We tried THREE new recipes just this week. Okay, so one wasn't really a recipe, but more of a concoction.
On Sunday, Bobby made Stuffed Chicken Parmesan.
It was fantastic! I got the recipe from a booklet that I got in the mail with coupons in it. I was leafing through it and realized I had all the the ingredients that it listed. We made some elbow noodles on the side and it was a hit!On Wednesday I planned to have pork. I went online and found this recipe that called for ingredients that I already had. I was excited because I had an apple that had been in my fridge forever and some cheddar cheese that would have been on its way out too.
I needed to improvise a bit because when I looked at the pork chops after defrosting them, I realized they were bone-in. oops. No problem. They were thin enough that I was able to stuff them 'taco style' and they came out great!
Tonight, I decided to make baked mac and cheese.
I have childhood memories of baked mac and cheese - visiting my dad's deli when they would make it for a lunch special. They'd use up all the cheese ends from the deli and it would be so gooey and delicious. I had a bunch of different types of cheese in the fridge, so I mixed them with some half and half and some milk and butter. I used up 2 types of pasta and crushed some ritz crackers to put on top. It was just like I had remembered. Not such a big hit with the kids - of course they had just eaten their weight in gold fish crackers an hour before.I'm not a chef, nor do I play one on this blog, but I was impressed with our break from the norm. I am also so happy that I was able ti use up some stuff that would have otherwise been thrown away!
Don't ya love when you see a recipe and you actually have ALL the ingredients to make it or the ingredients are accessible!!!? You're family had a deli? I used to work at one over on Townshipline Road by me. They eventually went out of business for various reasons, but it was an interesting experience for me!
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