Can I just say how much I LOVE Pampered Chef's "29 Minutes to Dinner" cookbooks? Vol. 1 especially. And no, I'm not being compensated in any way to say this. They just rock. It's as though they were written just for our family. We like our food just a wee bit on the shi-shi-poo-poo side (we're not down-home, meat and potatoes people...but we're not total quiche-eaters, either).
Anyway, the meals are quick, healthy with lots of fresh veggies and spices...and they taste like a million bucks. I have photographed a few of my recent exploits here.
(Trivia: Coree said {to the table as we were eating shrimp and orzo pasta} "Did you ever notice that while Dad is gone, Mom cooks a lot?" to which Patrick replied {like I wasn't even there} and I quote..."That's because women engage in various domestic pursuits when they are under stress. Some women clean...others cook. Some go for more scholarly pursuits." I bit my tongue rather than saying, "No, it's because when Daddy is gone, food is the new........" never mind...that's TMI.)
Whew! Where was I? Ah...the food:
Chicken Posole Verde
(The hominy is SO satisfying)
Grilled Tilapia with Pineapple Salsa
(It calls for you to grill half a fresh pineapple for the salsa. We grill the whole thing and eat the other half straight up.)
(It calls for you to grill half a fresh pineapple for the salsa. We grill the whole thing and eat the other half straight up.)
Shrimp Orzo Skillet
(Why yes, that is fresh sliced mint from my herb garden)
Curried Chicken with Couscous
(Love this one...right down to the golden raisins. And I HATE raisins.)
There are LOTS more yummy recipes where this came from...so the next time you get invited to a party...make sure this cookbook is at the top of your list.
Bon Appetit!
4 comments:
WOW amazing looking, and I'll wager, tasting delights! And believe me, I know gourmet food, being the 1992 Utah State Fair Spam Cookoff Champion!! It was Spam Wellington, as I recall! So my grand children eat without complaint?? Lucky Mom you are!
Carrie, your Grampa did much of the cooking when I was young, and I did not know that my angel mom could scowl so fiercly until I turned up my young nose at a plate of some kinna shrimp cacciatore stuff that Dad had prepared. Mom figured that any meal she did not have to fix was to be enjoyed, and her children were NOT going to discourage her man-chef. My brother and I did eat . . . with a little help from the family Chihuahua. Good times!!
The apple doesn't fall far from the {Spam} tree, here!
I'm with Grandma...I would have been shooting you guys daggers, too. And yes, I am very grateful my kids like to eat the same things Cliff and I do. Occasionally we have some upturned noses...well...AN upturned nose...but Patrick knows where the peanut butter jar is. =^)
Hi Carrie,
Well, maybe if you order enough to put me over the top w/my party, I can get this for "free." No pressure.
Chat soon,
The Troublemaker
You never cease to amaze me, Carrie. I feel like I've cooked a gourmet meal if I get a pot roast into the crock pot with some carrots and potatoes. However, I'm perfectly content to open a carton of cottage cheese and pineapple. Seriously, what's wrong with me??? LOL Your meals look awesome! And the Spam Wellington sounds divine! I'm not joking either. LOL
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