Happy Thanksgiving to you all. Make sure you take time to count your blessings this week. Don’t work too hard and take some time to relax and enjoy your family. Monday Stromboli, (this is something I hadn’t made in a long time and I got lots of compliments!) Tuesday Chicken and rice, and peas Wednesday Sunday Italian Chicken, potatoes, and broccoli Thursday Lasagna … [Read more...]

Monday Mexican Potato Casserole, corn, and applesauce Tuesday Baked Spaghetti, peas, Ranch Breadsticks Wednesday Sausage, tator tots, and corn Thursday Simple Sausage and Rice, corn, salad Friday Lasagna, garlic bread, and Olive Garden salad Saturday Meatball sandwiches, Mac and cheese, and salad Sunday Foil packs (put potatoes, vegetables, … [Read more...]

We enjoy breadstick with our spaghetti or lasagna. This is a very simple recipe to make them and the ranch dressing adds a wonderful flavor. Ranch Breadsticks 1 1/2 cup warm water 1 1/2 Tbsp yeast 1 1/2 tsp sugar 1 1/2 tsp salt 1 1/2 Tbsp oil 4 cups flour Topping 1/2 cup ranch dressing 1 1/2 Tbsp Parmesan cheese 1/3 tsp garlic powder 1 cup shredded mozzarella … [Read more...]

Enjoying a rainy day at home. Makes me think about baking to get the kitchen toasty warm!  Also it will call for soup and biscuits for lunch. What do you like to make on rainy days? Monday Fajitas (only had a couple people at home!) Tuesday Chicken bacon ranch pasta (hope to put this recipe on the blog soon) and corn Wednesday Homemade chicken tenders, Mac n cheese, and baked … [Read more...]

I’m finally getting these menus posted. We are in Canada visiting family so we are a bit behind schedule! Our Friday meal was a special meal that Gerry’s sisters had planned for us when we arrived. Monday Baked potatoes, Baked Potato Topping, and green beans Tuesday Chicken Cordon bleu Casserole, mashed potatoes, and peas   Wednesday Crock Pot Chicken Bacon Ranch … [Read more...]

This was a recipe I came up with when I was experimenting with tator tots. We like chicken bacon ranch so why not add tator tots?! Chicken Bacon Ranch Tators for the Crock Pot 2 Lb bag of tator tots 6 slices bacon 3 Lg boneless chicken breasts, cut into bite size pieces 1 1/2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded 1 Tsp garlic salt 1/2 cup ranch dressing Fry bacon until done. … [Read more...]

This week is a very simple menu as my week was very busy. It might be simple meals but we still ate good meals and some of these are favorites of our teens. Some of these meals were picked because they had to make them! Monday Japanese Chicken, rice, and corn Tuesday Spaghetti, bread sticks, and peas Wednesday Beef cubes, fried potatoes, beans Thursday Homemade chicken … [Read more...]

Here is another week of menus for you to get some ideas. Monday Smoked turkey legs, mashed potatoes, and corn Tuesday Leftover turkey, Mac and cheese, peas Wednesday Beef Enchiladas, refried beans, rice Thursday Mexican Potato Casserole, green beans, applesauce Friday Chicken and rice, peas, jello … [Read more...]

My week was a busy week so we kept the menu quite simple. Monday Poppy seed chicken, southwest rice, corn Tuesday Meatballs, boiled potatoes, peas Wednesday Fish Sticks (Mrs Paul’s from the box!) Mac and cheese, baked beans Thursday Simple Sausage and Rice,  (can you tell that this is one of our favorite quick meals?) Lima beans, applesauce Friday Grilled patty … [Read more...]

Chicken and Rice Casserole 1/2 cup chopped onions 1/4 cup butter 2 cups chicken, cooked and diced 1 1/2 - 2 cups uncooked rice 1 1/2 tsp. Salt 2 cans cream of mushroom or chicken soup 2 cups milk 2 cups chicken broth or water Lightly brown onions in butter. Mix all ingredients together. Put into a 9x13 pan.  Bake at 350 degrees for 2 hours stirring after one hour. Also … [Read more...]