Menu Plan Monday 11/10-11/16

This is a very crazy week for us! The kids are out of school through Thursday, and I am on a restricted diet for the next two weeks. It seems that I came home with a bug from our Europe trip~yuck.

Mon~
cereal and fruit
quesadillas
Orange and rice with broccoli

Tues~
pancakes
pb&j picnic in the car on the way to the musuem
clam chowder

Weds~
scrambled eggs and bacon
tuna sandwiches
mexican stuffed shells

Thurs~
sausage biscuits
Chef salads

Fri~
cereal and fruit
spaghetti and breadsticks

Saturday~
hot cereal and hot chocolate
quesadillas
out to eat

Sunday~
ham and cheese muffins
grilled chicken and rice
left overs

Winner dinner

Hannah told me that this dinner was a winner! So here it is

I made this recipe for meatballs, except that I just pan fried them in a little olive oil
http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/2008/09/apple-cheddar-and-turkey-meatballs.html

This recipe for alfredo sauce
http://morejingleinmyjeans.blogspot.com/2008/06/quick-and-easy-alfredo.html

and this one for breadsticks from Sherry on pinching your pennies

Honey Whole-Wheat Breadsticks
2 1/2 to 3 cups flour (I use all whole wheat, but you could do half all purpose flour, half whole wheat flour)
1 package active dry yeast
1/2 t. salt
1 cup warm water (120 degrees-130 degrees F)
2 T. olive oil or cooking oil
3 T. honey
1 tsp. garlic powder (optional)
In a large mixing bowl combine 1 1/4 c. of the flour, yeast, salt and garlic powder; add warm water, oil, honey. Beat with an electric mixer on low speed for 30 seconds, scraping bowl. Beat on high speed for 3 minutes. Using a wooden spoon, stir in as much of the remaining flour as you can. Let the dough rest in the bowl for a few minutes.On a baking sheet coat the bottom with a tablespoon of olive oil. Using your hands, shape dough into 10-12 breadsticks. Place on pan and roll in olive oil the coat breadstick. Place in a 400 degree oven for 10 minutes or until golden brown. I like to sprinkle corse salt on top right before baking. We love to dip these in honey or soup!!

Along with some steamed broccoli, this was a very balanced dinner~4 out of 5 of us had seconds.
(PS, I couldnt have leftovers~I couldnt eat it! I am on a detox diet.)

Menu Plan Monday 11/3-11-9

Monday~
pumpkin coffee cake and hot cocoa
Creamy chicken and potato soup

Tuesday~
Fruit smoothies
Six layer dip and quesadillas

Wednesday~
Waffles and fruit
Turkey apple meatballs, fettucine and broccoli

Thursday~
hot cereal and fruit
Taco salads (sweet pork)

Friday~
Muffins and cocoa
leftovers

Saturday~
cereal and fruit
BLTS
Dinner~out to eat with the kids

Sunday~
pancakes
Cranberry pork roast
leftovers

Firecracker Beef

This was a great recipe,I had all the ingredients on hand. The kids loved this one! I made a simple chow mein for the side. I added sliced celery, onions, garlic, and shredded cabbage, a little soy and a few drops of oyster sauce to the noodles.

Here is the recipe for the Fire meat. I did not have any leeks so I left those out. I used grated carrots in it too. I think that the dish was a bit too salty, next time I will use a little less soy sauce. I used skirt steak for the meat.

http://allrecipes-shop.albertsons.com/Recipe/Recipe.aspx?nprid=37965

Menu Plan Monday 10/27-11/2

Monday~Pancakes and waffles

Roast chicken, mashed potatoes, corn on the cob

Tuesday~Pumpkin muffins and fruit

Firecracker beef with chow mein

Weds~cereal and fruit

Thai curry and basmati rice

Thurs~ smoothies and waffles

Taco casserole with spanish rice

Fri~Biscuits and gravy

leftovers

Sat~Biscuits and jam

Lamb roast, tzaki sauce, red potatoes,

Sun~oatmeal

Cream cheese chicken, rice

Leftovers

Beautiful Rolls

I put together this recipe the weekend and asked my girls what I should call it. They decided on beautiful rolls! So here is my latest creation!

2 cups warm water
5 T yeast
2/3 cup sugar
Let sit til bubbly

Add
2 cups warm buttermilk
2/3 cup oil
10-12 cups flour one cup at a time
1T salt
2 eggs

I made it in my Kitchen-aid and it was almost over flowing, if you don't want to knead by hand you may want to cut the recipe in half.

Divide into two and let it raise til double, about 40 minutes. Shape in desired sizes and place on baking sheet, let them rise again for 30-40 minutes.

Menu Plan Monday 10/20-10/26

Last week was a slow one here, A was out of town and we still had a bit of the flu. I only cooked twice last week, so I have a lot to make up for this week!

Monday~
smoothies and fruit
Steak, mashers, corn, and homemade rolls

Tuesday~
pancakes and fruit
Black Bean lasagna
Pumpkin snickerdoodles

Weds~
cereal and hot chocolate
Beef and noodles

Thursday~
pumpkin muffins
spaghetti and garlic rolls

Friday~
smoothies
leftovers

Saturday~
muffins and cider
White bean apple chili with cornbread

Sunday~biscuits and gravy
Autumn chicken salad with foccacia bread
Leftovers for dinner