Hamburger Sliders w/ Baked Fries

Dinner Tonight: Hamburger Sliders w/ Baked Fries






Happy 4th of July to everyone out there! Please, as always, remember those out there serving our
Country so we can enjoy Holidays like this. For Breakfast this morning I had purchased a package of Smithfield Anytime Favorites Sliced Ham. Just heat up for 1 minute in a skillet and it's ready! I then toasted a Healthy Life Whole Grain English Muffin. I topped the Ham with a slice of Sargento Reduced Calorie Swiss Cheese and served it on the Muffin. Made a delicious Breakfast sandwich. I also had a cup of Bigelow Decaf Green Tea. Hot and muggy with a passing shower outside today. Not a lot going on today, very laid back. I cleaned up around the house and then spent the afternoon watching a couple of movies I had recorded. For Dinner tonight it's Sliders again1 I prepared Hamburger Sliders w/ Baked Fries.



It's 2 days of Sliders for me. yesterday it was Crabcake Sliders and tonight Beef Sliders. Well it doesn't happen often, rarely ever, but I'm having Beef tonight! I was at Kroger yesterday and I came across a bag of Kroger Ground Beef Sliders - Mini Beef Burgers. They looked good and I had just bought a package of Pepperidge Whole Wheat Slider Buns so I had a perfect pairing. I switched from Beef to Bison, or Buffalo, several years ago when i was diagnosed with Diabetes 2. Healthier, leaner, less fat, and tastes better so the switch was easy. But these looked good and Mom and Dad would really like them! They come frozen and there are 16 2 oz. Slider Patties per package.



To prepare them; You prepare them frozen, no need to thaw. Just place the Patties in a preheated
skillet, preheated on medium heat. Heat on the first side until the juices start to flow. Flip it over and cook till done with about 1 minute of frying time left I added a 1/2 slice of Arla Gouda Cheese. First time trying the Arla Gouda Cheese also. Very good Gouda, smooth, nice flavor, and only 80 calories per slice. The Burgers fry up perfect, I seasoned them with some Morton's Lite Salt and Ground Black Pepper. I served them on Pepperidge Wheat Slider Buns. I still prefer my Buffalo but these were pretty good!



And as usual when having any type of Burger you have to have fries! I I’m using Alexia Organic
Yukon Select Fries, I used Ore Ida yesterday. Seasoned them with McCormick Grinder Sea Salt and Black Peppercorn Medley. Baked them at 425 degrees for 16 minutes. They bake up beautifully and seasoned just right, excellent Shoestring Fry! Plus they are only 120 calories and 15 net carbs. For Dessert later a Weight watcher’s Cookies and Cream Ice Cream Bar.








ARLA SLICED CHEESE
ABOUT ARLA SLICED CHEESE
Your favorite, great-tasting cheeses are now in the dairy aisle in convenient slices for quick sandwich upgrades and wholesome snacking. With four delicious varieties to choose from, Arla Cheese Slices bring Natural Goodness to every meal of the day.

Created without the use of synthetic hormones*, and containing no artificial colors or artificial

preservatives, our naturally delicious cheese is made from one of the world’s best foods – milk. We work side-by-side with our dairy farmers and know the path our milk has traveled from the farm to your fridge.

Arla Cheese Slices come in four delicious varieties – Havarti, Gouda, Fontina and Muenster – and are sure to please even the pickiest eater. Each can be used on its own to add a creamy, flavorful boost to snacks and cold lunches, or mix and match your favorites for a melty and delicious grilled cheese sandwich. Arla Cheese Slices are sure to be the new family favorite!

*Made with milk from cows not treated with rBST. No significant difference has been shown between milk derived from rBST-treated and non-rBST-treated cows.

https://www.arlausa.com/our-brands/arla/arla-sliced-cheeses/



Arla Sliced Gouda Cheese
Gouda is an extremely versatile cheese that has a rich, buttery, slightly sweet flavor and a smooth,

creamy texture. Gouda slices are a tasty way to add naturally delicious flavor to a burger, your favorite deli selections or a Gouda casserole in a snap!

Ingredients
Pasteurized Part-Skim Milk, Salt, Culture, Microbial Rennet, Annatto Color
Nutrition facts per serving (percent of Daily Values):
Servings Per Container: 10

Serving Size: 1 Slice (21g): Calories 80, Calories from Fat 50, Total Fat 6g, Saturated Fat 4g, Trans Fat 0g, Cholesterol 20mg, Sodium 150mg, Total Carbohydrate 0g, Dietary Fiber 0g, Sugars 0g, Protein 5g

https://www.arlausa.com/our-brands/arla-sliced-cheese-gouda-32725/

Crab Cake Slider w/ Roasted Finger Potatoes

Dinner Tonight: Crab Cake Slider w/ Roasted Finger Potatoes







For breakfast this morning I toasted a Healthy Life Whole Grain English Muffin and I reheated a slice of the Cubed Steak leftover from last night's dinner. Made a great Breakfast Sandwich! Cold and overcast out today, just an overall dreary day. My back is still giving me problems but it is slowly getting better. Stayed busy today cleaning. Helped out with some laundry for Mom and then dusted and vacuumed the house. For dinner tonight it's a Crab Cake Slider w/ Roasted Finger Potatoes.





I’m using the Kroger Private Selection Maryland Style Crab Cakes. They come frozen and there’s 2

to a box. To prepare them just preheat the oven on 400 degrees and bake for 30 minutes. Nothing beats a fresh made Crab Cake, but these are too good to be frozen! They’re just the right size, about 3.5 ounces each, and full of flavor. Baked them for about 30 minutes and they were done. Served then on a Pepperidge Farm Wheat Slider Buns. Topped them with Louisiana Remoulade Dressing. This makes one delicious Slider! The taste of the Crab Meat and Remoulade Sauce is perfect together! If you want one flavorful Remoulade Sauce you have to try the LOUISIANA Remoulade Dressing. This sauce is incredible and is good on about anything you put it on!



Then I also Baked some Fingerling Potatoes. I actually found some other than Jungle Jim's Market,

found them finally at the Kroger up the road from us! They come in a small bag, Melissa's Fingerling Potato Medley. It's a variety of 4-5 different Potatoes including Fingerling Potatoes, which I love using! To prepare them I started by washing the Potatoes off in cold water. I then cut the Fingerling Potatoes in half, lengthwise. Put the Potatoes in a large bowl seasoned them with; Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Garlic Powder, Sea Salt, Pepper, Chili Powder, and Kraft Reduced Fat Parmesan Grated Cheese to top the Potatoes with. Using a cookie sheet lined with foil I spread the Potatoes out on the sheet . Then Roasted them at 400 degrees until they were fork tender, about 20 minutes. Love those Potatoes! Perfect side dish for any dinner. Later for dessert I had a Healthy Life dark Fudge Swirl Frozen Greek Yogurt.








Pepperidge Farm Wheat Slider Buns

Timeless and without pretense, our “Bakery Classics” stand for quality, with premium ingredients, perfectly orchestrated with a baker’s touch. Make your barbecues a little more special with our delicious buns. We hope you agree that our bakers have created a delicious, premium quality bun.
Pepperidge Farm® Fresh Breads & Rolls

Sliders Wheat Buns

Nutrition Facts*
Amount per Serving (serving size) = 1 bun

Calories 100
Fat Calories 15
Total Fat 2g
Sat. Fat 0g
Trans Fat 0g
Polyunsat. Fat 1g
Monounsat. Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg
Sodium 130mg
Total Carb. 17g
Dietary Fiber 1g
Sugars 3g
Protein 5g
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LOUISIANA Remoulade Dressing

LOUISIANA Remoulade Dressing is typically a cold dressing served with chilled boiled seafood.
This dressing combines the perfect blend of soybean oil, horseradish, egg yolks, tomato paste, onion, garlic and other spices. Use it as a dipping sauce for your favorite seafood or meats.

Crab Cake Slider w/ Baked Fries

Dinner Tonight: Crab Cake Slider w/ Baked Fries

Went for my yearly eye check-up this morning, everything looked good; no changes. Then it turned to a frustrating day! I get my prescriptions through the mail and the drug co. said my doctor will not respond to their faxes and of course the doctor's office says they didn't receive any faxes. Finally got that straightened up and ran into a computer operating snag. Nothing major just annoying, Google Chrome bugs that wont let me access certain sites and functions. Still working to correct that. Besides all that not a bad day! For dinner tonight Crab Cake Slider w/ Baked Fries.






Once again I'm using Kroger Private Selection Maryland Style Crab Cakes. They come frozen and there’s 2 to box. To prepare them just preheat the oven on 400 degrees and bake for 30 minutes. Nothing beats a fresh made Crab Cake, but these are too good to be frozen! They’re just the right size, about 3.5 ounces each, and full of flavor. Baked them for about 30 minutes and they were done. Served then on a Pepperidge Farm Wheat Slider Buns. Topped them with Louisiana Remoulade Dressing and Arugula. This makes one delicious Slider! The taste of the Crab Meat and Remoulade Sauce, then the Peppery taste of the Arugula is perfect together!






Then I also prepared one of my  favorite sides, Ore Ida Simply Cracked Black Pepper and Sea Salt Country Style Fries. Love these Fries, they’re 130 calories and 20 carbs per serving. And a serving is 13 Fries, which is plenty. For dessert later a Healthy Choice Dark Fudge Swirl Frozen Yogurt.











Pepperidge Farm Wheat Slider Buns

Timeless and without pretense, our “Bakery Classics” stand for quality, with premium ingredients, perfectly orchestrated with a baker’s touch. Make your barbecues a little more special with our delicious buns. We hope you agree that our bakers have created a delicious, premium quality bun.



Pepperidge Farm® Fresh Breads & Rolls
Sliders Wheat Buns
Nutrition Facts*
Amount per Serving (serving size) = 1 bun

Calories 100
Fat Calories 15
Total Fat 2g
Sat. Fat 0g
Trans Fat 0g
Polyunsat. Fat 1g
Monounsat. Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg
Sodium 130mg
Total Carb. 17g
Dietary Fiber 1g
Sugars 3g
Protein 5g

% Daily Values**
Vitamin A 0%
Vitamin C 0%
Thiamin 6%
Riboflavin 6%
Niacin 8%
Folic Acid 10%
Calcium 4%
Iron 0%


http://www.pepperidgefarm.com/ProductDetail.aspx?catID=757&prdID=120929











LOUISIANA Remoulade Dressing

LOUISIANA Remoulade Dressing is typically a cold dressing served with chilled boiled seafood. This dressing combines the perfect blend of soybean oil, horseradish, egg yolks, tomato paste, onion, garlic and other spices. Use it as a dipping sauce for your favorite seafoods or meats.

Crab Cake Slider w/ Baked Fries

Dinner Tonight: Crab Cake Slider w/ Baked Fries

Another cloudy and rainy day out again. Ran dad for a check-up at his family doctor. Then stopped by Kroger to pick up some Apples and Boston Lettuce and back home. Been fighting with a mild case of the Phantom Pains since last night, It hasn't been too bad though. For dinner tonight Crab Cake Slider w/ Baked Fries.








I just had Crab Cakes the other night and they were so delicious I’m having more tonight, but as a Slider Sandwich. Once again I used Kroger Private Selection Maryland Style Crab Cakes. They come frozen and there’s 2 to box. To prepare them just preheat the oven on 400 degrees and bake for 30 minutes. Nothing beats a fresh made Crab Cake, but these are too good to be frozen! They’re just the right size, about 3.5 ounces each, and full of flavor. Baked them for about 30 minutes and they were done. Served then on a Pepperidge Farm Wheat Slider Buns. Topped them with Louisiana Remoulade Dressing and Arugula. This makes one delicious Slider! The taste of the Crab Meat and Remoulade Sauce, then the Peppery taste of the Arugula is perfect together!








Then I also prepared one of my 2 favorite sides, Green Beans being the other, Ore Ida Simply Cracked Black Pepper and Sea Salt Country Style Fries. Love these Fries, they’re 130 calories and 20 carbs per serving. And a serving is 13 Fries, which is plenty. For dessert later a Healthy Choice Dark Fudge Swirl Frozen Yogurt.

Pepperidge Farm Wheat Slider Buns

Timeless and without pretense, our “Bakery Classics” stand for quality, with premium ingredients, perfectly orchestrated with a baker’s touch. Make your barbecues a little more special with our delicious buns. We hope you agree that our bakers have created a delicious, premium quality bun.
Pepperidge Farm® Fresh Breads & Rolls
Sliders Wheat Buns
Nutrition Facts*
Amount per Serving (serving size) = 1 bun

Calories 100
Fat Calories 15
Total Fat 2g
Sat. Fat 0g
Trans Fat 0g
Polyunsat. Fat 1g
Monounsat. Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg
Sodium 130mg
Total Carb. 17g
Dietary Fiber 1g
Sugars 3g
Protein 5g

% Daily Values**
Vitamin A 0%
Vitamin C 0%
Thiamin 6%
Riboflavin 6%
Niacin 8%
Folic Acid 10%
Calcium 4%
Iron 0%


http://www.pepperidgefarm.com/ProductDetail.aspx?catID=757&prdID=120929

LOUISIANA Remoulade Dressing


LOUISIANA Remoulade Dressing is typically a cold dressing served with chilled boiled seafood. This dressing combines the perfect blend of soybean oil, horseradish, egg yolks, tomato paste, onion, garlic and other spices. Use it as a dipping sauce for your favorite seafoods or meats.

Crab Cake Slider w/ Baked Fries

Dinner Tonight: Crab Cake Slider w/ Baked Fries

Finally a beautiful, and warm, Spring Day today! It started out in the 40′s but warmed up after that. Sunny all day and high in the 70′s! Now that’s Spring Time Weather. Went to Walmart and Kroger to pick up some items for myself and my Mom. After that started going through the shed again, throwing out some things and straightening up. Still a lot of junk to go through. For dinner tonight Crab Cake Slider w/ Baked Fries

I just had Crab Cakes the other night and they were so delicious I’m having more tonight, but as a Slider Sandwich. Once again I used Kroger Private Selection Maryland Style Crab Cakes. They come frozen and there’s 2 to box. To prepare them just preheat the oven on 400 degrees and bake for 30 minutes. Nothing beats a fresh made Crab Cake, but these are too good to be frozen! They’re just the right size, about 3.5 ounces each, and full of flavor. Baked them for about 30 minutes and they were done. Served then on a Pepperidge Farm Wheat Slider Buns. Topped them with Louisiana Remoulade Dressing and Arugula. This makes one delicious Slider! The taste of the Crab Meat and Remoulade Sauce, then the Peppery taste of the Arugula is perfect together!








Then I also prepared one of my 2 favorite sides, Green Beans being the other, Ore Ida Simply Cracked Black Pepper and Sea Salt Country Style Fries. Love these Fries, they’re 130 calories and 20 carbs per serving. And a serving is 13 Fries, which is plenty. For dessert later a Healthy Choice Dark Fudge Swirl Frozen Yogurt.

Pepperidge Farm Wheat Slider Buns

Timeless and without pretense, our “Bakery Classics” stand for quality, with premium ingredients, perfectly orchestrated with a baker’s touch. Make your barbecues a little more special with our delicious buns. We hope you agree that our bakers have created a delicious, premium quality bun.
Pepperidge Farm® Fresh Breads & Rolls
Sliders Wheat Buns
Nutrition Facts*
Amount per Serving (serving size) = 1 bun

Calories 100
Fat Calories 15
Total Fat 2g
Sat. Fat 0g
Trans Fat 0g
Polyunsat. Fat 1g
Monounsat. Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg
Sodium 130mg
Total Carb. 17g
Dietary Fiber 1g
Sugars 3g
Protein 5g

% Daily Values**
Vitamin A 0%
Vitamin C 0%
Thiamin 6%
Riboflavin 6%
Niacin 8%
Folic Acid 10%
Calcium 4%
Iron 0%


http://www.pepperidgefarm.com/ProductDetail.aspx?catID=757&prdID=120929

Ore Ida Simply Cracked Black Pepper and Sea Salt Country Style Fries



You can take the potatoes out of the country.
But you can’t take the country out of our delicious Cracked Black Pepper and Sea Salt Country Style French Fries. Simple ingredients like potatoes, olive oil and sea salt – simply prepared. That’s Ore-Ida style.
Ore-Ida Simply Cracked Black Pepper and Sea Salt Country Style French Fries:
* French fried potatoes seasoned with cracked black pepper, olive oil and sea salt
* All natural
* Made with Grade A potatoes
* 0 grams trans fat per serving
* Gluten free
* Kosher
SERVING SIZE: 84g
CALS 130
FAT 4 1/2g
SODIUM 290mg
CARBS 22g


http://www.oreida.com/en/Products/S/Simply-Olive-Oil-and-Sea-Salt-Country-Style-Fries#.UhecmRvOk20

Chicken Thigh Sliders w/ Baked Fries

Dinner Tonight: Chicken Thigh Sliders w/ Baked Fries

They nailed our weather forecast of snow, wind, and falling temperature. We ended up with 3" more inches with a strong wind that took the temps to single digits and below. It's only January but we're already above our average of yearly snowfall. Plus our temperatures have been lower than what we've in the past few years, single digits and below zero through Saturday. Just cook and be happy! For dinner tonight, Chicken Thigh Sliders w/ Baked Fries.

I picked up a package of Boneless and skinless Chicken Thighs yesterday at Walmart. So to prepare them I cut them in half, to fit the slider buns, and seasoned them with Sea Salt, Ground Black Pepper, and a little Garlic Powder. I then rolled them in some Whole Wheat Flour that I had seasoned with Roasted Ground Paprika. I then preheated the oven to 400 degrees. Heated  a cast iron skillet over medium-high heat, added in the Canola Oil. Seared both sides of the chicken until golden, about 5 minutes and then placed it in the oven to finish off, and the chicken registers 165 degrees F on an instant-read thermometer. They came out perfect! Crispy coating on the outside and moist and flavorful on the inside. I served them on Pepperidge Farms Slider Wheat Buns. Had topping choices of Lettuce, Mayfield Crumbled Blue Cheese, and JB's Fat Boy Stick Stuff BBQ Sauce.








For a side for the Sliders I baked some of our favorite Fries, Ore Ida Simply Cracked Black Pepper and Sea Salt Country Style Fries. Best Fries out there in my opinion. Then for dessert/snack later some Newman's Own Black Bean and Corn Salsa along with Tostios Multi Grain Scoops.






Chicken Thighs

Boneless and skinless chicken thighs are a form of protein that can be cooked in any number of ways. The chicken thigh is a cut of meat and doesn't tend to dry out like chicken breast tends to. If you remove the skin you're left with a chicken thigh that has about 130 calories and only 7 grams of fat. Here are several ways to prepare boneless skinless chicken thighs.


* Cook in the slow cooker.

* Bake in the oven.

* Cook on the grill.

* Fry in a pan.