menus for the week of 8/30 through 9/5

ok so I get into bed last night after a rather busy weekend of babysitting and grocery shopping and realize that I did not post weekly menus...sorry...

so here goes although, I already started...

Sunday 8/30...........BBQ (slow cooked) spiral ham
                               macaroni salad
                               fried corn
                             
Monday 8/31.........creamy noodles, peas and ham (leftover ham from yesterday)

Tuesday 9/1...........meatball parmesan
                              spaghetti noodles
                              green salad

Wednesday 9/2.....pioneer woman chciken tacos
                             spanish rice
                             refried beans

Thursday 9/3........brown butter ravioli
                             green beans
                             garlic bread

Friday 9/4............hamburger soup
                            artisan bread

Saturday 9/5........orange chicken (slow cooker)
                            fried rice
                            homemade egg rolls

sounds good to me, yum, happy eating

creamy noodles, ham and peas....yummy

this recipe has been in my favorite box for several years, in fact I did make it way back when and I remembewr that we liked it, I just never made it again...
but, we had leftover ham that I needed to use and this recipe came to mind...

it was so delicious and everyone loved it...several in the family added cheese to the top...

I like the fact that it was very easy to make, 15 minutes from start to finish and you do not cook the noodles first...it says that you could substitute chicken instead of the ham....and if you don't have leftover ham, you could stop at the deli on the way home from a very busy day and have them cut you a couple of thick slices...

http://www.kevinandamanda.com/recipes/dinner/peas-ham-and-creamy-noodles.html....

so so yummy, you must try this...

Sunday night family dinner...BBQ spiral ham

I cooked tonight...LOL...
it has been like 106 for days here and just so very hot...lots of sandwiches and wraps, etc for us in this heat...

when shopping at the commissary, hubby and I have our own agendas...he goes straight to the meat department with a list from me, according to the menus I have listed for the month, but I always tell
him, if there is something interesting to get it and I can work it into the monthly rotation...so imagine my surprise when we met up yesterday and there was a spiral ham in his basket...I was in heaven...if I was to be stranded on a desert island, with only one thing it would have to be either ham or bacon...love it...
and I knew right away what the sides would be and how soon I would cook it...

still so hot here but when there is a ham in my frig, nothing else realy matters...haha

menu:

BBQ spiral ham (slow cooked)
homemade macaroni salad
fried corn
this artisan semolina bread that Tim loves that Ralphs sells...

dinner was so good tonight and everyone was really happy...

yum happy eating..

chicken, sausage, wild rice corn chowder...

my own recipe...yay, tons of leftovers decided to use some of them up in this chowder...

we all love corn chowder here, but I usually do not do too much to mine...ya know the corn, the carrots, and potatoes just a simple chowder...
but I had seen a corn chowder that had italian sausage in it and I wanted to try that...I also happen to love wild rice and wanted some of that in it too...

so here goes,

browned italian sausage
diced cooked chicken (leftover from the big BBQ for hubby's BD)
chopped carrots
chopped onions
diced celery

these 5 indredients were cooked until sausage was browned and onions and other veggies were translucent...
made a roux with 8 tablespoons of butter, 8 tablespoons of flour and 4 cups of chicken stock...once the roux was nice and thick, I added 2 cups of milk and heated through...
to that I added...

wild rice
lots of frozen corn...
and oh some of whatever seasonings you care for...

this actually was very good, almost to die for...sometimes in this heat (still really hot here) after I cook, I cannot eat...but I wanted to try this and I fell in love with it...
will not make a simple corn chowder ever again...

yummy  happy eating...

so good with an artisan bread

menus for the week of 8/23 thru 8/30

I am sad for school to start tomorrow, back to the grind...I guess...
but I guess we do need to get back on a schedule...I just wish it would cool down some here...now that school is back, I wish Fall would just hurry up...

here goes;

Sunday 8/23.............Hubby's birthday
                                 rib eye steaks
                                 BBQ chicken
                                 BBQ kielbasa
                                 homemade potato salad
                                 corn on the cob
                                apple crisp in the slow cooker

Monday 8/24..........first day back to school
                                american chop suey
                                broccoli
                                artisan bread

Tuesday 8/25..........chicken lazone
                                spaghetti (plain)
                                green salad
                                garlic bread

Wednesday 8/26.....sausage and corn chowder
                                bread
                                fruit

Thursday 8/27........cheesy chicken taco rice
                               green beans

Friday 8/28............hamburger steaks
                              mashed potatoes
                              maple glazed carrots

Saturday 8/29........slow cooker lasagna
                            breaksticks
                            mini antipasto salads

yum happy eating...
                           

taco casserole, slow cooker style

I have made this recipe many times, starting with before we were even married...and everyone loves it including my casserole hating hubby...

we do not really eat a lot of it since it is an oven dish...

being inspired from last night when I made one of my favorite casseroles, chicken and wild rice in the slow cooker instead of the oven and it was a success, I decided to try this one also...after all I had extra hamburger and some tortilla chips that needed using...and I had all of the other ingredients on hand...

my taco casserole

browned hamburger

tomato sauce, 28 oz. (and since it is the slow cooker, I also added a 16 oz can)

taco seasoning'

frozen corn

sliced olives

black beans

tortilla chips (crushed)

cheese

I mixed all ingredients except chips and cheese...I will add chips and cheese about half an hour before end time...

crossing my fingers that all comes out ok...

yum and happy eating...

Zoie is making corn bread to go with this...

chicken and wild rice casserole, the best dinner ever

this is our all time favorite dinner, hands down, ever...and I could not wait till Fall to make it so I got up early this morning and got it all together, added a little milk to it (for added moisture) and I put it
in the slow cooker on low for 4 hours...

YUMMY

I have missed this dish so much...and so glad I made it for today....perfection...

http://www.southernplate.com/?s=chicken+and+wild+rice+casserole

I definitely add the sour cream and instead of green beans, I add peas...

yum, happy eating

Monday night dinner...meatball soup

yes I know it is horribly hot here and what am I doing making soup?  tonight I made it thicker, more like a pasta dish and hey, we still have to eat right?

when we got down to it, it was very good for tonight and everyone liked it...

I have made this many times before, as it is so easy...

frozen meatballs
beef stew seasoning mix (McCormick)
6 cups of water
your favorite pasta (we like egg noodles)
your favorite frozen veggies

mix the water and seasoning mix together, add the meatballs, bring to a boil and add the pasta and veggies...cook till pasta is al dente...

and there are leftovers too...

yum happy eating

Sunday night dinner, Applebees copycat chicken salad

it is still super hot here in California...106 today...oh my...

heat and I do not get along at all...I get up early in the morning to get my chores done, otherwise I am a mess trying to work while I am melting...the heat also gives me migraines and I feel that I have had one every day this summer, some days worse than others...

so, saying that...I try to make dishes in the summer that do not take a lot of work and definitely do not heat up my kitchen...

tonight?

http://mandysrecipeboxblog.com/2011/05/applebees-oriental-chicken-salad.html


I have made this before and it has never disappointed...tonight, I already had chicken cooked and so added the cut up chicken instead of the already made chicken and it worked out fine...tasted just the same...
the first time I ran across this recipe I was so happy as this is the dish I would always order when dining at Applebees and now I can make it at home...

yum, happy eating

menus for the week of 8/16 through 8/23

so so hot here, we went to a hotel yesterday just to escape for a night and it was so nice, I felt spoiled...

here goes...

Sunday 8/16............chicken and wild rice casserole (going to try in slow cooker)
                              green salad
                           
Monday 8/17...........applebees copycat chicken salad wrap
                              tator tots (toaster oven)
                              veggies and dip

Tuesday 8/18..........meatball soup (premade frozen meatballs)
                             rice
                             cornbread

Wednesday 8/`9......BBQ pizza
                             salad
                             corn on the cob

Thursday 8/20........huli huli chicken (did not make last week...)
                            cole slaw
                            baked beans

Friday 8/21...........slow cooker lasagna
                            green beans
                            garlic bread

Saturday 8/22........chefs salad
                            artisan bread


yum happy eating...hopefully the weather will cooperate with me cooking this week...100+ temps make me melt (well after giving me a migraine...)

Thursday night, hot, hot hot here...egg salad

did not have egg salad on this week's rotation of dinners...but when it is 106 here and I feel horrible, so decided to make dinner easy on me...

egg salad
raw veggies and dip
chips

Wednesday night spaghetti

It is hot here in Calif. and supposed to be getting even hotter for the next 4 days...yikes...
heat and I do not get along at all...it actually makes me physically ill...can barely tolerate the 90 + degree temps, but when it gets over 100, I am done...rumored to be like 106...

not a happy camper...

thought I had better cook tonight, before it gets too hot to cook...

so it is spaghetti tonight, it is also Sian's favorite and I had her today...

Spaghetti
garlic bread
green beans

good thing is there are always lots of leftovers...

bacon hash and cranberry orange muffins

so I was bad last night...was supposed to make hash last night and I really felt like fried rice from Pick Up Stix instead...

so tonight, hash it is...

bacon, diced potatoes, carrots, celery, onion, and just cause I can I added peas and carrots...and I must say I like the addition of the veggies...I had fried the potatoes ahead of time cause I wanted them crisp on the outside and soft inside and they were perfect...

oh and add the seasonings you like...I added garlic salt, onion powder and black pepper...

cranberry orange muffins from a box mix, cause it is so hot in Calif. the less time I spend in the kitchen the better...

yummy

menus for the week 8/9 through 8/15

each Saturday (sorry a day late this week) I am going to post menus for the week...I am doing it on Saturday so my friends that work can plan ahead, if they plan on following my dishes...
I had decided to catalog my recipes, as I was having problems remembering what I had previously cooked and liked...
and I was so surprised when I counted more than 185 dishes...that is counting only main dishes and not side dishes and desserts...and I am still cataloging more too...but we will start here...

we do not do fish at our house, sorry...so will not post those except for tuna...

Sunday 8/9..........beer can BBQ chicken
                            rice a roni
                            brussel sprouts
                            banana bread

Monday 8/10......bacon hash
                            blueberry muffins

Tuesday 8/11......spaghetti
                            green beans
                            garlic bread

Wed. 8/12..........huli huli chicken
                           cole slaw
                           BBQ beans
                           artisan bread

Thursday 8/13...pumpkin pancakes
                          homemade chicken apple sausage
                          fruit salad

Friday 8/14.......chicken salad sandwiches (from leftover chicken)
                          asst raw veggies and dip

Saturday 8/15...BBQ cheeseburger hoagies
                         potato salad
                         deviled eggs
                         corn on the cob


happy eating...
if you are following my menus, and need any recipes please feel free  to email me for them...such as huli huli chicken...

new day, new post, yay...BBQ beer can chicken

I have not posted anything in awhile...I have been sick, and those that know me know my other problems...mainly hubby and dialysis (not a pretty picture...)

I am so happy to be back blogging...

this morning, I had a lot going on...babysitting my 3 year old for the day, being the main one...but, I had chicken out of the freezer and so knew that I had to do something with it even if I didn't really
have the time...
so at 10:30 I started the BBQ as slow cooking...rubbed spices into the chickens, stuck them on an opened can of beer and let them cook for about 3 hours...they came out so moist and juicy...very good...
my favorite thing to have with chicken is rice a roni...I know I should try some homemade side but I happen to love rice a roni and so does everyone in my family...

menu:
roasted BBQ chicken
rice a roni
brussell sprouts
homemade banana bread (now it is super hot here in California but I wanted to surprise hubby)...

new recipe for banana bread, which was really more like a cake than a bread but it was very good...
https://www.hamiltonbeach.com/easy-banana-bread.html

decided to make extra bread then offer 2 loaves to the first of my friends that pm'd me...it was fun to see who got to me first and was happy to have participated...want to do this again...it was so much fun...