Tomatillo Salsa

from here

Adapted from Simply Recipes

Ingredients

• 1 ½ lbs tomatillos (they look like little green tomatoes with husks around them)
• ½ cup white onion
• ¾ cup cilantro leaves
• 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
• 1 jalapeno or serrano pepper, seeded and roughly chopped

Directions

1. Preheat broiler on high.
2. Peel and discard husks off tomatillos. Rinse and cut tomatillos in half. Place cut side down on foil or parchment lined baking sheet. Broil for 5 – 7 minutes until skin is lightly blackened.
3. Puree tomatillos and rest of ingredients together including onion, cilantro, lime, and pepper using a food processor, blender, or hand immersion blender until ingredients are finely chopped and mixed.
4. Cool in refrigerator until ready to serve.

Chewy Chocolate Cookies

• 1 ¼ cups butter or 1 ¼ cups margarine , softened
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• ¾ cup cocoa
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 2 cups peanut butter chips (12 oz. pkg.) or 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips (12 oz. pkg.)

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 350°.
2. In large mixer bowl; cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
3. Add eggs and vanilla; beat well.
4. Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; gradually blend into creamed mixture. Stir in peanut butter or chocolate chips.
5. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 8-9 minutes. (Do not overbake; cookies will be soft. They will puff while baking and flatten while cooling.).
6. Cool slightly; remove from cookie sheet onto wire rack. Cool completely.

We added frosting and made them oreo style! Yum

Read more: http://www.food.com/recipe/chewy-chocolate-cookies-5049#ixzz1lMBBbnHk

Chicken Parmesan Casserole

Here is a link to the original recipe

As it was a video tutorial, I'll just write out the recipe here.

Coat the bottom of a casserole dish with Olive Oil, then some garlic and crushed red pepper. I went heavy on the red pepper and it had some heat. Lay chicken breasts on the oil mixture and cover with Spaghetti sauce. Top with mozzarella cheese and parmesan cheese lightly, then cover with Garlic croutons, then more mozzarella and parm. Bake at 350 for 35minutes to an hour. Mine took approx 45 minutes. I kept it covered until the last 15 minutes or so. This was so good!

Menu- Week of 1/29-2/4

Sunday- Chicken Parmesan Casserole & Salad
Monday- Chili dogs & tater tots & apple slices
Tuesday- Chicken Cesar Salads
Wednesday- Sausage/Potatoes/Onions & Orange slices
Thursday- Spaghetti & Salad & birthday cake for the birthday girl!
Friday- Turkey, Stuffing, Potatoes, Green bean casserole, Rolls (the works)
Saturday- Turkey sandwiches for lunch, Pesto Pasta for dinner, with veggie tray

Menu- Week of 1/22-28

Sunday- Steak & Baked Potatoes
Monday- Waffles & Sausage with strawberries & banana's
Tuesday- Fried potatoes & onions with sausage
Wednesday- Tuna Casserole
Thursday- Pizza Rolls & Cinnamon rolls for dessert (with crecent rolls)
Friday- Spaghetti
Saturday- Fajitas - Chicken & Steak

Menu - week of 1/15- 1/21

Sunday- Dinner @ mom's house
Monday- Mexican chicken- (didn't end up making last week)- was ok, didn't love/didn't hate
Tuesday- Baked chicken- bacon alfredo
Wednesday- Sub sandwiches & chips
Thursday- home made pizza
Friday- Sweet and sour Meatballs & rice
Saturday- Datenight

Sausage Tomato Pasta

From See Jane in the Kitchen

1 package penne, cooked according to package
1 pound mild italian sausage
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1 large can diced tomatoes with italian seasonings
1/2 onion, chopped
2 TBS olive oil
1 clove garlic, minced

1 cup shredded parmesan cheese
italian seasoning

Cook onion, sausage, and garlic with olive oil. Drain fat. Add heavy cream and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add can of tomatoes and italian seasoning to taste. Sprinkle with parmesan cheese, heat and toss with pasta.