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Monday, November 26, 2007 - Menu Plan Monday

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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Sunday, November 11, 2007 - Menu Plan Monday

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Breakfasts for this week will include any combination of the following options:

*sausage/cheese muffins(made Sunday afternoon)--recipe at the end of this post

*yogurt

*scrambled eggs n toast

*blueberry muffins(made Sunday afternoon)

*fruit

*cereal

*pancakes

Lunches for the hooligans and I will have these choices:

*homemade pizza pockets(made Sunday afternoon)

*ham or peanut butter sandwiches or hamburgers the boyo likes to cook up

*rotini w/butter n parmesan or red sauce

*any leftovers or kid-creations they may choose to concoct lol

That man o' mine takes supper extras/leftovers for his lunch—they're his favorite thing to have. :)

Snacks/Desserts that we'll have on hand:

*pudding boxes to whip up

*fruit

*peanut butter and crackers

*sugar cookies the girlie loves to help make(made Sunday afternoon)

*chocolate pie—I'm experimenting with several different 'old fashioned chocolate pie' recipes in preparation for the holidays...we'll see lol.

Supper Plans:

*Hamburger steak n gravy, mashed potatoes, cheddar garlic biscuits, (I differ from the linked recipe in that instead of biscuit mix, I just whip up my usual biscuit recipe), green beans/fruit

*Pinto Beans in the crockpot, cornbread in the iron skillet, spinach/fruit (hamburgers for the boyo who shudders at beans lol)

*Tacos, refried beans and rice(using the beans from the crockpot), fruit

*Stir Fry(broccoli, cauliflower and pork) with rice, rolls,

*Cheesy Tater Soup , hot n cheesy garlic bread, salad/fruit

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Sausage and Cheese Muffins

1 lb sausage, cooked and drained, crumbled

2 cups self rising flour

1/2 stick butter, melted

1 egg

1 cup milk

1/2 cups cheddar cheese