We finally have a week where we are actually home for dinner most nights! Last week was a tough one for our family with lots of evening obligations. We did have a very nice weekend, though. I was able to get a nice menu planned for this week that includes some new recipes, and I baked 17 dozen chocolate chip cookies to stock the freezer! Yum! Last week's beef brisket ended up being disappointing. I cooked it for the length suggested, but it ended up way overdone. I will cook it for a shorter time next time. The Balsamic Barbeque Chicken was delicious, so we'll definitely be making that again. I have new recipes selected for Monday - Thursday this week, so be sure to check back for photos as I make them. For more menu ideas, visit orgjunkie.com.  Enjoy and have a great week!

Sunday - Steak, Green Beans, Rolls, Salad
Monday - Taco Cornbread Casserole, Salad
Tuesday - Baked Club Pinwheels, Salad
Wednesday - Tator Tot Surprise, Salad, Peaches
Thursday - Bush's Chicken and Rice Casserole, Salad
Friday - Eat out (Corey has band performance at football game)
Saturday - Honey Roasted Pork Tenderloin, Broccoli, Mashed Potatoes (from freezer)

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Oven Baked Fries

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These were really tasty fries. My son absolutely loved them. Ingredients: 3 yukon gold potatoes, cut into thin strips 1 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese 1 tablespoon olive oil 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder 1/4 teaspoon onion powder 1/4 teaspoon paprika 1/4 ...

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Bush's Chicken and Rice Casserole

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Ingredients: 1 (8.8-oz.) pouch ready-to-serve long grain and wild rice mix (I just used plain rice I cooked myself - the other stuff has too much sodium) 1 (15.8-oz.) can BUSH'S Great Northern Beans, rinsed and drained 1 (10 3/4-oz.) can cream of chicken soup 3 ...

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Tator Tot Surprise

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Ingredients: 1 pound lean ground beef 1 can green beans, french cut (no sodium) 1 can reduced fat cream of mushroom soup 1/2 cup skim milk 1 package frozen tater tots shredded cheddar cheese (2% milk kind) Directions: Brown hamburger. Mix green beans, hamburger, ...

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Baked Club Pinwheels

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Ingredients: 6 slices bacon, cooked and chopped 1 (11-oz.) can Pillsbury® Refrigerated Crusty French Loaf 1 cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese 5 slices thinly sliced deli turkey 5 slices thinly sliced deli ham 5 slices thinly sliced deli roast beef Heat oven ...

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Taco Corn Bread Casserole

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This was really tasty and really easy to make. I made it the day before and just put it in the oven the night we wanted to eat it. Ingredients: 1 package (8 1/2 oz) corn bread/muffin mix 1 egg 1/3 cup milk 3 cups cooked taco seasoned meat (I use my own taco seasoning) 1 ...

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What's for Dinner Menu Plan

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We survived the first week back to school! I had a great time seeing the students' reactions to my library rearranging and decorations. They love that I put a canoe in the library this year. The camping theme our school selected was a great one for me. :) I got a nice surprise ...

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Sour Cream & Jam Muffins

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Ingredients: 1/2 c. butter, softened 1 c. sugar 1 egg 1 c. flour 3/4 t. baking powder 1/4 t. salt 1/2 c. sour cream 1 t. vanilla Preserves or jam of choice (I used my strawberry freezer jam) Additional sugar for topping, optional Directions: 1. Beat the butter and ...

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Nutella Gooey Butter Cookies

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Ingredients: 1 box chocolate cake mix 8 oz cream cheese, softened 1/2 cup butter, room temperature 1 egg 1 tsp vanilla extract 1/2 cup Nutella (add more if you like) powdered sugar Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a large bowl with an electric mixer, ...

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Blueberry Zucchini Muffins

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Ingredients: 1 1/2 C white wheat flour 1/4 C honey {generous} 1/2 tsp. salt 2 tsp. baking powder 1/3 C olive oil {or applesauce} 1 egg 1/3 C milk 1 tsp. vanilla 1 C blueberries 1 C shredded, drained zucchini Directions: Begin by shredding the zucchini, drain excess ...

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Ingredients:
1/2 c. oil or applesauce
1/2 c. sugar
3/4 c. brown sugar
1 large egg plus 1 egg white
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/4 c. shredded zucchini
1 1/2 c. all purpose flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 c. fresh blueberries

1 Tbsp sugar in the raw

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and prepare one regular loaf pan or 3 mini loaf pans
In large bowl, combine oil and/or applesauce, sugars, egg and vanilla.
Stir to combine well.
Stir in zucchini to combine.
Add flour, salt, baking powder and soda, cinnamon and fold ingredients until just barely combined.
Fold in blueberries.
Place into loaf pan(s) and top with raw sugar.
Place in center of oven to bake until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean, about 60-75 minutes for loaf pan and 35-40 minutes for miniature loaf pans.
Let cool in pans for 15 minutes and remove to let cool completely before slicing and serving.

Recipe Source - Good Things Catered

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Parmesan Roasted Red Potatoes

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Ingredients: 4 red potatoes (or 8 new potatoes) 1 Tablespoon olive oil 2 Tablespoons bread crumbs 1 Tablespoon Parmesan cheese Various seasonings (i.e.salt, garlic powder, onion powder, and parsley) Directions: Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Slice potatoes into wedges ...

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Easy Beef Brisket

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Ingredients: 1 beef brisket, (4-5 pounds) trimmed of most of the fat 1 cup low sodium soy sauce 2 tablespoons lemon juice 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 (14 oz.) can low sodium beef broth Directions: Mix soy sauce, lemon juice, garlic and beef broth together in a medium ...

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Freezer Biscuits

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The picture is what they look like when you put them in the freezer before they are cooked. Ingredients: 4 cups flour 2 T. baking powder 1 1/2 tsp salt 1 tsp sugar 1/2 tsp soda 1/2 cup butter 16oz sour cream 3-5 tsp water Directions: Mix dry ingredients in a bowl. ...

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Spinach Squares

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When I followed this recipe, I must have used way too much spinach. It calls for 8 oz. of spinach, and I bought a 10 oz. bag of fresh spinach. I put in what I guessed was 8 oz, but once I put it in the batter, there was no more batter! So, I doubled the batter part of the mixture ...

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Balsamic Barbeque Chicken

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Ingredients: 6 boneless skinless chicken breasts (or equivalent) 1/2 cup chopped onion 3/4 cup Balsamic Vinaigrette dressing 3-4 Tablespoons sugar* 1/3 cup ketchup Directions: Mix ingredients together.  Reserve 3/4 cup and refrigerate.  Pour remaining ...

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Chocolate Chip Muffins

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Ingredients: 3 c. flour 1 c. sugar 1 1/2 T. baking powder 1/2 t. salt 1 1/2 c. mini or regular-sized chocolate chips 1/2 c. butter, melted and cooled 1/4 c. vegetable or canola oil 3 eggs 1 1/2 c. milk 2 t. vanilla Directions: 1. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, ...

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Well, this is another week that probably won't be very helpful to others. We start back to school this week. Teachers start Monday with meetings and inservice, and students start on Thursday. For our family, this is going to pose a few extra challenges meal-wise because my son still has cross country practice early in the morning and band practice until late at night until Wednesday. So, you won't see a normal meal  plan for our family this week. Hopefully things will slow down a bit soon so we can eat a little better. :) I do promise to have more useful menus and new recipes soon! For more menu ideas, go to orgjunkie.com. Have a great week!

Sunday - Steak, Twice Baked Potatoes (from freezer), Corn
Monday - Eat out (band rehearsal and STUCO)
Tuesday - Eat out (band rehearsal and contest)
Wednesday - Chili (from freezer), Peanut Butter Sandwiches, Peaches
Thursday - Chili Spaghetti, Salad
Friday - Grilled Pizza, Salad (and Switchfoot concert!)
Saturday - Grilled Honey Mustard Pork Chops, Grilled Cheesy Potato Packets, Green Beans

This is going to be a short and sweet post. I am back at school this week, and because of Corey's band and cross country practices, we are at school for 14 hours a day. Yuck! Therefore, we needed to bring both lunch and dinner with us this week. Sorry for the boring menu, but we are in total survival mode this week. For more menu ideas, go to orgjunkie.com. Here's this week's menu.

Sunday - Steak and Pork Kabobs, Green Beans, Salad
Monday - Turkey and Gravy, Criss Cross Stuffing Pastry, Day Before Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans (all cooked ahead of time over the weekend) - eat at library
Tuesday - Same as Monday - eat at library
Wednesday - Pizza (Academic team kids are coming over - no evening band practice)
Thursday - Lasagna (cooked ahead of time), Salad - eat at library
Friday - Same as Thursday - eat at library
Saturday - Eat out (no energy to cook after this week)

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Chocolate Peanut Butter No-Bake Cookies

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This is another one of those recipes that everyone already has, but I like to have my recipes in one place, so I'm adding it here for myself. :) Ingredients: 2 cups sugar 4 tablespoons cocoa 1 stick butter 1/2 cup milk 1 cup peanut butter 1 tablespoon vanilla 3 ...

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The countdown to the first day of school continues. Last week was filled with computer workshops for me and band practice for Corey. This week is the week to get all of our medical appointments taken care of. Every day this week is spent at either the dentist, orthodontist, or misc. medical procedures for me. :( Oh well, at least we are able to get this stuff out of the way and won't have to miss school. Because of being out of commission a couple of days, you will see that I have planned pretty easy meals. Here is this week's menu. For more menu ideas go to orgjunkie.com. Have a great week and enjoy!


Sunday - Steak on the grill, Grilled Asparagus, Twice-baked potatoes
Monday - Creamy Chicken Breasts, Rice, Broccoli
Tuesday - Eric and Corey eat out (I have surgery prep - yuck!)
Wednesday - Spaghetti and Meatballs, Salad
Thursday - Chicken Soft Tacos, Fruit
Friday - Leftovers
Saturday - Bacon and Cheddar Stuffed Burgers, Baked Beans, Peaches, Salad