The last three meals

Tonight: http://spoonful.com/recipes/grandma-lulays-chicken-and-dumplings
(But I just used bite sized pieces of chicken breast)

Last night:
http://www.myrecipes.com/m/recipe/shrimp-with-bacon-cheese-polenta-10000001622429/

2 nights ago:
http://www.rachaelray.com/recipe.php?recipe_id=1590
-I didn't use white bread and milk. I just added about 1/3 C bread crumbs to the mixture.
-I used Parmesan cheese instead of parmigiano-reggiano
-I made 10 small patties. I topped 5 of them with the ham and cheese and then added another patty on top and molded the two patties around the ham and cheese to cover it.
-I browned the croquettes in butter in s pan, then finished cooking them in the oven at 400° for about 30 min.

Yum!

http://www.myrecipes.com/m/recipe/spicy-asian-noodles-with-chicken-10000001880019/

This was great! The kids ate it. We love Asian food and will make this again!

One of my favorites

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/dave-lieberman/braised-hoisin-beer-short-ribs-with-creamy-mashed-yukons-and-sesame-snow-peas-recipe/index.html

Omg chicken, kale salad, and kale chips

I've made the OMG chicken before-the one from Pinterest. It's really good. We tried out the kale salad tonight and even though we didn't have pancetta or radicchio, it was still at hit. We had left over kale so I made kale chips with that-tossed in coconut oil and salt. There were no leftovers!

http://theenchantedcook.blogspot.com/2011/10/parmesan-crusted-chicken-hellmanns-mayo.html?m=1

http://seriouseats.com/recipes/2012/02/serious-salads-kale-apple-and-pancetta-salad.html

Asian Salmon with Oven-Roasted Sweet Potatoes

http://www.bhg.com/recipe/seafood/asian-salmon-with-oven-roasted-sweet-potatoes/

Oh, it was SO GOOD!

SE Asian Fried Rice

Dinner last night was delish! It was time consuming, but I don't mind. You make time for the things you love, and I love to cook. I haven't blogged my dinners in amost a year. I'm not making any commitments to say I'm back in the saddle because clearly I can't commit to blog, (this is the third time I've started it up), but I'll give it a good effort. It's a new year and a good time to try to form good habits. At least I have a good excuse if I fall behind - they are 5, 3, and (almost) 7 months. So here goes:

http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/southeast-asian-fried-rice-10000001949703/

Bacon makes everything better!

http://www.joanne-eatswellwithothers.com/2012/01/recipe-quinoa-chowder-with-sweet.html
Here was our dinner tonight.

I doubled it, and it made a ton!  I made some changes to it. I only added 3 (instead of 6 doubled) cloves, but you could add more.   I couldn't really taste the garlic.  I had the jalapeno on the side for the girls' sake.  I did add at little bit more cumin - I love cumin.  I didn't measure out the spinach, but just added a fresh bag.  Finally, I added the feta and cilantro on top as a garnish.  Oh ya, and I added crumbled bacon on the top.  We don't usually eat a dinner without some sort of meat, and bacon always makes everything better :)

It was pretty tasty!

Quinoa Chowder with Sweet Potatoes, Spinach, Feta and Scallions
Serves 4, adapted from Deborah Madison's Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup quinoa, rinsed well
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 1 jalapeno chile, seeded and finely diced
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• salt and freshly milled pepper
• 1/2 lb sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/4-inch cubes
• 1 bunch scallions, including an inch of greens, thinly sliced into rounds
• 6 cups baby spinach
• 1/4 lb feta cheese, finely diced
• 1/3 cup chopped cilantro

Instructions

1. Put the quinoa and 2 quarts of salted water in a pot.  Bring to a boil, then lower the heat and simmer for 10 minutes.  While it's cooking, dice the vegetables and cheese.  Drain, saving the liquid.  Measure the liquid and add water to make 6 cups if needed.
2. Heat the oil in a soup pot over medium heat.  Add the garlic and chile.  Cook for about 30 seconds, giving it a quick stir.  Add the cumin, 1 tsp salt, and the potatoes and cook for a few minutes, stirring frequently.  Don't let the garlic brown.  Add the quinoa water and half the scallions and simmer until the potatoes are tender, about 15 minutes.  Add the quinoa, spinach, and remaining scallions and simmer for 3 minutes more.  Turn off the heat and stir in the feta and cilantro.  Season with salt and black pepper.