Capitol Hill Blue Forums Misc. Topics Food, Drink and Cooking What's for dinner?

… and it starts with “hell-o”.

...or that 'come hither' look...

I've been eating a lot of top sirloin lately. Albertson's supermarket has loss-leader sales on it pretty regularly, so I buy about 10 pounds at $5/lb, cook it up, and freeze modest-sized pieces. Anytime I feel like steak, I pull out a piece (about the size of my palm as per current health guidelines), and toss it in the microwave. It's enough to make a great sandwich, or entree.

Saturday, January 1, 2022

Roasted red and yellow beet salad, with feta and candied walnuts over baby field greens and balsamic vinaigrette dressing.

That looks really great, Rick. I've got to get my romaine-growing bed running again. I keep trying to grow romaine and broccoli during the summer, and they both always bolt to seed before producing any edible parts. Too hot here, but I think there may not be enough light during the winter.

• Took a good-sized zucchini and quarted the whole thing
• Then sauteed the zuchinni in evoo until it was browned

(Meanwhile started a pot of salted water to boil for penne pasta)

• Put the zuchinni aside. In the same skillet, I browned ground itailian seasoned chicken sausage.
• Added chopped garlic
• Added two hot house tomatoes, diced
• Added about 1/2 cup of Prego Spaghetti sauce
• Added 1/3 cup of cream cheese
• Added 4 tsp of butter

(Let the butter and cream cheese melt into the mix and swirled it around)

• Added a cup of plain water and simmered
• Added cooked al dente penne pasta
• Added the browned zucchini
• Sprinkled mozz and parm cheese on top
• Baked at 450 for 15 mins
• Let rest 5 mins

Dinner was delish

Oooooo, that is dinner tomorrow night, as Chef Jeff will be preparing din din for bed bound Karen, who just
came home from the hospital.

Super duper easy to make Jeff. Let me know if you have any questions.

Also, you can get FF Italian spiced ground chicken at Safeway.

Oh I know it is...I think Miss Karen will be very impressed.
BTW this was just another lithotripsy...she's fine, just a wee bit sore.
She'll be back to her old self in a day or two.

I gotta keep feeding her tasty suppers so she will eat.
She's now 130 pounds, a huge improvement over her former 108, which was RAIL thin
for a five feet eight Amazon like her.
I credit "CHURRO THERAPY!" for tickling her appetite enough to make her want to eat more.
She'd never even HAD a churro until I introduced her to them.

But man does not live by bread alone, or churros...so Chef Jeffy has to step up!
Thanks, Rick!

The ground chicken comes in a 1.25 lb tray. You only need 1/4 of it. I take the tray and divide it into four portions. I wrap each section individually with clear wrap, then take three of those and put it into a gallon freezer ZipLock bag for another time.