27th - Tuesday - Easy Pot Roast

28th - Wednesday - Bag of Soup/ Biscuit - Didn't make/Hubby wanted to eat out.

29th - Thursday - Garlic Chicken Bags Meal x 3

30th - Friday - Dressed Up Burgers/ Fries

1st - Saturday - Split Pea Soup /Biscuits

2nd - Sunday - Sticky Chicken/Potatoes/ Gravy/Vegetable

3rd - Monday - Crockpot - Versatile Slow-Cooker Chili

4th - Tuesday - Pancakes/Bacon/Scrambled Eggs

5th - Wednesday - Crockpot Spare Ribs - 7-8 hours ( fix and Firget it 5 ingred - pg 139) - Stuffing and Vegetable

6th - Thursday- Chicken Nuggets/ Fries

7th - Movie Night - Pizza Calzones/5 Cup Salad/ Cheese Sticks

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Ham and Cheese Wraps/ Pasta Salad

To get ready for the holiday stop by - Northpole.com

Cookie Recipes

Fudge and Candy Recipes

Breads

Misc Recipes

Need to try this recipe....

Willy Wonka Bars From the kitchen of Charlotte Wilson

1/2 cup margarine, softened 1 cup peanut butter 1/2 box powdered sugar 1 1/2 packages graham crackers 1 package chocolate chips 2 tablespoons margarine or 1/4 cup milk Combine margarine, peanut butter, powdered sugar and graham crackers. Press mixture in pan. Melt chips and 2 tablespoons of margarine or milk. Spread over graham cracker crust. Refrigerate. Cut when cool.

Has anyone tried  tea recipe similiar to this???  I am going to try it and might make it for Christmas gifts....we will see.

Friendship Tea

Contributed By: jreamy
www.allrecipes.com

Ingredients
1/2 cup Instant tea powder
1 c. Sweetened lemonade powder
1 c. Orange-flavored mix (Tang)
1 teaspoon Ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon Ground cloves

Preparation
In a large bowl, combine instant tea, lemonade powder, orange drink mix, cinnamon and clove. Mix well and store in an airtight container.

To serve, Put 2 to 3 teaspoons of mix in a mug. Stir in 1 cup of boiling water. Adjust to taste.

Hoping every one had a wonderful Thanksgiving.   We had a nice quiet Thanksgiving Day with my parents.  Yesterday we went to work on my parents old house to get it ready to be sold.  We painted all 4 rooms that were left to paint.   With all of us working on it, the work went very quickly.   We got back to my parents new house and made supper and relaxed until bedtime.

Tommy had fallen asleep on the trip and was very hard to wake up when we got back to my parents new house.   Around 11:00, hubby finally got Tommy to sleep.  At about 3:30am, Josh had come into our bedroom as Tommy was vomiting.    We got up and got Tommy cleaned up and he continued to be sick the rest of the night.   He finally was able to hold water down around noon.   I stayed up through the night with him.   In the morning I went off to get some soda and tummy friendly foods.  

Hubby, Josh and my dad went to work on the other house while my mom and I stayed back with Tommy.   Tommy has been feeling better now for the last few hours.  My mom stayed with Tommy for a bit and I was able to take a bit of a nap.   This is our last day here and tomorrow morning we will be heading back home.   It is always nice to be with family and the time sure goes quickly.  

Below is my menu for the next two weeks.    I spent a total of $149.12 for the next two weeks of our menu.   I spent $134.35 at Aldi and another $14.77 at Festival.  I ended up spending $20.00 extra dollars on convenience food for Josh for when he comes home for lunch from work.  I don't usually buy that sort of items so I spent more than usual.

SAT - Chicken Pasta Bags and Baked Potatoes (change of plans - Hubby wants to make soup)

SUNDAY - 4th - Breakfast/Brunch -  (Hubby and Kids Liked - Add to Online Cookbook)

Amy's Crockpot Ham & Hash Browns

1 28oz bag diced hash browns with peppers & onions
1 1-lb. package diced ham (fully cooked)
2 cans cream of mushroom soup
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
2 tsp. garlic pepper
1 tsp. onion powder

Stir everything together in crockpot and cook on low for 3-4 hours.

Supper - Split Pea Soup /Biscuits

MON - 5th - Versatile Slow-Cooker Chili

TUES - 6th - Chicken Biscuit Pot Pie / Salad

WED - 7th - Tater Tot Casserole

THURS - 8th - Hamburger Helper/ Vegetable

FRI - 9th - Meatball Subs/ Chips and Dip

SAT - 10th - Date Night (Leftovers for Kids)

SUN - 11th - Sticky Chicken/Potatoes/ Gravy

MON - 12th - (Dental Work Done) Turkey Breast (crock)/ Stuffing and Vegetable

TUES - 13th - MTOT - CHicken Noodle and Vegetable??

WED - 14th - Church - LEFTOVERS/ Fried Egg Sandwiches

THURS - 15th - Crock Zesty Italian Roast

FRI -16th - MOVIE NIGHT - Taco Bar

SAT - 17th - Crock Ham, Potatoes, and Green Beans in the Crockpot  

New Blog Discovered with Many Recipes.....

http://toomanyrecipes.blogspot.com/

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New Recipes from Last Week That Were a Hit  (Add to my Online Cookbook)

Artichoke Dip and Chips - Had for Movie night - Need to make a double batch next time!

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Meals/Items Not Made Last Week - Carry Over to Next Week

Mac and Cheese

Other back up quick meals......

Chicken Nuggets/Fries
Garlic Chicken Skillet (frozen bag meal)
Frozen Pizza

D = Dad is cooking that night as I am not home for supper

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Are you struggling to figure out what to cook for supper???  Join us in planning our menus each Monday.  Stop over to Laura's Blog "Organizing Junkie!" and see what is on all of our menus and find new great recipes to try!!

CORN BREAD RECIPE (Similar to Karen's)

1 pkg corn muffin Mix
3 eggs
1/2 Cup Oil
1 Small Can of Cream Corn
1/2 Pint sour cream (1 Cup)

Beat Eggs and oil.  Add Muffin mix, Corn and Sour Cream.  Pour into oiled 9x13 inch pan.  Bake 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes.

Last weekend was all about Tommy.  We had soccer and two birthday parties on Saturday!   He played his last soccer game and scored two goals!  This was the first time he had scored!!  His grandparents were even here to see it! 

The Grey Dragons

Mr. Tommy - He loved soccer!!!  What a great season!

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Next was Tommy's Birthday Party with his friends.  We played games and had cake to celebrate with his friends from the neighborhood, preschool and his new school.   His big brother, Josh even made a haunted house in the garage for the kids.  

Bobbing for Apples..

The Mummy Game....

Two little Mummies.....

Tyler hitting the Pinata

Everyone Waiting their turn..
(Keiler, Sammy, Noah, Cooper, Tyler and Tommy)

Cupcakes!!  (Tyler, Cooper, Tommy and Kristen) 

Sammy, Noah and Keiler 

Tommy and his best friend from Preschool!

Playing in the leaves.....thanks for the pile Dad! 

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FAMILY PARTY THAT EVENING.........

Oreo Cake

We had a very full house for our family party!  Even the older cousins came!

Presents and presents....

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CHESS CLUB

Tommy is very excited to have joined Chess Club.  Yep...his school has a chess club and they start playing in Kindergarten!    I took Tommy to chess club the first night and he played against a 4 year old from the preschool.  It was so amazing to me how Tommy and the little boy grasped the concepts of chess.  The dad who teaches chess is fabulous with the kids!  His son started playing when he was 4 as well.  

Josh is helping to teach Tommy and I to play chess. 

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Josh shut Tommy into the Kennel this evening...ARGH!!!  Luckily Tommy thought it was great fun!

He even had the puppy join him!   

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THIS WEEKEND

I only have one day off this weekend.  I have to go into work for most of the day on Sunday.  Today we got alot done around the house and yard.  In the morning hubby, Tommy, Erik and I went to Fleet Farm to get snow boots for Tommy.   Then we stopped at the library.  I got another new book I am looking forward to starting. 

Once home, the guys did yard work and I did my menu and shopping list.   I headed off to get Groceries.   Hubby finished up the yard work and helped to put the food away.   I straightened up the living room and hubby made supper.  

Now, I am going to clean up the kitchen and hubby and the boys are watching a movie and playing chess.  

I hope everyone is having a great weekend!!  Don't forget to change your clocks tonight!!  Fall one hour behind...gotta love an extra hour of sleep!