The start of summer
Well I have been pulled away once more. The official move is over and I now have two college boys moved back home. Brandon 22 and Justin 20. My daughter Aerial already moved downstairs into Justin’s old room so now he is upstairs in my old office 
I am now in my bedroom and I am cramped.
Cooking and gardening are my favorite things to do and with the boys gone I have had fun cooking for just my husband and daughter. Quite frankly it is just us because Aerial lives on salads and chicken nuggets. So I am back to watching for deals on Pace Hot Salsa. Why do they not sell it in a larger container so I can save some money?
Todays Menu
Baked Whitefish with Florentine Sauce
Corn on The Cob
Caesar Salad
Ingredient’s
2 lbs Whiting Fillets (Truly any whitefish will work)
3 Tablespoons Butter
3 Tablespoons Flour
1 Cup Milk
1/2 Cup cream
Dash of nutmeg
1/2 pound of Fresh Spinach 1/2 cup Parm cheese
2 Lemons
Corn on The Cob
Romain Lettuce or Pre-Packaged Ceasar
For the Fish, Pre- Heat the oven to 350 degrees
Bake in a baking dish for about 10 minutes or until flaky with a fork.
Drizzle some lemon and melted butter on top
For the Sauce..
Melt your butter then add the flour and stir with a wire wisk.
In another pan I heat the milk and cream to a rapid boil then add it to the butter mixture. Stir this until it is smooth.
Add the nutmeg.
Take the spinach and 1/2 a cup of your sauce you just prepared and mix this together then place Spinach on a platter.
Place Fish on top
Stir the cheese into the remaining sauce and spoon over the fillets.
Sprinkle with a little sauce and a dash of melted butter
Put back in the oven and cook for about 10 minutes or until it is heated through.
Tonight we are just going to make the corn on the cob on the stove by boiling 4 pieces of corn for 7-9 minutes.
The Caesar Salad is prepared with a traditional Caesar Salad Bottled Mixture for ease or if you prefer from a package.
My garden is not yet in full bloom so this is all from the store.
This dish is really good and you can incorporate this to fit your low fat cooking program. My husband is once again off his diet so I am really all over the board. The boys will not be around for dinner so this is really for my husband and I.
Well the sun has finally popped out so I am heading out into the garden.
Until later then..
Spicy Meatballs and Mashed Potaotes
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Well it ended up being a chilly day yesterday so I decided to make one of my specialties. This is not a lean meal. My husband has fallen off the diet Plato so my meals go up and down. My family ate these so fast I did not get any pictures!!
Menu
Spicy Meatballs-Feeds 4 hungry adults
3 lbs hamburger, leaner the better
2 Eggs beaten
1 cup white or brown rice
2 jalapeño chopped
½ cup crushed red pepper
5 Tablespoons Worchester sauce
5 Tablespoons Ketchup
1 pound bacon
Garlic and Rosemary Mashed Potatoes
3 packages instant mashed potatoes
3 Tablespoons Garlic
2 tablespoons Rosemary
Butter and Milk according to the packaged instant potatoes
(If you want to add gravy, add gravy!)
Coleslaw
1 Bag of Coleslaw
1 Kraft Coleslaw Dressing
Mix all the spicy meatball ingredients together except the bacon and then form into baseball size meatballs. Mine are in between a baseball and softball.
Wrap two pieces of bacon around each meatball crisscrossing each piece. If your meatballs are smaller use one piece bacon cut in half. Put on a drip pan at 350 degrees for at least one hour and fifteen minutes.
Garlic Rosemary Mash Potatoes.
Make the mashed potatoes according to your directions then add the garlic and crushed or chopped rosemary right at the end of mixing.
Coleslaw
Follow package directions.
This meal is a hit at my house..
Tuesdays Menu A Day Late
We had such a fun night last night I got side tracked. We had our “Dump Dinner” last night. This entails, Kielbasa, Corn On The Cob, Shrimp, Potatoes and French Bread.
Grocery Shopping this week I bought up large loafs for $1.00. When I look at what I am cooking during the week I want to use up my perishable items first. I keep the loafs of French Bread out so I remember to use them or they are put into the freezer.
So what is a Dump Dinner? We take Kielbasa, potatoes, shrimp, and corn on the cob, dump it into boiling water, when it is done we drain it.. “Dump” it onto the middle of the table which is lined with brown paper bags……… Continue reading »
