chicken pasta salad....and a Nanaimo bar for dessert.

 

Nanaimo bar sounds good except for the coconut. I had a twinkie for desert last one in the box

 

I think I would like living in Canada I like the foods you guys/gals eat.

 

We would love to have your Rob, lol. I haven't had a Nanaimo bar in years. I like Southern US food/cooking when I am down there, probably not something I could eat on a regular basis but definitely worth indulging while visiting.

 

Pot roast, new potatoes, green beans, and a salad with roasted beets.

 

That sounds good. How do you roast your beets ? I like beets but others in my family don't , and I figure roasted beets may be easier to sell to them ?

 

I cut off the beet tops and root, scrub them and then and then season them with salt pepper and some olive oil and wrap them loosely in aluminum foil. I put them on a rimmed sheet and bake them at 400 F for about an hour. I think I saw them do this on either the Food Network or Martha Stewart or some cooking show.

It is funny how your tastes change as you get older. As a kid I hated beets because of the "earthy" flavor. Now I really like them because of the earthy flavor. You can eat them hot or cold. I usually make up a bunch and put the leftovers in a fridge and slice the leftover beets and put them in a salad.

 

Here is a recipe that my grandmother always used to make around the holidays that used canned beets that I have substituted roasted beets for. It is one of those recipes that you either love or hate. Knowing my grandmother she probably got the recipe off of a Jello box or something.

Beet And Onion Salad

1 1lb can julienne beets
1 small package lemon jello
1 cup hot water
1/2 cup beet juice
1 tablespoon vinegar
1 cup sour cream
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup minced green onions (lately I've been leaving these out)
3/4 cup small curd cottage cheese

Drain beets and save 1/2 cup beet juice. Dissolve jello in hot water. Add beet juice, vinegar and salt. Chill until slightly thickened. Fold in beets onions, cottage cheese and 1/2 cup sour cream. Pour into greased mold and chill. Unmold and top with remaining sour cream. (I leave it in the dish and just spread the sour cream over the top. Serves 6 to 8.

 

Thanks for the recipe, I have to try that. I ate beets in my younger years as my mother pickled them, but as I get older I like them pretty much any way. Nitric Oxide is always good as you get older too, lol.

 

we had chicken for dinner, oven roasted, with mashed potatoes and stuffing. I love mashed potatoes, one of my favourite foods oddly enough.