Week 51 Menu and Corn Masa Flour Recipes

I've been spent a lot of time in the kitchen this week when the baby has been sleeping and the kids are playing. I bought a bag of masa corn flour the other day and tried two recipes with it. I thought I'd share some of what I've made:

Soft Wrap Bread -- really yummy wraps (like a thick tortilla) that we ate with chicken salad inside. The kids ate theirs with ham, cheese, and ranch dressing inside. I was disappointed that I didn't make enough. I didn't get one for lunch the next day.

Tamale Griddle Cakes -- The kids ate theirs plain. We ate ours with shredded pork, salsa and guacamole on top. Yum!
I made some homemade corn tortillas (using the recipe off of the masa bag). They weren't very flavorful, so I sprayed them with cooking spray, sprinkled them with salt and baked them until crisp. My 5 year old gave me thumbs up -- she loved them dipped in salsa and also plain.

I also made three different batches of my favorite rolls -- Cloud Light Crescent Rolls. I've posted the recipe before, but if you haven't tried them, you should. They are delicious!

All right -- now time for my menu for this week. Last week was a little crazy and I didn't stick to my menu all the way. We'll see what this week brings:

Monday: taking dinner to the sister missionaries -- one is sick, poor girl -- maybe I'll make chicken noodle soup with homemade noodles and fresh bread.

Tuesday: girl's night out -- easy night for the rest of the family, maybe french toast

Wednesday: crockpot white chili, cornbread muffins

Thursday: freezer pasta dinner

Friday: Swedish meatballs, boiled red potatoes w/IKEA gravy

Saturday: pepperoni pizza rollup

Sunday: grilled steak, rice

Thanks to Maggie, Meagan & Laura for posting their recipes last week! You guys are great! I shared my menu, now go ahead and share yours. Have a good week! Check back soon for the sweet treat that I promised last week (sorry!).

One Hour Rolls

These rolls are amazing! I've been making these rolls since 2001 when I was a newlywed and my sister-in-law shared the recipe with me. The rolls are light, fluffy, easy to make and they only take one hour! And delicious too! I've made these rolls more times than I can count, so I've perfected the art of making them. Here are some step-by-step instructions with pictures for you. Here's what you'll need. I buy pretty much all of the ingredients in this recipe at Sam's club, thus the huge containers. You need warm water, yeast, oil, sugar, salt, egg and flour. In the mixer bowl, add warm water (not hot), oil, sugar and yeast. Mix together. After ten or fifteen minutes the yeast mixture should be puffed up like this. Time to add the salt and beaten egg. Then mix in the flour. (I've used a mixture of half wheat and half white flour successfully.) Keep adding flour until the dough is manageable. It will be a little sticky, b

The Best French Bread I've Ever Made

This is the best french bread I've ever made. I got this recipe from my friend, Nikki, who gave us some of this bread as a thank you for my hubby helping them move a piano. I remember it being delicious and we gobbled it up fast. I was intimidated for some reason by the recipe and waited a few years before I made it. We needed some bread for to make some turkey, provolone, avocado sandwiches, so I made some of this bread and it was perfect! We sliced one loaf like they do at Subway. Then later I made normal shaped sandwiches with the rest of the bread. Delicious... light and fluffy and yummy! Update 2/22/12: This is still my favorite bread after making it for a year! It turns out perfect every time and it's gone in a flash! printable recipe French Bread recipe from my friend, Nikki Yield: 2 loaves Ingredients 2 c. warm water 1 pkg (or 1 heaping Tbsp.) yeast 1/4 c. granulated sugar 1 T. olive oil

Don't like your house to smell like food? I've got a kitchen tip for that!

I have a smallish, one story house and if I cook food that is kind of smelly, like onions, the smell tends to linger in every room. This is a pet peeve of mine and (also my husband's). Over the years I've found a few ways to cook smelly food without smelling up the kitchen. Use your garage! I use my garage quite often to cook things in. I open the window and it airs out, especially when you open the garage door. I'm sure my neighbors wonder what I'm cooking. I've used two different kitchen appliances in the garage: my crockpot and my food dehydrator. Crockpot - I did this very thing today since I'm simmering chicken, onions, carrots and celery to make chicken noodle soup tonight. I don't want my house to smell like onions all day, so I plugged it in on my husband's workbench. Food dehydrator - when I make jerky, I plug the food dehydrator in in the garage. I don't really want my house to smell like meat for hours

What is on your menu this week?

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