Day #71

Believe it or not, we had snow again today. Cold, thick, wet, slushy snow. Brrr. Perfect weather for comfort food. Tonight I was in the mood for chili. I knew I wouldn't be patient enough tonight to make chili from scratch, so I picked up a can of Campbells' Chunky roadhouse chili. I decided to jazz it up by cooking some elbow macaroni, and making chili mac :) A little shredded cheese on top, and dinner was served.

Day #70

I've been so busy today, that I completely lost track of time. Before I knew it, it was already 5:30pm! So I threw together dinner:
Deli-thin roast beef, swiss cheese, & spicy mustard, between 2 slices of sourdough bread, then grilled to toasted perfection.
Served with veggie sticks, Fritos chips (a splurge purchase at the store), and a dipping sauce made from ranch dressing and corn & black bean salsa.

Day #69

We've had some beautiful weather today, and I wanted to get out and enjoy it a little more.   So I took a little stroll down Hampton to Tommy's Good Eats and picked up some dinner.   "The Uncle Mike" (turkey, swiss cheese, lettuce, tomato, cranberry chutney on a brioche roll) and some seasoned homemade chips.   It was delicious!

Day #68

Tilapia with mashed sweet potatoes...

I peeled & chopped a sweet potato into chunks, then cooked it in my microwave steamer for about 8 minutes until fork tender.  I then added a tiny bit of butter and a splash of milk, and mashed until fairly smooth.

At the same time, I heated up a small skillet on the stove with a little pepper olive oil.   To the skillet, I sauteed a tilapia filet and some frozen stir fry veggies.  I seasoned that mixture with salt, pepper, and lemon pepper spice. 

It all came together quickly and easily....which is great on a Friday evening!

Day #67

Chicken, cheese & rice.   I took a chicken breast and cut it horizontally across the breast, butterflying it so I had 2 thin halves.  I seasoned it with salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning, then cooked it in a skillet with a little olive oil, until the chicken had a nice brown sear on the outside and the chicken was cooked through.   (It cooked much faster since it was so thin.)    I served the chicken on a bed of leftover cheddar rice, and topped it with a little Gorgonzola cheese and some more dried Italian seasoning mix.  

Day #66

 

It wasn't until I was heading to bed that I realized I never posted my dinner!  Sorry to all my followers!

Today was a gloomy, overcast, rainy day.  And gloomy, overcast, rainy days make me crave comfort foods...such as grilled cheese and tomato soup.   But I didn't want a sandwich.   Instead, I made a loaded 4-cheese quesadilla - 2 whole grain tortillas stuffed with swiss, provolone, colby jack, and gorgonzola cheeses.   Microwaved for 1-2 minutes, and it was an ooey, gooey, cheesy, mess!  It paired nicely with my Campbell's tomato soup.   Also with dinner, I had a small bowl of mixed berries (not pictured).   I needed something healthy to balance out all that cheese!

Day #65

Happy Mardi Gras!  In celebration of Fat Tuesday, I cooked up a T.G.I.Fridays frozen skillet dinner - Cajun Alfredo with Chicken & Shrimp.  It seemed appropriate for Mardi Gras :-)      To go along with the pasta, I served up a small Caesar salad and an everything bagel sandwich round.


For dessert, I heated up a Pillsbury Sweet Moments molten lava brownie, topped it with a small scoop of ice cream, and some Mardi Gras purple & gold sprinkles!  Oooey gooey chocolatey goodness :)