Dinner and Conversation

Well tonight's dinner was a success! Everyone liked what we had. The menu was
Rock Cornish Game Hens, Whole Green beans and Mystery Mac & Cheese! The mystery was in the cheese, I used some shredded mozzarella and Velveeta and some other Mexican cheese that I had in a bowl but forgot what it was called. It all turned out great! It was all pretty basic, the conversation on the other hand was interesting! We discussed tattoos, if and when you should get one and we all had an opinion. I'm neutral on the subject. I've seen decent ones and some that are just all wrong. I think placement and content are important when choosing a tatt! But to each his own!
We were pretty divided on the subject.

I'm still trying to decide what's for dinner tomorrow night but I think Tuesday I am going to try a Rachael Ray recipe, slow cooker meal: Honey-Lemon Chicken with Potatoes.

Just FYI the following recipe is made from leftover ingredients

Mystery Mac & Cheese Recipe:
6 oz (dry) Ratiatore pasta, boiled according to package, drain
Add to pasta the following:
1 oz shredded mozzeralla cheese
1 oz mystery cheese
5 oz shredded Velveeta cheese
Splash of Milk
1 Tblsp sour cream
1/2 stick of butter

This made enough for the 4 of us to have one serving.
(I like not having leftovers)-sometimes)

Let's See If I Can Blog

I love to cook and I want to get my recipes out there so I figured this was the best way for me to do that. I will use this blog to post my recipes and recipes that I have tried from various other sources! Maybe one day I will even create my own cookbook!

Like I said I love to cook but unless we are a food network chef we don't always have on hand what the recipe calls for, so we learn to improvise. But, in everyday life we need to be able to put together quick, easy, family friendly meals. I mean we can still make gourmet recipes but those always take extra planning and shopping so those I reserve for the weekend.

Yes, my husband will eat anything, the kids not so much. I want something they will all eat.

This morning I wanted something different, not a big breakfast (I fixed that yesterday!) So I looked in the fridge and found a tube of Pillsbury crescent rounds so I began to wonder.......

Here's what I came up with:



1 roll of crescent rounds (use any kind of pre-packed dough), roll out and pinch seams together

Press into pie plate

Bake @ 375 for about 7 minutes put under broiler until top just starts to brown, rest on counter while preparing the filling

Whisk 8 eggs w/a splash of milk

Add 1 Tblsp of fresh parsley, basil and oregano

Dash of salt and pepper

6-8 oz of cubed ham

Cook egg mixture in heated butter

Spoon over baked dough

Pop into oven about 5 minutes

Top with cheese (I used mozzarella but whatever you have on hand is fine)

Pop back into oven until cheese is melted.


Enjoy!

Yes, even the kids ate this one!!