https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 11 May 2026 09:42:40 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weekend-fun-meals#post-595399 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 18:35:45 +0000 regberadaisy 595399@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@grizz: haha we don't use lard. :P just evoo. The brown sugar is def important though! We just use whichever kind I have on hand.</p> <p>@Sweet T: we corned our own brisket so it was about $20 for the brisket but it fed 4 adults, 2 lunches and a small thing of pastrami we made which alloted for 4 lunches as well! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weekend-fun-meals#post-595194 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 17:07:28 +0000 Sweet T 595194@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: Corned beef &amp; cabbage is one of our favorites. It's usually pretty expensive though. I'm definitely picking one up for St. Patty's day! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weekend-fun-meals#post-595184 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 17:02:29 +0000 Boheme 595184@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: Oh my Lord. Brown Sugar? Guinness? Bacon drippings? DH is going to want to renew our vows if I make this this weekend! :D </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weekend-fun-meals#post-595115 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 16:41:49 +0000 aprk 595115@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mmm, corned beef!</p> <p>We made homemade ravioli with sausage/ricotta and beef last weekend. So tasty! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weekend-fun-meals#post-594826 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 15:23:39 +0000 LuLu Mom 594826@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: HAHA we are the opposite we only like the white meat on turkey! haha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weekend-fun-meals#post-594823 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 15:22:49 +0000 LuLu Mom 594823@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@grizz: this is the recipe I used and it was pretty good. I will make a couple tweaks to the sauce next time but it is a good starting point! <a href="http://www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Homemade-Ravioli" rel="nofollow">http://www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Homemade-Ravioli</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weekend-fun-meals#post-594790 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 15:15:16 +0000 regberadaisy 594790@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@grizz: did you find it? We made it this weekend with leftover au jus (so M can eat it) as well from pot roast and it was still delish!<br /> <a href="http://www.steamykitchen.com/14556-guinness-corned-beef-with-cabbage-recipe.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.steamykitchen.com/14556-guinness-corned-beef-with-cabbage-recipe.html</a></p> <p>@LuLu Mom: nooo wayyyyy. Turkey HAS to be cooked his family way, passed down through 3 generations! And besides dark meat is my fave :)</p> <p>@duckduckkristen: I use the Steamy Kitchen recipe! Have done it like 4 times now and it's great every time. The key is having enough good beef marrow bones! So we usually save any beef bones from steak dinners or when we see them at the market we buy them every time bc they're not usually stocked.<br /> The prep part is not long but it does have to simmer for a long time. You can totally surprise DH one night. ;)<br /> <a href="http://www.steamykitchen.com/271-vietnamese-beef-noodle-soup-pho.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.steamykitchen.com/271-vietnamese-beef-noodle-soup-pho.html</a><br /> Let me know if you have any questions! It's helpful to make the stock the night before so all the fat can coagulate thus making the broth less oily. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weekend-fun-meals#post-594780 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 15:13:09 +0000 Bookish 594780@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Last weekend we made stuffed peppers for the first time (YUM), and this weekend DH made chili and I tried out my cast-iron skillet with some jalapeno cornbread. Good stuff! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weekend-fun-meals#post-594779 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 15:12:42 +0000 duckduckkristen 594779@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: if your pho comes out yummy please share your recipe! DH is always craving pho but the closest place is a ways away. </p> <p>I haven't made any time consuming meals in quite awhile. :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weekend-fun-meals#post-594769 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 15:06:59 +0000 Boheme 594769@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LuLu Mom: How do you make homemade ravioli? Do you have a good recipe you wouldn't mind sharing? Ravioli is one of my absolute favorite foods :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weekend-fun-meals#post-594767 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 15:05:45 +0000 Boheme 594767@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: YUM! Thank you! Looking it up now... I've done all my meal planning for the week from HelloBee ideas :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weekend-fun-meals#post-594764 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 15:05:09 +0000 mediagirl 594764@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used to love cooking a big meal every weekend. I think once we get past the first year of M's life, maybe I"ll get back to it. Right now I'm just in survival mode and can't handle cooking a lot. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weekend-fun-meals#post-594750 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 14:58:22 +0000 LuLu Mom 594750@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: If you get just a turkey breast it is so much quicker and easier. It was done in 3 1/2 hours and I didn't baste it, I stuck it in one of those Turkey bags...so easy, he will love you even more forit! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weekend-fun-meals#post-594745 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 14:56:37 +0000 regberadaisy 594745@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LuLu Mom: uh oh my husband is in trouble bc you have me wanting a full fledged thanksgiving meal now!</p> <p>@grizz: steamy kitchen has an AMAZING corned beef &amp; cabbage recipe. We use hers as a base. Best EVER.</p> <p>@matador84: it's a lot of time &amp; effort but still very easy really!</p> <p>And I LoVE homemade pasta! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weekend-fun-meals#post-594683 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 14:39:30 +0000 sarac 594683@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>On lazy mornings we'll usually make pancakes and fruit and sausage. Simple but amazing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weekend-fun-meals#post-593923 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 11:15:12 +0000 yoursilverlining 593923@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: I love making tamales – this reminds me I need to make some soon!</p> <p>We make gnocchi from scratch every few months which is fun. Like tamales, it’s totally a you’ll-know-when-the-dough-feels-right type experiment. </p> <p>We also like slow cook meals that make the house smell good; making carnitas (and then carnitas tacos) is a favorite of ours. Large batches of pasta sauces (which we freeze) are fun too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weekend-fun-meals#post-593886 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 11:08:18 +0000 matador84 593886@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wow Pho from scratch!! I ordered out Pho but I had fun putting it together, ha! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weekend-fun-meals#post-593857 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 11:01:27 +0000 Boheme 593857@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: Mmmm corned beef and cabbage has been my crazy pregnancy craving for months now! </p> <p>I like to treat DH to a fun meal or two on the weekends and spend extra time on it since he cooks so much for me during the week due to my work hours. Jalapeno popper stuffed chicken was a good one we had a couple of weeks ago. Shrimp and wild rice casserole is my guilty pleasure. I LOVE getting up on Saturday mornings and flipping through cookbooks while I sip on my coffee. I was thinking of making a white wine penne pasta this weekend, but you all have me stuck on tamales now :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weekend-fun-meals#post-593623 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 09:58:32 +0000 blackbird 593623@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Pho' is so delicious from scratch! </p> <p>I also put more love and attention into weekend meals. We eat so simply during the week, I like to gourmet it up on Saturdays and Sundays. </p> <p>This weekend I'm doing tamales, which I've never made before! Chicken noodle soup is also a weekend staple (it takes soooo long from scratch!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weekend-fun-meals#post-593603 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 09:54:46 +0000 MediaNaranja 593603@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love weekend fun meals! Recently we haven't done too much because we've been so busy, but we do like to cook on Sundays. We like making traditional foods (my husband is Ecuadorian) on Sundays.....empanadas, humitas (sweet corn dumplings), tamales, ceviche....yum! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weekend-fun-meals#post-593600 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 09:54:19 +0000 GrapeCrush 593600@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>man i'm coming over to your place for dinner!!! i just started with trying to do multiple new recipes/from scratch things the last month or so. i made my own pasta sauce and potato leek soup. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weekend-fun-meals#post-593588 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 09:49:39 +0000 LuLu Mom 593588@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Last weekend I made a turkey breast and gravy, potatoes, and fresh green bean casserole. It was our Sunday evening meal and delicious. </p> <p>I usually do something "big" on Sunday's! A couple recent ones were homemade ravioli &amp; a delicious pot roast. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weekend-fun-meals#post-593575 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 09:47:27 +0000 regberadaisy 593575@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My husband and I love to cook so on the weekends we try to cook meals that take a litle more time and effort.</p> <p>This past weekend we made corned beef (corned our own brisket during the week) &amp; cabbage, made pastrami, smoked Canadian bacon. This weekend I think we're going to make Pho from scratch!</p> <p>What are some of your recent weekend "fun" meals? </p>