I had the Husband sit down and help me go through all the Food Network magazines to pick some recipes. We had a whole bunch and I used some of them this week. I think we might not be able to make something from every section, as there is always a fish section, but I thought we should at least find a recipe from every magazine.
I also used a Pinterest recipe for pretzel bread and buns yesterday which turned out well. I didn’t have a recipe for it in any of my cookbooks. We had two not new meals this week. We had canned soup and crackers on Saturday and bacon wrapped filets on Valentine’s Day.
Here are the recipes:
1- Hungarian Noodles with Sausage, Food Network, November 2015, Volume 8, Number 9.
Modifications: I followed the recipe! The only thing I changed was to sub yellow pepper for the red. It was pretty good. I will keep this one in my file for a quick dinner. I got to char a pepper on the gas stove like all the fancy cooking shows! 
We had carrots and asparagus to go with it. The Husband had carrots. I had lemon asparagus, no recipe, I just threw on some lemon juice and garlic along with the butter.
2- Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumplings from Food Network, November 2016, Volume 9, Number 9.
Modifications: The dumplings called for were actually pre-made mini cheese Pierogi. I didn’t have time to make or get them, so we subbed tortellini instead. It turned out pretty good. The Husband handled the last part of the cooking, adding the cream and cooked tortellini at the last bit of cooking time. Mondays are going to be late days for me, so we’ll either have a crockpot dinner, or something that the Husband can put in the oven when he gets home first. It needed a little more spice, bit more salt and pepper and I might p,ay around with the spices later. We would eat this again. The chicken was really tender and it was very simple to put together. I don’t think I got a picture of it. It was eaten too fast!
3- Mushroom Burgers from Mooney’s from the Retro Diner by Linda Everett. Section: Fresh Off the Grill.
Modifications: Used 80/20 ground beef instead of sirloin. Everything else was followed. The recipe called for sherry in the meat which gave it a nice flavor. They turned out very good. (And yes, that was the dog in the lower right corner. She was extremely interested in this dinner.)
4- Onion Rings from The Book of Steak, Section: Sides
Modifications: None! I can follow recipes sometimes! Next time, I would add spices into the batter. Also, I want a deep fryer. The Husband has agreed to clean the oil for fried foods, so I’m okay with it. It might help the house not smell like frying when we go to bed, I think. They didn’t stay crispy in the oven. I think I needed to fry them more. They also looked nothing like the picture, which appeared to have panko on them as well.
5- Pretzel Bread from Joy Food Sunshine: http://joyfoodsunshine.com/pretzel-bread
Modifications: None. It was baking, so I followed the recipe. It turned out delicious. I made a small loaf of bread and four burger buns. Mmmm… this may be my favorite bread in a while.
Tonight the Husband is having pork chops and I am having lentils/vegetarian. Pork and I have not gotten along for the past 3 years or so. I can still eat bacon, ham, and Italian sausage, but not fresh pork. We’re not sure why, but think it may have something to do with how they are processed. So I’m off to find a recipe in one of my vegetable cookbooks!
