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Weekly Dinner Recap #8

13 Nov

Maybe someday I’ll post this before half of the next week is over…yeah, it’s been a little crazy around here.  Anyway, here goes:

Sunday – Lasagna

We were on our way home from visiting Heather and Richard and stopped at my in-laws to pick up our pets and have a quick dinner.  My mother-in-law made a fantastic lasagna, salad, and garlic bread for dinner.  She also sent us home with enough leftovers for several days’ worth of lunches which were greatly appreciated!

Monday – Baked eggs and popovers

I found this recipe on Cooking Light last year and it’s quickly become a breakfast for dinner staple.  I’m still working on perfecting the baking time so that the egg yolks stay soft every time but it’s tasty either way.  I like to add garlic powder, paprika, and parmesan cheese to the eggs before baking for a little extra flavor.

Tuesday – Bisquick coated chicken dipped in garlic sour cream with roasted tomatoes, cauliflower, and polenta

This was a mish-mash of a couple favorite recipes.  I followed the back-of-the-box bisquick recipe for baked “fried” chicken but dipped it in a garlicky sour cream before rolling it in bisquick.  I watered down the sour cream with a little milk.  Then I roasted a baking sheet full of cherry tomatoes and cauliflower florets at 400 degrees F for about 30 minutes and served them with a scoop of parmesan polenta.

Wednesday – Stuffed Cabbage Soup with English Muffin Toasting Bread

So the link actually takes you to a recipe for stuffed pepper soup cooked in a slow-cooker.  I used that basic recipe but modified the spices, switched the peppers for a head of cabbage, and left out the onion, celery, and carrots.  I also added a little brown sugar and lemon juice for that sweet and sour taste.  I had several recipes for cabbage soup but I knew I needed to change the liquid amounts for the slow-cooker.  This worked fairly well but it’s reminded me that we really need to just fork  over the money and buy a new slow-cooker.  Ours gets really odd hot spots.  I’ve got my eye on this Cuisinart model…hoping it’ll go on sale for Black Friday!  I served this with my favorite fail-safe bread recipe and it was a perfect cold-weather dinner!

Thursday – Chicken Soup

Thursday was a little weird…I had a great day teaching but felt awful on my way home.  I was afraid that I was getting sick so we changed dinner plans and I defrosted some chicken broth.  I added carrots, egg noodles, and some pulled rotisserie chicken for a nice, hearty soup.  I devoured soup and massive quantities of orange juice in an attempt to fend off a cold.

Friday – Chipotle

Lazy day of not feeling great led to no dinner plans…oops…

Saturday – Papa John’s

Yeah, not good…two nights of fast food…*sigh*…on the plus side, no cold!

Anyway, this upcoming week is fairly crazy so there may not be a dinner recap but I’ll definitely have a baby shower post soon with all the fun recipes and appetizers we put together for the party!

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