Spring Class List (April-May-June!)

Think Fish! A fresh look at some healthy and delish fish dishes! A variety of simple to shop for and prepare fish & seafood delights. A few delicious tidbits from the menu: Southern Blackened Catfish with Summery corn, tomato & zucchini "salsa", Savory Pecan-crusted Tilapia over organic greens tossed with fresh strawberries, feta & a light balsamic vinaigrette,  Quick Dilly Shrimp Over lemony risotto, Salmon En Papillote with Fiery Honey  Harissa & more!  A fresh selection of wines available for tasting!  Friday April 20 @ 6:30pm Class $55 per person  $10 wine tasting, optional Fun Weeknight Family Dinners Good for you dinners that the whole family will love! A nice variety, too, so no one can pull a " Not THAT Again!?"  How bout' Mondays Madness lean n' mean pork & bean soup, Totally Tuesdays Thai Grilled Chicken Salad with yummy mango, crisp veggies & rice noodles, Wonderful Wednesday's Potato Crusted Walleye , Thursdays Totally Tomato  Basil Soup with Artisan Grilled Cheeses & Freaky Fast Fridays Foodie Bash (this ones a surprise!)  And....affordable fun wines to boot! Friday May 18 @ 6:30pm Class $45 per person $10 wine tasting, optional Grilling Time!   Polish up those grills, Summer is here! In this Fun outdoor class, You'll receive recipes for and TASTE a wide variety of gourmet easy to throw together grilled goodies! To start, a super sourdough crusted arugula pesto & local goat cheese pizza- loaded with a bevy of  delish toppings.  Followed by Sensational Seafood Skewers over Caesar Salad-a great recipe for entertaining! Next up- Super Juicy California  Turkey Burgers- yummified with sundried tomato mayo, Homemade guac, a dose of greens & crispy bacon. Onto a taste of Mexico- Classic Carne Asada with a side of Grilled Corn with Cilantro-Poblano Lime Butter & Queso Fresco, and lastly a Refreshing Frozen White Chocolate, Mango & Strawberry  Tart, yum.   A bubbly selection of local brews will be available for tasting at this class. Friday June 22 @6:30 pm  Class $45 per person $8 beer tasting, optional  All Classes will be held at DreamMaker Bath & Kitchen Showroom

FamMenu for 3-12 to 3-18 short n' sweet

....because my blog keeps deleting my drafts, gonna make this QUICK!!! Monday: Slow Cooker Venison Sloppy Joes-look that up on allrecipes.com super easy and yummy too! We will have them on split rolls with dill pickles and a side serving of veggies and dip, cut fruit too! Tuesday: chicken cacciatore, breaded chicken thighs are pan seared then sliced up and tossed with sautéed mushrooms, onions, peppers, tomatoes and pasta. Served with bread and a yum salad with Dijon-dill vinaigrette Wednesday: Grilled curried Tilapia with fruity basmati rice and sautéed spinach Thursday: triple Bean Smashed Tostadas-aFamFave! Cut fruit Friday:pizza and moooobie night! Saturday: a night out for hubs and I- for our THIRTEENTH Anniversary! Time flies!!! I'll hook the kiddos up with some good grub...just not sure what yet!:) Sunday: honey lime tequila glazed & grilled chicken thighs, smashed sweet taters, slaw Have a great week!

This Weeeeks FamMenu:)

Had a very nice, much needed long weekend road trip to see my Bestie in Louisville, Kentucky! What beautiful rolling hills, including the area where her horse Tobey is stabled at, Turning Leaf Farm in Oldham County- beautimeous! We, her sis, momma and I had a nice drive down, avoided the crazy tornadoes(thank goodness!) and went to her baby shower. Also had one hour massages, went to several great restaurants, including Jack Fry's, went window shopping, got in a great COLD rum and made them a fancy shmancy Chef Robiney dinner, too:) good times were had by all! After all that rambling, here is this week's FamMenu: Monday: after this loooong trip (I am on the road as I type this!-oh and I am NOT behind the wheel:) The kids will have probably already eaten, and I am overly stuffed from a weekend of food- so this chick is skipping dinner! Tuesday: Smokey, lean & mean pork & bean stew, fresh rolls, salad with mustard vinaigrette Wednesday: Chicken Shwarma- yummy spiced up grilled chicken on pitas with sautéed peppers & onions, garlic sauce, CaraCara oranges for dessert Thursday: I will  start off the day with Muffins with Mon!!! For dinner, Slow Cooker Golumpki- savory green cabbage stuffed with ground beef, onion, rice & topped with a tomato sauce. May have some pierogi- store boughts- on the side, just cuz the kids love em'! Friday: supposed to have a class- but it is not looking very promising, only four signed up! So it could be a night home with the kiddies for pizza, pizza! Saturday: I think a pasta night is in order, I think penne with pesto, sundried tomatoes & toasted pine nuts, some crusty Italian bread and a nice salad Maybe I'll splurge for some Palazzolos Italian Spumoni, mmmm hmmmm! check their site out: http://www.4gelato.com/ Sunday: maybe something easy? How about Tacos. Sounds good to me:)! Make it a GREAT week!

A week of FamMenu hiatus is upon me...

Sorry for the lack of menu this week....it has been a discombobulated week. One of those weeks where ever so consistently, Murphy's Law has prevailed over just about everything. So I will be back ready to roar next week with a vibrant Chef Robin FamMenu for you next Monday! Hope your week is MUCH tamer than mine!

FamMenu for 2.20 to 2.26

Hello all, hope you have been enjoying the gorgeoso Michigan sunshine!
Had a great class last week,I think everyone left happy and full of food and new healthy food ideas!
Have a wonderful week and take time to sit down and eat with the Fam atleast a few times!

Monday: Caroliner made some Annie's organic shells and cheese, carrot sticks& snap peas, CaraCara oranges...while mom and dad were working.... i made Jared & I a quick dish of ravioli with pesto,sundried tomatoes and toasted pinenuts,a perfect meal for me as I need to run in the am!

Tuesday: Balsamic Grilled flank steak, mashed yukon golds with buttermilk & chives, sauteed green beans with red peppers & carrots

Wednesday: Honey dijon glazed pork sizzlers,baked cinnamon apples, roasted beets & carrots with rosemary, potato rolls

Thursday: This evening we have a suprise for the kiddos...but I may be more excited than any of them will be...Mary Poppins on Broadway! Hey, they all love the movie, and there's no school on Friday, so Woohoo, why not! We have had a long winter of not doing a whole lot of anything special, so  I am thinking this will be quite the memorable experience, YAY! Not sure about dinner, but we will probablly bring them out for dessert after the show :)

Friday: Pizza for movie night!

Saturday: I have a long day planned, so I am thinking grilled stuffed burritos- the vegetarian ones from Costco-withJacks Salsa and tortilla strips, some fresh fruit, too

Sunday: A big meal for my Teanie Beanie! She wanted pot stickers, Sesame soy grilled Chicken, jasmine rice, Asian Slaw, oranges and carrot cake!

Fam Menu... At the tail end of this crazy week!

Ok, so it's a given that I'm busy, RIGHT???? Oh, good, so you all understand my not sitting down my document my menu this week, but I will say that not having dinners per- planned has been, well, a PAIN! So I am glad I usually do this time, mOney and sanity saving plan every week! :) So here is my FamMenu: Monday: yummy homemade chicken fried rice, it was delish! We also had a few pot stickers and some clem n' Tina's! Tuesday: this was a completely exhausting day, I'll spare you the details! Ant has been begging for hot dogs and chips- so we did that for him and had black grapes and baby carrots, too- his favorite fruit and veggie! We got a cupcake lizard cake- what a crazy night! Wednesday: Caroline made dinner, spaghetti with turkey tomato sauce, roasted asparagus and Italian bread Thursday: Brazilian Fejoda- spicy black bean stew over rice, orange wedges Friday: pizza with daddy- I will be teaching a great healthy cooking class! Saturday: roasted chicken, mashed potatoes, steamed broccoli, cut fruit Sunday: white chicken chili- sounds good doesn't it??? Ok, there it is- short and sweet!

FamMenu for Feb.6th through the 12th

Sorry these menus are being crazily stacked together, I am writing them completely via my phone, and apparently spaces don't show up! Here is my weekly menu for my Fam... Monday: whole wheat penne tomatoey-pesto-turkey sauce, spaghetti squash, salad with romaine, tomatoes, carrots & black olives, toasty Vienna bread Tuesday:roasted beet, spinach & quinoa salad with goat cheese, creamy basil tomato soup Wednesday: chicken & cheese quesadillas with salsa, guacamole, Greek yogurt, tortilla chips... Fruit salad Thursday: sesame soy glazed grilled organic chicken thighs with sauteed baby Bok choy and jasmine rice Orange wedges Friday: pizza with the kiddos Saturday: hmmmm... I am not sure!hubs and I willbe at Art of the Tables' anniversary party and the kids will be with Uncle Bri:) HE can cook! as he loves to do so! Sunday: I am thinking breakfast for dinner! Now what shall it be... Have a great treat of a week!