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