I just can't seem to keep up with this blogging stuff on a regular basis. And it seems that disorder seems to be slowly creeping back into my world. For me, I have to remind myself of the little things that help to create a home that's more of order instead of disorder. For example, we have what seems like 50 foot ceilings in our living room. They're not really 50 feet, but when a light bulb blows, you wait until all three have blown out before getting out the 12 foot ladder to change them! All three bulbs had been out for about a week, so yesterday was the day to finally change them. And while, you're changing the light bulbs you might as well clean all the dust and grime from the ceiling fan. There's just something about having a clean ceiling fan that brings a sigh of relief. Like I said, it's the little things sometimes that help create some sense of order!
Another example, it's consignment sale season. I spent most of this week going through the kids clothes, hanging and tagging items. It's not the most fun thing (it's way more fun to shop!) but I did get 100 or so items out of the house. Spring Break is in a couple of weeks and we are staying home, so I have two plans. One is to potty train my almost 2 year old and the second is to do some major spring cleaning. I'll check back in and let you know how if I succeed!
In the meantime, here's what we're eating this week:
Monday- Pioneer Woman's Pork Chops with Pineapple Fried Rice (this is a new recipe, so we'll see how it goes over, especially since the hubby doesn't like pineapple)
Tuesday- Chili
Wednesday- dinner at church
The meals for the rest of the week haven't been decided on yet!
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Menu Plan- Week of March 5
Here's what we'll be eating this week.
Monday- Santa Fe Salmon with fresh spinach and barley
Tuesday- Chicken Parmesean (as requested by my son)
Wednesday- dinner at church
Thursday- leftover buffet
Friday- not sure yet
Saturday- dinner out with friends
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Saturday, February 4, 2012
Healhy Lunch!
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Tuesday, January 17, 2012
African Chicken Recipe
I will start off this post with a quote from my 3 year old. He said "mom this is so good". African Chicken was such a hit tonight I thought I would share the recipe. I can't find my copy of the recipe, so I had to just remember it the best I could. And I need to give credit to Patsy, who first gave me this recipe. I have loved this dish since the very first time i tried it.
Ingredients:
Cooked chicken, chopped (about 2 cups, you can always use more or less if you want)
1/2 diced onion
1 Tbs curry paste (or 1/4 tsp curry powder) I've used both, just depending on what I have on hand. You can always use more or less curry depending on personal taste.
2 Tbs butter
2 Tbs flour
2 cups milk (I'm really just guessing on the milk, since I didn't measure it tonight. I just poured until I thought it looked like enough)
Begin by sauteing the onion in a little bit of olive oil on medium high heat. Next add the curry paste and the butter. (If you're using curry powder wait and add it when you add the milk). Once the butter melts, add the flour and whisk it for about 30 seconds or so. Gradually add in the milk and whisk it all together. Lower the heat to medium and let the sauce come to a gentle boil and thicken, stirring frequently. Once the sauce starts to thicken add the chicken. And it's done. So simple! If you want the sauce to be a little thinner you can add a little chicken stock to thin it out a bit. The fun part is all the toppings you can put on it.
Toppings:
Basically, anything! Tonight we had almonds and diced clementines. Other toppings you can use: pineapple, mandarin oranges, peanuts, green onions, sour cream, coconut, diced red pepper...like I said anything! It may sound weird to put fruit on top of it, but it really is good. I was skeptical when I first tried it, but as soon as I tried it I was sold.
Oh, almost forgot...serve over rice. Tonight I served it over orzo pasta. I like it better over rice, but since brown rice takes about 45 minutes to cook...I settled for the quick cooking orzo tonight!
Ingredients:
Cooked chicken, chopped (about 2 cups, you can always use more or less if you want)
1/2 diced onion
1 Tbs curry paste (or 1/4 tsp curry powder) I've used both, just depending on what I have on hand. You can always use more or less curry depending on personal taste.
2 Tbs butter
2 Tbs flour
2 cups milk (I'm really just guessing on the milk, since I didn't measure it tonight. I just poured until I thought it looked like enough)
Begin by sauteing the onion in a little bit of olive oil on medium high heat. Next add the curry paste and the butter. (If you're using curry powder wait and add it when you add the milk). Once the butter melts, add the flour and whisk it for about 30 seconds or so. Gradually add in the milk and whisk it all together. Lower the heat to medium and let the sauce come to a gentle boil and thicken, stirring frequently. Once the sauce starts to thicken add the chicken. And it's done. So simple! If you want the sauce to be a little thinner you can add a little chicken stock to thin it out a bit. The fun part is all the toppings you can put on it.
Toppings:
Basically, anything! Tonight we had almonds and diced clementines. Other toppings you can use: pineapple, mandarin oranges, peanuts, green onions, sour cream, coconut, diced red pepper...like I said anything! It may sound weird to put fruit on top of it, but it really is good. I was skeptical when I first tried it, but as soon as I tried it I was sold.
Oh, almost forgot...serve over rice. Tonight I served it over orzo pasta. I like it better over rice, but since brown rice takes about 45 minutes to cook...I settled for the quick cooking orzo tonight!
Monday, January 16, 2012
Menu Plan: Week of Jan. 16
Since it's MLK Day I've got the day off. I've been a busy little bee so far today. I cooked a turkey for sandwiches this week and a couple of other meals we'll be having. MONEY SAVING TIP: Did you know buying and cooking a whole turkey saves you a lot of money? Turkey breast at the deli counter will cost you around $8.99/lb. A pound of turkey meat will last about 2 days at our house! Over the holidays I bought a 14lb turkey while it was on sale for $1.79/lb. Saving lots of money this way and getting several meals from it!
Back to having the day off...I got some long over due cleaning done, some laundry and I'm making stock out of the turkey bones. I did manage to put together a menu plan for the week, too.
Here's what we're eating this week.
Monday- Baked sweet and sour chicken with oatmeal stir fry
Recipe can be found here: Baked Sweet and Sour Chicken and here Healthy Oat Stir Fry
Tuesday- African Chicken (this recipe I got from a friend many years ago and it's just stored in my head)
Wednesday- dinner at church
Thursday- Leftovers
Friday- dinner out somewhere since I don't cook on Fridays!
Saturday- Cilantro Soup with Turkey Quesadilla's
Sunday- Leftovers
Back to having the day off...I got some long over due cleaning done, some laundry and I'm making stock out of the turkey bones. I did manage to put together a menu plan for the week, too.
Here's what we're eating this week.
Monday- Baked sweet and sour chicken with oatmeal stir fry
Recipe can be found here: Baked Sweet and Sour Chicken and here Healthy Oat Stir Fry
Tuesday- African Chicken (this recipe I got from a friend many years ago and it's just stored in my head)
Wednesday- dinner at church
Thursday- Leftovers
Friday- dinner out somewhere since I don't cook on Fridays!
Saturday- Cilantro Soup with Turkey Quesadilla's
Sunday- Leftovers
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Menu Plan: Week of Jan. 9
Monday- Chicken Milanese with asparagus and spaghetti.
Tuesday- Crock Pot Venison Roast
Wednesday- dinner at church
Thursday- Leftover night
Friday- Dinner out somewhere
Saturday- Black Bean and Pepper Soup; I think I'll try this new recipe! I have a ham bone in the freezer and it's supposed to be cold so this should be good.
Breakfast in our house is usually cereal or oatmeal, but I'm thinking I may boil some eggs for the week and have eggs and toast, too.
Lunch for the week is turkey sandwiches.
Tuesday- Crock Pot Venison Roast
Wednesday- dinner at church
Thursday- Leftover night
Friday- Dinner out somewhere
Saturday- Black Bean and Pepper Soup; I think I'll try this new recipe! I have a ham bone in the freezer and it's supposed to be cold so this should be good.
Breakfast in our house is usually cereal or oatmeal, but I'm thinking I may boil some eggs for the week and have eggs and toast, too.
Lunch for the week is turkey sandwiches.
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