Week 307 Menu and a new home!

Hi guys! Well, we finally made it to the end of our moving adventure. We've been in transition since the week of Thanksgiving. It's been a great couple of months, but a little crazy and far from normal and routine. My favorite part was being able to spend time with so many of our favorite people.

View from my deck

We closed on our new home last week and I thought I'd take a quick break from the boxes this morning to post. I'm loving our new home. It's has lots of extra space, a huge yard, a big hill behind the house, beautiful view especially at night, and seems to be in a great neighborhood.

basement that the kids occasionally use to make box forts

It's been fun to explore our new town. I don't have to use Google Maps everywhere I go anymore. We have beautiful rivers, farmland, close shopping and not too much traffic. Someone asked me if I felt like I'd moved to Mayberry...little did she know where I just moved from or where I grew up!

I've met lots of great people and made some friends. We are all missing our old friends like crazy, but hopefully the hardest times are behind us now that everyone has already started school, scouts, activity days, basketball, etc.

All right..the boxes are calling my name. Menu time...

Monday: we had lasagna with our favorite french bread and homemade freezer jam (so glad that Costco carries raspberries)

Tuesday: we had honey lime enchiladas with Sandy's famous salsa on top

Wednesday: we had marinated steak and rice

Thursday: chicken angelo

Friday: homemade pizza

Saturday: homemade chicken noodle soup

Sunday: perfect pot roast, potatoes, etc.

All righty...what have you been making lately? I'd love to hear your menu ideas.

P.S. Since things have been so busy, I've been posting much more on Instagram than I have on Facebook or here.

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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