Menu Planning Week 4

Thursday - Beef Stew,http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/Old-Fashioned-Beef-Stew Flat bread, http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/Dad-s-Flatbread
Friday - Salmon, Rice Pilaf, Roasted Asparagus
Saturday - Leftover Beef Stew
Sunday - Pick up Pizza
Monday - Chicken Pot Pie p. 142
Tuesday - BLT's
Wednesday - Easy Shrimp Stir http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/Easy-Shrimp-Stir-Fryfry, 

Menu Planning Week 3

I'm loving this menu planning. It doesn't always go as planned, though. My Mom and Dad happened to come to town last week so I picked up a pot roast and did that instead of the roasted chicken. Just because. I'm also trying to try at least one new recipe each week. I actually have three new ones this week.

Thursday -Vegetable Ham Stew http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/Vegetable-Ham-Stew, Vienna Bread - This is a tasty low fat and healthy soup. I skip the cornstarch and water part. I actually forgot the first couple times I made it and loved it the way it was.

Friday - Barbeque Grilled Salmon, p. 183, Garlic Mashed Redskins, Green Beans - yes, again! I've been making fish every Friday. It's just a way to remember! We love this salmon recipe so I keep making it!

Saturday - Philly Burgers - I made my sister Sarah's Philly Burgers. They were awesome! We all loved them, except Jean who didn't try it. http://amatteroftasteblog.blogspot.com/2012/09/philly-burger.html

Sunday - Pick up Pizza

Monday - Spicy Vegetable Chili (new)  http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/Spicy-Vegetable-Chili, Corn Bread

Tuesday - Roasted Chicken w/potatoes and carrots, Stove top dressing

Wednesday - Pork Tenderloin (new)*,http://www.food.com/recipe/perfect-pork-tenderloin-63828 Red Skins, Zesty Broccoli and Cauliflower http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/Zesty-Broccoli

*Pork Tenderloin Recipe- (from my friend Sue S.)  Preheat oven to 525 degrees. Bake tenderloin exactly 5 1/2 minutes per pound. Shut off oven. Do not open for 1 hour. Take out and let rest for 5-10 minutes before slicing.

I'm anxious to try the tenderloin. She said it was delicious! Notice it is a pork tenderloin. The little skinny ones. Not a porkloin. The big fat ones.

A Matter of Taste Blog

Oh my, am I hungry! I just ran through my sister Sarah's food blog. I lost her link and for some reason it just slipped my mind. She is one of my real sisters. We all pretty much inherited our mother's love for cooking. Several of her recipes I have and have made many times but I found some new delicious looking ones I plan to try soon! I put her link on my side bar so you can just click on it. http://amatteroftasteblog.blogspot.com/

Last night I had some fresh broccoli. Lately I've been roasting it in a hot oven drizzled with olive oil. I looked on Taste of Home's website and made this zesty broccoli. It was so good, I even liked it better than roasted. I did add a little of lemon juice also. Here is the link: http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/Zesty-Broccoli

Raspberry/Blueberry Jam

This is not a good year for my raspberries. I am getting them but not like most years. I tried a batch of raspberry/blueberry jam yesterday. I think next time I would add more blueberries. I did 50/50 raspberries and blueberries. Next time I would try 4 cups blueberries and 2 cups raspberries.

Just an FYI: We had the Pork Ole (recipe link in a previous post) and it was very good. It calls for peach preserves but I assumed it was for a sweetener so I just used strawberry jam and it worked. We made them up like tacos with tomato, lettuce, cheese and sour cream.

Fall

I LOVE fall. Last year as I was visiting with some ladies, they were admiring some pretty fall berry vines, I think bittersweet, that the hostess had used as fall decorations. They then started talking about other fall foliage to use for decorating. I started looking around and couldn't believe the different free accents a person can find. I cut these juniper branches with the cute tiny little pine cones today. I can't wait until the leaves turn as we have so many brilliantly colored trees in our yard alone. I'll just snip a branch or two and put in a vase. Although, that is where I am lacking. I really need to keep my eyes open garage saling and thrifting for unique containers.

Menu Plan Week Two

I have been hoping to blog more and maybe that will happen. I am posting my menu plan again this week in the hope that it may help someone who is in a cooking funk come up with new ideas. My girls are starting to rub off on me with their whole foods and healthy eating. I do try to use more whole foods than processed but I'm not 100% true all the time. 

Thursday - Sloppy Joes,(no recipe, I just brown hamburger and add quite a bit of ketchup, a couple squirts of mustard, a little brown sugar, a splash of vinegar & Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper)  Corn on the Cob

Friday - Barbeque Salmon(p. 183), Rice Pilaf, roasted assorted vegetables (red and yellow peppers, broccoli, cauliflower and carrots)

Saturday - BLT's with thick pepper bacon from Aldi's

Sunday - Pick up Pizza

Monday - BBQ Meatballs(p.108), Garlic Roasted Potatoes(p. 79), Green Beans

Tuesday - Pork Ole http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/Pork-Ole 

Wednesday - Roasted Whole Chicken with potatoes and carrots.