Aloha Chicken Kebabs with Sweet Potato, Mozzarella Sticks with Cauliflower and Ketchup with Carrots

Tonight I cooked from the book of Jessica Seinfeld called Deceptively Delicious in an attempt to sneak some veggies into my son's stomach. The story that unfolded at our dinner table was a good news, bad news one ... I will start with the good. 

My son ate more Chicken Kebabs than I and declared that they were his most favourite ever and wants them for lunch tomorrow (there was left overs) That made me happy because they had sweet potatoes and pineapple on them so he got one veggie... Now here comes the bad... 

They were SO labour intensive! I must admit they were awesome, so worth the effort, but I would not dream of making these on a weeknight or for company. The Mozzarella Sticks with Cauliflower were a colossal FAIL! They started out great, until I cooked them, then they turned into little piles of hot mess. My son took one bite and said - YUCK! :( As for the "Ketchup" with Carrots - Even if you had no idea what ketchup was, you would know that this was not it. It turned out to basically be a dish of tomato paste with a hint of spice.

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Caesar Chicken Fingers with Carrot Fries and Honey Mustard Dipping Sauce

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Welcome to Day 3 of "Magazine Meal Plan Week" as well as my "What's Cooking Wednesday Meal" . Although this meal sounds WONDERFUL on paper and even looks delicious, in reality it was just decent. The "Fries" were not crispy at all - they were super wimpy, but they DID taste good and I LOVE that they are Carrots. The Chicken was good, but the breading fell off easily due to the Caesar Dressing underneath. The Dip was yummy and I think I'll use that recipe any time I need a good Honey Mustard Sauce. So overall not a huge failure, but also not a huge success.

Today I did a fun Autumn craft with my son. I got the idea from Sugar and Shimmer. This lady is truly a craft/baking whiz, you should check her out. And although the craft was a big trial for my patience, my 33 month old and I had fun and I think it turned out pretty cool and now it rests on my door.

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Meatloaf

Well, I went and forgot to take a photo! With the chaos of the boys and Grandma coming over, I just forgot - good thing we all know what meatloaf looks like.

Like hamburgers, I do not usually follow a recipe for meatloaf, I usually add egg, bread crumbs, Worcestershire sauce, feta cheese, and spices. Sometimes I mix it up and add other types of cheeses, or crushed up crackers. I always make my sauce from scratch; just like my Mama. 3 parts ketchup, 1 part molasses, a "punch" of brown sugar, chili powder, garlic powder, mustard powder, dried rosemary, and pepper. Mix it all together and give it a taste - tweak as needed.

Tonight's meal with the baby potatoes and creamed corn went over well and Grandma took home the leftovers (that's a good sign!) This is a staple "feel good" meal in our home ~ so you will see this again and maybe next time you will REALLY see it! :-)

Meal Plan ~ Week 34 - 2010

Jamacian Jerk Chicken with Tropical Fruit Salsa

Yes, this was absolutely PERFECT! The aroma in the kitchen while the Chicken was baking was phenomenal! My son gobbled it up too (with BBQ sauce of course) but it is so hard to get him to eat meat, so I was fine with the Chicken being drowned in sauce.  The Tropical Fruit Salsa was a perfect compliment to the meat and the Basmati Rice. I didn't have any red peppers, so the colour is a little lacking, but it tasted terrific even without them. 

I recommend this meal to anyone, definitely worth all the work.

Jerk Chicken with Tropical Fruit Salsa

So today my son asked to bake cookies, so I said "Sure!" but then half way through me gathering the ingredients, he said that he didn't want any, but just wanted to eat the chocolate chips on their own... well can't have that so I put everything away. But it put me in the mood to bake so I thought I'd whip up a batch of Coconut Macaroons, well halfway through mixing the ingredients, I found that I didn't have enough Coconut! So I subbed in a bag of Skor Toffee Bits and crossed my fingers... HOLY COW they are AMAZING!! So here is my recipe: 

Coconut Toffee Macaroons

Veggie Burgs & Carrot/Cabbage Stirfry Review

Overall the meal was a big hit - this is one that we have had before and will have again for sure! Fast, Easy and it has it all! :-)

Preschooler Meal: It was all out of a package (Fish Sticks, Corn, Sweet Potato Fries) except the tar tar sauce. He gobbled it all up no prob! :-) 

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