Meals in June......
 

Happy New Month :)

It's getting colder here in Sydney, Australia so have been making lots of soups and slow cooker meals.

Tonight we had Chicken Alfredo with pasta. Everyone loves it and I made a double batch so we can have leftover tomorrow ;)

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I am hoping that it will start to warm up so that I feel like eating things other than stews and soups. It has been a very unusually cold spring ( Seattle only had 5 hours at or above 70°F from the beginning of the year untill the end of May) This weekend was the first time we have had windows open.

I brought home some asparagus from gleening so we are going to have that for lunch.

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We had brown butter and mizthyra with gf pasta last night. I sautéed asparagus on the side.

Tonight will probably be lemon chicken with roasted broccoli and potatoes. If I get my act together. Otherwise it’ll be shredded bbq chicken sandwiches.

And, yes, I would like it to stop raining! I don’t mind cooler than normal but I would like to see the sun!


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It's raining here too. Very windy and cool spring.

I'm into the crock pot.

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It was warm enough to eat outside tonight ( in long sleeves dh was cold) we had pasta with asparagus, bacon, zucchini I thought it was wonderful the kids didn't think much of it.

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I sat in the sunshine this afternoon working on plans for summer and fall. It was lovely.

We had shredded bbq chicken on pita for dinner.


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last night I made a chicken and veggie stir fry.

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I made Minestrone last night with turkey sausages and corn bread on the side.

I'm thinking of putting chicken in the crockpot for tonight. Lemon chicken, maybe? I really want to try to make tiropita, but I have a meeting tonight and desperately need to practice and get some Father's Day sewing done before that, so it might not happen. So perhaps we'll just have broccoli or rainbow carrots to go with the chicken.

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My kind mom made a big batch of delicious chili for a crowd I was hosting. We had leftovers which made for a nice baked potato bar one night, and nachos the next.

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We had thai peanut noodles tonight, with some veggies that I needed to use up on the side.

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green chili enchiladas

2 eggs
can of green chili sauce, mild or medium based on who you are feeding
can of refried beans
package of sharp cheddar chesse
pre-cooked ground beef, 2 cups
whole wheat tortillas

mix eggs, sauce, beans in blender
layer that with tortillas, cheese, beef

bake at 375 for 30 minutes

top with cheese cuz it's ugly but easy

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Birthday Kid wants Schnitzel. I forgot to buy panko. :doh

And now I'm going to be hearing the Schnitzel song from Hoodwinked all.day.long. :giggle

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Smoked chicken (spatchcocked so it only took about 2.5 hours low smoking)

Grilled zucchini, yellow squash, and eggplant

Reheated sweet potato fries

Corn with onions and peppers sauteed on the stove

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I made shepherds pie tonight

sauteed asparagus in butter and garlic on the side

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pesto chicken with rice
grapes
salad greens

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pasta and red sauce with a choice of shrimp or meatballs on top

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Cranberry venison pot roast with mushrooms

Garlic and butter mashed red potatoes

Romaine lettuce salad with yellow pear tomatoes from my garden

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Last night was sausage pasta bake. Leftovers today which was good as its freezing!

Vegetable ratatouille is on the menu tonight. New recipe for us so we shall see how it goes :)

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Tonight did not go as planned at all. So, I quickly made some ground beef taco rice and cut up pineapple. If you don't have a pineapple corer/slicer thing, get one. It is a game changer. So fast, and it seems like pineapple us the only fruit that has actually decreased in price this year.

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:cup

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back to my go to chicken and veggie stir fry.

I need to get more creative with dinner. :think

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I’m having a hard day so dd17 is making pancakes for dinner.


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Dh offered to grill, so we had burgers. I made lemon rice (with preserved lemons I made this Spring) in the IP and a huge salad from the garden.

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Margaret spent the night at a friend's last night. I picked her up at noon today. Parked out front came inside for all of 5minutes..by the time we got back in the car the temperature inside read 127....
Tonight we're having vegetarian chili and corn bread which seemed odd for such a warm day but it's cheap. We're now spending more on gas than food and having to cut food to do so.

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pasta with meat and red and white sauce
I had green beans for pasta yum!

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Tell me more about lemon rice? It sounds yummy!


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There's not much to it, actually. I made Moroccan Preserved Lemons 2 months ago (just lemons, kosher salt, and a few peppercorns) which are salty and tangy and soft. (You can buy them, but they're a lot less expensive to make.) I think I used about a half of a lemon, (could have used a little more) chopped and mixed into 3 cups of jasmine rice, 3 1/4 cups of water, 1 T of butter, then IP for 8 minutes. Adjust for salt and pepper before serving. (It's an insane amount of rice, but my kids like fried rice for lunch, so I always make extra.)

You can also use the zest and juice of a fresh lemon and a small onion, sauteed.

Fresh parsley makes a nice garnish.

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We had coconut chicken curry with rice, and DD made incredible roasted cauliflower to go with it.

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That’s a normal amount of rice here. :D

That sounds really yummy! Thank you!


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DH made a couple of loaves of sourdough this weekend and we have oodles of leftovers. So tonight we're having Muffaletta, salad bar, and leftovers.

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We had sheet pan pork chops with potatoes carrots and broccoli.

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We had beef brisket, potato salad, and "regular" salad, and baked beans.

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Over the weekend we had

Smoked/grilled boneless pork chops - the ones from Costco that are like 2" thick and grilled/smoked asparagus. I rebaked some leftover mashed potatoes and put cheese on them.

We had enchiladas, rice, beans on Sunday. I made a veggie saute to go with consisting of bell pepper, onion, zucchini, and yellow squash. That was really good. We also had waffles and ice cream for dessert.

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Pulled spaghetti squash and chicken casserole out of the freezer. Steamed broccoli on the side.

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Last night we had spaghetti and meatballs.

Tonight will be pork stir fry with rice and veggies

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I made coconut curry chicken, with yellow curry powder instead of red paste like I normally do. I used an older recipe that calls for sugar, and I forgot how sweet it was, but everyone enjoyed it and there are no leftovers.

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Fish, roasted red and sweet potatoes, fresh green beans, and a bagged chopped salad

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Asian lettuce wraps with ground turkey, bean sprouts, radishes, and cucumbers. Probably rice, too.

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What kind of lettuce do you use? I am having a hard time finding butter lettuce, and I had lettuce wraps on the menu this month.

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Romaine hearts - butter lettuce is hard to find at my local grocery store. (Romaine is more like a long spoon than a wrap, but the kids eat it. :giggle)