Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Week of May 3rd

Monday, May 3rd: Grilled Asian Burgers, Potstickers

Tuesday, May 4th: Dinner out!

Wednesday, May 5th: Cinco de Mayo! Chicken Quesadillas, Rotel and chips

Thursday, May 6th: Grilled steak and veggie kabobs, Roasted Ranch Potatoes

Friday, May 7th: Apple Rosemary Pork Chops, Mashed Potatoes, Green beans

Saturday, May 8th: Date night out!

Sunday, May 9th: Happy Mother's Day to all you ladies out there! No cooking allowed! :)

Monday, April 19, 2010

Week of April 26th

Finishing out the month and sliding full-speed into May! This will be kind of a busy week for us, so the meals are pretty simple as a result.

Monday, April 26th: Dinner at my step-son's National Honor Society banquet

Tuesday, April 27th:
Beef and Broccoli Stir-fry, Potstickers

Wednesday, April 28th: Chicken Baseballs, Veggies

Thursday, April 29th: Quick 'n Easy meal night- Frozen steamer bag

Friday, April 30th: Caramelized Onion and Walnut Chicken Salad Sandwiches, Chips, Fresh Fruit

Saturday, May 1st: BFD (Breakfast for dinner) night... Pancakes, Hashbrowns, and Bacon

Sunday, May 2nd: Slow-cooker BBQ Pulled-Pork Fajitas, Rotel

Thursday, April 15, 2010

New look!

Yes, you are in the right place! I'm procrastinating on bigger things that I should be working on, and decided to update the look of the blog instead. What do you think? (About the new look, not my procrastination!)

Monday, April 12, 2010

Week of April 19th

Another week of beautiful weather, another week of yummy meals!

Monday, April 19th: Individual Chicken Pot Pie Pockets, Salad

Tuesday, April 20th: Pepper of a Steak (Cooked on the grill), Roasted Ranch Potatoes, Mixed Veggies

Wednesday, April 21st: Philly Cheesesteak Sloppy Joes, Fries

Thursday, April 22nd: Jumpin' Jack Chicken (I only make the chicken portion of this recipe), Mashed Potatoes, Broccoli

Friday, April 23rd: Polynesian Pork Chops with Pineapple, Green beans

Saturday, April 24th: Date night!

Sunday, April 25th: Turkey, Bacon, Guac wraps, Chips, and Fruit

Thursday, April 8, 2010

Recipe Review: French Onion Burgers

So last night we had French Onion burgers, and garlic fries for dinner. Since this was my first experience with this recipe, I thought I would share my review and some tips if you decide to make it.

First off- it was a big hit! Both boys, my husband, and even me (yes, I'm usually the picky one in the family) really liked it! Overall, it was pretty easy to make (especially when you sweet-talk your husband into forming the ground beef into patties for you.) :) I would absolutely make this recipe again.

A couple of notes:
1) It did take longer than the 5 minutes shown in the recipe for the burgers to thoroughly cook in the soup. So unless you like really bloody burgers (yuk!), I would leave them in a little longer and just keep an eye on them.

2) I put a little bit of butter (well, I Can't Believe It's Not Butter, actually) on the buns and then toasted them on a griddle. I personally just like the taste of grilled buns for my burgers.

3) We were all a little hesitant to use the leftover soup as a dipping sauce. However, after the first dip, we were all believers. Definitely serve the remaining soup with the burgers. It gave it a great "french dip" taste.

4) I only had American cheese on hand. However, next time I think Provolone cheese would be great on these burgers.

OK- that's it. I would love to hear comments from any of you that tried this recipe at home. What do you think? Winner or Loser?

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Week of April 12th

Time for another week of meals! Hopefully you will find some recipes here that appeal to you!

Monday, April 12th: Mexican night! Chicken Quesadillas with Tortilla Chips and Guacamole! Ole! (I don't really have a specific recipe I follow when making quesadillas, and I'm sure most of you have your own quesadilla recipes already. However, I typed something up just to give you an idea anyway.)

Tuesday, April 13th: Eating at a friend's house for Glidol night (Glidol= GLee + American IDOL). Yay! So you're on your own for tonight!

Wednesday, April 14th: Roast Beef and Swiss Panini, chips, fresh fruit

Thursday, April 15th: Broccoli, Cheddar, and Ham bake

Friday, April 16th: Cajun "Fried" Chicken with Sauteed Vegetables, Mashed Potatoes

Saturday, April 17th: Date night! Going to watch my brother-in-law's band, Shotgun Charlie, at Cue N Brew. Show starts at 7pm... come on out and join us!

Sunday, April 18th: Tuna Casserole (I don't have an exact recipe for this to share with you. But since this is probably the recipe my youngest step-son requests the most, I'm making it in honor of his 16th bday!)