What's on your menu this week?

Homemade Onion Soup Mix

2012-02-01T08:44:00.001-07:00

I have a few recipes that call for onion soup mix, like chicken stroganoff and busy day beef tips. The last two times that I've made chicken stroganoff (like yesterday), I didn't have any onion soup mix on hand. So, I made some. It turned out great.

Onion Soup Mix
recipe from Taste of Home

3/4 cup instant minced onion

1/3 cup beef bouillon powder

4 teaspoons onion powder

1/4 teaspoon crushed celery seed

1/4 teaspoon sugar

Combine the five ingredients. Store in an airtight container in a cool dry place for up to 1 year.

Makes 4 batches (20 tablespoons total). One package of soup mix is equal to 5 T. dry mix.

Week 165 Menu

2012-01-30T06:00:00.000-07:00

Happy Monday! I've added a new category onto my "Ultimate List of Dinner Ideas" tab up at the top of my blog header. It's a list of crockpot recipes.

I have a few days a week where I don't have time before dinner to make dinner, so it needs to be either a crockpot recipe or a make ahead meal. Now I have a list of some of the things I make in the crockpot. Sometimes I make meatballs or taco meat and then just use the crockpot to keep the food warm on low until it's dinnertime.

All right, menu time...

Monday: baked potato soup, buttermilk biscuits

Tuesday: crockpot chicken stroganoff w/whole wheat egg noodles

Wednesday: fish tacos

Thursday: breakfast for dinner

Friday: 7up marinated chicken, rice or pasta salad, veggies

Saturday: easy night

Sunday: we'll see...

All righty, that's what we're having this week? How about you? What's on your menu this week?

Favorite Kitchen Tools -- Dustbuster

2012-01-26T06:00:00.000-07:00

I thought I'd give a little shout out to my some of my favorite tools in the kitchen. My newest favorite kitchen tool is...

my Dustbuster.

My fabulous mother-in-law, Marianne, and sister-in-law, Melinda have each had a dustbuster in their kitchen for a long time. After our trip to visit family this last Christmas, I realized that my life would be so much easier with a dustbuster.

We have tile floors in our kitchen and wood floor under the kitchen bar and in the dining room. My kids make millions of crumbs from eating a piece of toast. And muffins. And cereal. And...pretty much everything they eat makes crumbs. We try to stress the importance of leaning over the table and their plate when they eat, but that's a lot to ask of kids, I guess.

I ordered my own dustbuster from Amazon a few weeks ago and it arrived in the mail last week. I would have loved to just go pick one up from Walmart or Target, but I didn't have time to make the trek to the big city, so I ordered it online and just waited until it arrived.

I love it because:

It's pretty and new.
It picks up crumbs. :) Mine is actually a wet/dry vac, but I don't think I'll use it for wet.
It picks up perler beads and then the canister can be emptied back into the perler bead container (we cleaned it first).
My kids love to use it to clean up their messes. My five-year-old told me that he wants to be a "vacuum man" someday.
It is cordless.

I think I need to go vacuum up some crumbs right now.

Creamy Chicken and Wild Rice Soup

2012-01-25T07:00:00.000-07:00

This creamy chicken and wild rice soup is now one of my new favorite soups. My five year old son asked if he could have some for lunch at school the next day. That's saying a lot!

The recipe is from Mel's Kitchen Cafe, so hop on over there and check it out.

The only thing that I did differently than in her recipe is the rice. The recipe called for 2 c. wild rice. I didn't have any wild rice and didn't want to pay $6 for a tiny container. So instead, I bought some Near East Long Grain and Wild Rice mix. I cooked it up without the seasoning mix and added it to the soup. This made the soup thick and yummy!

I will be making it again soon!

Week 164 Menu

2012-01-23T06:00:00.000-07:00

Happy Menu Monday!

Before I get to my menus, just wanted to give you an update on one of the recipes that I tried last week in my menu: Baked Pasta with Ham and Cheesy Creamy Cauliflower Sauce from Our Best Bites. I was really excited to try this recipe and even splurged a little and bought some Pecorino Romano cheese to use in it. However it was disappointing and my kids hated it! If you do try the recipe this is what I would do differently:

I wouldn't use wheat noodles, regular white pasta noodles. I think they soak up the sauce better.
Add some cream or half and half or butter to the sauce.
Make sure you really blend up the cauliflower sauce really well. I used my food processor and then wished I would have used my blender to get more smooth.
Lastly, I would add some chicken to it instead of using ham.

Anyway...those are my thoughts on the recipe. I really like Our Best Bites and usually have great luck with their recipes, so thought I'd share just in case you decide to make it too. Maybe you'll have better luck than me. :)

Now onto my menu...

Monday: 7up marinated chicken, rice or pasta salad, veggies

Tuesday: quick french dip with green chili

Wednesday: pizza

Thursday: slow cooker tamale pie

Friday: Italian meatball soup, french bread

Saturday: chicken gyros, homemade pitas

Sunday: grilled marinated steaks, fried potatoes, salad

What are you making this week? Thanks to Melinda, Beth and Megan for posting your menus last week. You are great!

Also, I messed up my Google Friend Connect and lost all of my friends. :( So, if you'd like, go ahead and add yourself back on there. Thanks!

Chicken Salad BLT

2012-01-20T07:00:00.000-07:00

This is my new favorite sandwich! I've made it for me and my hubby for lunch after church the last couple of weeks. It's inspired by a sandwich that I had at our local eating establishment, Hill Diner.

I love BLTS and I love chicken salad sandwiches, so why not combine them? The chicken salad in this sandwich can be as simple or as gourmet as you feel like making. I think it's the bacon that makes so yummy!

Sorry that there aren't really any exact amounts in the "recipe". I guess I assume that if you can cook, and if you regularly check my blog, that you're like me and just add a scoop of this and a little of that according to your taste.

Chicken Salad BLT
recipe by me, Jenny

bread, toasted
mayo (or miracle whip if that's what you like to spread on your sandwiches)
turkey bacon, cooked crisp
lettuce
tomatoes
chicken salad

Spread mayo on one piece of the toasted bread. Spread chicken salad on the other toasted bread. Top the chicken salad mixture with bacon, lettuce, tomatoes and the other piece of toast.

Chicken Salad:
These are the four essential ingredients to your chicken salad (it's yummy just like this):
shredded cooked chicken (I use this shredding method)
mayo (however much you'd like, just so your chicken is nice and moist)
salt and pepper

optional ingredients that I like to add:
minced garlic, or garlic powder
squirt of lemon juice
cucumber, chopped
celery, chopped
green onions, sliced thinly
toasted sugared almonds
you could even add sliced grapes or apple

(In the picture above, my chicken salad consisted of chicken, mayo, salt and pepper, cucumber and green onions. Delicious!)

Be creative and enjoy!

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New Year's Goals

2012-01-19T08:44:00.001-07:00

I know it's already the 19th of January, but I've been thinking about all the goals that I want to set and haven't written down yet. I have some "food" related goals that I'd like to achieve this year...

So, here they are...

1. Stick to a monthly food budget. I've always been bad at sticking to a food budget, except the one month a few years ago that I gave myself a cash food budget (one of my lovely readers gave me that great tip). Since we live in a town where there aren't that many places that are worth eating out at, I spend more on groceries to make yummy food at home.

2. Make sure that my weekly menus are realistic. Make sure to plan at least two quick dinners on busy nights.

3. Do more efficient grocery shopping. This is so I won't have to go to Smith's more than once or twice a week because I forgot one or two things.

4. Make treats only on Sunday. This one was my husbands idea and has been an adjustment for me since we've been doing this since the first of the year. I love whipping up cookies anytime I feel like it, but we were eating treats way too often. I still slip a cookie into the kids lunch boxes and have a little treat every day. But it's been great because I don't see cookies on the counter and have three before I eat my lunch. :)

Do you have any "food" related goals this year?

Light and Tender Wheat-Oatmeal Pancakes

2012-01-18T09:54:00.000-07:00

My friend, Angela, introduced me to these pancakes. I've made them quite a few times in the past few weeks. Here are a few reasons why I love them:

They are delicious! They really are light and tender like the name says.
They are so easy to make! Just mix up the full recipe of pancake mix, stick it in the freezer and then you only have to add two ingredients to them when you're ready to make them.
They have buttermilk in them. I love buttermilk!

The recipe is from King Arthur flour. I haven't used as much wheat flour in them as the recipe says. I wanted to make sure that my family liked the oats in them before I added more wheat.

Also, this recipe calls for 3/4 c. oil. The recipe that Angela told me about uses 1 c., so that's what I've been using. Maybe someday I'll increase the wheat and decrease the flour, but I think they're still relatively healthy the way I've been making them.

Pancake Mix:

3 1/2 c. oats (both old-fashioned and quick will work)

4 c. whole wheat flour (I used 1 c. wheat and 4 c. white)

1 c. white flour

3 T. sugar

3 T. baking powder

1 T. salt

1 T. baking soda

3/4 c. oil (I used a 1 c.)

In a food processor, grind oats until fine. Combine the oats, flours, sugar, baking powder, salt, and baking soda in a large bowl, preferably in an electric mixer. Mix on low speed and slowly drizzle the oil into the bowl while the mixer is running. (Or you can do this in your food processor.)

If you used less oil (3/4 c.) do the clump test -- squeeze the mix together and if it clumps together then it has enough oil. If it doesn't clump, then add 1 T. at a time until it does. When I've used 1 c. oil it's been perfect.

Store in the freezer.

Light and Tender Wheat-Oat Pancakes:

1 egg

1 c. buttermilk (or 1/2 c. milk and 1/2 c. yogurt)

1 c. pancake mix

Whisk together egg, buttermilk (or milk and yogurt) and pancake mix. The batter may seem runny, but it will thicken as it sits. Cook as usual on a griddle.

Makes about 10 medium sized pancakes (3 1/2").

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Week 163 Menu

2012-01-17T08:54:00.000-07:00

Menu time again!

Monday: we had broccoli cheese soup

Tuesday: slow cooker pork and black bean soup

Wednesday: Try Baked Pasta and Broccoli with Ham and Cheesy Creamy Cauliflower Sauce

Thursday: BBQ chicken pizza

Friday: orange chicken

Saturday: crockpot chicken tacos

Sunday: still thinking about this one

What about you? What are you making this week?

Silicone...

2012-01-13T07:00:00.000-07:00

I bought myself a little gift this Christmas. I needed to add something small to my online shopping cart when I was buying Christmas presents from Deseret Book. I saw this silicone accessory set for $3.99 (regularly like $20) and added it to my cart.

It was definitely worth $4! I wish I could have bought more to give to other people.

I love the silicone whisk the most! I love to whisk things, but have been afraid that it will scratch my pans, especially my dutch oven that I got last Christmas. Now I can whisk all I want and my pans will be fine!

I needed one more spatula. This one works great!

My kids love the pinch holder. They run around with it on their hands.

And the trivet is nice. A little small for baking pans, but perfect for pots.

If they get this item back in stock at this sale price, buy yourself one!

Quick Salsa

2012-01-12T07:00:00.001-07:00

I thought I'd repost one of my most favorite, and most often made recipes -- quick salsa! I make a batch of salsa about once a week. We always have some kind of Mexican food during the week that we need salsa for or the kids love to have chips and salsa for a snack.

I am making this salsa today for a Relief Society meeting about budgeting. My friend asked me to help with the refreshments and wanted it to be healthy and cheap and from my blog. I'm going to serve it with homemade tortilla chips.

I read my original post for salsa and thought, "Wow, that's not really how I make it now." So, here's my easier, even quicker version of my "quick" salsa.

But first, here are my salsa making tips...

*Tomatoes -- These are the tomatoes that I always use for this salsa. I buy it by the case at Smith's during the case lot sale. You can use other kinds of canned tomatoes, but this kind is my favorite.

Green Chilies -- I buy the big tubs of green chile at Sam's. I defrost it a little bit, spread it into ice cube trays and refreeze it. Each ice cube equals 1/8 c. of chile.

Green onions -- I cut up one green onion with my kitchen scissors. So easy and super fast!
Cilantro -- I don't chop the cilantro. I just tear a handful of leaves off the stems, rinse them and put them in the immersion blender cup.

Lime Juice -- I got tired of buying limes that were dry, so I started buying bottles of lime juice. I just add a squirt to the salsa.

Garlic -- to make this salsa come together even faster, I use already minced garlic that I keep in the fridge.

Salt and pepper -- I love to use kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper.

Now for the recipe...

Quick Salsa
adapted from the Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook

1 - 14 1/2 ounce can tomatoes with Mexican seasoning
2 ounces (or 1/4 c.) diced green chilies
1 or 2 sliced green onions
cilantro, as much as you like (I use a handful)
1 T. lime juice
1 clove minced garlic
pinch of salt and pepper

Drain tomatoes (I just use the lid from the can), reserving a little bit of liquid. Blend all ingredients together with an immersion blender. Chill.

Makes about 1 1/2 cups of salsa. If we're having people over, I double the recipe otherwise I make this smaller recipe so it stays fresh.

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Buttermilk

2012-01-10T07:00:00.000-07:00

I've been buying buttermilk a lot more often since I've been making my own homemade ranch dressing. I don't use the whole quart of buttermilk for dressing, so I've been trying to think of ways to use up the rest of the bottle.

Here are some of my favorite things to add buttermilk to...

Cilantro Tomatillo Dressing

Pancakes and waffles (instead of milk)

flaky buttermilk biscuits

cornbread muffins

buttermilk banana bread

buttermilk doughnuts

Texas sheet cake

pumpkin apple muffins

I even added some buttermilk to my mashed potatoes the other night.

What do you put buttermilk in?

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Week 162 Menu

2012-01-08T22:28:00.000-07:00

I have been waiting for years for my kids to eat green salad. Just in the last two week, both my seven year old and my five year old decided that they LOVE green salad. This last week we've had salad as a side dish almost every night. My daughter has taken it to school in her lunch too. It still amazes me that they'll eat it.

I've been whipping up a lot of this homemade ranch dressing to top our salad with. Yum! Now I need to go buy some more lettuce and croutons.

Menu time...

Monday: creamy chicken and wild rice soup, cornbread muffins

Tuesday: sweet and sour meatballs, rice, veggies

Wednesday: homemade pizza

Thursday: burgers (teriyaki burgers from freezer), try some pesto burgers too, oven fries

Friday: Dan Dan noodles, green salad, steamed veggies

Saturday: orange chicken, rice, broccoli

Sunday: seriously have no idea...I'll come up with something later.

All right, I need some Sunday dinner inspiration. Maybe you can inspire me. Plan your menu and post it here. Have a great week!

Week 161 Menu

2012-01-03T11:42:00.000-07:00

Happy 2012 everyone! We just got home last night from our 13 day trip to UT. We had a great time and stayed with a lot of fabulous people -- my parents and little sis, my inlaws, my sister-in-law and family, and one of my brother-in-law and family.

Now that we're home, it's a little overwhelming. The piles of Christmas gifts to find a place for, mail to go through, toys, laundry, emails, dishes, etc. And to top it off, my fridge is empty, so I have to go to the store today which means I have to plan my menu. So, here I am...

Tuesday: meatloaf, baked potatoes, green salad

Wednesday: minestrone soup, hot bread

Thursday: grilled teriyaki chicken (already marinating in my freezer), whole wheat couscous, steamed broccoli

Friday: ground beef tacos

Saturday: creamy chicken and wild rice soup

Sunday: fauxtisserie chicken, mashed or roasted potatoes, green salad

All righty...such a relief to have that done. One less thing to worry about. Now off to tackle the piles. As always, feel free to share what you're making this week.

Homemade Ranch Dressing

2011-12-27T07:00:00.000-07:00

I posted the recipe for this homemade ranch dressing last year, but thought that it deserved another post. I've been making it a lot lately. It is SO much better than ranch dressing from the store.

We eat it on salad, especially spicy honey chicken salad. We dip carrots and cucumbers into it. And I use it as a sauce on ham and tortilla wraps for my daughter's lunch to take to school.

Ranch Dressing
recipe from my brother-in-law's mom, Becky Jones

1 quart mayonnaise (I use light)
1 quart buttermilk
2 tsp. onion salt
1 tsp. garlic salt
2 tsp. Accent salt
2 tsp. parsley flakes
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 1/2 tsp. salt

Mix well with an immersion blender or whisk by hand until smooth. Chill before serving.

Makes a lot! I usually make 1/4 of the recipe at a time.

Note: This is what Accent Salt looks like...

If you don't have any Accent salt the dressing will still be yummy. I like it best with Accent salt in it. I'd say it's worth buying a container of it. It'll last you a long time. You should be able to find it at your grocery store.

Christmas Day Cinnamon Rolls

2011-12-24T09:51:00.000-07:00

Since today is Christmas Eve, that means that it's time to make some cinnamon rolls. We have a tradition at our house of having cinnamon rolls for Christmas breakfast.

I start making the cinnamon rolls on Christmas Eve, and then we bake them the next morning. After I roll the cinnamon rolls out, I put most of them on a cookie sheet covered with plastic wrap and leave them overnight in the fridge.

On Christmas morning while we are opening presents, I get the cinnamon rolls out of the fridge and let them warm up on the counter. Then all I have to do is bake them and make the really quick glaze.

I usually set a few cinnamon rolls aside to bake on Christmas Eve. Maybe Santa would enjoy a fresh cinnamon roll instead of cookies.

Thanks to all the wonderful friends that I have that check my blog. Have a wonderful Christmas!

Quick French Dip with Green Chilies

2011-12-20T07:00:00.000-07:00

I saw my friend, Julia's recipe for Hot Roast Beef Sandwiches with Dip on her blog, Neighbor Julia, and knew that I had to try them. We've had them a few times since then. Yummy. Fast. And so easy!

My daughter loved this so much that she took the sandwich that I'd saved for my lunch the next day to school for lunch. Even my five year old boy liked these (without the green chile).

This is my version of Julia's yummy sandwiches.

Quick French Dip with Green Chilies

rolls (I love bolillo rolls from Walmart, but any crusty roll will work)

thinly sliced roast beef

provolone cheese

green chile

Au Jus sauce (recipe below)

Cut rolls lengthwise, but not all the way through. Layer roast beef, provolone cheese, and top with green chile. Place under broiler for a few minutes until cheese is melted. (Be sure to watch it carefully so the bread doesn't burn. Bathing your kids while making this meal is not a good idea, unless you like burned sandwiches (not that I would know).) Dip in Au Jus sauce.

Au Jus Sauce:

In a sauce pan, mix and simmer:

1 can beef broth (or 2 c. water and 2 beef bouillon cubes)

a few dashes Worcestershire sauce
onion (usually use dehydrated)
garlic (fresh or powdered)
salt and pepper
a small pinch of dried thyme

Week 160 Menu

2011-12-19T07:00:00.000-07:00

Menu time already?!

Can't we just have some pretzel hug s

and texas sheet cake for dinner this week? Who needs dinner if you've got chocolate?

Okay, well I'm going to take it easy and plan just a few meals for this week...

We'll have some honey lime enchiladas

and some teriyaki burgers

and some BBQ chicken pizza

and I might need to make some more quick and easy mini lasagna cups.

What's on your menu this week?

I've got a super easy, very delicious dinner idea coming soon! Have a great week! Merry Christmas!

The Perfect Pot Roast

2011-12-17T22:32:00.000-07:00

I have made a lot of pot roasts in my life. I grew up cooking them for three hours in our Lodge Dutch Oven while we were at church. After I got married (for the last ten years), I've been cooking them in my crockpot for varying amounts of time on varying temperatures. The pot roasts sometimes would turn out tough, like it was cooked to death in my crockpot.

I decided to try the Pioneer Woman's method for making the perfect pot roast to see if it worked. Guess what? It did work! I cooked it in my dutch oven at 275 degrees for four hours and it was divine! I could cut it with a fork. It shredded beautifully and was not tough at all.

I don't think I'll go back to my crockpot cooking method. Unless of course I get a new crockpot (I think mine is a lot hotter than it should be).

I'll leave you with my perfect bite of pot roast. A little carrot, tender meat, and mashed potatoes. Yum!

Mini Lasagna Cups

2011-12-16T07:00:00.000-07:00

Need something to take to a Christmas potluck? These little lasagna cups are perfect! I love that they are easy to make and easy to serve and they are delicious! I took them to my hubby's work potluck and they disappeared fast! I don't know if I'll ever make regular lasagna again!

Mini Lasagna Cups
recipe from Kevin and Amanda, adapted by me

1/2 lb. ground turkey (or hamburger or sausage)
1 cup spaghetti sauce
1 1/2 cups part skim ricotta cheese
1 egg, beaten
1/4 c. parmesan cheese
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
24 wonton wrappers
1 1/2 cups shredded mozzerella cheese

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Brown ground turkey in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add spaghetti sauce to remaining meat mixture and stir to combine.

In a large bowl, combine the ricotta, beaten egg, salt and pepper and stir to combine.

Coat a 12 cup muffin tin with cooking spray, and arrange a wonton wrapper in each cup. Take half the ricotta mixture and divide it among the 12 cups. Top with half of the meat sauce, and sprinkle with shredded cheese. Place another wonton wrapper over the cheese, and repeat the layers by adding the remaining ricotta cheese, meat sauce, and top with shredded cheese.

Bake at 375 degrees for 10 to 15 minutes until the cheese is melted and the wonton wrappers are golden. Cool in the muffin tin for 5-10 minutes before serving.

Favorite Holiday Treats

2011-12-14T21:25:00.000-07:00

Here are some of my favorite Christmas time treats. Don't worry, I don't make all of these every Christmas. Hopefully I'll get to make a few this year...

Microwave Peanut Brittle
(super yummy, just don't double it or you'll ruin it -- or at least that's what I did)

Chocolate Covered Nuts (I like to hide these in the fridge and eat them all myself)

Pretzel Hugs (yum! and easy)

Caramel Popcorn (great to put in a cute bag and give to friends)

Muddy Buddies (use up that Chex cereal in your pantry and make some with your kids)

or make Poppy Chow (just like Muddy Buddies but with popcorn instead)

Candied Cinnamon Sugar Almonds (from Mel's Kitchen Cafe -- yummy!)

My favorite fudge (no pictures, sorry!)

Soft and Chewy Gingersnaps

We always leave Santa these delicious Macadamia Nut Cookies

Crockpot Hot Chocolate (must try! easy and better than Swiss Miss)

and then use some Swiss Miss to make Hot Chocolate Cookies

For Christmas Morning breakfast, make some Cinnamon Rolls.

I'd better start baking! Merry Christmas!

Week 160

2011-12-11T13:09:00.001-07:00

It's menu time again!

Monday: BBQ chicken pizza

Tuesday: beef taquitos

Wednesday: BBQ chicken salad

Thursday: mini lasagna cups

Friday: minestrone soup

Saturday: ward party, taking brownies

Sunday: Mediterranean Pork with Couscous {Slow Cooker}

What are you eating this week?

Week 159 Menu

2011-12-05T20:45:00.001-07:00

Today was a SNOW DAY at our house! I loved being able to spend the whole day with my family without having anywhere for anyone to have to be or anything to do. We slept in, ate cinnamon rolls, went sledding and just played at home. I love snow days!

Now onto my menu for the week:

Monday: french dip sandwiches

Tuesday: clam chowder, french bread

Wednesday: navajo tacos

Thursday: stroganoff, maybe this Poor Man Stroganoff from Mels' Kitchen Cafe

Friday: Asian BBQ Chicken, fried rice, green bean

Saturday: fetticinni alfredo w/grilled chicken, 1 hour breadsticks

Sunday: roast, potatoes, carrots, etc.

That's what I'm making this week. What's on your menu this week?

Week 158 Menu

2011-12-01T08:21:00.001-07:00

Can you believe that it is Thursday already and I haven't posted my menu yet. I'm slacking a bit. I've just been super busy, so blogging has taken a back seat. I'm still trying to take care of the messes around my house from Thanksgiving, five days with everyone at home, yard projects, Christmas decorations, etc.

Here's my menu for the week:

Monday: we had homemade pizza

Tuesday: we had Swedish meatballs, mashed potatoes, IKEA gravy

Wednesday: we had pancakes :)

Thursday: feeding the missionaries -- teriyaki burgers, oven fries, pesto pasta salad, fruit and veggies

Friday: Asian BBQ Chicken, fried rice, green bean

Saturday: breakfast burritos

Sunday: slow cooker tamale pie or white chili

All right. Glad that's done. How about you? What are you making (or what have you made) this week? Have a good one!

Week 157 Menu

2011-11-21T11:47:00.001-07:00

Can you believe that it's Thanksgiving this week? Crazy!

Source: sgardn.blogspot.com via Michelle on Pinterest

My kindergartener told his teacher that we're having steak for Thanksgiving. She asked if she could come, so of course he said yes, and gave her surprisingly good directions to our house. Unfortunately we are out of steaks until my dad buys some more beef cows. :)

We're hanging out at home this year for Thanksgiving. This will be my fifth turkey (I think, or maybe sixth) that I've cooked, so hopefully it will be delicious. All my past turkey experiences have been yummy!

Here's our menu this week:

Monday: broccoli chicken stovetop casserole

Tuesday: slow cooker pumpkin chili

Wednesday: Asian BBQ Chicken, fried rice, veggies

Thursday: I'm making turkey, stuffing, gravy, cloud light crescent rolls, green beans, red hot jello, pumpkin pie and chocolate pie (my sweet aunt will be bringing some food too)

Friday: turkey noodle soup, w/leftover rolls after we find the perfect Christmas tree

Saturday: leftovers

Sunday: leftovers

Check out my HOLIDAY tab to find all my Thanksgiving recipes. Have a happy Thanksgiving!