Menu Planning - Week 3
Mama B
This week kind of got a bit mixed up with attending two different dance recitals for two of our daughters-in-law. One does jazz, and one does highland dancing. Both recitals were terrific!!
Here is my menu plan.
Monday: Liver, Bacon, Onions with Kraft Dinner
Tuesday: Perogies
Wednesday: Rotisserie Chicken, Macaroni Salad, Coleslaw
Thursday: Homemade Mac & Cheese
Friday: Hamburgers
Saturday: Hot Chicken Sandwiches, Coleslaw
Sunday: Leftovers
Recipes
Liver, Bacon and Onions
This is My Man's favorite meal. Unfortunately, due to his health issues, he isn't supposed to have organ meats very often. ( we used to have this once a month, now he's lucky to get it twice a year!)
There really isn't a recipe to follow, but here is how I do it:
Slice up two medium size onions. Break into rings. Cook bacon in large skillet until crisp, or however you like it. remove bacon to a plate and keep warm. Add onions to the bacon drippings in the skillet and cook, stirring often, until soft and translucent. Remove to plate to keep warm.
Add a bit of cooking oil to skillet if needed. Place washed liver, that has been cut into serving size pieces, into hot oil and panfry until done.
To serve, place a piece of liver on a plate, top with onions and a couple slices of bacon. Serve with Kraft Dinner, cooked according to box directions. Please note: this is the only meal that I serve with Kraft Dinner.
Add a green veggie or a tossed side salad. (photo: Creative Commons)
This week kind of got a bit mixed up with attending two different dance recitals for two of our daughters-in-law. One does jazz, and one does highland dancing. Both recitals were terrific!!
Here is my menu plan.
Monday: Liver, Bacon, Onions with Kraft Dinner
Tuesday: Perogies
Wednesday: Rotisserie Chicken, Macaroni Salad, Coleslaw
Thursday: Homemade Mac & Cheese
Friday: Hamburgers
Saturday: Hot Chicken Sandwiches, Coleslaw
Sunday: Leftovers
Recipes
Liver, Bacon and Onions
This is My Man's favorite meal. Unfortunately, due to his health issues, he isn't supposed to have organ meats very often. ( we used to have this once a month, now he's lucky to get it twice a year!)
There really isn't a recipe to follow, but here is how I do it:
Slice up two medium size onions. Break into rings. Cook bacon in large skillet until crisp, or however you like it. remove bacon to a plate and keep warm. Add onions to the bacon drippings in the skillet and cook, stirring often, until soft and translucent. Remove to plate to keep warm.
Add a bit of cooking oil to skillet if needed. Place washed liver, that has been cut into serving size pieces, into hot oil and panfry until done.
To serve, place a piece of liver on a plate, top with onions and a couple slices of bacon. Serve with Kraft Dinner, cooked according to box directions. Please note: this is the only meal that I serve with Kraft Dinner.
Add a green veggie or a tossed side salad. (photo: Creative Commons)
Perogies
Again, there isn't a recipe to follow. I just buy the perogies in the frozen food section of my grocery store. We like the potato and cheese ones.
I bring a dutch oven of water to a boil, add a few perogies and when they float to the top, I scoop them out with a slotted spoon and add them to a skillet that has melted margarine in it. I fry the them until they turn golden and no longer stick to the bottom of the pan.
Serve with sour cream, bacon bits and chives. Sometimes I will cut up some garlic sausage and pan-fry it to add to the toppings. Mostly it's bacon bits.
Add a tossed salad or coleslaw and you have a quick meal. (photos below are from Creative Commons)
Again, there isn't a recipe to follow. I just buy the perogies in the frozen food section of my grocery store. We like the potato and cheese ones.
I bring a dutch oven of water to a boil, add a few perogies and when they float to the top, I scoop them out with a slotted spoon and add them to a skillet that has melted margarine in it. I fry the them until they turn golden and no longer stick to the bottom of the pan.
Serve with sour cream, bacon bits and chives. Sometimes I will cut up some garlic sausage and pan-fry it to add to the toppings. Mostly it's bacon bits.
Add a tossed salad or coleslaw and you have a quick meal. (photos below are from Creative Commons)
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Rotisserie Chicken
I like to grab one of these from my grocery store's deli. Our store has a coupon for the chicken, two small containers of salad of your choice and either a bag of dinner buns or a baguette. We like the bbq flavored chicken and I grab one macaroni salad and a potato with egg salad and the dinner buns. I also serve a coleslaw with this. Again, I grab a bag of ready-to-serve coleslaw mix and use our favorite coleslaw salad dressing to mix it together.
I like to grab one of these from my grocery store's deli. Our store has a coupon for the chicken, two small containers of salad of your choice and either a bag of dinner buns or a baguette. We like the bbq flavored chicken and I grab one macaroni salad and a potato with egg salad and the dinner buns. I also serve a coleslaw with this. Again, I grab a bag of ready-to-serve coleslaw mix and use our favorite coleslaw salad dressing to mix it together.
Homemade Mac & Cheese
This is another "eyeball" meal. I have made this so often that I just eyeball the amounts - no measuring.
I use a standard white sauce. I melt about a 1/4 cup of margarine in a large pot (not dutch oven size), I add enough flour, a bit at a time, until the margarine is absorbed. Then I add 1 can of evaporated milk and 1 can of water and whisk it together. I will add fresh milk if I need more liquid. I stir this constantly. It scorches easily. To this I add a huge dollop of Cheez-whiz, and as much grated cheddar cheese as fits into the grater bowl. I will sometimes toss in a 1/2 cup of Parmesan cheese, and stir it all together until all cheese has melted.
While I am making the sauce, I cook the macaroni noodles, then drain them when they are done. I put them into a roasting pan or casserole dish and pour the cheese sauce over top. Stir it well. Sometimes I will top it with a couple cheese slices, depending on how many slices are in the fridge. I cover it and pop it into a 350 degree oven for a half hour until the sauce thickens a bit more.
Serve it with whatever you want. We usually just have it on it's own. Sometimes I serve it with a salad on the side and sometimes I will serve it with any leftover meat from earlier in the week and a veggie.
This is a family favorite and we have been known to have it several times a month, especially on rainy days or cold winter days. It is our #1 comfort food.
This is another "eyeball" meal. I have made this so often that I just eyeball the amounts - no measuring.
I use a standard white sauce. I melt about a 1/4 cup of margarine in a large pot (not dutch oven size), I add enough flour, a bit at a time, until the margarine is absorbed. Then I add 1 can of evaporated milk and 1 can of water and whisk it together. I will add fresh milk if I need more liquid. I stir this constantly. It scorches easily. To this I add a huge dollop of Cheez-whiz, and as much grated cheddar cheese as fits into the grater bowl. I will sometimes toss in a 1/2 cup of Parmesan cheese, and stir it all together until all cheese has melted.
While I am making the sauce, I cook the macaroni noodles, then drain them when they are done. I put them into a roasting pan or casserole dish and pour the cheese sauce over top. Stir it well. Sometimes I will top it with a couple cheese slices, depending on how many slices are in the fridge. I cover it and pop it into a 350 degree oven for a half hour until the sauce thickens a bit more.
Serve it with whatever you want. We usually just have it on it's own. Sometimes I serve it with a salad on the side and sometimes I will serve it with any leftover meat from earlier in the week and a veggie.
This is a family favorite and we have been known to have it several times a month, especially on rainy days or cold winter days. It is our #1 comfort food.
Hamburgers
I used to buy the premade patties for our hamburger nights. But they don't compare with the homemade ones from my childhood, and so now that's what I use.
Again, this is another "eyeball" recipe.
I buy my ground beef in the large package and divide it up into four meal size amounts and freeze it in Ziploc baggies. When making my hamburgers, I use two of those meal size bags.
When the meat is thawed out, I put it into a large mixing bowl and I add: ketchup, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, garlic powder, onion powder, an egg and about a cup of rolled oats. Mix it all together really well, don't over mix though as it causes the meat to be tough.
Shape it into patties. Place on a greased baking sheet and bake in 350 degree oven for about 30 to 45 minutes.
If I am going to throw them on the bbq, then I make the patties earlier in the morning and refrigerate them. They hold together better on the grill.
I used to buy the premade patties for our hamburger nights. But they don't compare with the homemade ones from my childhood, and so now that's what I use.
Again, this is another "eyeball" recipe.
I buy my ground beef in the large package and divide it up into four meal size amounts and freeze it in Ziploc baggies. When making my hamburgers, I use two of those meal size bags.
When the meat is thawed out, I put it into a large mixing bowl and I add: ketchup, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, garlic powder, onion powder, an egg and about a cup of rolled oats. Mix it all together really well, don't over mix though as it causes the meat to be tough.
Shape it into patties. Place on a greased baking sheet and bake in 350 degree oven for about 30 to 45 minutes.
If I am going to throw them on the bbq, then I make the patties earlier in the morning and refrigerate them. They hold together better on the grill.
Hot Chicken Sandwiches
I use the leftover chicken from Wednesday. Slice it up, put it on a slice of bread. Heat up some chicken gravy. (This is where those little packets of gravy mixes come in handy). Serve with a veggie or two.
I use the leftover chicken from Wednesday. Slice it up, put it on a slice of bread. Heat up some chicken gravy. (This is where those little packets of gravy mixes come in handy). Serve with a veggie or two.
