Week 425 Menu

Some of our backyard where we spend lots of our time in the summer, looking out to the garden.

Hi all,

The summer is buzzing along! I can't even keep up, so I'm just enjoying the crazy ride. This week is a slower week at my house, since my 12 year old is at scout camp. I've actually made dinner a few times, so I thought menu planning would be a good idea for the next week or so.

This Week

Monday: I think we had leftovers...can't remember.

Tuesday: we had grilled sweet and sour chicken (really good!)

Wednesday: we had instant pot chicken noodle soup and one hour rolls (even though it was 100 degrees outside)

Thursday: we are having taco soup made with peppers, onion and corn from our garden

Friday: easy night

Saturday: lasagna

Sunday: french dip sandwiches

Next Week

Monday: grilled Hawaiian chicken, rice, garden veggies

Tuesday: instant pot greek pork, garlic flatbread, tzatsiki sauce

Wednesday: breakfast burritos

Thursday: teriyaki burgers, grilled corn salsa

Friday: Swedish meatballs, steamed potatoes, IKEA gravy

Saturday: easy night

Sunday: easy night

What about you? Are you menu planning this summer? I've just been taking one day at a time, but having it planned out feels so good! Feel free to share what you've been eating. :)

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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