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Tonight was ham steak, mashed potatoes, mixed vegetables and iced tea.

grilled hotdogs and hotlinks , Opened a can of pork and beans and threw BBq sauce in it ,, I kept it simple.

I read an article waiting at the doctors office today that says if you plan your meals in advance, not just right before you go home to fix them, that you'll eat healthier and will eat less.

I fixed chicken with rise, green peas and baked Johnny a sweet potato. We had it again tonight and the chicken and rice was better than last night.

Johnny came home early today and I wasn't here. When I got home he had fried chicken wings, made potato salad (by himself) and cooked some vegetables on the grill. I am stuffed like a Christmas goose.

You have a good man there Sheri!!!

wow, sheri! that's cool.

we are having cereal for diner. I'm not cooking again. I cooked two meals already today, and tomorrow will be a big cooking day. 'Me is on holiday tonight'!

don't blame you one bit Cricket. The food was great and I'm still full but I had to do the cleaning and there was grease everywhere. Frying chicken makes a mess.

ah the cleaning from fried chicken--THAT is the main reason I do not fry chicken. I oven fry it----not as good but not bad either

and why is it that men think they've done such a GREAT service by cooking but then they don't clean up afterward? did they miss a meeting? cleaning up is PART of cooking, right??!!
OK....I'll go to bed now before I get myself in trouble.

yep cricket I agree. when you are right, you are right---

I had better get out of her too --g'night

Oh, I dunno, Cricket.

When I was married to Maxi's dad, we took turns. If I cooked, he would clean up. If he cooked, I would. Whoever wasn't doing the clean up would mop the floor & make the coffee and get us all set up for our evening activities. We thought whoever cooked should be off the hook for the clean up.

But at my sister's house, after she had cooked, my brother-in-law would get out his guitar. The whole family would stay in the kitchen, singing, and helping my sister with the cleanup. They'd get done in record time and be able to sit with the coffee together.



I guess different things work in different homes.

I use a splatter screen over the pan when I fry chicken so I don't get the mess.

Tonight we had...

Chicken soup and turkey sandwiches and Cheese Doodles.

Not too unrepectable, considering Friday night is my low point of the week.


Merme

today we'll have Meatloaf,, cooked cabbage,, corn bread muffins,, and left over strawberry angelfood cake jello,

scrambled eggs w/ turkey, toast w/ grape jelly and iced tea.

Johnsonville sausage patties, mashed potatoes with skins on, brussel sprouts, italian bread and ice tea. --Rod had soda

ok, yall are gonna love this.....
nothing goes 'together' but we were all happy and full.

hamburgers, mashed potatoes, and cornbread.

(yepper, we got our starch alotment for the day...week)

Tonight it is only 56 degrees here, so I'm having scrambled eggs w/ cut up small bits of spicy Italian sausage in them, toast, and diet Orange soda.


Merme

I was gone all day, so tonight we had hamburgers & buns, leftover mashed potatoes, cooked onions, & sliced tomatoes.--I had some Snapple green tea

PS the cooked onions were for on the bun--the sliced tomatoes were served as a side dish.

Tonight is pork & beans with a big dab of mayo and a small handful of finely chopped onions served over a piece of bread on a plate. YUMSVILLE!!!!

for some reason, merme......that actually DOES sound good.
(I'm thinking I'd go with toast instead of bread though?...hhhmmmmm)

yep, merme, give me some of those pork & Beans, a piece of white butter bread and a salt shaker.---I like that, myself.

---gee you are making me hungry!!!!

Tonight is Shrimp Scampi . Angelhair Pasta with seasoned Petite chopped tomatoes in a marinara type sauce, on the side was Chicken piccata with artichokes and capers.
And It was Cooked for me when got home from work. By my out of state company. Gotta LOVE that!

sounds like a especially good supper, Diane--not to mention a very nice surprise !!!

Tonight was liverwurst on toast.

I might have mentioned this on here before but can't remember. One thing I fixed last night was boiled red potatoes with thick sliced squash, diced onion and a little cabbage and added butter and salt and pepper at the end. It gets sort of thick at the end and it tastes great.

Breaded Chicken breast stuffed with Cheese and ham and baked and spinach salad and Ice tea.

Tonight I tried one of Ginger's recipes. She fixed it for me and I loved it. Had to buy a food processor to make this stuff.

Roasted Red pepper Pasta to which I added chicken because if there's no meat Johnny thinks he hasn't eaten.

Johnny walked in said "ewww. What is that? It looks like sewage." He ate a few bites and said he was getting cereal. So he had cheerios and I ate ALL the pasta cuz it's good.

What didn't he like about it? Is he just not a pasta eater? I could eat pasta every day if it wouldn't make me incredibly fat!

I asked him that over and over but he just didn't like it. I thought it was yummy and ate til I was sick. No accounting for taste. :wink:

Diced potatoes fried with tiny bits of sausage (a patty I cut up) and eggs. Toast. YUMMY!

Merme

potato salad, grilled chkn wings and hot links,, raspberry lemonade,, too hot to make anything else,

Last night we had spaghetti and garlic bread with a lettuce salad. Tonight we go to have dinner at James' brother's house. It is the last night their family from Louisiana is in town so we are all having dinner together. I believe they are keeping it simple tonight....hamburgers, hot dogs, potato salad, etc. I am bringing a veggie tray. Most of James' sister's do not work in the summer because they work at the school. I figure they can make the time consuming stuff since they are home all day and I am at work. Really though, I don't have time to make anything before tonight. Last night I cut up all my veggies and am calling that good!

I agree totally with your decision on that one Jess.

Yesterday at a meeting I asked a lady what she was having or dinner and she said tuna fish. It's been years since I had a tuna sandwich so I stopped on the way home, bought a can, added dill pickles, boiled eggs, mayo, tomatoes and put it all on squishy, no nutrition white bread and it was GREAT. May eat it again tonight.

Last night I had a cup of noodles and a bologna sandwich. That was pretty good for me while Maxi is away.

We had broiled filet of sole fish with baked beans and brocoli. Also made homemade tartar sauce to dip the fish in - yummy!

Tonight will be fend for yourself for Brian and me since Don and Amy won't be home.

Last night we had a variety of foods....a potluck with the family. Burgers, corn on the cob, salads, cheesy potatoes and the list goes on and on. We had a black eyed pea salad (I don't know what else you would call it) that was fantastic! I had never had black eyed peas before. They are not really something that we eat up here. It was good though. They told me the recipe and it is so easy too which is a bonus!

Not sure what we are having tonight....guess I better start thinking about that. Anyone have any great ideas??

I just picked up some focaccia bread rounds. I will take one of those and fill it with dry salame, chicken, provalone and some veggies and lettuce and dressing, wrap it tight and put it in the fridge weighted for a flat tasty sandwich cut into serving sized wedges. I am so into grab and eat type foods and cold to offset the heat.

That sounds good, Tina!! I am into quick and easy without it being processed food. Had a BLT for lunch...now to plan dinner.

Last night was steak w/ onions, smashed red potatoes (with skins), and corn on the cob.


Tonight was cheeseburgers, fried potatoes and green beans.



Merme

I had planned on fish, homemade pinto beans, salad, and cornbread.
I got tired, so we just had fish and salad.
the beans aren't even ready yet...another half hour. so tomorrow we will have the beans and cornbread with some roast!

Last night we had ruebens and fries. I'm not sure what we are having tonight.