Back from vacation

Tonight we had grilled pork tenderloin (YUM - I bought it at a different grocery; don't know if the brand made a difference, but it was really good), biscuits, and cantaloupe.

Meals are a bit constrained - no water. Pump died. Ick.

Ravioli

Something everyone likes!
TMOTH made chicken leg quarters last night; very yummy.

Ribs? Macaroni?

I think that's what the family had. I was at a review meeting, so dinner consisted of 2 bottles of Pepsi, a brownie, and a cookie. I had some toasted biscuits and a glass of milk when I got home. NOT a healthful dinner on my part.

Ham

With roasted potatoes, pineapple, and biscuits.

Last night TMOTH made fish chowder from a Queer Eye recipe. We'd made it before, but this time DIDN'T put in the habenero pepper. We're just wimps.

A terrible dinner

TMOTH bought some "pinwheel steaks" a few days ago.
They were awful - tough and badly seasoned and also probably a little old.
Anyway, Kona ate well tonight.
We had carbs - french bread, rice-a-roni, baked potato. The toddler and I shared a cucumber.

Hot dogs

With chili for me and TMOTH. I took the tween to Target to get a birthday present for her BFF and we were a little late getting home.

Steak

The tween informed me last night that we hadn't had steak "in forever." When we did have steak last night, she complained that it wasn't done enough. There's no making a pre-teen happy. We had frozen stuffed potatoes, broccoli, and strawberries, and french bread from Trader Joe's.

Leftover chicken piccata

This time over orzo pasta. Leftover Pizza Hut breadsticks and grapes to go with.

And, we have hot water! YAY!

Pizza Hut

The title pretty much says it all ;>)

To be fair, we've been without water since mid-morning - water heater blew out. TMOTH went to Home Depot early afternoon and bought a new one and is in the process of installing it. While I have confidence in his ability to do this, I wasn't sure it would be done by the end of the weekend. Fingers crossed!

Fish and hushpuppies

TMOTH bought some frozen battered fish fillets at Trader Joe's and we had those with hushpuppies and a salad.

Breakfast for dinner

Eggs with bacon for me, sausage for TMOTH and the toddler. The mid-kid had waffles. Hash browns for TMOTH, toasted biscuits left over from last night for me.

Last night was chicken piccata, a Green Giant vegetable mixture, grapes, and biscuits.

Stuffed peppers

I used the leftover beef shank/mushroom stuff, added some barley, onions, carrots, celery, garlic, and parmesan cheese. Some gouda on top (that oddly never melted, but still tasted good), and in the oven. TMOTH bought some partially cooked baguettes at Trader Joe's, so I thawed those and cooked them. Fruit kebabs to go with. A very nice meal.

Last night was quesadillas, again with leftover meat (chicken). Very very good.

Beef shanks with mushrooms over rice

TMOTH cooked again, this time in the pressure cooker. It was quite yummy.

Last night was chili dogs! The night before, waffles. I was even able to eat a sausage link without throwing up all night.

Leftover chicken

BUT, we had it with roasted asparagus. Yummmmm. Also biscuits, and mac & cheese for the kidlets.

Last night was chili. I'd been craving chili for a few days now, and when they had ground beef on sale, well, it was clearly time! A day in the crockpot, and dinner is ready.

Fish

Fish sticks, fish filets, and chicken tenders for the tween who refuses to eat fish. O'Brien potatoes and french bread for carbs, carrot and celery sticks for "salad," and broccoli with cheese sauce.

This was our Valentine's dinner last night - cheese and crackers:

Ignore all of the junk on the table.
TMOTH went to Whole Foods, so GOOD cheese!

Also, a nice wine:


Also, a happy belated Valentine to everybody - a virtual cookie:

Hamburgers/cheeseburgers

Requested by the mid-kid.

Barbecue beef sandwich

Yes, again :>)
TMOTH is on an overnight, so I didn't bother to cook for myself. Macaroni & cheese for the kids. Strawberries for everybody! (PLANT CITY strawberries, YAY!)

Tortellini

Just regular old Barilla tortellini with either red sauce or cheese melted on top. Home-made breadsticks and a nice big salad.

I think I need to start looking for a new bread machine. I only use it for making dough, but I do use it pretty frequently. It seemed to be producing a "motor going bad" smell tonight. I see them all the time at the thrift stores, so I think I'll buy one the next time I see one that looks little used.

Barbecue beef sandwiches

We used the roast beef to make barbecue sandwiches. Very good.

I've been sick as a dog, and cooking as little as possible.

Appetizers

For the Super Bowl, we always set out a buffet on the coffee table so we can eat and watch. We had quesadillas, pupusas, mozzarella sticks, jalapeno poppers, pizza rolls, clam strips, ham and cheese roll-ups, and carrot and celery sticks with ranch dressing. Definitely a cheese theme.

Yay Giants for beating the Patriots!