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Thursday, 08 January 2009

Soo... do you like cheese?

No... I mean, REALLY like cheese?

If you answered yes, then you HAVE to try the Smack Yo Mama Mac & Cheese because ZOMG so good!! The only adjustments I think that I would make next time are more salt and pepper and adding crushed Ritz crackers or bread crumbs in the last few minutes. The crunch would be yummy!

I have a student with a birthday this week so I may make these to bring tomorrow...

I'll keep you posted. I am making tacos tonight... plans have not been going so well this week but I think that as I get used to being back at work I will get better at working and cooking.

*Cheesy Smooches!*

Wednesday, 07 January 2009

Sunday
B Leftover raspberry coffee cake and doughnuts!
L Hot dogs & Chips
D Chinese Take-Out - Splurge night!

Monday
B Cereal (It is back to work for me and getting up in time will be tough enough!)
L Sandwiches and whatever else hubby can find! (Did I mention, first day back to work???)
D Baked Lemon Chicken & Potatoes Fend for Yourself Night (Maybe I fell asleep... ok, I totally did. Work definitely impacts my ability to cook dinners. I will work on that!

Tuesday
B Doughnuts, without jelly, cinnamon and sugar instead... English Muffin with butter & peanut butter
L Leftover Chicken made into Chicken Salad Sandwiches Turkey sandwich
D Cube Steaks and A-1 in the crockpot with Sour Cream Potatoes (I hate to do potatoes 2 nights in a row, but sometimes that just happens...) Baked Lemon Chicken & Potatoes *This recipe is delicious! We will make this chicken again for sure!!!*

Wednesday
B Doughnuts SNOW DAY!!!!
L Leftover Cube Steak and potatoes chicken...
D Smack Yo' Momma Mac & Cheese *Pictures here, it was delicious!*

Thursday
B Ham & Cheese Quiche
L Ham & Cheese Quiche or Sandwiches
D Beef Patties & Gravy with Sour Cream Potatoes

Friday
B Ham & Cheese Quiche or Cereal
L ????
D Beef Tips & Noodles in the crockpot

Saturday
B Pop Up Pancakes Again! They might become a Saturday tradition, they were easy and yummy!
L English Muffin Pizza
D Tacos

Tuesday, 30 December 2008

The finished beef stew!

We are enjoying this stew right now! It is absolutely delicious even with too much garlic! The only change I made to the recipe was that in the last hour (I cooked it on high for 6 hours) I added some flour mixed with water to thicken things up. Also, it didn't clarify if the cans of potatoes were to be drained so I drained one and half drained the second. It seemed to work out ok. Scott and I will be breathing out pure garlic for a few days but I think it will be well worth it! The meat practically fell apart and it was so delicious, very flavorful.

All that was left! (I don't like onions...) It was so good I might have licked the bowl if it weren't for the onions! lol Try it, you'll like it!

*No smooches so that you don't have to inhale garlic breath!*
So... 50/50 is the rule of the day.

The pizza crust was easy and awesome! The hubby even declared it tied for 2nd favorite pizza ever and from a serious pizza eater like himself that is a big deal. I also enjoyed the crust, although next time I want to make the crust thinner and I need to put more sauce on the pizza. Although we aren't huge sauce eaters the density of the crust needs the sauce to add that "pizza" flavor. I used ragu's pizza quick and it has a great flavor. I highly recommend it even if you think that homemade pizza crust is over your head. If I can do it, anybody can!

The only piece of pizza to make it to leftovers! It was VERY yummy!

Now, the other half of the 50/50... the amish baked oatmeal is only ok. We think that if it had more raisins or more sugar or more 'something' it would be better. It isn't bad, it is just... eh.

There will be 'eh' oatmeal to eat tomorrow too! Yum?

So, beef stew is next! I'll let you know how it goes!

*EDIT*
Beef stew is in the crockpot!

I accidentally added 3 times too much garlic! We'll see how it is if we can stand to eat it. No vampires at our house tonight!!! lol

*Upping the ratio Smooches!*
Here is my first effort at Menu Plan Monday!

MONDAY
    B: Eggs Slept through breakfast!
    L: Out w/ Mom
    D: Homemade Pizza !Recipe12/28! !Review12/29!
TUESDAY
    B: Amish Baked Oatmeal !Reviewed 12/29!
    L: Macaroni & Cheese (yes, the blue box! So shoot me... lol)
    D: Beef Stew
WEDNESDAY
    B: Leftover Baked Oatmeal Since the oatmeal was so/so I am moving up the muffins to today!
    L: Leftover Stew
    D: New Year’s Eve with Family: I made Lemon Squares... Yum!
THURSDAY
    B: Chocolate Chip Muffins Today was a total bust, planning-wise. That's all good though.
    L: Grilled Cheese & Soup
    D: Cheddar Chicken Spaghetti (I'm an idiot! On New Year's we will eat at my Aunt's House!) Ok, so we ended up not going to my Aunt's, but I also didn't buy the ingredients for the spaghetti, so we are having homemade pizza again! I had bought enough to make 2 pizzas, but we were full after 1. Now, we can enjoy more tonight!
FRIDAY
    B: French Toast (Eggs) Leftover Chocolate Chip Muffins Raspberry Coffee Cake
    L: Hot dogs and Chili Lunch out with mom after my haircut...
    D: Baked Lemon Chicken & Mashed Potatoes
SATURDAY
    B: Pop-Up Pancakes
    L: Chicken Sandwiches & chips
    D: Pork Tenderloin w/ Side Noodle Package

So, there are links provided for recipes I have found in my exploration online. I will review the recipes as I try them and then link to my review entry as well! Also, in full honesty, since this is my first week trying this I will only try my hardest. No promises! lol So, can anybody make some recommendations for next week, feel free to share recipes!

*Hopefully Delicious Smooches*