One Dish, Four Meals/Tasty Thursday

What's in the Cabinet?

This Tasty Thursday began with a box of these Oven Ready Lasagna noodles. You may not realize it, but this means you don't have to preboil them. And guess what else?

The recipe is on the back.

Now we ad libbed a bit in the seasoning and made it our own. 

Parsley?? Naa. We used Italian Seasoning. Much better, trust me.

First night, we dug in and had 3/4 of it left.

On #2 meal night, I thought I might add a pic of the garlic toast and salad.

We ate on this fabulousness for 4 evenings. 

And it is Gluten Free, convenient, and good for you. 

Random Food Fact:

 McDonald’s sells 75 hamburgers every second of every day.

Why not keep your $$ and eat home cooked meals??

Dinner for Two / Tasty Thursday

 It's pretty awesome when you don't feel like cooking and you know you don't need to go out to eat. No one else wants your sneezes. So to the rescue was the hubby. Smothered Steak is on the menu this Tasty Thursday.

Still have some of these from the garden.

After cleaning them up and joining them with the other vegies.....

You simply add the steak to the pan with some butter n oil.

 Simmer for around 5 minutes on each side.

Finish off by

topping them with this rainbow of nutrition and simmer to the desired consistency.

In my opinion, I should have chopped up More vegies.

Check out the Tasty Thursday host site here.

I Do Not CArrOT All/Tasty Thursday

One item that has been illusive on our store shelves is tomato soup. Let me clarify.....Gluten free tomato soup. And once we found a decent brand(in another town), it was high time we used up a pepper or two from my latest harvest for a family favorite side dish. This one is perfect for the latest round of extra warm weather we've been having. 

Carrot Salad or Penny Salad. Whichever you prefer to call it is the one dish I haven't cooked up in the years we've had to avoid gluten. Until now.

And it was lookin' purty good.

And this happened.

The green of these flowerets stared back at me.

So in they went. The whole bag. 

New recipe name suggestions??

Walk-n-Talk /Tasty Thursday

This Tasty Thursday, we're taking a lil Walk-N-Talk. Not to be confused with a 'knock-n-talk'. Wives of law enforcement officers will understand. Let's just say my version will not lead to any arrests. But you may be dazzled with my cool food-related finds from the 2016 Missouri State Fair. 

Here's a line of table runners quilted and ready for display above the cases of other handmade items. Wouldn't you love to have one of these beauties on your table this coming holiday season??

First glance you can pretty much tell this has some detail you shouldn't ignore.

 I love, love, love the play kitchen sink. It really deserved more prominence in the display.

The cookbooks could have some long lost ideas in them. Never toss out Grandma's books. 

I can't tell you what the cards are saying on this shelf, but that orange is back in style, again.

And every year there are vegetables on display with unique color, shape and weights. 

I don't have any 400 pounders, but I Do have a lil patch of goodness this year....

Watermelons: 7

Pumpkins: a crop of 9 at press time :)

To see the page for the hostess of this blogging event, click here.

You Don't Know Jack/Tasty Thursday

Tasty Thursday

Friday night we began our Labor Day Weekend with a drive to Lawrence, Kansas to pick up one daughter and brought the other one along. As with any longish road trip, food has to be in the plan. Especially when the trip has to start after 5:30 pm.

Our choice in Overland Park, Kansas was 

Fiorella's Jack Stack Barbecue.

 I love how I have all 3 of them in this shot with the mirror helping me out.

So great seating is a plus for them to begin with.

The Gluten Free option Rachel shared with her dad was called The Round Up.

Sampling of Sliced Beef, Pork, Ham, and Pork Spare Ribs. 

Sides of Cheesy Corn and Baked Beans. 

Definitely enough to share.

Kirsten picked out the Arkansas Topper after much deliberation. 

 "Boneless chicken breast topped with barbecue sauce, cheddar and jack cheese, and your choice of barbecue meat." straight from the menu.

No complaints and the fries were a huge score!

This comes from my Hamburger connoisseur.

My dinner pick was something I wouldn't normally choose.

I like a little spice and this one fit the bill pretty good. Not too hot but definitely had a bit of a kick. And you never go wrong with bacon. Just my opinion.

"Pepper jack cheese, bacon and side of chipotle ranch."

Served on a whole wheat bun but I mainly ate the meat portion with the fries and was totally satisfied. 

Hunger. Gone.

This is not a fly-by BBQ joint. It's a firmly established part of Kansas City Barbecue tradition having been around since 1957. 

If you haven't tried Kansas City Barbecue, 

You Don't Know Jack!

Mushroom In My Heart For You/Tasty Thursdays

Tasty Thursdays

This is a basic pan-fried beef burger. 

Sauted onions and mushrooms make it a Special if you work in a restaurant.

Once Upon a time, in a far, far away time, there was Griff's Burger Bar.

Story for another day.

And the thing that can make the Special even better is this.

Just one slice of this goodness will make it melt in your mouth.

Taste-O-Vision needed.

Happy Thursday!

Purple Haze/ Tasty Thursday

Tasty Thursday

In preparing a favorite meal last night, I wanted a little more color than the typical green and orange peppers. Luckily our garden has just the thing.

Notice the inside of that pepper is white. Pretty cool. And it's a nice sweet flavor. No flames for your mouth. 

Another successful evening meal with some Black Beans in the corner bowl. 

And remember,

Cooking is Love made Visible.

Happy Thursday!!

Then There's This /Tasty Thursday

Tasty Thursday

Breakfast one day last week apparently was pretty good when Ron sent me a photo of it before finishing it off.

Gluten Free Cinnamon Raisin Bread conformed to French Toast last week. This is before syrup and butter were added. But guess what. It's not French.

What I'd like to do is share a list of French Cuisine I'd like to make in the future.

Here's a beginning list. 

Crème brûlée

Éclair(These first 2 speak on their own)

Macaron (not to be confused with Macaroon)

Ratatouille (I hope you know what this is)

Hachis Parmentier (French Shepherds Pie)

Gigot D Agneau Pleureur

(translation: Lamb cooked over potatoes)

Tartiflette (Potatoes, bacon, melted cheese, onion. Enough said)

Quiche Lorraine (the French like bacon)

For the record, we've already made Cordon Bleu. No pictures. sorry. 

Baked Veggie Bites/Tasty Thursday

Tasty Thursday

Back in March, we used this book for Mud Pies. Delish!

 Tuesday, we tried the recipe above, Veggie Bites.

Zucchini fresh from the garden was our vegetable choice.

Love breaded zucchini. 

Love pretty much anything breaded.

Assembly line for the young chef.

Not quite sure how these were supposed to be edible. 

I even sprayed some extra butter on them, turned them once again, (actually 4 times) and still they were gritty and mushy. 

Breading was non existent.

Definitely not a keeper. 

We had Doritos instead for snack. 

Another Brick in the Wall/Tasty Thursday

Tasty Thursday

While on his laptop last weekend, my husband sent me a link after I'd just been commenting about needing to use up my canned apple from last year. Tip Hero was his go to for that day.

This is a glutenous version of German Apple Pancakes.

Time to try out the gluten-free variety.

Our baking mix of choice has the leavening agents already included.

Cast iron skillet is a must. So many good reasons to use that I could do another post just on that topic.

Maybe later.

Powdered sugar topped off and doused while still warm. 

Did I mention it's a little messy?

You can't have your pudding if you don't eat your meat keeps repeating in my brain when I view this pic.

Happy Tasty Thursday!

Make it a good one.

Thank You Tax Dollars/Tasty Thursday

Tasty Thursday
The year is 2008 and the Spanish class is doing a "Hands-on" cooking activity. Memorized from that class moment, she replicated a delicious meal for her father and I. I can't remember what I had for breakfast yesterday and my eldest made this for us for supper on Sunday evening and has not made it since that Spring of her freshman year. She's now entering Grad School. Proof that cooking with your kids is a memorable experience. I highly encourage you to Brave those dirty dishes and mess potential.
Now that I'm off my soap box, here's the event in pictures.
I present:
Chorizo Con Huevos y Nopalitos (Eggs with Chorizo and Cactus)

And no I couldn't stand idly by and let her do All the cookin.

My lil contribution from the garden......

Sauteed zucchini w/minced garlic in butter and olive oil.

Warming some corn tortillas. No butter or oil.

And don't forget the hot sauce. (not being paid to promote this brand. Pick whatever you like)

Ta Da!! Topped with some shredded cheese is how I completed my plate. You could add some sour cream or guacamole if desired. 

As for those tax dollars, well I'm pretty happy how things panned out. Pardon the pun. 

Philly in Missouri

Tasty Thursday

The summer goodness of my garden is getting in full swing in the last week with fresh zucchini, cucumbers, Japanese eggplants, beets, green beans, green peppers, and tomatoes. All before July 4th!! This is a record year for sure. Peas were just the beginning.

But we enjoyed something a little different last Thursday and I'm sharing a couple pictures here.

With a recent trip to Columbia, Missouri, Ron and Rachel returned with a delicious sandwich alternative for the gluten intolerant in our household. These little baguettes were enough for the 3 of us to have some homemade Philly Cheese Steak sandwiches. Udi's did a remarkable job with this bread version. You could not tell the gluten was eliminated in its flavor or texture. I highly recommend these! (not paid to endorse)

Now.... to do some experimenting with sandwich fillings :)

Dad's. The Sugar On The Donuts/Tasty Thursday

Tasty Thursday

Pinterest, you saved the day. I'm not usually too sure of Pinterest cooking ideas, but this time you came through. I wanted the kids to cook for their Father's Day gifts and with a little hesitation, I dove in with this Pin:

Link here

So we bought those refrigerator biscuits and cut out our donut shapes.

Melted butter and Cinnamon/Sugar mixture ready and waiting.

I did the frying part --- in Vegetable Oil. (I would not try baking these. Frying is the only way to go)

After a slight cooldown, I let the kids do the dunking. 

Aren't the marker covered fingers just the sweetest thing ever?!

Love Cookin' With Kids!!