Italian Stew

1 lb stew meat cut into small peices
1 lb Hot sausage browned
1 onion diced
4 ribs celery diced
3 cloves garlic minced
6 potatoes diced
1 can kidney beans drained and rinsed
4 cans fire roasted diced tomatoes
2 cups beef broth
1 T dried basil
3 bay leaves
1T dried oregano
1 t dried rosemary
1 pinch red pepper flakes
salt and pepper to taste~ about 1 T each
Add all the ingredients except for the canned tomatoes to a large, at least 6 quart, crockpot. Puree the tomatoes in a blender until smooth. Pour over other ingredients in the crock pot. Cook 4-6 hours on high or 5-10 on low. This stew would freeze very well without the potatoes

Menu plan monday 11/24-11/30

Breakfasts
sausage patties
omelets
carrot cake muffins
waffles
fruit
rolls and jam
smoothies

Monday~
Italian stew

Tuesday~
Butternut squash pasta with spinach and bacon

Weds~
Beef Enchiladas

Thurs~
Turkey
mashed potatoes
sweet potatoes
stuffing
roasted brussel sprouts with apple cider dressing
stuffing
rolls
pumpkin pie
homemade cranberry sauce
pumpkin mousse

Friday~
leftovers

Saturday~
Turkey broccoli casserole

Sunday~
Apricot cranberry pork loin with apple wild rice

Menu plan monday 11/17-11/23

Monday~ muffins and fruit
turkey and rice soup

Tuesday~ cereal and fruit smoothies
White turkey chili and cornbread

Wednesday~ eggs and toast
spring rolls and rice

Thursday~ cereal and fruit
mini turkey meatloaves, mini penne and marinara

Friday~ sausage patties and eggs
burgers and salad
tin foil dinners

Saturday~waffles
quesadillas
mommy's nite out ~Daddy's nite cooking

Sunday~pancakes
Aloha chicken and rice
Potstickers and edamame

snacks~rice crackers and hummus, black bean dip, or almond butter
carrot sticks
apples and pb
celery
raisins

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