Food

I am back...my extremely talented husband somehow fixed this machine that hasn't worked for 3 or 4 weeks....and now there are so many posts I want to do I don't know where to begin. 

Sweet potatoes...boy howdy..



Travelling...I have been watching travel channels for days now...




Tables...still working on one

Chairs...still working on one...

And as a side note,  I REALLY DESPISE CRAFTING!!!!

Life..still happening.



Arkansas living...thought you might like to know what we do around here for fun...besides raise chickens..

Swim meets...had our first official USA meet...interesting..

But for now,  we'll just get on with the menu for the week...such as it is...

Mon.   Chicken Fried Steak which my talented 15 yr old will make,  probably with mashed tators and a salad



Tues.   Broccoli Quiche...apples and carmel sauce

Wed.  Some kind of grilled sandwich with fruit and raw veggies

Thur.  Curried Lentils and Potatoes from Hillbilly Housewife (if I find the link will post)

Fri.  Breakfast with Cinnamon rolls.  I Feel the NEED!!

Sat.   Probably pizza calzones...just sayin'

So there we go...a weeks worth of menu items.   Enjoy your week.

thanks for reading,

Reb 

Gotta Love Fall Soup Days

We have not had the air conditioner on for ONE WHOLE WEEK!  Last night we did have to turn it on but it only came on for a short time and nada since then.  After having to use it constantly because of this past summer heat,  it was such a joy and brought hopeful thoughts of cool fall days.  Of course, I live in Arkansas which means we could have summer heat all the way to Thanksgiving!!  Lord help me!

So in honor of the cool days past, and the hope of cool days to come,  here is the menu for the week.

Mon.    Haley's special chili.  She makes great chili.  She even demonstrated one year for the Homemakers group of 4-H.  Of course we have cornbread and I throw in a small salad. 

Tues.   Baked Potatoes,  my Rachael's favorite meal.  With fixin's of course, like broccoli,  bacon, cheese and butter. 

Wed.   Honey Garlic Chicken with rice and sweet peas from the garden.  Speakin' of which,  it's the pits right now.

Thur.   Tomato Soup with garlic cheese bread and a salad.  We have lots of lettuce at our house right now. 

Fri.  The girls have a tea party at my moms and they will be having Pizza Fondue with homemade bread sticks.  It think after that big lunch we will have sandwiches for dinner with fruit. 

Sat.  Sausage Egg Casserole with homemade cinnamon rolls.  Oh My Goodness!!

Sun.  A good old fashioned Roast with the Fixins (rice with brown gravy,  beans, rolls, oh, and maybe a sweet potato casserole from this....

It's difficult to read, but this measured 7 in.   I had begun to think we planted decorative sweet potatoes,  but this just popped up on Sat.  Yeah!!  I love sweet potatoes.  Of course this won't be good for baking, but boiling and eating it in a souffle will  taste great. 

Have a wonderful week of eating and laughing with your family,

thank for reading,

Reb

Linky up with  Organized Junkie Menu Monday

What's for dinner?

Here's what we're having this week.  I am getting low on motivation to cook.  Anyone else just want ice cream and watermelon? 

Mon.  Chipotle BBQ with cilantro lime rice and home made salsa (ok,  home made with canned tomatoes.  I have 12 tomato bushes and have eaten 2 tomatoes and now have 5 little green ones.  I didn't know you had to water them EVERYDAY!!!)

Tues.  Creamy Pesto Pasta Salad with green salad.  Yes,  EVERYTHING Pioneer Woman cooks looks good right now.  I just wish she would come to my house and cook it,  and clean it up, and tell me stories while I eat.

Wed.  Homemade Pizza using fresh veggies from....the market.  Oh,  my basil is fresh from the garden.  We finally found the perfect crust recipe in one of this summers magazines.  NO,  I can't go downstairs and look it up right now. 

Thur.  Broccoli quiche with a green salad and some kind of muffin.  (On a side note,  one August my husband and I were in New Orleans and we ate at La Madeline restaurant.   SOOO good,  it sealed the deal for me on quiches, muffins, fruit and of course,  pastries.  I used to have a cook book.  Might need to find another one on eBay.)

Fri.  Celebrating my dear daughter's 10th b'day and with ALL our family coming over plus a couple,  think we will stick to hot dogs,  chips, and she requested root beer or cream soda floats.  YUMMM!!

Sat.  Mama Nell's Macaroni--also a b'day request.  Yes,  these celebrations go on and on around here.

Sun.  Potluck at church.  Since we have so much basil I have made batches of pesto, so I will be bringing a Pesto Salad and taking rolls. 


That was a little  difficult to figure out this week.  I may end up scratching it and eating watermelon and ice cream.  I think that's kind of like eating a candy bar and drinking diet coke.


I have to finish with this.   I think I showed you a picture of some cupcakes I made last week.  Here is another one that shows off my piping skills (that is SOO much fun!!)

 and let's you drool a little.

My 7 year old piped these.  Not bad...could we be looking at a mom and daughter business?   HMMM!

  I have another recipe for Lemonade cupcakes.   I get these emails from Hoosier Homemade and they just look so good and easy.   Oh, My.  Guess I will be giving these out to neighbors.

thanks for reading,

Reb