Dishing it up

Here's what was on the menu at the Godale's this week.

Monday
Shrimp and Asparagus aglio e olio with whole wheat pasta
Village Salad (Blue Cheese, Olives, Grapes and Bacon)

Tuesday
Maple Ham
Baked Yams
California Medley Soup (with crackers)
Salad

California Medley Soup

• 1 head cauliflower
• 1/2 head broccoli
• 1/2 cup cut carrots
  
• salt to taste
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 4 cups vegetable broth
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 2 cups shredded white Cheddar cheese
• freshly ground black pepper

Cut cauliflower/ broccoli heads into florets. Chop carrots

Fill a large saucepan with water, salt the water lightly and bring water to a boil. Add 1/2 of the cauliflower florets, all broccoli and carrots to the boiling water; boil until tender. Drain well.
Melt butter in a 4 quart soup pot over a medium-low heat. Saute garlic in the butter. Pour in the vegetable stock and unboiled cauliflower florets. Bring the mixture to a boil; boil until cauliflower is tender.
Use an electric blender to blend the soup-garlic-cauliflower mixture until smooth (blend the mixture 2 cups at a time). [I just mashed it in the pot with a potato masher]Place the blended soup back in the 4 quart soup pot and heat over a medium-low heat. Pour milk into the pot and stir well. When the mixture is simmering, mix in the cooked florets and 1 1/2 cup of cheese. Stir until cheese melts and the soup has thickened. Serve hot, season with sprinkles of cheese and black pepper to taste.

Wednesday
Salmon Pinwheels (courtesy of the fish counter)
Twice Baked Potatoes (thanks to leftover garlic cheddar mashed potatoes)
Salad

Thursday
Fried Rice and Tofu
Salad (for Mark)

Easy and Cheap Fried Rice
Knorr Fried Rice package (1 dollar)
1/2 cup plain rice (about 25 cents worth)
2 Eggs (about 25 cents worth)
Tofu, Chicken, Pork or what ever you like best (2 dollars of tofu)
2 T butter or oil (approx. Add more if needed (about 12 cents)
Soy Sauce (about 25 cents worth)
Extra veggies (carrots, peas, bean sprouts, optional)

I start with a Knorr Packaged Fried Rice. To that I add extra rice and water and then cook. Once cooked, refrigerate. The brown up your meat or tofu (and extra veggies if you want them, the rice packet comes with carrots and peas). I use tofu and cook it with a little soy sauce. Set aside. Then scramble eggs. Set aside. Heat oil or butter (I like butter best) in a large skillet. Add rice mixture. Let parts of the rice get browned and a little crunchy in parts. Add eggs, meat/tofu/veggies and soy sauce. Continue cooking until you have it to desired consistency.

If you are adding it up, I feed the 4 of us this meal for under $4.50! And Chase and Ellis LOVE it.

Friday
Marinated pork chops (Soy sauce and orange juice)
Brown Rice Pilaf
Broccoli with cheese sauce
Salad