Have Fun With Your Food

Menu Plan Monday

2009-02-16T12:13:00.000-08:00

It's a busy week. We have lots of activity and then the kids and I are leaving for the weekend to see my niece and nephew baptized this Sunday in Oklahoma City. Hope everyone has a great week! See lots more menus at orgjunkie.com

Breakfasts: whole wheat banana muffins, scrambled eggs, toast, oatmeal, waffles

Lunches: sandwiches, mixed picks, egg salad, leftovers, fruit and veggies

Dinners:

Monday-- Manicotti, garlic bread

Tuesday-- lemon pepper chicken, cole slaw, green beans

Wednesday -- Mexican chicken lasagna, refried beans, salsa, sour cream

Thursday -- steak and peppers, green chili rice, fruit salad

Friday -- hamburger soup and biscuits

Missing Menu

2009-02-04T10:36:00.000-08:00

Well, I didn't get my menu posted for this week, but I thought I'd show you a healthy, simple lunch we do often here that my kids LOVE. We call it mixed picks. It lets them choose what to eat, but gives them a good variety. In the first example, I have cheddar/jack cheese cubes for protein and a variety of in season, on sale fruits and veggies. They can have ranch dressing to dip if they choose. In the second pic, we have some different choices of fruits and veggies, plus hard boiled eggs and cheddar and mozzarella cubes. The combinations are so numerous, my children never tire of this meal. You can add a slice of homemade whole wheat bread and some real butter as a nice addition. What do you guys do for a simple, healthy lunch?

Menu Plan Monday

2009-01-25T15:39:00.000-08:00

Well, I'm still doing well on my shiny sink challenge. This should be an interesting week for menu planning. We may be getting a decent accumulation of ice which could possibly cause us to lose power. So, I am planning some meals that could be cooked on the grill if need be. I am also making some egg salad and banana bread. I have two loaves of whole wheat bread in the freezer that I made last week. We will eat well, power or no power. :) If you want to check out other great menus, be sure to visit Organizing Junkie!

Breakfasts: Banana Bread, Oatmeal, Toast, Breakfast Burrito (we have eggs every morning with whatever else we are having)

Lunch: leftovers, grilled cheese, eggs salad sandwiches, cheesy tortillas (lunch is always served with raw fruits and veggies)

Dinners:

Monday: chili, cornbread, shredded cheese and sour cream

Tuesday: Baked or Grilled chicken, Day Before mashed potatoes, salad

Wednesday: Homemade pizza (can be done on the grill, so yummy!), salad

Thursday: Riblets either grilled or in the crockpot, green beans, zesty veggie salad

Friday: Pasta bake and fresh bread for the family, Mom goes to book club, taking more homemade whole wheat bread

Saturday: Family game night at the in-laws, having a potato bar.

Sunday: Soup night, still undecided what to make...

Menu Plan Monday

2009-01-19T10:15:00.001-08:00

Here is my menu for the week. I am keeping it all fairly simple as I am fighting a cold this week. If any of you do the Flylady system, you should check out my other blog as I baby step my way through a Shiny Sink Challenge! If I'm feeling better later in the week, I'll add some recipes for my soups. Check out Organizing Junkie for more Menu ideas!

Monday, January 19

Breakfast: Eggs and toast

Lunch: Mixed picks (lazy susan tray of cut veggies, fruit, cheese, nuts)

Dinner: Chicken and dumplings

Tuesday, January 20

Breakfast: banana muffins and scrambled eggs

Lunch: cheese tortillas and fruit

Dinner: Chicken Chili & Mexican cornbread

Wednesday, January 21

Breakfast: oatmeal

Lunch: PB & H sandwiches, carrots and dip

Dinner: Pasta bake and homemade bread

Thursday, January 22

Breakfast: banana muffins and scrambled eggs

Lunch: Mixed picks

Dinner: leftovers

Friday, January 23

Breakfast: eggs and toast

Lunch: leftovers & salad

Dinner: eat at Grandmas

Saturday, January 24

Breakfast: muffins on the run

Lunch: eat out with hubby (kids are at grandmas)

Dinner: homemade pizza & salad

Sunday, January 25

Breakfast: eggs and toast

Lunch: Italian Sausage soup & homemade bread, salad

Dinner: Finger food fest

Use your crockpot!

2008-01-22T11:10:00.000-08:00

Crock Pot lady has resolved to use her crockpot every day in the year 2008. She gives great pictures and lets you know what she thought of the recipe after she tries it. I can't wait to try some great recipes as I love, love, love my crockpot!

Yum-O!

2008-01-04T16:30:00.000-08:00

If you want some down home cooking recipes (not for dieters), then check out Pioneer Woman. Oh, I'm hungry already!

Menu Plan Monday (Finally!)

2007-12-03T06:09:00.000-08:00

Horay for me, I'm finally going to make it to MPM! Here is what we will be eating this week. Lunches listed are what the kids eat. I usually eat leftovers or salad. I love salads with dried cranberries and nuts and seeds. Yummy. My favorite dressing is called Hendrickson's and it is fat free and 60 calories per serving and oh, so yummy. I'm not sure if it is a local brand or national, but I'm pretty sure you can order it online if you Google it. :)

Not the most exciting menu this week. I am using up a lot of what I have. So there is a lot more processed food than I would like, but hey, it's not every week right? For more menus check out Laura's blog.

Monday--
Breakfast--eggs and toast, milk
Lunch--mac n cheese, fruit
Dinner--spaghetti, bread, salad

Tuesday--
Breakfast--oatmeal, fruit, milk
Lunch--tomato soup and grilled cheese
Dinner--chicken enchiladas, homemade refried beans, chips and salsa

Wednesday--
Breakfast--eggs, toast, milk
Lunch--PB sandwich, fruit, carrots and ranch
Dinner--grilled marinated chicken, fruit salad, heavenly eggs

Thursday--
Breakfast--oatmeal, toast, milk
Lunch--chicken alfredo, veggie dippers
Dinner--hot dogs and chips

Friday--
Breakfast--eggs, toast, milk
Lunch--mac n cheese, fruit
Dinner--homemade pizza, veggie dippers

The New Healthy Food....

2007-11-27T10:19:00.000-08:00

So, because it is organic it is good for you right? Nevermind that it is highly processed organic. ;)

My Fall Love

2007-11-16T07:53:00.000-08:00

One of the things I love about fall is that citrus fruit is in season. Being that I am not a huge desert fan, fruit is my sweet of choice. And fall brings one of my most favorite fruits.....clementines. What is so great about the greatest of citrus. Clementines are a user friendly fruit. Even very small children can peel them. All the white pith comes off. No seeds. Wonderfully sweet. If you've never tried them, do it. You'll be hooked for life!

This Week In Food :)

2007-11-12T16:15:00.000-08:00

Well, this is an interesting food week at our house. :) First of all we have been blessed with potatoes. Over 50 pounds. of. potatoes. Red potatoes. So we are having potatoes every day this week. That much I know. We also were blessed by a neighbor who gave us about 3 pounds of ground venison. Did I mention I have never cooked venison in my life? So, anyone out there who has a great recipe for venison or potatoes please share. Oh, by the way, the potatoes came from our church who received THREE THOUSAND POUNDS of potatoes. Yep, you read that right. Now you see why we have so many. Here is the story on the news. The little girl is my youngest daughter (in the video part). So here goes the rough draft of the week's menu. All subject to change as any yummy recipes come in. Any advice on freezing potatoes would be welcome as well. :)

Monday--
Breakfast--cereal & milk
Lunch--sandwich and chips, juice
Dinner--venison meatballs (used Worcestershire, barbecue sauce and bread crumbs), corn, veggie dippers, roasted potatoes

Tuesday--
Breakfast--toast and eggs, fresh hash browns, milk
Lunch--mac and cheese, fruit, milk
Dinner--more venison something :), baked potatoes, salad

Wednesday--
Breakfast--oatmeal, toast, milk
Lunch--sandwich, fruit, milk
Dinner--encharitos (venison break :)), tortilla chips, maybe sopapillas

Thursday--
Breakfast--cereal and milk
Lunch-- leftovers
Dinner--last venison dish, veggie dippers, fresh bread, mashed potatoes

Friday--
Breakfast-- eggs, fresh hash browns, toast, milk
Lunch--lunch with friends at their house after the girl's dance class
Dinner--homemade pizza, mmmmmmm and *gasp* soda!

Weekend will be really busy with Angel Food Distribution and church stuff and football so I don't plan to far ahead because we have lots of get togethers with family and friends on the weekends, so I never know if meals will be at home or someone else's home. We are so blessed be surrounded by such great family and friends.

I hope next week I can have some pictures of some of our meals this week with recipes as well. Here's to hoping! :)

The First "Real" Post

2007-10-29T13:38:00.000-07:00

Okay, first things first. My vision for this blog is to give recipe ideas along with participating in Menu Plan Mondays on Organizing Junkie's site. Since I'm not really that organized today, I'm just going to give a quick run down of my breakfasts and dinners for the week. I'm trying to use up what I have this week and only pick up milk and a little produce at the store. I'm not including lunches, because for this week, lunch will either be leftovers or a sandwich and fruit if nothing is left over.

Monday

Breakfast-- scrambled eggs and toast, milk

Dinner-- hamburgers on bun, deviled eggs, apple slices, carrot sticks

Tuesday

Breakfast -- muffins and bacon, milk

Dinner-- chimichangas, chips & salsa

Wednesday

Breakfast-- cold cereal

Dinner-- chicken cacciatore on fettuccine noodles, garlic rolls, veggie dippers

Thursday

Breakfast -- scrambled eggs and toast, milk

Dinner-- salisbury steak, mashed potatoes, corn, peaches

Friday

Breakfast-- cold cereal

Dinner-- homemade pizza

Normally I would add a weekend menu, but lately weekends have not been very "plan-able", so that's it for this week. To end things for this week, I'll leave you a simple recipe for yummy deviled eggs. I have found it is generally best to stick to the basics with deviled eggs. There are many "fancy" versions out there, but this is the one that always gets rave reviews. I'm just approximating the amounts, you'll need to add more or less to your taste. I rarely measure when I cook, it's a tough habit to break!

Heavenly Eggs (my children just didn't like the name "deviled eggs" so they changed the name and now call them "heavenly eggs" ;) )

6 hard boiled eggs, peeled
1/3 cup mayo (we actually use Miracle Whip Light)
2 Tablespoons mustard
1 Tablespoon white vinegar
Paprika for garnish if desired

Cut eggs in half and scoop yolks out into a bowl and arrange the whites on a plate. Mash the yolks and add the mayo, mustard and vinegar. Stir with a fork until creamy. Spoon the yolk mixture back into the whites. I do this by either using two teaspoons, one for scooping it out of the bowl and the other to push it off the scooping spoon into the whites, or what I use most often is a small scoop about the size of a melon baller. It makes nice uniform scoops so my eggs whites don't fight over who has more yolk mixture. ;) Sprinkle paprika on top if desired.

It's here (sort of)!

2007-10-29T13:30:00.000-07:00

Okay, the food blog is named and here, now I just have to figure out what's next, or perhaps, what's for dinner! :)