What’s For Dinner? (No 74)

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This was another week where I planned my usual 5 meals but only ended up making a couple of them.  I’m not sure what was up but I didn’t end up doing much cooking.  But here was the plan: 1- Round Steak w/Gravy Refrigerator Mashed Potatoes Green Beans  2- Italian Sausage Roll Salad  3- Herbed Chicken & Rice (NEW) Peas Italian Garlic Toast  4- Pesto Ravioli with Chicken … [Read more...]

What’s For Dinner? (No 73)

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Dinner planning this week was a roller coaster due to schedule changes, projects and last minute changes.  Everything turned out okay although I did end up making only three out of five of the meals I planned.  But you know what that means . . . I get to carry those over to next week which saves planning time and my budget.  So here we go! 1- Chicken Potato Bake Steamed … [Read more...]

What’s For Dinner? (No 72)

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Another week of menu planning and cooking.  You know what?  I didn’t feel like cooking this week.  Most of the time I don’t mind but this week I had other things I wanted to do instead.  I had to drag myself into the kitchen every day to cook.  Fortunately these were pretty easy meals to put together.  Well, except for the family party.  That was a lot of work.  But there’s just no … [Read more...]

What’s For Dinner? (No 71)

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I went with some tried and true recipes this week.  I didn’t have a lot of time to look through my books and magazines for new recipes so I stuck with what I know.  There are still a few new ones, though. 1- Pancakes Bacon Fried Eggs  2- Calico Bean Bake Steamed Vegetables Herbed Flatbread  3- Spicy Honey-Brushed Chicken Thighs Twice Baked Potatoes Salad Italian … [Read more...]

What’s For Dinner? (No 70)

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Lots of new recipes this week and so far all have been keepers except one.  It tasted good but had a few problems that kept it from being blog worthy.  I’m thinking about sharing it anyway and seeing what all you great cooks can come up with to make it better. 1- Goat Cheese Arugula Pizza  2- Asian Beef With Snow Peas  3- Chicken Tortilla Bake Salad  4- (family … [Read more...]

What’s For Dinner? (No 69)

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The budget was tight this week so I was trying to use food I had on hand and recipes I had planned for but not made yet.  I hate weeks like this.  I find I don’t enjoy cooking as much.  And in all honesty, if I didn’t make a recipe I had on the menu plan, it’s probably because I didn’t want to.  Sometimes it doesn’t sound good anymore and sometimes it’s just too much trouble.  The … [Read more...]

What’s For Dinner? (No 68)

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No chili this week!  It’s warming up here in the Midwest and I’m starting to crave more summery dishes in anticipation.  Hopefully the weather won’t let me down! 1- Salisbury Steak (NEW) Tomato Rice Pilaf (NEW) 2- Coffee-Flavored Beef Roast Garlic Bread NOTE:  This meal was scheduled for my really busy, no-time-to-cook day so I prepared the roast in the morning and heated up frozen … [Read more...]