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Asian summer rolls. You can do different types ie shrimp, chicken, pork, tofu (satisfy vergetarians). Wrap protein, vermicelli noodles, cilantro carrots and lettuce in rice paper. You can make a peanut satay or sesame soy or chili dipping sauce to accompany. You can make ahead and keep refrigerated until you leave. They should be fine in transit.

puree alrge bunch with lemon juice, garlic, olive oil and fresh pepper. You want a consistency similar to pesto. Stuff under the skin of a roasting chicken. Roast chicken as usual.

I love peenne alla vodka. I would add a decadent protein like shrimp or scallops to make it special. Make a fresh tomato and mozzarella salad and a loaf of bread to soak up the sauce. You may want to visit a good bakery and purchase a special dessert to prevent being stuck in the kitchen all night

I would try salad using fresh florida produce, good loaf of garlic/Italian bread and insert protein
pan fried steaks, grouper, salmon, chicken piccata.
Pasta bakes are great too, if you don' t have pans, oick up the aluminum ones hefy an glad make, this will allow you to make suffed shells, lasagna, baked ziti, mac and cheese, tuna noodle casserole and roast meats and veggies.
Also a breakfast for dinner may be fun eggs/omlettes, pancakes french toast. Have fun

Mom- meatballs!

Dad- turkey and bean chili, tuna salad, french toast.

Grilled chix avocado, honey mustard on whole wheat wrap
Grilled muenster and tomatoon whole wheat

I recently read that the oil on pizza is from poor quality cheese that contains oil as pooch said. I would thin that using a high quality milk only cheese would help. I would also consider using less butter, just a little less so that you don't have to add any other ingredients and alter the recipe.

You could also add shrimp to a pasta e fagioli, eascarole and white bean or jumbalaya.

My dad had a limited repitoire when I was growing up but what he did make was damn good:
-bacon and egg scramble with Nesquik to drink
-egg salad, still warm from the just boiled eggs
-French toast
-buttered waffle w/ syrup (he would put the butter on right away so it got nice and melty
-enormous pancakes
My mom used to make
-"cigars" ( a slice of ham rolled around mayo and a bread and butter pickle)
-manicotti
-stuffed peppers- ground beef, minute rice, broken up white bread, cooked in tomato soup based sauce
-chicken nuggets with honey and sweet and sour sauce for dipping
-cake-devils food cake with sour cream, choc chips, and instant pudding mixed into the batter, and white buttercream frosting. (I still request this for my birthday)
-Antipasto with salami, provolone,artichoke hearts, pepperoni, caponata, olives, roasted peppers
-macaroni salad with shrimp mayo and hard boiled eggs
Chinese takeout - wonton soup, egg roll, moo shu pork, egg foo young, chicken with broccili, dim sum.

This is bad I know but I absolutely love pigs in a blanket, the mini hot dog appetizers in puff pastry. I ate way too many over the holidays, they are so good, I think I am addicted.
I also love good salami, my mom makes antipasto and lines the platter with salami and provolone and arranges caponata, black and green olives, roasted peppers, pepperoni and marinated artichokes on top I love the combination.
Grilled kiebasa and hot dogs from a truck either sabrett, nathan's or hebrew national are amazing!

Hiking and granola bars and PB+J
Baked oatmeal brunch
Digging clams and homemade chowder
drinking and diner breakfast
Rented movies and take out mexican ( we have a great local burrito bar)

I absolutely hated fish as a kid but now it is my absolute favorite. I also thought I hated spinach but I had only tasted plain frozen. Then I tried it sauteed with olive oil and garlic and I fell in love.