Nannyde - Meals

[nannyde]

Sticky Chicken

4 tsp salt
2 tsp paprika
1 tsp cayenne pepper
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp thyme
1 tsp white pepper
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp black pepper
1 large roasting chicken
1 cup chopped onion
In a small bowl, thoroughly combine all the spices. Remove giblets from chicken, clean the cavity well and
pat dry with paper towels. Rub the spice mixture into the chicken, both inside and out, making sure it is
evenly distributed and down deep into the skin. Place in a resealable plastic bag, seal and refrigerate
overnight. When ready to cook chicken put onion in the cavity and put it in the crockpot and do not add
any liquid. As the cooking process goes on it will produce it's own juices. Cook on low 8 to 10 hours and
it will be falling off the bone tender.

[Cat Herder]

Well, come on Nan!! Today we are having grilled steak, chicken and shrimp kabobs with grilled zucchini and summer squash and fresh strawberry shortcakes. (I like grill days, saves on power bills and is done in advance) (our meat counter had a HUGE sale on prawns, boneless chicken breast and beef tenderloin this weekend...)

Tomorrow I will use some of the leftover meat chunks to make yummy chef salads with baby spinach and fresh veggies.

I also pre-made a chicken/broccoli/penne/3-cheese casserole for Wednesday, A pan of pulled BBQ for Thursdays sandwiches with sweet potato home fries and Beef stroganoff with egg noodles for Friday...

I was very pleased to have been able to put away enough for 1 week for my elderly inlaws as well...

[nannyde]

Well, come on Nan!! Today we are having grilled steak, chicken and shrimp kabobs with grilled zucchini and summer squash and fresh strawberry shortcakes. (I like grill days, saves on power bills and is done in advance) (our meat counter had a HUGE sale on prawns, boneless chicken breast and beef tenderloin this weekend...)

Tomorrow I will use some of the leftover meat chunks to make yummy chef salads with baby spinach and fresh veggies.

I also pre-made a chicken/broccoli/penne/3-cheese casserole for Wednesday, A pan of pulled BBQ for Thursdays sandwiches with sweet potato home fries and Beef stroganoff with egg noodles for Friday...

I was very pleased to have been able to put away enough for 1 week for my elderly inlaws as well...

I want to eat at your house SO bad.

Let's see.. this is my week plan

Monday is Navy beans/ham/carrot/spinach soup
Tuesday is Venison/Lamb/potatoes stew with butternut squash
Wedneday is Buffallo, brown rice, black beans stew with sweet potatoes bread
Thursday is White fish (walleye and trout), fried potatoes, stawberry rhubarb sauce, and banana 7 grain bread for desert.
Friday is Roast Beef on cheddar biscuits with oranges and apples.

[Cat Herder]

Sounds wonderful, Nan!! I am completely out of game and will have to restock this season... Fish prices have gotten out of hand here, recently . I live in the chicken capitol....::....so ALWAYS have access to that on the cheap.

Some days I swear we are going to sprout feathers...

I want to do a creamy red/new potato/yellow onion stew with ham next week, but am stumped on how to get some more nutrition in it without taking away from the more delicate flavor.

It is so filling (starchy/buttery tasting) that they rarely eat the sides served with this....

Would adding a spinach/carrot puree mixed into the sauce be too much? I have not done that yet..... :confused: Is there something better?

[nannyde]

Sounds wonderful, Nan!! I am completely out of game and will have to restock this season... Fish prices have gotten out of hand here, recently . I live in the chicken capitol....::....so ALWAYS have access to that on the cheap.

Some days I swear we are going to sprout feathers...

I want to do a creamy red/new potato/yellow onion stew with ham next week, but am stumped on how to get some more nutrition in it without taking away from the more delicate flavor.

It is so filling (starchy/buttery tasting) that they rarely eat the sides served with this....

Would adding a spinach/carrot puree mixed into the sauce be too much? I have not done that yet..... :confused: Is there something better?

Spinach would be great. Asparagus would be my first choice. I got a ton of iowa organic asparagus last spring and when we ate it for as long as we could I steamed the rest and pureed. I put about a quarter of a sandwhich ziploc of it in my stews. You can sneak in anything dark green and they won't even know what hit em. ::

[Cat Herder]

Spinach would be great. Asparagus would be my first choice. I got a ton of iowa organic asparagus last spring and when we ate it for as long as we could I steamed the rest and pureed. I put about a quarter of a sandwhich ziploc of it in my stews. You can sneak in anything dark green and they won't even know what hit em. ::

I had NOT even thought of that..... My kids LOVE it steamed so they would be happy if they did taste it in there. Thanks!!!

[KEG123]

Nan, I remember once you said you freeze a lot of meals for later. Do you just put them in ziplocks or in tupperware?

[nannyde]

Nan, I remember once you said you freeze a lot of meals for later. Do you just put them in ziplocks or in tupperware?

I do ziplocs so I can flatten them out in the freezer. I just dip it into hot water and then cut off the ziploc and reheat in glass.

[Cat Herder]

I have not tried the ziplock bags, I do use the freezer storage containers. I love my catering trays with lids for casseroles. They make reheating so simple and can be washed and re-used.

This is a shot of one of my freezers this morning.. It makes it so much easier/cheaper to cook in bulk and in advance, I swear!!

Thank you, Nannyde!!

[KEG123]

Thats great. I plan to do this as well. Unfortunately, my whole fridge took a poop last night. GR!