Category: What’s For Dinner

  • Low Carb Parmesan Crusted Chicken

    Low Carb Parmesan Crusted Chicken

    This is an easy chicken recipe. I leave out the bread crumbs for lower carb count.

    SavedPicture-2014412194045.jpg

    I seasoned half with dried basil and the other half smoked paprika.

    The basil seasoned chicken is tasty with artichokes, tomatoes, and feta.

    SavedPicture-2014412194354.jpg

    This article was first published on April 22, 2014 and was recovered using AI and web.archive.org.

  • Cooking From the Freezer

    Cooking From the Freezer

    I love going to the grocery store. It’s shopping that’s useful. However, it’s not convenient to go close to every other day.  Keeping a few frozen things on hand is useful for buying us an extra day or two between grocery trips.

    SavedPicture-20144118116.jpg

    So for dinner I grabbed some frozen green beans and steamed them. Heated a little olive oil, butter, and minced garlic in a skillet to cook the garlic. Then, I dumped the green beans into the skillet to cover them in the garlicy, fatty yumminess.

    I took some frozen tilapia fillets that had thawed in the fridge and spread a little mayo, minced garlic, and parmesan on each fillet. On a parchment lined baking sheet, I then baked them at 425 degrees for 15 minutes until they flaked easily with a fork. Yours may require a little more or less time.

    This article was first published on April 2, 2014 and was recovered using AI and web.archive.org.

  • What’s for Dinner

    What’s for Dinner

    A couple of pieces of ”cornbread” I made yesterday with the cornbread portion of this recipe.

    SavedPicture-2014312173154.jpg

    I cooked up some easy skillet zucchini au gratin.

    sliced zucchini, butter, sea salt and parmesan

    SavedPicture-2014312173716.jpg

    It’s not all meat and eggs on a low carb or LCHF way of eating.

    This article was first published on March 12, 2014 and was recovered using AI and web.archive.org.

  • Our Favorite Date

    We love to cook together and make dates out of doing so. We are still moving house, and I thought we should take some time to have a good dinner together because it has been a while since we sat down to a proper home cooked meal.  I’m hoping I can find the right pans and gear for what’s planned!  Fortunately, with it being Valentine’s Day, there were a few good deals at the grocery store.

    On the Menu

    Steak & Mushrooms

    Salad

    Roasted Asparagus

    Raspberry Sweeties made with dark chocolate chips

    This article was first published on February 14, 2014 and was recovered using AI and web.archive.org.

  • What’s for Dinner

    I saw this recipe and knew I had to try it.  Five star keeper!

    George Stella- Cauliflower Mac and Cheese Casserole

    Plus, I’m imagining other ways to use the cheese sauce. If I knew how to do a starry-eyed emoticon, I would put one here.

    We also had beef pot pie with one of Derek’s freshly ground organic whole wheat pie crusts.

    This article was first published on January 26, 2014 and was recovered using AI and web.archive.org.

  • Roast Challenge Conclusion

    As I was chopping up roast for the one pot sorta cabbage roll, I looked at the roast that was left coupled with the remaining tomato paste and decided to try to make some sorta bbq chopped beef.  That finished off the roast and was the overall favorite madeover.

    bbq chopped beef

    tomato paste, water, apple cider vinegar, onion powder, garlic powder, xylitol, cayenne, chili powder, liquid smoke, salt, pepper, ground oregano, chopped roast

    We ate it with pickles and mustard.

    A $17 roast turned out about 13 adult meals and 3 children’s dinner/lunches. When we ate these meals, that was all that was served so portions were generous.

    I think I showed myself that eating real food does not cost more, does not take much more work, and is quite yummy!

    Also, the roast that keeps on giving yielded 3.75 cups of broth that I popped into the freezer for some sorta future soup start.

    This article was first published on January 14, 2014 and was recovered using AI and web.archive.org.

  • Current Roast Totals, Today’s Plan, and My Laziness

    I am lazy; like super lazy. I do not do anything hard or complicated. Ever.

    I love the version of deconstructed cabbage rolls that Derek and I accidentally made one time. It is yummy, stick-to-your-ribs, comfort food.  I use cauliflower in place of rice, or skip it if I don’t have any in the house. I would never do all the work for real cabbage rolls, but I would throw the lower carb ingredients in a pot. Later today I am going to use roast in place of the ground beef.

    one pot sorta like cabbage rolls

    onion, garlic, bag of cabbage cooked in oil/butter, I don’t have cauliflower so I’m skipping it, chopped roast, tomato paste, water, basil, oregano, garlic powder, salt, and pepper, served with some parmesan

    The beef pot pie made for one adult and two children servings. The sorta stroganoff ended up as three adult meals.  We are up to six adult meals and three children’s meals out of one roast.

    This article was first published on January 11, 2014 and was recovered using AI and web.archive.org.

  • Roast Challenge Continues

    Roast Challenge Continues

    I cooked a roast, and I’m seeing how many meals I can get from it.  So far it has made two adult meals and one child.

    Today I cooked up some madeovers (intentional leftovers made into something else).

    I cubed some for sorta stroganoff and pot pie filling for Derek’s whole wheat pie crust, made from freshly ground flour. (easier to cube/dice after refrigeration)

    sorta stroganoff

    mushrooms and onions cooked in butter and olive oil, cream, sour cream, garlic powder,  Worcestershire sauce, cubed roast, salt, and pepper

    pot pie filling enough for 9″ pie

    carrots, mushrooms, onions cooked in butter, cream, cream cheese, pepper, salt, cubed roast, and frozen peas

    Waiting for crust

    Waiting for crust

    I’m not sure how many meals this will be until we eat them, but I will keep track.

    This article was first published on January 10, 2014 and was recovered using AI and web.archive.org.