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Wednesday, August 8, 2012

What’s for dinner tonight

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Grilled steak with our favorite steak marinade, Italian Oven-Roasted Potatoes, and Sherry Cherry Tomatoes. I’ve linked to our steak marinade before, but haven’t posted the two side recipes, so here they are:

Italian Oven-Roasted Potatoes

4 small potatoes
3 TB olive oil
1 TB Italian seasoning (dried herbs in the spice aisle)
1 tsp kosher salt
Parmesan cheese

Slice potatoes into thin slices (1/4 inch, I use a mandolin slicer gizmo that I bought at TJ Maxx and am probably going to cut off a finger with one day but boy does it make neat rippled slices). In a big ziploc bag, toss the potato slices, olive oil, Italian seasoning, and salt. Shake it all around to evenly coat all the slices. Lay your potato slices in a single layer on baking sheets lined with foil (I end up having to use 3 baking sheets). Bake in a convection oven at 425 for 15-20 minutes (until lightly brown). Sprinkle parmesan cheese lightly on each slice then bake for an additional 5 minutes. (Note, if you don’t have a convection oven, bake at 450 and rotate the pans a few times so they get evenly browned.)

Sherry Cherry Tomatoes

2 TB olive oil (or more if needed to coat the bottom of the pan well)
3 cloves garlic, finely chopped (we use the pre-minced stuff that comes in a jar – 1/2 tsp = 1 clove)
1 small onion, finely chopped
1 pint cherry tomatoes (I used yellow here, but red would be better and a smidge less sweet)
2 TB dry sherry wine
1 tsp sugar
Salt to taste (I used about 1/2 tsp)

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Preheat a skillet over medium heat. Add your olive oil, garlic, and onion. Stir them around for 2 to 3 minutes then add cherry tomatoes. Stir to coat well. Add sherry, sugar, and salt. Stir well again. Then pop the whole mixture in a small roasting pan (I used a pie tin covered with foil because I didn’t have anything small enough) and roast for about 20 minutes.

Mmmm mmmmm.

Ok, now I’m curious – what did you have for dinner tonight? I love hearing about what people are putting on the table.

IMG_2763LRPS: Keeping it honest – yesterday we pulled the wooden trays up to the tv, had frozen tv dinners, and watched a movie. By the way, this (???!!!) is how the girls watched the movie, which was How to Train Your Dragon. To say they LOVED it is probably an understatement. Put it this way: they couldn’t decide if they liked this movie or Brave better, which is saying a lot!

23 comments:

  1. Anonymous8/08/2012

    Yum! I'm going to try the potatoes minus the P cheese and the tomatoes (I do not eat meat or would try that too) but winced when you said you could cut yourself with the mandolin slicer. That is exactly what happened to Karen H. I think I will use my dull paring knife.

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    1. I know it! She cut herself on that baby while it was hiding in the dish water. Ugh. Required a hospital visit...

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  2. My kids also love that movie. I think it was one of the best that has come out in a long time. FYI, Cartoon Network just started a cartoon with the same characters called Riders of Berk. It just premiered this week so maybe you can still find it. We haven't watched it yet (kids are out of town) but it looked really good from the previews.

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  3. We love that movie :) haven't seen Brave tho, since our oldest proclaimed it was a girl! Movie (and the youngest, at 3, has no clue about entertainment options )
    Must try that tomato recipe.
    We had grilled chicken with rice and beans, easy, yummy and a fave all around :)

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  4. My kids loved How to Train your Dragon - actually, I really liked it too (probably more than Brave).

    Last night we had "pounded chicken" which is just chicken breast that has been pounded down with a tenderizer hammer thingy until it's nice and thin then marinate it with olive oil, garlic, lemon juice and oregano. Cooks quickly on the BBQ and stays juicy and tender. I served it with tzatziki, Greek salad and yellow beans from the garden.

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  5. Looks lovely!! Going to try it some day. We spent te last two weeks in England on holiday and today I thought I'd try a British recipe, so we have this in the oven: http://britishfood.about.com/od/adrecipes/r/chickenleekmushpie.htm

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    1. How was it?! I love leeks.

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    2. It was really nice and I'll make it again. It tasted of Britain - the pastry is different from what I use when I make quiches, but it was wonderful and very easy to make. Loved it!

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  6. Everything looked very good and am going to try the potatoes and tomatoes fixed that way. My 2 1/2 yr old great granddaughter will love this as she is a big veggie freak no matter how they are fixed. We had homemade Chicken & Noodles for supper last night that my granddaughter fixed for my belated birthday dinner. It was YUMMY and I have leftovers which is ok in my book. I don't have to cook today :)

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  7. Anonymous8/09/2012

    Looks delish! Would younger kids be afraid of this movie? Any scary scenes or deaths? Thanks!

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    1. Hi, yes it could definitely be scary for young kids with the dragon fighting. Just depends on the kiddo, I guess -- if your kid liked Brave and could hang with the recent Disney movies (like Tangled) you probably won't have a problem.

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  8. Anonymous8/09/2012

    Oh yumm! I've got a nice bucket of those little tomatoes, this is the perfect answer as to what to do with them.
    This whole plate looks very appetizing. Such great ideas you come up with!
    As a side line, would Wella ever consider doing a tutorial on some of her fabu creations? I would L.O.V.E. to try my hand at it, but could use more direction than I'm currently feeling.
    Thanks for the great menu idea!

    Jen

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    1. I'll ask her! You need to have a serger, I know that.

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  9. mmm... looks delicious. I'm going to have to try these.

    Oh, and how I envy you. My kids (who are 7!) still can't handle real movies.. too scary. They can barely sit though some episodes of Dora. Yeesh.

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    1. I hear you on that one. Our girls didn't see their first movie until Toy Story 3. Before that they had ZERO tolerance for anything scarier than the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. And really the only reason we went to Toy Story 3 was because it was 106 degrees and our power (and thus the AC) was out. I figured at the very least we'd have 20 air-conditioned minutes in the car on the way to and from the theater.

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  10. This looks delicious! TONIGHT we went to the Chinese & Japanese Buffet, which was great. Last night we had Buttermilk Pecan Chicken Breasts with Braised Red Cabbage and Green Beans with Pecans and Blue Cheese. I really enjoyed it, but I forgot to thaw the pork loin tonight!!

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    1. Lori, can you send me the recipe (or post it) for the green beans because oh my word I need those in my stomach immediately!!!

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    2. Anonymous8/10/2012

      ditto what MS said. PLEASE post the recipe!

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  11. Yum--thanks for the recipes! We're traveling, so we ate out at an Italian place tonight--it was so good!

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  12. Potato and Egg tacos. My husband was out tonight and he hates them, but my son loves them. My son's favorite meal! YUMMY! We also had pineapple and we shared a tastycake.

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  13. Best corn in the world: lime, mayo,chili powder and sea-salt drenched corn on the cob

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  14. we went to the How to train your dragon LIVE 2 days ago. My girls thought it was amazing. Its touring right now, if it comes to your neck of the woods go. ITs cheesey but the HUGE dragons breathing fire are worth it.

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  15. Thanks for the tomato recipe.....my cherry tomatoes are growing out of my ears! This will help that situation!

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