I want to try this pie

http://girlstogrow.blogspot.com/2010/06/buttermilk-pie.html

Black Bean Burgers

http://angieshealthylivingblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/black-bean-burgers-yummy.html

I want to try these they sound so good!!

Simple Salsa Chicken?

This is one of my families all time favorite meals. Simple Salsa Chicken. I make it to serve over rice or as what happened this week when it came out a bit dry we ate it as taco meat with a can of TB no fat re fried beans, some white rice, sliced tomato and lettuce, TB shells 12-$1, a dollop of sour cream and a sprinkle of shredded cheese. YUM-O!!

Well, anyway I got rave reviews tonight and I want to share my secret ingredient - a good teaspoon of Strawberry preserves mixed with the salsa. I usually add a 15 oz jar but today I added probably more like 11 oz from 2 jars (both less than half full in the fridge) LOL Cook in Crock- low for about 6 hours

Cheater Chicken Pot Pie

Really, no cheat here it took time separating the refrigerator rolls but that's what I did!! I put seven split in half on the bottom and cooked for 15 minutes at 350 while I was boiling up 3 small frozen breasts with various personal preference seasonings in about 3 cups water (barely over chicken). When the beeper went off for the biscuits I also took out the chicken then adding into the water a chopped potato (1 large) cooked for about 7 minutes them added about 1 cup frozen mixed veggie, 1 package of chicken gravy-mix well, then add back in chopped chicken-add a bit of chicken bouillon seasoned cornstarch rue if it is too watery. Add meat, veggie, gravy mixture atop the precooked biscuit crust then separate 9 more biscuits and place on top of it all (I used the 25 cent can) baste them with 2T melted butter and cook for another 15 - 20 minutes at 350 until browned. Voila, dinner is done!!

BTW::Yes that is 16 biscuits - the other 4 will be for biscuits and gravy Thursday morning so they will not go to waste!!!

Stove-top scalloped potatoes

The ham I'm cooking is using the entire oven so I had to make the scalloped pots on the stove. Here is what I did
Cut 5 med pots into equal sized slices (maybe 10 each pot), cut 1/4 large onion into pieces,cut 1 carrot into small half slices, turn stovetop to med add 1T olive oil, add in 1T garlic then pots, keep browning, then carrots, then add S&P , 1/8C cornstarch, some nutmeg and whatever seasonings you prefer, if any, keep browning, add in 2 C milk (I used 1 C milk 1/2 C water 1/2 C evap milk) get to very low boil make sure on medium then let cook until 30 -45 minutes, add 1/2 C cheese if you want it I don't have any today) and let cook another 5-10 minutes let thicken while cooling then serve.
Tonight I'm serving with ham and green salad.
My neighbors were too generous and gave us a HUGE almost 12# ham (97 cents a pound at Safeway) for Easter. We will freeze a big portion of it for that event but there is enough for several meals as well.

Potstickers

They were so yummy and easy.
I used LO shredded pork, LO rice, shredded carrot, celery, onion, some garlic, ginger and soy sauce mixed it together and fold, pinch. pleat away!! made 60-easily fed 6 with a big green salad and mandarins

menu plan 10 days??

4 chicken ideas
2 beef ideas
3 pork ideas
3 misc ideas
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turkey roast, roasted pots, canned veg Sun 2-28
chicken cordon bleu sammy's Mon 3-1
chicken nugget veggie chopped salad, breadmaker rolls
chicken noodle & gravy, steamed carrot slices
ham and eggs, fruit & yogurt smoothie Tues 3-2
cream chicken soup and pbj sammy Fri 3-5
cheesy chicken/veggie/bean enchilada casserole, mandarins need black beans
spaghetti, garlic toast, canned veggie
beef tacos, with refried beans and fixings
chicken noodle soup
chili Thur 3-4
pozole need hominy
leftovers or FFYS Wed 3-3

Ongoing shopping list for rest of month 3-10

I want to spend about $100 more on the 10th then $20 each week thereafter
laundry soap $4
softners $2
all 3 sugars $6
chocolate chips $2

marshmallows $1
graham crackers $1
chicken $7 one bag
chx nuggets $5 beef $13 burger $8 roast $5
pork $7 chops and $3 sausage
small bag cat food $8?

can of hominy $1
brownie mix x 3 $3
f&v $14 on 10th
f&v 8
f&v $8
pots $2
rice $1 cheese $10-going back to cheese factory
yogurt $7

milk 6 gallons $20 (5 white 1 chocolate)

cereal - 3 boxes $7
instant oatmeal $2
cream of wheat $3
flea collars $10 4 cats 1 dog

I am trying a different budgeting idea. I have budgeted and am sending checks from bill pay $50 for each of the 2 weeks that we don't have a check this month so we'll have $20 for gas, $20 for groceries and $10 for fast food that I know we all want.

tonights dinner creation

cook dried tortellini
create Alfredo sauce - looking in allrecipes
add in chopped ham from last nights root beer ham
serve with steamed broccoli use what we got LOL