Birthday celebrations continue… and this time it’s my Wonderful Father-in-law’s 82nd Birthday!
My inlaws have been like parents to me since I was 16 years old. So I feel very close to them. They gave me love and support when I needed it, they welcomed me into their family and now I make sure they are well-taken care of, smiling, and happy!
I don’t mind cooking at all when I have the energy, not sick, and no headaches. I enjoy being productive and seeing happy and smiling faces!
Since just 10 days ago we celebrated my birthday, I’ve decided, well… actually I’ve been asked to COOK LESS, PLEASE!
But, for those that know me, I can’t do simple, if I start cooking then you will see several dishes!
Plus we all enjoy – The Leftovers! And I can relax for the next couple of days! Bonus!
I did COOK LESS as asked, as you can see.
Watch the VIDEO below
Birthday Menu
Coleslaw
Cheese Pizza with bacon bits (store-bought crust)
Chicken Ravioli with onions, mushrooms, tomatoes
Baked Moist Asian Meatballs and veggies
Grilled Shrimp Skewers with peppers
Fried Rice
Deconstructed Stuffed Cabbage with chicken and creamy tomato sauce
Blueberry Sour Cream Bundt Cake
Carvel Chocolate Ice Cream Crunchie Cake
Fruit plate
Coleslaw Salad
We LOVE, LOVE this CLASSIC salad! I make it weekly for us.
Sometimes I shred my own ingredients, but often buy a packaged coleslaw mix at Publix and just add the dressing.
How to make Coleslaw salad
Ingredients:
Red Cabbage, Green Cabbage, and Carrot finely shredded.
Dressing:
– Mayonnaise
– Mustard
– Wine Vinegar
– Salt/pepper
adjusted to proportion and taste
Chicken Ravioli with onions, mushrooms, tomatoes
We Love these store-bought Rana Chicken & Roasted Garlic Ravioli! This brand is delicious!
I always add caramelized onion, mushrooms, and tomatoes to ravioli or potstickers. The flavors complement so well and you can make a vegetarian meal this way.
Fried Rice
Baked Moist Asian Meatballs and veggies
Grilled Shrimp Skewers with peppers and onions
I have used my beloved Cuisineart Griddler to grill these Shrimp skewers at home.
These Raw Shrimp Skewers were bought at Publix but you can easily make yourself.
I have marinated shrimp, onion, and peppers in low-sodium sauce, teriyaki sauce, garlic, ginger, and light olive oil overnight.
Then grilled on skewers the next day and sauteed the veggies on the skillet.
Deconstructed Stuffed Cabbage with chicken and creamy tomato sauce
This AMAZINGLY TASTY dish doesn’t look as pretty as I wanted, but it was the “best seller” lol on the table!
It was a last-minute decision since I had all of the ingredients on hand.
On the bottom, braised cabbage with caramelized onion, pasta sauce, dill and salt/pepper.
On top, baked and breaded chicken breast meat sliced.
Super easy!
You will need 3 bowls. One with flour, second eggs and half/half mixture, third Italian Style breadcrumbs and Grated Parmesan cheese.
Just drench chicken breast into flour, then egg mix, then breadcrumbs.
Place on the foil-lined and greased cookie sheet.
Bake in the Preheated at 400F oven 20 minutes, flip and bake for an additional 10 minutes.
Perfect in the sandwiches or sliced on top of your salad!
Creamy Tomato Sauce:
Pasta Sauce, Sour Cream, Dill and salt/pepper. Mix proportions to taste.
Warm-up on the stove or microwave and serve on top of cabbage and chicken! Delicious!
Cheese Pizza with Bacon Bits
To make Pizza at home, I normally use Publix’s made FRESH DAILY dough, it’s THE BEST!
But my mother-in-law bought these Mama Mary’s Original Pizza Crusts to try.
I’ve added Pizza Sauce, 6 kinds of cheese mix, fresh oregano and bacon bits! Came out Delicious!
Dessert
Blueberry Sour Cream Bundt Cake
Click here for the Recipe
This has been one of my MOST POPULAR RECIPES and when you bake this cake you will understand why!
Super light, not too sweet and full of flavor!!!
Carvel Lil’ Love Chocolate Ice Cream Crunchie Cake
Need I say more???
Fruit Plate
My OVAL SERVING PLATTERS, LOVE!
I have to share my INCREDIBLE BUY FROM AMAZON, the set of Oval-shaped serving platters that you see above!
I can’t tell you how happy I am with this recent purchase.
It took me such a long time to narrow down my search. I love the OVAL shape since it works perfectly with just about any food. And these plates are not completely flat, you can serve dishes with sauces!
This set includes 3 different sizes which make it so flexible. I’ve used all 3!
Love the quality as well, not too light and not heavy to handle, just perfect weight china serving platters!
You can purchase them here.
I hope you will enjoy these recipes as much as my family does!
If you use and like any of the recipes, please let me know!
I love getting feedback!
