Taco Salad and Chicken Salad

There is not really a recipe for these. The first Taco Salad has Meat, Lettace, Cheese, Red Beans, Tortilla Chips, Sour Cream, and Olives. It is like Nachos except with Salad.

As for the Chicken Salad, There are chicken sliced up with a nice honey mustard dressing that Jamie made up. All together the meals we AMAZING even for a Salad. That is what we had for the last 2 dinners.

Overall Rating *****

Mini Pizza and Mexican Chicken!!

Mini Pizzas and Fries
This recipe is a mix and match of what you want on your pizza. The sauce is the recipe. For the sauce you are going to need:
8 oz. tomato sauce
1 1/2 tsp italian herbs
1/4 tsp. salt
Dash of Peper
1 tbs. dried parsly flakes

Directions: Mix all together


So I forgot to post the dinners that we had and I appologize for those waiting for the next recipe to cook. Jamie went and did a bistro night and we had Mini Pizzas.

Chicken Mexicali
Ingredients:
4 tbs butter
Chicken in strips
1 cup water
1 package taco seasoning mix
1 cup sour cream

Directions: Heat butter in frying pan wuth tight-fitting lid. Brown the chicken, Sir in the water and taco seasoning mix. Stir in sour cream and heat gently. Serve with rice. Makes 4-5 servings.

I have to say that the Mini Pizzas and the Mexican Chicken were a very tasty dish!

Rating *****

Chicken Fried Rice

This is another of my favorite of Jamie's dinners. Last night we had this tonight we just called Pizza. I just forgot to post it. You can find the recipe HERE. It was really good! It was really! Chinese food usually is.

Rating: *****

Salisbury Steak With Gravy

Salisbury Steak w/ Gravy

Ingredients:
2 lbs. ground beef
2 pkg. brown gravy mix
2 1/2 c. hot water
1/2 c. minced onion
1/4 tsp. onion powder
1/4 tsp. garlic powder

Directions:
In a mixing bowl, combine ground beef, 1 package brown gravy mix, 1/2 cup water, onion, onion powder and garlic powder. Shape into 6 or 8 patties and place in pan at least 1 inch deep. Broil in oven turning to brown on both sides. When browned, combine remaining package of gravy mix with 2 cups of hot water (instead of 1 cup recommended on package). Pour gravy over patties after they have been drained of grease. Place in oven again and turn heat to 450 degrees (425 degrees for glass). When gravy begins to boil, leave in oven until it thickens a little, about 10 minutes, depending on pan size. Makes 6 to 8 servings.

This is a favorite of mine and so I have to say this is a bias answer. It is just overflowing of yummy goodness.

Rating: *****

Thai Chicken Stir-Fry with Spicy Peanut Sauce

Recipe for this delicious dish is found HERE. Jamie had a little change to the recipe that included a handful of dry roasted peanuts without salt to the mix. Also she ommited the red pepper flakes for a small pinch of chili powder.

For the norm, this is a very delicious dish. For those who like a lot of salt then it is best to add some to your plate before eating.

Overall Rating **** (broccoli yuck!)

Everybody's Sick Chicken Soup

Chicken Soup
2 Chicken thighs with drumsticks attached
4-5 Cups Water
2 tbs. parsley
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
3 cloves garlic (minced)
1/2 tsp garlic flakes
3 medium carrots (graded and chopped)
3 stocks celery (sliced)
1 white onion (chopped fine)

Put all the ingredients in a bot and bring to a boil. Turn down the heat and simmer for 1 1/2-2 hour. Can be on all day just keep adding water and turn heat down low. The longer it cooks the better the flavor the broth is going to be. Before serving, remove the chicken from the bone and return to the pot. You can add or subtract to the recipe. It is flexible to your taste.

This was a recipe Jamie made up because we are all sick over here. The best dinner for all the sickies in the house is chicken soup. All in all it was a VERY delicious soup that Jamie got out of her own head. Enjoy!

Rating *****

Burritos with Spanish Rice

Refried Beans
Ingredients:
2 Cups Dry Pinto Beans
1 Cup lard (or substitute)
5 Cups Water
2 Tsp Salt

Rinse the beans, add to large pot with 1/4 cup lard. Add the water boil for 5 min. Reduce hear to medium and cover. Simmer for 2 hours. Add water as needed. Last 30 minutes of cooking add salt. In a separate skillet heat 1/2 cup lard. Add 1 cup beans, mash, add a little liquid from pot of beans. Stir and repeat until all beans and liquid is add. If beans are dry, as more lard.

Spanish Rice: 
Ingredients:
2 tbs. oil
1 cup rice
1/2 cup minced onion
1 can tomato
2 cups water
2 chicken seasoning cubes

Brown rice in oil. Add all ingredients and cook on low-medium for 1 hour or till all liquid is gone and rice is tender. Salt and pepper for taste.

Jamie made her famous Burritos and as always they were delicious! To make the burrito part of it, you just need some ground beef with taco seasoning, lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream and wraps. You know the deal. The Spanish rice and the beans give the burritos that extra push.

Rating *****

Chicken Cordon Bleu

Chicken Cordon Bleu
Ingredients:
4 Chicken Breasts (Butterfly cut)
1 Cup Bread Crumbs
1/2 tsp Powder Garlic
1/2 tsp Onion flakes
1 tsp Parsley
1 tsp Oregano
4 Slices of Ham Lunch meat
4 Slice of Swiss Cheese


Directions
Preheat the oven to 200 C. You wrap the cheese inside of the ham and place it in the middle of the Chicken. Wrap the chicken around and secure with a toothpick. Roll the chicken in the Bread crumbs until it is evenly coated. Place the chicken in a glass baking dish cover with foil and Bake for 45 min-1 hour. Remove the toothpicks before eating otherwise OUCH!

Orzo Rice Pilaf
Ingredients
1/4 Cup Butter
1/2 Cup Orzo
2 Cups Water
1/2 Cup Rice
1 1/2 Cubes Chicken flavor bouillon

Directions
In a sauce pan, melt butter. Add orzo, cook until golden. Stir in water, rice, bouillon and boil 5 min. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer 30 min. or until rice is tender.

This was another GREAT dinner by my wonderful wife. You can choose whatever side of vegetable you want. We chose Broccoli. This dinner was delicious and Amazing!

Overall Rating ***** 

Pizza Night!!

This is the night that I love. It is when Jamie is not really in the mood to cook and I will only burn down the kitchen if I was to cook. So we ordered pizza. Now, you may be wondering.."Why is he showing us the pizza? There is no recipe, this is not original." Well, I just wanted to show you the SIZE of the pizza. IT IS HUGE!! We get a large pizza from this place that is 57cm (22 inches) in circumference for only $10!! It is AWESOME! Definitely a two course meal that is for sure. So with out further adue, Here is the Pizza!

THIS IS ON A BIG PLATE TOO!

Overall rating for the Pizza ordered by ME 

*****

Easter Dinner!

This was a big dinner and so it is going to be a longer post. As always, Jamie went all out today with Easter Dinner. We started off with the Ham, Green Bean Casserole, Scallop Potatoes, and Deviled eggs. The Scallop Potatoes were a new recipe that only get a *** rating. After that we had Strawberries and Pound cake. It all was delicious and worth the wait. 

Recipe for Ham with Honey and Brown Sugar Glaze is found HERE. The Recipe for the Pound cake is found HERE. Here is a list of all the other dishes we had for this lovely Easter Dinner.

Green Bean Casserole
Ingredients:
1 cream of mushroom dry soup mix
1 1/2 cup milk
1 teaspoon soy sauce
Dash of black pepper
4 cup cooked cut green beans
1 1/3 cup fried onions

Mix soup, milk, soy, beans, pepper and 2/3 cup fried onions in 1 1/2 quart casserole dish. Bake at 350 degrees F for 25 minutes or until hot. Stir and sprinkle the remaining fried onions. Bake for 5 minutes.

Deviled Eggs
Ingredients:
Hard Boiled Eggs
Mayonnaise
Smidgen of Mustard
Dash of Paprika

Cut the hard boiled eggs in half and take out the yolk of the egg. Mix it with as much mayonnaise it is going to take of how many eggs you have to cover. You want more mayonnaise then egg yolk. Mix in a little mustard and a stir in until creamy. Take a spoonful of the mixture and but it where the yolk used to be.

Garlic Scalloped Potatoes (Not so tasty for me)
Ingredients:
3 Pounds yellow potatoes, peeled and sliced very thin
2 garlic cloves
6 tablespoons unsalted butter
Coarse kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
3 cups heavy cream

Preheat oven at 325 degrees F. Rinse the sliced potatoes in cold water. Pat dry in a towel. Rub a shallow earthernware dish with the garlic cloves and butter well. Arrange the sliced potatoes in layers in the dish and season with salt and pepper. Dot with the remaining butter and pour the cream over the potatoes. Bake about 1 1/2 hours; it is very important that the temperature be low enough so that the cream does not curdle as it is absorbed slowly into the potatoes. During the last 10 minutes, turn the heat up to 400 degrees F to brown the top. Serve directly from the dish. (Recipe strait from The Martha Stewart Cookbook. I think Martha was not thinking right with this recipe.)

Overall for 3 hours of cooking you have to be dedicated to what you are doing and love to cook for this Easter Dinner.  But the good thing  if you get this as the finished product, then your stomach will love you.

Overall Rating **** (only because of the potatoes)

Gyro Wraps and Fries

Gyro Wraps and French Fries
Ingredients:
Kebab:
Knorr Kebab Mix
500g Chicken
2 Tomatoes
1 Onion
6 Tortillas
Sauce:
Garlic Sauce Mix
3 Tsp Mayonnaise
3 Tsp Sour Cream


Put the Chicken and Kebab Mix in a skillet and cook until done. To make the sauce, you just need to mix in the mayonnaise, sour cream and garlic sauce mix. Don't know if you can find it but it is Knorr Kebab with Garlic Sauce mix. This was a quick dinner that turned out REALLY good as always. It is a very good mix of spices. Add french fries and cucumbers to the mix and you have yourself a complete meal. Really delicious!

Rating *****

Sweet and Sour Chicken

Sweet and Sour Chicken Recipe can be Found HERE. The wife always likes to go online and find recipes.

My wife made this Dinner tonight and as always it was really good! The flavor of the Pineapple and the Sweet and Sour sauce was really delicious. Mix that with some vegetables and some chop sticks and we had a very lovely dinner on top of it.
Rating *****