One last fall foliage shot :)
The star of the menu this week is the ham we baked over the weekend, I'll freeze some of it but we'll eat a lot of it as well!
After a full week of cooking rich and delicious dishes—and it was wonderful—and then a weekend of baking cookies and decorating the Christmas tree, I plan for this week to be fairly simple cooking-wise. I'm focused on a couple of other projects at the moment, so simple in meal-planning and preparing is good—filling and good :)
Breakfast:
*scrambled eggs and toast
*cinnamon toast
*pancakes
*yogurt and fruit
*cereal
Lunch:
*ham or peanut butter sandwiches
*pasta with parmesan/butter or sauce
*grilled cheese or grilled cheese and ham
*burgers
*any ideas the kids may come up with
Snacks/Desserts:
*always fruit available
*rice krispie treats
*pudding
Supper:
*ham, sweet tater pie, deviled eggs, whatever else in the leftover category lol
*pinto beans and cornbread, spinach-- burgers for the boy
*steak sandwiches, cottage cheese, fruit(those sandwiches are all they want when I make them!)
*breakfast for supper: ham, biscuits and gravy, fried taters
*pizza night Friday!!
Take a look at more Menu Plan Monday fun over at Laura's! :)
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I tried a new cookie recipe that I just LOVED this weekend. Twas a Pecan Shortbread recipe—any of y'all bake shortbread? My grandmother used to start baking it for Thanksgiving and keep it in tins all around her home throughout the entire holiday season. Everywhere you might sit or stop, there'd be a tin o' shortbread :) So, feeling all sentimental, I looked for a shortbread recipe and found this Pecan Shortbread. (<
Oh. My. That Husband o' mine said it was good, the kids nibbled but didn't fall for it, but oh.my. It was perfect for me! I don't drink much coffee, but I could sure see it being a fantastic coffee cookie. I had to make a cup of hot tea just to have with this stuff and now I'm re-addicted to hot tea—wonder if that'll last when the shortbread is gone?!? ;)
Let me hear from y'all that bake shortbread...I haven't found very many folks that do or that like it even. What's your favorite recipe? What in particular do you like about it?
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