What's for Dinner ~ Wednesday April 10th

[Lucinda]

?

[livetohike]

1. Chile relleno, refried beans and avocado/tomato salad n/t

[Glassunion]

3. You inspired me to have avocado salad as well.

Enjoy!

[cbayer]

14. Baked or fried? I think I may have asked you this before.

I love chili relleno, but have never made them at home. I like the ones with a bit of a crispy crust. Sometimes they are just to eggy, and I don't like that at all.

[livetohike]

20. Here is the recipe, but it's just chilis, not battered and fried like traditional

I have been on a low fat "diet" for over a decade and am used to using the low fat/fat free substitutes. This makes four large pieces from an 8x8" baking dish.

7 oz can of whole chilis
1 cup of Mexican blend cheese
1/4 cup egg subsitute
4 oz. of evaporated skim milk
1/4 cup regular skim milk
1 T. of flour
salt and pepper to taste
4 oz. tomato sauce

Preheat oven to 350 F. Split the whole chilies vertically to open up flat. Layer half of them on the bottom of an oiled 8x8" baking dish. Cover this layer with half of the cheese. Beat together the egg substitute, evap. milk, regular milk, flour and salt and pepper. Pour over the chili/cheese layer. Bake for 25 minutes.

Remove from oven and spread the tomato sauce over the top. Bake for 10 minutes, then sprinkle the remaining cheese over this and bake for an additional 5 minutes.

I cut this into 4 large pieces. My husband is a big eater. One piece was enough for me and he ate the rest! You can double this recipe and it fits a 9x13" dish.

[Glassunion]

2. Bacon wrapped, panko crusted tofu

With a spicy sweet sauce, and an avocado salad.

[HappyMe]

4. Chicken pot pie.

[greatauntoftriplets]

5. Spaghetti.

And green beans.

[cbayer]

6. Baked potatoes

I've got some blue cheese dressing and salami to put on it, but not much else.

And I have a can of tomato soup - that should be good with it.

Leaving for the mainland tomorrow!

[pinto]

10. Good sailing! It was warm up here today and the wind died down. Hope you get that for the trip.

[cbayer]

11. Funny you should say that. We hope for wind when we are sailing, and after

these last few days of wild winds, looks like it might be dead calm tomorrow.

[pinto]

15. Hadn't thought of that...here's to a steady wind for your sail.

[cbayer]

16. We go a lot faster under sail, plus we don't use any fuel.

Fair winds and following seas are what I hope for.

That and no mechanical failures, lol.

[Alenne]

7. Bif's tilapia veracruzana

It was delicious!

[pinto]

9. Thanks for the reminder, I want to try that. Tomorrow is shopping day, tilapia's on the list.

[Alenne]

17. You're welcome. Enjoy nt

[pinto]

8. Hit 80 here today (yeah!). Had melon / black forest ham / swiss cheese plate. Strawberries & cream.

[cbayer]

12. Still eating the picnic food, I see.

[pinto]

13. Uh...yeah.

[shanti]

18. going veggie tonite

sliced tomatoes, sliced avocados, asparagus, and jamaican rice n peas. oh and strawberries for desert.

[grasswire]

19. been cooking tomorrow's lunch tonight

Tomorrow a cousin I haven't seen since we were teenagers is coming for the afternoon. Her late mother, my Aunt Dorothy, was largely my cooking inspiration years ago, so I have made a few of her favorite dishes for lunch.

An orange chiffon cake is in the oven right now. We'll have that with whipped cream and orange curd and some berries.

For lunch, croque monsieur. And a relish plate with crudites and various olives.

To start, small cups of spicy shrimp cocktail.

Gee, I wrote that menu backwards. Ha!