Sitting on my patio paying bills and my mother in law tenants handed me a plate with baked chicken green beans and mashed potatoes. yum! unexpected

I did cook chicken, but Panera it is!

Tonight was cereal

Last night was lemon pepper chicken, with rice, french fries and broccoli cheese casserole

tonight:

basil meatballs with basil marinara with zucchini noodles (zoodles).

I sliced up some onions, mushrooms, summer squash, and zucchini ..seasoned with salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder and grilled them up. That will be served either on yeast bread or a tortilla with mozzarella cheese and pesto in the penini press with chips.

Young blood will be having brats with rice and a veggie

I sauteed zucchini and summer squash with olive oil and butter...added fresh garlic and fresh basil..

Baked chicken breasts are in the oven. Still haven't decided how I want to spice it...

Toying with the idea of making roasted chickpeas later...

http://www.chow.com/recipes/30368-sp...sted-chickpeas

REAL hotdogs wrapped in bacon w/ pasta salad.

I am in the same quandary. I was going to do a BLT.. then I thought..maybe chili .. then some type of soup (though I had that for lunch)..I am thinking the BLT is going to win out because I have been craving one for a week.

Though that fish and chips idea sounds good too.. or maybe ordering in Chinese..

Gah.

Tonight I am making a pot of chicken orzo soup. I almost can't wait for it to be finished. :)

Pepper steak with white rice

But I'm really craving pizza. And surprisingly hungry, given I ate around 6. Late night snack? I think so.

Yaaay for fish n' chips.

My BLT won out - and it was so damn good !!

Beef stir fry with a salad and sweet tea to drink

I forgot to mention that I bought a loaf of crusty 5 grain Italian bread to go with the orzo soup. Dinner was so delicious tonight!

spinach & mushroom pizza with a southwest salad.

tonight:

a sautee of sun dried tomato sausage with butternut squash, kale, onions, garlic, and apple.

We bought about 4 bundles of kale at the growers market this weekend-- mmm. and the squash is from this winter, I cubed it and froze it.

Had:
Spätzle (german noodles) with a sauce made with garlic,a little chopped fried onion,mushrooms,cheese (emmental,gruyère and cheddar) and crispy bacon.
pud:raspberry trifle
washed down with fizzy mineral water

Steamed salmon and veggies with mango sauce and white rice, and a glass of sweet tea

I'm being a bit adventurous s today so I thought I would try a Greek dinner, so hear goes. I fixed egg plant with lamb rolled in grape leaves, Greek salad with a lemony home made dressing, humus with green sauce, veggie k-bobs grilled on the grill. I let the veggies soak in a mixture of very light olive oil with a touch of garlic and herbs. I will most likely drink unsweet tea, yesterday I baked a lemon pie so if its possible to eat any I have a dessert.

Homemade pimento cheese on toast. The kind that involves cream cheese. I've had a craving.

We'll probably have strawberries and mango, too.

I found a new recipe for a Spanish rice. So, I made that and a black bean salsa..which will be served in a tortilla with hummus.

Young blood will be having the rest of the brats, some sauteed potatoes and broccoli.

Chicken orzo soup leftover from last night's dinner. :)

I can share the recipe--

1 medium yellow onion
1 medium/large apple (your choice of variety)
2 cups of large cubed butternut squash
2-4 bunches of kale or 2 bags of kale (washed/cut up)
1/4 cup apple juice
1 pound of chicken sausage or any variety you'd wish
salt/pepper

Chop up onion, apple, and squash-- add cooking fat to a pan (I use ghee) (medium heat), when heated add onion, apple and squash and add salt to taste. Caramelize onions/apple/squash mixture when soft transfer to a bowl and add raw sausage to hot pan and cook til no pink. I like larger chunks but do whatever you'd enjoy. After cooked, add cooked veggies back in pan- add cracked pepper to taste, stir. Add washed kale to pan and apple juice. Cover til kale/butternut is tender to your liking. Uncover to let the juices cook down a bit. Serve. You can add fried eggs to top if you'd like-- but we just eat it as is.


Tonight's dinner:

Grilled pork tenderloin served with an asian inspired slaw (napa cabbage, snow peas, julienned carrots, ginger, garlic, coconut aminos, sesame oil) and pineapple spears.

Hmm...no idea. Maybe a chicken and veggie stir fry with a small salad.

Chicken, quinoa and green beans.

But most importantly, listening to Nina Simone while I eat. :D

Great tastes :thumbsup:

The same but with juicy, cold cantaloupe.

Well..it was far from nutritious..but hey it was a delightful treat. I'm a very simple sort. I enjoy very small things...big dinners and fancy nights out really aren't "my thing." I enjoy them when I am doing something special for someone else..but not for me.

So, here we go. We (gren and I) started out at Auntie Anne's Pretzels and shared an order of pretzel bites and a cherry lime aid. Then we both did the massage chairs..stopped at a store and off to D&D's (dunkin donuts for those who don't know) for a coffee and donut. Drove around for a few and picked up a cheese pizza and bread sticks to bring back to the kids.

D&D's and Auntie Anne's are two of my most favorite places that I rarely treat myself too.

Tonight was birthday dinner for my brother and brother-in-law:
Chicken, mashed potatoes, gravy, corn, lima beans, applesauce, cottage cheese, and string beans with bacon and almonds. Chocolate cake with peanut butter icing, coconut cake with icing, or strawberry shortcake with homemade sweet biscuits.

My dinner: chicken, string beans with bacon and almonds, and a small helping of mashed potatoes with gravy. I then went back and had 3 sweet biscuits.

Schlotszys sandwich with kettle cooked bbq chips and sweet tea to drink, dessert is brownies

tonight:

date night. not sure where we'll be heading, but I'm sure it'll be tasty. plus, I won't be cooking, even better. :)

mmmmmmmmm
 

now soliciting ideas for dinner tonight!