February 2010 Exchange

Janet:
Grandmas Secret
Keilbasa
Lasagna

Jen:
Red Beans & Rice
French Dip
Apple & Herbed Dressing with Pork Chops

Heidi:
Italian Pasta Bake
Seared Ham with Jalapeno Apple Chutney
Parmesan Chicken

Misti:
Bacon Wrapped Chicken
Morocaan Beef Stew
Pulled Pork Chili

Chicks are Meeting

Tomorrow at noon the chicks are meeting for lunch, planning and exchange! So lot's of new recipes and reviews coming soon! I will also post about the leaders notes, so that if you find yourself starting or leading a group, maybe it can help you facilitate your group well!

Here are the suggestions I am taking to the group:

Creamy Blue Cheese Pasta
**not sure if this is freezer friendly, but I know for sure 2 families love this stinky cheese! there maybe some ways to make it freezer friendly!

Beef Bourguinon
**this looks like some serious fall comfort food!

Loaded Baked Potato Soup
**this is a classic recipe for our group - Misti is the expert on this entree

Cubed Salmon

Taffy Apple Muffins
**breakfast after school snacks

Magnificent Casserole

Chicken Enchiladas Suizas

Menu Planning Help!

One of the quick ways I have found to generate ideas for menu planning is looking into free services. There are several out there, but this one I have had great results on getting real family friendly food and not any spam!

Monday

• Taco Mac Salad
• Yogurt With Berries

Tuesday

• Chicken Ham and Rice Casserole
• Broccoli Salad
• Fruit of Your Choice

Wednesday

• Homemade Pesto with Angel Hair Pasta
• Salad
• Garlic Bread

Thursday

• Easy Feta Chicken Bake
• Zucchini Herb Casserole
• Italian Bread dipped in Olive Oil with Pesto sauce

Friday

• Hawaiian Pizza
• Salad
• Snow Cones

Another fun feature is that they will give you a grocery list and link to the recipes on the site. You can sign up for this to be sent to your inbox to help generate ideas!

Enjoy!

-tina

Misti's Monday Menu Planning (7.23.06)

Monday: (soccer practice) Tuna Tortellini Gratin from last week. We had so many leftovers that we ate on from Thursday to Sunday.

Tuesday: Sweet & Sour Chicken and Rice

Wednesday: (soccer meeting/practice) Roast in the crockpot with veggies.

Thursday: (dance meeting-boys home-hubby will cook) T-Bone Steaks on the grill, potatoes & salad.

Friday: Sloppy Joe's (using Where's the Beef? Beef otherwise know as Magic Meat.

Not sure about Saturday and Sunday-CWH has Show-Me State soccer games.

-misti

Yum-O!

Just wanted to share with you how the Italian Mac n Cheese looks after baked! It is one of the yummiest meals that we have! The Italian sausage, the cheese, the tomatoes....you get the picture! You must try this recipe! It's one of those great comfort foods...this is one of my family's favorite meals! You don't need anything else to make this meal...I'm serving it with a salad & bread.

-misti

Summer Cooking with Ziplock Chicken

I am really enjoying the fresh veggies from the garden-not my garden but from a friend's garden. And grilling...

This evening I grilled the Ziploc Chicken-basically it's a BBQ sauce & a bottle of beer, poured into a ziploc bag with the chicken legs. Thaw & grill or bake in oven or crockpot. My orginal plan was to cook it in the crockpot but with it being summer, I thought it would be much better on the grill! I served it with fresh from the garden potatoes, zucchini & onions and the cucumber, onion & tomato salad. We have acquired lots of cucumbers & I made cucumbers & onions

I sauteed the new potatoes in olive oil & added the zucchini & onions after the potatoes started to crisp up on one side. They were really yummy and went great with the chicken.

The awesome thing about the freezer meals is that you can cook healthy and without much preparation-no need to eat out! It has be a life saver for my family & our food budget!

-misti

Janet's Menu Plan Monday ~07-16~

WOW! I'm so blessed! Between Angel Food Ministries and Freezer Chicks, my freezer is stuffed so full I had to use two sheets to do an inventory. I sorted the freezer today. I have 3 freezers; 2 fridge/freezers & one small deep freeze. One of my struggles has been that I can NEVER find anything. I have tried organizing to make it easier but stuff still gets all mixed up and I can't remember what's in what freezer. So when I did the inventory, I color-coded it, so I know what freezer it is in. (ok so I'm uber-geeky LOL)

I have a goal for the rest of the month to NOT eat out and to try to just eat out of our panty or freezer. I think I can do this with just 15 days left to go.

Monday: Inside-out burgers & french fries

Tuesday: Sweet 'n Sour Chicken, Veggies, Rice

Wednesday: Mexican Meatloaf, Mashed potatoes, Salad

Thursday: Tuna Helper, peas, fruit

Friday: Sweet 'n Sour Kielbasa, rice, veggies

Saturday: Calzones, Salad

Sunday: Bruschetta Chicken, Salad, green beans

Visit http://orgjunkie.blogspot.com for more information on menu plan Monday.