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We share recipes and ask and answer questions from “How do you feed your family at night when you don’t walk in the door until 5:30 and you have a soccer game at 6 and piano lessons at 6:15 ... on opposite ends of town?” to “What’s your Thanksgiving menu this year?” to “Remember that punch you made at Christmas? What was the recipe?” So come on in to our virtual dinner group, pour yourself a glass of wine, and let’s start cooking together.
I did fajitas for a friends family last year, with guac and salsa and rice and beans.
ReplyDeleteYou could do soups, pulled pork, casseroles, like Mrs. McCormack's chicken divan or Bridget's shrimp and orzo.
1 1/2- 2 pounds Plum tomatoes ( I usually use diced)
2 C orzo
1 1/2 t unsalted butter
1 t dried basil
2T olive oil
3 cloves garlic
1 pound shrimp (or chicken or combo)
black pepper and salt to taste
2 T oregano
9 oz Feta cheese
Cook orzo as per package directions, drain, return to pan add butter.
Saute garlic in olive oil 3- 5 minutes. Add tomatoes and basil, cook until soft, about 10 minutes. Add shrimp cook 3-4 minutes until opaque. Add salt and pepper if using.
Combine feta and oregano in separate bowl. Assemble in baking dish orzo, add the shrimp tomato mixture and then top with Feta and oregano. Heat for 5 minutes at 450 degrees.
(if made ahead heat later at 400 degrees upto 30 minutes until heated through)
First, this is a great place to mention that link you told me about last week: whatfriendsdo.com. What a great resource for people who want to help someone in the community (or not nearby).
ReplyDeleteRegina, fajitas are a great idea! And much more kid-friendly than many crockpot or make-ahead-and-freeze meals.
My "go to" meal is chicken pot pie. It’s perfect for the freezer and the kids usually love it. In fact, at my house, if I am tired of everyone complaining about what we've been having for dinner, I make that & a batch of mashed potatoes.
Soups are always good, if you have a favorite you make. If you don't, two of my more popular ones are Italian Peasant Soup and Mexican Tortilla Soup. I’ll post the recipes in the next couple of days.
Beef stew is often a good one, but people do that, like you said about lasagna.
I usually do a salad to, because that could be a
meal in itself.
I love to do Chicken Divan, Chicken Pot Pie or Mac N cheese.
ReplyDeleteHey, I work with www.mochalcub.org, a non-profit that works in Africa. I saw that you were on the NaBloPoMo list, and we'd love for you to blog about our new campaign on Nov. 24th. The campaign is centered around this idea – at Mocha Club, we have always cared about building an accurate perception of both the challenges that Africans face, and the BEAUTY of Africa. We need bloggers to help get the word out. Please email me at barrett[at]mochaclub[dot]org if you would be interested in hearing the details!
ReplyDeleteI was just given a new site that is also a calendar to help families in a time of need. I have not used it yet but hear it is more user friendly than whatfriendsdo.com it is http://www.carecalendar.org/index.php
ReplyDeleteHope you don't need it but if you or someone you know does it is a nice resource to have.
I was just re-reading this post because a family around here just lost their mother far too young. A site used here a lot is lottsahelpinghands.com. Just another resource.
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