This Week’s Menu 07/27/09

Having just got back from BlogHer yesterday afternoon, I want the easiest meals I can make this week.Plus, my husband gets paid on Wednesday so for tonight and tomorrow it’s whatever I can find in the freezer and pantry.  Here’s what I’m planning:

Monday- Slow Cooker boneless skinless chicken breast with barbecue sauce, steamed broccoli [...]

24 Reasons to Gather Around the Dinner Table

How often does your family have dinner together? If you’re like most families nowadays, the answer is probably, “Not very often.”

It’s understandable. Modern families are busy. Both parents work and sometimes get home at different times. Children have activities to go to, and Mom’s got to drive them all over the place. Really, who’s [...]

Grilling Tips from a Pro BBQ Master

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Hungry for some summer BBQ? Award winning BBQ Pit Masters from across the country are showing off their grilling skills during the Prilosec OTC BBQ Shootout Series this summer, and sharing the love with foodies and NASCAR fans alike. While we drool in anticipation of summer grilling sessions, one of the [...]

Four Foods on Friday 75

Here’s this week’s questions:

#1. blueyes’ question. What’s your favorite seafood recipe?

I love seafood salad!  It’s so easy to make, too:

SEAFOOD SALAD:

1 – 1 1/4 c. cooked shrimp, crabmeat or lobster (I use the imitation crab sticks, chopped into chunks, and those little salad shrimp) 1 c. thinly sliced celery (I only [...]

Turkey, Bacon and Cheese Crescent Sandwiches

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I found this recipe on the Pillsbury website, doesn’t it look good?

Turkey, Bacon and Cheese Sandwiches

INGREDIENTS:

1 can (10.1 oz) Pillsbury® Big & Flaky refrigerated crescent dinner rolls 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard 6 oz thinly sliced cooked turkey (from deli) 3 oz thinly sliced Swiss cheese (from [...]

Easy Spaghetti and Meatballs

Easy Spaghetti and Meatballs

Prep Time: 20 minutes, Cook Time: 20 minutes, serves 4

INGREDIENTS:

One pound lean ground beef

1/2 cup Italian seasoned dry bread crumbs

1 egg

1 jar (1 lb. 10 oz.) Ragu Old World Style Pasta Sauce (or any flavor)

8 ounces spaghetti, cooked and drained

DIRECTIONS:

Combine [...]

Weekly Meal Plan

Well, I missed Menu Monday again. I am just so busy on Mondays with all the emails that come in over the weekend! And since my husband gets paid every other Wednesday, I’m not thinking about a new weekly meal plan until Wednesdays.  For this week, I’m using one of THE BEST ways to plan [...]

Four Foods on Friday 69

Here are this week’s questions: #1. Olive oil. What kind do you prefer to use? We buy Meijer brand, I think it’s just ‘regular’ olive oil. I know, I know, I should be using extra virgin olive oil or EVOO as Rachael Ray calls it!

#2. Meatballs. Do you make them from scratch, buy premade [...]

Four Foods on Friday #68- The Coffee Edition

Here are this week’s four questions from Val at Fun, Crafts and Recipes:

#1. Coffee. Do you use ground, bean or pods?

Right now I’m using ground coffee that I order from Boca Java. I have a Tassimo, but I ran out of pods for it. I also have a coffee grinder that my husband [...]

Four Foods on Friday 67- The Chips Edition

I’ve got a “sick” kid at home today, I am one of those total pushover Moms that if they sit there  looking all pathetic in the morning, I say “aww, why don’t you stay home today?”. Teachers love me.  Here are this week’s FFoF questions!

#1. Potato chips. Flavored? Regular, ridged or stacked? I LOVE [...]