What's For Dinner Wednesday Week 8

 

Yummy (and Easy) Fish Tacos

 

This is so simple and tasty, I bet you'll be making them quite often. They are a great go to on a night when you just don't feel like cooking. If you happen to live by a Trader Joe's, you gotta try their handmade tortillas.  

Ingredients Needed

1 package shredded cabbage

1 small handful of cilantro

1 package flour tortillas

1 box frozen breaded cod fillets

2 limes, quartered

1 bottle cilantro salad dressing

Supplies Needed

1 mixing bowl

knife

cutting board

(toaster) oven

Directions

1) Cook the fish according to package in oven or toaster oven

2) Shred cabbage (or open package) add to bowl with some cilantro dressing and toss until coated

3) Chop cilantro, slice limes

4) In each tortilla, place a handful of dressed cabbage, a pinch of cilantro, 1 cod fillet, and add one lime slice to be squeezed on before eating. 

Should make at least 8

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What's For Dinner Wednesday Week 7

Pizza with the Kids

 

This one is a fun activity to do with your kids. My son is 3 and he really enjoyed it. Now, I will say, it's not exactly creative as far as a recipe goes. Pretty much just packaged stuff. However, if you're really into cooking... feel free to make your own sauce and dough, or even pepperoni and cheese.

Ingredients Needed

1 Package of pizza dough (usually in the refrigerated section)

1 Container of pizza sauce

1 LB mozzarella cheese, grated

1 package pepperoni (or any other toppings you prefer)

Some flour

Supplies Needed

Spoon

Bowls for ingredients

Cookie sheet

Rolling pin

Directions

1) Grate cheese, place ingredients in bowls, and bring dough to room temperature

2) Sprinkle some flour all over the cookie sheet and place dough in center

3) Sit down for some fun with the kids, or let them do it themselves. Show them how to roll out the dough, pick it up and stretch it, maybe even toss it in the air a few times. 

4) When dough is stretch to desired size, cover it with the pizza sauce, then cheese, then pepperoni (or whatever toppings you are using)

5) Bake in oven per instructions on your pizza dough package or 30 minutes at 375

6) Slice, cool, and serve with some fun chicken nuggets and salad for the whole family to enjoy.

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What's For Dinner Wednesday Week 6

Buttermilk Chicken Strips

These are only slightly altered from a recipe by Rachael Ray. I caught it on TV briefly last week and OMG they looked so yummy I had to make them. They came out super delicious. 

Be sure to visit her site and see the original recipe, you might like it better.
Buttermilk twice-dipped fried chicken tenders


Ingredients Needed
2 cups vegetable oil
2 cups flour
1 tablespoon paprika
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon pepper
1/2 tablespoon salt
2 cups buttermilk
2 pounds chicken tenders (thawed if frozen)




Supplies Needed
frying pan

two medium bowls
cookie sheet or large plate
tongs




Directions
1) Combine dry ingredients in one medium bowl, pour buttermilk into the other.
2) Heat vegetable oil in frying pan over medium heat.
3) While oil is heating up, dip each chicken tender in the flour mix, the buttermilk, the flour mix, the buttermilk, and the flour mix. A total of 5 dips.
4) Place the coated chicken in the heated oil and cook on each side until golden brown.
5) Lay out on cookie sheet to cool before serving. 



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What's For Dinner Wednesday Week 5

Garlic Mashed Potatoes

A side course this week. Almost nothing makes a home cooked meal like some garlic mashed potatoes. This recipe makes a lot, so adjust accordingly.

Ingredients Needed
5 lbs russet potatoes
1 garlic bulb
1 stick of butter
Milk
Salt
Pepper
Olive oil


Supplies Needed
Square of foil
Knife
5 Quart dutch oven w/lid
Electric mixer
Large mixing bowl


Directions

1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees

2) Cut the top off garlic bulb, place in center of foil and drizzle a little olive oil over the open bulb. Bring up the edges of foil, and wrap closed. (will look like a Hershey's Kiss)

3) Place directly on oven rack for 1 hour.

4) Cut potatoes into 1 inch pieces. Keep the skin on. 

5) Place potatoes in dutch oven, cover with water, put lid on, and boil about 30 minutes until soft.

6) In a large mixing bowl, on medium speed, combine potatoes, roasted garlic cloves, stick of butter (melted), salt and pepper to taste and milk to desired consistency.

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What's For Dinner Wednesday Week 4

Easy Variety Toddler Breakfast

Toddlers are picky eaters. Sometimes we stress over how much they eat (or rather how much they do not eat). One of the best tips for getting them to munch more, is to offer a variety of foods. The best thing you can do, is offer a little of a few various foods at each meal. If they eat all of one, you know you have a winner. If they don't touch others, you might avoid those for a couple months, then try again. If you keep trying a variety of foods, eventually you should come up with enough for a well balanced meal, that they will actually eat. 

Ingredients Needed
5 strawberries (cut in half if necessary)

5 blackberries
5 blueberries
2 mini pancakes
1 small jar applesauce
Small handful of teddy gram cookies

Supplies Needed
Fun colorful plate
Fun colorful spoon


Directions
1) Open applesauce and place on plate.
2) Sprinkle cookies on top, and stick in the spoon
3) Arrange pancakes and berries in a variety on the plate
4) (hopefully) watch you little one eat some food




How to Feed Your Toddler a Quick Healthy Meal





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