Hi all -- I'm new to this being married thing and cooking every night. We've been married 2 months almost (holy cow!) and I want to try new dishes instead of just recycling the same 6 or 7 dinners in a week... what's your favorite dinner to make?
thanks!!
My normal dinners are: spaghetti and meatballs; homemade pizza; chicken cutlets; fajitias; pork roast; roast beef; london broil
what are yours??
citycrab705
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do you get any cookbooks, dh and i have been living together for a year and a half, i still look for new things to cook, i always pull out a cookbook and flip to something new and try it out
mrszg2be
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My Dh loves plain old Tacos! Get the El paso kit. All you have to do is buy the lettuce, Ground beef and Shredded Taco cheese . Your Dh will love it.
BRod-Cheng
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Turkey Burgers. I buy the fresh ground turkey (instead of the frozen patties) and season it myself wtih garlic, onions, salt, pepper and worsteshire sauce. Very easy and tasty.
If I don't want to chop onions I use onion powder and garlic powder.
july06bride
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stir fry Various Pasta Ideas Chicken cutlets Tacos
kissy27
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During the week we mostly eat either chicken cutlets or turkey. So I have many varieties of ways to cook both!
MrsD06
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I am not a big cook so keep 'em coming..I want to be inspired!
When we had our own place, my best dishes were spaghetti with homeade sauce and our version of Chicken Soft Tacos..we bought the pre-cooked chicken meat, soft taco shells, lettuce, tomatoes and cheese...easy and yummy!
ML110
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i would get one of rachel rays 30 minute meals cookbooks- they're great and easy! DH and i like them because most of the recipes will feed 4 people, so we usually get two dinners out of each we do that a lot- we'll cook big dinners like 2 times a week, and the other nights eat the leftovers from those dinners. that way, you don't have to actually cook every night. do you have a crockpot?? those are great, too! i make an awesome chicken chili in there and its basically no work at all. just dump in the ingredients and turn it on
LaurenluvsTJ
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My DH loves when I make meatballs. (turkey). I also make cheesy chicken and shells casserole, chicken terriyaki nuggets, chicken parm, I also really like to use the slow cooker -in there I have made chicken soup, pork tenderloin, turkey legs.
MandG072909
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I make this dish the DH actually calls 'yummy chicken'...it's pretty much a take on chicken caccitore w/ chicken legs and thighs cooked w/ peppers, onions, mushrooms, and olives whatever kind of canned tomatoes we have on hand that day (stewed or diced or crushed) over rice...I think its the only 'original' recipe I have ever made that he asks for repeatedly..is that bad?!?!?!
ETA: and stir fry is a go to favorite 'cause its quick and easy
angnick
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i like to cook tacos, stir fry, SOUP EGGOS
pasta- i make a really good shrimp with pasta, yum.
October Bliss
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I wish I could help, but last night (DH's b-day) was the first time I actually cooked for him since we got married.
Before we were married on the other hand I cooked all the time. Mostly a variety of chicken dishes. One of his favorites is a honey mustard chicken.
GsCM4EVA
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chicken madeira chicken marsala pizza chicken sausage w/peppers n onions hamburgers grilled chicken quesadillas tacos pasta w/this spicy caper sauce-freshly made by MOI
i make thse meals a lot.....and once a week my mother will cook us extra n bring it over....
i need some new recipes too!
MrsBrags7706
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im not a big cook either, i bake! my dh likes to cook tho, so thats good. id like to cook a couple times a week and suprise him ;) usually, we'll have chicken cutlets once a week, pasta (with sauce) 2x a week, pasta with brocoli, garlic and oil, once a week. sometimes we'll do PASTARONI (SOOOO GOOD! and very quick to do) and side dishes). Id like 2 really learn how to cook and make things like homemade pizza and like.....FOOD FOOD! lol...
libby2595
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my short list of go-to recipies are:
meatloaf... one gives you a lot of food, so i freeze it for sandwiches
chicken cutlets with rice
and that's it.
i've been working on increasing my list. i've recently added:
enchiladas
whole chicken in the crockpot
cuban-style ground beef (i subsitute turkey) it's great with rice, in empanadas, and in 'papas rellenas' *stuffed potatoes*..mmmmm
slit-pea soup
hth someone out there
carlsbride
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DH does most of the cooking. We got a grill that goes on top of the oven burners, we use it alot! Typically we make:
Tuna steaks Salmon Sausage and peppers Grilled shrimp kebabs with mango, peppers, etc Tiliapia Big Salads (to use up leftovers) DH makes an awesome ragu sauce with pork Ravioli's Tortellini Skirt steaks
We are lucky to live in a great neighborhood with butchers and fish stores, lots of fresh options. When I do cook, I tend to use recipes from Cooking Light. We also order in/go out to eat 2-3 times a week.
JanuaryBride06
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DH is a huge fan of stuffed peppers - if you have leftover meatballs and sauce, you can sort of mash them together, add some white rice and stuff the mix into a hollowed out peper, bake at 375 for about 30-40 minutes.
Maybride519
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I have so many...lets see
Italian Turkey Meatloaf Beef stir fry Linguini with garlic and oil Turkey soft tacos Chicken Fajitas Chicken Marsala I also love to bake chicken cutlets in the oven and what I do is brush on some BBQ sauce or honey mustard and then bread them and pop em in the oven
moonlitee
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I'm not a very big cook...DH does most of the cooking but never I do cook it's usually a casarole they are very easy...try www.allrecipes.com
