It's kind of fun to look at a time when 2 boxes of macaroni and cheese were sufficient for our family. Not anymore!!!! Five is a safe number when we make it. Even though it's a bit outdated I will still be using it because the recipes are not outdated.
So today I will be sharing my entire list and in future posts I will share the weekly breakdown.
One meal a day was light with sandwiches or leftovers or macaroni and cheese or hotdogs.
The dinners were:
- Barbeque Pork
- Meatballs and Rice
- Wisconsin Cheese Soup
- Pork stir fry meal
- Chicken noodle soup
- Pizza
- Fried rice
- Baked Chicken
- Creamed Chicken over rice
- Hamburger gravy over rice
- Scalloped potatoes and ham
- Spaghetti
- Calzones
- Pork Roast
- Pizza Rice Casserole
- Chicken stirfry
- Chicken pot pie
- Stir-fried pork soup
- Shepherd's Pie
- Indonesian meal called Opor
- Beef Stroganoff
- Beef Roast
- Tacos
- Subs
- Hamburger Corn Bake
- Tostadas
- Pasta Meatball Stew
- Ham Curry
- Greek Pork Wraps
- Beef Strips
- Chicken Supreme
- Oven fried Chicken
- Chicken on Sunday
- Chicken Divan
- Chicken Tortilla Chowder
- Parmesan Chicken
- Tangy Tender Chicken
- Cheeseburger Soup
- Sloppy Joes
- Fajitas
- Enchiladas
- Crockpot Enchiladas
- Adobo
- Stir fry
- Lasagne
- Meatloaf
- Peanut gravy with veggies over rice
- Sloppy joe casserole.
We have been enjoying the squash. I'd forgotten about it all year and had left it in the cupboard. Now that the corn is gone (we got tired of that) what we have for veggies is squash. Seems like a smarter thing to do would be to alternate, but I am not used to having canning jars as I usually just freeze most of my produce.
Now I'm trying to make it wonderful and yummy. I don't want it to feel like we're having squash for a month. The way we like it best is with meat over rice. Can you tell we all grew up overseas - all except one - the baby. So last night, I tried to spruce it up.
One game I like to play with my kids is find the secret ingredient. As I was cooking I had a "hankerin" for some peanut sauce. I guess it was the pork sizzling in the onions. So I added the squash without draining it, and after it was simmering added about three huge dollops of peanut butter. It was gobbled down quickly by my kids, so that means success. And while we were eating we played the game. A few of them guessed it right on.
There will be more posts on the subject of menu planning. But tell me, what inexpensive meals do you have on your list? And what fun things do you add to spruce up something you have to have AGAIN!?
Making the most of today
Steph
We finished the greenhouse last night! Pics to come. And while I dislike the time change thing and getting up while it's dark again, I love, love, love, seeing my man and kids outside working on it and other stuff after he gets home from work.
One of the inexpensive meals we do...that really goes a long way....is my home made "Nachos". I make two pans [Lasagna type pans}. I grill five pounds of ground beef, season with Chili powder, onion, and taco seasoning. When the beef is done I layer it like this: Refried beans, beef,Velveeta Queso,shredded Mexican, refried beans, beef, Velveeta Queso, shredded Mexican cheese....then I bake until the cheese is golden and melty. Two pans makes: Burritos if you use Casadilla wraps, Taco salad using shredded lettuce and other goodies, Nacho's if you so choose to dip your chip in....and many more if your creative. [By the way...I LOVE peanut butter popcorn! Thanks for the memories of Mindanao! :)
ReplyDeleteI got the layering wrong...it goes Refried beans, beef, Velveeta Queso, Beef, shredded Mexcian. Each pan gets two of this layer process.....
ReplyDeleteThe peanut butter popcorn was Steve Bailey's mom's recipe. She and my mom were good friends. Did you go to Faith Academy Davao? That's where I met Laura Layton, maybe you were there too?
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