Monday: Comfort food. Sometimes a person just needs comfort food. Meatloaf is often a comfort food, or lasagna, or thick chili. Tonight it was tuna casserole. I know, a midwestern comfort food for sure, but it was definitely the right pick! It was so good. Aside from dropping my phone in the pre-cooked mix the whole thing went perfectly. It is my mom's recipe and she would say the secret to making it great is Johnny's Seafood seasoning.
Tuesday: My favorite minestrone recipe. The recipe comes from a Pasta and Rice cookbook that I love. I have really trimmed down my cookbook selection and this is one I insist on keeping. In fact I would keep it for this recipe alone. I love this recipe. And, unlike almost anything, I follow it to a T. If you would like the actual recipe I would be happy to share it. However, I will say, the key to making it work is the broth. For the broth you soak dried porcini mushrooms in hot water for 30 minutes. Then rinse and drain them (through a cheese cloth or very fine strainer) and the liquid is used for the broth. It makes for outstanding flavor.
Wednesday: I am so glad that I made a big pot of minestrone soup because it was just what everyone needed with being snowed in. Everyone forged the snow to get home and see all of the white. So we enjoyed left over soup and salad with warm biscuits.
Thursday: Lemon chicken, rice, and spinach. I baked the chicken in a dish with high sides so that it would cook well in the juices. Then I seasoned the chicken with typical chicken spices and then squeezed a lemon over the top. To cook I sliced lemon slices and laid them on top. It was very tasty!
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