Am I the only Andy Hardy fan in the crowd? For those in the dark, it was a character played by a very young Mickey Rooney in a series of movies. There was always A Girl, A Problem and it always culminated with the kids giving A Show. Judy Garland was a frequent co-star. I wonder if Netflix has them…
I don’t really want to have a show, I want YOU kids to send in your favorite recipes, winter category. Looking at the responses to my pork loin plea (only two) this is a silly venture. Don’t get stuck on favorite. What do you really enjoy making or what was your family digging this past winter.
Please.
Sherry’s “Chad Potatoes” carried my family through the Fall and fairly far into the winter. We had it, if not once a week, at least a couple times a month. In the early days I made it for dinner for the family and then left for a meeting. I came home, anticipating my own dinner from their leftovers and there were none. I think someone had even licked the pan. It was 10 pm but I was quite hungry. I pulled out a skillet, sliced up the potatoes, sausages and onions sauteed them and had a delicious dinner, albeit a late one. Someone else who helped demolish the first batch came and helped me with the second. If the kids had been up they would have probably gone another round too. We loved that meal!
THAT is what I am talking about.
Wow – can’t believe I’m first here. My family is big on soups of any kind. Our current fav is tomato soup with (of course) grilled cheese sandwiches.
I am quite fond of breakfast for dinner, esp. a big one with biscuits, meat, eggs with veggies & cheese, and some kind of fruit.
My other great meal is a chinese stir fry, because everything can be taken out of the freezer/pantry at the last minute. Also because you can use old rice or cooked spaghetti noodles. I put chicken tenders in the wok with some olive oil and soy sauce, or teriyaki sauce. Cook it up, cut it into pieces if you need to, then throw the frozen veggies on top and steam. Then add cooked rice or cooked noodles, toss a few times, and you are done. You can also skip the rice/noodle part and serve with freshly cooked rice, which my kids love. Really, you can use any meat and any sauce and any veggies for this, and it usually cooks up in about 20 minutes.
Last winter, I overdosed the family on chili. This winter, we are all about OD’d on pasta. I think I’ll go back to chili this week and see if anyone remembers how tired of it they got last year. Oh, and more Chad Potatoes.
I am a fan also of burritos, and my family never seems to tire of these. A big can of refried beans, shredded chicken or ground beef, a can of corn, a can of black beans, half a tub of fresh salsa. Heat it all together in a pan. Heat tortillas with a little cooking spray to soften them up, top with burrito mix, cheese, and your favorite sauce (ours is La Victoria green taco sauce–medium), wrap them up and set them aside. When you’ve made as many burritos as you have filling for (leftovers are great lunches), grill them lightly on each side to give the tortilla a flakiness. Serve with rice and a salad and you’re good to go.