Monday, January 19, 2009
This week....
This week, Kate and I are playing it by ear. It is gong to be a crazy busy week and I do believe it would be senseless to plan a menu this week. This past week, we didn't stick to the planned meals very well...so maybe next week I'll get something new up here.
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Sun. 1/11 ~ Sat. 1/17
Well, last week didn't quiet go as planned. On Wed., I was so sore from the accident that I didn't cook. Thursday, we went with /Erin and her family out to Chinese (YUM) and Friday, Erin, the kids and I grabbed a late dinner at Shorty's Diner. I LOVE their cheese fries! LOL Anyway, a few of the things that we were supposed to have last week, made it on this week's menu. :)
Sun. 1/11 ~ Tacos
Mon. 1/12 ~ Home made mac and cheese
Tues. 1/13 ~ Spanish rice
Wed. 1/14 ~ Left overs (card swap night)
Thurs. 1/15 ~ Chicken quesadillas (class night)
Fri. 1/16 ~ Hot dogs and sweet potato fries (crop night)
Sat. 1/17 ~ Grilled chicken, mixed steamed veggies and pasta OR rice
Sun. 1/11 ~ Tacos
Mon. 1/12 ~ Home made mac and cheese
Tues. 1/13 ~ Spanish rice
Wed. 1/14 ~ Left overs (card swap night)
Thurs. 1/15 ~ Chicken quesadillas (class night)
Fri. 1/16 ~ Hot dogs and sweet potato fries (crop night)
Sat. 1/17 ~ Grilled chicken, mixed steamed veggies and pasta OR rice
Monday, January 5, 2009
Sun 1/4 ~ Sat 1/10
Well, it has been a wonderful vacation for us, but today finds us trying to get back to our routine. It's going to be a bit of a challenge because we've done nothing but eat, eat eat over the past few weeks...and you can imagine, it wasn't all that healthy. I may go through sugar with drawls for a few days. LOL Also, for the next 2 or 3 months, it's just Kate and I...it's harder than I thought planning decent meals for the two of us. I'm so used to cooking for 3 plus left overs for Gene's lunches the next day...I did this before when Gene was in Iraq, so I know I'll get back on track. Our meals this week are not necessarily the healthiest, but I want to clear out the freezer and start fresh, so we'll be using things up that have been sitting in there.
Sun. 1/4 ~ Spaghetti and meatballs
Mon. 1/5 ~ Cheese steak sandwiches and salad
Tues. 1/6 ~ Smoked pork chops, peas and buttered noodles
Wed. 1/7 ~ Home made mac and cheese
Thurs. 1/8 ~ Grilled herb rubbed chicken, mixed steamed veggies and pasta of some sort (haven't decided on that yet)
Fri. 1/9 ~ Hamburger Helper and carrots
Sat. 1/10 ~ yo-yo night
Sun. 1/4 ~ Spaghetti and meatballs
Mon. 1/5 ~ Cheese steak sandwiches and salad
Tues. 1/6 ~ Smoked pork chops, peas and buttered noodles
Wed. 1/7 ~ Home made mac and cheese
Thurs. 1/8 ~ Grilled herb rubbed chicken, mixed steamed veggies and pasta of some sort (haven't decided on that yet)
Fri. 1/9 ~ Hamburger Helper and carrots
Sat. 1/10 ~ yo-yo night
Monday, December 29, 2008
No set menu this week
Well, this week is going to be another one without a whole lot of planning as far as meals go. Mom and Truman will be here tomorrow and ya never know where we may go or what we might be doing, so I'll just go to the commissary tomorrow and load up on all sorts of goodies and we'll play the rest by ear.
Last night I grilled a few steaks and we finished up the rest of the leftovers from Christmas. They were yummy, but I sure am glad they are gone! LOL I have my fridge back again! LOL I do know that at some point we'll have a nice turkey dinner while mom and Trumy are here and on New Years Day, we'll have our traditional dinner of sauerkraut and pork (and hot dogs, too) with mashed potatoes. YUMMMMM!!!!
I will have to sit down and really do some thinking and planning for after the 3rd. Since it will just be Kate and I for a few months, we're going to eat healthier. We'll try out new things to see if they are keepers or not...then once Gene is home, we'll try the new things out on him and see what he thinks. Wish me luck...feel free to pass along some of your favorite "healthy" recipes! I've lost everything that I had saved when my hard drive died. :(
Last night I grilled a few steaks and we finished up the rest of the leftovers from Christmas. They were yummy, but I sure am glad they are gone! LOL I have my fridge back again! LOL I do know that at some point we'll have a nice turkey dinner while mom and Trumy are here and on New Years Day, we'll have our traditional dinner of sauerkraut and pork (and hot dogs, too) with mashed potatoes. YUMMMMM!!!!
I will have to sit down and really do some thinking and planning for after the 3rd. Since it will just be Kate and I for a few months, we're going to eat healthier. We'll try out new things to see if they are keepers or not...then once Gene is home, we'll try the new things out on him and see what he thinks. Wish me luck...feel free to pass along some of your favorite "healthy" recipes! I've lost everything that I had saved when my hard drive died. :(
Friday, December 26, 2008
A few recipes from our Christmas dinner
Well, we did it! We pulled off another fine Christmas dinner! We certainly had a house full, but I think everyone enjoyed themselves and left with full tummys! I thought I'd share a few of the recipes with everyone. The recipe for Scalloped Corn is Meme Bair's recipe. I remember her making this often, but it was a must on all holidays! The green bean casserole is our twist of the French's Onion recipe for Green Bean Casserole and the Frozen Cranberry Salad is one that I started making when we lived in Virginia. I've always liked this...it's a great refreshing treat! Hope you all enjoy!
Meme's Scalloped Corn
2 cups corn, drained
2 eggs, beaten
2 TBS flour
1 1/4 cup milk
Salt & pepper to taste
Mix up milk, eggs and flour. Stir in corn and salt and pepper. Pour into greased baking dish and bake at 350 degrees for about an hour. Test with a knife; if it comes out clean, corn is done. Double recipe if company coming.
Green Bean Casserole
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 cup whole milk
2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1/4 tsp pepper
6 - 8 cups cut green beans
1 can french fried onions (2 2/3 cups)
Stir soup, milk Worcestershire sauce, black pepper, beans and 1 1/3 cu. onions. pour into buttered 3 qt. casserole dish. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes or until hot. Stir. Top with remaining french fried onions. Bake for another 5 - 8 minutes.
Frozen Cranberry Salad
6 oz cream cheese
2 TBS sugar
2TBS mayonnaise
1 - 16 oz can whole berry cranberry sauce
8 oz crushed pineapple, drained
1/2 cup toasted chopped pecans
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1/2 cup sifted powdered sugar
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
Optional garnishes...whole cranberries and/or fresh mint leaves
Combine the first 3 ingredients. Stir until smooth. Stir in cranberry sauce, pineapple and pecans. Set aside.
Beat whipping cream until foamy. Slowly add powdered sugar, beating until soft peaks form. Stir in vanilla.
Fold whipped cream into cranberry mixture. Spoon into an 8 inch square dish, sprayer with non-stick spray. Cover and freeze.
*Instead of using the baking pan, you can spoon mixture into foil muffin papers sprayed with non-stick spray. Cover and freeze.
Meme's Scalloped Corn
2 cups corn, drained
2 eggs, beaten
2 TBS flour
1 1/4 cup milk
Salt & pepper to taste
Mix up milk, eggs and flour. Stir in corn and salt and pepper. Pour into greased baking dish and bake at 350 degrees for about an hour. Test with a knife; if it comes out clean, corn is done. Double recipe if company coming.
Green Bean Casserole
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 cup whole milk
2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1/4 tsp pepper
6 - 8 cups cut green beans
1 can french fried onions (2 2/3 cups)
Stir soup, milk Worcestershire sauce, black pepper, beans and 1 1/3 cu. onions. pour into buttered 3 qt. casserole dish. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes or until hot. Stir. Top with remaining french fried onions. Bake for another 5 - 8 minutes.
Frozen Cranberry Salad
6 oz cream cheese
2 TBS sugar
2TBS mayonnaise
1 - 16 oz can whole berry cranberry sauce
8 oz crushed pineapple, drained
1/2 cup toasted chopped pecans
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1/2 cup sifted powdered sugar
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
Optional garnishes...whole cranberries and/or fresh mint leaves
Combine the first 3 ingredients. Stir until smooth. Stir in cranberry sauce, pineapple and pecans. Set aside.
Beat whipping cream until foamy. Slowly add powdered sugar, beating until soft peaks form. Stir in vanilla.
Fold whipped cream into cranberry mixture. Spoon into an 8 inch square dish, sprayer with non-stick spray. Cover and freeze.
*Instead of using the baking pan, you can spoon mixture into foil muffin papers sprayed with non-stick spray. Cover and freeze.
Sunday, December 21, 2008
December 20th - December 27th
Well, I really do not have much of a plan for this week. Last night and tonight we kept it simple, last night was chicken stir fry with white rice and tonight we had tacos. Tomorrow is Gene's birthday, so (weather permitting) we'll go out to eat..he's mentioned a few places he'd like to go, so we'll see. All of my attention has been on planning our menu for Christmas dinner (which I just did EARLY this morning). So, I'm sorry that I can't give you all ideas this week...but, I'll let ya know what we'll be eating for our Christmas dinner, which will be here. We are planning on 12 for dinner, but there could be as many as 18!
Christmas Menu
APPETIZERS (around 4:30ish)
Shrimp & cocktail sauce
Meatballs
Jalapeno poppers (thanks Erin!)
Deviled eggs (thanks Rochelle!)
Chips & salsa OR cheese & crackers..haven't decided yet
DINNER (eating around 6:00)
Ham w/ pineapple Dijon sauce
Turkey (thanks Rochelle!)
Mashed potatoes & gravy (thanks Erin!)
Sweet potatoes casserole (thanks Erin...we all LOVED this at Thanksgiving!)
Baked corn
Green bean casserole
Stuffing (not going with the home made this year....folks seem to love the StoveTop)
Brown N Serve rolls
Cranberry sauce
DESSERT
Frozen cranberry cups
Pumpkin pie
Double layer pumpkin pie
Fudge (my mom's peanut butter fudge is a MUST)
Cookies
Hope you all have a very happy and blessed Christmas!
~Amy, Gene and Kate
Christmas Menu
APPETIZERS (around 4:30ish)
Shrimp & cocktail sauce
Meatballs
Jalapeno poppers (thanks Erin!)
Deviled eggs (thanks Rochelle!)
Chips & salsa OR cheese & crackers..haven't decided yet
DINNER (eating around 6:00)
Ham w/ pineapple Dijon sauce
Turkey (thanks Rochelle!)
Mashed potatoes & gravy (thanks Erin!)
Sweet potatoes casserole (thanks Erin...we all LOVED this at Thanksgiving!)
Baked corn
Green bean casserole
Stuffing (not going with the home made this year....folks seem to love the StoveTop)
Brown N Serve rolls
Cranberry sauce
DESSERT
Frozen cranberry cups
Pumpkin pie
Double layer pumpkin pie
Fudge (my mom's peanut butter fudge is a MUST)
Cookies
Hope you all have a very happy and blessed Christmas!
~Amy, Gene and Kate
Saturday, December 20, 2008
A few more recipes...
Well, I do not have a clue what's for dinner tonight, or for the rest of the week, for that matter. LOL I do know that on Christmas, I am making ham..haven't yet decided on the rest of the menu. LOL After we get the paper & coupons tomorrow, we'll make a list and hit the commissary.
Anyway, I have a few recipes to post. I've been meaning to all week, but am just getting the time to sit down and do it.
Enjoy!
Rouladen (German dish~ one of our favorites from when we lived over there)
2 lb steak, cut into thin slices (not strips)
1/4 lb bacon
2 onions
2 - 3 small pickles
4 TBS butter
2 tsp chopped parsley
2 TBS mustard
2 TBS flour
4 TBS sour cream
salt
pepper
paprika
Pound the meat, rub with salt and pepper. Set aside. Mince the bacon, onions and pickles. Add to bowl with the chopped parsley and mustard. Stir well. Spread mixture on slices of beef; roll up (like a jelly roll) and tie with butcher string. Roll the rouladen in flour then brown slowly in heated pan with melted butter. Add water and simmer in covered pan for 30 minutes or until all water is gone. Brown once more before putting on hot serving platter. Remove string before serving.
**We always add extra water towards the end of the cooking time and make a brown gravy. This really gives the beef good flavor and is wonderful served of cooked spatzel, rice or egg noodles! We also serve red cabbage w/ apples when we have this.
How about another cookie recipe?
I wish I could remember where this cookie recipe originated from, but I have been making it now for about 10 years. It's one of Gene's favorites, if not his FAVORITE. When he was in Iraq, he requested these frequently. he said he loved having them with his coffee in the mornings before starting his day. They are easy to make and yummy! Hope you enjoy these as much as my sweetie does!
Chewy Snowball Cookies
1 chocolate cake mix (not Supreme or Deluxe)
1 1/4 cup thawed Cool Whip 9I always put an extra dollop or two)
1 egg
Powdered sugar
Mix all ingredients until a ball of dough has formed. This will be very thick. Roll into 1 inch balls and coat with powdered sugar. Place on greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 - 15 minutes. Co0kies should be a bit crisp on the outside and chewy in the middle.
Anyway, I have a few recipes to post. I've been meaning to all week, but am just getting the time to sit down and do it.
Enjoy!
Rouladen (German dish~ one of our favorites from when we lived over there)
2 lb steak, cut into thin slices (not strips)
1/4 lb bacon
2 onions
2 - 3 small pickles
4 TBS butter
2 tsp chopped parsley
2 TBS mustard
2 TBS flour
4 TBS sour cream
salt
pepper
paprika
Pound the meat, rub with salt and pepper. Set aside. Mince the bacon, onions and pickles. Add to bowl with the chopped parsley and mustard. Stir well. Spread mixture on slices of beef; roll up (like a jelly roll) and tie with butcher string. Roll the rouladen in flour then brown slowly in heated pan with melted butter. Add water and simmer in covered pan for 30 minutes or until all water is gone. Brown once more before putting on hot serving platter. Remove string before serving.
**We always add extra water towards the end of the cooking time and make a brown gravy. This really gives the beef good flavor and is wonderful served of cooked spatzel, rice or egg noodles! We also serve red cabbage w/ apples when we have this.
How about another cookie recipe?
I wish I could remember where this cookie recipe originated from, but I have been making it now for about 10 years. It's one of Gene's favorites, if not his FAVORITE. When he was in Iraq, he requested these frequently. he said he loved having them with his coffee in the mornings before starting his day. They are easy to make and yummy! Hope you enjoy these as much as my sweetie does!
Chewy Snowball Cookies
1 chocolate cake mix (not Supreme or Deluxe)
1 1/4 cup thawed Cool Whip 9I always put an extra dollop or two)
1 egg
Powdered sugar
Mix all ingredients until a ball of dough has formed. This will be very thick. Roll into 1 inch balls and coat with powdered sugar. Place on greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 - 15 minutes. Co0kies should be a bit crisp on the outside and chewy in the middle.
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