Belated Meal Plan Monday

I'll forgive my cake class for making me a day late on this one. Honestly, yesterday at work was also so busy, I couldn't even begin to think about dinner. Here's what we're having this week:

Monday: Dan made whole wheat pasta with veggies - this is seriously one of his favorites

Tuesday: Meat loaf. Yummmmm!

Wednesday: Lemon pepper chicken with green beans and red potatoes

Thursday: Stuffed Peppers - I'm planning one of Dan's specialties for a night he'll be cooking

Friday: Homemade pizza


In other news, our futon came in. Dan's putting it together as we speak, freeing me up to watch LOST. I have a group of coworkers at my old job who are also big fans and we're finally having lunch tomorrow and discussing it.

2 days down, 3 to go...

Show Us Your Life - Dessert

Today at Kelly's Korner Show Us Your Life, Kelly is featuring desserts. Like most of my recipes, I've gotten my best dessert recipes (the ones my coworkers rave about) from friends. My friend Kristi gave me the brilliant idea of making brownie cupcakes and putting a Reese's mini cup in the middle. Simple and delicious. But I think my favorite dessert recipe is Mrs. ESPN's Kahlua cake. I don't have a photo, but I assure you, this one is delish!

Kahlua Cake

1 Box German Chocolate Cake Mix (I use the Duncan Hines Moist variety)
1 box Jello instant chocolate pudding
4 eggs
3/4 cup oil
1/3 cup Kahlua
2 cups sour cream
12 oz. bag semi-sweet chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350. Spray bundt pan with non-stick spray. Mix ingredients with a spoon. Bake for 1 hour. Let cool, sprinkle with powered sugar just before serving.

What I love about this recipe is that it's really so easy. Just mix and bake for an hour. The flavor is absolutely amazing and the cake is so moist. When I worked with Mrs. EPSN, this was the official office birthday cake. It's that yummy. So enjoy!

I'm enjoying a fabulous company sponsored (or actually not) day off. I've got a full day of wedding related errands to get done. Only three weeks to go!

What's for Dinner?

Today is my first Kelly's Korner Show Us Your Life posting and today's topic is Dinner. I may have mentioned, but Mr. Kingston and I have used quite a few of the recipes found on Jaye's cooking blog. Jaye is also a Phoenix bride and I "know" her through The Knot. We have made the turkey stuffed peppers recipe quite often - probably almost weekly - and have modified it slightly to our liking. It's super easy and fast and we both enjoy making it, though I admit Mr. Kingston's version beats mine. Jaye's recipe calls for a chicken boullion cube instead of the vinegar, but we substitute because it's too salty for me. We do a lot of this recipe by taste, so the measurements are estimates.

Turkey Stuffed Peppers

1 lb extra lean ground turkey breast
4 Peppers (any color) halved and cleaned of seeds
1 can diced tomatoes
1 package Uncle Ben's 90 Second long grain and brown rice (Jaye's recipe calls for 1/2 cup rice, so this was a substitute)
1/2 onion, minced
Cumin, parsley, garlic powder to taste
1/4 red wine vinegar - I believe that's about how much he uses
1/4-1/2 water if needed if the mixture is too dry

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Brown turkey in a pan. Once turkey is cooked, add the remainder of the ingredients (minus the peppers) and spice it up to your liking. Fill the peppers and place on a cookie sheet. Bake for about 20 minutes until the peppers are softened. We have actually also tried giving the empty peppers a head start for 5 minutes and that works well too. Super easy and delicious!