July 24

174. Caesar dressing

Ok...I have to tell you something. Its no better than the stuff you  buy in the bottle. I remember when Dave and I went to Italy and I thought that the pasta was going to be awesome. Don't get me wrong it was good but you can buy pasta as good at your local grocery store. Same with this. It was not good enough to go through the trouble to make it yourself

*1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
*1/4 cup reduced fat mayo
*1/4 cup parmesan cheese, grated
*2 anchovy, chopped
*1 small garlic cloved

Mix in a blender until smooth

175. Croutons

Now these on the other hand were really good and way cheaper to make than buying them at the store. Plus it was easy

*4 ounces Italian bread, cut in 1/4 inch cubes
*2 TBSP olive oil
*salt and pepper

Preheat oven to 375
Place bread on cookie sheet and drizzle with the olive oil and season with salt and pepper
Toss and bake for 12-15 minutes

176. Pistachio Ice Cream

I will tell you that this is my favorite flavor. I love the Ben and Jerrys! This was so darn good. Even the kids liked it.

*2 cups heavy cream
*1 cup whole milk
*1 cup chopped pistachios
*1 cup sugar
*1/2 tsp vanilla

Mix and place in an ice cream machine.
turn on for 20-25 minutes

Jan 6

Todays recipe:
13- SouthWest Dressing
*1 cup ranch dressing
*1 cup honey BBQ sauce
Just mix together and serve over salad. Add corn and black beans to the salad for a treat.

It was easy I almost feel guilty counting this.

14- Chicken Wellington
*2 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
*2 teaspoons butter or margarine
*1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
*1/2 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
*1 tablespoon chopped green onion
*1/8 teaspoon salt
*Dash pepper
*1 (4 ounce) package refrigerated crescent rolls

Preheat over to 350
In a skillet, cook chicken in butter 3-4 minutes on each side. (what I did was cut the chicken up before I placed it in the skillet. After it cooked to threw the mushrooms in with it to cook for a few minutes.)
Place chicken in a greased 3-cup baking dish.
In a bowl, combine cream cheese, mushrooms, onion, salt and pepper. Spoon over chicken.
Unroll dough into one long rectangle; seal seams and perforations. If necessary, trim dough to fit top of dish and patch together by overlapping edges. Pinch edges to seal. Place over filling.
Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees F for 20 minutes or until heated through.

While I was making this tonight Eli told me that it looked "bad" and he hates mushrooms and pickles! I will keep that in mind.
Tomorrow is the start of them eating with us and what we eat. (My husband works late monday, tuesday and wednesday, so they catch a break!!)