Monday Menu: A day late! 10/8-10/14

I am back!!! Well a day late...I was still recovering yesterday from West Coast time. And, on top of having to do all my Monday chores...that is a heavy day for me....I had to grocery shop...which I do not normally do on Monday. So, I am back ready to get into my routines. I will have an Oregon post with lots of pictures later this week.







Tuesday
*Shrimp Scampi
*Cole Slaw
Yeast Rolls

Wednesday
BLT Sandwiches
French Fries

Thursday
Chili Slaw Dogs (a good 'ole Southern classic)
Home Fries

Friday
*Crock Pot Beef Stew
Rice
Corn Muffins
*Pumpkin Angel Food Cake

Saturday
Fried Chicken
Potato Salad
Broccoli w/ Cheese sauce

Sunday
Oven Baked Pork Chops
Macaroni and Cheese
Corn
*Biscuits  (this is the week's bread making adventure)

Monday Menus: 9/24-9/25*

This is a very shortened week's menu cause I leave for Oregon bright and early on Wednesday morning. I will be gone for 10 days so I may not be updating my blog...but then again I may pop in and put up some things. I will not be however posting any of my regular postings while I am gone. Thanks for always taking the time to read what I post! I sure am appreciative of you giving of your time to read and follow my blog!






Monday: Pinterest Cooking Day!!
*Salisbury Steak w/Caramelized Onion Gravy
*Butter Herb Mashed Potatoes
*Broccoli Casserole
*Pea Salad
*Peach Crisp w/ Maple Cream

Tuesday
Homemade Beanie Weanies
Corn
Rolls


Trying, Trying, Trying....


I am so working on trying to still change some things in my life. I saw this quote today on Facebook and it caught my attention. So here's to a new week and some changes coming on!!



Thursday's Thrifty Tips

Oh I have nothing really profound today. But wanted to post something about thrifty shopping and buying things you do not usually buy. Recently I bought a very large package of chicken legs and chicken thighs see post here to see the amazing results of my cost cutting, thrifty shopping, sale shopping grocery trip that week. Well it  turns out that try as I might to save some money my hubby and I plain do not like dark meat chicken...thighs and legs are just not our thing. So lesson learned, when you are buying and trying to save money don't sacrifice what you know you love just to save some money because...well because that ends up just wasting it!

How can you save some money today?

Bread Making 101


First off a little about me...I was never totally a SAHM when my kids were little....I worked when the two oldest were little. Then, after my 3rd child came along I really wanted to be home with her and was but pretty soon the need for a little extra income took over and I went to work part-time 2 days a week. I never got into all the things that homemaking is all about...cooking, baking, spotless cleaning, organization. Oh and I did have girlfriends that I envied. I did manage to keep the house manageable, laundry done, take care of the kids, and put dinner on the table every night. I tell you this to say I have not ever really been to homemaker type...but God does work on a person's heart and change the desires of a person. I am so into being a homemaker with all of the aspects that go with it now! So with it comes new adventures. I recently talked to my daughter and suggested we have a bread making day a week. So, last week we had our first! I have never in my life made bread from scratch! I have made banana bread and such but never made bread using yeast. I was very excited for this adventure. So last week we made Cinnamon Raisin Bread  and yeast rolls... recipe for those my daughter had. The only critique I would say about the Cinnamon Raisin Bread is that it definitely needed more cinnamon. We had a really great time making bread together and I am so glad that it will become a weekly adventure.
                                       
                                                   Lane helping with the mixing
                                                    of the Cinnamon Raisin Bread
Helping with the yeast 



Enough yeast rolls for 6 meals!!
Kneading the dough
I realize I should have taken pictures of the finished product but, I will remember to today. This week we are baking Pumpkin Bread and White Amish Bread. Look for next Wednesday's post about this week's adventures...we are not using the bread machine at all this week so this should be interesting.

And the Winner is....



We Have A Winner!
The winner of my Blog Candy for the Fall Wreath Hop is #26....Tanya...

She said...


Tanya said...
BTW, I Love..... too many things to name one... um, I really have an appreciation of the changing colors outside. I grew up in ND and then for the last ten years, lived further south where there is no "fall" season. Definitely miss the changing colors.

Monday Menus 9/17-9/23

I am very excited about this week's menu!! It is a good one!!












Monday
Grilled Cheeseburger Quesadillas
*Cucumber/Tomato Salad

Tuesday
*Toasted Ravioli w/marinara sauce
*Roasted Corn Salad
Rolls
*Lemon Brownies

Wednesday
*Salt/Pepper Pork Chops
*3 Cheese Pasta w/Broccoli
*Autumn Chopped Salad

Thursday
Hamburgers
Steak Fries w/Parmesan
*Baked Beans
Friday
*Shrimp &Grits w/Roasted Corn
Fried Cornbread
*Peach Dessert

Saturday
Grilled Sirloin Steak
Steak Seasoned Potatoes
Salad
Squash w/Sauteed Onions
Rolls

Sunday
*Busy Day Lasagna
Garlic Bread
Salad
Rocky Road Brownies