Watcha havin for dinner? Or had?

[shootingstar]

Yesterday he did buffalo meat marinated in soy sauce, maple syrup, lemon juice, water, ginger root and some herbs. meat had a dollop of melted goat cheese. Then with the marinade during cooking sauce, he threw in Dijon mustard, abit of red wine, orange juice, balsamic vinegar, a few fresh cranberries.

The latter part was truly creative gesture of his. It was delish...with roasted asparagus on side and wine goblet of local gooseberry wine.

Yes a home meal!!!

Now tonight I have to match this with...homemade focaccia with smoked salmon, onion, garlic, capers and dijon mustard, topped with fresh dill. dough will be divided in half for dessert focaccia....with studded with fresh grapes, grated ginger root, crushed aniseed, cinnamon, cardamon, nutmeg. I will add leftover lumps of goat cheese. It too, has been a creative endeavour. Hopefully it works...I've never used bread flour before. Always all-purpose.

[7rider]

Brocolli and asparagus quiche. I added some hollandaise sauce to the milk when mixing up the custard, and it came out pretty good.
I love it when I wing it completely and it doesn't come out awful!

[snapdragen]

This was really good!

Chicken and Sweet Potato Stew

Makes 6 servings

ACTIVE TIME: 20 minutes

TOTAL TIME: 5 hours 20 minutes

EASE OF PREPARATION: Easy

6 bone-in chicken thighs, skin removed, trimmed of fat
2 pounds sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into spears
1/2 pound white button mushrooms, thinly sliced
6 large shallots, peeled and halved
4 cloves garlic, peeled
1 cup dry white wine
2 teaspoons chopped fresh rosemary or 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
1 1/2 tablespoons white-wine vinegar

Place chicken, sweet potatoes, mushrooms, shallots, garlic, wine, rosemary, salt and pepper in a 6-quart slow cooker; stir to combine. Put the lid on and cook on low until the potatoes are tender, about 5 hours. Before serving, remove bones from the chicken, if desired, and stir in vinegar.

NUTRITION INFORMATION: Per serving: 285 calories; 6 g fat (2 g sat, 2 g mono); 50 mg cholesterol; 35 g carbohydrate; 17 g protein; 5 g fiber; 519 mg sodium.

[Jen-Jen]

Tonight my husband and I had Chicken & Sausage Jambalaya. For dessert it was my favorite: Buttermilk Banana Bars!!!

[jesvetmed]

Snapdragon.. that sounds wonderful! I've been looking for a good slow-cooker recipe. I'll have to try that. I LOVE sweet potatoes.

We had fresh caught halibut from the waters of the Puget Sound! Caught on my DH's pole, but it had been borrowed by a friend! DH spent all day yesterday trying to get some king salmon, but came home with only a sunburn.

Mmmm Mmmm good -- grilled with a soy-ginger marinade. WW pasta with asparagus and cherry tomatoes. Bread on the side. Should have had wine, but I just woke up from two nights of work... it's still a little early for me! Just water tonight.

[shootingstar]

A tin of sardines. A bowl of buckwheat noodles, soy cheese on crackers.

You're right. A bit unhealthy.

I'm trying to convince myself to attend a work-related BBQ tomorrow evening at the worksite..where there will be even more calorie laden food.

[Flybye]

For lunch yesterday I had a 600 calorie Symphony chocolate bar - woops!
That brought my total calories to 1500 at 1:00pm.

Dinner was, therefore, a salad with vinegar dressing. Had some serious calorie compensation to do!

It was worth it!

[Brandi]

A tin of sardines. A bowl of buckwheat noodles, soy cheese on crackers.

You're right. A bit unhealthy.

I'm trying to convince myself to attend a work-related BBQ tomorrow evening at the worksite..where there will be even more calorie laden food.

I swear you eat really healthy to me! I mean yu have fish with almost every meal! That is great! Lot's of omega 3's.

[shootingstar]

This early evening was outdoor barbecue at workplace..which is at a construction site. There were over 80 other employees...all half-shivering in near freezing temperatures outdoors in a food tent out in a parking lot. It was catered.

So this time tonight, I chowed down: 2 grilled chicken breasts, 2 grilled sausages with Dijon mustard on the side, 1/2 red small potato salad, some Greek salad, baby pickles, abit of bread, fresh cut fruit and hot coffee.

Then buzzed from this industrial workplace...to near home, where I had gelato (chocolate, mango and pineapple choices) with my partner. Already it was 8:00 pm.

Afterwards my body was ready to crash from high blood sugar. Next time..I will be better.

[sgtiger]

Bowl of rice, raw sugar snap peas, and halibut. Nothing fancy for the halibut. Just a tiny dash each of salt and pepper, and grilled on both sides in a cast iron skillet w/ a TBSP of olive oil, and finished off in the oven to cook through. Nice crispy crust on the outside, tender and buttery on the inside. Yummy! BTW, the cast iron skillet finally has a nice coating on it, so the fish hardly stuck at all.

[Pax]

Enchiladas, beans, guacamole, and a couple of Dos Equis! All served by a very nice waiter at our favorite restaurant.