Good Evening everyone !!! Another , down pouring rainy day n CT !!!! dinner for boys/men was boneless organic chicken thighs over angel hair w/ vincents sauce ( from Little Italy ) & a nice caesar salad !!!! NO PICS !!! I then sauteed myself some sausage links removed from skins w/ leftover butternut squash n roasted garlic added some scallions!!!! AWESOME

Welcome everyone, it was and still is a VERY RAINY DAY n CT. and will be thru wed noon!!!!!
Thank-GOD for MY MAIN MAN GIL , the local weather man HE IS ON THE TARGET !!!!
SO I was prepared to be in house from Sat thru Wed !!
Tonights DINNER :
FRESH SHRIMP (rest Depot )
over baby spinach w/ sliced garlic
roasted butternut squash w/ garlic & sugar crystals & saigon cinnamon
sliced strawberries ( whole foods )

hi!!!! THIS WILL PROBABLY BE A RECORD 4 POSTS N 1 DAY I HOPE SO DO NOT WANT TO MAKE A HABIT OF THIS ( lmao ) ANYWAY AS YOU KNOW I DID NOT GET MUCH PIZZA SO I MADE ANOTHER ONE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I GOT SMART I MADE PLAIN W/ANCHOVIES, 1 OF MY FAV'S !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BUT NO ONE ELSE'S !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BINGO NO ONE WILL EAT FINALLY DINNER N LEFT OVER 4 BREAKFAST !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HI !!! again this makes this 3 times in one day WOW !!! YOU will not believe this but you might if you KNOW me !!!!! While I was doing this and I finished , the pic you are going to see is typical of my house !!! YOU wait n YOU do not eat !!!! LOL OH well it would have gone right to my belly and who needs that !! Certainly not this "OLD" lady !!!! (LMAO) any way here is PIC !!! YOU decide for yourselves ! Comments okay just be NICE they live here n hubby PAYS ALL the bills !!

AH !!!! AT last my pizza pic they have already come n reheated it and eaten I am still here typing WHAT is WRONG with this picture ????? A mothers work IS NEVER DONE and they ALWAYS come first !!!!!
PIZZA : fire roasted tomatoes , very little mozz , lots of SLICED
GARLIC , small white onion , fresh grated cheese,
black pepper & oregano , & of course BACON


COOK : in a PRE heated OVEN 550 10 minutes then take off pan
put on wire rack w/ pizza wooden board ( as seen in PIC )
I think its there pic of board cause thats how I take it OUT

slice n ENJOY............................. ♥♥♥♥

HI!!!! IT's late n they were starving , CAUSE I was on this ALL day doing my zoo n moving my FARM !!!! I LIKE this much bettter !!! SO for dinner they had chicken ( which you should know by now I do NOT eat ) so I had to make my self something QUICK !!!!! WEll it wasn't quick but they have eaten and mine just came out of oven !! YES I made a PIZZA FOR ME A QUICK GO TO !!!!
DINNER :
Emeril's Chicken Breasts with Dijon
my version is a little different BUT I give CREDIT when its do !!!!!
I use organic chicken boneless thighs (they like these )
served w/ waffle fries & corn niblets

Ingredients:
6 boneless organic chicken thighs
EVOO
white pepper
sliced shallots
dry white wine ( 2 nite's was lightly oaked chardonnay)
Dijon mustard
heavy cream ( I use 1/2 n 1/2 cause Rick uses that n his
coffee ( I drink mine BLACK out of POT )
fresh Tarragon & fresh parsley

Directions:
season chicken both sides w/ pepper
heat oil n pan add chicken cook 4-6 minutes per side
increase heat to high add shallots & WINE
cook 5 minutes , remove chicken set aside
whisk n mustard & cream , bring to a boil
reduce heat n simmer until thick & bubbly
add fresh tarragon & parsley
remove from heat , spoon sauce over chicken
SERVE IMMEDIATELY ♥♥♥♥

Good Morning, Happy Palm Sunday to ALL!!!! It is a very cold and RAW day in CT. Hubby is playing GOLF , he must be frozen by now !!! I made his breakfast and off he went at 8 am this morning. Then I made my breakfast which you shall see !

Fried egg w/ pancetta and sno pea shoots on everything rye bread spread w/ artichoke
pate !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YUMMO oh sooo GOOD ♥♥♥♥

HI!!!! what an amazing day!!!! Leslie picked me up and we went to Whole Foods n Orange, CT . WE meet a "NEW" FB friend it was SPECIAL !!!!! Did some awesome shopping n then took the girls to a RESTAURANT DEPOT , which I belong too !!! Another GREAT shopping for FOOD trip !!!! Came home and did FARMVILLE I guess I have become ADDICTED to!!! Then had to think about dinner it was getting close to that TIME !!!! so with all my new fresh purchases , I thought n thought !!! First ,most important I poured myself a glass of Lightly Oaked Chardonnay !!THen saw VEAL fresh from thursday!!! SO I decided lets do a spinach on bottom n a piece or two of veal then scallops & shrimp on top with silver sliced purple potatoes (BLUE)
and awesome scallions I brought today with a chef's sampler mushroom , organic , package!!!

Ingredients:

EVOO , silvered garlic
veal cutlets
thin silvered sliced baby purple potatoes
scallops
16-20 shrimp (size)
baby spinach
scallions
gourment mushrooms
white wine , which you have been drinking

How to make:

sautee EVOO n garlic
cook veal 2 minutes remove keep warm
cook purple potatoes remove keep warm
sautee onions and mushrooms remove keep warm
deglaze pan w/ whitw wine
cook scallops and shrimp remove keep warm
add all juices from all saved pans add spinach 5 minutess
PLATE : spinach
veal
potaoes
scallops and shrimp
scallions and mushrooms

WELCOME , Hi! It was not a very nice day today! SO I did not go out but did buy chicken cutlets yesterday at WCMP , cause my weatherman GIL the MAN, said it would b yucky n cold !!! Hubby came home and asked ( as he usually does ) What's for dinner , Hon??? I answered chicken and I want to use whats left of that pasta ( Barilla 10lb bag ) that's a whole nother story LATER!!!
So he says he wants mushrooms, shallots, n of course garlic , EVOO w/ chicken over the rigatoni!! I reply, NO PROBLEM! YIKES!!!!! I have no fresh mushrooms ( used past two nites ) AH! but in my freezer, I have a bag of baby peas n mushrooms !!! WOW dinner is now in my HEAD !! A glass of Pinot Grigio, in my hand and I begin!!!


Ingredients:
2 lbs. thin chicken cutlets
4-5 cloves of garlic
EVOO
2-3 shallots sliced thin
mushrooms ( used bag of frozen mushrooms n peas )
1/2 cup or so chicken broth
1/2 cup white wine I use Pinot or (what ever I am drinking )
salt n pepper to season chicken
pre cooked pasta of your choice ( what you have on hand )
lots of grated cheese

How to make:

cook pasta n coat w/ EVOO ( keep warm )
saute garlic n shallots n EVOO
add chicken cook 3-5 minutes each side (depending on thickness )
remove chicken ( keep warm )
deglaze pan w wine and chicken broth
add mushrooms ,then chicken
put over dishes of pasta
add fresh parsley and grated cheese

ENJOY ♥♥♥♥

HI!!! Everyone, It was a GREAT DAY !!!! SUN was OUT !!!! AWESOME I LUV the SUN!!!!! So I was out n' bout most of the day!!! doing odds n' ends & getting more PANSIES !! another LUV of mine , as we do this together you will get to know more about ME ! Then comes the wonderful task for shopping for DINNER !!!! I go 2 a little LOCAL MEAT market !!! VEAL was on sale so that is DINNER : VEAL FRANCESE w/ string beans drizzled w/ white TRUFFLE OIL ! AN AMAZING TASTE I also saute button mushrooms w/ VEAL n of course FRESH parsley LOTS of roasted garlic, N sliced LEMONS !!!!

Hope You enjoy the picture!!

HI!!! It's that crazy time n my household especially on 2 rainy days n a row !!! That means me n Little Red didn't go OUT !!! SO its time 2 grab a Glass of wine n become CREATIVE n kitchen 4 dinner !!!! Rule of thumb,drink WINE while planning !!!!
I decided on frozen raw shrimp ( ALWAYS have on hand) sauteed in EVOO then added 2 TOP of a PASTA dish otherwise sauce is too thin!!!!
SAUCE: I'm starting from scratch EVOO lots of sliced garlic
can of diced fire roasted tomatoes pkg of sliced baby bellas
It's that simple, oh I added fresh parsley ,lots of fresh cracked blk pepper also!!!!
LAST minute add sliced GOAT cheese !!!
POUR over PASTA of choice we're having rigatoni 2nite !!!
ADD pasta 2 bowl then SHRIMP then sauce !!!!
YUMMO n WATCH it disappear !!!
ENJOY ♥♥♥♥

THANKS for reading hope you all ENJOY !!! SEE you 2morrow !!!

PASTA FAGIOLI

Ingredients:

little bit EVOO
minced garlic I use lots 3-4 cloves
small onion
2 lg cans crushed tomatoes
1 cup chicken broth
1 cup ditalini
1 lg can cannellini beans
1 cup fresh peas or frozen
fresh basil & oregano can use dry
grated fresh cheese of choice 4 top



How to make:

cover bottom of pan with EVOO
add garlic and onions simmer 5-10 minutes
add tomatoes & broth bring to a boil
add fresh or dry herbs
add pasta & beans simmer 10-15 minutes
add peas last within the last 5 minutes
serve w/ freshly grated cheese

WOW, HI!!!! 2 all my NEW & many friends I hope 2 make on this blog!!! 1st off I DID THIS ALL BY MY SELF !!!!!!!!!!!!! 2 you may not b important but 2 me a MILESTONE!!!!!! This computer was basically 2 talk 2 my son n the MARINE'S out of ST. WOW since then , I've become a FARMVILLE & Zoo ADDICTED MOM!!!!! SO now maybe this will get me back 2 my 1st LUV COOKING!!!!! PS !!! SORRY I DO NOT KNOW HOW 2 TYPE but WOW have I gotten better w/ all this Farm n ZOO !!! LOL !!!! ♥♥♥♥ I LUV 2 cook n have been posting my PICS on my FB pg n getting great responses n someone suggested this !!!!!! SO HERE I AM !!!!! IT's late n I had no IDEA this was gonna work so this is a start n 2morrow I will start posting dinners n recipes w/ PICS ( i just learned how 2 do pics myself n now out of control I have 2 take PIC b4 they eat !!!! LOL !!! THIS is sooo AWESOME n I am having a BALL !!!! LUV THIS !!! Hope 2 c u BACK on my PAGE soon !!!!! KKK THANKS Good NIte ALL, n MAY GOD BLESS ALL ALWAYS, LUV, me mom, friend !!!!! ♥♥♥♥