Looking Back on October

Can you believe that today is already November? Where did October go? I thought I'd do a little recap of what I blogged about in October.

I actually posted all four weeks worth of menus.

Menu for Week #298 and a little about doughnut making. (apparently I really liked Week 296 because I typed the wrong number in my photo last week. Should have been week 298!)

http://whatisonyourmenu.blogspot.com/2014/10/week-296-menu.html

Menu for Week #297 and a few pictures from my weekend trip to Washington.

Menu for Week #296 and a little about doughnut making.

and Week #295 and what I love about fall in New Mexico.

I'm looking forward to posting week #300 in a little over a week! I've got a fun giveaway planned and I'm really excited about it! Don't miss it!

I posted two recipes. One for sweet crepes (my kids favorite breakfast). My 5 year old asks me almost every morning to make him crepes, but I usually just make him malt-o-meal instead. :) Maybe tomorrow I will.

I also posted a recipe for brownie pudding! I think we might need to make some tomorrow for Sunday dessert. I've got some vanilla ice cream waiting for it.

I posted three Bits and Pieces posts (fun things that I want to share usually on a Friday).

Bits & Pieces #9 - 6 Things on a Friday

Bits and Pieces #10

Bits & Pieces #11 - Halloweekend Preparations

And a Happy Halloween post yesterday!

I also addressed the solution to helping your house from smelling like onions for days. :) (A serious problem, I know.)

And lastly, I posted some thoughts about how to distance yourself from your smartphone in preparation for a Relief Society lesson I was teaching in church. The lesson was great and we had some good discussion.

I guess that was October! November is going to be a crazy, busy month. I'm afraid it's going to fly by too fast. At least we get an extra hour tomorrow with day lights savings time, right?

Have a great rest of your weekend! I'll be back on Monday to post (and plan) my menu for the week.

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

Havreflarn (Swedish Oat Crisp Cookies)

We had some teenagers over for a Swedish themed dinner last night. They were participating in a "missionary for a day" activity. They were paired up into companionships, like the official missionaries for our church and were assigned to a family for dinner. They ate with us and then taught us a lesson about Heavenly Father's plan for us. My husband served a mission in Sweden. He lived there for two years and loved it. Swedish meatballs are a staple at our house. (They're super easy to make and my pickiest eater's favorite!). When we visit IKEA we usually stock up on the cream gravy packets and jars of Lingonberries. We were out of lingonberry, but after a few phone calls, I found some at one of our local grocery stores. We ate meatballs, gravy, lingonberry, mashed potatoes (I ran out of time, other wise I would have steamed little red potatoes from our garden) and green beans (though my husband doesn't remember eating them in Sweden

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

What is on your menu this week?

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