I get to take a week off from planning and cooking dinners as we get ready for Christmas. I took my friend, Karen’s advice and made extra meals all month long and stuck them in the freezer to use this week. Now I can sit back, wrap presents, and concentrate on my big ham dinner…
Monday Menu Planning
Here’s my menu for the week! I will attempt to take pictures of my food as I cook this week to add up here (I always like to see what my food should look like). Enjoy! Penne Rigate with Creamy Garlic SaucePrep and cook time: 15 minutes 5 1/3 cups (16 oz) penne rigate2 Tbls…
I’m a sugar-aholic! (Secret family recipes included!!)
Making candy is messy business! My sister spent the day with me in the kitchen making all kinds of holiday candies and goodies for us to EAT (I mean GIVE AWAY!). I really need to give plates away fast or else I will EAT until my teeth fall out (that’s a line from Andrea!) and…
Monday Menu Planning
On the menu for this week: Black-Eyed Peas and Tomatoes with Smoked Sausage and Sweet Corn Cake; Vegetable Lasagna; Chicken Pot Pie; Pasta with Clam Sauce; and Crock pot Chili with baked potatoes. Yummy stuff! Black-Eyed Peas and Tomatoes with Smoked Sausage 1 green bell pepper, chopped1 large onion, chopped2 ribs celery, chopped4 Tbls (1/2…
Menu change! A perfect way to use Thanksgiving left-overs!
I thought I’d pass on the yummy idea I had for a change in my weekly menu. Instead of making tacos yesterday, I made Shepherd’s Pie. I tried a variation of a new recipe. I alter a lot of my recipes. :) I’ll give you my version because it was SO easy and a huge…
Monday Menu Planning
I was actually excited this morning to get up and plan my meals for the week. It took me all of 3 minutes to decide what we’d be eating this week. We are still swimming in turkey left-overs, so I two of my recipes will be using turkey. The rest of the turkey is going…
Monday Menu Planning
Over the weekend, I had an idea. Every Monday I am going to share the recipes/meals that I plan on cooking for the coming week. It will help motivate me to PLAN AHEAD and, well, I always love to hear what other people are eating and gather new recipes, too. I love to try new…
BYU Mint Brownies
If you have never had these brownies, you HAVE to try them. If you HAVE had them, then you know how amazingly moist and delicious they are. I am usually skeptical about recipes that are supposedly from restaurants or bakeries. They never seem to turn out as good when I make them (and I…
Labor Day
We had NO plans for Labor Day as of Sunday, except that Peanut Butter was going to work a half day and I was going to try to take the kids to the pool for one last swim before it closed. But then we were invited to TWO Labor Day BBQs–one for lunch and one…
How Jewish Apple cake became a Christmas Eve tradition
By request, here’s the recipe for Jewish Apple Cake (story to follow!) 3 cups flour1 1/2 tsp baking soda1 tsp salt2 cups sugar1 1/2 cups oil (I always substitute at least half or more of the oil for applesauce)2 eggs, beaten2 Tbsp vanilla1/2 tsp lemon juice3 cups apples, peeled and chopped Combine flour, soda, and…