What's on the menu?

[latebloomingmom]

I am in need of inspiration and ideas so fire away please
breakfast
lunch
dinner
recipes
pics
if its a family favorite
I wanna see it




this is a thread about food ideas
men and women are welcome
I am running out of ideas at the store..

[grace_ou]

LOL, I was actually hang out on he forum .. procrastinating.. on planning my meals for next week.

[latebloomingmom]

I am sooo stuck in a rut it aint even funny
monday: chicken, brocoli, salad
tuesday: ham, cauliflower, salad
tonight? pork roast, asparagus...and salad
sigh...

[Hannah82]

Do you like salisbury steak or hamburger steaks? They are like butter in the crockpot.

Get 2lbs ground beef in a bowl
1finely diced onion
about a shot of W sauce
salt and pepper
herbs of choice
garlic powder

mix all together then form into patties and sear off in a hot pan and put in the cooker on low for 6-8hrs with a splash of beef stock and maybe some sliced shrooms. Can be done with turkey as well.

I am sooo stuck in a rut it aint even funny
monday: chicken, brocoli, salad
tuesday: ham, cauliflower, salad
tonight? pork roast, asparagus...and salad
sigh...

[UnaChispita]

LBM-

What are you in the mood for?

Chicken? Beef? Veggies? Fish of some sort?

I need some parameters.

[grace_ou]

I am sooo stuck in a rut it aint even funny
monday: chicken, brocoli, salad
tuesday: ham, cauliflower, salad
tonight? pork roast, asparagus...and salad
sigh...

I'm sorta stuck on pizza right now. I just learned how to make a pizza crust with coconut flour. Low calorie and low carb.


This one has light alfrado sauce, chicken, spinach & cheese and the whole thing has 350 cals 15 g's fat 11 carbs and 40's protein.

he crust it self only has 64 cals 1 g fat 5 carbs and 6 protein. It's really easy to make. Just mix 1 tablespoon of coconut flour, 1/4 cup allwhites and 1 tablespoon of buttermilk. It should come out like a batter. Pour it on to a pan with a piece pf parchment paper so it doesn' sick and spread in circle, I like mine thin so I spread it as thin as I can. Bake a 425 for a few minutes till it's just barely cooked all the way through. Take it out top it and bake agin till basically it's all heated and cooked through. It makes a great low cal & low carb pizza crust option.

[latebloomingmom]

LBM-

What are you in the mood for?

Chicken? Beef? Veggies? Fish of some sort?

I need some parameters.

wide open I need dinner ideas
I am cooking for a 12 year old son and a 45 year old brother
my cookbooks and recipe cards are still in storage somewhere..help!

[Hannah82]

Something else we like for the crockpot is Taco Chili

Any whole raw meat of choice or browned ground turkey
Diced onion
tbsp of garlic
dried black or pinto beans (soaked overnight)
6 cups chicken stock
2tbsp chili powder
2tsp cumin
2tsp pepper
2 tsp garlic powder
2tsp smoked paprika
1 can diced tomatoes (or fresh)
1 cup fresh corn

Put it all in the pot on low 6-8 hrs. Very versitile for the rest of the fam, can be served with chips, cheese, cilantro, sour cream.

[PunkyCindy]

we're just having veggie beef soup tonight...kind of thrown together bits of leftover pasta and veggies....maybe I can be more inspired tomorrow lol

[Echo814]

Incoming food porn

My spaghetti and meatballs

The meatballs are kept lean with 90% fat or less beef and 96% lean ground pork

Oven baked salmon with oven roasted asparagus


Shrimp and stir-fried veggies with rice noodles


Spiced Ahi Tuna with oven roasted asparagus


Jerk Chicken with island style rice

[latebloomingmom]

Hooray!!!
keep them coming in please
recipes too if you want
I like the crock pot ideas
I am in classes all day five days a week

[UnaChispita]

LBM

On my way out the door tonight. Will look at crock pot recipes later tonight.

But...the big question is...what will the 12 y.o eat?

[Echo814]

For the meatballs this makes up to 9 3oz balls

3/4lb each of ground beef and pork, I use the leanest of both that I can find (you can also use 1/2 lb beef, veal and pork if desired)
2 eggs
1/4 cup bread crumbs
1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
4 minced garlic cloves sauteed
1/4 cup fresh parsley
salt and pepper to taste

Mix all the ingredients and then cook in olive oil on med/high heat until all sides are browned, then drop them into the sauce to finish cooking for about 45 minutes. I will make big batches to freeze and all I need to do is heat them up and make noodles.

The asparagus is easy, I just rub olive oil on them sprinkle salt, pepper and garlic powder and cook at 400 for 20-30 minutes.

I can provide more if anyone wants them

[latebloomingmom]

more, more, more, more, more

[mauledbyabear]

nothing on my menu, but if you want to spice up your current menu, try this site: http://www.recipepuppy.com/
you enter your ingredients that you have, and it spits out recipes that use those ingredients from a variety of recipe sites (and shows you which other ingredients you need even before you click). a search for what you are already planning might make it easier for you to cook something more interesting
i've used this site and it's pretty good

[Echo814]

Chicken tortilla soup

1-2lbs of chicken breast cut into 1 inch cubs (if you like it meaty sometimes 1lb isn't enough)
1/2-3/4 cup long grain rice (depends if you like rice lol)
one jar of favorite salsa
1 cup frozen corn (optional)
2 boxes of low sodium chicken broth
4 gloves garlic chopped
1/2 med onion chopped
1 tsp cumin (add more if you like the flavor)
1 tbsp lime juice
Salt and pepper to taste

Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in med size pot add in garlic and onion, cook until soft. Add in chicken, add salt and pepper and cook until no longer pink. Pour in chicken broth, bring to a boil and add rice. Simmer while covered, until rice is just tender, add salsa, corn, cumin, lime juice and bring back to boil until rice is done cooking usually another 10-20 minutes. You can crush up tortilla chips and sprinkle Monterrey jack cheese for added substance and flavor.

[UnaChispita]

Tuscan Soup (BW don't get mad at me, I didn't name it, lol)--in the crock pot

Carton of Chicken broth
one 14.5 oz can diced tomatoes (I like the Italian spice type)
1 15 oz can of cannellini or navy beans (drain first)
1 onion, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves minced
1 pound turkey sausage--brown first until almost cooked...if you want it spicy, add crushed red pepper to it while browning
ground pepper

Put in crock pot on low for 8 hours or high for 4 hours

If you like red cabbage, chop and add the last hour before serving

Sprinkle a little Parmesan cheese on top before serving

[UnaChispita]

Jalapeno Lime Kabobs

4 pounds shrimp, chicken or pork
1 cup thawed orange juice concentrate undiluted
2 tsp grated lime rind
1/2 cup fresh lime juice
1/2 cup honey
4 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp salt
6 cloves minced garlic
4 jalapenos seeded and chopped

Mix together.
Put in ziplock. Throw meat in there. Let marinate.

Grill.

[UnaChispita]

Salad (I think I got from the Naked Chef)

field greens
sliced peach
prosciutto ham sliced
mozzarella cheese sliced

[UnaChispita]

Grilled Salmon with Ginger-Soy Marinade

In a ziplock- (not sure about amounts, I eyeball it)

Olive oil
Lemon juice
Soy sauce
grated ginger root

Marinate salmon for one hour

Grill (brush marinade on a couple of times)


Edit: Sorry about all the posts. I got excited. I love to cook LOL!

[latebloomingmom]

I love that ya love to cook
I soooo do not
thank you all for your great responses

[EB68]

Incoming food porn

My spaghetti and meatballs

The meatballs are kept lean with 90% fat or less beef and 96% lean ground pork

Oven baked salmon with oven roasted asparagus


Shrimp and stir-fried veggies with rice noodles


Spiced Ahi Tuna with oven roasted asparagus


Jerk Chicken with island style rice

I am starving after looking at all of these, too bad I can't eat anything else tonight . No kidding they all look delicious.

[thehobbes]

My bbq crockpot chicken legs (the simplest recipe in food history but it's awesome, I make it every 2-3 days srs.)

-slice 500g of red potatos, throw in bottom of crock
-10 fresh chicken legs nom nom nom
-bottle of your fav bbq sauce covering all

You can either cook on high for around 5hrs or low for 9hrs, comes out pretty much the same IMO.

Macros for 1 leg w/ a serving of potatos:
C-200
P-14g
C-23g
F-5g

Sometimes I'll make a huge thing of white rice and put it on top of that, farking awesome.

[Echo814]

I am starving after looking at all of these, too bad I can't eat anything else tonight . No kidding they all look delicious.

Thank you! Sorry you couldn't eat anymore though

[tarheelblue0378]

I am in need of inspiration and ideas so fire away please
breakfast -coffe and banana then PWO
lunch - one lb ground beef and pringles
dinner - turkey burger w/ bun and cheese or chx and rice
recipes
pics
if its a family favorite




this is a thread about food ideas
men and women are welcome
I am running out of ideas at the store..

Bold. Boring but it works. Throw in eggs and shakes through out the day.

I wanna see it

i bet so

[mrshester]

Probably not what you were looking for but, we had filet mignon, baked potato, salad, and Texas toast for dinner tonight. Homegrown beef, first time ever having filet mignon and it was SO good! Having a few beers to top it off

[tarheelblue0378]

Probably not what you were looking for but, we had filet mignon, baked potato, salad, and Texas toast for dinner tonight. Homegrown beef, first time ever having filet mignon and it was SO good! Having a few beers to top it off

Mignon is so expensive. Why not just get a few ribeyes? 4oz filet for the same price as a 12oz ribeye...ribeye all day.

[mrshester]

Mignon is so expensive. Why not just get a few ribeyes? 4oz filet for the same price as a 12oz ribeye...ribeye all day.

Actually, these were free, aside from some work. My aunt recently had one of her own cows taken for processing and hubs and I were invited for dinner

[tarheelblue0378]

Actually, these were free, aside from some work. My aunt recently had one of her own cows taken for processing and hubs and I were invited for dinner

That makes all the difference.

[mrshester]

That makes all the difference.

Oh yes...and the reason why I have never had it before now, LOL