Month: September 2011

  • Menu Plan Monday - 9/26/11 Edition

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    Menu - 9/26 - 10/9/11

     
    WEEK #1
     
    September 26 - Country Ham and Cheese Casserole/ Carrots
    27th - MPTP - Bacon Lettuce Tomatoes Sandwich- Apples Slices /Pickles and Cheese Sticks
    28th - Biscuits and Gravy  - Scrambled Eggs
    29th - Sorting - Easy Chicken and Brocoll
    1 lb boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts, Cut into bite -sized pieces
    3 cups frozen broccoli florets
    1 can (10-3/4 oz.) condensed cream of mushroom soup
    1 soup can water
    1-1/2 cups instant white rice, uncooked
    1 cup KRAFT Shredded Three Cheese with a Touch of PHILADELPHIA

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    and stir chicken in large skillet sprayed with cooking spray on medium-high heat 2 to 3 min. or until browned.

    ADD broccoli, soup and water; stir. Bring to boil.

    STIR in rice. Top with cheese; cover. Cook on low heat 5 min.    

    30th - OFF - French Dip Sandwich - Potato Wedges - Corn

    October 1 -  (wedding) - Slow Cooker Chili
    2nd - Family Celebration - Lasagna Roll Ups (LOTS)
     
    WEEK #2
    3rd - Pancakes, Bacon and Scrambled Eggs
    4th -  Loaded Baked PotatoSoup and Cheese Pull Aparts

    Loaded Baked Potato Soup

    4 - baking potatoes
    2/3 cup butter
    2/3 cup all purpose flour
    4 - cups milk
    2 - cups chicken broth
    3/4 tsp salt
    1/2 tsp pepper
    12 - slices bacon, cooked & crumbled
    1/2 cup chopped green onions
    1 - cup shredded Cheddar cheese
    1 - 8oz container sour cream

    Bake potatoes in the oven or microwave. Scoop out the inside of the potato and set aside. Cook bacon in the oven while the potatoes bake at 350 degrees until crispy. Crumble and set aside. Melt butter in a large pot over medium low heat. Stir in flour to make a roux. Cook about one minute stirring constantly. Gradually pour in the chicken broth and milk while stirring. Turn the heat to medium and cook the soup until it starts to thicken. Add the potatoes, salt, pepper, bacon and cheese. Stir well and continue to heat for about 15 minutes allowing the flavors to blend. Mix in sour cream until well blended. Serve immediately. Garnish with green onions, additional bacon and shredded cheese.

    Cheesy Pull Apart Bread

    2 - 7.5 oz cans refrigerated biscuits
    8 - oz shredded cheddar cheese
    1/2 - tsp garlic powder
    1/4 tsp oregano (optional)
    1/4 - cup melted butter or margarine

    Cut each biscuit into fourths. I find that this is a lot easier if you use scissors. Mix the shredded cheese, garlic powder and oregano in a large bowl. Add the biscuit pieces and toss to coat. Grease a 9 x 13 inch baking dish and pour in the biscuit mixture. Do not smooth out the lumps the lumpier the better for pulling apart the bread. Bake at 350 degrees for 12 minutes then cover with foil and bake a additional 10 minutes. When done drizzle with melted butter and serve.

    Optional - melted butter can be added just before placing the foil over the bread and baking the additional 10 minutes.

    5th - (Working Late) - Meatloaf, Mashed Pots, Peas
    6th - (Working Late) - Spaghetti and Meatballs
    7th - Friday - Marlboro Man Sandwich
    8th - Chicken and Noodles - Carrots and Peas
    9th - Grocery Day - Corned Beef, Cabbage
     
    Future Menu Idea:  Stuffed Green Peppers, Green beans, Garlic Bread (E-Mealz - 396)

    Chicken Fried Steak, Mashed potatoes, Corn

    Mexican Chicken Skillet (E-Mealz - 396)

    For more Menu Planning inspiration stop by and visit Laura at Organizing Junkie. and participate in Menu Plan Monday.

    Wishing you all a wonderful week!!!

    Happy Cooking!!

  • HERBED GREEN BEANS
    Read more about it at www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,1650,148176-245199,00.html
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    1 lb. fresh green beans
    4 tbsp. butter
    1/2 c. minced onion
    1/2 clove garlic, minced
    1/4 c. minced celery
    1/2 c. minced fresh parsley
    1 tsp. fresh rosemary, or 1/4 tsp. dried
    1/4 tsp. dried basil
    3/4 tsp. salt

    Trim ends of beans, cut diagonally into 2 inch pieces. Cook in 2 inches of water in a covered pan for 15-20 minutes until tender. Drain and keep warm.

    In the meantime in a skillet melt butter and saute onion, garlic and celery and cook for about 5 minutes. Add parsley, rosemary, basil and salt. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Just before serving, toss the green beans with the herbed flavored butter.

  • Menu 9/11 - 9/25/11

    Sunday - Shrimp Scampi over thin Spaghetti - Italian Salad (Emealz-391)

    Monday - French Toast Bananas Foster, Banana Slices, Sausage Links (Emealz 394)

    Tues - Hashbrown Pork Chop Casserole - Apple Crisp

    Wed - Baked Tilapia/ Rice / Fruit

    Thursday - (sort) Toasted Ham and Cheese, Apple Slices, Chips (EM - 393)

    Friday - Tacos for Crowd

    Saturday - Chicken Spaghetti, Italian Salad, Garlic Bread (EM 393)

    Sunday- Grilled Tilapia, Cheesy Mash Potatoes, Broccoli ( EM 394)

    Monday  - Teriyaki Chicken Wings - Stir Fry Veggies

    Tuesday - Almond Rice Chicken - Peas - Watermelon - (Emealz-391)

    Wednesday - (researcher) Cobb Salad (EM 393)

    Thursday - Tater Tot Hot Dish

    Weekend Lunch while in WD: Chicken Salad Croissants/ Cukes/ Grapes

    Friday - (Wisc Dells) Sloppy Joes, Watermelon, Salsa and Chips (EM 393)

    Saturday - Baked Pork Chops With Rice / Vegetables

    Sunday - Country Ham and Cheese Casserole/ Carrots

      

  • Our Weekend of Projects......

    Labor Day Weekend always seems to be a time for us to get caught up on things around the house.  It is a bit of an exhausting time off, but I am happy to be getting things done and ready for the school year to start!

    Our Projects so far this weekend......

    Project #1 - Tommy and I updated the school door with the new menu and info for the new school year.

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    Last years art work down and school menu for September up!  We also went through the menu and selected the days he would eat at school and which days he will bring a bag lunch.   

    Project #2 - Changed out the mismatched frames in the hall and updated some pictures. 

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    As you can see from the first two projects, I am avoiding the bigger projects that need to be completed around our house.     Finally, on Friday evening I could no longer ignore the real things that needed to get done and I had to get started. 

    Project #3

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    Our paperwork and office supplies area.  Way too much junk and unable to find anything.  It is a mess I was not looking forward to digging in to, but no more avoiding it. 

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    This is what I woke up to on Saturday morning...I had pulled everything out on Friday night but there was no way I was getting this cleaned up before I went to bed.  One thing that drove me nuts was I was finding I had multiples of things.  That is the cost of being disorganized.  Does this ever happen to you, you need mailing labels, your are sure you have them somewhere, but can't find them!  Of course then you buy new ones!  I am finding this happen to me so much.  It is aggravating.  So I am making real point to store like things together.... I am sure I will find alot more doubles in my future. 

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    End result - completed by Saturday night. I took out numerous bags of paper to the recycling.  I will no longer print out recipes - pinterest.com and our online cookbook is where I will find my recipes.  One big box of donate items.   I was really starting to throw stuff as the night wore on.  I was definitely getting tired.

    Project #4 - Saturday morning, Amy (my future daughter in law) came over and it was time to pause the paperwork/office supplies project as she was here to help me paint the bedroom.  My father in law will be moving in with us in 2 weeks and this will be his bedroom. 

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    This is how far I had gotten in cleaning out the room by the time Amy came over.  We hauled out the last of the stuff and started prepping to paint.  

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    Hubby and Amy both helped me with painting the room.  I am very blessed to have their help!

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    End Result:  Saturday Evening - Extra Furniture moved out, walls painted and the bedroom ready for Grandpa to move in.   I just need to buy a rug for the floor.  We plan on having grandpa over on Monday for supper and to look at the room.   We still need to get grab bars for shower.   Tuesday, we have a company coming over to give us an estimate on a ramp for the back door to allow access to the backyard for Grandpa. 

    Project #5 - Sunday morning - hubby says "look in the paper and see if any corn is on sale".  Well of course it was on sale!  So we went and bought 120 ears of corn for $24.00 to process and freeze for the winter. 

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    Whew...I need a little break.  The corn is flash  freezing as I type. We find this makes it easier to vacuum seal as the juice doesn't mess up the seal.   I can smell a wonderful pork roast in the oven which will be our supper this evening and am enjoying a few moments blogging. 

    Well, two more days off of work.....I am sure I will find more projects to keep me busy! 

    Happy Labor Day!