My family and I are getting tired of eating the same thing over and
over again. So, I thought that I would see what ya'll are having!
I'm sure that everyone has family favorites that they cook
regularly. But yours are probably different from mine. So I need
your help. Tell us what you are making for dinner and give up the
recipe!!

Last night we had DORRITO CASSEROLE:

1 lbs. ground beef, cooked
1 pk. taco seasoning, cooked in beef
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 can corn
1 can pinto beans
1 can black beans
1/2 jar of salsa
1 bag of dorritos
2 cups cheddar cheese

Cook meet with taco seasoning, after brown add everyone but the last
2 ingredience. Let cook for about 15 mins. on low.
In a baking dish pour in about 2-4 handfuls of dorritos (deppends on how much you
like). Add the meet mixture to the baking dish.
Sprinkle cheese (you can you more or less cheese on yours, we just like alot of
cheese) and bake in the over for 20 mins. @ 350 or until cheese is melted.

Ok.... I added mine.... now you can add yours.

Thanks,

Charlene

BUMP!!!! I need help!

Fall is coming.....warm yummy comfort food reciepes would be cool!

These days my life in the kitchen is about quick, easy, and budget friendly.

Besides chili or spaghetti sauce in the crockpot, I also have a few stand-by's... slow-roasted chicken, home-made pizza, quesadillas. I just jazz things up a bit... For the chicken, I stuff it with apples, pears, or onions (or a combination), for the pizza I used to use Boboli, but the boys like Pillsbury crust and it is economical. In addition to mozzarella, I use provolone, parmesan, a little cheddar and whatever toppings we have on hand. I kick up quesadillas with a jar of Wal-Mart's Peach Pineapple Chipolte Salsa. For meatloaf, bbq sauce and/or sweet and sour sauce instead of ketchup.

I'm nowhere near gourmet but I never have any complaints. I hope this helps a little. I've added two recipes I had on the computer. Most of my best ones are tucked away in cookbooks or files.

Fall-Apart Tender Slow-Roast Pork
From Shirley Corriher, author of Cookwise

Ingredients:
1 pork butt roast (about 4 pounds)
1/4 to 1/3 cup Worcestershire sauce
3/4 cup light brown sugar
1 cup apple juice
1/2 teaspoon salt

Instructions:
Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C). Place the rack slightly below the center of the oven.
Place the pork in a casserole that is just large enough to hold it and has a lid. Sprinkle the roast on all sides with Worcestershire sauce. Then press brown sugar coating on all sides of the pork. Pour the apple juice down the side of the casserole to the bottom, being sure not to drizzle it on the crusted meat. Cover tightly.
Place the roast in the oven and immediately turn the heat down to 200°F (95°C). Roast without opening the oven door for about 5 hours, until the meat is so tender that it pulls apart easily. If the meat does not pull apart easily, cover, and return to the oven and roast 30 minutes more. Check again, roast 30 minutes more as needed.
Pull the meat apart and remove the bone. Stir the salt into the juices at the bottom of the pan. Serve meat in its delicious juice hot or at room temperature.
Note: This can easily be done in a slow cooker. Set it on high for 30 minutes, then turn down the heat to low, and let it cook for most of the day or even overnight.


HAM and CHEDDAR LOAF
1 lb. frozen bread dough, thawed
½ lb. thinly sliced ham
1 cup shredded cheddar
¼ cup mayonnaise
1 egg, beaten
1 tblsp grated parmesan cheese

Preheat oven to 350. Place dough on lightly floured surface, flatten slightly and roll to 12 x 8 rectangle. Top dough evenly with ham, overlapping slices and leaving ½” border around all sides.
Mix cheddar and mayo. Spread evenly over ham.
Moisten edges of dough with water. Starting at one of the long sides of the dough, fold one third of the dough over the filling, then repeat with the other long side of dough. Firmly pinch edge of dough together to seal. Place seam side down on lightly greased baking sheet.
Cut 3 diagonal slits in top of dough using kitchen scissors. Brush evenly with egg, sprinkle with parmesan cheese. Bake 35-40 minutes until golden brown. Cool 10 minutes before cutting.

I probably have an entirely different idea of what "comfort food" is than most folks here, because I grew up in Chicago in ethnic neighborhoods. I love Choucroute Garni, French/German (Alsace) dutch oven dinner with sauerkraut and several meats simmered in chicken stock and wine. The sauerkraut loses most of its characteristic sharpness in this recipe as the flavors blend and mellow. It's MUCH easier than it sounds. Serve with buttered parslied potatoes. BTW, make sure to use the caraway seeds, but if you can't find juniper berries, just leave them out.

Choucroute Garni

1/4 pound slab bacon, chopped
4 large bratwurst
4 (1-inch) pork chops, bone-in (about 1 pound)
1 medium onion, chopped
2 pounds sauerkraut, drained
1 medium potato, peeled and grated
1 teaspoon caraway seeds
4 juniper berries
3 tablespoons brown sugar, or to taste
1 (16-ounce) can low-sodium chicken stock
1/2 cup Riesling (or any good-quality white wine)
Water to almost cover

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a large Dutch oven or oven-proof pot with lid, saute the bacon until browned. Remove the bacon and all but 2 tablespoons of the bacon grease. Brown the bratwurst and the pork chops on all sides, then set them aside. Add the onion and saute until translucent. Add the sauerkraut and saute 5 minutes. Add the potato, caraway seeds, juniper berries and the brown sugar and stir to combine. Place the browned bratwurst and pork chops on top of the sauerkraut mixture. Add the chicken stock, Riesling and water. Place lid on top and bake for 45 minutes.

I make something similar to that Dorito casserole Char...but I call it

Rotel Chicken

I dice up however many chicken breasts i've got
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 can cream of mushroom soup
2 cans rotel tomatoes
Velveeta cheese (grated)
Tortilla chips

I mix together the soups and the rotel tomatoes until its smooth.

Then layer the tortilla chips in a pan...add a layer of chicken....a layer of velveeta cheese....then a little bit of the soup mixture....and another layer of chips, chicken, cheese...then pour the rest of the soup mixture on top making sure everything is coated. Top with last layer of cheese.

Bake at 325 for about 30 - 45 min. or until everything is all melty and hot.
Top with a dollop of sour cream.



I also like Potato Soup at this time of the year.
We also used to eat Moms Living on Beans (with cornbread) - really good comfort food.
Or how bout Sloppy Joes - everybody likes those!!

I just accidentally ran across this on my pediatrician's website! Rachael Ray has a kid-friendly website with recipes that kids can help make. It's actually got an option to break down the recipes by age! Some of them sound awesome...I'm gonna try the rigatoni and braised beef. Yeah, you know she had to call it Yum-O.

http://www.yum-o.org/index.php

You all make such nice nourishing meals for your families, and I used to also. With the kids grown..we have cut back on alot of the big cooking. Last night we had Mrs Pauls Beer Battered fish fillets on toasted buns with cheese and tarter sauce..and a marinated salad on the side. Tonight we are having pecan waffles and sausage. Pretty simple cooking happening at my house..but we are happy with it.

Cool idea!! Thank ya maam!

We are having taco's tonight..... don't guess that a recipe is needed. :P

I'm having a nice big salad with balsamic vinagrette dressing and a nutri system bar!!

Pizza (Digorno Supreme Thin Wheat Crust) and Spinach Salad. I'm going to make Mom's porcupine meatballs this week - so I'll add that recipe after I talk to Mom.

Rotisserie chicken from the grocery store, cole slaw, salad, and the kid has bread with his. Can you tell I had to go shopping?

Tonight we had a new dinner idea (for us anyway). I did one of the Old Elpaso soft taco bake dinner kits. I used ground turkey to make it healthier and added my own cheese to the top instead of their cheese sauce stuff. It was a layered meal and actually was really good. I made some salsa type stuff for the top with chopped onion, tomato and a little cilantro. Had refried beans on the side and all we needed was a Margarita to go with it. The whole process took prob less than 30 minutes.

I love to make a dish I threw together one night just to see how it would taste and I fell in love with it.

1 package Johnsonville Sweet Italian Sausage
1 package Green Giant Garden Vegetable Melody
pepper to taste
1 tsp fresh minced garlic

Preheat oven to 375
Place thawed sausages in a 13 x 9 cake pan and bake for 15 minutes
Remove sausages from oven and poke several holes in them to let the fat drain out.
Bake another 20 minutes.
Remove sausages and place on cutting board to cool and drain fat out of pan and lightly wipe excess out with a paper towel.
Empty bag of vegetables and garlic into pan and bake for 15 minutes.
Cut sausages into bite size peices and add to vegetables and mix together
Bake another 10 minutes and presto!!!

I was going to put a beef roast in the crockpot this morning, but it was still a little frozen, so I'm going to try out a new way to make chicken tenders instead, and maybe make some cole slaw with them. The roast should be thawed by tomorrow, so I'll put it in the crockpot with some veggies and make some garlic\cheddar mashed "faux"potatoes on the side.

What's the new way for the chicken tenders?

Is this recipe posted somewhere? Did I miss it?

Put it in the recipe section for you - excellent and easy to make


It is now

Dude, my kids are gonna name their firstborn after you I swear. Mashed "taters" are one of the things they miss the most about this whole diet thing, and now I can make 'em for them. You so rock.

BBQ chicken, baked potatoes, corn, green beans.

I'm craving hot dogs (of all things), so I'm going to stop by the grocery store on the way home and get a pack. I think I'll make some "faux"tato salad to go with 'em

Next...

Sounds good Stacy!! Last night I grilled ribs and stir fried asparagus. Tonight we're having baked chicken ... and ... I haven't figured out what else yet. Maybe a salad.

I think I'm either doing homemade chicken and dressing, mashed taters--real ones, gravy and broccoli and cheese. Or.....I'm doing this smoked sausage with spicy rice sort of thing. Maybe red beans and rice sorta kinda--gotta check the cabinets....

I'm having Green pepper steak with rice, and green beans!
And a banana!

I don't knooooooooooooooooooooooow

The boys had tacos, I had taco salad.