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Grandma’s Meat and Potatoes with Baked Veggies-Dinner in 80 minutes, No Fuss!

May 12, 2025September 16, 2025Anna--The Adventurer Leave a comment

Who doesn’t like an easy meal that is reminiscent of Sunday Supper at Grandma’s house?

My cousin brought me two semi-thick ribeye steaks this weekend,

I don’t own a grill. I am not a huge fan of skillet fried steak–so whats a girl to do? I grabbed a 9×13 glass baking dish and got to work.

Ingredients

2 ribeye steaks (or roast or whatever beef you got)

1 medium onion, chopped into big chunks

4 medium to large carrots, peeled and course cut into chunks

4 medium/large red potatoes, washed and quartered (no need to peel)

Seasoning to preference (I used salt pepper and Montreal steak seasoning)

1/3 cup of water.

Put the meat on the bottom of the baking dish, layer the veggies on top, sprinking the seasoning in between stuff, pour water into the dish.

Cover the baking dish with aluminum foil. pop in oven and bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 70-80 minutes until meat is cooked and veggies are tender. I set the timer and just “forget about it” and go get other things done in the meantime.

Serves 4-6 depending on how hungry every one is!

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Quick and easy, no cook meal–feeding one or many

March 9, 2025June 27, 2025Anna--The Adventurer Leave a comment

I admit, there are days when heating up the kitchen just isn’t in the cards; a quick but healthier choice is what I desire.

Ingredients (for 2 people)

4 slices of your favorite bread

Mayo or Miracle Whip (generic of either is fine)

1 Roma Tomato, sliced up

Yellow Mustard (or brown or spicy, whatever you have on hand)

Celery Stalk and a hand full of baby carrots (or a regular carrot, peeled and cut)

2 slices of Cheddar Cheese (or whatever real cheese you have on hand, sliced)

Layer the bread with mayo, mustard, one slice of cheese and half the tomato slices. Cut Sandwhich in half.

Plate the sandwich with half the celery stalk and carrots, garnish with a piece of dill pickle. All said and done in less than 8 minutes. Voila! A fiber rich meal with veggies and protein.

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Lunch (or Dinner) made simple-Chicken and Vegetables

December 27, 2024June 2, 2025Anna--The Adventurer Leave a comment

Okay, so the holiday feasting and goodies have come to pass. We all have packed on the fudge, inhaled the cookies and overstuffed ourselves with turkey-and we hope now for easy meals that don’t give the kids the sugar zoomies or the adults a case of indigestion or overindulgence.

Ingredients:

4 pieces of chicken

1 pound bag of frozen Brussel Sprouts

a bit of olive oil

Lemon Pepper Seasoning

1 pint of fresh blackberries (or whatever is on special)

Simmer up the chicken until 90% cooked, toss in the frozen Brussels sprouts, season all with lemon pepper seasoning, simmer until chicken is 100% done and sprouts are al dente. Serve it up on a plate and put some fresh fruit with it and Voila! Quick healthy meal.

Serve it up, serves 2 adults (or 4 if you are using large chicken breasts)

Homemade Dill Hummus-From Scratch

November 2, 2024December 4, 2024Anna--The Adventurer Leave a comment

Ingredients:

1 can (15 oz) chickpeas, drained and rinsed
2 tablespoons dried dill
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/2 small onion
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
2-3 tablespoons water
Put all ingredients in a blender and blend until it’s smooth
Dish into small dishes for dipping/spreading
Paprika and olive oil for garnish
Chopped up raw veggies of your choice, spread out on a platter or plates

Korma Butter Chicken-a hot homemade meal on a cold day

January 21, 2024January 22, 2024Anna--The Adventurer Leave a comment

Winter is here and it’s cold outside-nothing better to warm the body and soul than a homemade meal at home!

It’s super easy to make (especially since the sauce comes in a jar and the whole meal takes less than an hour, start to finish and served up!)

4 small chicken breasts

5 small/medium red potatoes, washed, chunked (no need to peel)

4 medium-large carrots, tops and tips trimmed off, peeled and chunked

1 medium onion, peeled and diced

2 tablespoons curry powder

1 tsp cumin powder

1 tsp ground ginger (dry)

1/3 cup unsweetned coconut shreds

salt, pepper

2 tablespoons coconut oil(I found a jar of it at Dollar Tree!)

1 jar of butter chicken karma sauce (i buy mine at Aldi’s)

put frozen chicken and all the other ingriedients in a large, deep skillet and let simmer for 40ish minutes, until all is cooked thoroughly but not over done. Add jar of Korma butter chicken sauce, let simmer for another 10-15 minutes, serve with feta cheese on top

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Garden and Chicken-Indonesian Inspired stack bowl

July 16, 2023October 25, 2024Anna--The Adventurer Leave a comment

My Sweetheart’s Mother planted a small garden before going to visit family and asked me to help him take care of it while she is on vacation-what to do with the harvest but to eat the bounty!

Chop and simmer the following:

2 Green Bell Peppers

1 large (or 2-3 small fresh zuchinni)

2 small purple onions

4-6 toes of garlic

2-4 fresh Jalepenos

10-15 cherry tomatoes, sliced in half

Himalayan Salt, Pepper, and ground cumin

In a Seperate pan, Simmer 2-3 large chicken breast, once cooked, top with a jar of Korma Sauce (usually found in the international aisle of the supermarket), simmer until warm.

Ladel the steamed/sautched vegetables into the bottom of a bowl, top with the chicken korma mix, enjoy! Top with a bit of siracha sauce and/or feta cheese.