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Friday, October 9, 2009

Black eyed Peas - Kid friendly

I have been searching to find bean recipes that my children will eat. I have been trying to up our fiber intake by adding beans to each meal. These were awesome. I thought I hated Black eyed peas, but these were awesome!

Gingered Black eyed peas

2 cups dried Black eyed peas rinsed and drained
1/2 cup onion chopped
2 strips of bacon chopped
1 tsp deli mustard
1 TBL molasses
3/4 cup honey
tsp powdered ginger
salt and pepper to taste

  1. Put beans in a pot and cover with water. I think I used close to 3 cups of water.
  2. Add all the other ingredients, cover and simmer about an hour, adding water if you need to during the cooking process.

Monday, August 24, 2009

Narnia Dinner: The Beaver Family dinner Luby's Whitefish and potatoes

We have been studying Narnia, so we decided to change our plans for dinner and have a Beaver Dinner instead. We decided to have scalloped potatoes and Luby's Baked Whitefish. Don't let the baked part fool you, this in decidedly NOT healthy, underneath a huge slather of mayo hides a bit of fish. Yumtastic, but it doesn't qualify as "healthy", or even "healthy-ish".

Luby's Baked Fish

Ingredients

  • 8 Skinless fish fillets
  • 1/2 c flour
  • 1/2 cup Parmesean
  • 3 1/2 c mayo (up to 4)
  • lemon pepper seasoning
  • Dried parsley flakes
  • Water
Instructions
Coat fish with flour and shake off excess. Lay in dish without overlapping fish. combine the rest of the ingredients. Spread mayo mix on top of fish. add 1/8" water to dish to keep fish moist. Bake on 350 for approx 20 min or until you can flake fish with fork.

Scalloped Potatoes

Ingredients:

  • 4 cups thinly sliced potatoes, about 6 to 8 medium potatoes
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon pepper
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 2 cups scalded milk
  • 1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese

Preparation:

In a buttered 2-quart baking dish, place a layer of about 1/3 of the potatoes. In a cup or small bowl, combine flour with salt and pepper. Sprinkle about half of the flour mixture over the potatoes; repeat with another layer of potatoes and the flour mixture and top with remaining potato slices. Dot with butter then pour hot milk over potatoes. Cover and bake at 375° for 45 minutes. Uncover; sprinkle cheese over the top. Return to the oven and bake, uncovered, for an additional 15 minutes, or until scalloped potatoes are tender and cheese has melted. Scalloped potatoes serves 6 to 8.