S - Pigs in a blanket (with smokies not hot dogs)
M - Taco Soup
T - Dinner Nachos
W - Clam Chowder
T - Sweet and Sour Pork over Rice
F - Leftovers
S - Waffles
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Menu for January 16-21 and Some Updates
So last week we were snowed/iced in and I couldn't make it to the grocery store on Monday. Luckily, I had most everything I needed for the meals I had planned for the week.
Last weeks menu:
Sun--Leftovers (we had gone out to eat on Saturday and there were a lot of leftovers)
Mon--Chili
Tues--Baked Tilapia--the recipe suggested baking each fillet in a parchment paper packet. The fillet was placed on corn seasoned with cilantro and chili pepper (there was supposed to be some red pepper too, but didn't have that) and then a little olive oil and lime juice on top. This turned out amazing, it was easy to clean up and it didn't leave the lingering fish smell. I'm going to try cooking my fish like this more often.
Wed--Sausage Hominy Supper--a crock pot dish with something I had never tried, hominy. It's like corn only without the shell and it kind of melts in your mouth when you bite into it.
Th--Homemade mac and cheese
Fri--Spaghetti
Sat--Costco pizza--never go to a Costco after everyone has not been able to get out for a week. It was crazy, so when I realized it was going to take a long time I changed plans from chicken noodle soup to the pizza because we had to feed the missionaries at 4:30.
This weeks plan:
Sun--leftovers
Mon--cranberry chicken
Tues--curried vegetable rice
Wed--Fried noodles
Th--white bean and sweet potato soup
Fri--creamed tuna
Last weeks menu:
Sun--Leftovers (we had gone out to eat on Saturday and there were a lot of leftovers)
Mon--Chili
Tues--Baked Tilapia--the recipe suggested baking each fillet in a parchment paper packet. The fillet was placed on corn seasoned with cilantro and chili pepper (there was supposed to be some red pepper too, but didn't have that) and then a little olive oil and lime juice on top. This turned out amazing, it was easy to clean up and it didn't leave the lingering fish smell. I'm going to try cooking my fish like this more often.
Wed--Sausage Hominy Supper--a crock pot dish with something I had never tried, hominy. It's like corn only without the shell and it kind of melts in your mouth when you bite into it.
Th--Homemade mac and cheese
Fri--Spaghetti
Sat--Costco pizza--never go to a Costco after everyone has not been able to get out for a week. It was crazy, so when I realized it was going to take a long time I changed plans from chicken noodle soup to the pizza because we had to feed the missionaries at 4:30.
This weeks plan:
Sun--leftovers
Mon--cranberry chicken
Tues--curried vegetable rice
Wed--Fried noodles
Th--white bean and sweet potato soup
Fri--creamed tuna
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Eames Meals for the Week
This is what we have planned:
M - Shredded Beef Tacos
T - Chili with Johnny cakes (recipe below)
W - Pasta Bake
T - Crockpot Veggie Soup
F - Gunge (mix rice, peas, & hamburger. Serve with soy sauce)
S - Out, kids will get leftovers, quesadillas or mac & cheese
These are like cornmeal pancakes, but a lot more dense. For more info on how to make them you can go here.
Johnnycakes (printer friendly)
1 1/4 C flour
3/4 C cornmeal
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 egg beaten
1 C milk
1/4 C melted butter
1. In a medium mixing bowl, combine the flour, cornmeal, salt, baking powder, and xanthan gum. In a separate bowl combine the egg, milk and melted butter. Add the egg mixture to the dry mixture and mix just until combined.
2. Cook one of the following ways:
--Pour into a greased 9x13 pan and bake on 400-degrees for 30 minutes
--Heat a greased skillet (or griddle) on medium-high heat and pour 1/4 C batter for each "cake." Turn when the top looks bubbly.
M - Shredded Beef Tacos
T - Chili with Johnny cakes (recipe below)
W - Pasta Bake
T - Crockpot Veggie Soup
F - Gunge (mix rice, peas, & hamburger. Serve with soy sauce)
S - Out, kids will get leftovers, quesadillas or mac & cheese
These are like cornmeal pancakes, but a lot more dense. For more info on how to make them you can go here.
Johnnycakes (printer friendly)
1 1/4 C flour
3/4 C cornmeal
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 egg beaten
1 C milk
1/4 C melted butter
1. In a medium mixing bowl, combine the flour, cornmeal, salt, baking powder, and xanthan gum. In a separate bowl combine the egg, milk and melted butter. Add the egg mixture to the dry mixture and mix just until combined.
2. Cook one of the following ways:
--Pour into a greased 9x13 pan and bake on 400-degrees for 30 minutes
--Heat a greased skillet (or griddle) on medium-high heat and pour 1/4 C batter for each "cake." Turn when the top looks bubbly.
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Breakfast ideas
I thought I'd answer Sally's question with a post since I have a similar issue since I am not a breakfast eater. Add the gluten free, peanut free and egg free (baked in is okay, but scrambled or fried not an option) thing and breakfast is complicated. These are the current options and I must admit it is usually a choose your own breakfast at our house. I am usually going to make a variety of things anyway so at least everyone will be happy. Did I mention I don't like breakfast?
-Smoothies (I rarely make these but really need to do them more often, I actually like them)
-Regular oatmeal with peaches or apples &/or nuts, etc.
-Maple & brown sugar malt-o-meal and that we like to add marshmallows to.
-Toast & fruit is a popular option. If you want protein add Peanut Butter
-Eggs in a hole.\
-Muffins - only when I am really ambitious. I have dreams of making a bucket load of muffins and then allowing the kids to pull them out to eat for breakfast. This has yet to be more than a dream.
Anyone else with fast easy breakfast ideas????
-Smoothies (I rarely make these but really need to do them more often, I actually like them)
-Regular oatmeal with peaches or apples &/or nuts, etc.
-Maple & brown sugar malt-o-meal and that we like to add marshmallows to.
-Toast & fruit is a popular option. If you want protein add Peanut Butter
-Eggs in a hole.\
-Muffins - only when I am really ambitious. I have dreams of making a bucket load of muffins and then allowing the kids to pull them out to eat for breakfast. This has yet to be more than a dream.
Anyone else with fast easy breakfast ideas????
New Year
I'm still trying to catch up from our trip and 30+ hour drives. I think everyone could have slept in a couple of more hours instead of getting up at 6:30 this morning. Speaking of mornings...any good breakfast ideas? Cereal is getting too expensive, I can't stand the smell of eggs in the morning (could be that scrambled eggs were the only thing that made me throw up all 4 pregnancies), and pancakes are a little too much for the time crunch of the morning(I'm really not a morning person), so any ideas would be welcomed
Now for this weeks menu:
Tues--Hawaiian chicken and rice
Wed--salmon and spinach latkes
Thurs--sweet potato and black bean burritos
Fri--turkey, squash and pasta soup
I'll try and post the recipes (3 new ones this week) later tonight.
Now for this weeks menu:
Tues--Hawaiian chicken and rice
Wed--salmon and spinach latkes
Thurs--sweet potato and black bean burritos
Fri--turkey, squash and pasta soup
I'll try and post the recipes (3 new ones this week) later tonight.
New Year. One quarter planned
So I have been gently reminded or rather encouraged for a long while to simply make a quartly plan and rotate the menus. The reasoning is that we really don't eat that many different recipes. I have resisted but finally broke down. I found this website with some planning ideas. It was enough to get me going and the fact that Scott fixed the printer so I can now print in color!! I had everything I needed already at home to get this together. I did make my own pocket folders because I didn't have those kicking around. I just pull the recipes for the month/quarter out of our big binder and that way I have them all in one place. So far we are three for three and I've been prepping in the morning or during nap time which has made the dinner rush MUCH better.
Another nice thing on her website is the grocery list. I need to probably type my own up but it is a great base and starting place.
S-Chicken Noodle Soup ala Sara Nagel with fresh Honey Whole Wheat Bread (I made mini loaves and the kids loved have tiny slices!)
M-Chili with cornbread (I cook large batches of beans and freeze them that way they are soft enough to quickly make chili or other bean dishes)
T-Spaghetti with steamed broccoli and zucchini
W-Eggs and Toast and Smoothies (this may change as Scott is having a gum graft done and I have no idea what he will be able to eat)
T-Um, not planned yet. Okay there are still a few holes. I'm hoping to try some new recipes and use food storage in the post Christmas Oops, we spent too much!)
F-Homemade buttermilk waffles with fruit (I may make these oat waffles as Alton says Oats are a miracle food!)
S-Stir-fry with rice
Note on the waffles. I make a double batch to make and freeze the ones we don't eat. Then I also make a double batch of the dry ingredients and store in an airtight container until the next time and it saves a lot of time on making the next batch. I have to grind my wheat and I hate to find that I have to grind the wheat first in order to make dinner!
Another nice thing on her website is the grocery list. I need to probably type my own up but it is a great base and starting place.
S-Chicken Noodle Soup ala Sara Nagel with fresh Honey Whole Wheat Bread (I made mini loaves and the kids loved have tiny slices!)
M-Chili with cornbread (I cook large batches of beans and freeze them that way they are soft enough to quickly make chili or other bean dishes)
T-Spaghetti with steamed broccoli and zucchini
W-Eggs and Toast and Smoothies (this may change as Scott is having a gum graft done and I have no idea what he will be able to eat)
T-Um, not planned yet. Okay there are still a few holes. I'm hoping to try some new recipes and use food storage in the post Christmas Oops, we spent too much!)
F-Homemade buttermilk waffles with fruit (I may make these oat waffles as Alton says Oats are a miracle food!)
S-Stir-fry with rice
Note on the waffles. I make a double batch to make and freeze the ones we don't eat. Then I also make a double batch of the dry ingredients and store in an airtight container until the next time and it saves a lot of time on making the next batch. I have to grind my wheat and I hate to find that I have to grind the wheat first in order to make dinner!
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Simmons meals
OK, so I can't seem to plan ahead right now, but maybe I can at least post the previous week to give ideas!
S - BBQ chicken pizza/Chicken, Bacon, Artichoke pizza
M - Crock Pot Chicken Cordon Bleu
T - Baked Potato Bar
W - Chicken Tortilla Wraps
Th - Turkey Bone Soup
F - Date night: kids Hot dogs
S - BBQ chicken pizza/Chicken, Bacon, Artichoke pizza
M - Crock Pot Chicken Cordon Bleu
T - Baked Potato Bar
W - Chicken Tortilla Wraps
Th - Turkey Bone Soup
F - Date night: kids Hot dogs
Back home
We are finally back from a 10 day trip to Utah/Idaho where it was COLD! I mean -12 cold. Remind me not to move back. Anyway, we got back last night and I haven't had time to go shopping and we have the van in the shop and Brandon took the truck (not realizing I would need it, but it was 6:30 and he was kind enough to just kiss me and leave instead of waking me and making me take him) so now I have to figure out dinner for tonight with NO food in the house. Last night was mac & cheese with hot dogs.
I have a goal of making a new recipe each week, but since the house looks like we finished the laundry and didn't put it away before we left (because we did) and that we were gone for 10 days and have that many odds and ends to put away from the trip sitting around (because we do) I don't think that goal will start until next week. So, this is what I'm thinking, today, it may change once I go shopping.
M - Mac & Cheese with hot dogs - I don't know yet. Perhaps Tuna Patties and baked potatoes
T - I don't know yet. Perhaps Tuna Patties and baked potatoes
W - Crock Pot Pork Chops and Rice Pilaf
T - Grilled Cheese and Veggie Soup
F - Dinner Nachos
S - Crockpot Taco Soup
I have a goal of making a new recipe each week, but since the house looks like we finished the laundry and didn't put it away before we left (because we did) and that we were gone for 10 days and have that many odds and ends to put away from the trip sitting around (because we do) I don't think that goal will start until next week. So, this is what I'm thinking, today, it may change once I go shopping.
M - Mac & Cheese with hot dogs - I don't know yet. Perhaps Tuna Patties and baked potatoes
T - I don't know yet. Perhaps Tuna Patties and baked potatoes
W - Crock Pot Pork Chops and Rice Pilaf
T - Grilled Cheese and Veggie Soup
F - Dinner Nachos
S - Crockpot Taco Soup
Monday, January 3, 2011
Jeppson Dinner plan
Thanks for the invite, guys. I am really excited about being apart of this blog, only it's taken me over a month to make my first post. It's a new year, and an opportunity to reorganize my time. My New Years resolution is "Follow Through", because that has seemed to be lacking this past year. So, here is my dinner plan for the month:
Monday - Pumpkin with Sausage Pasta and a green salad. This is a great dish from Rachael Ray, and I serve it every Halloween. The recipe asks for 1 cup of dry white wine. I substitute it with an extra 1/2 cup of chicken stock (if you are using bouillon, just add a little extra to make it stronger). Kids love it, as do adults.
Tuesday - Sausage and Lima Beans with canned green beans. I haven't used this recipe yet, but Lima Beans have a ton of Potassium (way more than bananas) and I have frozen sausages, so I thought I'd try it out.
Wednesday - Lasagna and spaghetti squash
Thursday - Taco Soup. This recipe comes from my friend Molly - I've never tried it yet though.
Friday - leftovers
Saturday - Enchilada Stuffed Shells and frozen corn. Another family hit. Both kids and adults friendly.
Sausage and Lima Beans:
2 tsp. olive oil
4 smoked sausages
1 chopped onion
1 1/4 cup dry lima beans, cooked OR 2 pkgs. frozen
1 can stewed tomatoes
1/4 c. brown sugar
1 tsp. dry mustard
1 tsp. chili powder
1/2 tsp. ginger
1/4 tsp. salt
In skillet, heat oil, pierce sausages and add sausages and onion to skillet - cook 'til lightly browned, about 4 min. Add lima beans and remaining ingredients. Cook until lima beans are warmed thoroughly.
Taco Soup
1 c. pinto beans
1 c. kidney beans
6 c. water
1 lb cooked hamburger
2 can tomato soup
1 can corn
1 can water
1 Tbl chili powder
1 Tbl. taco seasoning
Crock pot beans and water all day. Drain when soft. Mix and simmer 15 min. Top with sour cream, corn chips, cheese, green onions, avocados, etc.
Enchilada Stuffed Shells
This came from some magazine I cut out from 2004. I don't know which.
15 jumbo pasta shells
1 lb. hamburger
1 can enchilada sauce
1/2 onion (or however much you prefer)
1/4 tsp. dried basil
1/4 tsp. dried oregano
1/4 tsp cumin
1/2 c. refried beans
1 c. cheddar cheese
cook shells, set aside. Meanwhile, cook meat and onion. Add seasonings and stir in enchilada sauce. Place a spoon full of beans in cooked shells, then fill with meat mixture. Cook at 350 for 25 min. Sprinkle with cheese, cover, and bake another 5 min.
Monday - Pumpkin with Sausage Pasta and a green salad. This is a great dish from Rachael Ray, and I serve it every Halloween. The recipe asks for 1 cup of dry white wine. I substitute it with an extra 1/2 cup of chicken stock (if you are using bouillon, just add a little extra to make it stronger). Kids love it, as do adults.
Tuesday - Sausage and Lima Beans with canned green beans. I haven't used this recipe yet, but Lima Beans have a ton of Potassium (way more than bananas) and I have frozen sausages, so I thought I'd try it out.
Wednesday - Lasagna and spaghetti squash
Thursday - Taco Soup. This recipe comes from my friend Molly - I've never tried it yet though.
Friday - leftovers
Saturday - Enchilada Stuffed Shells and frozen corn. Another family hit. Both kids and adults friendly.
Sausage and Lima Beans:
2 tsp. olive oil
4 smoked sausages
1 chopped onion
1 1/4 cup dry lima beans, cooked OR 2 pkgs. frozen
1 can stewed tomatoes
1/4 c. brown sugar
1 tsp. dry mustard
1 tsp. chili powder
1/2 tsp. ginger
1/4 tsp. salt
In skillet, heat oil, pierce sausages and add sausages and onion to skillet - cook 'til lightly browned, about 4 min. Add lima beans and remaining ingredients. Cook until lima beans are warmed thoroughly.
Taco Soup
1 c. pinto beans
1 c. kidney beans
6 c. water
1 lb cooked hamburger
2 can tomato soup
1 can corn
1 can water
1 Tbl chili powder
1 Tbl. taco seasoning
Crock pot beans and water all day. Drain when soft. Mix and simmer 15 min. Top with sour cream, corn chips, cheese, green onions, avocados, etc.
Enchilada Stuffed Shells
This came from some magazine I cut out from 2004. I don't know which.
15 jumbo pasta shells
1 lb. hamburger
1 can enchilada sauce
1/2 onion (or however much you prefer)
1/4 tsp. dried basil
1/4 tsp. dried oregano
1/4 tsp cumin
1/2 c. refried beans
1 c. cheddar cheese
cook shells, set aside. Meanwhile, cook meat and onion. Add seasonings and stir in enchilada sauce. Place a spoon full of beans in cooked shells, then fill with meat mixture. Cook at 350 for 25 min. Sprinkle with cheese, cover, and bake another 5 min.
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