Menu for 6/1 - 6/7

Well, because we've been so busy and tired with the yard sale I haven't really been cooking. Last night we ordered pizza from Danos, YUMMY! Not sure what we'll be having tonight. Gene and I are both exhausted and after cleaning up later, have to head out to Home Depot...we're playing it by ear yet again. I do have the rest of the week planned out though...so here you go:

Mon. 6/1 ~ Baked ziti, home made garlic bread, salad

Tues. 6/2 ~ Cheeseburger Salad

Wed. 6/3 ~ Grilled chicken, potato salad, veggie

Thurs. 6/4 ~ Flank steak, macaroni salad, veggie

Fri. 6/5 ~ BLTs

Sat. 6/6 ~ Tacos

Sun. 6/7 ~ Stuffed peppers (Gene wanted home made stuffed peppers, but I bought the frozen ones...OOPS I need to find a good recipe, anyone have one they'd like to share?)

Short week of meal planning

Well, We didn't get home until early evening last night (Monday the 25th), so we just had buttered noodles for dinner last night. I just went through the freezer this morning and pulled out some things to use up before going to the grocery store again. It's a short week b/c we are having a yard sale on Friday and Saturday...I doubt I'll want to come in and cook on those days so we'll play it by ear.

Tues. 5/26 ~ Hamburger BBQ w/ crispy battered fries and apple sauce

Wed. 5/27 ~ Roast beef, mashed potatoes, mixed veggies

Thurs. 5/28 ~ Ham, scalloped potatoes, peas

Hopefully I'll get back on track by Sunday...plan a menu and get to the grocery store. I just got a new Taste Of Home in the mail, I can't wait to browse through it's pages and find new recipes to try!

A few recipes

For lunch yesterday I made these yummy mini jalapeno popper pizzas. I first had them at my friend's Pampered Chef show. They were a big hit here in our house, that's for sure!

Jalepeno Popper Pizzas
1pkg thin crust pizza dough (Pillsbury)
5 slices bacon, cooked, drained and crumbled (reserve about tsjp drippings)
1 small red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
2 jalapenos, seeded
5oz softened cream cheese
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 cup crushed corn chips

Heat oven to 425 degree. Do not unroll pizza dough...cut into 20 - 24 disks. Place on baking sheet. Flatten and seal the seams. Bake for 11 - 13 minutes. In 1 tsp of bacon dirppings, cook peppers for 2 - 3 minutes. Drain. In mixing bowl combine cream cheese, 1/2 cup cheddar cheese, bacon and peppers. Evenly distribute on tops of mini crusts. Sprinkle with remaining cheddar cheese and crushed corn chips. Bake 4 - 6 minutes, until cheese has melted. *This is a Pampered Chef recipe. I forgot the corn chips when I made these yesterday. OOPS

For dessert last night we had strawberry shortcake. It was so good! The cake that I made (Meme's recipe) is not a very sweet or fluffy cake...it is a great compliment to the very sweet and juicy strawberries (I always slice them at least 8 hours a head of time, sprinkle with sugar and add some watter. Refrigerate. Within a few hours you should have a nice amount of juice! I used a large contained of the berries, about a cup 1/2 of water and ... well not sure how much sugar, that was Kate's department yesterday. We'll go with 1/4 - 1/2 cup???)

Meme Bair's 1 Egg Shortcake

Cream together 1/4 cup Crisco shortening, 2/3 cup sugar and one egg. Add 1 tsp vanilla, 1/4 tsp salt and 1 1/2 cup flour. Mix Well. Add 2 tsp baking powder and mix. Slowly mix in 1/2 cup milk. When all is well blended, spread into greased pan. (This is a small cake, maybe a 9 x9, Or 8 x 11 pan). Bake at 350 degrees for 15 - 22 minutes (depending on size of pan you use). When done, cake should be slightly golden on top.

menu 5/11 - 5/16 and our Mother's Day meals...

Happy Mother's Day! We have a nice day planned..we are staying HOME!!! We were out yesterday doing some shopping and enjoyed a yummy dinner at TGI Fridays. Today we had yummy bagels for breakfast (Gene was going to make me breakfast..but I wanted bagels instead). For lunch we're making mini jalapeno poppers pizzas (recipe to come) and for dinner, Gene is making rouladen, his signature German dish. Kate and I are going to slice some fresh strawberries shortly and bake a cake (I will also post this recipe later..it's a yummy one egg cake that meme Bair used to make a bunch) so we'll have strawberry shortcake this evening. YUM

Gene, Kate and I just came up with the coming week's menu based on the 10 day weather forecast for our area. We are so ready to grill, grill, grill! LOL So, if the forecast changes...so does the menu. LOL For now, here's what we're having this coming week.

Mon. 5/11 ~ Grilled pork ribs, cubed potatoes and onions cooked on the grills in foil packets

Tues. 5/12 ~ Hot dogs and burgers on the grill, French fries and corn (maybe corn on the cob..its in the stores, but I wonder how good it would be...we'll see)

Wed. 5/13 ~Spaghetti, salad and garlic bread

Thurs. 5/14 ~ Polish sausage and sauerkraut casserole

Fri. 5/15 ~ Grilled chicken (sides, TBA)

Sat. 5/16 ~ Beef kabobs

5/4 - 5/10 Menu...a bit late

Oh, I've had this done, but am a bit late getting it on here. Sorry folks! Hopefully one day soon I'll have time to go through and try (and post) some more recipes. The past couple of weeks have been crazy busy, so I was sticking to easy dishes that I know...Kate and I just hit the commissary yesterday, so the pantry is restocked (FINALLY...poor Gene was having to get creative with his lunches...shrimp flavored Ramen noodles w/ tuna...ICK!). Here's what we've had and will be having this week...

Mon. ~ Brown rice & Chicken Chow Mien

Tues. ~ Pan fried boneless pork chops, buttered noodles and peas

Wed. ~ BLT's (tonight is card swap night @ the shop so I'm cookin' up the bacon now so we can heat it up tonight and eat together before I have to leave)

Thurs. ~ Home made macaroni and cheese, tossed salad

Fri. ~ Grilled chicken, pasta salad

Sat. ~ left overs OR out to eat (we may head to the may for some shopping, so who knows what we'll do for dinner)

Sun. ~ Happy Mother's Day! Gene will be cooking dinner. he will be making his signature dish; rouladen, red cabbage and some potato dumpling. We fell in love with this meal while living in Germany!