Again, if you see something that sounds good, use the search box in the top left corner to find the recipe. I've lost the love for linking all these recipes in my post.
1. Pulled pork sandwiches/chips/corn on the cob
2. Mexican vermicelli (J clipped this from Western Horseman. If it's good, I'll post the recipe).
3. Pot roast/mashed potatoes/green beans/rolls (Will's bday dinner request)
4. Hamburgers/sweet potato fries
5. Susan's breakfast casserole/biscuits
6. Beef stir fry/rice (didn't eat this from last meal plan!)
7. Grilled brats/chili dogs (bratwurst was B1G1 free again)
8. Pinto beans with tomato, bacon, & cilantro (another meal left from last meal plan)
9. Poppyseed chicken/rice/green veggie or salad
10. Fajitas/guacamole/cilantro rice
11. Beef stew/cornbread
12. Chicken Eden Isle/peas/rolls
13. Spaghetti soup/salad
14. Super bowl night appetizers: wings, sausage balls, buffalo dip (don't think I have a recipe for that on the blog), Mississippi Sin Dip
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Menu Plan 1.22.10
My friend Carol asked last week if I was ever going to post a menu plan again.
Why, yes. Yes. I am.
I got off track late last year. Not with menu planning (oh, ya'll know I'm too type A to go very long without a plan) but with posting. I just got tired of linking all the recipes.
So...I'm not adding links this time. If you see a recipe you want to try, you can do a simple search of my blog to find it.
Oh, and did you know today is National Handwriting Day? Indeed it is. So here's my handwritten menu plan. Hope y'all have a great weekend!
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Bunco Recipes
It was my turn to host Bunco last night. It seems to be the tradition in our Bunco group to send out the recipes for the appetizers/snacks afterwards. I've gotten SO many great ones in the few years we've been doing this. So, since I'm tying these out for my Bunco friends, I thought I'd share them with you too!
Bunco Snacks
Mississippi Sin Dip
Seven Layer Mexican Dip
Fresh veggies w/Hummus
Reese's cookies
Rolo Pretzels
Whimzie's White Chocolate Popcorn aka "Crack"
Mississippi Sin Dip
(from Melanie aka BigMama)
Mississippi Sin Dip
1 loaf french bread
8 oz. container of french onion dip
4 oz. can green chiles, drained
1 package of bacon bits
2 cups grated cheddar cheese
8 oz. package of cream cheese, softened
And yes, all this cheese makes it seem very fattening, but think of all the calcium!
Plus, the bacon bits provide some protein.
Anyway, cut out top of french bread and scoop out insides. Mix all other ingredients together in a large bowl. Put the dip inside the loaf of french bread and put the top of bread back on. Wrap the whole thing in foil and bake 1 hour at 350. I personally love this served with Fritos Scoops, but it would be great with crackers too.
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Seven Layer Mexican Dip
1 can refried beans
1 envelope taco seasoning
1 carton guacamole dip (mine was 12 oz)
8 oz sour cream
1-2 cups salsa
grated cheddar cheese
chopped green onions
sliced black olives
Mix the beans and taco seasoning together and spread in a round platter (with a lip--probably should be 1/2 inch deep) or in a 9x13 dish.
Spread the guacamole dip on top.
Follow with a layer of sour cream.
Pour the salsa on and spread.
Cover with grated cheddar.
Top with green onions and black olives.
You could even add lettuce or tomatoes too.
Scoop with tortilla chips or fritos.
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Here's my recipe for Hummus
I like it with triscuits, sliced red pepper, carrots, chips, etc.
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white chocolate almond bark (or white chocolate)
microwave popcorn
( 2 1/2 squares of white chocolate almond bark (or white chocolate) to 1 bag of m/w popcorn OR
1 package of white almond bark to 5 bags of m/w popcorn)
Pop popcorn per directions. Put popped corn in a big container. Melt your chocolate per directions on package, stirring occasionally. Pour over the popcorn, stirring until it’s all covered. Pour popcorn onto wax paper that you have taped lightly to countertop. Spread, let cool and set, Break up any chunks and it’s ready to enjoy.
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Reeses' cookies
1 tube Pillsbury peanut butter cookie dough
1 bag mini Reese's peanut butter cups
mini-muffin tin
Unwrap 24 mini-Reeses (take off the paper cup liner too) and set aside. Pinch off dough, roll in 1-inch balls and place the dough balls in muffin tin. Bake according to directions on tube of dough. Immediately after pulling the "cookies" out of the oven, smash a Reeses into each cookie. Let cool in the muffin tin for awhile so they don't break when you pull them out.
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Menu Plan 10.30.09 (Late Again!)
Just a couple days late this time! Have a few meals left over from the last two week menu because we ate out WAY too much this time around. I'm not complaining though...
1. Grilled burgers (George Foreman grill), corn on the cob, chips
2. Stuffed Green Pepper Soup/Cornbread
3. Fajitas/guac/salad/black beans
4. Tacos
5. Chili (planning leftover chili for chili dogs)
6. Beef Stir-fry, rice
7. Chicken breasts (sauteed or baked), brown rice, veggies
9. Roast Chicken, mashed potatoes, green beans
10. Skillet penne with sausage and spinach, salad
11. Spaghetti and meatballs (I have lots of meatballs left from my first batch!!!)
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Menu Plan 10.16.09 (Late Edition)
As I was getting ready to cook dinner tonight, I realized I never posted my menu plan last week!
The kids were home at the end of the week and I think it threw me off. Way off.
Anyway...here's the list:
2. Tacos
3. Pinto Beans with Bacon, Tomatoes and Cilantro (Made this for dinner tonight...it's SO good!)
4. Quiche
7. Spaghetti with homemade meatballs
12 Meatball Minestrone (my kids LOVE this!)
13. Macaroni grill pasta (from a box--I had a coupon and it's really good!)
14. Homemade pizza
So...we've been eating dinner at church on Wednesday nights, but that ended last night. We'll start up again during Advent. (Kinda nice to have a break).
I planned some extra meals because next weekend (when I would normally do my grocery shopping) is crazy-busy and I wanted to have enough stuff on hand so that I didn't have to stress about squeezing a grocery trip into our schedule!
Oh...I tried making homemade meatballs for the first time. They turned out great. I haven't used them in a recipe yet but I cooked them and put them in the freezer for later. My kids LOVE meatball minestrone and ask for it every time I make a new meal plan. I like it too, but I hate--really hate--store-bought meatballs. Making them was much easier than I thought and it was cheaper too!
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Pumpkin Cake Roll
Sarah and I made this yesterday...SO yummy. The recipe is from my friend, Callie (I love that name!), and if any of you have the Feed My Sheep cookbook from our church in Arkadelphia, then you can find it on page 264!
Pumpkin Cake Roll
3 eggs
1 cup sugar
2/3 cup pumpkin
1 tsp lemon juice
3/4 cup flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1 cup finely chopped walnuts (Sarah said "no" to the nuts)
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp baking powder
Filling:
6 oz cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup butter, softened
1 cup powdered sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla
Preheat oven to 375. Grease and flour 15 x 10 x 1 inch baking pan (jellyroll pan) and line with wax paper. (The instructions said to grease and flour the wax paper too. So I did both, but I really think you just need to do one or the other.)
Beat eggs on high for five minutes. Gradually beat in sugar until thick and lemon colored. Add pumpkin and lemon juice. Combine flour, cinnamon, baking powder, salt and nutmeg; fold into pumpkin mixture. Spread batter in pan; sprinkle with walnuts. Bake at 375 for 15 minutes or until cake springs back when touched.
Immediately turn out onto linen towel dusted with powdered sugar. Peel off paper and roll cake up in towel. Cool.
Beat cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar and vanilla until fluffy. Carefully unroll cake and spread filling over it. Roll up again. Cover and chill. Dust with powdered sugar if desired.
YUM!!!!
It's so pretty too. Wish I had taken a picture!
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Menu Plan 10.2.09
1. Spaghetti/salad/bread
2. Aunt Rosie's Shepherds Pie/green veggie or salad
3. Hot ham and cheese sandwiches/chips
4. Mer's Potato Soup/cornbread
5. Meatball Minestrone/french bread
6. Mexican casserole/salad
7. Susan's breakfast casserole/fruit/biscuits
8. Chicken burritos/salad/refried beans
9. Pizza-takeout!
10. Santa Fe chicken enchiladas/salad
12. Skillet lasagna/salad
The girls were home sick on the day I made my menu plan and they chose most of these meals! I only planned twelve meals because we've been eating at church on Wednesday nights (LOVE that!)
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