Manisha Cooks

01/12/2025

Dinner 5: pork tenderloin with a honey mustard shallot sauce. On the side are potato stacks and broccoli

01/12/2025

Continuing with my 30 days of no repeat meals! I cook 5 days and then 2 days of leftovers! Ricky's birthday is Friday so we will most likely go out. This weeks menu is:

Pork tenderloin with a honey mustard sauce
Coconut shrimp
Copycat chick fil a nuggets
Hamburger Steaks
Lemon Garlic pasta with grilled chicken

01/12/2025

It's leftover night so I got the great idea to put sausage in my broccoli cheese soup. It wasn't good LOL

01/11/2025

I have seen some disturbing comments about those who lost their homes in the fires in Cali. Who cares if they're rich or if they have insurance. It's the memories and momentos they lost. What a sh*tty perspective to have to celebrate someone else's loss.

01/11/2025

Made my kiddo a Valentine dessert

01/10/2025

I will never again fight to get a Christmas tree back in its box! I love this thing!!

01/10/2025

Broccoli Cheddar Soup

Ingredients:

1 onion chopped
2 cloves garlic chopped
3 carrots peeled and grated
8 oz cheddar cheese grated
1/2 cup butter
1/4 cup flour
2 tsp salt (divided)
1 tsp pepper (divided)
3.5 cups broccoli
2 cups chicken broth
2 cups half and half

Directions:

1. Heat soup pot and melt butter.
2. Cook onions and garlic for 5-7 minutes til soft.
3. Add carrots and cook for another 5 minutes.
4. Add 1 tsp salt and 1/2 tsp pepper.
5. Sprinkle the flour over veggies and mix in well. Cook for 5 minutes.
6. Add chicken broth and stir.
7. Add in broccoli.
8. Add in half and half. Make sure broccoli is under the liquid.
9. Add in 1 tsp salt and 1/2 tsp pepper.
10. Simmer soup for 25 minutes until broccoli is tender.
11. Using an immersion blender blend soup until desired consistency. If you don't have an immersion blender you can use a regular blender.
12. Add in cheese and completely melt.
13. Stir soup and taste for seasoning.

01/09/2025

30 days of dinners: day 3
Spaghetti & Homemade Meatballs

01/09/2025

Homestyle Meatballs

Ingredients:
1 lb ground beef
1 lb ground pork
1 onion diced small
3 cloves minced garlic
1.5 tsp salt5 tsp pepper
1 tsp parsley
1 tsp paprika
2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
2 beaten eggs
1 cup breadcrumbs

Directions:
1. Add ground beef and pork to a large bowl and lightly fork the meat apart.
2. Add onion, garlic, salt, pepper, Worcestershire sauce, parsley, paprika, eggs and breadcrumbs.
3. Mix only until combined.
4. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper.
5. Using an ice cream scoop form meatballs lightly by pressing and rolling mixture into balls.
6. Refrigerate until you are ready to use.

*I cooked half and froze half of the meatballs.

**Place meatballs in a pot or skillet and cook on medium heat until mostly cooked through. Roll them gently around for even browning. Add sauce of choice and finish cooking meatballs in sauce.

***Place sheet pan with meatballs into the freezer until firm and then place in a gallon ziplock freezer bag and place back in the freezer.

01/08/2025

Dinner 2: Vietnamese chicken salad

01/07/2025

Sams club haul $123.55

01/07/2025

Dinner 1: Chicken Lo Mein

01/06/2025

Walmart grocery haul. Any guesses on the total?

01/06/2025

Today begins "no repeat meals" January. Here is my menu for the week:

Vietnamese chicken salad
Broccoli cheese soup & mini sandwiches
Chicken Lo Mein
Italian meat balls and spaghetti
Meatloaf

01/05/2025

Sorry I have been MIA! I will be doing a no repeat dinner January. I know it's the 5th but I'm a late starter lol. So if you're looking for dinner ideas follow along!

01/01/2025

New Year's Eve spread! Boozy cherries, dipped pretzels, honey bbq wings, ranch dip with veggies and chips and Shirley Temples!!

01/01/2025

Ok so if you aren't on TikTok you can join with this link and we will both get rewards! Yay free money!!

12/31/2024