FINGER FOOD NIGHT!

The menu:

Chicken Fingers with Apricot Mustard dipping sauce ( I ate mine with just honey)

(baked) french fry medly

apples with brown sugar cream cheese

The recipies:

Chicken Fingers

Slice chicken into thin strips. 1 pint of buttermilk with 2-3 T. of honey and some salt. Let soak for at least 2 hours. Coat each strip in PLAIN bread crumbs and fry in a skillet with veggie oil.

(baked) french fries

cut up white potatos and sweet potatos into thin strips. I let mine soak in salted water for a while before baking. Drain water. Coat in olive oil, salt and pepper. Bake at 400 for about 30 mintes. Then broil on low until they look nice and golden brown.

It is good to dip the sweet potato fries in a sweet mayo dip: 1/4 c. mayo, 1 T. soy sauce and brown sugar to taste. Really, all of it is to taste, so just make it how you like it.

Apple Dip

Cream Cheese

Brown Sugar ( to taste)

Chopped walnuts

Cream in kitchen aid or with hand mixer. You will be having some "apple with your dip!"

Shredded Pork Corn Cakes = YUM!

I made this last week and it is my new favorite meal! You should make it! Click HERE for the recipie...

Blueberry Succes and Failure

The other day, I thought that it would be really good to try and make some blueberry muffins. I used a recipie from Everyday Food magazine, which I really like. I was feeling very Rachel Ray and thought that I would make the muffins even better by adding a strusel topping. I made it out of butter and sugar. However, as you can see I failed miserably and almost burned our apartment down. All the butter melted and ran onto the bottom of the oven and filled the kitchen and front room with smoke. I was bummed, but next time I am just sticking witht the recipie!
Howevet, I think I invented my current favorite smoothie. I just put blueberries, lemonade and lemon yogurt and mix it all up! Yum! I want one right now!

How this will work

Every so often, just post what you are making for the night or week or however you plan. If there are any stand out recipies that you want to share, than please do. But don't feel like you have to post recipies for EVERY meal. I think just seeing what other people make can be inspiring, too.

LISA AND BRETT's WEEK of FOOD

Wednesday - Beef Stroganoff
Thursday - Strawberry Salad(lettue, strawberries, sugared almonds blue cheese) and Homemade Wheat Bread (I need to learn how to cook bread).
Friday - leftovers
Saturday - EAT OUT!!
Sunday - Homemade chicken fingers with dipping sauces and roasted veggies
Monday - TACOS!! ( CinCO De MaYO )
Tuesday - Taco Salad
Wednesday - Avacado Chicken Melt

BeEF STRoganoff: I tried something new and it was suprisingly good, cheap and easy. I just browned ground beef then mixed in a can of cream of celery, cream of mushroom and garlic, and a lipton onion soup envelope. I let that cook for a few minutes. Then I added some sour cream until it was how I liked it and served
it on brown rice with broccoli.



For the salad, I used this dressing*Brianna's Blush Wine vinegarette*... it is a good one to keep on hand:

What I was thinking...

It has Been NeArlY a year since I have really cooked. I used to LoVe cooking; I would give great thought to my weekly menus and try out new dishes . But, after spending 18 months living in NYC where I could barley fit in a kitchen that seemed quite unsanitary, I lost my enthusiasm. Now that I find myself again in a space big enough and CLeAn enough, I want to EnJoy cooking again, but now I have a BabY to take care of too. I need a balance, good food in not much time. There are other cooking blogs out there, but they are a little FAnCy for everyday use. So, I thought that this would be a great forum to share practical, do-able and easy weekly menus and recipes. Let's eat!