Apr. 19, 2008 -
I have found something new that I just love. My friend Kim came over the other night and made sushi bowls for us. This is my new food love! Spicy shrimp ( these were cooked, but cold) jasmine rice, shredded lettuce, cucumber, carrots, and rice wine vinegar. It was THE BEST!! I love seafood anyways and all these foods are super yummy and healthy. See I try to avoid wheat when I can. I love it, but it does not love me. It makes me breakout on my face, my joints get achy and I gain weight because I can't digest it. I don't know if I am truly allergic to it, because I have MANY food allergies. It doesn't seem to effect me in the same way as the others, but it is really not good if I eat too much. Anyways, I think I will switch the rice to brown rice if I eat this dish all summer. It was delicious and she gave me some great ideas for some other seafood to go in it besides the spicy shrimp. I am so blessed to have a very good friend that actually works in seafood to show me something new, lol.
So I need some new recipes that will feed a crowd, like about 15 - 18 people, not expensive, not to complicated either. We feed at least 13 every Sunday, but leftovers are always welcome. We are also feeding 3 teenage boys, 2 "growing like weeds" boys, 2 men and 2 little girls who are never able to get full. The adults were sitting around chatting when the men said they were ready for us ladies to wow them with something new to eat......We smiled and accepted the challenge. We all really love to eat and eating together just makes the food taste that much better. So if you have a great recipe that feeds a crowd I would love to hear it.
On my front, things are going well. I am making an effort to take time. DH and I watched a movie together last night together. We put the kids to bed early after an afternoon in the pool. It was nice to just have quiet. I read yesterday a little, volunteered on Kendra's Kindergarten field trip. Supper was quick, soup and sandwiches, but it was hot and I wasn't worried about it. The children and DH requested it. So now on with it......
Comments
Apr. 19, 2008 - suhsi bowl
Posted by babypatts
This sounds very good! Could you possibly pass that recipe to me. DH and I are really trying to change our eating habits. We bought 4 or 5 new cookbooks. We are always up for trying something new. Hope you have a wonderful weekend!!
Apr. 19, 2008 - Untitled Comment
Posted by CrossView
Sounds great! I love anything with shrimp...
One of my favorite recipes for feeding a crowd is here:
http://guyishungry.blogspot.com/2007/07/crusty-pepperoni-pizza.html
For a crowd that size, I'd probably use 5 or 6 loaves of Italian bread. It's relatively cheap and it looks "pretty" when it's done. =)
Apr. 20, 2008 - Aww
Posted by carolina
So sorry about your food troubles. My oldest has a fish/Omega 3 allergy.
Apr. 24, 2008 - Create A Bowl
Posted by Jaimers
Back when I was working all the time and never home I discovered a great Sunday after church idea for my family that all came over. There were usually about 14 of us.
I would steam about five quarts of rice (I prefer brown, but white will work), and get maybe six different types of marinade and dipping sauces. Then my family would bring over whatever they liked to cook to put over the rice. Some would bring curry (not to spicy), chicken, fish, beef, pork, etc. Then they would all bring their favorite sliced vegetables (okra was a big hit) and we would make a bunch of different dishes with different sauces to try.
It's a great way to introduce kids to different types of foods (like eggplant, okra, squash etc). And the kids get to pick their pallets so to speak. Because we only asked the family to bring a sample size, not a lot of money was spent. We then wrote down our favorite combinations and I emailed them out on Monday so everyone could try at home.
