| Sunday's recipes were Flank Steak with red wine vinegar and greens and Baked Stuffed Tomatoes. I used buffalo tenderloins instead of flank steak because that's what we have. Everyone loved the steak and the greens. The tomatoes got mixed reviews though, and mostly bad. I don't think I'll be making them again, but it was nice to do something different. |
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| The Lasagna on Monday was spectacular, if I do say so myself. It better be, with as many good reviews as it got! And it made a ton. I actually had enough to make an additional small pan. I can't wait to eat it again! And I'm sure it will be even better after it has been setting, letting the flavors meld together. I didn't get a picture of it the day I made it, but here is a picture of some I had as leftovers the next day. |
| Tuesday’s Broccoli Beef was good too. It is difficult to use buffalo for stir-fry because it tends to get tough, but I didn’t think it was too bad. There weren’t any left-overs, so that is always a good sign! |
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| The surprise of the week was Wednesday’s Cauliflower “Mac” and Cheese with Kielbasa. Everyone in the family had a disgusted look on their face when I said what it was, but even my mac&cheese experts thought it was good. I do have to admit that I didn’t measure the mustard, and I personally thought it was a little overbearing, but my kids who say they don’t like mustard gobbled it up, so I guess it wasn’t too bad. I forgot to take a picture of it though.
The Key West Crab Cakes with Mustard Sauce on Thursday (I actually ended up making it a week later due to different scheduling issues) was not so popular. Actually, I didn’t even try it because I was going to a birthday party that night (good planning since I’m not a sea food fan anyway), but from what I heard, it all went into the trash as soon as I left. One of the kids had a friend over that night and she said she liked it, but she was the only one. It could be because I used imitation crab instead of real crab (I wasn’t going to fork out all that money for the real stuff, and I’m glad I didn’t), but I thought it looked and smelled like cat puke. |
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| Uncle Al's Sausage and Peppers Casserole on Friday was good, but I think if I were to make it again, I would pre-cook the sausage and drain the grease because it was it was way too greasy. But other than that, it tasted really good. I’m glad I made the onions big so the anti-onion hubsters could easily pick them out. |
| Finally, I had a bonus recipe! I was getting sick, and our whole family swears by my chicken noodle soup when they are sick. Well, my husband didn’t want the carbs from the noodles, so I just made chicken soup, but it was still good and once again, there were no leftovers. A friend asked for the recipe, so I did the best I could: I started with cooking cubed chicken breasts in a little olive oil. I added about 2 heaping tablespoons of minced garlic, some chili powder, Italian seasoning, and onion powder (onions would work, but I didn't feel like chopping them). I added a can of diced tomatoes with garlic, a can of green beans (drained), and some baby carrots. Add water and chicken bullion as needed to fill the pot. Boil until the carrots are soft.
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| So, those were my meals for last week. Now I need to come up with some new low-carb ideas…my husband gained everything back on our vacation that he had lost before…*sigh* The good thing is that my husband has been starting to brag a little to his friends about my “recipe experiment thing,” so I think he is mostly happy with what I’ve been making! |
