(I actually had to look up the spelling of "doozy"...you can spell it "doozie", too...I'm sure you don't care and are tired of reading this parenthetical comment)
Things have been hectic, stressful, busy...people have been sick....there has been sadness at the loss of a life...there have been endless papers to grade and endless papers to write for my class...I'm worn out.
My husband is still on a "let's not eat anything exciting" diet and I tried to plan food that wouldn't upset his recovery too much.
Monday: Tri-colored spiral pasta with turkey meatballs
I cooked a double batch of pasta. I took 12 fully cooked turkey meatballs out of the freezer and put them into a saucepan with a jar of marinara sauce. They thaw as the sauce heats up. I combined half the pasta with the meatballs and sauce. The other half of the pasta went into a container in the fridge.
Tuesday: Parma Rosa Shrimp
This is very tasty and very simple. My sister used the sauce at a family dinner years ago and I thought it would go so well with shrimp.
This is very tasty and very simple. My sister used the sauce at a family dinner years ago and I thought it would go so well with shrimp.- I buy a small envelope of a sauce mix called Parma Rosa (it's made by Knorr).
- Follow the directions on the package to make the sauce (it takes less than 10 minutes).
- I pull some raw shrimp from the freezer (I always buy raw instead of cooked because it's much tastier if you cook it yourself). I heated up some olive oil in a frying pan and put the shrimp in a single layer into the pan. I let it cook for a minute or two and then turn each one...don't overcook them, they will turn rubbery. I promise they will be done after only 3 to 4 minutes total.
- I heat up the pasta in the microwave, then combine it with the shrimp and parma rosa sauce. I've even thown a handful of peas from the freezer into the mix. This could not be more quick and delicious.
Wednesday: Breakfast for Dinner
I made omelettes and homefies...the recipes can be found here.
Thursday: Random snacks
I planned to make dinner and then collapsed from exhaustion after school. Sonny ate leftovers and I ate cheese melted onto tortilla chips...very gourmet.
Friday: Date Night!
Sonny surprised me with an "Italian" date to Fiorello's for dinner and Wegman's gelato for dessert! Gelato makes my heart happy.
Saturday (today): Slow Cooker Chicken Casserole
I am going to try a new recipe using my crock pot. I got the recipe from one of the blogs I follow. It's called Slow Cooker Chicken Casserole. Check out Confessions of a Stay-At-Home Mom for other tips and recipes.
*Update: We had this slower cooker chicken casserole for dinner and it turned out great! I will certainly be using this simple recipe again*
*Update: We had this slower cooker chicken casserole for dinner and it turned out great! I will certainly be using this simple recipe again*
I got my new edition of Everyday Food Magazine and see tons of recipes I'm eager to try. I'm searching through the circulars this weeks for deals (and see quite a few deals to be had) and then I'm going to plan my meals. I'll post as soon as I'm done my two papers for my graduate class...which will be never, it seems.
The Parma sauce sounds good - what else does it go well with? Chicken and pasta maybe?
ReplyDeleteLet me know what you think of the chicken casserole!
Hope Sonny is feeling back to normal.
~ S
Steph,
ReplyDeleteI actually was thinking of trying it with chicken. I would imagine it would be just as good! You would obviously need to pre-cook the chicken just as I do with the shrimp and then top with the sauce.
The chicken casserole is cooking away as we speak...I'll let you know how it turns out!
Sonny is doing much better...thank goodness :)