Category Archives: Family Dinner

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Asian Pork Chops, Sugar Snap Peas, Sweet Potatoes

Posted on February 23, 2010 | 1 comment

  1. SUGAR SNAP PEAS:  Heat some garlic in EV olive oil in a large frying pan (I prefer a black skillet).  Toss the sugar snap peas in.  Add a little ginger powder, salt/pepper, and a dash of sugar.  Cook for 5 minutes or so until tender and transfer to serving dish and cover.
  2. PORK:  Marinate thin pork chops (w/ bone) in Ziploc with Asian Marinade.  I like “Veri Veri Teriyaki” but you can also mix, soy sauce with  garlic/onion/ginger powder for a similar flavor. Fry in same skillet used for sugar snap peas to reduce clean-up.
  3. Boil sweet potatoes and add a little butter, sprinkle of brown sugar and/or a drop of maple syrup.  Stir and top with a few marshmallows if you like.  Cover to keep warm/melt marshmallows.

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Chicken Drummettes, Asparagus, Mac n’ Cheese

Posted on February 22, 2010 | Leave a comment

After a huge burrito at Chipotle this afternoon, we were not starving so I defrosted some chicken drummettes (on sale at Fresh Market last week) and whipped this up….

CHICKEN:  Mix olive oil, salt, pepper and rosemary together and brush onto chicken or just put it all in a ziploc to marinate for a bit.  Bake on cookie sheet (I like to line with parchment paper for easy cleanup) at 425 for approx. 30 minutes.

ASPARAGUS:  Clip ends a lot (too stringy for kids) and put in a baking dish.  Mix olive oil, salt, pepper and a little garlic powder in a bowl and pour on top of asparagus.  Then mix some bread crumbs in the empty bowl with a drop of oil and sprinkle on top of aspagus.  Cook with chicken for 20 mins.

MAC n’ CHEESE:  C’mon we all got to do it.  We had the “Back to Nature”, Crazy Bugs.  It is Sunday afterall.

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Shrimp Scampi and Linguini

Posted on February 17, 2010 | 1 comment

Keep a bag of frozen shrimp in your freezer for a quick meal.

1.  Cook 1 pound of pasta in salted water.  Drain and save cooking water.

1. Defrost, dry, and salt/pepper about a pound of shrimp.  Heat 2 TBS of butter in hot pan and cook shrimp for 2 minutes on each side.  Set aside Shrimp.

2.  Heat 2 cloves of garlic in 2 TBS of EV olive oil, add juice from 1 lemon and 1/2 cup of white wine.  Let boil for 2-3 minutes.
Add red pepper flakes and parsley for flavor and color if desired.   I added some fresh spinach for color.

3.  Add pasta to shrimp with a little pasta water if needed.  Sprinkle with salt/pepper and a drop of EV olive oil for taste.  Top with parmesan cheese and enjoy!.

Add a salad for a complete meal! My 9 year old son said “I like the combinations, mom!”.

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