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Chicken francaise on Epicurious
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/108667
double the sauce
Serve with rice pilaf which freezes well

Meatloaf and mashed potatoes
Creamy chicken enchiladas - you don't have to make them spicy
Eggplant rollatini
Hamburgers - reheat in microwave on 70 % power at 30 second intervals
Chicken, beef and shrimp skewers
Sloppy joes
A big batch of meatballs and marinara sauce for sub sandwiches

Congratualtions! Enjoy that new baby!!!

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Mashed cauliflower is a favorite around our house. I can't seem to make enough of it. The 50/50 mixture of cauliflower and potato sounds interesting. I may have to give that a try.

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I'd make my deep dish, double crust cheese and sausage pizza. I like simple pizzas - none of the fancy ones for me. A $200 pizza is unamerican. Pizza is supposed be cheap and good.

My new cookie invention:

The Shadow

named after one of my dogs who is the same color as the cookie.

1 1/2 sticks butter
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup peanut butter
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 extra large eggs
1 3/4 cup flour
1/2 cup cocoa
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup chocolate chips
1/2 cup chopped honey roasted peanuts
extra chopped honey roasted peanuts

Mix together butter, sugars, peanut butter, and vanilla and beat until light and creamy. Add eggs and mix well. Add flour, cocoa, and salt. Mix to just combine. Mix in chocolate chips and peanuts. Drop by heaping tablespoonful on parchment lined baking sheets. Top with some of the extra chopped peanuts. Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 10 - 11 minutes. Slighlty undercook for best results. Cool slightly on pan then remove.

Here is a stovetop version -

http://dinnersforayear.blogspot.com/search?q=55

1) Soup - specifically, Arroz Caldo. I get requests even when it's 95 degrees w/ insane humidity outside.

2) Salsa, asian style (I add lime juice, fish sauce and the tiniest bit of sesame oil. Don't knock it till you try it!)

3) Shrimp Salad (I cook whole shrimp in a pot chockful of garlic, green onion, celery, bits of whatever vegies are sitting in my fridge, lots of black peppercorn, and salt. After peeling, I throw the shells/head back into the broth to reduce. The dressing is nothing more than a good mayo, lime juice, sambal olek, green onions, celery and a few tsps of that concentrated shrimp broth.)

4) Anchovy pasta. Recipe courtesy of the NYTimes. I guess I'm the only one in the family willing to suffer through the smell of anchovies sauteeing.

I don't have a food processor or a blender right, now, so I've been making 'twice-baked cauliflower' instead (it's in the oven as I type!). lovelovelove cauliflower.

http://kalynskitchen.blogspot.com/2006/09/twice-baked-cauliflower-recipe.html

@bisbee......I'm right here! You want I should bring a box of jello? Where's the party?

Where is PerkyMac and her box of Jello??

Breads and making up dessert recipes on the fly. And preparing meals for large groups, such as church socials.