Category: dinners

We didn’t have to play at church this week, so we had time for a leisurely breakfast. Pancakes with granola, and strawberries that weren’t quite ripe, so I softened them up with a tablespoon of sugar and a drizzle of orange juice.

For the past 5 years, we’ve attended Dr. Westfall’s St. Patrick’s Day celebration in St. Louis, with dancers, food, and lots of beer. Since we’re not there any more, I decided to make an Irish-ish dinner to celebrate the “holiday.” Corned beef, roasted potatoes with carrots and onions, cabbage, and soda bread. And Smithwick’s beer. We had mint chocolate chip ice cream for dessert-while not exactly Irish, it is super green!

I used the other half of the pizza dough from our breakfast pizza the other day to make a more traditional pie. Italian sausage, green peppers, and red onions. Andy accidentally bought a package of Italian sausages the last time he went to Aldi, but I really like using them. I can just pull out one link, defrost it in a bowl of warm water, then cut the meat out of the casing for things like pasta sauce or this pizza. I hate to tell Andy he’s right, but his mistake actually helps!

After a long day of chicken coop building, this country-ish dinner hit the spot! Fried chicken, mashed potatoes and milk gravy, and homegrown green beans. Even Meg got to try a little of everything!

Breakfast pizza with eggs, bacon, cheese, and green onion. I was searching for something to use as the “sauce” and ended up using Miracle Whip. It turned out exactly like I thought it should!

We had company Saturday night. I had originally planned homemade pizzas, but one of our guests just had her wisdom teeth taken out, so I made Chinese so she could have soup. This was sweet and sour chicken, tiny egg rolls and crab rangoon, and egg drop soup.

Corn and potato chowder and more garlic bread made from leftover hamburger buns!

 

Grilled turkey and cheese sandwiches (on inside out hamburger buns), chips, and mandarin oranges. We’re in need of a trip to the grocery store, so I’m running on what’s left in the fridge!

Now we’re all caught up! I decided that this week will be SOUP WEEK, in hopes that the weather will warm up soon and we won’t want to eat soup any more until fall….keep your fingers crossed!!

Tortellini soup with Italian sausage and garlic cheese bread made with leftover hamburger buns (I’m classy that way).

I almost didn’t post this one, since a few hours after eating it, Andy and I came down with a nasty stomach bug, but it was good, so here you go:

Barbecued chicken sandwiches, mashed potatoes with cheese and bacon, and homegrown carrots.