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Busy Family Meal Planning

Archive for the ‘Main Dishes’ Category

October 9th, 2008

Cider chicken stew (OAMC)

A lovely fall stew to make with either hard cider or the regular tame stuff :-) This makes 4 very hearty servings or 6 medium ones. Since it’s a wonderful OAMC recipe, think about whether to double it so that the time invested is more profitable. This takes a long simmering time […]

By Cyndi Lavin -- 0 comments

October 7th, 2008

Lamb and lentil stew

This is a really tasty stew that you can spice up or down to suit your family. With a little bit of prep during your once a week food preparation, you can have the meat pre-cooked so that the stew itself will take under thirty minutes to put together at meal time. Another way […]

By Cyndi Lavin -- 63 comments

October 2nd, 2008

Chicken tikka

Chicken tikka is a super-easy grilled or baked dish that’s a natural for introducing your family to Indian food. You can control how spicy it is by limiting the cayenne, chili powder, and tumeric. The recipe below makes a fairly mild sauce, in my opinion, but I do like things pretty hot, so you should […]

By Cyndi Lavin -- 2 comments

September 30th, 2008

Fish with tomatoes, olives and capers by Ellie Krieger

Another amazing entree from Healthy Appetite with Ellie Krieger! This one takes only about 15 to 20 minutes to make, start to finish :-)
Fish with Tomatoes, Olives and Capers
4 teaspoons olive oil, divided
4 (5-ounce) sea bass fillets (or other white fish)
1 small onion, diced
1/2 cup white wine
1 cup canned low-sodium diced tomatoes, with juice
1/2 cup […]

By Cyndi Lavin -- 0 comments

September 25th, 2008

Baked jambalaya (OAMC)

Here’s a delicious Once A Month Cooking treat for you: jambalaya that you’ll eat with a fork instead of a spoon! You can double, triple, or whatever this recipe to make multiple batches. The recipe below makes enough to feed an average family of four. I like to add something green to the meal on […]

By Cyndi Lavin -- 0 comments

September 24th, 2008

Shells and feta salad

This combination is good warm or cold! It takes very little time to make, and is very tasty because of the concentrated nature of the ingredients. This makes a nice main dish for a vegetarian meal, or a flavorful side dish salad if you really want to go all out! We usually have it as […]

By Cyndi Lavin -- 0 comments

September 23rd, 2008

Super-fast version of Fettuccine Alfredo

Fettuccine Alfredo is one of those foods that we just have to eat, even though we know it’s loaded with fat! Sometimes you’ve just got to say So what? and go for it. This is a very fast and easy version of the Italian treat, and must be served immediately, so make sure that everything […]

By Cyndi Lavin -- 1 comment

September 22nd, 2008

Onion-marinated lamb

You can marinate this dish in your fridge for a couple days as long as the meat is fresh! The more onions, the better :-)  We had this lamb with grilled corn on the cob and fresh tomatoes with basil.  Salted olive oil for dipping the tomatoes…yum!

Onion-Marinated Lamb
1 - 2 lbs of lamb
Salt […]

By Cyndi Lavin -- 9 comments

September 18th, 2008

Fast and delicious chicken cacciatore

You will have more than enough time while the spaghetti is boiling to put together a wonderful chicken cacciatore dish, as long as you’ve done the once a week food preparation! If not, this can still be a thirty minute meal: just chop up the veggies while you pre-cook the chicken, and then start […]

By Cyndi Lavin -- 7 comments

September 14th, 2008

Results: What’s your favorite tool?

Cook: Wendy Van Camp
Website: http://www.indigoskye.com
My current favorite tool is my Nesco 18qt Roaster Oven. I bought it last November when it was on sale at the local hardware store. It has a cooking well so I can use it to make soup, a rack so that I can bake casseroles or do […]

By Cyndi Lavin -- 0 comments