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byisrael

Mon, Aug 29 2016, 9:19 am

House is empty post vacation!!!
Usually am a creative cook but I am blanking

I have

Salmon
Turkey breasts
liver
Brown rice
red lentils
wheat
quinoa
lasagna noodles
flour
milk
onions
peppers
tomato paste
garlic
tomatoes
2 small sweet potatoes
garlic
spices

Any ideas?
Dinner for two - can be interesting

mha3484

Mon, Aug 29 2016, 9:21 am

Baked salmon, sweet potatoes and quinoa or brown rice.

byisrael

Mon, Aug 29 2016, 9:26 am

recipe for baked salmon?

No lemon juice or olive oil or saucesso I cant do my regular...

mha3484

Mon, Aug 29 2016, 9:30 am

I usually just do spices and bake. I am boring. Sometimes I will put a sauce on like BBQ or Pesto or honey mustard.

Raisin

Mon, Aug 29 2016, 9:48 am

lentil and rice majedra and baked salmon. I also just bake with spices. And tomato salad.

greenfire

Mon, Aug 29 2016, 10:03 am

broil the salmon with garlic [extra points if you have soy or terriyaki] it has enough of it's own oils to bind and be tasty

take sliced tomatoes and onions & add fresh garlic & spices for fresh not salad

bake the 2 sweet potatoes till nice and soft and eat right along with skin

greenfire

Mon, Aug 29 2016, 10:06 am

p.s. you have quite an amount of almost nothing ... enjoy

ra_mom

Mon, Aug 29 2016, 10:17 am

byisrael wrote:

Crush garlic with salt, spread it over salmon, sprinkle with parsley flakes for color, and bake at 400 for 18 minutes.

Cut up sweet potato in French fry shapes, season with garlic powder, cumin, salt and bake at 400 for 40 minutes. (If you don't have oil, cooking spray or margarine, rinse the sweet potato pieces to make them wet before tossing with the seasoning.)

Cut up peppers and tomatoes and serve alongside the other two dishes.

byisrael

Mon, Aug 29 2016, 10:37 am

Thanks everyone!!!!

I found a little bit of honey, mixed it with some mustard and smeared on the salmon, peppers, and, onions...

Mixed the lentils and brown rice and garlic powder, cumin, parika, salt, pepper, and curry....

tomoatoes salad!!!

I was freaking out and gonna order pizza- thanks for the ideas they helped me get creative!!!!

ra_mom

Mon, Aug 29 2016, 11:46 am

Sounds delicous Tongue Out

FranticFrummie

Mon, Aug 29 2016, 12:01 pm

Glad everything worked out for you.

When in doubt (or between paychecks) I make what I call "What's in the fridge?" soup. A handful of grains, a bunch of veggies, and a dash of random spices. If I have meat, I'll cook it as a side, or throw it in the soup. It's kind of like "hobo soup", you just use whatever you have, and cook it until the flavors blend. It's never the same, it never fails, and DH loves it.

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