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  • Menu Planning Monday ~ March 7, 2011

    Last week, I found deals on red potatoes, roast, chicken legs, and steak.  Since the red potatoes were on sale for a dollar for 3 pounds, I decided to change up when I would make the Italian chili and beef stew.  Wednesday is supposed to be rainy (again), so I will make the stew then. …

  • Monthly Menu ~March 2011

    Week of February 28 Week of March 7 Week of March 14 Week of March 21 Week of March 28 (Spring Break for me)

  • Taco Crescent Bake

    Another recipe I found on the Menus4Moms website.  It is easy to put together, especially if you use taco-seasoned ground beef that you have already cooked and then frozen. My picky hubby was surprised with how delicious this recipe was and how it didn’t taste too taco.  He does not like some spices used in…

  • Homemade Taco Seasoning Mix

    I like to make my own taco seasoning because I can adjust the number of spices.  I also feel better about knowing what exactly is in the taco seasoning.  Plus, I use very little taco seasoning when I make tacos because I have a picky hubby, especially with Mexican food.  A few years ago, I…

  • Sloppy Joe Pizza

    Sloppy Joes on a pizza?!?!  Sounds weird, huh?!?!  Guess what, the taste is out of this world.  Hubby and I both enjoyed the pizza. Last week, I made sloppy Joe’s for dinner one night and then froze the leftovers with a plan to use the sloppy Joe on a pizza.  I used store-bought pizza dough…

  • Orange Chicken

    Thursday was the Chinese New Year. We are currently in the year of the rabbit. Anyway, I decided it would be appropriate to have a Chinese-type meal for supper to “celebrate” the new year. Since it had been on the menu for the previous week but had not been made, I decided to make it.…

  • Chicken stew with parsley dumplings

    I found this recipe about twoish years ago while watching the Food Network.  The show was Quick Fix Meals with Robin Miller.  She had a lot of good ideas and recipes.  One of the best recipes I got from watching her show was a recipe for chicken stew with parsley dumplings which is now one of…

  • February 2011 Meals

    To make it easier to menu plan, I decided to have five different themes during the week.  I’m not assigning specific nights for the themes.  When I finalize the meal plan for the week,  I will then assign the days. Week of January 31 Week of February 7 Week of February 14 (Parent Teacher Conferences…

  • Menu Planning Monday ~ January 24, 2011

    Monday – 7up pork chops, macaroni, and cheese, mixed veggies, depression-era bread, homemade apple butter Tuesday – orange chicken, rice, fortune cookies Wednesday – Skyline chili over spaghetti, cornbread Thursday – chicken stew with parsley dumplings Friday – sandwich buffet, raw veggies, potato chips Saturday – leftovers or on your own For more great menus, visit…

  • Menu Plan Monday ~ Week of January 17, 2011

    Monday – ham cooked in the crockpot, creamed potatoes, corn, Easy Rolls with homemade apple butter, and salad Tuesday – pinto beans with ham, cornbread, and salad Wednesday – grilled chicken, buttered noodles, veggies, Young’s Pumpkin bread Thursday – chicken fajitas, Spanish rice, salad Friday – sausage biscuits over buttermilk biscuits for adults, eggs, mini…