Menu

Tuesday: Fajitas (didn't get to this last week)

Wednesday: Pizza with raw veggies

Thursday: Hot n Cheesy Casserole (pictured on the left)

Friday: Taco Cornbread Casserole with peaches

Saturday: Chicken Stir Fry

                    

                                                                        

 I also plan on making this pumpkin bread with spice glaze.                   

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This week I'm keeping it pretty simple...here's what we're having!

We had waffles for dinner one night last week and for breakfast another day this week. We can't get enough of them!

Sunday: Pulled Pork Sandwiches

Monday: Taco Salad (delicious dinner at my brothers house)

Tuesday: Chicken Fajitas

Wednesday: Spaghetti

Thursday: Cajun Chicken Pasta

Friday: Chicken Quesadillas

Saturday: Hamburger Pillows 

Rice Pudding

If you like creamy vanilla desserts, then this is one for you! It's very easy to make and always a crowd pleaser. Plus, I love using up my leftover cooked rice from dinner.

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups cooked white rice
1/3 cup sugar
2 cups milk
1 egg
1/4 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup raisins (I leave them out sometimes)
1 teaspoon vanilla
dash of cinnamon + nutmeg


Directions:  In a saucepan, combine the rice and 1 1/2 cups of the milk. Bring to a simmer stirring quite often. Let it boil while stirring for about 5 minutes, or until the milk thickens up a little. Now combine the other 1/2 cup of milk in a bowl with an egg and beat it up. Slowly pour the egg/milk mixture into the saucepan while stirring the rice constantly. Keep simmering slowly, and add the salt, raisins, vanilla. Cook until it's your desired consistency (for me it's about 2 more minutes). Then serve it hot with your spices on top, or let it cool a bit (we like it warm) or stick it in the fridge and have it cold. It's good any way you have it! And leave out the raisins if you're not a fan. David is not a dessert guy, but he will gobble up two servings of rice pudding any day!

Natalie's Menu

We've set a New Years goal to only eat out once a week. That means even more meal planning! Yay!


 Monday: Albondigas soup, crusty bread + spinach salad
Tuesday: Chicken enchiladas, rice + raw veggies with ranch
Wednesday: Pulled pork with coleslaw on rolls + baked potatoes
Thursday: Pork tacos, guacamole and toppings + PW's ranch style beans
Friday OR Saturday: Trader Joe's pizza dough for homemade pizza + veggies with ranch!
Sunday: I'm going to attempt a Peruvian feast. There's a Pervuian place we LOVE and they make delicious cilantro-y soup and have this amazing spicy cilantro garlic sauce that is good on everything. Maybe a roasted chicken with the sauce like this? Or the amazing soup I love and try out this recipe? I'll have to decide before I finish my list! 

What are your food related 2012 goals? Mine is not only to eat at home more, but smaller portions and to include plenty of veggies and fruit in every meal!

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Wow it's been awhile! I hope you all had a fabulous Christmas! I have not been cooking nearly as much as I usually do so I haven't really had a set menu. But we got back Monday night from vacation and I was determined to cook all our meals this week. Here is my menu:

Wednesday: Parmesan Honey Pork Roast (this one's new, I hope it's good!)

Thursday: Creamy Chicken Taquitos

Friday: Potato Corn Chowder

Saturday: Crock Pot Ranch Chicken

Sunday: Jelly Meatballs

super easy and delicious, I'll post the recipe tomorrow!

Monday: Waffles with bacon

I love having breakfast for dinner :)

Have a fabulous week and HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Natalie's Menu

With the stress of Thanksgiving over I am back in the habit of making dinner. Here's what's on the menu this week:

Monday: Chicken gravy over rice + green beans
Tuesday: Grilled cheese (on sourdough is my husband's favorite) +leftovers
Wednesday: Pumpkin pancakes + bacon + cut up apples (using homemade pumpkin puree!)
Thursday: Beef stew + french bread
Friday: Roasted lemon salmon with bacony lentils.

The rest of the weekend we will probably eat out and then make pizza on Sunday. We can't get enough of Trader Joe's ready made pizza dough- it's the best! Also, here's what I made for dinner last night...yummy toasted ravioli!

Mexican Lasagna

I just tried this recipe for the first time last night and we really enjoyed it. I hope you do as well!

Mexican Lasagna

recipe source

Ingredients:

1 lb. ground beef

3/4 c. salsa

1 pkg. taco seasoning

4 flour tortillas

1 can pinto beans, drained & rinsed

1- 1 1/2 c. grated cheese (I used cheddar)

Heat oven to 400 degrees.

Brown your beef and drain. Add salsa and taco seasoning (may not need the whole pkg, season to taste) and simmer for 10 mins.

Grease an 8x8 square pan and spread 1/2 c. meat mixture across bottom of pan.

Layer 2 tortillas on top of that.

Pour half the remaining meat on top of the tortillas.

Pour half of your can of beans on top of that followed by half of your cheese.

Layer once more with tortillas, beans & cheese.

Cover and cook for 30 minutes, let sit for 5 minutes after removing from oven.

We ate this with a little sour cream on the side and a salad.

You could easily do more layers with only one tortilla and less of your meat & beans per layer. You can experiment with it.