What Are We Eating For 2014 ..

Just finished eating a big plate of sauteed kale cooked in olive oil, onion, garlic, ginger, chili powder some other spices. Delish. Wasn't hungry for anything else but the veggies, will probably have something more later.
 

I am getting ready for Monday......
THANKSGIVING and we have invited a couple of friends that are all alone and doing nothing...
Naturally, I will be doing ALL the cooking ...

Instead of the traditional Turkey, I decided to make one of my Chicken Baked in the oven dishes that is always a success and loved.. Time consuming and labour intensive but it is well worth it..
 
Steve said:
I am getting ready for Monday......
THANKSGIVING and we have invited a couple of friends that are all alone and doing nothing...
Naturally, I will be doing ALL the cooking ...

Instead of the traditional Turkey, I decided to make one of my Chicken Baked in the oven dishes that is always a success and loved.. Time consuming and labour intensive but it is well worth it..
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That's so nice of of you. I know if I let people know I'll be alone, someone might offer to adopt me for the day, but, I just don't have it in me to say anything. I have friends that invited me, but it's too trying travel wise. Anyway, very nice of you to invite friends to share the day with you.

Last year, I was going to buy a pre-cooked chicken and make some sides, since it was going to be just me, but when I got to the supermarket, the price on the turkey was such a great deal, I bought a big ole turkey thinking of all the other uses I'd get out of it. Big mistake; it's possible, I still have some pieces of it still up in my freezer. :nightmare: I'll not make that mistake again. Chicken it will be for sure this time or at most, the breast of a small turkey. :D
 

Is Thanksgiving THIS Monday [13th October?]Hope you all have a good time [our USA friends.]

Tonight we will be having grilled sausages and mashed [creamed] potatoes with peas. What we call bangers and mash.Dessert is ginger steamed pudding and custard.
 
I love Sausage and mash, Oakapple; went out last night and tried 5 different sausages; my favourites were Sudbury sausage, and venison and red wine sausage!
 
Canadian Thanksgiving is this weekend..
Monday the 13th is our Thanksgiving !!!!

Since when would Thanksgiving be on a Tuesday ???
Perhaps in the UK, but it is always on a Monday over here in Canada....
I am NOT familiar with the British holidays and on what day they fall.. I know they are different to ours ...
 
For supper on Sunday, I am thinking of some Moose meat..
I have a package of Moose minced that I will make burgers on the BBQ..

The good thing is Moose hunting season opened yesterday which means I should be getting lots and lots of fresh Moose within the next fer days....
 
For tonight (Thanksgiving) I will be making a chicken casserole in the oven ..
Chicken legs (skin & bone in) seared in a skillet till brown.. Remove..
Add some sliced sausages, onions, garlic, to the chicken fat and sear.. Discard fat..
Place everything in a baking dish using a slotted spoon.. Add a can of diced tomatoes with the juice.. Add some baby potatoes and carrot chunks to the juice.. Add herbs and spices to taste..
Bake covered in oven for one hour and then uncover till done..
Place the chicken and sausages on a serving dish garnished by the veggies (slotted spoon) surrounded by the baked baby potatoes and carrots.. Garnish with some fresh curly parsley ............

I will be making a couscous to go with it..

A fresh salad with my own dressing..
Brocolli salad that I will be making as well.. Cold broccoli salad..
Sliced tomatoes with EVOO & fresh basil sprinkeled on them..

Start off with a glass of cranberry juice.. (ABSOLUTELY NO ALCOHOL)
 
yesterday-

baked kabocha squash, halved & stuffed w/ cream cheese mixed w/ minced red onion and large croutons

Braised beef w/ onions and carrots

Also made soup of white beans, kale, onion, carrot, garlic & celery finished w/ some parmesan cheese. About 2 T's oat bran thickened it just enough.
 
For supper tonight (Tuesday) I am making a stir fry in the wok..
I am now marinating B/S chicken breast in a garlic sauce..
I have a small truck load of broccoli (lots) that will be just fine along with mushrooms, onions, garlic, and yellow peppers..

Breakfast was a veal sausage with mushrooms and 3 eggs in the skillet..
Princess had her omelette with chives..

Lunch.. After a breakfast like that, who can eat ?????
 
Chicken B/S thighs in a honey-garlic sauce in the skillet..
A fresh salad ....
Frozen fruit with some yogurt and heavy cream...

Breakfast: 3 egg omelette (for me) with mushrooms and mozzarella cheese..
3 eggs scrambled with some fresh parsley..
 
Tonight (Monday) I made chicken burgers but I have NO propane for the BBQ, so I used our indoor grill, something like a George Foreman type but different..

First time I use it for burgers and let me tell you they were just as good as outside...
I also noticed they cooked faster as there is heat on top and bottom..

Turnip casserole in the oven was the veggie..
 
Burgers made with minced chicken.. I don't have any propane for the BBQ so I used the electric indoor grill.. They weren't that bad but nothing replaces cooking on a BBQ outside..

Steamed carrots, mashed, and I added some peas....
Homemade peas and carrots...

Breakfast for me was porridge with cottage cheese and sour cream.. I don't like (sweet) porridge with sugar and cream.. I prefer it with cottage cheese and sour cream....
A 3 egg omelette for Princess with 2 slices of turkey bacon....
 
Chicken breasts B/S in the electric grill.. I seem to be using that grill often as I still didn't go out to get a propane tank for the BBQ...

Carrot salad
coleslaw
 
I didn't go out shopping today because of gale force winds.

The larder is running on low but even so I managed what used to be referred to many years ago as a "cold collation".
It consisted of a plate of sliced ham, sliced chicken breast, more sliced things - tomato, Lebanese cucumber, cheddar cheese and boiled egg - garnished with chopped Spanish onion, cranberry sauce and aeoli.

Not bad for a scratch meal.
 
FISH !!!!

I made Princess a lovely fillet of Rainbow Trout while I had some fillets of sole..
Made them in the skillet in a bit of EVOO and dill......

Steamed broccoli with sesame seeds and butter..
 
Dame Warrigal said:
I didn't go out shopping today because of gale force winds.

The larder is running on low but even so I managed what used to be referred to many years ago as a "cold collation".
It consisted of a plate of sliced ham, sliced chicken breast, more sliced things - tomato, Lebanese cucumber, cheddar cheese and boiled egg - garnished with chopped Spanish onion, cranberry sauce and aeoli.

Not bad for a scratch meal.
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I love picky meals like that..lots of little different bits..yums!
 

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