Our easy dinner idea of the week is our slow-cooker recipe for Chicken Tortilla Soup and Zesty Polenta Cakes. By placing all of our ingredients in the slow cooker in the morning, dinner is ready at the end of our hectic day. And, served alongside crunchy seasoned polenta cakes, this soup had my husband saying, “this is the most delicious soup you’ve ever made.”
Slow Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup with Zesty Polenta Cakes
Check out our past Easy Dinner Idea of the Week recipes here:
Spring Penne Recipe
Greek Pita Pockets with Mediterannean Potatoes
Sauteed Steak with Spinach, Tomatoes & Avocado
Berry-Good Pork Tenderloin with Herb Roasted Potatoes
“…the quickest way to a man’s heart is through his stomach.” – Tiana, Princess and The Frog
Man-Catchin Beignets
If the quickest way to a man’s heart really is through his stomach, then some Man-Catchin Beignets should be on the menu this Valentine’s Day. And, if my man doesn’t love them, at least I know I will. When I visit Disneyland, it’s a ritual for me to stop by the late-night snack stand in Orleans Square to get some hot beignets with bechamel sauce- oh, my mouth waters just thinking of them.
Man-Catchin Beignets
I do have a homemade beignet recipe that I’ve used and love. But this year I ran into this handy mixture at Cost Plus World Market.
Cafe Du Monde beignet mix from Cost Plus World Market
Ingredients:
Cafe du Monde Beignet Mixture
Canola oil
Powdered Sugar
And for the sauce? Homemade bechamel sauce would be nice, n’est ce pas? But what would be even nicer (for moi), is an easier version using Jello Vanilla Instant Pudding mixed with a dash of pink… hot pink food coloring that is.
beignet dipping sauce
electric pink food coloring from Duff
Sauce:
Jello Vanilla Instant Pudding Mix
milk
hot pink food coloring
Directions:
after mixing the dough, roll it out on a floured surface
use a cooke cutter to cut dough into squares
fry in hot oil 380 degrees
until golden brown on both sides
mix together pudding mix, milk and a few drops of food coloring
serve and let the man-catchin begin!
One of my best friends, Noelle, just relocated to Nice, France for a few months in search of love. So, I dedicate this recipe to her….. let the man-catchin begin!
delicious
My kids gobbled down half the batch of beignets while they were still hot. While you enjoy your Man-Catchin Beignets, (be sure to save some for your man), you can watch the Disney movie clip that inspired the recipe.
Valentine’s Day shares the month of February with American Heart Awareness Month. Although chocolate would be divine this Valentine’s Day, what tasty treat could we give that combines aesthetic sweetness with being heart-healthy?
How about something containing heart-healthy ingredients like flaxseed, almonds and cinnamon? Something like, let’s say- homemade granola! I’ll call this recipe, “I Heart Homemade Granola”, and instead of giving candy for Valentine treats this year, I’m giving a little “heart” instead.
I Heart Homemade Granola Recipe
Ingredients:
I Heart Homemade Granola Ingredients
5 cups rolled oats
1/2 cup flaxseed
2 cups sliced almonds
1 cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cups vegetable oil
1 cup honey
1/2 cup apple juice
2 cups dried cranberries
Directions:
mix together oats, flaxseed, almonds, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt
in another bowl mix together oil, honey and apple juice
pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients and mix well
Preheat oven to 300 degrees
spread mixture out onto parchment paper-lined baking sheet
bake for 40 minutes
add cranberries and let cool
mix together dry and wet ingredients
bake at 300 degrees for 40 minutes
my supplies: heart papercraft from Reflection, scrapbook paper, ribbon all from Michaels
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