It's Quick and Easy

We hit a point during the week when I needed things to be quick and easy as we were doing a lot of traveling around and skiing.

Wednesday, we had quick chicken pot pie. Use the leftovers from the golden mushroom chicken, add some green beans, carrots and potatoes, cover it with the pilsbury bread dough, bake for 40 minutes at 375 until crust is golden and filling is bubbly.

Thursday, we sent Lili to her mom and we had leftovers.

Friday, Christmas Day we went to India kebab and Curry our favorite Indian restaurant.

Saturday, we had turkey, stuffing, potatoes, and green beans. A sort of traditional holiday meal, but not really. The stuffing was out of a box, and the potatoes were plain ole mashed.



On Sunday, we went to Cindy's and her sister Jenny made slamon and squash with a baked potato. Very good.

Monday: Leftovers

Tuesday, Vietnamese at Golden Flower with Tyler and Jen, Ash, Jeri and Camil. Golden Flower is not great vietnamese. The broth for the soup is way too cloudy and greasy.

Wednesday: WE had dinner with Stephanie and John at The Cadillac Ranch. It was a good meal. Very enjoyable. I think I would go there again. It's very much pub food. Easy to have a good time and relax. It was great to see Stephanie and John.

Thursday: New Year's Eve. We stayed home, because we did. We had a roast chicken from Safeway, left over stuffing and steamed asparagus. AT midnight we ate twelve grapes and drank champagne. It was nice to be with Rob.

Friday: We went to Temple Beth Or for services and the dairy oneg afterward. I made a rice dish to take.

Cheese Rice Casserole

1 cup rice cooked with two cups of water.
3/4 c. soy milk
3/4 c cream cheese
salt and pepper
21 seasoning salute, from Trader Joe's
3/4 c cheddar cheese
1 c green beans
2 small tomatoes
1 onion, diced and sauteed
2 tbs olive oil.
1/2 c sharp cheddar cheese
juice of one lemon
1 tsp. smoky paprika

Heat the soy milk in a pan and add the cream cheese along with salt and pepper to taste. Stir the mixture until the cream cheese melts. Add the 21 seasoning salute, or any other kind of seasoning blend you like. Take off the heat and add 3/4 c of cheddar cheese. Stir until the cheddar cheese is melted.

Saute the cooked green beans and the onion in a pan add the juice of the lemon and then add to the cooked rice. Take this mixture and add it to the cheese mixture.

Put all this in a casserole dish and cover with the sharp cheddar cheese and the smoky paprika.

Bake at 400 for 25 minutes or until golden. Chop the two tomatoes finely and sprinkle them over the top just before serving. This was really yummy for just using what I had in the refrigerator.

Saturday the 2nd was leftovers. Chicken and stuffing. We then went out to a cool club called St James Infirmary. We'll go there again.