Menu Plan for week of 9-12-2010

Last week we tried a new recipe Greek Chicken Pitas, and they were wonderful! We will decrease the lemon juice by a 1/4 cup, but the flavor was incredible! Here is this weeks menu:

Sunday: Queso Steak
Monday: Tortilla Crusted Tilapia- this is new for us.
Tuesday: Chicken Pot Pie - I will post the recipe this week
Wednesday: Crock Pot Ravioli and Homemade Foccacia
Thursday: Marlboro Man's Favorite Sandwich- easy and yummy from Pioneer Woman
Friday: Chimichangas
Saturday: Antipasto Wraps- we have been grilling these up like you would a grilled cheese, and we like them even more warmed through.
Sunday : Poppyseed Chicken with roasted asparagus

For more menu ideas and a great resource for tried and true recipes head over to Org Junkie's Menu Plan Monday. I always give myself some time every Monday to check it out!

Red Butte Gardens (aka- my dream garden)

We spent Labor Day Monday touring the Red Butte Gardens on Univ. of Utah's campus. It was the perfect weather to be walking up and down the hills and smelling all the beautiful flowers. For those who know me well, you know that I am such a plant killer. I love plants and flowers but they do not love me. It is best if I visit others gardens!

The colors were so bright and bold.

Or just simply beautiful.

The boys found these swings hidden all over the place.

Son#4 found this guy. He wasn't quite sure of why he was sitting on it!

We spent a wonderful day enjoying what God has labored over and created.

Menu Plan for week of September 6

We went out and played yesterday and I didn't get to this until this morning. Without further delay . . . . here is what we are feeding our family this week.

Monday: Turkey Sandwiches
Tuesday: Dirty Rice and corn
Wednesday: Beef tips and Noodles- Awana starts and I will be making easy things for multiple dinner times on Wednesdays.
Thursday: Greek Chicken Pitas this is new, it sounds good
Friday: Homemade Pizza night, I will be making this pizza for the hubby and I, and pepperoni one for the boys.
Saturday: Grilled Cheese night
Sunday: Queso Steak

I am putting my menu on Org Junkies Menu Plan Monday- click over there and check out all the great recipes and menus.

A wonderful summer dessert

I was watching Food Network the other night and Paula Deen was on with one of her sons and they were making a parfait. The simplicity and budget friendliness of the recipe appealed to me. I had to try it out. There are no quantities listed because it depends on how many you are making, but there is no way that you can mess this wonderful dish up!

Peach Parfaits
Fresh peaches sliced into bite sized pieces
Pecan Sandies- cookies found in the cookie isle, crushed (I used 3 for one serving)
Brown sugar
Cinnamon
Whipped cream

In a bowl, layer the peaches, sprinkle the crushed cookies on top, followed by a spoonful of brown sugar and a sprinkle of cinnamon. Repeat the layer one more time. Top with whipped cream.
It is so delicious and right now the peaches are super sweet and succulent! I hope that you give it a try!

Back to School and Back to Menu Planning! Menu plan for 8/30/10

It is back to school for us this week. We are starting up grades 7,5,3 and Son #4 is perfecting his cuteness! I am also aiming to get back in the habit of putting my menu up so that it will help keep me accountable! Here is what we will be feasting upon this week!

Sunday- Leftovers
Monday: Ginger Steak Salad
Tuesday: Enchilada Stacks
Wednesday:  Dirty Rice with corn on the cob
Thursday: Homemade Pizza
Friday: Pot Roast with mashed potatoes and gravy
Saturday: Grilled kielbasa and peppers amd roasted potatoes

Enjoy your week!

Antelope Island

The boys and I are determined to explore the area around us. We had marked out Antelope Island in the Great Salt Lake as a place that we wanted to explore and we were not disappointed! We are already planning on when to take Daddy out.

We brought a picnic lunch to eat on the beach.

We played in the water, but due to bugs (brine flies?) we didn't stay in the water or near the water for as long as we liked.

Notice in the bottom of the photo the black stuff on the ground? That was the mass of brine flies- they were disgusting! We had grand plans of building sand castles, but we were grossed out!

So we drove around the island to see what we could see- and we found an antelope! He stood so still the boys thought he was a statue!

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We also found this guy. Apparently there is a large herd of bison living on this island. They are HUGE in real life. We were so glad that we were in the car.

We had a wonderful little trip here. We can't wait to explore more of this new place that we have found ourselves in.

What I have been up to . . .

I have been a busy bee! I have been making my first ever rag quilt. It was actually really easy, the hardest part was snipping the seams. That took longer than putting the quilt together. I followed a great tutorial here. I can't wait for my newest nephew to be born so that I can send this out to him!