What’s For Dinner Tonight?

Ever wondered what will you cook for the dinner everyday? It is really a complex question that arises in the mind of any lady be it working or a housewife. Cooking dinner every night can be quite difficult when you don't know what to cook actually or you are not ready with the required ingredients.

Offcourse for busy working moms it becomes quite hectic after a long day of work to figure out what to serve in dinner. Always eating outside food is not an easy thing to do. Looking for a restaurant where you can get food of your own choice and wherein reservations are available is at times a challenge. 

In my previous postings I have been posting dinner recipes out of which my favorite two are simple and easy dinner ideas for family wherein I had shared dinner ideas separately for two people and kids which was quite well appreciated by readers.

Another one is Crustless Simple Quiche Recipe that is a great dish to be served at dinner. It is made with unbaked pastry shells, different veggies e.g. spinach which is rich in vitamin K, C and B6.

This time also I have come up with such an easy dinner recipe which was loved by all in my family.

The name of this dinner recipe is Pan-Seared Salmon with Kale and Apple Salad served as dinner rolls with combination of apple, cheese, almonds and seasoned with pepper which adds a tangy taste to it.

Pan-Seared Salmon with Kale and Apple Salad Recipe

Total Time: 40 min Prep: 20 min Inactive: 10 min Cook: 10 min Yield: 4 servings Level: Easy

Ingredients:

·        4 whole wheat dinner rolls

·        Freshly ground black pepper

·        Four 5-ounce center-cut salmon fillets (about 1-inch thick)

·        3 tablespoons olive oil and fresh lemon juice

·        3 tablespoons toasted slivered almonds

·        Kosher salt

·        1 bunch kale, ribs removed, leaves very thinly sliced (about 6 cups)

·        1/4 cup dates, finely grated pecorino

·        1 Honeycrisp apple

Directions:

1. Firstly you will have to make sure salmon is brought to room temperature 10 minutes before    cooking it.
2. Simultaneously, take a large bowl and keep on whisking together 2 tablespoons of lemon   juice and olive oil with 1/4 teaspoon salt. Then add the kale, toss it to coat and let it stand there for about 10 minutes.
3. While the kale is kept on the stand, cut apple into the size of matchsticks and dates into thin slivers. Now add the apples, dates, cheese and almonds to the kale. Spice it with pepper, toss well and set aside.
4. Dash the salmon all over with 1/2 teaspoon salt and some pepper. In a large nonstick skillet over medium-low heat remaining oil. Raise the heat to medium-high. Keep the salmon, skin-side up in the pan. Cook it on one side for about 4 minutes till it turns golden brown. Make sure the fish is cooked well until it feels firm to the touch within 3 minutes it is done.
5. Finally divide the salmon, salad and rolls equally among four plates.

Source: Foodnetwork

This is itself a unique recipe which contains the nutrition of apple and kale salad with a crunchy, tangy and sweet taste in it.

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The types of dinner I like- Quick & Easy

Yes, it is true that dinners are very important meal and it’s the only meal which we eat with the family etc. I know and I am ready to accept everything however, it is also true that every evening we come back home tired and exhausted. No one wants to spend lots of time in the kitchen and grill themselves further

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Over a period of time, I am collecting some quick recipes which I have kept in my cupboard under the sticker of quick dinner ideas. Funny? No I guess it’s practical and today I will be sharing one recipe from this box only. I hope you will like this recipe as much as I do and enjoy it with your family.

The recipe which I am sharing with you today is- Bubble Pizza

Ingredients-

1. 2 cans of buttermilk biscuit
2. 1 jar of pizza sauce or you can also use homemade red sauce
3. 3 cups of Mozilla cheese
4. Pork and chicken topping (actually use any topping you like and is you are a vegetarian, use veggies)
5. Cooking spray for layerin

Method-

1. Pre-heat the oven to 400 degrees.
2. Cut the buttermilk biscuit into quarters. Take a big bowl and mix biscuits with pizza sauce, half Mozilla cheese, pork and chicken topping. Make sure that the biscuits are well covered with sauce.
3. Now, spray the oven try with cooking oil. Spread it well and transfer the biscuits in the tray. Top it up with Mozilla cheese.
4. Bake it for about 30-35 minutes or until the biscuits are not done. Do not peek before 25 minutes, it will kill the heating air of the oven.

You will see that this dish will become your family favorite. Most of my family members were skeptical in the beginning about this dish but they got the hang of it. Now, they specially demand this dish from me once a week and honestly I am very happy to oblige.

Personally, I feel that quacking for your loved one’s is important however spending time with them is more important. Hence, I always look for the recipes which are really easy to cook yet delicious to eat. If you also have such kind of recipes, do share them with me. I will feature them in my blog as well as try them at my home J.

Loads of love,

Sylvia

Simple and Easy Dinner Ideas For Family

From the moment we get up from the bed, we are in hurry. We are running to get to the office, we are running to get our lunches, we are standing in the grocery shop queue etc. Life is very draining from Monday to Friday. Still, there is one meal which we all take with our family and share our day with them. I look forward towards this meal every day.

My friends ask me about the recipes which they can cook for the dinner and I keep telling them that besides the recipes, you need to spend time with your loved ones. So my post is dedicated to all the women who regularly think of innovative family dinner ideas.

Dinner Ideas For Two:-

If you are planning a dinner just for two of you than consider the dishes which your partner likes. Give him the special treatment he deserves. You not necessarily have to go overboard with decorations and table spread but just a simple dinner for two of you will do the trick. You can create these dishes.

1. Thai salmon burgers- these burgers are so delicious that your partner will fall in love you with all over again. You can adjust the hotness of this burger as per your liking. You can even ask your partner to help you in kitchen, you two will have ample of quality time when the stuffing will be cooking in the oven. Click here to get the recipe.
2. Chocolate pudding- This is the one thing which can bring smile on anyone’s face. The recipe which I am going to share here is easy to cook and believe me, you partner will lick the sauce off his plate. Click here to get the recipe.

Dinner Ideas For Kids-

Dinner becomes very trick when you have a family because kids make those funny faces when you serve them healthy vegetables. You have to keep thinking of the ideas to serve them the vegetables. I have huge experience in feeding my kids with some green vegetables. You can cook these dishes if you are cooking for your kids.

1. Sloppy Joe Biscuit Cups - These cups look so cute that your kids automatically wants to eat them. I top these cups with some tomato ketchup, it adds some color to the dish as well as enhance the taste of the dish. You can create these cups in bulk as they are great for leftovers as well. Click here to get this recipe.
2. Oreo peanut butter pie- There is not even a single element which your kid would not love about this recipe. I use all the fat free versions of the ingredients for this recipe, you can pick the same too. I have served this recipe in my kids play date as well and every time it was a hit. Clickhere to get this recipe.

I hope you all will like the above given  dinner ideas. In my next post, I will share some more international cuisines which can be cooked at home very easily. I would love to hear what you feel about the above said dishes so kindly comment!

Stuffed Meatloaf Recipe with Spinach and Tomato

Meatloaf recipe for dinner is the perfect solution, kids are happy as well husband. Everyone love meatloaf. Whether you make it with chicken or beef you can never go wrong with this recipe. If you does then you definitely made some major flaws while making it.

A meatloaf will prepared with great precision and accurate measuring of ingredient. Anything in access can make the loaf very runny and gooey or if you don’t add moisture it becomes very dry and chewy. So while adding eggs, chicken stock you have to make sure it’s added under precision. Nevertheless, a meatloaf does need some practice and experience.

I remember I always seek for some secret tips and tricks from my grandmother, mother and aunts while making any authentic recipe. Meatloaf recipe is one of the traditional recipe that is prepared from centuries in many families. And it’s not even surprising that some on the ingredients and spices changes as the place changes and so does the flavors and taste too.

A classic meatloaf is prepared in plenty of ways whether you make a whole loaf in a baking tray or make mini loafs and for that matters meatloaf in cupcakes or bite-size are also commendable. But today I am sharing an interesting meatloaf recipe which you can also make in parties. Rather than making a classic meatloaf recipe make a nice stuffed one.

Stuffing could be of anything, like cheese, bell peppers, mushrooms, tomatoes, spinach or even any combination of assorted veggies and cheese. So when you have a bite of a meatloaf these ingredients give nice flavor and taste compared to a regular dish. I personally like the combination of spinach, tomatoes and cheese. It’s a perfect hidden spot to make your kid eat veggies. Try kale and chopped broccoli or peas etc. if your kid doesn’t like to eat vegetables.

Nevertheless, let’s start cooking this wonderful recipe –

Knorr’s Black Bean Salad

Beans salad is one of my favorite recipe, it’s healthy, rich in protein and amino acids. I mostly have Beans salad in lunch but if I feel lazy don’t want to cook beans salad is the easiest dinner recipe for that day.

Few days back I got a newsletter with some really interesting recipes in it. One I really liked was Black Beans Salad. It’s really easy and quick to make and nutritious too. From the recent researches it has shown that black beans provide special support for digestive tract health. It’s rich in protein, fiber and essential nutrients. In fact, unlike dietary sugar, which can move very quickly through the digestive tract and out of the digestive tract into the bloodstream, or dietary fat, which can move very slowly through the digestive tract and out of the digestive tract into the lymphatic system or bloodstream, both protein and fiber can move through the digestive tract at a moderate pace. So, including Black Beans into your diet can definitely help you. So let’s start cooking this amazing and easy recipe –

Make Your Valentine Day a Subtle but Filled with Love with these Recipes and Ideas

Keep Looking this space, for such Interesting Valentine's Dinner Ideas and Recipes. Make Your Valentine Special this Season with your special one. Happy Valentine (In advance)! :) :) :)

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY to ALL... FOR THE FULL STORY, Click Here.

When love is all around, all you need is presence of that special one in your life who makes it just astonishing each day. Who understands you, care about you, love you for what you are; that person never expects to change you completely into new person but accepts you the way you are. The person is with you at your ugly, fugly and even in your atrocious time. The person is with you at your health and sickness; is the one who is your true Valentine. 

That person could be your husband or wife, Your Parents, your partner or love and even your kids. Anyone who makes you feel like having unconditional love is your Valentine. 

Celebrate your Valentine with your loved ones, near ones and dear ones. Spread love and Stay blessed! 

"Love is Not Blind! It Sees More, not Less. 

But because it Sees More, it is Willing to See Less...!!" - Julins Gordon

Love
Sylvia 

Easy Dinner Recipe – Baked Artichoke Dip Recipe

At times serving finger food in dinner is quite an interesting twist for your family. They not just enjoy the food but it’s create that party mood or the game-day mood instantly. One of the simplest recipe to go for is dip and dippers. I personally enjoy plenty of dip recipes but for winters, it is always baked, creamy and hot dips I like more.

Baked artichoke dip recipe is one of my favorite recipe to go for. In fact, you can make this recipe even for parties and get together. Everyone just love this recipe made with artichokes, leek, cheese and creams. Yum!

It’s an irresistible appetizer loved by all. Serve it with tortilla chips, or with sliced soft and crusty baguette. It’s completely a win-win recipe for all. Another awesome recipe is Hot Spinach and Artichoke Dip in fact why don’t you try this amazing pizza recipe with this dip, it’s completely divine. Anyways let’s not waste any time further and start cooking.

Quick Lunch Ideas and Tips for Kid’s Lunch Box

As a parent the most difficult task is to make your kid eat healthy and nutritious even at the lunch time. When you pack lunch for your kids make sure you put everything healthy and tasty. One of the best thing is to add food with good taste, color and shape into your kid’s lunch box. When you put foods of different colors then your kid may get attracted same applies to the shape too. Different shapes like bunny or cute images attracts kids.

Buy some bright and colorful bento boxes for your kids and fill the sections with some interesting and quick lunch ideas and recipes. In today’s post I will share 5 quick and easy recipes that you can give to your kid in their lunch boxes. I will also share some tips and tricks to make lunch boxes more organized and fun for kids.

Christmas Special: Baked Chicken Recipe

Whenever Christmas is about to come, the only carol plays continuously in my mind is – “Silent night, holy night. All is calm, all is bright...” Calvin Coolidge once said - Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas. Absolutely True! Christmas is all about purity, goodness and happiness. However, it’s not just about your dinner parties or recipes. You can’t stay hungry in lunch, right? So, I am sharing a simple Christmas recipe that you can make on Christmas lunch and even in dinner if you want.

This is a simple chicken recipe that you can enjoy at any given day. Even in the early Christmas celebration. This recipe is one of the classic recipe that people make on Christmas. The flavors are delicious and this meal is a complete delight. When you will bake this chicken, your whole house will be aromatic and herby perfect way to welcome Christmas. Do you know? One of the best way to keep your house warm is using ovens for baking. Oven releases heat which keep your house automatically warm and while using oven you can make delicious stuffs like cakes, cookies, stuffed turkey and baked chicken.

So today’s post is dedicated to the classic baked chicken for the Christmas lunch. Note – this recipe is not an easy breezy easy it need constant attention so get ready and lets start baking this amazing recipe.

Easy Chicken Recipe: Coco-Cola Chicken Wings

One of my favorite chicken recipe is Coco-cola chicken or Sticky Chicken recipe. It’s simple yet an easy recipe. I got this recipe quite a long back and on weekdays I try to make such easy chicken recipes which saves time and efforts. Serve this with rice and some grilled vegetable, it taste just great.

Note: don’t use diet coke as it do not contain any sugar content in it. Use the classic Coca-Cola for this recipe.

This simple recipe is finger-licking tasty, the caramelized and simmering sauce makes this recipe really scrumptious. Kids simply love the tangy and sweet flavors of this recipe. This recipe is a classic Chinese recipe and got inspired from sweet and sour chicken recipe. Ideally this recipe is made with chicken wings or chicken pieces with bones, don’t use boneless chicken pieces for this recipe. I saw this recipe first time on Masterchef’s episode, although they baked the chicken pieces but I made them in a skillet pan and also made few changes to make this recipe in my style. Anyways let’s start cooking –

Dinner Recipe: Pepper Chicken with Lemon Spinach

The most confusing question for me is “what’s for dinner?” or “what to make for dinner?” I guess most of the ladies who are reading this blog face the same issue. You can’t make one single recipe each day, you have to make sure everyone eat the food you cooked without making any of those funny faces, and lastly, it should be healthy. 

People suggest a dinner should be light and not heavy. That’s absolutely true but it should be filling too. It should not be that light that you have those hunger pangs at middle of the night. It’s best to make some chicken recipes in the dinner. As chicken is the best source of protein and protein helps you to stay full for longer period of time and you don’t have those hunger pangs in between. 

Boneless chicken breast recipes are the best thing that you can make for dinner. They are less in calories and fats and got the highest source of protein. From a chicken breasts you can make chicken salads, soups, sandwiches etc. however, today I am making a nice flavorsome recipe called pepper chicken with lemon spinach. One of my friend has sent me this recipe via email. I tried this recipe and me and my husband just fell in love with it. 

This is an easy and simple recipe that you can make for dinner. So let’s start cooking –

Chipotle Bean Chicken Stew

Looking for weekday dinner ideas? Here’s another good weekday recipe for you all. It’s not super fancy in any way but the taste and flavors are just mouthwatering. It is full of delicious veggies, tender chicken, spices, oh, and of course those beans and tomatoes!

I got this recipe from my friend and I just made few changes and added more veggies and beans in it to make it more scrumptious and divine. We all look for some easy chicken recipes, and this recipe falls under this category easily. It’s simple and easy to make and kids love it too.

You can make this recipe in the slow cooker too. It’s a slow cooking procedure where you cook all the ingredients in simmer for more flavors and taste. And it is recipe which will warm you up if you've been outside for a football game, raking leaves, pumpkin patching, or any of the other outdoor activities people do in the fall.

You can jot down the recipe from here –

Classic Chicken Breasts Recipe: Sweet and Sour Chicken

Are you looking for a classic and easy chicken breast recipes then sweet and sour chicken is easiest of all. Sweet and sour chicken is kid’s favorite too. It got the delicious Chinese Flavors and the sweet and sour flavors that just can’t be ignored.

This recipe is simple and quick, and you only consume just one pan for this dish. You can serve this with rice side and just watch your kids finishing their food by their own. This quick and easy recipe can be made easily on any weekday night or even on weekends (choice is yours). You can exclude bell peppers and onions (if you have picky eater at home) but I suggest to keep them. In fact you can also add sugar snap peas to enhance the taste and sweetness better.

For the Recipe: