Grilled ham, egg & pepperjack cheese sandwiches... very tasty and quick.

i know it should be on the breakfast menu, but that doesnt mean u cant eat it for dinner.

Dutch Baby....German pancake.

there are really good and easy to make.they are baked in the oven in a skillet and the edges rise, they may rise a lot in the center but will fall again after pulled from the oven.

they are quite filling and can be served alone or do eggs, bacon etc...with them.

this recipe calls for lemon wedges to squeeze over when done, but I prefer to use fresh sliced fruit like banana's and/or berries.

it also calls for Vanilla Sugar, which is merely sugar that has had a vanilla bean sitting in it for a while. you can just use regular granulated sugar and add a teaspoon of vanilla.

some recipes also sprinkle powdered sugar over when done.

I use the below recipe, it will serve 3-4 if you do something else with it. you'll want to double it for 4 if serving alone.

Dutch Baby Recipe

another recipe

If they like sandwhiches and salads:

Sandwich:

Turkey pastrami, Swiss cheese, tomatoes and basil pesto on toasted sourdough bread.

Salad:

baby-leaf spinch, strawberries, walnuts and Mandrain oranges, with a splash of rasberry vinegrette dressing.

How about something Japanese, assuming you have access to ingredients.

You'll need thin porkchops (this is important!), panko (Japanese bread crumbs), eggs, pepper/salt, and vegetable oil. Katsu sauce for dipping when you're eating.

Beat a few eggs in a bowl well, and mix in some pepper/salt. Measurements here aren't critical.

Rinse porkchops in cold water. Dip into the egg/spices mixture to cover both sides, then roll it around in panko to coat it. Dip it in the egg again and coat with panko a second time. (This gets you a nice fluffy coating that sticks.)

Set them aside for 10-15 minutes. Meanwhile, heat a cup of vegetable oil in a large pan on High (less if you're using a small pan, the goal is to have the oil level reach about half of the pork chop). When the oil is hot, drop in the pork chops.

Fry it 4-5 minutes per side. This is where the thin pork chops are really important. Any more than 4-5 minutes and the panko burns pretty bad, so the meat needs to be thin enough to have time to cook through. It's done when the panko is golden brown on both sides.

You get a very crispy and crunchy coat. Dip in Katsu sauce and watch your kids go nuts. Note that it does not refrigirate that well. Moisture will make the coating soggy.. which just won't taste the same

Voila, you just made Tonkatsu. It's kinda tricky to get right on the first shot, but worth it when you do!

Hamburger Helper (or chicken helper or tuna helper).  Always one of my fav's!

Here's a really easy but yummy one:

Get some fish filets (I like using orange roughy for this). Grab a baking pan and spray with non-stick cooking spray. Melt some butter in a bowl. Dip the fish in butter to cover both sides and season both sides with whatever you like (I use lemon herb and garlic pepper). Stick the filets in the baking pan, and put some shredded parmesan on top.

Stick in the oven at 400 for 15 minutes. Don't need to flip them or anything.

And another for green curry pork (or chicken):

Get your meat and cut it up into bite sized pieces. If you're doing it with pork chops, thinner ones are better. Pour 2 tablespoons of olive oil (assuming you're doing for the whole family here) in a bowl and drop in some salt/pepper, however much you like. Mix that up with the meat and if you've got some time let it marinade in that for an hour or two.

Once that's ready, drop the meat in a pan and fry it over medium/medium-high until it's very well cooked through, stir it up as necessary.

Meanwhile, dice up an onion and garlic. If you can get red chili peppers and ginger root, you can dice up some pepper as well and shred about an inch/inch and a half of ginger root. Mix all of that together. When the meat it done, take it out of the pan and drop the onions and the rest in there. Let it sit until the onions are cooked and look nice and golden brown. They'll also absorb some of the pork taste.

Once the onions are done as well, drop them and the meat into a slow cooker and pour in 1 cup of coconut milk. Also add about half a teaspoon to a teaspoon of green curry paste (you have to use paste, not powder). If you haven't cooked with curry paste before, it's a very potent spice, so don't go nuts on it at first. Anyway, set the slow cooker on medium and cover it, and let all of that sit in there for an hour or so. You can taste it then and put in more curry paste if it's not spicy enough, just mix it up and give it another 10-15 minutes, can't really over-cook the curry. Once it's done, drain some juice from fresh limes and pour it in. This is also to taste, but it gives the curry a good zing. I usually half a lime's worth in, should be a few teaspoons.

Serve it over plain white rice, and it's great!

PS. A can of coconut milk is slightly more than a cup, you can just drop the whole can in and you'll just have more sauce in the curry.

sound good,

another fish dish I like.

orange and rosemary Salmon. sorry no specific recipe in regards ro measurements, I just throw it together.

spread a little butter over the filet, season lightly with garlic and pepper, chop FRESH rosemary and sprinkle over filet (sometimes I also lay a couple full sprigs), top off with the ZEST of 1 orange (ZEST of the orange ONLY at this point, the acids in citrus make fish tough if used for cooking)

cover with aluminum foil and bake at 350 about 20 minutes (depending on size of filet)

after baking squeeze the orange over and serve.

I like to serve asparagus or artichocks, and some pasta with it (Pasta Roni Garlic and Olive Oil Vermacilli is really good with it)

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catfish

lightly breaded with your choice of breading, fry in skillet with a little oil serve with cornbread and whatever veggie you like.

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quick and easy scrambled eggs with extras like bacon, ham etc...

cook any bacon or ham, let it cool a little and chop

grate some of your favorite cheese, I use colby or Mozzarella,

scramble 2-3 eggs per person,season with salt, pepper and basil (don't forget the basil, it really adds the final touch to eggs IMO)

put eggs in preheated skillet on med/med-low,

cook eggs until almost done (still a little wet/runny) add the bacon, ham, cheese etc and stir in until eggs are fully cooked and cheese is melted. (its important to add the extras before the eggs are fully cooked, otherwise they will be over cooked and rubbery before the cheese melts)

serve alone or with pancakes etc....

You can also add onions, green peppers etc, anything you like.

Savory bread puddings are swell when it's cold, and can help clean out leftovers sometimes.

Just take a recipe like Giada De Laurnetis' spinach & pancetta strata as a sort of template. You can scale back the bread and liquids if you don't want leftovers and switch the meat, cheese, & veggie parts around all sorts of ways. I've had yummy stratas made without meat at all, and with different kinds of sausage.

put an apple in your mouth and hop on a plate.

Cutting back on processed foods is good for everyone, but if you have to use them, it's not hard to make 'em your own.

You can make a quick pseudo-lasagna from frozen or fresh raviolis, some jar tomato sauce, a bit of your own spices, and some fresh parmesean, romano, and/or mozarella. Cutting the sauce with a bit of boxed broth (or water & a pinch of salt) can help if the ravs you use are on the dry side.

Start with the oven preheated to 350 F and check it regularly after 20-30 minutes. When it's good & bubbly, stick a fork or other poky device into the center of a rav near the middle and rest it there a moment. If it doesn't come out hot, give it another 5 minutes or so and check again; you'll figure out what to do with your particular oven & the factory food you're using.

Awesome Sandwich

Toast some wheat bread

Add a few pieces of lunchmeat, chicken, ham, and turkey are all good

Spread mayo or salad dressing on the bread (I prefer salad dressing because it's sweeter)

Put bacon bits in the mayo/salad dressing

Add cheese and microwave it so that it melts

Then add bacon/tomatoes/lettuce

This recipe is so delicious and simple