The answer to today's question of "Hey Mom! What's for Supper?" is....
Grilled Tilapia with Nectarine Salsa, Rice and Garlic Broccoli
Grilled Tilapia (or any mild white fish)
Purchase two fillets per person
Season with Salt and your favorite seasoning, then drizzle with olive oil
Grill on an indoor grill pan for 2 minutes on each side
TIPS:
For seasoning, I often use Old Bay but my favorite is a Citrus & Basil Rub that I get from The Pampered Chef
For fish, always season first then add the oil or all of your seasoning slides off
If you don't have an indoor grill pan, use a large skillet or bake on a stone bar pan* in the oven (350 degrees for 10 minutes)
Nectarine Salsa
2 nectarines, cut into bite-sized pieces (peaches or pineapple are a great substitute)
3 slices of roasted red peppers, drained and diced (found in a jar near the pickles and olives)
1/4 small red onion, diced
1/4 cup fresh cilantro, diced
Juice of 1 lime
sprinkle of salt
Combine all ingredients and place in fridge while the fish cooks
Garlic Broccoli
Steam as much fresh broccoli to feed your family, drain
Mix together:
2 cloves minced garlic, juice of 1 lemon, olive oil equal to amount of lemon juice, salt
Pour garlic mixture over broccoli and serve
When lemons are really large, you may only need to use 1/2
Rice
My family loves yellow rice but sometimes I use a pilaf mix. Just pick the boxed or bagged blend that your family will eat.
For picky eaters or non-fish fans..
I usually have extra rice and a vegetable or two that my non-fish fans love.
This is a great way to serve fish if you are new to fish and really want to add it into your diet
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Chopped Salad plus HELP for Picky Eaters
The answer to today's question of "Hey Mom! What's for Supper?" is....
Chopped Salad and Bread-sticks ...
plus something the picky ones will eat (without making a separate meal)
Chopped Salad is a meal in a bowl. Just chop up your favorite salad ingredients into pieces that you could scoop up with a spoon. This one has chicken and pasta to keep you full.
Chopped Salad
2 Romaine Lettuce Hearts
1 pint grape tomatoes
2 small cucumbers
1 cup baby carrots
1 bunch green onions (both green and white parts)
1 (8 oz) block Monterrey Jack Cheese (experiment with Feta or Bleu Cheese)
3 chicken breasts (grilled or baked)
1 package center-cut bacon cooked crisp, drained and crumbled
1 box small pasta (ditalini, small shells), cooked, drained and cooled
1 small bottle of your favorite Italian Dressing
Chop, Cut or Dice all ingredients into similar size pieces and mix together in a large bowl. Cover with dressing. Stir and Serve.
Cook's Tips:
You will want to chop or cut up each ingredient with a knife, food chopper* or salad chopper*. I don't recommend anything electrical because the pieces that result are often unpredictable.
Cook pasta and drain. Place in a bowl and stir in 1/2 of the dressing. This keeps the pasta from sticking while it cools.
Before cooking, cut the bacon into small pieces with scissors. Then, stir fry in the pan til crisp. No need to stand and flip bacon forever. This method is quick and easy.
For a quick cook, I cook my chicken in the Magic Pot* and it's done in 15 minutes.
This recipe makes a lot so I usually add lettuce into half of the mixture and then we often have the other half for the next day and add more lettuce then.
For the picky ones...
Even the pickiest eaters like this salad. Things are chopped up so small it's hard to tell what you are eating (well, almost!).
What I do for my picky children, the ones who can't let anything touch, is this...
1) For any new meal they must have a "No, Thank You" spoonful. They have to try it and then say "No, Thank You" to get other food. If they whine, complain, act rude... They go to bed!
2) For this meal, I save out some chicken, pasta and lettuce. My daughter loves to put her chicken in a lettuce boat and eat it that way. She also loves her pasta with olive oil and salt but my son loves just plain Ragu sauce. Raw carrots are always a hit with them both.
It's easy to hold off on putting some of the items in the salad that I know they will eat if separated. I don't make totally different food (unless they are under the age of 3 - that's the rule in our house).
* The Magic Pot, Food Chopper and Salad Chopper are all workhorses in my kitchen. All are products of The Pampered Chef, ltd. To purchase these products, please contact your personal Pampered Chef Consultant. If you do not have one, I will be glad to help.
Chopped Salad and Bread-sticks ...
plus something the picky ones will eat (without making a separate meal)
Chopped Salad is a meal in a bowl. Just chop up your favorite salad ingredients into pieces that you could scoop up with a spoon. This one has chicken and pasta to keep you full.
Chopped Salad
2 Romaine Lettuce Hearts
1 pint grape tomatoes
2 small cucumbers
1 cup baby carrots
1 bunch green onions (both green and white parts)
1 (8 oz) block Monterrey Jack Cheese (experiment with Feta or Bleu Cheese)
3 chicken breasts (grilled or baked)
1 package center-cut bacon cooked crisp, drained and crumbled
1 box small pasta (ditalini, small shells), cooked, drained and cooled
1 small bottle of your favorite Italian Dressing
Chop, Cut or Dice all ingredients into similar size pieces and mix together in a large bowl. Cover with dressing. Stir and Serve.
Cook's Tips:
You will want to chop or cut up each ingredient with a knife, food chopper* or salad chopper*. I don't recommend anything electrical because the pieces that result are often unpredictable.
Cook pasta and drain. Place in a bowl and stir in 1/2 of the dressing. This keeps the pasta from sticking while it cools.
Before cooking, cut the bacon into small pieces with scissors. Then, stir fry in the pan til crisp. No need to stand and flip bacon forever. This method is quick and easy.
For a quick cook, I cook my chicken in the Magic Pot* and it's done in 15 minutes.
This recipe makes a lot so I usually add lettuce into half of the mixture and then we often have the other half for the next day and add more lettuce then.
For the picky ones...
Even the pickiest eaters like this salad. Things are chopped up so small it's hard to tell what you are eating (well, almost!).
What I do for my picky children, the ones who can't let anything touch, is this...
1) For any new meal they must have a "No, Thank You" spoonful. They have to try it and then say "No, Thank You" to get other food. If they whine, complain, act rude... They go to bed!
2) For this meal, I save out some chicken, pasta and lettuce. My daughter loves to put her chicken in a lettuce boat and eat it that way. She also loves her pasta with olive oil and salt but my son loves just plain Ragu sauce. Raw carrots are always a hit with them both.
It's easy to hold off on putting some of the items in the salad that I know they will eat if separated. I don't make totally different food (unless they are under the age of 3 - that's the rule in our house).
* The Magic Pot, Food Chopper and Salad Chopper are all workhorses in my kitchen. All are products of The Pampered Chef, ltd. To purchase these products, please contact your personal Pampered Chef Consultant. If you do not have one, I will be glad to help.
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Easy Ribs, Smashed Potatoes, Zuchini
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The answer to today's question of "Hey Mom! What's for Supper?" is.....
Easy Ribs, Smashed Potatoes, Roasted Zucchini, Rolls, Baby Carrots
Doesn't it feel great to have an answer to the question that goes through our minds every day! Even better, isn't it great to be able to answer our kids when they ask (even at 10 o'clock in the morning)?
So, how do you make this supper and how to you make it EASY!
Prepare the ribs in the morning. Prep and cook the potatoes and zucchini while the sauce warms on the ribs!
Easy Ribs:
This week I have pork spare ribs (on sale at Publix for $1.99/pound)
Sprinkle ribs with salt and garlic powder
Stand ribs up in your crock pot or Magic Pot*
Cook on low all day (or at least 4 hours)
Drain the juices, pour on your favorite BBQ sauce and replace the lid
Let the sauce warm for about 30 minutes and serve
Smashed Potatoes
Buy a bag of red potatoes
Wash in cold water
place in a large pot and cover with water
boil on medium-high until you can easily stick a fork into the potatoes
Drain potatoes and place back in the pot
Drizzle olive oil over the potatoes, put in about 4 tablespoons butter or spread, 2 tablespoons salt and 2 tablespoons dill weed
Smash all of this together until potatoes are chunky and covered with seasonings (taste and add more if needed)
Roasted Zucchini
Cut the ends off zucchini and wash - pat dry (Zucchini, on sale at Publix this week)
slice lengthwise into 4 spears
Rub with olive oil, sprinkle with sea salt
place on sheet pan or stone bar pan*
Cook on 450 degrees for 30 minutes
Carrots
I serve raw carrots with ranch dressing because I know that my picky eaters will eat them. This is just a quick, no fuss add-on that I use. Use any one of your child's favorite fruits or veggies here to know that there is one thing that you can get down them if they decide to rebel on the reset of the meal :)
Rolls
For this meal I used King's Hawaiian Rolls. (also, on sale at Publix this week)
* The Magic Pot and Stone Bar Pan are two of the workhorses in my kitchen. Both are products of The Pampered Chef, ltd. To purchase these products, please contact your personal Pampered Chef Consultant. If you do not have one, please let me know.
The answer to today's question of "Hey Mom! What's for Supper?" is.....Easy Ribs, Smashed Potatoes, Roasted Zucchini, Rolls, Baby Carrots
Doesn't it feel great to have an answer to the question that goes through our minds every day! Even better, isn't it great to be able to answer our kids when they ask (even at 10 o'clock in the morning)?
So, how do you make this supper and how to you make it EASY!
Prepare the ribs in the morning. Prep and cook the potatoes and zucchini while the sauce warms on the ribs!
Easy Ribs:
This week I have pork spare ribs (on sale at Publix for $1.99/pound)
Sprinkle ribs with salt and garlic powder
Stand ribs up in your crock pot or Magic Pot*
Cook on low all day (or at least 4 hours)
Drain the juices, pour on your favorite BBQ sauce and replace the lid
Let the sauce warm for about 30 minutes and serve
Smashed Potatoes
Buy a bag of red potatoes
Wash in cold water
place in a large pot and cover with water
boil on medium-high until you can easily stick a fork into the potatoes
Drain potatoes and place back in the pot
Drizzle olive oil over the potatoes, put in about 4 tablespoons butter or spread, 2 tablespoons salt and 2 tablespoons dill weed
Smash all of this together until potatoes are chunky and covered with seasonings (taste and add more if needed)
Roasted Zucchini
Cut the ends off zucchini and wash - pat dry (Zucchini, on sale at Publix this week)
slice lengthwise into 4 spears
Rub with olive oil, sprinkle with sea salt
place on sheet pan or stone bar pan*
Cook on 450 degrees for 30 minutes
Carrots
I serve raw carrots with ranch dressing because I know that my picky eaters will eat them. This is just a quick, no fuss add-on that I use. Use any one of your child's favorite fruits or veggies here to know that there is one thing that you can get down them if they decide to rebel on the reset of the meal :)
Rolls
For this meal I used King's Hawaiian Rolls. (also, on sale at Publix this week)
* The Magic Pot and Stone Bar Pan are two of the workhorses in my kitchen. Both are products of The Pampered Chef, ltd. To purchase these products, please contact your personal Pampered Chef Consultant. If you do not have one, please let me know.
Thursday, June 30, 2011
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Save time and money by cooking restaurant food at home! Why go out to eat when you can make your favorites at home?? It's healthier and cheaper - not to mention faster! By the time my family gets their shoes on, gets in the car and decides where to go, I could have cooked at home!!!
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In a Rut at 6 p.m.? The solution is here!
Whether you are a mom who works at home or in an office, at 6 p.m. there's always someone yelling ... "Hey mom! What's for supper?" Well, help is here! I have started this blog to help women and men everywhere who are hungry and have no inspiration.
Each day, I will post ideas for supper. I'll let you know where the best deals are for the groceries you'll need, I'll post the recipes and the quickest way to get it on the table and then get it cleaned up.
The goal is to get your family around the table! The food is secondary - the time together is legendary!
From now on, you'll have an answer for "Hey mom! What's for Supper?"
Each day, I will post ideas for supper. I'll let you know where the best deals are for the groceries you'll need, I'll post the recipes and the quickest way to get it on the table and then get it cleaned up.
The goal is to get your family around the table! The food is secondary - the time together is legendary!
From now on, you'll have an answer for "Hey mom! What's for Supper?"
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