Showing posts with label What's For Dinner??. Show all posts
Showing posts with label What's For Dinner??. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Menu Planning -- Dinner

Here are some of my family's favorite dinner menu combinations.   This site/blog is what I call a living document so it is always changing so please don't be surprised when you bookmark us and return to find everything has been updated.

BBQ Chicken, Knephla Bake, Green Beans
Beef Pot Roast, Mashed Potatoes, Gravy, Veggie or Salad
Meatloaf, Scalloped Potatoes, Steamed Broccoli in Cheese Sauce
Beef Stew, Hot Buttered Buns, Salad
Cowboy Beans, Jiffy Cornbread Bake, Salad
Sour Cream and Onion Chicken Wings, Salad
Swedish Meatballs with Wide Egg Noodles, Salad
Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup, Hot Buttered Crescent Rolls
Sloppy Joes, Baked Fries, Salad
Chicken Fried Steak, Cream Gravy, Mashed Potatoes, Veggie or Salad
Spaghetti Pizza, Cheese/Garlic Bread, Salad
Beef Stroganoff, Wide Egg Noodles, Salad
Fried Chicken, Mac n Cheese, Coleslaw
Fried Chicken, Broccoli & Cauliflower Salad

As I think of more I'll update this post, but that's all I can think of for now.  Gotta go get my ice tea and maybe more will come to me.

Saturday, September 11, 2010

What's For Dinner

Cowboy Beans and Cornbread




Well, last night's meal was quite fun.

For one, I was able to make most of the meal out on the back porch instead of heating up my kitchen.  I used a rice cooker/multipurpose cooker for the beans and then made the cornbread in a regular crockpot.

I browned the meat and onions in my beautiful stainless steel chicken fryer.   {I love this pan!}  I then assembled the rest of the ingredients in the cooker and cooked on high until it reduced down and turned itself on to the keep warm function.  This fool=proof mechanism is wonderful for cooks that get distracted with kids, the UPS man, the Schwan man, the dog getting loose, etc....... :)

The cornbread was just two Jiffy boxes of the cornbread mix, made according to package directions.  Although it turned out good and the family really liked it, I think next time I will try something different with the ingredients to make it even more moist because my crockpot is old and the heating element is around the perimeter leaving the center to take longer to cook.  I've made cakes in the crockpot and will try the same recipe but use the cornbread mix and let you know how it turns out.

Kim's Cowboy Beans Recipe

Jiffy Cornbread Recipe

Tuesday, August 03, 2010

What's For Dinner?!?

Cowboy Beans and Cornbread



Well, last night’s meal was quite fun.

For one, I was able to make most of the meal out on the back porch instead of heating up my kitchen.  I used a rice cooker/multipurpose cooker for the beans and then made the cornbread in a regular crockpot.

I browned the meat and onions in my beautiful stainless steel chicken fryer.   {I love this pan!}  I then assembled the rest of the ingredients in the cooker and cooked on high until it reduced down and turned itself on to the keep warm function.  This fool=proof mechanism is wonderful for cooks that get distracted with kids, the UPS man, the Schwan man, the dog getting loose, etc……. :)

The cornbread was just two Jiffy boxes of the cornbread mix, made according to package directions.  Although it turned out good and the family really liked it, I think next time I will try something different with the ingredients to make it even more moist because my crockpot is old and the heating element is around the perimeter leaving the center to take longer to cook.  I’ve made cakes in the crockpot and will try the same recipe but use the cornbread mix and let you know how it turns out.

Kim’s Cowboy Beans Recipe

Crockpot Cornbread Recipe

Chicken Gyros