Your favourite family recipe?

Question

My anniversary is on 12th Feb (so really - a valentines event) - I want to make a really nice meal for my husband. Unfortunately, he has to work that night, so I have to make something that will be easy to prepare and make with the kids around and that everyone will be happy to eat yet make him feel special. What are your favourite family recipes that look like they took a lot of effort but didn't really? Any good ideas? It is summer-time here in Australia so salad ideas are good too...

Answer 1

1 kilo of fresh chicken drumsticks. 1 can of hot Coke. 50mils sweet soy sauce. Put all of the ingredients in a pan on the stove and bring to the boil. Then let it simmer until nearly all of the juice is evaporated. Takes about an hour. Gives the chicken a sweet flavour. So Delicious. Serve with a nice salad or pasta. Yummy! Kids will love it too. Mine do.

Answer 2

Here is my dads award winning recipe. Its delicious easy and looks pretty fancy!

1. Ingredients4 (8 ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
1 (8 ounce) container Philadelphia-brand Garlic 'N Herb cream cheese spread
8 slices bacon
Nutrition InfoServing size: 6 sandwiches

Calories: 370 kcal
Carbohydrates: 2 g
Dietary Fiber: 0 g
Fat: 21 g
Protein: 36 g
Sugars: 0 g

2. Cooking Directions
Pound the chicken until thin. Spread each chicken breast with cream cheese and roll up, jelly-roll style. Wrap 2 bacon slices around each roll and secure with toothpicks. In a grill pan or on a grill over medium heat, cook, turning occasionally, until done, about 25 minutes.
Yield: 6 servings (Serving size: 6 sandwiches)

Answer 3

Our family's favorite recipe is made in the crockpot/slow cooker. It's amazingly easy and we never, ever have leftovers! It's better than any restraunt, too.

Hot Wings

25 chicken wing pieces
1 cup BBQ sauce
1/2 cup Red Hot sauce
1/2 cup honey
1 T brown sugar
1 t mustard seasoning

Broil wings in oven for 8-10 minutes. Put them in the crockpot and pour in the sauce. Cook for 4 to 4 1/2 hours, or until very tender.

This goes great with a vegi salad and white rolls. You have time to make fresh hot rolls while it's cooking.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

You could make a Mexican dinner.
(I assume that you don't get a lot of Mexican food down there so it might be a nice change.)

TAMALE PIE

1 lb. ground beef
Dash Tabasco
1 can tomato soup
1 can corn
½ tsp cumin
1 can kidney beans
2 tbsp chilli powder
Dash salt and pepper
Microwave: Cook beef 5 min stir ½ way. Drain beef. Add everything. Cook for 6-8 min until boils.
corn bread topping:
Mix:
¾ c corn meal
1 c flour
¾ tsp salt
1/3 c sugar
3 tsp baking powder
Add:
1 c milk
1 egg (well beaten)
2 tbsp melted shortening

Put cornbread on top of meat mix and bake at 425 F for 20 min or microwave for for 5 min (until bread is baked).

CHILLIES RELLENO
8oz. whole canned green chilies
1 lb. grated Monterey Jack cheese
2 eggs
1c sour cream
¼ tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper

Remove seeds from chillies. Cut pieces flat. Put 1 layer in greased 8x8” pan. Sprinkle with ½ of the cheese.
Spread rest of chillies then the rest of the cheese. Beat eggs until frothy. Add sour cream, salt and pepper. Mix. Pour over chilli layers. Bake uncovered in 350F for 45 min, until set. Serve hot. Serves 6.


YUCATECAN MARINADED HALIBUT

Mix:
135mL (3 tbsp) each of lime juice and orange juice (fresh)
7mL (1 1/2 tsp) each of orange zest and lime zest
4 cloves of crushed garlic
2-4 chopped jalapenos (depending on taste)
5mL (1 tsp) cayenne (less if you don't like heat)
25mL (2 tbsp) paprika
10mL (2 tsp) cumin
50mL (1/4 cup) oil.
Pour over 1 kg of halibut steaks and let marinade for 3-4 hours
(do not go longer because the citrus cooks the fish).
Salt and pepper the fish before you grill.
Grill (or broil).
The length of time to cook with depend on thickness of the steaks
and how much the marinade cooked the fish.
On average about 8 min is good but make sure they are cooked through and only flip once!
Serve with orange and lime slices.
(You can use any white fish.)

Answer 6

Pizza salad you lay a layer of shreaded lettus at the bottom of a bowl then a layer of cheese then you make a pizza sause mix with hamberger and you can just put every thing you like in a pizza in the sause cook the sauce let cool then put enough to cove the cheese with sause that you made then you have to do that until it is full . let cool over night . GOOD

Answer 7

My favorites are two passed down from my grandma. One is home made hash. Basically is cooked roast beef ground up, with ground up potatoes and ground onion. put in water with seasonings and it makes its own gravy. You get a couple of slices of white bread and pour the hash over it. Then there is home made macaroni and cheese with Real Mild Cheddar and Sharp Cheddar cheese with real butter. Baked in the oven. It is awesome......

Answer 8

My favorite is a seafood/steak dinner