Easy and delicious! I never thought of putting sauteed onions on my salads...good idea.

Tonight, I'm finishing up the pan-fried steak and having sliced tomato, sauteed red peppers and onions. Maybe top the veggies with a dollop of sour cream.

I'm glad dinner's easy. My kitchen's wrecked. I made 6 cups of coffee this morning, pre-set to be ready at when I get up. OOOPS...the coffee pot was in the dishwasher. I woke up to coffee EVERYWHERE...no time to clean it all up - 2 kitchen drawers with silverware and cooking utensils full of coffee. Noooooo!!! I have to finish cleaning up tonight.

I was so freaked out I couldn't make my lunch. I packed an instant breakfast, slices of ham and sf-ff jello for lunch. Weird.

Chicken Salad tonight and Cheese Crisps:

Rotisserie chicken, mayonnaise, sour cream, green onions. Two or three of Linda's Low Carb cheese crisps give you that "crackers" crunch and a sliced fresh tomato.


http://genaw.com/lowcarb/cheese_crisp.html

Friday night: EXHAUSTED from my first full week of school with students. YIKES!

Hamburger patty, pan grilled with sauteed onions and red peppers, topped with a little mayonnaise, jack cheese, and red onion. (Pretend cheeseburger)

I made a yummy snack to take to school this week. Ham salad scooped with pork rinds. Slices of deli ham chopped very fine in the food processor and mixed with mayonnaise and grainy mustard. It made a very satisfying, quick take-along lunch.

I also used some as an after-school snack. Sometimes I come in starving and want a quick bite. This did the trick.

Any idea what to do with a package of pork cutlets that I have thawing??

How about marinating them in soy sauce or teriyaki sauce and some fresh chopped garlic and grilling them outside?

Or treat them as if they're chicken and make "pork marsala"? (Just skip the flour) The wine will cook off, no worries.

Maybe check Linda's Low Carb site for ideas too.

This is what I think I'm making for dinner. The recipe is adapted from Paula Deen's recipe for Cheeseburger Meatloaf. I think I'll have broccoli or a spinach salad with it.


Ingredients

• 1 lb ground chuck
• 10 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
• 1 (8 ounce) package sharp Cheddar, grated
• 2 large eggs
• 1/4 cup mayonnaise
• 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/3 cup diced tomatoes or petite canned tomatoes, well drained
• 2 tablespoon prepared mustard
• 1/2 c. sweet onion, sauteed in butter until carmelized

How to make it

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a large bowl, combine the ground chuck and next 8 ingredients, mixing well.
• In a small bowl, combine the onion and tomatoes (reserve a little onion)
• Stir 1/4 cup tomato mixture into meat mixture, reserving remaining onion/tomato mixture.
• Press meat mixture into a 9x5x3-inch loaf pan, or shape into a loaf and place on a rack in a broiler pan.
• Spread remaining onion/tomato mixture over loaf.
• Bake 40 minutes.
• Top with sauteed onions; bake 10 to 15 minutes, or until meat is no longer pink.

Sandyfanny -- That looks tasty! Let us know how it turns out :-)

Supper: Beef taco salad without the taco! Seasoned beef, sauteed onions & green peppers, ranch dressing, shredded cheddar cheese, sour cream and salsa, all on top of lots and lots of lettuce!!! Yum

Dessert: SF/FF lime jello w. fresh whipped cream

Cher, that sounds delicious! I'm having that one night this week.

Tonight: shredded Barbecue Pork, Atkins' Red Cabbage Cole Slaw. Hungry Girl cheesecake (adapted for Atkins) for dessert! YES!

I made a big pot of Greenbeans and Ham.

I'm making that yummy pot roast with the Greek seasoning. I just made some delicious deviled eggs to take to school this week. And I'm trying the Cheeseburger Meatloaf recipe...cooking ahead for a busy week of after-school meetings and packed lunches.

Deviled Eggs

Hard-boiled eggs, peeled under cold, running water
mayonnaise
2 tsp. vinegar
1/2 pack Splenda
1 T. celery seed
salt, coarse ground pepper

Halve the peeled eggs. Remove yolks, mash them fine (I use a fork or a potato masher) and add remaining ingredientsand mix. I wish I liked dill pickles, but I don't, so the Splenda and vinegar give me the taste of sweet relish. Garnish with paprika and/or finely chopped scallion tops or chives.

I love a chuck roast; this one's been smelling like heaven all afternoon. Puddin' the Giant German Shepherd is beside herself...literally. She keeps turning around in circles in the kitchen.

I'm having roast and a spinach salad with cucumber, red onion, and ranch dressing. Cherry SF jello with whipped cream for dessert. YUM!

Tonight I'm having chicken breast pan fried in a little part olive oil/part butter and chopped garlic. When the chicken's done, I'm adding a couple of tablespoons of sun-dried tomatoes and topping it with grated jack cheese and a dollop of sour cream. I wish I had some green chilis...Mediterranean meets Mexican?

Steamed asparagus with butter and lemon on the side.

keepin' it pretty simple today ....

roasted chicken w. steamed brocolli

Sounds like a perfect Atkins dinner, Cher. I'm keeping it simple too. Pot Roast left from my cook-a-thon Monday and spinach salad - spinach, cucumber, red onion, and ranch dressing.

Appetizer: ham salad scooped up in pork rinds (I came home from school starving even though my meatloaf and deviled egg lunch was very good)