Breakfast Burritos

So for brunch I made breakfast burritos. I say brunch because Travis doesn’t get out of bed before 11am. That being said he got to help me cook, i.e. he did most of the cooking while I supervised. I used regular beef instead of breakfast sausage because breakfast sausage is really gross in my opinion. I did use bacon. Other than that I only used potatoes and eggs. Travis and I have very different opinions on what is yummy and what is icky. Other then complaining about the calories, Travis liked them and took the leftovers to work. I enjoyed them and think they would be good for camping. Next time I want peppers! 

Penne a La Betsy

When starting this recipe I was little skeptical. I do not like red sauces, but since it was on the list and Travis does like red sauce I decided to try it. I, of course, did substitute chicken for shrimp. Once again I used two chicken breasts and really should have used like four. I did enjoy this dish. The cream made the red sauce delicious. Apparently Travis agreed. When I went to get the leftovers out of the fridge for work, they had all disappeared. In TWO days. A new record for this house. On a side note, I asked Travis what he wanted next week for leftovers and his answer was this and chicken scampi. Yeah two hits that take little effort!

Chicken Pot Pie

I had to modify this recipe a little bit, partly because I am lazy and partly because Travis is picky. Instead of all these individual ½ cup diced items, I used a bag of frozen vegetables. I really liked this. I had corn, peas, carrots, and green beans in mine. Since I was using frozen vegetables, I added the chicken broth before the flour. After that I followed the recipe. I still got a really thick gravy. My pie crust however was very sad looking. I also didn’t have a pie pan big enough.

 

Decisions:

Pie Crust: Good, but I’ll stick with Pillsbury. Less work and just as good.

Pot Pie: I liked it, a lot. Travis was less than thrilled. What he said was really funny (in a text since he had leftovers), but I deleted the text. He thought it needed mashed potatoes. He really is a meat and potatoes guy.

Future: I will probably leave this in the meal planner. Though apparently I will have to add mashed potatoes to it for Travis. I will add a bottom crust though.

Blueberry Muffins and Marlboro Man Sandwich

Oh so late in posting, but really made in February. We made blueberry muffins and marlboro man sandwiches. Due to the previous toughness of the cube steak and Jen's advice about soaking, we soaked the meat in buttermilk all day. Travis suggested next time we do it all night. I also had a very hard time finding plain yogurt in anything but a large tub. I ended up using french vanilla. I had to omit the onions in the sandwich but replaced it with onion powder. Final thoughts, blueberry muffins where good, but not better then box muffins with extra blueberries. Travis did like the sandwich. It helped that we both added cheese. I think the sandwich is on the menu in the feature, but the muffins are not.

Chicken Fried Steak

Finally had a night home together so I decided to make the PW’s chicken fried steak. Travis had never had it and I always loved it. Good thing Travis was home because I almost caused a grease fire (again). I really should not be allowed to fry anything. The recipe was easy and quick so I loved that. I loved the breading. The meat we got was a little tough and Travis said my gravy tasted like grease. Not sure this one will be on his list in the future but I would like to try again. I also made twice baked potatoes, loved them again. Travis thought they were okay but needed less sour cream.

Quiche

Finally had time to make the quiche. I got home after school and immediately started. I had never made bacon before. The smell usually makes me nauseous, though I love eating bacon. I think I did an okay job. Neither of us like artichokes or mushrooms, I forgot about them. Actually had to make two separate quiches. I simply split the recipe in half and put each in a regular pie tin. I put peppers in mine and ground beef in Travis’.

It tasted so good I had to sneak a few pieces.

Veggie and Meat

When I heard the timer go off I raced downstairs excited. Half way down the steps I realized something, I forgot to put tin foil on top of the quiche. A little brown on top.  An hour may have been over doing it since I cut the recipe in half. Luckily it was only the top layer that was brown. I enjoyed the quiche, though I don’t think I will cut it in half next time. Travis, on the other hand, thought it was too eggy. Good for breakfast when there is company though.

Just a little burnt on top.

But no problems underneath.

Chicken Scampi

 By the time I got home, late again, Travis and I were both starving. Finally a dinner together. We were both glad for a quick meal. Travis started doing the dishes I had been putting off while I started cooking. Since Travis detests the texture of onions, I used onion powder. Since I am lazy I used garlic powder and lemon juice.

He swept the upstairs while I was at work too.

Travis does all the cutting for my safety.

Since I don’t like seafood, and Travis wasn't in a complaining mood, I used chicken instead of shrimp. I always use Gordon Food Service frozen chicken. I know it sounds weird, but it is always juicy and tender. Plus I have had a hard time finding good fresh chicken. Travis did all the cutting seeing as I cannot be trusted with sharp objects.

Our thoughts? Not 6 servings. Travis and I each ate half, plus two pieces of garlic bread. We also thought there was way too much lemon. I would be willing to try again with more than 2 pieces of chicken and much less lemon juice. Travis not so much, but that is because he saw the calories. I will just have to try again and give him less pasta.