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Monday, November 21, 2011

Menu Monday


Hi friends! Welcome to Menu Monday. I'm a list maker with a huge responsibility ... to feed my 5 kids dinner every night! I have to do it on a budget! I'm compelled to make it relatively nutritious and it has to be quick!

At our house this week we have: 2 kids on 2 separate basketball teams, a teenager with a job and slew of extra curricular activities, a daddy who's a full time student, a mommy with 2 part time jobs and I havent' even mentioned the twins yet! Needless to say we're busy! And hungry! This is how we do it ....


Monday
Taco Meat for Tacos, Nachos or Taco Salad with Velveeta Queso Blanco Dip

Tuesday
Pork Chops 'n Apple Sauce with Fried Potatoes, Steamed Broccoli and Corn Bread
(leftover potatoes make excellent breakfast skillets! just rewarm and pair with fried eggs and toast! likewise, leftover broccoli will top a baked potato for my lunch at work this week!)

Wednesday
Italian Casserole (from the loving hands of Lauren Ragone!)





Thursday
Chicken Viola!
(seriously, it doesn't get any easier than this!)

Friday
Super grilled cheese sandwiches (super = cream cheese, tomato, ham slices, provolone cheese or any combo there of!)



Butter Cake

Saturday
Fried Fish, Cheesy Potatoes, Biscuits and Corn
Butter Cake for Dessert


*No menu Monday next week! It's Thanksgiving of course! Enjoy your Turkey & Leftovers (but be sure to take the time to acquire leftover Turkey ... some great recipes coming up)






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Sunday, November 20, 2011

Italian Casserole

This recipe comes from the kitchen of Lauren Ragone. She lovingly made this dish for my family and graciously allowed me to share it as a part of Menu Monday! Thanks Lauren! xo SS

1 pound of hamburger
1 clove of garlic
1 tsp of sugar
2 8 oz can of tomato sauce
1 8 oz package of egg noodles
2 Tbsp of butter
onion
8 oz cream cheese
8 oz of sour cream
cheddar cheese

Melt butter in skillet and brown hamburger with crushed or finely chopped garlic. Add salt, pepper, sugar and tomato sauce. Cover an cook slowly for 15 - 20 minutes. Meanwhile cook noodles and drain. Chop onions and mix with cream cheese and sour cream. Layer half the noodles, cream cheese, tomato meat mixture and remaining noodles. Top with cheddar cheese and bake 350 for 40 minutes or until bubbly.

*my hubby loved, loved it! Also makes a great leftover!


Butter Cake


We had this at a potluck this fall and loved it! It smells awesome as it bakes up (better than any candle you could ever light!).

1 box Duncan Hines Butter Cake Mix
1 stick of melted butter
2 eggs

Mix these ingredients together and spread out in a greased 9x13 pan

8 oz of cream cheese
1 box of powdered sugar
2 eggs

Mix these ingredients well and pour over cake batter
Bake for 350 for 35 minutes
Sprinkle with additional powdered sugar and let cool.
Store covered loosely!

Monday, November 14, 2011

Menu Monday

It's Menu Monday and I have a choice to make. I can report to you a menu that will knock your socks off and impress you and your mother ... or I can be honest and say we are in a ridiculously busy season (ala Mommy has a new job).

So? We ate. Granted it was a lot more pre-made food than I'd like (sorry Jaime Oliver). Quick food. Food that Aaron can prepare in my absence. So you're not about to be impressed but it is what it is, isn't it!


Sunday
Cinnamon Rolls for brunch
YoYo (your on your own) all day
Cereal Sunday for dinner

Monday
Chicken Patty Cordon Blue with Blue Box Mac n Cheese
(frozen chicken pattys cooked & topped with slices of ham and swiss cheese)


Tuesday
Leftover Beef Stroganoff over buttered egg noodles
(I always buy more roast than we'll eat the first time and then save it for stroganoff. To make it you put combine cooked meat with a can of cream of celery soup and a can of mushroom (or onion soup) and warm through. Serve over noodles or toast or mashed potatoes. Whatever's your pleasure!)

Wednesday
Tenderloins with Sweet Potato Fries
(Frozen tenderloin pattys fried up and nasty oven sweet potato fries
why so many sandwiches you ask? because at last week's potluck I bought waaaay too many buns. Throw them out? Never! We use everything!)

Thursday
Pizza Hut

Friday
PF Changs
yep! from frozen food department.

Saturday
Steak Fajitas with Queso Blanco Dip and Chips
(ok this I cooked! I sliced peppers, onions and ribeyes, salt and peppered them and put them in a screamin hot cast iron skillet. easiest 12 minutes of my day!)









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Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Menu Monday


Here is the Sikorski Family Menu for the week! I am happy to share it with you! I hope that you are cooking for your family, especially since it is Fall! Why Fall you say? Because Fall has pumpkin and cider and apples in plenty. Aren't those just them most wonderful smells? I love baking in Autumn!
Happy Cooking!

oh yeah (a-hem!) be ye forewarned that I only photographed the sweets this week... reading this blog may encourage you to gain weight! sorry!

Sunday
Maple French Toast Bake
(I love breakfasts you can make the night before! Just pop it out the refrigerator 30 min before baking and viola! warm yummy food!)


Monday
Chili
(ok there's no super secret recipe here! I literally buy a packet of Chili seasoning and then I don't follow the directions. ha! It's a little ground beef, beans, onion, cans of diced tomatoes...in other words, my chili never tastes the same twice! However, one must always cook chili ahead of time to allow for maximum simmer factor and serve with shredded cheese, tortilla chips and sour cream)

Tuesday
Hamburgers and Roasted Red Potatoes

Wednesday
Pot Roast, Mashed Potatoes, corn (leftover from the summer!) and Hawiian rolls
(God himself must have baked the first sweet roll we call Hawiian bread ... it's divine!)

Thursday
Cheeseburger Joes & frozen bag of french fries with Cupcakes for Dessert
(had to go to a banquet so I made food that could go with me and leave some behind for the kids thus the Cheeseburger Joes. The cupcakes looked delicious although they were just a box mix. I learned from Rachel Ray that you can put a hunk of candy dredged in flour on top of the cake batter before you bake the cupcakes for a delicious surprise inside! Another great way to use that leftover Halloween Candy!)


Friday
Cheeseburger Roll Up and Pumpkin Pie cake
(I had plenty of meat left over from the banquet so I wrapped it up in a refrgerated pizza crust. I just added precooked bacon and more cheese!)

Saturday
Homemade Pizza & Candy Pizza
(I use knock-off Boboli crusts when I make homemade pizza. They are way easier than making your own dough and taste better then the refrigerated dough) I make a cheese for the kids, a sausage for everybody and a sausage/mushroom/onion for the hubs and I.)
p.s. cook extra sausage and save because if you have eggs on hand the meat and mushrooms make a yummy! omelet the next morning!
p.s.s. if you are an egg-cellent omelet maker, good for you! I'm not and therefore insist on using an omelet pan! I love it!


Extra! Extra Recipes ....


Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins
(photo before they were iced! they get even better folks!)












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Pumpkin Pie Cake

image from recipe.com
1 large can of pumpkin
4 eggs
1 can evaporated milk
1 1/2 c sugar
2 T cinnamon
1/2 t nutmeg
1 t ginger

topping:
1 boxed yellow cake mix
2 sticks of butter
your favorite nuts

Mix first 7 ingredients well in a bowl. Pour into an ungreased 9x13 pan. Sprinkle the cake mix & nuts (if you prefer) over the pumpkin and then pour the butter over all of that! Bake 350 for 1 hour! Let cool, but delicious warm with whipped cream!

Candy Shop Pizza


(My kids always help me make this yummy treat! Let your kids help out in the kitchen whenever possible!)

1 package of refrigerated cookie dough
smashed out on a cookie sheet or pizza pan
Bake at 375 for 15 minutes or until done around the edges
Plop a few tablespoons of peanut butter on hot crust and sprinkle 1 cup or so of chocolate chips.
Let stand for a few minutes then spread the the melted 'sauce' around.
Then sprinkle with your favorite (or leftover) candy!
Let cool completely and then enjoy!



Maple French Toast Bake

image from ezrapoundcake.com
12 slices of bread cubed
8 oz of cream cheese cubed
8 eggs
1 c milk
1/2 c maple syrup (which is expensive so I often substitute with pancake syrup)

Arrange half the bread in a 2 quart greased baking dish
Sprinkle cream cheese cubes around
(if you like blueberries or pecans you can add them at this point but my kids won't eat it that way)
Add remaining bread
In a bowl whisk eggs, milk and syrup
and pour over all.
Refrigerate covered overnight
Set out 30 min before baking
Bake covered at 350 for 30 min and uncovered for 20
Yum!