This is one of the busiest weeks of the year for us (February is always like that!).  We have Valentine's Day on Tuesday and my husband's birthday on Friday (and it's a BIG ONE!) all topped with high school basketball play-offs every night except one.   I'm thinking about making cupcakes to take up to the band kids on Friday as a special treat for my husband's birthday and for all the hard work they're putting in this week supporting their teams. In addition to regular meals, I have a list of freezer cooking for the week.  The plan is to make and freeze: bread; banana bread; breakfast burritos; pudding pops; chicken rice bake; chicken spaghetti; chili verde; and cookie dough.  That's quite an ambitious list for me. I'll be happy to get even some of it accomplished.  Some of these are new recipes, which I will share if they turn out well.  We're going to a fundraiser for dinner on Wednesday so I'm thinking that may be the best day to do cook. I'll probably "live blog" about it … [Read more...]

We have a long weekend this weekend, which means my entire week gets thrown off because Monday is still the "weekend".  We spent our weekend painting (thank, cheap mis-tinted paint) and organizing (thank you, dad, for the shelving) our garage. We've been in some state of re-organizing that area since we moved in 3 years ago and I think... I think, we're done.  The biggest challenge left is finding room for all the bikes! There is just NO ROOM for them! Anyway, we have to eat this week so I'd better get with it.  I'm hoping to make and freeze a large batch of homemade cream of mushroom soup this week.   Monday: Dinner at my sister's Tuesday: Shoyu chicken, rice, macaroni salad (Hawiian Plate!) Wednesday: Swedish meatballs, rice, green beans Thursday:  Chicken Enchiladas Friday: Clam chowder, cheddar biscuits … [Read more...]

Off on another week we go! I used up all of the chicken stock I had in the freezer so I planned ahead and am making whole chicken(s) this week so I can get stocked back up  (ha ha).  I need to think about doing some baking. I made bread last week and froze it, but we're out of muffins and scones in the freezer so I may try to do a couple double batches this week. I  had a thought this week to try and serve two veggies at every dinner.  I'm thinking one green veggie and then another color.  Hopefully planning it out on the menu will help make that a reality. Monday: Roast Chicken, roasted broccoli, sweet potato fries Tuesday: Sausage and Lentil Soup (I can get more than two veggies in this!) Wednesday: Chicken Enchiladas, rice, salad Thursday: Swedish Meatballs, green beans, corn Friday: Homemade Pizza, salad … [Read more...]

After cooking up a storm last week, I'm having a hard time being creative with this week's menu.  It also isn't helping that the only recipes I  seem to be finding are for Christmas desserts. But alas, we must eat whether I feel up to a menu or not so here we go.... Monday:  Beef with Broccoli over rice Tuesday: Linguine with clam sauce, green beans Wednesday: Slow Cooker rotisserie chicken with sweet potato fries Thursday: Egg drop soup with steamed rice Friday: Homemade pizza … [Read more...]