Wednesday Night Dinner...Playground Bullies Style

My group of friends joined a Kickball League earlier this year.  We thought it would be fun, kicking some balls and then going to the bar and kicking some ass on the Flip Cup Table afterward.  Kickball has gotten in the way of a few Wednesday Night Dinners and we don't mind too much, but this week we had a late game so I decided to cook up a quick homey meal before we went to play.  You know what they say load up on wine before a big game!  I have been craving chili, probably because LA has been having some unusually chilly weather lately and nothing warms my tummy like a nice bowl of chili.  I love this recipe and have made it before.  It is from Cooking Light and it mixes Turkey Sausage with Ground Sirloin, so you get two different textures just in the meat, not to mention the Jalapeno and Green Peppers that are added, along with the Kidney Beans.  This chili has a nice kick to it, which of course I love!  Plus, using the Hot Turkey Sausage gives it even more of a punch.  I like to add a couple adobe chilies, to add a little smoky spice flavor.  Just a tip, most recipes when they call for adobe chilies in sauce, only call for one or two, so just take them out of the sauce and put them in a freezer bag, this way next recipe, you can just pull out the one or two you need and none go to waste.  The chili was great, the game not so much, but the flipping of the cups, BOOM, we're unstoppable!  Click on the picture below, and scroll down to take you to the recipe for the Chili as well as the recipe for my Spicy Cornbread Muffins!

Recipes My Friends Want...The Most Wanted

I didn't have a Wednesday Night Dinner this week since I went to see the Broken Bells instead, woo hoo!  So, I figured this was the perfect time to start a new part of my blog called "Recipes My Friends Want."  Just as it sound, here you can find Recipes that I make often or are usually requested to make to bring to BBQs or parties.  This installment is based on the most requested recipes and the one's I make most often because well I love them, too! I know them all by heart and after a party usually end up sending the recipes to multiple people, so I figured why not just get them up on the blog, so I can direct everyone here.  Click on the picture below to get the recipes for my Kinda Famous Guacamole, Sangria, Taco Salad and Jalapeno Poppers.

Wednesday Night Dinner-First Fuges Family Dinner

This week we had two guests to add to our usual crew of dinner goers, Frannie's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fuges.  They are in visiting from New Jersey and fit in just perfect since this Wednesday Night Dinner consisted of all Jersey Girls!

I decided on a a nice clean and fresh meal, after all my weekends are filled with Melgard's pizza (some of the best in LA) and my own KF Wings!  I started out by checking out the local circular's to see what kind of meat was on sale this week.  This is usually the way I start thinking about Wednesday Night Dinner, because I want to make sure I get the best price and the freshest ingredients.  My food store had Pork Loin on sale and I though perfect,  that is a great start to building a nice fresh, light meal.  I bounced around the internet and was really having a hard time deciding, mostly because I had a serious time restraint this week.  I had 8 people coming to dinner and I'm working till about 6 or 7pm, as I know many people do and I have about an hour commute.  My first thought was the crock pot, but most meals call for it to be in the pot for 6-7 hours, and I am usually gone for at least 10-11 hours.  So my next thought...what is something that I can do most of the prep on Tuesday Night and then just cook the meat on the grill for immediate consumption on Wednesday.  I decided on a Pork Kebab, Hummus, Taziki Sauce, and Roasted Peppers.  And I made a beautiful fresh Tomato Salad to go with it.  I loved the meal and I have to say my guests did, too! Click photo for recipes.