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Home-made macaroni and cheese with a tossed green salad.

Pasta primavera

Grilled chicken breast ~seasoned with rosemary & Mrs.Dash gralic & herb & a little spirnkle of Zartarins Cajun Seasoning.
Avocados mix with just a dab of mayo. Sweet pototes with brown sugar & a little pancake syrup.
A lite salad with precooked bacon & slice roast beef lunchmeat, sprinkled with shredded chesse & a few cherry tomatos w/ dressing.
A Dinner roll.

Pasta with tomato, bacon and onion from America's Test Kitchen.

Spaghetti tossed w/ butter and fresh Parmiggiano Reggiano I'll occasionally take an extra few minutes and add sauteed mushrooms.

quiche or fritatta -- fast and flexible

Steak Tartare: 1 pound of cubed sirloin buzzed in the food processor, blended with minced onion, worcestershire, soy, and Tabasco sauces, 4 super-fresh egg yolks, minced parsley, a little olive oil, a good squeeze of lemon, and salt and pepper. Spread on toasted and buttered pumpernickel, and you've got a fast and fantastic weeknight dish.

I love to make some turkey chili in the crockpot. Great for winter dinners. Thanks for the chance to win!

In the winter, it's usually a big plate of homemade spaghetti with sauce, served with garlic bread and a salad and in the summer, it's a big plate of chef salad, with fresh vegetables and hard cooked eggs and strips of ham or chicken. Thanks for having the contest!

Fettucini with shrimp, garlic bread and a nice salad.

I sometimes use the small individual loaves, then quarter the recipe.

Meatloaf in a Loaf
1 (8-oz) can tomato sauce
1-lb extra lean ground sirloin
1 small onion, diced ½ tsp crushed garlic
Salt & pepper to taste
1 round French bread loaf
Slice top off bread. Scoop out inner bread leaving approximately ½ inch in bottom of loaf. Reserve 2 cups of soft bread crumbs and mix with the tomato sauce. Mix ground meat, onion, garlic, salt and pepper well. Add bread crumb mixture and mix well. Stuff back in French bread loaf and add loaf top. Bake at 350 for 45-60 min.

grilled salmon and baked sweet potato