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Weekly Dinner Menu- 5/26/13

Christy_Daisy's_Mom — Thu, 23 May 2013 11:09:21 GMT

Starting this early because I'm going to be OOT.

Sun- OOT

Mon- OOT

Tues- Spinach, Mushroom & Cheese Quiche w/hashbrowns

Wed-Crockpot Salsa Chicken tacos

Thurs- Pasta w/Chicken Sausage

Fri-either take-out or breakfast for dinner

Sat- Baked Crab Rangoon Cups with something else TBD

Blog Post 5/21/13-5/22/13

sparklesf611 — Thu, 23 May 2013 03:05:52 GMT

http://justprepareitdeliciously.blogspot.com/2013/05/mixed-berry-condensed-milk-popsicles.html

Blog Updates 5/20

26summer — Mon, 20 May 2013 10:46:52 GMT

35 Picnic and BBQ ideas for Memorial Day!

Gluten Free Snickerdoodles and a Bob's Red Mill Giveaway!

Blog Updates 5/19

jjerribug — Mon, 20 May 2013 02:40:53 GMT

pretty potato and turnip galette

Grilling FAIL

Nest Cayla — Tue, 21 May 2013 17:43:10 GMT

Who's grilling for Memorial Day?!

I'm planning a BBQ with some friends and the family and I'm already prepping for the cook-out!

It's already been decided that I have the opportunity to man the grill this year! I'm pretty excited about it, especially since I'm a fairly new griller and I love to cook!

Please share any grilling tips you might have for me! I'm hoping to avoid any major fails!

Keeping cinnamon rolls warm...

banda522 — Tue, 21 May 2013 13:39:38 GMT

**duplicate post from ML board**

Tomorrow is our 3 year anniversary. I wanted to make cinnamon rolls for DH before work, as a surpise for him. The only issue is, I go to the gym at 6 am, and then go straight to work after that, so I would have to make them around 5:00. He doesn't get up until around 8:30. How can I keep them warm after I cook them? I am not comfortable with leaving the oven on (worried that he might forget to turn it off before he goes to work).

Any suggestions? TIA!

Horseradish Refrigerator Pickles

meganr — Tue, 21 May 2013 15:25:11 GMT

Anybody have an easy refrigerator pickle recipe using horseradish? I have a basic refrig dill pickle recipe, and was wondering if adding horseradish would work. Not sure if I should use horseradish root or if the jarred horseradish (non-creamy) would be an ok addition?

Weekly Dinner Menu- 5/19/13

Christy_Daisy's_Mom — Sat, 18 May 2013 14:01:13 GMT

Sun- Quinoa w/Corn & Scallions

Mon- Thai Noodles

Tues- Chicken Enchiladas w/side salads

Wed- Cobb Salads w/rolls

Thurs- BLTs w/sweet potato fries

Fri- OOT

Sat-OOT

Storing herbs

ohioloveyou — Sun, 19 May 2013 20:52:24 GMT

How do you store your herbs? I've always just stuck them in the fridge, but it recently occurred to me that that might not be the best way.

This week I'm trying storing them like I would flowers, with the stems in a bit of water in mason jars on my kitchen table (the counter doesn't get any sunlight). I'm interested to see if it helps them last longer.

Boneless Beef Chuck...for shredded beef

VanKats — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 23:10:23 GMT

used this b/c American's Test Kitchen recipe told me to for a really good "everyday shredded beef filling" for in the crockpot and it cooked in 3 hrs (it said 9-11 hrs on high) and then it did not shred as easily as expected. I had to rip it apart with my fingers plus some cutting with steak knife. What roast would you use in your kitchen for this type of recipe instead of a boneless beef chuck roast.

Lunch ideas please

banda522 — Tue, 14 May 2013 18:26:09 GMT

I am so lost as to what to buy/pack for DH for lunch. I used to buy him tuna packets, and he would make tuna salad sandwiches for lunch. Then he got sick of tuna, so I bought him canned soup, but he won't eat canned soup without rice, and I don't want to/forget to cook rice every night for him to take to work the next day. He doesn't like PB&J and doesn't want me to buy lunch meat/cheese for sandwiches.

Sometimes we do have leftovers from dinner, and he will take that, but a lot of the time, we don't have leftovers. Like, when we make burgers, or have tacos, or I make a stir fry.

Another thing that bugs me, is sometimes he WILL pack a lunch, but then I will find out later that he didn't even eat it! He will go out to lunch if he doesn't "feel like" eating what he packed, or sometimes his boss will buy everyone lunch. He won't eat leftovers after 1 day. So this food that was perfectly fine to eat will just get thrown away.

For the last few weeks I have been leaving cash for him for lunch, but that is at least $7 a day and is really impacting our grocery budget (do you know how much ground beef I can get for 7 dollars?!).

Any help would be appreciated. My sister says I need to just stop helping him figure out what he has for lunch every day...

Blog Updates 5/17

maeghan21 — Fri, 17 May 2013 13:24:20 GMT

Orange Chocolate Chip Muffins

Easy Easy side dish

chrisnjay05212010 — Thu, 16 May 2013 00:29:36 GMT

Made this tonight. Served it with a simple Spicy Shake n Bake mix on chicken cutlets and peas. It was yummy and a nice twist on plain rice.

Easy Mexican Salsa Rice

Ingredients:

2 cups instant brown rice

2 cups water

1 envelope enchilada sauce mix (or you could use taco seasoning)- i used taco

1 cup salsa (I used mild - go as hot as you want!)

1 (4 oz) can green chilis

Directions:

Combine all ingredients together in a microwaveable bowl. Microwave on high for 8-9 minutes, or until rice is tender. Let sit for 3-5 minutes and it will soak up most of the liquid in the bowl. Fluff with a fork and serve.

Blog Updates 5/16

26summer — Thu, 16 May 2013 10:34:53 GMT

Roasted Tomato Soup

Stacked Enchilada Casserole

Crepes

Blog Updates 5/16/13

Christy_Daisy's_Mom — Thu, 16 May 2013 10:34:16 GMT

Part 2 of my Chicago Trip recap with restaurant/activity reviews.

Blog Updates 5/15

maeghan21 — Wed, 15 May 2013 11:31:24 GMT

Ham Bone, Veggie & Bean Soup

I ate salmon tonight...

ohioloveyou — Tue, 14 May 2013 23:23:47 GMT

And I didn't hate it! Thanks everyone for your ideas! We ended up making teriyaki salmon, but bought an already marinated filet from our gourmet market. It was pretty good!

Blog Updates 5/14/13

juliecaroline — Tue, 14 May 2013 16:12:42 GMT

Balsamic Roast Beef

BLOG UPDATE 5/12

jjerribug — Mon, 13 May 2013 03:20:31 GMT

Happy Mother's Day!

iced sweet earl grey tea infused with mint

Blog Updates 5/13

juliecaroline — Mon, 13 May 2013 17:00:48 GMT

Panera Mac n' Cheese {Copycat}

Weekly Dinner Menu- 5/12/13

Christy_Daisy's_Mom — Sat, 11 May 2013 17:35:01 GMT

Sun- Spinach Lasagna w/salad

Mon- Veggie & Quinoa Quesadillas

Tues- Asparagus, Onion & Cheese Frittata w/hashbrowns

Wed- Rainbow Salad w/rolls

Thurs- Thai Noodles (I keep bumping these each week!)

Fri- pierogies

Sat- Crockpot salsa chicken tacos

What are you cooking/baking this weekend?

stefanielynn04 — Fri, 10 May 2013 23:47:51 GMT

I need some inspiration! I'm trying to come up with a menu for the rest of the weekend so I can go grocery shopping tomorrow.

Weekend plans?

stefanielynn04 — Fri, 10 May 2013 23:45:51 GMT

What are you ladies up to this weekend?

Salmon face-off

ohioloveyou — Tue, 07 May 2013 20:06:02 GMT

As I said in a previous post, I need to eat salmon. My DH loves it. It's so good for you. The base of many a quick, fresh, dinner.

But, I can't dooo it! *whines*

Give me your yummy salmon recipes please and convince me that it's not too fishy for me!!!

What are you cooking (if anything) for Mother's Day?

Christy_Daisy's_Mom — Thu, 09 May 2013 11:10:06 GMT

I'm making spinach lasagna w/salad and a chocolate pudding pie.