Hotsauce's Burrito

 Hotsauce is my middle sister and she couldn't decide what to eat so she went with a burrito.  She made it all by herself which wasn't new as she makes it all the time, but it still looked very nice.  To go along with her burrito she decided on corn and a banana.  This was a big thing for her as fruits and veggies are not really her friends.  She did love these and was glad I let her choose them. 

Peahater's Ranch Strips

I had both of my sister's staying with me for a weekend this September.  Peahater you have met before. Hotsauce is my middle sister and she is named such because she puts hotsauce on everything!!   Anyways, while they were here I told them they were going to make their own dinner.  I took them to our local walmart and said to pick up whatever looked good and I would give them ideas of what they could make with it.  Peahater thought chicken and ranch sounded good.  I remembered seeing a commerical about ranch burgers and thought I could make that work for her.  The first picture is her cutting the chicken into strips, something that was very new to her.  The second picture is strips on the pan, and the third picture is of her meal.  She had carrots and strawberries with her strips.  She liked them alot and so did Meatlover.  I think they were quick and simple to make even though  Peahater made a big mess.  She was not a fan of the dredging process.  Her fingers got all crusty!!

Chicken Ranch Strips

Frozen chicken breasts

1 packet of Hidden Valley Ranch Dip

bread crumbs

1 beaten egg

flour

Cut partially thawed chicken breast into 1 in strips.  Dip each strip into flour, egg, and breadcrumbs seasoned with ranch packet.  Put on a cookie sheet and bake until chicken is fully cooked and crumbs are golden brown.  

Thank you Meatlover

I didn't make this meal...that right everyone, MEATLOVER DID IT!!   He is better than me at pancakes so for this dinner he made some for both of us.  They were so good expecially with my blueberry syrup!! YUMM!!
What meal does your guy always make for you?

Creamy Spinach Penne

So I branched out and made this creamy spinach penne.  I started by cooking up some whole wheat penne.  Then in another pan I melted a few tablespoons of butter and added some flour to make a rue.  I let the flour cook out and added some milk, salt, pepper, and nutmeg.  I let that cook and mixed in some drained and thawed frozen spinach.  Then I just mixed it alltogether and added a little parm. It was good, but I think next time I will add some cheese to the white sauce.  It needed a little more flavor. 
What kind of cheese would you suggest?

Hard Rice...why?

This is yet another failed meal and unfortunatly Meatlover had to eat it.  The rice is a fried rice gone bad.  I used my normal recipe which has worked before but for some unknown reason this rice was just hard.  It seemed like the water just barely permeated it.  If anyone knows why comment please!
To go along with his fail of a main corse he had carrots, frozen peas, frozen corn, and an big beautiful naval orange.

Bread Bowl...FAIL

I have always thought that bread bowls sounded AMAZING..so I thought I'd try it at home.  I bought some beautiful delicious artisan bread.  I then made up some Campbells broccoli and cheese soup to go inside..I found that I really just wanted to eat the bread and by making it into a bowel I had to waste half of it.  It was just not a good idea and I will not do it again..looks good...tastes..well...not so good.

Not Your Boring Tuna Salad

Ok guys...I am so sorry about not posting..I couldn't seem to  get my memory cards to work on my laptop and I got a little caught up in school work.  Here  on 8/19/2011  I made Meatlover a tuna salad. He said it was good and would eat it again.   It has been awhile so lets see if I remember the recipe as I made it myself. 

Tuna Salad

1 can tuna

enough plain yogurt to stick it all together

1/4 granny smith apple diced

sunflower seeds

season to taste