2nd: *Apple, cheddar turkey meatballs (crockpot lady) w/ broccoli and rice pilaf
http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/2008/09/apple-cheddar-and-turkey-meatballs.html
http://www.marthastewart.com/portal/site/mslo/menuitem.fc77a0dbc44dd1611e3bf410b5900aa0/?vgnextoid=a5f54019ecfd3110VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&vgnextchannel=f76b0edafa588110VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&rsc=menu_food&lnc=5a79cf380e1dd010VgnVCM1000005b09a00aRCRD
Skipped over this one due to extra Thanksgiving leftovers.
3rd Cajun Shrimp pasta (x2 to freeze meal) w/ spinach salad& homemade bread
5th: Onion Soup w/ pesto pasta & onion cheddar biscuits
I just sort of combine these two recipes and throw it together:
6th: Poppy Turkey from freezer w/ salad
7th: Eggplant parm from freezer w/ salad
8th: *Flank Steak stuffed w/ apple, feta, & almonds w/ garlic mashed potatoes& gravy &corn
http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/2008/09/crockpot-flank-steak-stuffed-with-apple.html
9th *Refried Bean Soup (crockpot lady) w/ *Crock Pot Chili Chicken Tacos
http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/2008/03/crockpot-smoky-refried-bean-soup-recipe.html
10th: Meatloaf from freezer w/ crockpot augratin potatoes & veggie
http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/search?q=augratin
12th: *3 Bean Burrito Bake (FixIt&ForgetItDiab pg 27)
13th: Tandoori Chicken – yellow rice/peas & salad
http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=1734277
Yellow rice:
1. In a saucepan, heat 1 TB vegetable oil over medium heat. Add 1 chopped onion, and cook until soft. Stir in 1 cup rice, ½ ts salt, ½ ts turmeric, 1 dried bay leaf, 1 pinch cinnamon, and 2 cups chicken stock or canned broth. Bring to a boil; cover, and simmer 15 minutes.
2. Stir in 1/3 cup raisins with fork, and simmer until stock is absorbed, about 5 minutes. Set aside, covered, 5 minutes.
I've had this on my "to try" list since my sister-in-law raved about it but now that it's December I said to Jim, "oh, I suppose we don't want to be grilling in mid-December" and he (who loved all Indian food) said, "why not?" So here it is. I'll just broil it if it's snowy.
15th: Crockpot Rotisserie Style Chicken w/risotto(2crocks) &side veggie
http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/2008/10/crockpot-rotisserie-style-chicken.html
http://www.justslowcooking.com/slo-0014826.html
16th: Soulful Stew (FF via Barb) w/ homemade bread
Soulful Stew
10 oz fresh spinach
2# boneless chicken breasts
1/2c flour
Kosher salt and black pepper
1/2c olive oil
2c chopped onions
1 ¼ c chopped green pepper
1c chopped celery
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced
1# baked ham, diced
4-6 cloves garlic, minced
1 bay leaf
1c chicken broth
1 can diced tomatoes (14 ½ oz)
1 c bbq sauce
1 tbs Worcestershire sauce
2 c sliced carrots
1 can (15oz) drained black-eyed peas
1 can (15 oz) corn kernels, drained
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp dried thyme
1 tbs dried oregano
Tabasco sauce
Wash and dry spinach. Stack and slice into wide ribbons. Set aside.
Cut the chicken into 1 x ¾ “strips. Season the flour with salt and pepper, and toss the chicken in it. Set a large Dutch oven on the stove and heat 6 tbs olive oil over medium-high. Add the chicken in batches and brown lightly. As the chicken gets done, scoop it out of the pot into a bowl. Set aside.
Add the remaining olive oil to the pot if it looks dry & toss in the onions, green peppers, celery and jalapenos. Season with a pinch of salt and pepper. Stir in the ham and garlic and cook for 2 minutes more. Put the chicken back in, along with its juices. Add the bay leaf, broth, tomatoes, bbq sauce, Worcestershire and carrots. Cover the pot and bring everything to a boil; then crack the lid and turn the heat to low and simmer til the carrots are soft, 15-20 minutes.
Uncover the pot and put in the black-eyed peas, corn and spinach. Season the stew with the cumin, thyme and oregano and let everything simmer for another 15 minutes to blend the flavors. Take out the bay leaf and taste the stew for seasonings, spice up with tabasco if needed.
10 servings
17th: Live Longer Casserole (LLL Whole Foods Cookbook)
19th Fish foil packets w/ rice pilaf
I've made fish foil packets for years ever since my brother-in-law visited and made them for us. I throw some tilapia, onion slices, sweet pepper slices, tomato slices, mushrooms and zucchini or whatever veggies I have on hand in layers (tilapia on the bottom). Every 1-2 layers I drizzle olive oil and sprinkle some seasonings and seasoned salt and diced garlic in. I usually bake individual packets or grill them but the crockpot lady cooked just fish packets in the crockpot http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/search/label/fish so why not try mine in the crockpot? From her recipes I'll guess that the rather small tilapia will take only 3 hours max on low. I'll have to keep checking it, no one hates overcooked fish more than me. We'll see how it goes.
As for the rice pilaf I'll try this one: http://www.marthastewart.com/portal/site/mslo/menuitem.fc77a0dbc44dd1611e3bf410b5900aa0/?vgnextoid=f690da2c36484110VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&vgnextfmt=default&rsc=header_4&autonomy_kw=rice+pilaf
20th: Chicken & Pork Stew with Plantains & Yucca
The reviewers of this recipe said to use ripe (not green) plaintains and to substitute yucca (a new veggie our our family, yea!) for the potato.
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Chicken-and-Pork-Stew-with-Plantains-and-Potatoes-234801
21st: *Vietnamese Pho Soup
http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/2008/05/crockpot-vietnamese-pho-recipe.html
22nd: Pepperoni Pizza & Pasta with Red Sauce
23rd: GrilledBroiled Apple Cider Chicken, Cinnamon Baked Apples, with Sautéed Cider-Cabbage
Ok, so I wanted a Polish meal for St. John of Kanty and I used this one because it has cabbage and is from my Polish sister-in-law. I realize that it is more of a fall dish than winter (hopefully I can still find apple cider) but my mother-in-law will be visiting and, like me, she likes cabbage and this recipe just looks so good.
http://daniellekathleen.blogspot.com/2007/09/as-apple-season-approaches-grilled.html
24th: Crock Pot Tomato Soup & Grilled Cheese
For those of you, like me, hate canned tomato soup this is supposed to be good stuff. We'll see.
http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/2008/08/restaurant-quality-crockpot-tomato-soup.html
28th: This is just an "Empty the Pantry" day but I'm excited because my brother-in-law will be visiting and he is so good at throwing stuff together.
30th: Crockpot Indian Chicken Curry
http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/2008/07/crockpot-indian-curry-recipe.html
31st: Sauerkraut, kielbasa & beer
Why? For good luck.
We order Chinese take out every New Years. It's our tradition but we must have sauerkraut also for luck. Normally I might have made sauerkraut balls but I don't know how to do those gluten free for my visiting mother-in-law so maybe next time.
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Slow-Cooker-Kielbasa-and-Beer/Detail.aspx
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