Good old leftovers:)

Hello,


Tonight was a quick and easy one... leftover chicken casserole with mashed potato...wasn't that fussed with it the first time so added some Philadelphia light cream cheese to it and it did improve it:)


I have to say I'm loving my slow cooker...such a life saver for us Mums!!


Till next time....

John 6:35 Jesus said to them, 'I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.'

Birthday Weekend Food Update:)

Hello,


Sorry its been a while since posting as I had the big 40 birthday last Thursday and was fortunate to have a night away at Watson's bay in Sydney with my husband while my M-I-L kindly looked after our 3 kiddos.


SO...here is the food update of what we had for dinner:)


27th May...Birthday dinner of crepes, with either bolognese or chicken mornay sauce, salads, followed by a delish Cheesecake shop Boston Mudcake:0


28th May...what a taste sensation!!! We had dinner at the seafood restaurant Doyles at Watson's bay on the harbour in Sydney and all I can say is that is was amazing.  The service was fantastic and we overlooked the harbour and lights of the city.  We had a mixed selection entree which included prawns, scallop mornay, smoked salmon and a lightly battered prawn that also had in it a mixture of sultanas, bacon and pinenuts.
And for main I had John Dory fillets with steamed vegetables and I highly recommend it.  For dessert we shared Chocolate terrine which was like a slice of fudge with layers of dark, white and milk chocolate on top of marinated strawberries in Cointreau with vanilla bean icecream...SO delicious!!

This is Doyles...its the one just to the left of the higher building (which is where we stayed)

And this is the view from out the front of Doyles overlooking Sydney harbour back towards the city and harbour bridge.

29th May...we took my M-I-L out to say thanks for looking after the kiddos to an Italian restaurant called
Il Porcellino in Balgownie.  The servings were huge and delicious.  I shared a garlic prawn and tomato entree and for main had an amazing dish called a Veal and Vegetable stack.  SO many vegies in this dish it was great. And then we were far too full for any dessert:)


30th May...Dinner cooked by my M-I-L of chicken and corn pie which was basically like a frittata with chicken, zucchini, eggs, corn kernals and topped with cheese.  It was delicious.


31st May...Chicken Terrine from the Bodytrim eating plan I follow's website.  It is like a chicken meatloaf with chicken mince, breadcrumbs, egg, worcestershire sauce, and I add frozen mixed veg into mix and back in a loaf tin.  Served with low joule chutney and veggies on the side.


1st June...Slow cooked Chicken casserole.  I adapted a casserole recipe to use in my slow cooker so it had Continental Spring vegetable soup mix, chicken breast fillet, chicken stock, mushrooms, carrot, and mixed veggie frozen mix added in.  Not my most favourite casserole but still ok.


2nd June...tonight I tried a new recipe from the Kraft Philadelphia Cream cheese recipe book.  It was Beef and Red Wine Ragout and I adapted it again for the slow cooker and it was a hit with the whole family!!  I added beef coated in plain flour, 1 cup red wine, around 3/4 cup beef stock, small onions quartered, mushrooms, carrots, 1/2 cup tomato paste, and then about 1 hour before serving I added some frozen peas. About 1/2 hour before serving  I whisked up with some juices from the casserole with 125g Philadelphia light cream cheese and stirred through casserole. I cooked it in my slow cooker for approx 5-6 hours on high and in the last hour turned heat down to low.


See you soon....and happy cooking:)

John 6:35 Jesus said to them, 'I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.'

Chicken and Asparagus Casserole

Hello,


Chicken and Asparagus Casserole was on the menu tonight which is a recipe given to me by my Mum.
The recipe is:
Cooked chicken
340g can drained asparagus cuts
tin condensed asparagus soup (or chicken or mushroom soups)
Cup evaporated skim milk
2 tbsp Sherry
4 tbsp grated cheese
1 Onion chopped and fried
Paprika


In Casserole dish place chicken, cover with asparagus and cooked onion.
In saucepan place milk, sherry, and soup. Heat gently and don't boil.
Pour sauce over casserole
Cover with cheese and sprinkle with paprika
Cook in oven at 200 degrees C for 15-20 mins until heated through.


Serve with rice and vegetables.


I tend to use my stove wok pan and cook the onion and chicken in it and then just add the milk, sherry and soup to this and heat through.  Then I pour it all into the casserole dish over the asparagus cuts, sprinkle with the cheese and paprika.  Its up to you whichever way you want to do it as they both work fine.


See you tomorrow...or maybe not as its my birthday:)  And am being spoilt by my Mum whose doing all the cooking...sweet relief:)  There has to be some perks for turning 40!!!!

Anna xx

John 6:35 Jesus said to them, 'I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.'

Pork Escallopes

Hello,


Tonight was Pork Escallopes which is from the Bodytrim Cookbooks and this one from the Italian book.  Bodytrim is the way I eat these days more or less and it seems to work in keeping my weight under control.


It's very easy and delicious.  I used pork scotch fillet and cooked them in the pan for approx 1 min each side to brown.  Then put them in a baking dish and spread sundried tomato pesto sauce on top of each (the recipe says basil pesto but I prefer the sundried tomato flavour) and topped them with a mixture of shredded zucchini, grape tomatoes cut in half, small amount of light sour cream, and pepper.  I then sprinkled them with shredded cheese and basil.
They then get roasted for about 20-30 mins or until cooked and there it is!


I actually took photos tonight:)

See you tomorrow:)

John 6:35 Jesus said to them, 'I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.'

Roma Chicken take 2

Hello,

This will be a short and sweet post...Roma Chicken leftovers from Saturday night.

Tomorrow am back to cooking again:)  

See you tomorrow,

John 6:35 Jesus said to them, 'I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.'

Just Leftovers tonight:)

Hello,

Being Sunday, meals in our house are generally pretty simple and today's meal was really easy as we just ate leftovers:)

We had delicious lamb steaks from Bushs Meats butchers called 'Lamb Delights'.  They put a bit of a seasoning thing in the middle with some shredded cheese on top and then you roast them.  So we had more of those with roast veggies,green veggies, gravy and mint sauce...yum and very easy!!

I am often trying now to make a larger double quantity when I cook and then have it for two meals having  break of something different on the day in between so it doesn't get too monotonous.  Its working wonderfully when you're busy as it does give you break days in the week without having to eat out or get takeaway.

Here is a pic below of some uncooked 'lamb delights'...not the ones we had as ours had shredded cheese on it too but it gives you the idea of what the cut of meat looks like to buy.

See you tomorrow...off to keep watching Masterchef  I LOVE this show!!!

John 6:35 Jesus said to them, 'I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.'

Starting off a new blog...of what we end up eating each night and seeing what happens:)

Hello,

My name is Anna and I'm an Australian Mum of 3 kids who is feeling like trying an experiment by blogging what we end up eating each night to see what happens:0

I love trying new recipes and foods...but I don't know about you but the whole meal planning and cooking can be quite overwhelming at times.

So the latest thing I'm doing and its working so far is that I've compiled a list of all the meals I cook from all my recipes and some that I'd like to and then using those to do a monthly meal plan.  Life with 3 little ones 6, 4 and nearly 2 keep me crazy busy most days as well as that my husband is the minister in charge of our church so I need to be organised with these meals so the wheels don't fall off around here:)

Anyway I thought it might be fun to create another blog that was just about what we eat:)  Could be very boring or quite entertaining...we'll see!!

I will try and get organised and take some pics to go with the meals if I can too.

BUT tonight sorry no pictures...

We had a meal called 'Roma Chicken' from the 2nd  4 Ingredients Cookbooks and it was yummy.  I used chicken breast fillets, chopped in large slices, cooked them on the stove wok, then added a jar of tomato pasta sauce, chopped capsicum and then just before serving added a couple of tablespoons of light sour cream.  Served with pasta (I don't eat pasta at night but the rest of the family do), carrots, beans, zucchini, and broccoli.

This is only a photo...not the real thing but ours looked pretty good too:)

We don't usually eat dessert but tonight we ate Sticky date pudding that I bought today at a local fete...mmmmm twas extra good:)

Well here endeth the first post...will be back tomorrow:)

John 6:35 Jesus said to them, 'I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst'.