Special dinner for no special occasion???!


Question: Special dinner for no special occasion!?!?!?
I feel like cooking tomorrow for no special reason I just do!. I never cook!.Basically I know what a stove is and what a fridge is but thats it!.Well I'm lying I've seen a toaster before well I want to cook but have no idea what to cook I have time to pick up any thing for any recipe (I think)!. So any suggestions!?!?!?!?

Jk!.!.I've cooked before!.!.!.

So yea help!.!.!.!.Thanks a bunch!.!.!.

PS!.!.!.!.Its for 3 ppl BUT I don't know and don't have the measuring stuff!.!.!.I eat plenty and like Mexican and Italian but willing to try anything easy to make and great to eat!.!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com


Answers:
Chicken enchillada's:

bake four chicken breasts with bone in, seasoned with chili powder, garlic powder, salt and pepper and cayanne if you like it, until fully cooked!.

meanwhile make the sauce:

four cans of cream of chicken soup

a pound of strong cheddar- just buy a pound package

one pint of sour cream

2 cans of jalepeno peppers,( not pickled if you can find them) one can if you aren't used to hot food

Heat until cheese melts

When chicken is done, remove it from the bones and chop into large bite size peices

fill flour tortilla's with chicken and sprinkle a few black olives (chopped) on the chicken and roll up

put some of the soup mixture in a baking dish and lay the enchillada's in the baking dish

cover them with more soup mixture and a little more shredded cheese and bake at 350' for about 30 minutes or until it is bubbling hot

serve them with more sauce on top

If you have left over sauce, cook some broccolli and put it in the sauce to make a great soup the next day!.
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An easy Mexican style lasagna!. Layer layers of corn tortilla with cooked Mexican chorizo sausage and A Mexican tomato sauce!. Top with mozzarella or Monterey Jack and bake until heated through!.
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Cook some spaghetti or linguini!. Once cooked, put in a wok and cover with oil and chuck in some chopped up garlic and chorizo sausage or peperami!.

Quick and easy
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buy the frozen ravioli and boil them off!. Heat up some sauce and presto!. Thats Italian in like 12 minutes
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Bruschetta
INGREDIENTS:
Bread, ideally freshly sliced
Garlic
Extravirgin Olive oil
Salt
Beans or tomatoes (optional)
Hot coals, if possible--but toaster works!
PREPARATION:
You will need 4 six-inch wide slices of Tuscan bread!. Toast them, over the coals if possible (though a toaster will work fine if need be) gently rub them with a cut clove of garlic (you don’t want to overwhelm the oil), then drizzle them with good olive oil!.

Season with salt and pepper to taste, cut the slices in half, and serve

There are lots of variations to bruschetta!.
One of the tastiest:
After rubbing the slices with the garlic, rub them with a very ripe cut tomato as well (or spread a thin layer of chopped tomatoes seasoned with basil, salt & pepper over the slices)!. Then sprinkle with olive oil and season!. In addition to being a fine appetizer, this is a traditional merenda, or afternoon snack!.
And another:
Boil cannellini (white) beans, use a slotted spoon to spoon them over the toasted bread, season the bruschetta with olive oil, salt, and pepper, and serve!. In my experience, people ask for seconds and thirds of this variation
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Beef Tinga!.

You cook flank steak then shred it!. Saute some sliced onions-about 2 onions!. Roast tomatoes and chipotles-the ones in the can with sauce adobo are good!. Optional is to add cooked chorizo-mexican chorizo!. Once the onions are cooked, add the beef, the chorizo and the blended tomato and chipotle mixture!. Add salt and pepper and its good to go!. Its a great recipe!. --you could fill up quesadillas with it and many other waysWww@FoodAQ@Com

That's such a wide open question!!! What types of foods do your 2 guests enjoy!? Sometimes something as easy as bbq chicken (broiled or grilled) with fettucini alfredo and a nice salad along with garlic bread seems special!. Or hot dogs and hamburgers with homemade hashbrowns and deviled eggs!. Or steaks and baked potatoes with fresh green beans!. Or pork chops with buttered noodles and broccoli!.

Even if it doesn't take long or fancy ingredients, if it's made well then it's special!. Sometimes, just making a salad that you haven't had in awhile as a side dish can make a meal seem special!. Like cucumbers in sour cream or spinach salad or use romaine lettuce!. You get the idea!

Enjoy your special no-occasion dinner tomorrow! And don't forget a sweet dessert for a treat!Www@FoodAQ@Com

long roasted lamb with herbs it takes 2hrs in oven make mash potatos,roast potatos,stuffing and buttery carrots!. and for dessert apple pie and custard!mmmmmmm
hope it helps
injoy xxxxxx laurza60Www@FoodAQ@Com

For a special dinner I usually make steak either broiled or on the grill!. I would recommend buying the best cut you can afford and take care not to overcook it!. Marinate it for about an hour (maybe find a bottled sauce that sounds good to you - or even just Italian dressing)!. Make bernaise sauce for the side (you can find an instant/packet version in the spices section that is really good!) and saute some sliced mushrooms to top it off with too!.

Side dishes are easy - loaded baked potatoes (butter, sour cream, cheddar cheese and bacon bits)!. Make a Greek salad out of green leaf lettuce, whole black olives, crumbled feta cheese and toss it with balsamic vinegar and olive oil!. Buy some fresh crusty bakery bread to go with!.

For dessert make it simple with something from your local bakery section!. Keep it light though, because this dinner is really filling - maybe get some raspberry sorbet in the freezer section and serve it on top of sliced fresh peaches!.

Gosh, I wish I had this all in front of me right now! What time's dinner - can I come over!? We're just having hot dogs!Www@FoodAQ@Com

Favorite E-Z recipes you might want to try!.
Good Luck & enjoy!.

COLA CHICKEN
(And more variations of recipe)
(My personal favorites…!.using this recipe
are the ‘wings & ribs…!.ummm good!)

4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts
1 cup catsup
1 12oz!. can cola (pepsi, coke, etc!.)

Put chicken in a non-stick pan!.
Mix together catsup and cola, pour over chicken!.
Bring to a boil!. Cover, reduce heat and cook 45 minutes!.
(turning chicken a few times, while cooking!.!.!.to prevent from sticking to pan)
Uncover, turn up the heat and continue to cook until the sauce
becomes thick and adheres to the chicken!.
It turns into the most incredible BBQ sauce!. Yummmm!

You can double the recipe and use more pieces of
chicken!.!.!.!.wings!.!.!.would be ideal!.!.!.add some hot sauce!.!.!.!.presto "Hot Wings"!

I have used Ribs, just as good!.

I tried this recipe with 'meatballs'!.!.!.!.was equally
as good!.!.!.served over rice!.

I found another variation!.!.!.!.!.omit the catsup and add a small jar of Salsa (any variety)!.
I have tried using Salsa (omitting the catsup!.!.!.!.not)!.
You'd think a recipe with only '3' ingredients couldn't be messed up!.!.!.!.wouldn't you!?!?
Well!.!.!.while I was preparing to fix the 'Cola Chicken' recipe
using Salsa!.!.!.!.!.I was also trying to carry on a conversation with my
husband!.!.!.(just proves!.!.!.I can't do two things at once)!.!.!.!.mixed Salsa & Catsup (before I realized I was supposed to leave out the catsup) & Cola!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.still turned out really tasty (to me)!.!.!.might be a little sweeter than some of you like!.

I fixed chicken wings, (using the above recipe)
but!.!.!.I added the spices from a MILD (I don't care for "HOT") Buffalo Wings packet!.!.!.(the kind you get to bake in the oven)!.!.!.!.!.I thought it was really good!.!.!.!.!.(but you/I can't find a 'bad' way to fix chicken)!.

Finally!.!.!.!.!! I fixed the 'SALSA' chicken!.!.!.!.!.!.that's good , too!.

Another (bright)idea!.!.!.!.!.I thought of trying!.!.!.!.!.!.replace the
catsup with a bottle of Shrimp Cocktail Sauce!.!.!.and add a bag of (pop corn) shrimp!.!.!.!.!.!
Fixed the shrimp with cocktail sauce!.!.!.!.!.!.eh!.!.!.wasn't all that
great!.!.!.was OK!.!.!.probably won't be fixing it again!.

also tried beef stew cuts!.!.!.!.!.!.that was pretty good!.!.!.!.!.I can see
myself making this again!.
Served both over rice!.!.!.!.!.think the stew cuts would have been just as
good over noodles!.

Try little cocktail wieners/sausages…for appetizers!.



CRUNCHY ONION CHICKEN

1 1/3 cups French’s Original French Fried Onions
4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
1 egg, beaten

LIGHTLY CRUSH:

Onions in a plastic bag!.

DIP:
Chicken in egg

COVER:
With onion crumbs, press firmly to adhere to chicken!.

BAKE:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees!.
Place chicken on lightly greased baking pan!.
Sprinkle with additional onion crumbs, if desired!.
Bake for 20 minutes or until no longer pink in center!.


Mushroom Chicken

4 boneless/skinless chicken breast (or any pieces you like)
1 can cream of mushroom soup!.
1 can water

Place chicken in crock pot (or sauce pan for stove top cooking)
mix soup & 1 can of water together
pour over chicken
cook on medium heat until boiling then reduce heat and cook until chicken is really tender & falling apart!.

Serve over noodles or rice or dressing!.!.!.!.or!?!?!?

POT ROAST
Your choice of beef (to fit crock-pot)
1 pkg!. dry Ranch dressing mix
1 pkg!. dry Italian dressing mix
1 pkg!. dry Brown Gravy mix
1 cup water
Put beef in pot!.
Mix together all the dry mixes…!.then add water …pour over meat and cover & cook on high 4-6 hours!.
Until meat is tender!.
The first time I mad it I didn’t have the Italian Dressing mix…!.so I added a pkg!. of Onion Soup Mix…!.I have to say I liked that better!.
If you use more water you might want to add more Brown Gravy mix…!.to make a thicker sauce!. Was gonna add
potatoes and carrots…but never got around to it!.


OLD SETTLER’S BEANS
INGREDIENTS:
1/2 lb!. ground beef1/2 lb!. bacon
1 chopped onion
Brown in skillet and drain excess grease!.

ADD:
16 oz!. can Red Kidney Beans (drained)
24 oz!. can Pork & Beans (drained)
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup dark brown sugar
1/4 cup Catsup
2 TBLS!. Molasses
1/2 tsp!. dry mustard

Mix Thoroughly !
Cook in a crock pot until!.!.!.hot!.!.!.hot!.!.!.hot!


Kreamy Kool-Aid Pie

1-(6 g) package un sweetened Kool-Aid powdered drink mix
1-(14 oz!.)can sweetened condensed milk
1-(8 oz)container Cool Whip frozen whipped topping, thawed!.
1-(9 inch) Graham Cracker Pie Crust (or Cookie crust)
Cool Whip for top (optional)

1!. In a medium bowl mix Kool-Aid and condensed milk, thoroughly!.
2!. Fold in Cool Whip!.
4!. If desired, spread more Cool Whip on top!.
5!. Chill for a minimum of 4 hours!.

I’ve used: Strawberry…Cherry…Lemon-lime (Key-Lime Pie)…!.Lemonade (Lemon Pie…might add some yellow food coloring for a more lemony look!.)


E-Z Cake Recipes
NO EGGS, NO OIL, NO WATER !.!.!.!.!.!.!.JUST 1 12oz!. SODA AND Cake MIX!.

CHOCOLATE CAKE MIX!.!.!.!.!.!.!.CHERRY SODA (BLACK FOREST)
ORANGE CAKE MIX…!.ORANGE SODA
PINEAPPLE MIX…!.PINEAPPLE SODA
SPICE MIX…!.!.ROOT BEER SODA ETC

POUR CAKE MIX IN BOWL
ADD SODA USE LOAF CAKE PAN
BAKE 350 DEGREES AS BOX SAYS!.
(P!.S!.PREPARE PAN WITH SPRAY)
Your choice of frostings or use cool whip!.



ROBERT REDFORD DESSERT

INGREDIENTS & INSTRUCTIONS FOR BOTTOM LAYER:
Melt 1 stick butter
Add 1/2 cup nuts and 1 cup flour!.

Press into bottom of lightly greased 9 x 13 baking pan!. Bake 20 minutes at 350 degrees!.

MIDDLE LAYER:
Blend together 1 8oz!. package cream cheese and 1 cup sugar!. Fold in 1/2 small tub Cool Whip!. Mix well!.

TOP LAYER:
Mix together until mixture begins to thicken:
1 large package vanilla instant pudding & 1 large package instant chocolate pudding with 3 cups milk!.

Spread on middle layer and chill to set!. Spread remaining cool whip on top & garnish with nuts & grated chocolate if desired!.


DIRT PUDDING

INGREDIENTS:
1 pound bag of Oreo’s
1 large box of instant vanilla pudding
1 small container of Cool Whip
1 Tablespoon powdered sugar

INSTRUCTIONS:
1!.) Crush 3/4 bag of Oreo’s and spread in 9 x 13 baking dish!.
2!.) Make pudding as directed on package!.
3!.) Add Cool Whip & sugar, spread over crushed Oreo’s!.
4!.) Crush remaining Oreo’s and sprinkle on top of pudding mixture!. Refrigerate!.


Banana Pudding

I usually double the recipe!.!.!.!.never any left-overs!.

Ingredients:
Bananas
Use instant Banana pudding or vanilla pudding fix by directions on box!.
Cool Whip!.!.!.add to pudding mix thoroughly!.
Vanilla wafers
Toasted coconut!.

Line serving dish with a layer of vanilla wafers (a row up the sides of dish, also!.)
Add a layer of sliced of bananas
Gently cover with a layer of 1/2 pudding mixture!.
Make a second layer of wafers, bananas & pudding!.

Top with some toasted coconut and/or crushed vanilla wafers!.



Mock Ice Cream Sandwiches

2 whole graham crackers
Cool Whip

Spread a thin layer of Cool Whip on 1 whole cracker…!.top with remaining cracker…!.freeze!.

Make several at a time!.

Melt some chocolate and drizzle over top before freezing!.




If you like these recipes……

Find more quick – simple – E-Z – few ingredient…!.recipes…at E-Z Cookin’ group:

http://groups!.yahoo!.com/group/e-zcookin/!.!.!.

Lots of interesting ‘stuff’ in files & links…come join & check it out!.

Pat in Indiana…!.

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