meatball and pasta soup (easy)

after a Disney packed 2 days with grandkids, this fit the bill for an easy dinner...

8 cups of water, 2 pkgs of beef stew seasoning mix, add frozen meatballs and cook to a boil, add 1/2 pkg noodles of other desired pasta, and any frozen veggies (I always add peas, tonight I added carrots...)

makes a big pot and tonight, it is all gone...

what is for january? (everyday food holidays)

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Bread Machine Baking Month
National Candy Month
National Egg Month
National Hot Tea Month
National Meat Month
National Oatmeal Month
National Soup Month
National Wheat Bread Month
Prune Breakfast Month
National Pizza Week	Second Week
National Meat Week	Fourth Week
National Irish Coffee Week	Fourth Week
Bloody Mary Day	January 1
Apple Gifting Day	January 1
National Cream Puff Day	January 2
Chocolate-Covered Cherry Day	January 3
National Spaghetti Day	January 4
National Whipped Cream Day	January 5
Bean Day	January 6
National Shortbread Day	January 6
National Tempura Day	January 7
English Toffee Day	January 8
National Apricot Day	January 9
Bittersweet Chocolate Day	January 10
Milk Day	January 11
Hot Toddy Day	January 11
Curried Chicken Day	January 12
National Peach Melba Day	January 13
National Hot Pastrami Sandwich Day	January 14
Strawberry Ice Cream Day	January 15
National Fig Newton Day	January 16
International Hot & Spicy Food Day	January 16
Hot-Buttered Rum Day	January 17
Peking Duck Day	January 18
National Popcorn Day	January 19
National Buttercrunch Day	January 20
National Cheese Lover's Day	January 20
National Granola Bar Day	January 20
New England Clam Chowder Day	January 21
National Blonde Brownie Day	January 22
National Rhubarb Pie Day	January 23
National Peanut Butter Day	January 24
Lobster Thermidor Day	January 24
National Irish Coffee Day	January 25
National Pistachio Day	January 26
Chocolate Cake Day	January 27
National Blueberry Pancake Day	January 28
National Corn Chip Day	January 29
National Croissant Day	January 30
Brandy Alexander Day	January 31

breakfast for dinner

I had some sausage that I needed to use and so I made fried potatoes, scrambled eggs, sausage links and biscuits...everyone seemed to like it well enough, even though hubby does not like this kind of dinner...I also notice he got seconds...


nice change of pace for once...

roast turkey and cornbread dressing dinner

I usually do not make a big dinner on New Year's Day but we had an extra turkey in the freezer...I did not make Thanksgiving dinner as I usually do since I had bronchitis (we went to Pechanga an Indian casino, known for their great buffets...)
so today?
   roast turkey
   mashed potatoes
   cornbread and sausage dressing
   broccoli
   gravy
   pumpkin bread
   apple pie

for my dressing (cause everyone has their own recipe)  I use cornbread, cranberries, granny smith apples, onion, celery, melted butter, seasonings and chicken broth...this is the one my family loves...
oh almost forgot the sausage...in years past, we always used breakfast but today I decided to use Italian sausage and it worked rather well...

Salted peanut chews

http://www.pillsbury.com/recipes/salted-peanut-chews/d388e477-da50-448f-b5b0-ef3c479812ea?src=SH


I have made these for years, since they first came out but back then, you made the base yourself so it was a little time consuming...
this version calls for the refrigerated sugar cookie dough as your base and then you build the cookie...

this is Tim's favorite cookies and I decided to surprise him with them on NYE, since I have not made them in a couple of years...
he said it brought back tons of childhood memories when eating them...

try them please, you will not be disappointed

Happy New Year's with cheese fondue

fabulous recipe that I have been making for years now and mostly everyone loves it (hubby does not...)
basically my recipe is:

make a roux with 6 tbs butter melted...add 6 tbs of flour and cook off the flour taste, then add 3 cups of milk and seasonings...I add garlic salt and pepper...

cook till thick and then add your choice of cheeses, stir till melted...and voila you are done...

we like it with:
  wheat thins
  crusty bread
  mixed raw veggies
  little smokies...

Tim and I said we should make this our New Year's Eve tradition...

January 2014 menus

I am going to try really hard, here people to post menus again and cook every night...here goes for January...

menus for January 2014
chicken:
   tetrazzini, garlic bread, green salad
   crick pot chicken a la orange, white rice, asian veggies
   honey glazed chicken with bacon, fried rice,veggies
   buttercream chicken, mashed potatoes, veggie
   country club chicken, corn casserole, barley pilaf
   cashew chicken stir fry, white rice, eggrolls
   chicken in walnut sauce,mashed pots, glazed carrots
   loaded baked pots with chicken
   tangy bacon chicken, risotto, veggies
   cranberry chicken, rice a roni, veggies, 7-up biscuits
   bisquick chicken, white rice
   chicken and wild rice casserole
beef
  
   beef stroganoff, buttered noodles, peas
   swiss steak, loaded BP cass, veggie
   salisbury steak, mashed potatoes, veggie
   shephard's pie (new recipe), soda bread
   million dollar spaghetti, garlic knots, veggie
   meat loaf, twice baked potatoes, green beans, biscuits
   taco salad or casserole  cornbread
   australian meat pies, fruit, asst raw veggies
   enchilada casserole, corn cakes
   pot roast, carrots, buttered noodles
   tacos, refried beans, rice
   cheeseburger macaroni, veggie
   beef stew with bread
  
soups
   beef, barley, bacon soup, some sort of bread
   meatball soup, some sort of bread
   potato soup, some sort of bread
 
misc.
   mongolian BBQ, rice
   bacon hash, crusty bread