Suppah Six

  This was a favorite of Tigger's growing up. His Grandma would make it for him and even gave me copy of the recipe with her added notes (more cheese ... sometimes I leave off the tomatoes...) .    Tigger has been missing his grandpa recently as he refinishes his old drafting table, so a little homage was a good solution.   Its more known as Impossibly Easy Cheeseburger Pie today and some sauteed corn worked right along side. Hooray for childhood treats!

  Meat, garlic, tomato sauce... what's not to love???    Pasta with Sausage Ragu was a crowd pleaser and perfectly accompanied by salad and garlic bread.  Chocolate Cream Pie for dessert completed a lovely fall evening.

  Risotto with Chicken, Lemon and Basil was good fall fare and VERY filling!   We enjoyed some drop biscuits and custom margarita from the bartender.

  Good fall comfort food and even good for us!  Reduced Fat Chicken Tetrazzini was a winner.

It was the best version of a great meal!  Grilled Patty Melts and Jo Jo Potatoes - lots of work for our chef team and we really enjoyed! 

Baked Manicotti with Meat Sauce .... YUM YUM YUM!

 This was another delish Fall Treat - individual Mac & Cheese .  We used some of Piglet's family dishes... perfect ramekin sizes! It was modified (improved!) with Pork Belly instead of bacon (thanks Trader Joes) and some crunchy panko crumbs on top!  Salad and bread to round out the meal. Dessert was Maple Syrup Pie and crème fraîche.

  Chicken Nuggets BBQ Fries Broccoli Slaw YUM! 

  We enjoyed Schnitzel Cordon Bleu and Eeyore thought it was one of her favorite meals.... high praise!  It was delicious and the combo of simple buttered noodles and wilted spinach blended perfectly on a cooler fall evening. For an extra treat, Eeyore provided Apple Pie Eggrolls... fried yummy goodness!    

Just the 4 of us... Christopher Robin and Rabbit had a big evening in the city... dinner in Boston until 12 midnight!  Party animals. We enjoyed some amped up diner food:   Oklahoma Fried Onion Burger .   Tigger was not at all satisfied with the size of the hamburger package on his counter, but his faith was rewarded with a tasty final product!  Some fine Land o Lakes Sharp Cheddar substituted for American cheese.  We just can't go there.

Repeat from many PD's ago ...   Garlicky Pork Cutlets with Prosciutto, Lemon, and Sage ...they came out perfectly thanks to a special early arrival of Piglet... some vacation time from work meant we got to enjoy his company all evening... sometimes Eeyore needs that support! Rounded out the meal with mashed taters and lima beans.  YUM!

Good fall fare... it was not a simple meal, but it was tasty! The side dish of Buttered Spaetzle was actually selected first, then the main of Chicken Schnitzel was a logical pairing.  This had to be a night Dory could be here early to get things underway.  She even had to make the batter during the afternoon so it could rest. The noodle production process was alot of work... luckily, Squirts had the day off, so we had earlier than usual access to his expertise and  strength to stir and drop batter over a steaming pot.  The original recipe called for a disposable tin pan, but I can't imagine that could have withstood the density of this batter.  The final result was sauteed in some butter and was just great. The schnitzel had our traditional favorite, panko crust, with a tangy sauce.  Green beans rounded out the meal. We also enjoyed some of Dory's apple pie - perfect as usual.  She used key lime juice rather than lemon juice, fun tasty twist...