That looks beautiful Mary!!
Nice Dinner JoeVNancy, I'll be right over to pick up any leftovers. That meal is comfort food at its finest.
I had another day off, so DW was the beneficiary of my afternoon labor of love for dinner. I made fresh fettuccine topped with homemade Alfredo sauce, pan seared chicken breast and broccoli. No room for dessert of a raspberry jello mold with mandarin oranges. We'll use it this weekend when company comes over.
Oh well, some experiments are better than others....the sausage was very good. In Mexico, Johnsonville smoked sausage is sold with jalapenos and cheese inside. Very good stuff. And the watermelon was pretty good, too. So it wasn't a totally misfit meal, but close. (Now, what am I going to do with the leftover salad? The dogs didn't even care for it, probably because of the corn.)
mhend...
I think he appreciates the effort. 
Oh My Goodness... That's so funny! Well really a pain in the butt actually!Thanks, Jimmy. I have to do alot of that type of cooking too. DH doesn't like onions or tomatoes or crunchy vegetables. I love them. Everything has to be cooked down to nothing. He doesn't complain if I have chunks of onion or tomato in a dish but he'll pick out every little piece. I usually just cook it how he likes it. I'd rather do that than watch him pick through his meal.
I just may have to try this idea. We do not like salmon but maybe this way we would eat it and get the good health benefits. Great idea!
And my mother used to say "it all ends up in the same place anyway." LOL Gotta love our moms. I probably tried a few of those sayings on my kids too when they were growing up.
Oh that looks so pretty and I'll bet it was delicious!
Everything looks really good Jimmy. I will sometimes make mac and cheese your way, too. Nothing but pasta and cheese and a splash of milk.For Breakfast... DW made a nice Shakshooka..
Ummmmm! simple, but tasty..fried onions / tomato / eggs ...and a little spices..
She could eat it every day / anytime, and never get sick from that.
I made for GD after school...her favorite. Now Known as "Papa's More Cheese mac & cheese!"
Instead of using elbow shape macaroni...I use shells.
They act as little spoons to hold the cheese melt.
When DW makes it...she makes a cheese sauce first with a little milk and the cheese. When the noodles sit..they get cold. then when the sauce is done..she throws the shells in the hot sauce, and that is where the macaroni is only coated with the cheese on the outside. My Theory Anyway>
I drain the macaroni...add it back to the hot pot...cover the entire with cheese slices to cover completely, and lid it and wait for the cheese to tease the the inside of the shells. ... A couple stir's with a spatula, and it all melts in. I never rinse off the macaroni or add butter or oil. That makes the cheese slide right off.
That's too bad about the new recipe, Karen. You win some and you lose some. But it just might make a great soup!Oh Mary, that looks so good! And the picture is terrific. JoeV - your fettucine looks marvelous, and the sweet words for your good wife, even better.
Our dinner was OK, but the new salad recipe was a bit of a disappointment. Neither of us liked it that much...it called for cubed mozzarella, which didn't seem to fit with the rest of the tastes, and the dressing recipe called for 2 TBS of fresh thyme. I only used 1 TBS, mainly because I grew weary of stripping those tiny thyme leaves off the stems! As we were eating it (not very enthusiastically), I mused that it might be better with a different dressing, and Jerry remarked that it might be better as a SOUP. He was absolutely right - all the ingredients for a good corn chowder!!
I tried to load pics, but failed in three attempts...maybe the server here is just too busy. The salad IS pretty, though, so I may try again later.
I have a husband just like this.Thanks, Jimmy. I have to do alot of that type of cooking too. DH doesn't like onions or tomatoes or crunchy vegetables. I love them. Everything has to be cooked down to nothing. He doesn't complain if I have chunks of onion or tomato in a dish but he'll pick out every little piece. I usually just cook it how he likes it. I'd rather do that than watch him pick through his meal.
Your kids are way pickier than mine, and I thought mine were bad.
