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Right now I have some White Chili in the crockpot and a whole chicken simmering for pot pie. I am cooking those for later in the week. I just did not want them to go bad sitting in my fridge. I spent a ton of money on groceries this weekend and I do not want it to go to waste.
I think tonight we will try Creamy Cilantro Lime Chicken. We bought some cilantro this weekend so I need to use it before it gets all wilted. I think I may make some pasta to go with it (guess that will change the low carb aspect of dinner) and some broccoli.
I have plans to try some new recipes for my family the next two weeks, luckily there is a Baja Fresh close by in case they are big flops! 
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I make my white chili with ground turkey and canelleni bean. Another big difference si that it uses cumin instead of chili powder.
BTW the creamy cilantro chicken was a big hit!
I am so happy that Carter is 7 now, that seems to be the age they start eating a better variety of food in our house.
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I wish I had some exciting meals to report but because of time, budget and diet restraints our meals have been fairly dull this week.
Low fat macaroni cheese with salad and low fat high fibre muffins.
Chilli Con Carne with Low GI basmati rice and coleslaw, no dressing.
Low fat tuna and vegetable mornay.
Patsa with tomato sauce, parmesan cheese and salad.
Oh, well, maybe something exciting nexy week. 
There are always pancakes for pancake day! 
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As a family, one of our sacrifices for Lent is giving up all meat.
I was wondering if some of you could inspire me with meatless meals to serve for Lent.......I just feel so at a blank. Been doing this for 20 years..........and I cannot for the life of me remember what we eat 
we do not have pancakes for Fat Tuesday......since we often have pancakes during Lent........as one of our meatless meals...........one that I CAN remember! 
Thanks!
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Meatless Meals for Lent:
Pasta with a variety of sauces (polenta too)
Vegetable soups (minestrone, barley mushroom, potato brocc)
Whole grain and beans (brown rice and black beans, polenta and pinto beans)
Food on bread
Eggs (quiche, frittata)
Baked potato night (baked potato with fixins)
Need to go and eat breakfast...I'm hungry 
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As Angie has already mentioned, we eat a lot of beans and rice -- red, black, lentil, garbanzo. Spinach quiche too.
Are you giving up seafood? We had plain (no seasonings or sauce) steamed shrimp w/ coleslaw the other day.
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Meatless meals:
Grilled cheese and tomato soup (can have grilled tuna and cheese too)
Pasta Primavera (if you use vegetable broth)
tuna noodle casserole
fish sticks and macaroni and cheese
There are lots of meatless recipes on www.allrecipes.com . I think you can just search for vegetarian or meatless meals.
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TracyQ wrote:
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I like allrecipes.com too. One thing I haven't found a lot of there are meatless slow cooker main dishes that are whole food based (aka - no condensed soup or other processed foods.) I hear that there is a vegetarian slow cooker webpage but I haven't found it yet. Anyone?
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Homemade Crab Cakes! I have an awesome recipe!
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oooh. we had homemade crab cakes 2 weeks ago. they were awesome and surprisingly, even my 8-yo and 6-yo (who refused to eat it last time i made it) ate it this time!
angie, (HI!!!! <waving>) i know i have at least two -- i think one is vegsource.com and the other is a slow-cooked recipe site, something like crockpotrecipes.com but i'm not sure. i'll post again if i find it.
tonight we're having the filipino version of
arroz con pollo, with ginger and fish sauce; 13-yo dd is sick and needs some comfort food.
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stefoodie wrote:
angie, (HI!!!! <waving>) i know i have at least two -- i think one is vegsource.com and the other is a slow-cooked recipe site, something like crockpotrecipes.com but i'm not sure. i'll post again if i find it.
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Thanks, stef! I went to vegsource but I can't search for crockpot recipes in particular. It looks like they are revamping their site but in the mean time they did have lots of neat recipes. I tried the crockpotrecipes.com but it was just a conduit to other sites. With all your spare time, why don't YOU start an allrecipe-like site for meatless crockpot recipes  !
Hope Aisa feels better soon. Love,
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Are you willing to share, Amie?
Crab fan,
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Okay, here is the recipe. But I hope not to disappoint. My husband loves these, he actually prefers them to 'real' crab cakes he had on the New England shores.
"Crab Cakes" from the Favorite Brand Names Cookbook
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 C. plain dry bread crumbs
1/4 C. lemon juice
1/4 C. sliced green onions
1/2 tsp dry mustard
1/2 lb. imitation crab meat, flaked (although you could try to use the real thing!)
Additional bread crumbs for frying
In medium bowl combine eggs, bread crumbs, lemon juice, grn onions and dry mustard. Fold into crab meat, blend. Shape into cakes (I like smallish ones.) coat with add'l bread crumbs. In skillet brown in hot oil until golden. Refridgerate leftovers.
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We are going to have spaghetti with red sauce, and salad, and rolls. Boring, I know, but it's Aidan's favorite meal and one of the few meatless meals all the kids will eat. Elizabeth, I know what you mean about hungry boys. My 12yo has grown about 4 inches in the past year and his shoe size is bigger than mine. Oh no, another teenage eater to add to the three we already have!
I could sure use some ideas for expanding our menu rotation. Great thread idea.
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here's a rough recipe for Filipino arroz con pollo:
Ingredients:
2 tbsp. canola oil
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/4 cup ginger coins (peeled ginger and cut into quarter-sized slices -- I sometimes use more when I really want the ginger flavor to dominate)
1 2 1/2 - 3 lb. fryer chicken, cut up (or you could use less: i only use the thighs and drumsticks because the kids always want more of the rice -- i reserve the wings for chinese chicken wings another day, and the breast for stir-fries or chicken fingers) -- if you have time salt or brine the chicken for an hour or overnight - you can also remove skin and bones if you like -- less skin = less fat -- no bones means you only need a spoon to eat this!)
salt or fish sauce to taste
2 cups sweet glutinous rice or jasmine rice, or a combination (we prefer the glutinous)
6-8 cups water (more or less)
a pinch of saffron or 1/2 teaspoon false saffron
optional toppings:
- minced garlic, fried in some oil over moderate heat to a golden brown, then drained on paper towels
- soy sauce or tamari
- minced scallions
- freshly squeezed lime or lemon juice (or if you can find calamondin (tiny green citrus) -- that would make it more authentic)
In a dutch oven or large casserole, saute onions over moderate heat until translucent. Add ginger coins, pressing on the ginger to release juices. When fragrant, about 2-3 minutes, add chicken pieces. Continue sauteing until surface of chicken pieces turn golden, sprinkle with salt and/or fish sauce to taste, stir again, set heat to low and cover. Stir occasionally, cooking 10-15 minutes, until chicken juices are exuded. Add water and rice, increase heat to high, and bring to a boil, 3-5 minutes, stirring constantly. Lower heat to medium-low, and cover, stirring every 5-10 minutes to prevent scorching (more frequently when the rice has absorbed most of the water). Add water if necessary. (You can add as little or as much water as you want depending on if you want a soupy arroz or not -- we like it soupy so i actually end up using about 10 cups water.) Continue to cook until chicken pieces and rice are tender. Add saffron or false saffron at the last minute and stir. Serve hot with optional toppings. Serves 4-6 as a main course.
You can also do this in a slow cooker, partially. Cook the chicken as directed, then transfer to slow-cooker along with rice and water (denending on the size of your slow-cooker you may have to adjust rice and water amounts -- just keep in mind the rice will double in volume as it cooks)
hope you enjoy it!
a note on the fish sauce: we use a Filipino brand like Rufina; Thai nam pla or other asian fish sauces can be used but the flavor will be slightly different.
(hey, this is actually good for me, because i'm "forced" to write for the cookbook i'm making!)
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This is what we are having:
Torn tortilla casserole (from the book Honest Pretzel by Molly Katzen)
Salad
Bread
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In the crockpot: chicken, wild rice, onion, looots of garlic, carrots, worcestershire sauce, and onion soup mix. It's an experiment. Don't know how it will taste, but it smells good...
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Hi:
tonight I made up a chicken dish. I had some chicken breasts no bone. I sliced them at the fatest part and made a pocket. Then I put a 10 oz box of chopped spinach (defrosted and water squeezed out) and about 1/2 cup of parmesan, and a clove of garlic into the food processor and started it. I drizzled in olive oil until it was a paste. I spread it into each chicken pocket. After I cooked them (350 for about 40 minutes) I made a white sauce, added some parmesan and romano cheese and poured it over the chicken. I tossed some shredded mozerella over it and let it melt. Served with some lightly steamed asparagus and a salad and rolls. It was a hit.
I enjoy goofing around in the kitchen. I am looking forward to getting some new inspiration here.
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I'll figure out something quick and easy for my children, but DH and I will be eating Hunan-Style Beef w/ Peppers. It's too hot for our kiddos.
Hunan-Style Beef with Peppers
1 lb. lean beef, such as top round or sirloin, trimmed of all visible fat, cut crosswise into 1/4-inch slices
1 tbsp. ginger, finely minced
2 garlic cloves, finely minced
2 red or yellow bell peppers, cored, seeded, and cut into strips (I like to use 1 red and 1 yellow)
2 tsp. soy sauce
2 tsp. canola oil
1/2 tsp. black pepper
1 chili pepper, seeded and finely chopped
1 cup beef broth
Sprinkle beef with soy sauce. In large, heavy skillet or wok, heat canola oil until hot. Add beef strips and saute until lightly browned. Remove beef from pan and place in a serving dish, leaving juices in skillet. Reduce heat to medium and stir in ginger, chili pepper, garlic, and bell peppers. Saute 3-4 minutes until peppers are soft. Stir in black pepper and beef broth and heat. Add beef strips back to heat them up.
Serve w/ rice (I like brown rice w/ it.)
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We are having tilapia fillets (frozen) with this recipe my butcher gave us. Surprisingly quick and easy:
BAKED TILAPIA PARMESAN
4 TILAPIA FILLETS (6-8 OZ EA)
1/2 C. MAYO (DO NOT USE NON-FAT. LOW FAT IS OK)
1/2 C. PLUS 2 T. GRATED PARMESAN
1 GREEN ONION SLICED
1 CLOVE GARLIC MINCED
2 T PARSLEY CHOPPED
SALT & PEPPER TO TASTE
LEMON WEDGES
PREHEAT OVEN TO 425
ARRANGE TILAPIA IN A SINGLE LAYER ON A LIGHTLY OILED BAKING SHEET. IN A SMALL BOWL COMBINE MAYO, 1/2 C. PARMESAN, ONION, GARLIC, PARSLEY, SALT & PEPPER. SPREAD MIX EVENLY OVER FISH. SPRINKLE REMAINING PARM. CHEESE ON TOP.
BAKE 7-9 MIN. UNTIL TOPPING HAS BROWNED AND FISH IS DONE.
SREVE WITH LEMON WEDGES.
SERVES 4.
WORKS ON CHICKEN TOO.
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