Top Twenty

I'm always on the lookout for new recipes.

I don't know about you but I get into major menu ruts. Whenever I can, I ask others what they've been making lately OR I steal a peak at their refrigerator menu slip. Real stealthy.

Here are 20 of our favorite dinnertime meals. Maybe they'll generate some ideas.

And then, you can add a few of YOUR favorites to my comment box...pretty please. :-)

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in no particular order...

1. Baked Potatoes with Fixin's (sour cream/ranch dressing, diced ham, shredded cheese) & Salad
2. Potato Corn Chowder with Crusty Bread *I posted a recipe for this 10/16/09 but have since changed it. Maybe a future repost.

3. Taco Soup with Cheese, Sour Cream, and Whole Grain Tortilla Chips

4. Beef Barley Soup (recipe) with Crusty Homemade Bread

5. Roast Beef with Mushrooms (recipe) with Mashed Potatoes or Rice *I also really like SHORT STOP's Roast recipe. You can find it here. I don't have lemon pepper seasoning (not sure why) so I leave this out and just add a tsp. or so of lemon juice to the broth later on. And I don't always do the mirepoix (aka carrots, onion and celery mix) if I'm making another vegetable side. Don't be impressed with my French--I googled it.

6. Homemade Meatballs (sandwiches or with pasta) and Salad *I recently started making my own meatballs. Hmmm...maybe that'll be an upcoming post.

7. Slow-Roasted Barbecued Pork (sandwiches or with potatoes)

8. Homemade Stromboli with Spaghetti Sauce for dippin'

9. Moroccan Chicken with White Rice, Cucumber Salad

10. Creamy Chicken Marsala with Mushrooms (recipe), Pasta & Salad

11. Bourbon Chicken (recipe) with Honey-Glazed Carrots (recipe) and White Rice

12. Mediterranean Baked Chicken Wings, Fresh Veggies and Chunky Blue Cheese Dressing

13. Meatloaf, Garlic Scalloped Potatoes (recipe) and Corn

14. Hungarian Goulash & Bowtie Pasta, Cucumber Salad (recipe)

15. Almond-Crusted Tilapia (recipe) with Veggies and White Rice

16. Baked Enchiladas (Chicken or Beef)

17. Baked Chicken & Wild Rice with Craisins and Almonds (recipe)

18. Chicken Tetrazzini with Baked Apples and Carrots (recipe)

19. Chili (recipe) with Corn Bread

20. Smoked Sausage with Sauteed Veggies and Orzo (recipe)

Suggestions?

Got milk...defrosting on your counter?

Yep. You heard me right. We're alittle wierd in this household.

Pete has his raw milk. And the rest of us drink pasteurized, homogenized, hormone-free milk from a local dairy store (but because it's 30 minutes away we buy it in bulk and free it). Oh, and did I mention it's in plastic 1/2 gallon sleeves?

Now. My quandary.

STORAGE.

Preferably glass, 1 gallon capacity, wide-mouth, screw-on lid (or something that can be used/cleaned repeatedly), and somewhat easy to pour from.

Anyone know where I might find something like this or does it not exist?