Everything Homemaking
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
Okay, I thought I was done with chili but I made it one more time this week. And wouldn’t you know, last week we grilled burgers when it was 20 degrees outside and this week I made chili when it was 70. I just can’t win! 1- Polenta With Fontina and Eggs Fruit Salad 2- Pizza (Palermos frozen) Salad 3- Jim’s Chili Mini Cheese and Onion Pastries 4- Creamy Grilled Chicken … [Read more...]
