Ginger Steak with Peppers.

Trevor again has made a yummy dish! He came home one day with groceries and said he was making dinner tonight... I don't mind hearing that! It was really yummy, but my only suggestion would maybe be putting it on some rice or something. If it was up to Trevor all he would eat is plain meat with nothing else, haha.
Here is what he did.
Cut steak into thin slices.
Marinated the steak with some Season-All and a bunch of Ginger. (Let marinate for 2 hours.)
Then start frying in a deeper pan, add the peppers.
After it is all fried together it is ready to serve. Trevor left enough to juices in the pan to create a sauce for it. To make it more like gravy just add some baking soda and flour.
It really was yummy. I love that Trevor likes to cook :)

Trevor's BBQ Drumsticks, and Leavitt Lemonade.

YUM YUM YUM Last week Trevor made some BBQ Drumsticks, and I made some garlic mashed potatoes and the "Leavitt Lemonade." Now normally I post the recipe on here but Trevor is sleeping, and like how Trevor normally cooks, he just kind of threw it together. Well he threw it into perfection... they were so good!
We bought the drumsticks and Trevor pulled off their skins, then let them maranate for an hour or so in a bunch of seasoning and BBQ sauce.
Then he popped them in the oven and when they came out, yummy yummy yummy.
What a great Sunday dinner. If you all want the Leavitt Lemonade recipe which I am sure those who read this blog are only my family... You already know how to make it. Just wanted to spotlight another dish my hubby made. Yay for husbands who cook :)

Quinoa?

So my mom introduced this to me, it is called Quinoa. Apparently it is healthier for you then rice, and is the only form of wheat that also contains some protein. I didn't really follow a recipe for it I just kind of winged it and put together one night. Since I have never worked with it before or even tasted it, I probably should have. But I just cooked it up and added on a whim. It still tasted good but I thought it was really bland. Trevor really liked it and got so excited about it he wants to look up some recipes that call for it and make something else with it. I was impressed with Trevor not complaining about the lack of taste I thought it had but it was a super healthy dinner, and healthy sometimes just doesn't have the punch other food can have.

WHAT I DID:
Cooked Quinoa Pasta
Put some oil and Garlic in a cooking pan
Added:
Peas
Carrots

Spinach

Quinoa

So even though this dinner wasn't that amazing, the Quinoa is such a cool food (go read about it) and that texture is really interesting, and we are excited to attempt more dishes with it :)!

Chicken Nacho Bake.

So here is anther picture, yet again, then does not look too appetizing.... BUT IT WAS YUMMY! This is a really quick meal to throw together last minute and Trevor loved it :)

WHAT YOU NEED:

4 small boneless skinless chicken breast halves (1 lb.)

1/2 cup Thick 'N Chunky Salsa

1/4 cup Sour Cream

1/2 cup crushed tortilla chips

1/2 cup Mexican Style Finely Shredded Four Cheese

PREHEAT oven to 400ºF. Place chicken on foil-covered baking sheet. Slice three cuts on top of each chicken breast with sharp knife.

TOP each chicken breast evenly with salsa, sour cream and tortilla chips.

BAKE 20 min. Remove from oven; sprinkle with cheese. Bake an additional 10 min. or until chicken is cooked through (165ºF).

Cheesy Chicken, Vegetables & Noodles

SO again, my camera is not doing this meal any justice, but really it was a quick and yummy dinner. You are just going to have to believe me! :)

WHAT YOU NEED:

3 cups egg noodles, uncooked
(although egg noodles would taste so much better, I used whole wheat spaghetti as the healthy option)

1 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch pieces

1 pkg. (16 oz.) frozen stir-fry vegetables (sugar snap pea mixture)

1/4 lb. (4 oz.) VELVEETA 2% Milk Pasteurized Prepared Cheese Product, cut into 1/2-inch cubes

2 Tbsp. Grated Parmesan Cheese

COOK noodles as directed on package.

MEANWHILE, cook and stir chicken in large nonstick skillet sprayed with cooking spray on medium-high heat 4 min. or until no longer pink. Add vegetables; cook 5 min. or until chicken is cooked through, stirring occasionally. Stir in VELVEETA; cook and stir 1 to 2 min. or until melted.

DRAIN noodles; place on platter. Top with chicken mixture and Parmesan.

Chicken Parmesan Bundles.

So the picture doesn't do it justice, but these puppies were great! They were way too messy to take good pictures but here you go. These are so good... ENJOY!

WHAT YOU NEED:

4 oz. (1/2 of 8-oz. pkg.) Cream Cheese softened (I just bought some whipped cream cheese)

1 pkg. (10 oz.) frozen chopped spinach, thawed, well drained

1-1/4 cups Shredded Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese, divided

6 Tbsp. Grated Parmesan Cheese

6 small boneless skinless chicken breast halves (1-1/2 lb.), pounded to 1/4-inch thickness

1 egg

10 RITZ Crackers, crushed (about 1/2 cup)
(I got whole wheat crackers to make it a little healthier)

1-1/2 cups spaghetti sauce, heated

HEAT oven to 375ºF. Mix cream cheese, spinach, 1 cup mozzarella and 3 Tbsp. Parmesan until well blended; spread onto chicken breasts. Starting at one short end of each breast, roll up chicken tightly. Secure with wooden toothpicks, if desired. Set aside.

BEAT egg in shallow dish. Mix remaining Parmesan and cracker crumbs in separate shallow dish. Dip chicken bundles in egg, then roll in crumb mixture. Place, seam-sides down, in 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray.

BAKE 30 min. or until chicken is done (165ºF). Remove and discard toothpicks, if using. Serve topped with spaghetti sauce and remaining mozzarella.

German Pancaks with a South African Twist.

So right when me and Trevor say we are going to start trying to he healthy he wakes up and makes this for breakfast...

GERMAN PANCAKES!

I have never had German pancakes before but I was excited to try it out! But all of sudden Trevor starts slicing up a lime? I was like what is that for? He said in South Africa they put lime on these pancakes and that I had to try my pancake with just powdered sugar and lime squeezed on it. I thought to myself how nasty that sounded, so I thought one bite and he would shut up and let me pour syrup all over it :) BOY WAS I WRONG, one bite and I ate the REST of my pancake with no syrup and just powdered sugar and and limes :) oh boy.... this was SO good!

What you need:
6 eggs well beaten
add 1 cup milk, keep beating
add 1 tsp salt
gradually add 1 cup flour
(if for more then two people, may want to double.)

Before you start put 1 cube butter in a 9X5 Pyrex pan and put in oven, heat to 425.
When hot and bubble add mixture quickly and bake 25 minutes (20-25) at 425.

AMAZING!