Good morning everyone! Sorry I didn't get back here last night, but sometimes life throws little monkey wrenches into the wheels of progress. However, I did get my menu planned for next week. One thing you need to know, is that these things are not set in stone. Sometimes, I have family over, family schedules change, or I am invited out to eat and I re-arrange the schedule. That happened this week.
Tonight - Nachos (made from meat I cooked last Saturday and froze)
Saturday - Saturday is usually homemade pizza night. My family comes over and we all get involved in making individual pizzas. This week we have a change. Because my grandkids are coming over to make a huge batch of applesauce to can for the winter, I need to come up with something easier for dinner. We will have paninis; this is a family favorite and easy to do.
Sunday - since I made the spaghetti and meatballs Thursday instead of the planned paninis, I have a pork roast I will cook with sweet potatoes and onions in the oven. I have a Romtopf pot I bought back in the 70's when we lived in Germany. This is an unglazed clay cooker with a lid that you soak in water and then use in the oven. It makes wonderful tender, moist food. It's great for roasts, whole chicken and such.
Monday - Macaroni and cheese. This is a recipe I have developed over the years, tweaked and improved upon. When I make it this weekend I promise to measure and then I will pass on the recipe. It serves eight so you can put it in two pans and freeze one.
Tuesday - Crock pot beef stew. I will make this on Saturday and put in the fridge until Tuesday.
Wednesday - Arroz con pollo. I have no idea if this is anywhere close to the real arroz con pollo, but I have been making this for years. When my son was a teenager, his friends would come over and I would make this for them. They named it. Will cook ahead on Saturday and freeze.
Thursday - This is the one night of the week that I actually can cook a meal, no meetings, no visit to my mom, no doctor's appointments. I will make chicken cutlets.
Friday - Taco night - The remainder of the meat I froze last weekend.
So there it is. A week's worth of really easy meals because most of the cooking was done beforehand.
This weekend, I will get the mac and cheese recipe up, and I will try to post a page about my pantry. Here is some homework for you regarding your pantry items. If you have time, go through the recipes that you know your family loves. Make a list of all the ingredients and divide the list into perishable and non perishable. Don't forget to include spices needed and things like rice, pasta and flour.
So I have my work cut out for me this weekend and so do you. See you back here soon!
Happy cooking!
Carol
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