use up all those left overs!
ENJOY
Here is how its done!!!!
Take your Favorite left overs and mix them together!
I take:
Mashed Potatoes
Gravy
Corn Pudding
Turkey
Left over Rolls
I mix potatoes,gravy,corn pudding,turkey(shred), flour and 1 egg. I mix them all really well and then roll them into medium sized balls. I then take and grind the left over rolls, I place them into a dish, I roll the balls of Thanksgiving goodness in the roll crumbs and then deep fry for about 4 to 5 m,in or until completely golden brown.I use my left over Horseradish cranberry sauce to dip in!
OMG these are so good and a great way to use up all those left overs!
ENJOY
Thanksgiving 2011
I love Thanksgiving, I love getting together with my family and my friends, I love sharing a great meal!
This is what I made this year for our families Thanksgiving
2 Turkey Breast both with Orange Marmalade Black Pepper Butter, and basted with fresh squeezed orange juice
Corn Pudding
Brussels Sprouts with bacon and walnuts
Broccoli Casserole
Vermont and English White cheddar smashed potatoes( cooked in heavy cream and then smashed in the same cooking cream)
Corn
amazing Gravy with the orange turkey drippings(this was so good you would do shot of this)
Fresh Cranberry sauce
Fresh Horseradish cranberry sauce
we also had Ham with Crack gravy, Hawaiian rolls, and homemade honey butter!
for dessert we had my Sister wonderful pumpkin cake balls( my daughters favy), my mom2 made a pumpkin tart with a ginger snap crust, we had traditional pumpkin pie, and my little brother and his wife made this AMAZING Carmel apple cake!
We had the most amazing dinner,company and day!
This is what I made this year for our families Thanksgiving
2 Turkey Breast both with Orange Marmalade Black Pepper Butter, and basted with fresh squeezed orange juice
Corn Pudding
Brussels Sprouts with bacon and walnuts
Broccoli Casserole
Vermont and English White cheddar smashed potatoes( cooked in heavy cream and then smashed in the same cooking cream)
Corn
amazing Gravy with the orange turkey drippings(this was so good you would do shot of this)
Fresh Cranberry sauce
Fresh Horseradish cranberry sauce
we also had Ham with Crack gravy, Hawaiian rolls, and homemade honey butter!
for dessert we had my Sister wonderful pumpkin cake balls( my daughters favy), my mom2 made a pumpkin tart with a ginger snap crust, we had traditional pumpkin pie, and my little brother and his wife made this AMAZING Carmel apple cake!
We had the most amazing dinner,company and day!
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Adventures in Boxed meals
My son, who is blessed to have a home cooked meal almost everyday of the week,decided that he wanted to try Hamburger Helper (YIKES),
He says to me "mom why don't we ever eat Hamburger Helper? "I say because Mommy doesn't like it" and He says " well all my friends eat it". So I buy a box of Hamburger Helper(reluctantly) and tonight I made it for him.
It was as awful as I remembered it, my daughter took one bite and said she wasn't eating that, but the boys they ate it. My oldest the asker of this meal eats his entire serving and says "mom, that wasn't bad, but I don't wanna eat it all the time" Me (Huge sigh of relief)
Its nights like tonight that I feel great about the food I feed my children and I feel good knowing that they will take my cooking over the boxed meals any days.
As a side note, I know that there are families out there that make these meals, and this is nothing against you, I believe that making dinner no matter from scratch or from box,that sitting down with your family is the most important thing to do.
But for me I'm off the hook on cooking the boxed meals again (at least for a while)
He says to me "mom why don't we ever eat Hamburger Helper? "I say because Mommy doesn't like it" and He says " well all my friends eat it". So I buy a box of Hamburger Helper(reluctantly) and tonight I made it for him.
It was as awful as I remembered it, my daughter took one bite and said she wasn't eating that, but the boys they ate it. My oldest the asker of this meal eats his entire serving and says "mom, that wasn't bad, but I don't wanna eat it all the time" Me (Huge sigh of relief)
Its nights like tonight that I feel great about the food I feed my children and I feel good knowing that they will take my cooking over the boxed meals any days.
As a side note, I know that there are families out there that make these meals, and this is nothing against you, I believe that making dinner no matter from scratch or from box,that sitting down with your family is the most important thing to do.
But for me I'm off the hook on cooking the boxed meals again (at least for a while)
Blogging
It has been a while since I have blogged and I didn't realize that anyone even reads this silly thing.
To my surprise there are people who like to know what I feed my Family everyday.
I started this blog so that I could write about my family and the wonderful food that I am so blessed to be able to cook for them, I have neglect this blog for way too long!!!
Thank you to all of the people who actually care about me, my family and the food I cook!
To my surprise there are people who like to know what I feed my Family everyday.
I started this blog so that I could write about my family and the wonderful food that I am so blessed to be able to cook for them, I have neglect this blog for way too long!!!
Thank you to all of the people who actually care about me, my family and the food I cook!
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Weekend of October 15th and 16th
Weekend cooking is my favorite time to cook, I don't have much time during the week to make amazing dinners, I make dinner during the week, but on the weekends I make happiness.
Saturday I made a slow roasted mustard rubbed pork roast with a orange chili glaze, with long grained rice and steamed broccoli.
I first rubbed the pork with whole grain mustard on all side, then I made a rub with my favorite spices and rubbed the entire pork roast on all sides, then I roasted the pork at 300 degrees for 2 hours, then at the last 30mins I added the orange glaze to the roast.
Orange glaze: I took bottled orange spring roll glaze ( found at Kroger's) added it to a pan with 2 tsp of soy sauce and my mustard BBQ sauce.( Make enough glaze for gravy after rice is done)
Steamed Broccoli: take 1 head of fresh broccoli cut of florets into bit sized pieces add them to a pot of boiling water cook until tender.
Long grained rice:The way to cook rice is 2:1 ratio, take 1 cup of rice and add it to 2 cups of boiling water that is seasoned with garlic powder and salt, let cook for 20mins covered NEVER open it, after the 20mins turn off heat and let sit for another 5-10mins for perfect fluffy steamed rice
Plate the entire meal like this, a good scoopful of rice first the add the broccoli, top with pieces of the sliced pork roast the drizzle with left over glaze!
This is such a flavorful and healthy meal!
Happy Happy Family :)
Sunday dinner: I made Fried Chicken, Mashed Potatoes, corn and gravy
I started with the fried chicken, I have found that fried chicken can be scary for people who don't cook that often, it is all about patients when it comes to frying chicken, if you rush it you will have burnt crust and raw chicken, fry the chicken at an even temp for a good 15-20mins depending on the size, I have also found that the trick to prefect fried chicken that is crispy and moist inside is to cook the chicken till golden on all side then put it in a 350 degree oven till done this will ensure that you chicken comes out perfect.
Mashed potatoes: take 6 russet potatoes boil till knife comes out clean, then drain well, I put the potatoes back in the hot pan to get rid of any left over moisture, then I add 2 tbsp of butter and I smash by hand then I add about 1/4 cup of sour cream, a little more butter and salt and pepper to taste. Mix together and serve warm
Make a gravy of your choice and I used frozen corn.
This is such a hearty, down home, warm meal that make you feel good all over.
For me the weekends are all about the food and the happiness that it brings to my family!
Happy Weekend to all!
Saturday I made a slow roasted mustard rubbed pork roast with a orange chili glaze, with long grained rice and steamed broccoli.
I first rubbed the pork with whole grain mustard on all side, then I made a rub with my favorite spices and rubbed the entire pork roast on all sides, then I roasted the pork at 300 degrees for 2 hours, then at the last 30mins I added the orange glaze to the roast.
Orange glaze: I took bottled orange spring roll glaze ( found at Kroger's) added it to a pan with 2 tsp of soy sauce and my mustard BBQ sauce.( Make enough glaze for gravy after rice is done)
Steamed Broccoli: take 1 head of fresh broccoli cut of florets into bit sized pieces add them to a pot of boiling water cook until tender.
Long grained rice:The way to cook rice is 2:1 ratio, take 1 cup of rice and add it to 2 cups of boiling water that is seasoned with garlic powder and salt, let cook for 20mins covered NEVER open it, after the 20mins turn off heat and let sit for another 5-10mins for perfect fluffy steamed rice
Plate the entire meal like this, a good scoopful of rice first the add the broccoli, top with pieces of the sliced pork roast the drizzle with left over glaze!
This is such a flavorful and healthy meal!
Happy Happy Family :)
Sunday dinner: I made Fried Chicken, Mashed Potatoes, corn and gravy
I started with the fried chicken, I have found that fried chicken can be scary for people who don't cook that often, it is all about patients when it comes to frying chicken, if you rush it you will have burnt crust and raw chicken, fry the chicken at an even temp for a good 15-20mins depending on the size, I have also found that the trick to prefect fried chicken that is crispy and moist inside is to cook the chicken till golden on all side then put it in a 350 degree oven till done this will ensure that you chicken comes out perfect.
Mashed potatoes: take 6 russet potatoes boil till knife comes out clean, then drain well, I put the potatoes back in the hot pan to get rid of any left over moisture, then I add 2 tbsp of butter and I smash by hand then I add about 1/4 cup of sour cream, a little more butter and salt and pepper to taste. Mix together and serve warm
Make a gravy of your choice and I used frozen corn.
This is such a hearty, down home, warm meal that make you feel good all over.
For me the weekends are all about the food and the happiness that it brings to my family!
Happy Weekend to all!
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