Week of December 6th

'Tis the Season...
What would be your DREAM Christmas gift, okay maybe not your dream gift.  But wouldn't it be nice for someone that was a good cook to show up on your doorstep with dinner?  Especially while you run through the month.  So instead of that plate of fattening goodies,  maybe dinner is a better gift.  If you cook one that freezes easily then you don't have to worry about picking the right night or time.
A gift for yourself is also a great idea.  Cook once and eat twice.  Make twice as much and freeze for a night in a week or two when your family has forgotten how yummy it was the first time.

Monday:  Macaroni and Cheese

Tuesday:  Chicken Enchiladas

Wednesday:  Beef Stirfry

Thursday:  Chicken and Rice (crock-pot)

Friday:  Spaghetti

Saturday:  Leftovers

Sunday:  Pot Roast with Carrots and Potatoes

Under Pressure...

But who isn't.  As if December isn't busy enough, I decided to get some much needed canning done.  I have never used a pressure canner before, so my WONDERFUL, AMAZING, PATIENT mother came to help me.  I took a whole 2 1/2 days off (minus conference calls) to play with this contraption.

Green Beans:  Fairly easy and took only 20 minutes to process.

Pinto Beans:  Easy to seperate and season but took 90 minutes per batch. AND I had a whole batch that didn't seal.  Kinda frustrating but neighbors and family were good sports to take them off my hands.  They were yummy and I did some as BBQ baked beans.  By far the favorite!

Deer Meat:  Again 90 minutes to process, and I was a bit nervous.  I'm not a huge fan of deer, elk, any game meat really, but I'll try anything once!  So I canned it with beef broth and YUM!  It tastes exactly like shredded beef.  The best part is that I put it in the freezer after the Man cut it up and was able to can it when I decided.

I decided to make a whole meal from my latest adventure.  So here it is: 

BBQ Meat

Baked Beans

Green Beans

Rolls (store-bought, I ran out of time)



Week of November 29th

I'm running behind this week.  So what's new?

Monday:  Taco Salad

Tuesday:  Chicken Fettuchini

Wednesday:  Chicken Fried Steak

Thursday:  Eggrolls

Friday:  BBQ beef sandwiches

Saturday:  Black bean chili

Sunday: Peppersteak

Week of November 22nd

Thanksgiving already?  I am Thankful just feeling like time is flying way too fast!  One thing I am thankful for is that the worst part of dinner is deciding what to have and not how I'm going to feed my family.  Food drives are very important this time of year but we tend to forget that it is needed all year round.  We normally donate to a local kitchen and this year we were told it was more important than usual.  They have seen an increase in need and a decrease in giving.  Please share the wealth!

Monday:  Biscuits and Hamburger gravy

Tuesday:  Chicken tacos

Wednesday:  Tamales

Thursday:  THANKSGIVING

Friday:  Turkey and Dumplings

Saturday:  Sloppy Joes

Sunday:  Mongolian Beef

Week of November 15th

Monday: Popcorn Chicken and Rice

Tuesday:  Out to Eat

Wednesday:  Curry

Thursday:  Lasagna

Friday:  Oriental Chicken Salad

Saturday: Macho Nachos

Sunday: Meatfoaf

Week of November 8th

We just got back from hunting (left Dad there), so I'm a little late in posting a menu

Monday:  Stew

Tuesday:  Leftovers

Wednesday:  Green Chile

Thursday:  Chili Beans

Friday:  Fajitas

Saturday:  BBQ Chicken Sandwiches

Sunday:  Peppersteak

Week of November 1st

November 1st?!?  REALLY?!? 

Monday:  Leftovers

Tuesday:  Homemade mac and cheese

Wednesday:  Lasagna

Thursday:  Hamburgers and Hot Dogs

Friday:  Tacos

Saturday:  BBQ meat, potatoes and salad

Sunday:  Fried Chicken