Sunday, May 5, 2013

Day 4

Last night we had shrimp, spinach salad with artichoke hearts, and brown rice.  The shrimp was cooked using a recipe that was floating on  the Internet yesterday.  It's really simple.

My husband  layered in a baking pan.  Melted  butter, sliced lemons, shrimp and Italian seasoning.m bake at 350 for 15 minutes.   My daughter cooked brown rice and. Spinach salad.  


We went to the grocery store.I  got Free eggs and peas, fresh fruit and veggies and a box of tea.  The only non perishable I got was a pork tenderloin on sale.  I still spent 52.00 ! Between  QFC (Kroger ) and Costco.  

The family set up the deck yesterday.   We are supposed to get our summer this next two weeks, so it is the best place "in" the house to be in the evening besides  the basement.    I have been buying perennials instead of annuals a little at a time, so I am not buying flowers every year.  I did buy the herbs that didn't winter.  

We have potato salad, spinach salad, orzo salad , and fruit.  All I have to cook is the roast.  I will do it in the morning, while it is cool .   We will eat on the salads,, adding new ones as we go along and adding an burger etc through the week.  


Orzo stuffed Tomatoes

1/2 box orzo, cooked and well drained.
4  medium tomatoes, slice off tops and spoon out the seeds and pulp, leaving a shell, reserving pulp.
2 ounces cubed ham
1/2 cup shredded cheese
2 ribs celery.chopped
1/4 cup mayo
1/4 cup sour cream
1/2'tsp onion powder
Pepper.
Lettuce leaves

Mix cooked orzo , the pulp from the tomato, chopped and well drained.  And the rest of the ingredients except the tomato.  Place the tomatoes each on a lettuce cup.  Fill the tomatoes with orzo filling.

Notes :  you could microplane a little onion instead of using onion powder.  I would be tempted to add some dill, and or parsley.  maybe as an alternative, drop the cheese and use olive oil or Italian dressing instead of the mayo and sour cream and add some fresh herbs.

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when you're working the meal train spend more time on the front end the less  time of the back end.  You get paid for shopping, not for cooking.


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