Archive | January, 2012

What’s For Dinner This Week? A Light Affaire

By on January 15, 2012 in Making Dinner

Meal Planning with The Organized Cook

The Organized Cook Weekly Meal Plan System answers the question “What’s For Dinner Tonight?” with the answer- What’s For Dinner This Week.”

If you’re a subscriber to The Organized Cook, A Light Affaire is on the menu this week.  With the New Year and new healthy eating resolutions, we created a meal plan with healthy ingredients for light and filling recipes.

MONDAY

Moroccan Pork Chops

Day 1 Moroccan Pork Chops with Mediterranean Salad

 

TUESDAY

Thai Shrimp Curry recipe

Day 2: Thai Shrimp Curry over Brown Rice with Cucumber Salad

 

WEDNESDAY

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Day 3: Top Hat Chicken with Tied Rice and Bravo Green Beans

 

THURSDAY

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Day 4: Eggplant No-Noodle Lasagna

 

FRIDAY

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Day 5: Chicken Cordon Blue-Not-Bleu with Sweet Potato Fries and Asparagus Brie Soup

 

Weekly Meal Plan from The Organized Cook

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It’s not too late to get this week’s A Light Affaire Meal Plan; subscribers have already received their menu, grocery shopping list, recipes and cooking instructions in one meal plan by email.  Not a subscriber to The Organized Cook Weekly Meal Plan System?  Subscribe now:

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Want to test drive The Organized Cook?  Simply leave a comment below and tell me about your “dinnertime rut” challenges and we’ll send you A Light Affaire Weekly Meal Plan for free!

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Oikos Organic Yogurt & The Organized Cook Healthy Resolutions Giveaway

By on January 14, 2012 in Giveaways and Promotions

Stonyfield Giveaway

I recently asked readers about their New Year’s Resolutions in “What Made Your List?“.  Not surprisingly, the comments I received back include goals of getting into shape, saving money and eating healthier.

With a high protein value and creamy-rich taste, Greek yogurt, like Oikos Greek Yogurt, is the perfect snack food to have handy when hunger strikes.  And did you know that you can easily substitute Greek yogurt into many recipes for a healthy alternative?  Check out these light and delicious recipes from The Organized Cook using Oikos Organic Plain Greek Yogurt, and be sure to enter this weeks giveaway from Stonyfield.

Oikos Organic Plain Yogurt Recipes from The Organized Cook

Oikos Organic Plain Yogurt Recipes from The Organized Cook

This week we’re giving away some awesome prizes from Stonyfield:

Grand Prize:

  1. Hamilton Beach personal smoothie blender

  2. Stonyfield Organic Yogurt Cookbook

  3. Organic Oikos coupons totaling $50

  4. Colander and Cutting Board from Preserve Products

More Winners Will Receive:

1. 5 Sets of Organic Oikos Coupons

Oikos Organic Yogurt2. Organic Oikos Apron

Don’t miss out on the chance to win one of these fabulous prizes from Stonyfield.  Enter here:

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Greek Pita with Oikos Organic Greek Yogurt Cucumber Sauce

By on January 12, 2012 in Entrees Recipe, Recipes

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Greek Pita Pocket with Oikos Greek Yogurt Cucumber Sauce

Greek Pita Pocket with Oikos Greek Yogurt Cucumber Sauce

Ingredients

  • ground beef- 1½ lbs
  • onion, small- ½, peeled and minced (mince the entire onion and store half to use later in the week)
  • pita bread pockets
  • cumin- 1 tbspn
  • salt- 1 tspn or to taste
    • For Greek Yogurt Cucumber Sauce
  • Oikos Organic Plain Greek Yogurt- 16 oz. (2 cups)
  • cucumber- 1, peeled and sliced
  • dried basil- 1 tbspn
  • lemon pepper- 1 tbspn
  • onion powder- 1 tspn

Instructions

  1. Brown beef in skillet with minced onion until cooked thoroughly, season with cumin and salt to taste
  2. Arrange beef mixture in pita pockets and top with Greek Yogurt-Cucumber sauce
    3. For Greek Yogurt Cucumber Sauce
  3. Chop cucumber into tiny pieces
  4. In small mixing bowl combine chopped cucumber, yogurt, basil, lemon pepper and onion powder; mix well
  5. Serve cucumber sauce over pitas
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Greek Pita Pockets with Greek Yogurt Cucumber Sauce are delicious served with this simple side dish:

Mediterranean Potatoes by The Organized Cook

Mediterranean Potatoes

 

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Rubbermaid and The Organized Cook Reincarnate The Leftover- Giveaway

By on January 5, 2012 in Giveaways and Promotions

Rubbermaid Giveaway

I wrote in my New Year’s Resolution post “What Made Your List?” about how many goals for 2012 can relate back to family dinner time, whether it’s saving money, eating healthy or finding ways to free up your time for working out or learning a new language.

This week Rubbermaid is helping keep New Years Resolutions on track with a giveaway of the new Glass Easy Find Lids 8-Piece Set.

The Giveaway

Winner will receive the Rubbermaid Glass Easy Find Lid 8-Piece Set.  Entering is simple:

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Reincarnating The Leftover

If your family is like my family, they don’t like to eat leftovers.  So what you’re left with at the end of the week is a lot of food to throw out.

Not only do I use my leftovers, I actually plan my weekly family dinner menu so that I intentionally have leftovers.  For example, when I saute chicken to make Chicken Madeira, I’ll cook more than I need and store the extra cooked chicken to use later on in the week for another recipe like Tomato Basil & Chicken Penne or Chicken Enchiladas.  I slice up leftover London Broil and store to make French Dip Sandwiches the next day.

By reincarnating my leftover food, dinner takes just a few minutes some nights.  Cooked food should be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator.  The Rubbermaid Glass Easy Find Lids 8-Piece Set are perfect for storing my food and keeping it fresh.  Plus, the easy-to-find lid system makes it simple by eliminating the search for the exact size lid… and we all know how much I love to save time!

Here are some examples of ways to “reincarnate” your leftover using the Rubbermaid Glass Easy Find Lid Set:

Homemade Chicken Tenders

Leftover Homemade Chicken Tenders can be stored and used later in the week for a delicious, easy dinner like Buffalo Chicken Wraps or Chicken Parmesan.

Homemade Chicken Tenders Recipe

Homemade Chicken Tenders

Buffalo Chicken Wraps made from Leftover Homemade Chicken Tenders

Buffalo Chicken Wraps

Buffalo Chicken Wrap Recipe:

Ingredients:

  1. leftover cooked chicken tenders, diced
  2. buffalo hot sauce (like Frank’s Red Hot Sauce)
  3. iceberg lettuce
  4. blue cheese crumbles
  5. tortillas

Directions:

  1. tossed diced chicken tenders in buffalo sauce
  2. place chicken in center of tortilla and top with lettuce and cheese
  3. fold tortilla

 

Chicken Parmesan Recipe:

Ingredients:

Chicken Parmesan Recipe

Chicken Parmesan made from Leftover Homemade Chicken Tenders

  1. leftover chicken tenders
  2. marinara sauce
  3. parmesan cheese
  4. dried parsley

Directions:

  1. Place leftover chicken tenders in long baking dish
  2. cover with marinara sauce
  3. top with shredded parmesan cheese and sprinkle with dried parsley
  4. bake at 350 degrees until hot, approximately 25 minutes
  5. Serve with pasta

 

 

 

 

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