Stuffed Mushrooms!

I needed another "something" to add to my vegetarian leftovers from yesterday and decided to try this stuffed mushroom recipe!  I've tried it once before and it turned out FABULOUSLY and so I thought I'd give it a shot again.  The first time I did with ricotta cheese and this time I used cream cheese.  I have to say, I liked it with the ricotta better!  Next time, I'll go back to using the ricotta!  They were still yummy, but I think the cream cheese had more salt than the ricotta did, so it gave it a thicker, saltier taste.

Here's the Pinterest recipe I loosely followed:
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/15184/mouth-watering-stuffed-mushrooms/?e11=cream%20cheese%20stuffed%20mushrooms&prop24=SR_Title&e8=Quick%20Search&event8=1&e7=Recipe&event10=1

Here's how the stuffed mushrooms turned out:

Right out of the oven

The recipe doesn't call for a "broil" at the end, but I like it to crisp the tops a bit

Before going in the oven

Cheese mixture - I added sauteed spinach to it also

Blending together the cheese mix

Mushroom caps with stems removed

Lots of veggies and Leftovers

Every now and then, we have a night of random leftovers in the fridge, so I try to do something with them to finish them up :)  I usually turn them into a stir fry dish of some sort and so last night, that's exactly what I did.  We always have a bag of frozen mixed vegetables from Costco in the freezer for just these occasions and I always have ingredients on hand to make a stir fry sauce with.  I posted about this sauce before, but if you didn't read that blog, I've added the link to it below.  I love the sauce that's made with this shrimp and broccoli recipe from Pinterest and it's my go-to sauce for most Asian dishes I make (regardless of what the recipe calls for).

Here's the Pinterest recipe for the sauce:
http://damndelicious.net/2015/01/16/easy-shrimp-broccoli-stir-fry/

Now tonight, we also didn't have much left for dinner and I had made a tuna salad this morning for my hubby to take for lunch with him as a wrap and so I decided to make a pasta salad to go with it.  I learned this pasta salad recipe from the lead teacher at a daycare center I was working at while I was in college back in Arizona and it has also been my go-to recipe for years!  The secret ingredients are red onions, black olives, and it MUST be Wishbone Italian salad dressing.  They used to make one called Zesty Italian, but I haven't been able to find it in a while and so now I use the one called Robusto Italian instead.  I take this pasta salad with me to dinner parties and picnics.  It's SUPER easy and can be made with ANY veggies you have in the refrigerator.

Pasta Salad - I used what I had in the fridge: carrots, cherry tomatoes, yellow zucchini, broccoli, black olives, and red peppers.  The tricolor pasta is a MUST!

Salad dressing for Pasta Salad

Here are some pics of my stir fry:

My 2 year old's portion for dinner :)

 I also decided to try a stuffed mushroom recipe that turned out AMAZINGLY!  Here's the link to the Pinterest recipe I used:
http://www.thebusybaker.ca/2016/04/spinach-and-ricotta-stuffed-mushrooms.html

Stuffed mushrooms before going into the oven

Capped mushrooms and cheese blend before stuffing the mushrooms

Mushrooms out of the oven

Grilled Sword Fish

My husband loves thick, steak-like fish and so we recently bought some frozen Sword Fish from Publix.  I much prefer soft, white, flaky fish, but I decided to make his fish tonight.  After thawing it, I marinated it in that amazing Soyaki sauce from Trader Joe's that I posted about before and then grilled it in my cast iron grill pan.  I used some olive oil and then grilled the fish on one side and then added some fresh mushroom, sliced onions, and sugar snap peas.  I added some salt, pepper, and vegetable seasoning and left it for a few minutes and then grilled the other side.  I also made some wild rice and steamed some Bok Choy and fresh Okra from our garden!

I have to say, that normally I DON'T like this type of fish, but it actually was very tasty and I ate my entire piece!

Here's how it turned out:

Grilled fish and veggies

Wild Rice

Bok Choy and Okra