Menu Monday!

I haven't done this in awhile so I thought I'd actually share our menu this week. I ALWAYS menu plan. It makes my life sooo much easier and helps us not to eat out very often. I also loosely plan our breakfasts and lunches but I'm just posting dinners for now.

Here's a picture of one of our homemade pizzas. I change it up a lot depending on what we have on hand.



Monday- shepherd's pie
Tuesday- homemade pizza - dough recipe here
Wednesday- turkey enchiladas, beans (see recipe below) and rice (I'm just going to use canned sauce for the enchiladas. I might try to make my own tortillas, though.)
Thursday- potato soup and homemade rolls (new recipe!)
Friday- tuna casserole (or some sort of pasta...not really sure yet)
Saturday- crock pot Mexican chicken soup (see recipe below!)
Sunday- lentil stew

Mexican Chicken Soup
–from my friend Jayne

1 lb chicken breast
1 can black beans
1 can corn
2 cans Rotel or Mexican stewed tomatoes
1 can 14oz tomato sauce
1 cup salsa
~Cook in crock-pot 6-8 hours. Shred chicken and enjoy.
1 cup = 2 WW points

Pinto Beans
Dried pinto beans (I usually use about 2-4 cups worth to have lots of leftovers)
Water
Salt and pepper
Fajita Seasoning (or you can use a combo of your favorite seasonings such as cumin, chili powder, pinto bean seasoning, etc.)
(I’ve seen lots of recipes that add a couple of strips of bacon to the beans at the beginning which I am sure is really tasty…I just don’t do that.)

1. Rinse and sort your beans. Pull out any that look funky.
2. Dump beans into a large pot and cover with cold water. Fill it up to about 2 inches above the top of the beans.
3. Cover pot and bring it to a boil on the stove.
4. Turn to low and let simmer for about 2 hours stirring occasionally. Sometimes, you’ll need to add a bit more water if you didn’t add enough to start with.
5. Add your seasonings. I add about 1 tsp of black pepper, 1 tsp of fajita seasoning, and ½ tsp salt for every 2 cups of dried beans. Stir it up really well and let simmer for awhile longer until most of the liquid is absorbed. At this point, I am usually getting hungry and try the beans several times, sometimes adding more seasonings if I feel like it.

With the leftovers, I put about 2 cups into a freezer bag and freeze several bags for use at another time. I push the air out and stack them flat on top of something flat until frozen.

Check out http://orgjunkie.com/ for more menu ideas.

Menu Monday!

I haven't done this in awhile so I thought I'd actually share our menu this week. I ALWAYS menu plan. It makes my life sooo much easier and helps us not to eat out very often. I also loosely plan our breakfasts and lunches but I'm just posting dinners for now.

Here's a picture of one of our homemade pizzas. I change it up a lot depending on what we have on hand.



Monday- shepherd's pie
Tuesday- homemade pizza - dough recipe here
Wednesday- turkey enchiladas, beans (see recipe below) and rice (I'm just going to use canned sauce for the enchiladas. I might try to make my own tortillas, though.)
Thursday- potato soup and homemade rolls (new recipe!)
Friday- tuna casserole (or some sort of pasta...not really sure yet)
Saturday- crock pot Mexican chicken soup (see recipe below!)
Sunday- lentil stew

Mexican Chicken Soup
–from my friend Jayne

1 lb chicken breast
1 can black beans
1 can corn
2 cans Rotel or Mexican stewed tomatoes
1 can 14oz tomato sauce
1 cup salsa
~Cook in crock-pot 6-8 hours. Shred chicken and enjoy.
1 cup = 2 WW points

Pinto Beans
Dried pinto beans (I usually use about 2-4 cups worth to have lots of leftovers)
Water
Salt and pepper
Fajita Seasoning (or you can use a combo of your favorite seasonings such as cumin, chili powder, pinto bean seasoning, etc.)
(I’ve seen lots of recipes that add a couple of strips of bacon to the beans at the beginning which I am sure is really tasty…I just don’t do that.)

1. Rinse and sort your beans. Pull out any that look funky.
2. Dump beans into a large pot and cover with cold water. Fill it up to about 2 inches above the top of the beans.
3. Cover pot and bring it to a boil on the stove.
4. Turn to low and let simmer for about 2 hours stirring occasionally. Sometimes, you’ll need to add a bit more water if you didn’t add enough to start with.
5. Add your seasonings. I add about 1 tsp of black pepper, 1 tsp of fajita seasoning, and ½ tsp salt for every 2 cups of dried beans. Stir it up really well and let simmer for awhile longer until most of the liquid is absorbed. At this point, I am usually getting hungry and try the beans several times, sometimes adding more seasonings if I feel like it.

With the leftovers, I put about 2 cups into a freezer bag and freeze several bags for use at another time. I push the air out and stack them flat on top of something flat until frozen.

Check out http://orgjunkie.com/ for more menu ideas.

Another layout

I hope you've been checking Feeling Scrappy's blog frequently! We have had lots of posts about holidays, decorating, crafts, challenges, techniques and even recipes! Go back and check out the older posts while you are there! We'd love to hear what you think and what you'd like to see more of.

While I am posting, I thought I'd share another layout with you I completed during Sketchapalooza. We have another Sketch class coming up in March and a couple of cool classes between now and then about organizing and cards. And if you sign up for both, there's a great deal right now! http://feelingscrappyclasses.blogspot.com/search/label/Classes

This is a page about the town we used to live in.

Have a great weekend!

Fabulous blogs and a layout

My friend Jayne picked my blog as a Fabulous Blog...Thanks!!! So I'm going to pass this little award on to a few of my faves. Now, Jayne picked some blogs that I would have picked, too so you should go check out her choices. :)



Here are the rules for this Award.

#1 - You have to pass it on to 5 other fabulous blogs in a post.

#2 - You have to list 5 of your fabulous addictions in the post.

#3 - On your post of receiving this award, make sure you include the person that gave you the award and link it back to them.


Here are my 5 fabulous addictions:

#1 - I am addicted to scrapbooking and crafts of all sorts.

#2 - I am addicted to the Internet. I can visit with friends, shop, read, keep in touch, watch my favorite shows, talk and read about scrapping, etc.

#3 - I am addicted to coffee. Must. Have. It.

#4 - I am addicted to watching tv shows and movies with my hubby.

#5 - I am addicted to cooking and baking (and eating!) I love to try new recipes and I cook a LOT. We rarely eat out these days.



Here are the 5 Fabulous Blogs I'd like to pass this award on to:

#1 - Stacy- Capturing Moments

#2 - Shaina - Just because I am Me

#3 - Tricia - Tricia's Treasures

#4 - Jackie - luv 2 Scrap

#5 - Kari Ann - The Sweeney Family


ok, it was hard to pick just a few....but there ya go!!!



Here's another layout from Feeling Scrappy's Sketchapalooza:

A couple more layouts from class

Here's a couple more layouts I completed in the FS Sketchapalooza class. I can't believe how many I completed! So fun to be motivated by so many scrappers all working on the same sketches.

New layouts!

Since Feeling Scrappy's Sketchapalooza is officially over, (which is very sad by the way!!!!) I can share some layouts. Here's just one layout from class. It's probably my favorite that I finished (I completed 17 layouts!)




And I was feeling a bit scrappy today so I completed this layout with a bit of grunge.

Christmas Countdown How-To!

I'll be posting a fun Christmas countdown project tomorrow on Paper Popsicles! Go here for the supply list. Here's a sneak peek:

You'll need a few tp rolls and some scrappy goodies for this project. I hope you'll check it out and make one for your family.

Sketchapalooza is ending so I have a ton of layouts to share very soon! I'll also be sharing a couple of sketches I created but didn't use in the class. Stay tuned! :)