I think everyone has that 1 special recipe that they reserve only for those special occasions or for company. Its the one that DH says he wants when I ask him what he would request as his last meal if he was on Death Row..(although he did take a few days to think on that matter :wink: )..So...what's yours???

Mine is Seafood Lasagne...Yummy....here is a link to it...it is WELL worth the cost and effort...but only for special occasions ..you know...

http://www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Seafood-Lasagna

If I'm taking something to a picnic or dinner, I usually do a pasta salad with the Italian-type dressing (not "salad" dressing).
I don't get a lot of company, but I can throw together a pretty good pot of chili pretty fast. If it's warm weather, I take advantage of the grill. We usually keep hot dogs and hamburgers in the freezer and fresh buns on-hand.

Sounds good...when can I come???

I'm with you Miranda- at the beginning of summer I buy hot dogs (we don't eat them) and hamburgers. I load up on chicken tenders. The grill is our choice for summer. If I know in advance, the chicken gets thawed and marinated.

If I'm "making an effort" for company it's usually lasagna or crab bisque. The crab bisque is made for 24 servings which usually makes enough for 10 in our family. I only make it 2 or 3 times a year. It's from my 1942 cook book and I've changed it over the years to make it more of a chowder- adding frozen peas and potatoes.


Tonight is crab bisque and making a chicken wing dip for the game and little smokies wrapped in bacon and covered with brown sugar and baked. Have some homemade salsa and chips too. Topped off with Dr. Pepper, I'm in heaven.

Chicken Marsala--so very easy yet so tasty and good for you too.

My favorite thing to make for company -- RESERVATIONS! :roll: :roll:


OK -- so I don't like to cook. Would someone like to send me care packages of home cooked food in exchange for, uh, fabric????

Ragatoni. It's similar to lasagna but the filling is different.... Has cream cheese and broccoli in it. The sauce has mushroom soup also...

If it is summer time, we will grill ribs or chicken and I make my secret recipe spicy garlic lime marinated fresh shrimp on the grill, and I will make a pasta salad.

If it is not grilling weather I will make Salsa Pollo Con Frijoles. I got the recipe a million years ago, so good luck finding it on the web (and in English for that matter!)

I use 6 split chicken breasts, boneless and skinless, and pound them real flat with the mallet. Sprinkle with cumin, salt and pepper on both sides.

Spray 13x9 pan with Pam. Lay chicken breasts in pan.

In a bowl, mash one can of drained pinto beans with 1/2 cup salsa and 2 TBSP chopped fresh scallions and 1/2 tsp cumin. Put large TBSP of this mixture in center of each chicken breast and roll up. Secure with tooth pick and turn seam side down.

Pour salsa over all and bake uncovered at 325 for about 45 minutes. Top with shredded jack cheese and sprinkle with chopped fresh cilantro. I serve it with spanish rice and a salad.

This was the first recipe my son called me for after he moved out.

my favorite is to make waaaay too much food and spend the next week eating it and not cooking.

Yummy yummy! Thank you, those sound great!

My fave is Boston Butt Pork Roast marinated in MOJO over night put on my set and forget rottiserie. OH MY GOSH!!! wonderful with potatoe salad or Mashed Potatoes and use the drippings for gravy. A Cuban friend in FL introduced this to me. Leftovers,if any, make wonderful sandwiches. If company includes a lot of children, Anything on the grill.
DH does the Roast and I do the Potatoe salad the day before. The drippings make a gravy to die for so it is according to how many and who they are. :lol: :lol:

This Pesto Cheese Blossom always impresses people. The great thing is that you can make it in advance and leave it in the freezer until the day you need it. I also simplify it by using store bought pestos.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/p...ipe/index.html

YUMMY quitmaker101 I copied and pasted in Word. I am making it this weekend. Thank You.
BillsBonBon

I do a boneless pork roast in the crockpot with an envelope of Lipton dry onion soup, 1 can of jellied cranberries chopped over the top of the roast then put the lid on the pot and turn to high for 4 hours or medium for 6 hours for about a 2 pound roast. The juice is yummy served over rice or I'll do mashed potatoes and gravy (NOT using the cranberry drippings in the gravy). Leftovers make wonderful sandwiches, or warmed up with a salad or cole slaw and nice crusty Artisan bread. Yum!!

It should be noted that each crockpot heats differently. The time for the roast is for my crockpot. You might want to check you roast at the 4 hour mark so you don't over or under cook the meat.

That sounds so good but what is MOJO?

MOJO is a marinate used by nearly all the cuban friends I have in South FL. On a fresh piece of pork marinated all night it is fantastic. If you like the cuban spices you will love this. We couldn't find it in this part of GA. But you should be able to find it in a store that has cuban food. WinnDixie sold it in FL. and there are a lot of cuban families around that part of FL. Miami is about 3 hours away so there are a lot of cuban stores,restaurants around. We were in Fl. Jan. 23rd. for my DD Birthday. My DH bought 2 big jugs.
BillsBonBon

I found it in the ethnic food section of the grocery store. I bought it last summer and marinated chicken with it. Yummy! And I bought it because I thought it looked cool and the ingredients sounded good together.

I'm gonna have to look for it around here, although I'm guessing that there is not a lot of demand for it in West TN.. :?

I usually make the desserts...Yep I have a really bad sweet tooth. Hence the reason for all my extra pounds!!! haha

Pineapple cheesecake is the one that I make that everyone just loves or asks that while I'm making one anyways couldn't I just make 1 more for them to take home.

The other would be a snickers/apple salad.

Geesh...just talking about it makes my mouth water.

lol I want to know what MOJO is also

I make spaghetti and meatballs (husband's grandpa's recipe) it cooks all day, and is yummmmmy.

Here is a link to a post of it on the recipe site I use.

http://www.recipezaar.com/Grandpa-Ro...d-Sauce-200497

I usually make bar b q beef sandwiches or a ham

Turtle, that sounds Yummy! I'm printing the recipe now...only we had spaghetti last night..I'll have to wait for a littl while.

Go to 5th post above your post,I already posted what it is LOL :lol: