I haven’t blogged in quite awhile.  I haven’t really had anything to say about the food I’ve been cooking, I mean how much can you say about turkey meatloaf.

I’ve decided to blog only when I have something interesting to say about dinner.  Tonight for instance, I had a long night last night and didn’t feel like running to the store to get something for dinner, so I scrounged around the fridge and came up with this.

DINNER – Pan Roasted Pork Chops with Cream Wine Sauce – Center loin chops seared in the stove top and finished in the oven,  While the cooked chops rested I whipped up a sauce from red onion (no shallot was available), garlic, chicken broth, white wine, Marsala and cream.  I served them along side roasted leftover veggies (potatoes, carrots, broccoli, celery and garlic.

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Most of the time when I ask D what he wants for dinner I get “I have no ideas” or something along those lines.  Every once in awhile he mentions he wants something, usually something we haven’t had in awhile.  Tonight was one of those nights.

DINNER – Fried Chicken – A double breaded chicken breast served with mashed potatoes, gravy and sauteed corn.  Mmm, I should have made biscuits too!

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I was looking at the local mega-market ad online this afternoon when I spotted avocados on sale.  Hmm, I thought, Mexican sounds good tonight.

While at the store there was some confusion on my part.  I stopped by the meat case and picked up a whole chicken to roast for the Mexican dish I had planned.  After stopping by the veggie department for the avocado and other stuff I got in my mind the meat of the day was pork.  I wandered back to the meat case for some country style ribs.  It wasn’t until I got home I noticed I still had the chicken.  Oh well, later in the week I guess.

DINNER – Pork Soft Tacos – Slow cooked pork country style ribs  cooked in a citrus oni0n sauce and shredded.  Flour tortillas, red onion, avocado and sour cream with salsa made the tacos complete.  Served with a side of cheese topped refried beans.

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I was looking through the freezer yesterday and I noticed I had quite a bit of shrimp in there.  Most of them were the 51 to 60 / lb size, perfect for tonight’s dinner application.

DINNER – Linguine with Lemon Shrimp – Shrimp sauteed in garlic with parsley , lemon and red pepper flakes served over linguine.  Green beans sauteed with sliced garlic and shallot joined the shrimp on the plate.

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Happy Easter!  We don’t celebrate Easter so if you were here to see what I was going to do with ham, prime rib or lamb you’ll be disappointed.  I went Asian this evening.

DINNER – Korean Spicy Pork – Thin slices of pork tenderloin marinated in a spicy Korean sauce and flash fried until just done.  It’s served on a bed of Napa cabbage slaw dressed in another spicy Korean sauce.  I added a spring roll from the grocery store deli with a Thai chili dipping sauce as a first course.

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I have a friend named Kevin and today is his birthday.  I seem to remember a time, very many years ago, he seemed a lot older then me.  Now I believe we’re only a few years apart.  Life is… um,… funny.  Yeah, that’s it, funny.

A couple days ago I took 3 packs of meat out of the freezer.  One chicken, 1 beef and 1 pork.  I wasn’t sure what I was going to make or when I was going to make it.  Tonight is chicken.

DINNER – Kung Pao Chicken – Diced white meat chicken, peanuts and green onions in my homemade Kung Pao sauce.  We started with a rice noodle / green onion flavored soup.

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Not everything I cook turns out.  While at the store I noticed Italian seasoned ground turkey on sale.  My first though was meatloaf, both for dinner and as sandwich fodder for lunch tomorrow.  I remember the last time I bought this product I didn’t feel it was very Italian seasoned at all, almost as is regular ground turkey was in the pack by mistake.  I figured it would be the same as last time, so I picked up a package.

Not so.  As soon as I opened the pack I could smell the fennel.  D hates fennel.  I hoped with wouldn’t be too noticeable, but when I smelled the meatloaf as it came out of the oven and took my first taste I knew, this was going to go over poorly.

D will take a ham sandwich for lunch and the dog gets meatloaf for dinner and breakfast tomorrow.

DINNER – Meatloaf – Turkey meatloaf mistakenly made with Italian seasoned ground turkey which doesn’t play well with the other ingredients I put into it.  Served with roasted garlic mashed potatoes topped with sour cream and a side salad.

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I keep forgetting to take pictures of the food and then I think “why bother blogging?”  Sorry.

Maria’s salad dressings has a newer German Potato Salad flavor.  Every time I see it I think of GPS, which I love.  But I’m not going to buy the dressing in a jar, I’m going to make my own.  All I need is a meat to serve with it.

DINNER – Oven Roasted Bratwurst – Oven roasted bratwurst links served with a side of red potato German potato salad with cider vinegar, bacon and onion.

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When I was at the store the other day one of the things I picked up was a mess of London Broil.  I’m going to use one tonight for dinner along side a dish I watched being made on TV last night.

DINNER – London Broil – A large slab of top round marinated in oil, vinegar and spices and grilled.  We served it along side scalloped potatoes and a tomato, cucumber and onion salad.

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We had a big lunch of forbidden fast food burgers, fries and a frozen dairy dessert beginning with the letter F.  Since we had this at about 3pm, a large dinner is out of the question.  Something light, cool and crispy would hit the spot.

DINNER – Salad with Shrimp – Mixed greens, cucumber, tomato, radish and avocado salad dressed in a 1000 island / ranch blend and then topped with bay shrimp and crumbled feta cheese.

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