I broiled butterfly pork chops, made ranch baby red potatoes in the crock pot and did a new asparagus recipe. Pretty tasty!

Anonymous wrote:Ottolenghi cauliflower cake and a green salad.

Damn, just found this on Epicurious. Looks soooo good.

Ottolenghi cauliflower cake and a green salad.

Martha Stewart kale and cannellini bean soup with good bread. Don't know what my kids will eat yet! Not so into kale...

Potato and red bell pepper frittata. Salad. Crusty bread.

^^ and sometimes in the winter I add cream or half and half to the soup to make it creamier. Didn't do that tonight.

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Anonymous wrote:Homemade spicy lemon chicken noodle soup, crusty bread, green salad.

Oooh. Do you have recipe for the soup?

Not really. I play it by ear without exact amounts. Thankfully my kid loves it.

I sautee some onion, carrot, celery and parsley in olive oil AND probably too much butter.
When it's about ready for the liquid I season with salt, pepper, garlic, thyme, about 1/2 tsp each of turmeric and paprika, and the juice of half a lemon.
I add chicken broth (and sometimes water to extend it) and cubed fresh or thawed chicken. Simmer an hour or a few hours on very low temp.
20 minutes before we eat, I add egg noodles and a handful of thinly sliced red pepper strips.
Serve with fresh parsley on top, another a squeeze of lemon, and crushed red pepper flakes (adults only in my house).

Nice with simple green salad (just lettuce, some leftover red pepper strips and balsamic vinaigrette) and fresh bread and butter.

Ham. Asparagus. Scalloped potatoes. Spring salad.

Pasta night for us. That means regular old spaghetti for DS, some linguini with shrimp and lemon for me, and crusty garlic bread and salad for both of us.

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Anonymous wrote:Spaghetti for dh and the kids. I'm having an Atkins frozen meal. Yay me.

Quickly sauté a chicken breast and use that as the base for whatever pasta sauce you have. I've done that for years.

I do that too. But tonight I'm just boiling spaghetti and microwaving a meal. Lazy.

Eating out tonight at a place DH has wanted to try. Other nights this week:

Quesadillas, salad
Kielbasa, salad, starch
Pasta, salad

Leftovers one or two nights

Anonymous wrote:Homemade spicy lemon chicken noodle soup, crusty bread, green salad.

Oooh. Do you have recipe for the soup?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sunday night is always steak with oven baked fries (sweet potato tonight) and a big green salad. (Plus a fancy bottle of wine, but that's not for the wee people). That's just our thing.

Last night I made shakshuka for the first time. I don't know how it existed under my radar for my entire life. Served with a big loaf of crusty bread and salad. I would make it again tonight, I enjoyed it so much, but you know, tradition and all...

Why are you clarifying that the "wee people" won't be drinking wine? Goes without saying, wouldn't you think?

And if I hadn't qualified it, half the posters would be screeching about giving kids wine, even though it was obvious. Why must every thread turn into a nasty, pick apart session?

+1
Better safe than sorry !

DH just left on a business trip. So, without him to worry about, I'll just make quesadillas. Kids like salad so I'll wash some lettuce and drizzle a little soy-citrus dressing on top. Done.

When DH is gone, I might not even cook at all. Sometimes just popcorn, yogurt and apple slices.

Anonymous wrote:Spaghetti for dh and the kids. I'm having an Atkins frozen meal. Yay me.

Quickly sauté a chicken breast and use that as the base for whatever pasta sauce you have. I've done that for years.