Something else to add to SB's list ... no takeout on Thursday.

God bless Mr. Babe and the Babettes.

Since Mr. Babe picks it up, I am actually doing him a FAVOR by not having takeout on Thursday! See how that works??

Oh! Now I know what I want for dinner! Franks, beans, french fries!! I haven't had franks since the summer!

Salmon tonight. I picked up a beautiful, fresh fillet...and it is on special this week for $3.99 a pound.

Wow... great price. I've been paying more than $6/pound for salmon "steaks".

We have a local grocery store (smaller than the sprawling supermarkets that surround it) that has an A+ butcher shop and seafood market.

The chicken is fresh from Lancaster farms, and is usually on sale for $1.99 for boneless, skinless breasts or $0.99 for whole breasts. I just bought a whole NY Strip, cut into about 11 1" thick steaks for $3.99/lb.

It's a fsmily run business with a bit of a PA Dutch feel. I still go to the supermarkets, but find myself spending more time here. Here's a link to their website where they post their specials.

http://www.karnsfoods.com/

Those prices are freaking amazing!!! I want to come hang out with the Klydon Family, and pick up some steaks, perhaps some chicken.

I was all set to have my franks and beans, and my mom called to say that she had to go to the supermarket to pick up a prescription and had bought some catfish fillets. I mixed some cayenne pepper and other spices in flour, dipped the fillets in flour, and then fried them in a mixture of olive oil and butter. They were fresh and tasty.

My sloppy joes were delish.

I love sloppy joes. Do you make them any certain way?

Where I grew up, a sloppy joe was called a wimpy. Where I live now, it's referred to as hamburger barbecue, which is done different ways.

I'm lazy and use Manwich.

My kids are dying to try Hamburger Helper, but I think my husband would . We keep waiting for him to go out for dinner or have a work thing, but the pain in the ass may actually be the only husband in the world who comes home every night!

You mean your kids never tried this American staple?

I'll make it once in a while. My kids like the cheeseburger mac or the taco style where you top it with crunchy tortillas. It is a guilty pleasure, but it's a little salty. It's fast and easy, and I think I have a box of it in the back of our pantry.

I've never made it, but they may have had it at friends' houses. The cheeseburger mac is the one they want. I have to admit that I checked out the box at the market and now I'm dying to have some, too!

Chicken fajitas last night.

Take out pizza tonight.

With the talk about Hamburger Helper I made a batch tonight (Cheesy Italian with shells). My son, who is big into fitness and healthy food as he's getting ready for high school baseball, wanted it with ground skinless chicken breast. It wasn't bad.

But I had also defrosted ground beef and didn't want to make a second skillet, so I also made good ol' American meat loaf. It was only the second or third time I made it. My wife usually does, but she has a bad cold.

We have leftovers, but the meat loaf was decent, not great.

Steak and onion sandwiches tonight,made with crusty hot ciabatta. Served with spicy potato wedges!

Shepherds Pie tonight.

Perfect food for a bitter cold night.

Grilled Cheeseburgers with sauteed onions. Homemade homefries. Corn on the cob and an iceburg lettuce salad with old fashioned oil and vinegar dressing.

You must have been infuenced by the same warm weather that found me, DC. I too made cheeseburgers and smoked sausages on the grill. I also sliced some sweet potato wedges, baked them a little and then buttered and wrapped them in aluminum foil.

Last night was a traditional English sunday dinner but i am still so loaded with cold that i may have been chewing on cardboard for all i was aware

Tonight is sausage casserole and the same fate for my poorly taste buds

I pulled out the Panini maker and am going to make Grilled Chicken Paninis with roasted peppers and fried onions with fresh mozzarella and prosciutto.

The smells that comes out of your kitchen must be wonderful.

Yum,yum,yum

Easy fella.... (there's nothing worse than Yogi drool all over the keyboard).

And Boo Boo standing right there besides him!

Sounds like my Facebook profile picture!

Big Yogi and little Boo Boo

I took some flour and seasoned it with garlic powder, onion powder, seasoned salt and a touch of cayenne pepper. Then I dipped catfish fillets in it and fried them quickly in a very hot mixture of corn oil and a little butter. We had some home-made macaroni salad, steamed spinach and a nice tomato salad.

Hamburgers

A ring of skinny broccoli rabe and cheese sausage cooked on the BBQ. A tossed iceberg lettuce and tomato salad, a fresh loaf of Italian semolina bread, and homemade zucchini fried rice.

Steak, broccoli and potatoes.

Chicken fajitas last night.

Take-out pizza tonight.

Having some friends over for dinner tonight.

First we'll start out with some cut up dry sausage, cut up imported provolone, some caponata sicilian style, some freshly sliced semolina Italian bread, and a few glasses of homemade sangria.

I marinated a couple of London Broils in a Teriyaki/Garlic/Sesame marinade overnight. Going to heat up that Grill to max temp and then just put those babies on there until the outsides are charred with the inside a nice med/rare.

Wife is whipping up some homemade mashed potatoes along with some fresh stringbeans with almonds, sauteed mushrooms with onions and a nice tomato and iceberg lettuce salad drenched in old fashioned oil and vinegar.


For desert, the wife made a homemade Johnnycake and chocolate brownies. Our friends are bringing some fresh cannoli & wine.

Between tonight and the Easter sunday meal tomorrow, by Monday you'll be able to ROLL me around the block!