Susan's' Black and White Chili

My friend Susan gave me this recipe and I put it here so I can cook it this week. Tried it before and it is really good!

3 cans of black beans, 1can of corn- drained, 1can of original rotella tomatoes, 1can del monte diced tomatoes with jalapenos, 3-4 chicken breasts, a few gigs of hot sauce, ( I add a little fresh garlic and onion powder, but you don't have to) cook on low 8 hours in a crock-pot, take chicken out and shread, return to crock for 20 mins. Top with cheddar cheese and sour cream with chips or Doritos.

Pasta Puttanesce Again

Yep, cooked that again. It's sooo good! This time I threw in some sliced mushrooms and just before serving, fresh baby spinach leaves were wilted into it. Served over macaroni noodles, because that's the only kind I had.

Hammy yammy

spiral-sliced ham with glaze, baked sweet potatoes, spinach, rolls, and vanilla ice cream

No Soup For You!

The Soup Nazis rejected the dinner I had planned, so I will wait and cook soup on Monday or Tuesday instead. Tonight we had steaks on the grill, baked potatoes, and brocolli. Dessert? A scoop of vanilla ice cream.

Pork Chops, Bok Choy, Salad

Mark put the pork chops on the grill with some steak seasonings shaked on. I sauted bok choy in garlic, ginger powder, olive oil (heat oil and seasonings first to flavor the oil, then add the bok choy and saute a few minutes, turn down and cover until time to eat). Salad was romaine lettuce, lots of sweet clover sprouts, chopped cucumber, little grape tomatoes, and sliced carrots with balsamic vinigarette dressing. After dinner we had sponge cake with strawberries and whipped cream on top. Everything was so good.

Pork Ribs

Last night we had organic cucumber salad; peel & slice cucumber, halve grape tomatoes, and toss in balsamic vinigarette dressing. I've never had such crisp cucumbers in my life! Oh they were deeeeelicious and I wished for more cukes so I wouldn't have to share. I could have just eaten this for dinner. Everyone noticed how crispy the cucumbers were and it was a shame I only sliced one cucumber. I also made potato salad and cooked two slabs of ribs. Robert said they were the best ribs he'd ever eaten. I should have taken a picture, it was a pretty meal.

BBQ Ribs:
Cut slabs in thirds and place bone-ends down in large pot of water. Bring to a boil and then reduce the heat so it remains almost at a boil. Flip ribs over after 1/2 hour. Continue to cook for another 1/2 hour. Baste back sides with smoke-flavored BBQ sauce and bake 5 minutes, BBQ side up. Flip over, baste again, and bake 10 minutes. That's it. Yummy yummy.

Weekly Menu using new Organic Produce

Orlando Organics came through with delicious produce!

Tuesday
B- cereal , banana, milk
L- tuna salad on a bed of romaine lettuce with tomato and carrots
D-chili, with cheese & onion, romaine salad
Wednesday
B-oatmeal with raisons and pecans
L- tuna sandwich, apple
D-hot dogs, chili, potato salad

Thursday
B-popeye eggs in toast
L-fruit salad, cheese
D- BBQ Ribs. Oven baked potatoes, potato salad, cucumber/tomato salad

Friday
B-grapefruit
L-pear, sandwich
D-grilled pork chops, romaine saad with cucumbers, tomato, carrots, and avacodo, bok choy cooked in garlic/ginger infused oil, strawberries and angel food cake with whipped cream topping

Saturday
B-eggs, bacon, grits, toast
L-orange, sandwich
D-cream soup with bacon roux, potatoes, collards, Italian sausage, onion, garlic. Bake a cake!
Sunday
B- grapefruit, boiled eggs
D-roast, mashed potatoes, gravy, cooked carrots, mushrooms, spinach

S-leftover lunch, fruit
Monday
B- eggs, grits, toast
L-roast sandwiches
D-chicken pot pie with carrots, onion, potato, mushroom, with romaine salad made with onion, tomatoes, clover sprouts, avocado
Tuesday
B- cereal, banana
L- tuna salad, orange slices
D- ham, macaroni & cheese, green beans, dinner rolls
Wednesday
B-oatmeal
L- turkey sandwich, apple
D-chicken legs & thighs, broccoli, raw carrots
Thursday
B-biscuits with apple butter
L-egg salad in tomato, with celery and carrot sticks
D-something with hamburger, depending on newest produce choices