Friday, May 10, 2013

Weekly Meals May 12, 2013

Sunday

Grilled Filet Mignon
Grilled Seasonal Vegetables
Macaroni and Cheese

Monday

Beer Chicken

Tuesday

Spicy Cashew Nut Chicken

Wednesday

Cheesy Sriracha Corn Dogs
Tacos

Thursday

Chicken and Dumplings

Friday

Lasagna

Saturday

Taco Salad

Peach Smoothies

2 cups orange juice
1 container peach greek yogurt
2 cups frozen peaches, sliced
2 tablespoons honey

1. Combine all ingredients in blender and blend until smooth.

**This is also very tasty with rum or vodka in it.

Pistachio Cake

1 package yellow cake mix
1 package pistachio pudding
4 eggs
1 1/2 cups water
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
8 drops green food coloring

1. Preheat oven to 350. Grease bundt pan.
2. In medium mixing bowl, combine cake mix and pudding mix. Add all other ingredients and beat until well blended.
3. Pour into bundt pan and bake for 50 minutes.

Nutella Empanadas

1 sheet puff pastry
nutella
marshmallows
1 egg
1 tablespoon water

1. Unroll puff pastry, cut into 2 inch x 2 inch squares.
2. Spread with nutella, place 5 marshmallows on nutella.
3. Fold one side over to make triangle shape. Press edges with pastry roller or fork.
4. Beat egg and water in small bowl. brush over each empanada.
5. Place empanada on foil lined baking sheet, or baking stone. Bake for 15 minutes at 400 degrees.

Thursday, May 9, 2013

Braided Fruit Strudel

1 sheet puff pastry
1 egg
1 tablespoon water
2 cups frozen fruit, thawed and drained
1/3 cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon flour
1 teaspoon vanilla extract


1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In small bowl beat egg and water, set aside. In medium bowl combine frozen fruit, brown sugar, flour and vanilla extract.
2. Unfold pastry sheet and roll into 14x12 inch sheet. Place fruit mixture down middle of pastry. Cut sides of pastry sheet in 1 inch increments. Starting at one end, braid slices over top of fruit. Brush with egg wash.
3. Bake for 25 minutes.

Friday, May 3, 2013

Weekly Meals May 5, 2013

Sunday

Eggplant and Chicken Paremesan
Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Monday

Beer Chicken

Tuesday

Toddler Muffins
Panko Crusted Chicken

Wednesday

Smothered Pork Chops

Thursday

Chicken Fried Rice

Friday

Chili

Saturday

Nutella Empenadas
BBQ Ribs