2nd post of January links

http://www.sixsistersstuff.com/2012/12/million-dollar-casserole.html

http://www.life-as-a-lofthouse.blogspot.com/2012/12/orange-rolls.html

http://www.kevinandamanda.com/recipes/dinner/cheeseburger-macaroni.html

http://www.plainchicken.com/2011/07/taco-cupcakes.html

http://www.canyoustayfordinner.com/2010/06/15/australian-meat-pies/

http://www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Enchilada-Casserole

http://www.kevinandamanda.com/recipes/dinner/easier-shepherds-pie-with-roasted-potatoes.html

http://life-as-a-lofthouse.blogspot.com/2012/08/7-up-biscuits.html

http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2012/10/silver-dollar-pumpkin-pancakes/

http://ellysaysopa.com/2009/07/07/breakfast-chicken-sausage-patties/

http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/crockpot-chicken-a-lorange

http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/honey-glazed-chicken-bacon-bites

http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/country-club-chicken

links to January menus

January 2013 links to monthly menus
1.  http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2011/11/turkey-tetrazzini/
2.  http://tastykitchen.com/recipes/breads/english-muffin-toastable-bread/
3.  http://www.pillsbury.com/recipes/beef-bacon-and-barley-soup/170e9b81-8754-47ec-b280-ba2516678882/
4.  http://stephaniecooks.blogspot.com/2011/04/crispy-cashew-chicken-stir-fry.html
5.  http://tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/tangy-bacon-topped-baked-chicken/
6.  http://messyaprons.blogspot.com/2011/03/garlic-cheese-biscuits.html
7.  http://cassiecraves.blogspot.com/2009/03/mexican-sour-cream-rice.html
8.  http://tastykitchen.com/recipes/sidedishes/bacon-potato-hash/
9.  http://www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Garlic-Knots?pmcode=ILIDV02T&_mid=2285942&_rid=2285942.558202.246679
10. http://tastykitchen.com/recipes/sidedishes/loaded-baked-potato-cassarole/
11. http://www.delish.com/recipefinder/barley-pilaf-caramelized-onions-4431?click=recipe_sr
12. http://www.delish.com/recipefinder/corn-fritters-recipe
13. http://www.life-as-a-lofthouse.blogspot.com/2012/01/taco-cupcakes.html

January 2013 monthly menus

menus for January 2013
chicken:
   tetrazzini, garlic bread, green salad
   crock 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
   chicken & apple sausage, pumkin pancakes
   tangy bacon chicken, risotto, veggies
   cranberry chicken, rice a roni, veggies, 7-up biscuits
   bisquick chicken, white rice
beef
   cheeseburger quesadillas, baked fries
   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 supcakes, mexican sour cream rice bake, veggie
   australian meat pies, fruit, asst raw veggies
   enchilada casserole, corn cakes
   pot roast, carrots, buttered noodles
   tacos, refried beans, rice
   cheeseburger macaroni, veggie
soups
   beef, barley, bacon soup, some sort of bread
   meatball soup, some sort of bread
   cheeseburger soup, some sort of bread
misc.
   mongolian BBQ, rice
   bacon hash, crusty bread
   peas, ham, creamy noodles, garlic cheddar biscuits

OK guys wish me luck with this month's menus...I just counted and 19 are new recipes that I am very excited about...
in the next post, I will list links to new recipes so that then I can make up my shopping list...

chicken fried rice

we had leftover chicken from last night's chicken pie and I instantly knew what I wanted to make...I love this so much and so does everyone else in the family...and it is neat that I can use up the leftovers too...

tonight after I fried the rice and added the soy sauce and seasonings, I added
cashews
slivered carrots
frozen peas
bacon
chicken
green onions
chowmein noodles...

yummy...

homemade chicken pot pie...family favorite

anyone who has ever tasted my chicken pie loves it...I once served it to a missionary minister and he said at a church in Georgia, every year they raised money by selling chicken pies and mine was the best he had ever tasted...that meant a lot to me...there is a couple that lives across the street from me and they love it too...and I love to surprise them with a pie...

my chicken pie is so easy the way I do it too...

I use Pillsbury pie crusts in the biscuit section of the store and lay it in the pan...this is enough to make a 13 x 9 pan...
then I layer one small bag of frozen corn, and one small bag of peas and carrots...add the cooked, diced chicken...
for the sauce:
make a roux from 8 tbs of butter, 7 tbs flour, 2 cans of evaporated milk and one small box of chicken broth...
pour over chicken and veggies and add a top crust...
bake at 375 for about 30-40 minutes...

everyone in the family loves this...Zoe makes her own personal little pie, cause she hates peas and carrots and she was finished her whole pie before anyone else ever got their's...

yummy

chicken waldorf salad

chicken salad with tator bites...
what do you put in your chicken salad?

I put chicken, celery, apples, walnuts, cranberries and mayo on top of a potato roll...

last night?  we had canned pea soup (my absolute favorite) and grilled cheese sandwiches...

tuna/pasta casserole

when I was a kid, we had tuna casserole a lot (A LOT) but hey, my mom had to think of cheap dinners to feed 12 kids...and we all loved it very much...but since I have been married I have never ever made it...my kids have never had it...

this is a most definitely a "while the cat's away" dinner as hubby hates tuna with a passion...he says if tuna was the only thing left on earth to eat, he would rather starve, thank you very much...

what I do in the mornings, I take Zoe to school and go straight to the store for anything I need for dinner so I do not have to make a couple of trips...and I was completely out of ideas for tonight...it is hard when Tim is on a diet and being mindful of that...and I am not sure what made me think of tuna casserole and I called Tim at work and asked if that was OK and he was all for it...

it was hard on my mom, having all of the right ingredients on hand at all times and she did things very simply, but always not a lot of taste...for spaghetti she would just throw in tomato sauce, salad dressing was just mayo tossed with lettuce and for tuna casserole, she would just toss in some cream of chicken soup with the pasta and that was it...and Iknew one thing this morning, I wanted a lot of taste in my dish...so I traveled around the grocery store and came up with a plan and here it is and it came out extremely delicious...

I cooked up a box of bowtie pasta till al dente, mixed in a can of cream of chicken soup, some sour cream (about 1/2 the container) lots of seasonings, frozen peas and mozarrella cheese and I also added some milk to the sauce to thin it out... (almost forgot the small can of all white tuna...)  I threw it into a baking pan and baked at 400 for about 20 minutes...served with some pumpkin bread that I had made...

I call it a success...I love the little crispy bow ties, can you tell I took off the top???