Dinner for Three and GIVEAWAY Winner!

I grew up sharing meals at a similar table!

As a child my family ate dinner
together nearly every night

until I left for college

And yes

we were your typical 
American family of the day

two parents

two kids

two dogs

{and at times two parakeets

and a hamster or two}

{Happy Birthday 5-13, Little Brother!}

But every once in a while

if my dad was out
and it was just my mom, brother and me

we didn't eat the typical fare

of  {WONDERFUL}

post roasts or lasagna

pork chops with sauerkraut

or meatloaf or manicotti

It was more likely to be

scrambled eggs or waffles

{breakfast for dinner!}

or grilled cheese and

tomato soup.

Sometimes we'd have a

Swanson's frozen meal or

a chicken potpie or maybe

frozen pizza.....

Compared to the normal routine,

these meals seemed exotic--

especially if we got to eat them

on TV trays!  Remember those??

These days, I'm the mom and

I have my own go-to

Daddy is out dishes

that the kids and I enjoy

when we are on our own.

As they have grown they

also like the every man

for himself option where

we plunder the fridge for

leftovers and do our own

thing.....

But I still crave the camaraderie

of sitting down together,

so I'm always on the lookout

for new menu ideas for the

nights that it is just the three

of us.

One of those nights, this week,

we had baked potatoes, scrambled

eggs and asparagus, which we

all found quite comforting.

It's been a chilly, rainy and

grey week, weather wise, so

this is the type of food that

we have been craving.

Since discovering blogs

I have gleaned many recipe

ideas and today I found a

new it's just us three dinner

idea:  Spaghetti on Toast

from my friend Marie

at The English Kitchen.

One of my favorite English Kitchens from the movie The Holiday

Apparently Spaghetti on Toast

is very popular in the U.K.

particularly among children,

students and starving artists!

Here is part of the recipe....

It has to be grilled toast, with slabs of sliced 

strong cheddar cheese placed on one side and

then grilled until all toasted and bubbling . . .

Then you simply place them onto heated plates 

and ladle the hot spaghetti over top.

With a good grinding of black pepper on top, 

it's a fab supper....It's a no brainer really . . . 

. . . hot toasted cheese with hot tinned 

spaghetti ladled over top.

Thanks, Marie! 


I would love to learn about

your favorite alternate night

menus....

Those nights when you are

cooking just for yourself

or yourself and the kids

or don't feel like cooking at all!

PS:  Just wrapped up my first

giveaway to celebrate my first

50 followers!  Thank you for

the 89 comments and all of the

introductions to new blogging

neighbors!   Decided that

was too many to put into a hat,

so used random.org and

am pleased to announce that the

winner is Number 73,
Vonda from Following Splendor!

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