Tuesday, January 1, 2008

Kitchen Tip Tuesdays

This week for Kitchen Tips, Tammy has asked that we ask a kitchen related question or problem. So I am going to bring my after the holidays dilemma up to the top. Once Christmas was over I found that I had gotten two new "kitchen servants" to add to my kitchen. I got an electric knife and a food slicer. After I got both of them, my dh started questioning as to whether they would both be of use to me or if I need to think about returning one to get something else that might be of more use to me.




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So my question is this: .....is having an electric knife and food slicer something of a duplicate in the "kitchen servants" department??? If you have an electric knife would you think about having a food slicer or is the electric knife good enough?? Or would having the food slicer be good enough??? OR would both be of benefit in the kitchen?? Okay so that is more than one question but it is really perplexing to me. So what do you think??
You want to help others with their kitchen dilemmas/problems, head over to Tammy's Recipes for more!

Monday, December 31, 2007

Menu Plan Monday


**This is just a plan and plans have the ability to change at the cook's discretion! OH the last 10 days of menus have all been awash! Nothing like having dh home on vacation for 10 days...meals, schedule, routine ALL goes out the window. Don't get me wrong, I love having my dh around!! He has really worked hard at spending some quality time with the kids(and me) these last 10 days rather than working on some house project! The holidays are over and dh returns to work on Wednesday, so I am going to get back on the bandwagon and get going on some menus and a routine once again.
Lunches are a bit scrambled this week because of the holidays, so I have left them blank for the most part.

A special thanks to Laura-Organizing Junkie for hosting Menu Plan Monday! Need help with your menus, go check others out at Organizing Junkie's site!**

Sunday(12-30)
Breakfast: eggs, muffins, and bacon
Lunch: sandwiches and soup
Dinner: burgers, fries, and corn
Snack: snack basket or birthday cake

Monday(12-31)
Breakfast: cereal and toast
Lunch: leftover pizza
Dinner: skillet chicken gravy, mashed potatoes, and green beans
Snack: "snack basket"

Tuesday(1-1) HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!
Breakfast: pancakes from freezer, leftover sausage links
Lunch:
Dinner: Oven fried chicken, pan fries, creamed corn

Wednesday(1-2)
Breakfast: bagels
Lunch:
Dinner: Taco bar
Snack: yogurt
Thursday(1-3)
Breakfast: french toast
Lunch:
Dinner: Turkey, mashed potatoes, corn, squash, and biscuits(using one of my 2 turkeys that I got for 59 cents/pound during the holiday sales!)
Snack: "snack basket"

Friday(1-4)
Breakfast: cereal and muffins
Lunch:
Dinner: lemon pepper pork chops, rice, and peas
Snack: homemade chocolate shakes

Saturday(1-5)
Breakfast: "Cook's Choice"
Lunch: ???????(its the weekend, anything goes! LOL)
Dinner: goulash and corn muffins
Snack: popcorn

Sunday, December 30, 2007

Singing Sunday

For the last "Singing Sunday" of the year. Lets remember that God is our stronghold, our Rock, our Joy!!! No matter the troubles that we face in 2008 He will be there to lift us up and be with us. He is always there, we need to rest in him and allow Him to help us. We need to enjoy His presence in our life. Happy New Year!!!


You Raise Me Up
by Josh Groban

When I am down and, oh my soul, so weary;
When troubles come and my heart burdened be;
Then, I am still and wait here in the silence,
Until you come and sit awhile with me.

You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up... To more than I can be.

You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up... To more than I can be.

You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up... To more than I can be.

You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up... To more than I can be.

You raise me up... To more than I can be.