Little House in the Big Woods

Posted By linda on February 1, 2010

I am happy to say we got our menu plan and starting the week off really well. This should be a very good week. I don’t see any problems arising this week. I am excited to know that everything should go smoothly.

Monday
Breakfast – Waffles
Lunch - Mini Sliders, celery sticks, and applesauce
Dinner – Cobb Salad

Tuesday
Breakfast – Egg Muffin Sandwiches
Lunch – Turkey Wraps, carrots, bananas
Dinner – Chicken Noodle Soup

Wednesday
Breakfast – Apple Fruit-Filled Coffee Cake
Lunch – BBQ Wings, French Fries, Apple Slices
Dinner – Beef Stroganoff

Thursday
Breakfast – Chipped Beef
Lunch – Stuffed Corn Muffins, Mini salad, oranges
Dinner – Orange Chicken

Friday
Breakfast – Oatmeal
Lunch – Tuna Melts, celery sticks, apple slices
Dinner – Mexican Stuffed Shells

Saturday
Breakfast – Crepes
Lunch – Quesadillas, mini salad, oranges
Dinner – Chicken and Broccoli Casserole

Sunday
Breakfast – Cereal
Lunch – Tacos
Dinner – Chicken Caesar Salad

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Posted By linda on January 29, 2010

Yesterday, we had a completely homemade and wonderful lunch.  It was also super easy to prepare, because everything can be made in advance.  First, I made buns for the burgers by using my bread machine and a recipe of buttery bread rolls.

Second, I made up mini patties using a mini burger press. It was designed to make 2 ounce burgers, so I made 24 of them with 2 pounds of ground beef.  We used 10 mini burgers and buns for this lunch. Then froze the rest for another day. The broccoli soup I made from a recipe that I saw on “Down Home with the Neely’s”, a Food Network show.  It was as easy to make as it was delicious.  We also had warm applesauce with whipped cream. The applesauce I made last fall and I simply warmed it and topped it with my whipped cream.

Here is a list of the recipes I made, for your convenience:
Broccoli Soup
Buttery Rolls
Applesauce
Recipe to make whipped cream:
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/4 cup maple syrup

Use a hand mixer, and beat ingredients together in a bowl until they become light and fluffy.

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Posted By linda on January 27, 2010

I am taking it slow this week because I’m not feeling well. I was feeling ok on Monday, but by Monday night I started feeling sick. My sweet hubby saw I was not feeling well, and took over for me. Thankfully,  it was at the end of day and he only had take fruit-filled coffee cake out of the oven. Everyone liked the coffee cake that we had for breakfast on Tuesday, though I changed the recipe a little.  I cut the recipe in half, and used 3/4 cup of honey instead of the sugar. I also used homemade pie filling that I froze ahead of time. And best yet, instead of using their suggested icing, I whipped heavy cream with 1/2 cup of maple syrup.

I’m also sad to say I didn’t make the thumb-print cookies, or the spring rolls. We ate lunch out today, and I was still not feeling well enough to make the cookies. For snack today, they had a snack we had before: graham crackers with cream cheese and jelly.

Hopefully tomorrow I’ll be back to my usual speed. The whole family has been begging for spring rolls for lunch, so tomorrow if I am feeling better I’ll spoil them and do so.

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Posted By linda on January 25, 2010

We are running behind today.  I am happy to get our weekly menu up.  I don’t have to go the store this week, which is good because I was way over budget last week.

Monday
Breakfast – Hash Browns, Eggs, and Bacon
Lunch –  Grilled Cheese, Carrots, and Oranges
Dinner – Mixed Lasagna
Snack – Pirate Booty and Fruit Leathers

Tuesday
Breakfast – Fruit Filled Coffee Cake
Lunch – Homemade Ramen
Dinner – Cream Cheese Chicken w/Rice
Snack – Graham Crackers with cream cheese and jam

Wednesday
Breakfast – English Muffin Sandwiches
Lunch – Fried Rice and Spring Rolls
Dinner - Broccoli Soup
Snack – Thumbprint cookies and Apple Slices

Thursday
Breakfast – Waffles
Lunch – Hamburger Sliders
Dinner – Fish cakes, Brown Rice, and Green Beans
Snack – Popcorn and Fruit Leathers

Friday
Breakfast – Omelets
Lunch – Leftovers
Dinner – Fried Chicken w/Biscone and Gravy
Snack –  Ice Cream

Saturday
Breakfast – Pancakes
Lunch –   Egg Salad Sandwiches
Dinner – Taco Bake
Snack – Chips and Dip

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Posted By linda on January 23, 2010

I am sorry to say I have no picture of yesterday snack due to the fact my beloved Powerbook has died. We had yummy crispy spring rolls. Here is the recipe.

2 cups broccoli slaw or any type of slaw
1 cup of diced raw chicken
3 tablespoons soy sauce
spring roll wrappers
oil for frying

Cook chicken in a skillet with cooking spray over middle to high heat. Once chicken is cooked add broccoli slaw. Cooked until tender but still has a bite to it. Add soy sauce and cook for about a minute. Taste and see it if needs more soy sauce.  Be careful not to add to much soy sauce. It will make it salty. After everything is cook through allow mixture to cool. Then add couple of tablespoons of mixture on a spring roll. Wrap according to wrappers directions on the package.  Fry in some oil. The oil should come up half-way up on the spring rolls. Fry about a minute on each side or until it is golden brown. This can be made ahead of time. Make the spring rolls but don’t fry them. Freeze them on a cookie sheet.  Once frozen move them to a freeze bags. Fry them up when you want.  No need to defrost.

Picture from the internet. But this is what it is suppose to look like.

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Posted By linda on January 21, 2010

Today, we another special treat for snack. I made homemade oatmeal raisin cookies. They were made with no refined sugar. Instead, they were made with honey. We also had mini cucumber sandwich and apple slices.

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Posted By linda on January 20, 2010

We got another late start which means only an afternoon snack. We enjoyed cheese and crackers. The children favorite is graham crackers with cream cheese and strawberry preserves. It is a quick and easy snack. It has salty as well as sweet. Yummy!!

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Posted By linda on January 20, 2010

For breakfast today, we had mini quiche. I made them the day before and this morning all I had to do is warm them up. It is simple to make and highly delicious. I used the left over egg whites from the eggs when I made ice cream. You can fill them with anything you want. I used turkey and broccoli. It makes 12 mini quiches. Here is the recipe.

Mini Quiches

1/2 cup diced cooked turkey
1/2 cup grated cheese
3/4 cup chopped fresh broccoli
5 egg whites (you could use just 10 eggs, I had leftovers from the ice cream)
5 regular eggs
1 teaspoon Old Bay Seasoning

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Mix together eggs and Old Bay Seasoning in a bowl. Set aside. Spray a standard size muffin with cooking spray. Layer the turkey, broccoli, and cheese. Pour egg mixtures of each muffin section. Bake for 25 minutes at 375 degrees.

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Posted By linda on January 19, 2010

Today, we only had an afternoon snack because we started the day a little later than usual. We also had a very large breakfast. Today’s snack was chips and salsa dip with kiwi slices.

Chips and Salsa Dip with Kiwi

Salsa Dip

1/2 cup of salsa
1/2 cup of sour cream
1/4 cup of grated cheese

Mix all ingredients together and microwave on high for 1 minutes. Serve with tortilla chips.

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Posted By linda on January 19, 2010

Today was a really busy day.  I am actually posting this a lot later than I wanted to. I spent most of the day in the kitchen. My darling hubby bought for me an ice cream maker and I have been experimenting with it. I been making ice cream without any refined sugar and so far it has been very successful. Today, I made strawberry ice cream. I took the recipe for blueberry syrup and turn into strawberry syrup. I then added to the basic recipe for making honey ice cream and took out the honey in the recipe. I added the strawberry syrup when I add the heavy cream  It turn out really yummy.

This is the ice cream maker that my darling hubby got for me.

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