Wednesday we had a classic go to meal for us. Mushroom soup meatballs with gravy, mashed potatoes, corn, and biscuits. Talk about your hearty meal!
Mushroom soup meatballs with gravy:
Ingredients: ground beef, can of mushroom soup, water or milk, salt and pepper. Directions: Make the meat into half dollar to golf-ball size balls. Fry them in a skillet until cooked through rolling them over from time to time (I like mine black on all sides). Drain grease. Turn down heat to medium heat. Add one can of mushroom soup and one can of milk or water into the skillet. (I just use water, milk makes it creamer but I was out). Whisk or misk the soup mixture together to make a gravy. Salt and pepper to taste.
While the meatballs are cooking I'm making mashed potatoes as well. Last night I did something a bit different. While I was boiling my potato slices (slices cook faster, more surface area) I threw in some CAULIFLOWER! After everything was tender I drained the water and then blended in some butter and evaporated milk. I forgot we didn't have any milk (getting groceries today) but I had about 4 cans of evaporated milk to use, and it worked just fine. But the cauliflower looks and taste just like potatoes... but healthier for you! SNEAKY SNEAKY ME!
While I'm working on the potatoes and meatballs I have another pan of just corn warming up while multitasking even more by cooking the biscuits. You can use whatever vegetables you want (I also served it with fresh carrot sticks). You can do whatever makes you happy! Altogether it takes me about 30 minutes to whip this meal together.
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Thursday: left over night! Because Jeremiah didn't go to work the first few days of this week, he hasn't had a reason to take leftovers to work, so our fridge is fully of yummies and passed goodies. Jeremiah is also playing in a magic tournament tonight so he'll just eat when he gets home he said. However, I am going to make some banana bread... my bananas are looking rather mushy! =]
Well I have some errands to run. Hope everyone has a good day today!
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Thursday, January 26, 2012
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Day ten - small group - spaghetti feed
We made the simple ham, cheese crescent rolls wraps last night. They were really good, really simple. Something I will have to remember when Gideon is older. I think Jeremiah liked them as well.
Tonight we are going to a new small group with some of our friends. We have a pot luck dinner. So I am making spaghetti (noodles and sauce) as well as a cake to take.
Last night I wrote out a menu for another week trying almost all new recipes! I'm interested to see how long we can go without eating out. I am also curious how this has helped our health. I have one of my bi-weekly doctor appointments tomorrow, and curious to see how much I have gained since then.
I'm going to make some of my own sauce tonight with a little bit of ground beef to make it go a bit further. I'll have to make sure to not make it spicy for some kids and a few adults have issues with spicy foods. Hope it all taste well.
Have a great day everyone!
Tonight we are going to a new small group with some of our friends. We have a pot luck dinner. So I am making spaghetti (noodles and sauce) as well as a cake to take.
Last night I wrote out a menu for another week trying almost all new recipes! I'm interested to see how long we can go without eating out. I am also curious how this has helped our health. I have one of my bi-weekly doctor appointments tomorrow, and curious to see how much I have gained since then.
I'm going to make some of my own sauce tonight with a little bit of ground beef to make it go a bit further. I'll have to make sure to not make it spicy for some kids and a few adults have issues with spicy foods. Hope it all taste well.
Have a great day everyone!
Monday, January 16, 2012
Day seven and eight - waffles and ground beef corn bread bake
Saturday night we (Clayton, Jeremiah and I) went to our friend Craig's house. He grilled chicken, zucchini, and bread for us (yum, me)!
Sunday (day seven of no eating out) I made waffles for Jeremiah, Clayton and I.... we ate the whole batch! I only had one, the guys ate the rest. I guess they were hungry, or they were delicious. Sunday night we split girls and boys up among our friends. Becca and I were sent to help our friend Michelle unpack, simply and get organized into her and her husband's home. The guys were left at our house, to stay out of our way =] Jeremiah baked two pizzas for all of the guys while Michelle made Manicati (sp?) and a side salad. It was very good, something new for me to try.
Monday (day eight of no eating out) For lunch I had left overs, Jeremiah made a quick fritio chili pie (chili out of a can... kinda icky to me). Tonight we made a ground beef/corn bread casserole. Here's our made up recipe (which we are about to try now!)
INGREDIENTS:
3/4 - 1 lb ground beef, cooked
1 green bell pepper, finely chopped
1/2 onion, finely chopped
1 can of black beans, drained and rinse
Taco seasoning
Corn bread mix
1 egg
1/3 cup milk
1/2 - 1 cup shredded cheese (flavor of your choice)
Picante Salsa to taste
Sour Cream is also an optional topping.
DIRECTIONS:
Brown the ground beef and cook the onions and peppers until they are tender. Add the taco seasoning as directed on package. Add the black beans to warm them. In a separate bowl mix the corn bread mix as directed on the box. In an 8x8 sprayed pan combine the meat and corn bread mixture. Top with cheese. Cook in a preheated 400 degree oven for around 30 minutes or until fully cooked.
Top with lettuce, more cheese, salsa, sour cream or so forth
Jeremiah said it was pretty good, specially for our first try and making it up! It was very filling and I personally enjoyed it (I liked the sweetness the corn bread brought) and the ease of putting it all together vs. having just tacos.
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Had a productive day today and it's only Monday!! Woot woot
xoxo,
MJ
PS Gideon is 33 weeks "developed" today. I have less than 2 months!! HOoray!
Sunday (day seven of no eating out) I made waffles for Jeremiah, Clayton and I.... we ate the whole batch! I only had one, the guys ate the rest. I guess they were hungry, or they were delicious. Sunday night we split girls and boys up among our friends. Becca and I were sent to help our friend Michelle unpack, simply and get organized into her and her husband's home. The guys were left at our house, to stay out of our way =] Jeremiah baked two pizzas for all of the guys while Michelle made Manicati (sp?) and a side salad. It was very good, something new for me to try.
Monday (day eight of no eating out) For lunch I had left overs, Jeremiah made a quick fritio chili pie (chili out of a can... kinda icky to me). Tonight we made a ground beef/corn bread casserole. Here's our made up recipe (which we are about to try now!)
INGREDIENTS:
3/4 - 1 lb ground beef, cooked
1 green bell pepper, finely chopped
1/2 onion, finely chopped
1 can of black beans, drained and rinse
Taco seasoning
Corn bread mix
1 egg
1/3 cup milk
1/2 - 1 cup shredded cheese (flavor of your choice)
Picante Salsa to taste
Sour Cream is also an optional topping.
DIRECTIONS:
Brown the ground beef and cook the onions and peppers until they are tender. Add the taco seasoning as directed on package. Add the black beans to warm them. In a separate bowl mix the corn bread mix as directed on the box. In an 8x8 sprayed pan combine the meat and corn bread mixture. Top with cheese. Cook in a preheated 400 degree oven for around 30 minutes or until fully cooked.
Top with lettuce, more cheese, salsa, sour cream or so forth
Jeremiah said it was pretty good, specially for our first try and making it up! It was very filling and I personally enjoyed it (I liked the sweetness the corn bread brought) and the ease of putting it all together vs. having just tacos.
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Had a productive day today and it's only Monday!! Woot woot
xoxo,
MJ
PS Gideon is 33 weeks "developed" today. I have less than 2 months!! HOoray!
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Day two - slow cooker taco soup
Yesterday I made the santa-fe chicken. Everything went well, except I forgot the cheese! How did I forget the cheese?!?!?!
Today, I found this recipe from all recipe.com
Slow Cooker Taco Soup:
Ingredients:
1 pound ground beef
1 onion, chopped
1 (16 ounce) can chili beans, with liquid
1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans with liquid
1 (15 ounce) can whole kernel corn, with liquid
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
2 (14.5 ounce) cans peeled and diced tomatoes
1 (4 ounce) can diced green chile peppers
2 packages of taco seasoning mix
Water to fill crock pot
Directions:
In a medium skillet, cook the ground beef until browned over medium heat. Drain, and set aside.
Place the ground beef, onion, chili beans, kidney beans, corn, tomato sauce, water, diced tomatoes, green chile peppers and taco seasoning mix in a slow cooker. Mix to blend, and cook on Low setting for 8 hours.
Servings: 8
Amount Per Serving Calories: 362 | Total Fat: 16.3g | Cholesterol: 48mg
Because this makes A LOT, it will be a good soup to freeze and save for a later date.
Alterations and substitutes:
I browned the meat with one onion, one green pepper and three garlic cloves all finely minced.
Then I used two cans of kidney beans, and one can of (15 ounces) tomato sauce for I didn't have the smaller version.
I also used some pepper and some salt to taste.
We'll see how this taste in a few hours!
We ended up eating it with tortilla chips and some shredded cheese. Jeremiah said it was okay, it didn't "wow" him though. We decided that it needed TWO packages of taco seasoning. It did make a FULL crock pot, so we are freezing more than half of it for another meal another time! =]
**Notes**
To spice it up, some of the comments were made to cook the onions, taco seasoning WITH the meat. I'm going to do that.
recipe can be found by clicking here.
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Jeremiah went back to work today! Two days in a row. I hope he can make it all week. He's working 10 hour shifts, and I know it's hard on him. But he can do it. I just continue to pray that he'll be proud of this accomplishment, the amazing things he is doing for this family.
Gideon is getting bigger and bigger! I'm 32.5 weeks down!
Today, I found this recipe from all recipe.com
Slow Cooker Taco Soup:
Ingredients:
1 pound ground beef
1 onion, chopped
1 (16 ounce) can chili beans, with liquid
1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans with liquid
1 (15 ounce) can whole kernel corn, with liquid
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
2 (14.5 ounce) cans peeled and diced tomatoes
1 (4 ounce) can diced green chile peppers
2 packages of taco seasoning mix
Water to fill crock pot
Directions:
In a medium skillet, cook the ground beef until browned over medium heat. Drain, and set aside.
Place the ground beef, onion, chili beans, kidney beans, corn, tomato sauce, water, diced tomatoes, green chile peppers and taco seasoning mix in a slow cooker. Mix to blend, and cook on Low setting for 8 hours.
Servings: 8
Amount Per Serving Calories: 362 | Total Fat: 16.3g | Cholesterol: 48mg
Because this makes A LOT, it will be a good soup to freeze and save for a later date.
Alterations and substitutes:
I browned the meat with one onion, one green pepper and three garlic cloves all finely minced.
Then I used two cans of kidney beans, and one can of (15 ounces) tomato sauce for I didn't have the smaller version.
I also used some pepper and some salt to taste.
We'll see how this taste in a few hours!
We ended up eating it with tortilla chips and some shredded cheese. Jeremiah said it was okay, it didn't "wow" him though. We decided that it needed TWO packages of taco seasoning. It did make a FULL crock pot, so we are freezing more than half of it for another meal another time! =]
**Notes**
To spice it up, some of the comments were made to cook the onions, taco seasoning WITH the meat. I'm going to do that.
recipe can be found by clicking here.
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Jeremiah went back to work today! Two days in a row. I hope he can make it all week. He's working 10 hour shifts, and I know it's hard on him. But he can do it. I just continue to pray that he'll be proud of this accomplishment, the amazing things he is doing for this family.
Gideon is getting bigger and bigger! I'm 32.5 weeks down!
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