Monday - All out

All out tonight so no cooking!

Eat well, Live well!
Susie

Sunday - nachos

Just Stirling and I for dinner tonight so I recycled the left -overs from Saturday night into nachos. That now finishes our sojourn into mexico!!

Eat well, Live well!
Susie

Saturday - Tacos - Fresh pineapple

My son's girlfriend came for dinner tonight so the four of us had a taco feast.

Main course:
Taco Shells, Sauce, seasoning - $6.52
Lettuce
Tomato
sour cream
guacamole
cheese
meat sauce - mince - $8.00

Dessert:
a fresh pineapple

Recipe:
Meat sauce-
500g mince
1 medium onion
vegetable oil
taco seasoning
1 teaspoon sambal oelek
1 tin crushed tomatoes

Saute the onion in the vegetable oil til soft. Add chilli and taco seasoning and cook for 1 minute. Add the mince and brown. Add the tomatoes and simmer for 10 minutes. Serve with warmed taco shells and all the trimmings.

Eat well, Live well!
Susie

Friday - Fried chicken - killer python

Just Claudia and I for dinner tonight.  Dessert was a large jelly snake - ahh childhood memories!

Main course:
Home made fried chicken - $5.00
Rice
Salad

Dessert:
Killer python

The kids love my home made fried chicken.  I recently found in the supermarket KFC style flavouring and although it doesn't really taste like KFC it is nice.

Eat well, Live well!
Susie

Thursday - beef sausages and veg - choc chip cookies

Main course:
Beef sausages - $3.50 for 6
boiled potato, cauliflower, broccoli, beans, carrots

Dessert:
Last night's choc chip cookies.

After the debacle of the 'taste sensation' sausages from a week ago I stuck to a tried and true flavour. All was well!

Eat well, Live well!

Wednesday - chicken and asparagus ravioli - choc chip cookies

Quiet night with just Claudia and I for dinner.  Made some choc chip cookies for school snacks but we just had to sample some (in case they were poisonous you know!!).

Main course:
Chicken and asparagus ravioli - packet $5 (used half)
Cheesy tomato sauce

Dessert:
Choc chip cookies

Recipe:

Choc chip cookies ( courtesy Australian Women's Weekly Cookbook)
!/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
125 g butter
1 3/4 cups self raising flour
1 egg
125 g choc chips (they also add 60g walnuts but I just add extra choc chips)

Cream butter, sugars and vanilla. Add lightly beaten egg. Add flour then choc chips. Place teaspoons of mixture onto baking slide and cook in a moderate oven for 10-12 minutes.

Eat well, Live well!
Susie

Tuesday - wiener schnitzel and chips with veg - no dessert

We were given some wiener schnitzels on Monday -  so tonight was their turn!! Also veg delivery day so lovely fresh veg to have with dinner.

Main course:
Wiener schnitzel
Homemade chips
cauliflower, broccoli and carrots
Lemon for flavouring

After that feast everybody too full for dessert. baking day tomorrow as car in for service.

Eat well, Live well!
Susie