Saturday, December 24, 2022

 Christmas Day 2022 Breakfast!

Our traditional Pesto Sausage Roll-ups with Gravy

Breakfast Enchiladas with pico and sour cream

Trader Joe's Almond Croissants

Fruit platter with Lemon Curd


Christmas Day 2022 Dinner:

Assorted Boarshead Lunchmeat and Cheeses

An assortment of French cheese and crackers

Fruit Platter

Pomegranate Salad with Honeyed Almonds

Chips and Salsa

Sunday, November 27, 2022

We returned home today from a fantastic Larson Family Thanksgiving holiday!  5 days in St. George with my children, my mom and her husband, most of my siblings and their children made for a very fun time!  We enjoyed E-biking and hiking Snow Canyon, Big Shotz Golf, fantastic Thanksgiving feast, movies, games and lots of laughs!  

I always love walking in my door when I've been away from a while. I love coming home!  Now to think about food for the upcoming week.  Here's my tentative menu:


Monday:  Tortellini Vegetable Soup (I think I'll add chicken) with a yummy Kale/Apple Salad

Tuesday: Black Pepper Rub Chicken Fingers with Yogurt Ranch with a Pomegranate Green Leaf Salad

Wednesday:  Healthy Chipotle Chicken Sweet Potato Skins with a classic Green Leaf Salad

Thursday:  Ratatouille with Spicy Italian Sausage and Creamy Polenta with Steamed Broccoli

 

Sunday, October 16, 2022

 Bloggin' again!  Just got back from a vacation, so I'm feeling like cooking again!  Here's my menu for the week:


Monday:  Cool Ranch Chicken Tostadillas with Honey Lime Crema  Pretty good recipe.  We didn't love the tostadas, they ended up chewy.  But the ones I did that were just single layer were good.

Tuesday:  Creamy Garlic Corn Chicken with Cheesy Polenta  Excellent recipe.  Added the juice of one lemon to the chicken--YUM!

Wednesday:  Sheet Pan Sticky Pomegranate Chicken and Honey Roasted Squash served over rice.

Thursday:  Crockpot Chicken Meatballs with Creamy Orzo (I'll use arborio rice rather than orzo to make is gluten-free, as well as chicken stock rather than white wine)

Friday:  Date Night!

Saturday:  If there's anything left from this week's menu, it's on the plate tonight!

Sunday:  Making this delicious White Chicken Chili for a family party.  Some tips for this chili--heat the cream cheese and half the chicken broth in a glass bowl in the microwave for a minute or two, then use the immersion blender to get a nice creamy consistency without lumps.  Also, I don't use low-sodium chicken broth and I probably add about 1.5 tsp salt to this recipe.  Also, if I have time, I'll roast the onion and peppers.  


Here's My Favorite Chili Recipe  (the key to this recipe is to double, if not triple, the salt).  I also find it most flavorful if I make it the day before.  Make sure to serve with shredded cheese and sour cream!

Monday, February 21, 2022

Saturday, June 6, 2020

Summer--I love it!
Here's my menu for the week:
Sunday Breakfast:  Breakfast Strata with Bacon (gluten free) with Toast and OJ
Sunday Dinner:  Grilled Ahi with Loaded Baked Sweet Potatoes/Potatoes, Crispy Roasted Radishes and Apricot Green Salad and Strawberry Pie
Monday:  Won Ton Chicken Salad with French Bread and Assorted Cheeses
Tuesday:  Grilled Flank Steak, Stuffed Mushrooms, Hashbrowns (with leftover potatoes from Sunday) and Steamed Green Beans
Wednesday:  Pork Tenderloin, Balsamic Roasted Carrots and Beets, Simple Green Salad and French Bread
Thursday:  Crispy Quesadillas with Sautéed Pepper Medley
Friday:  At the Lake :)
Saturday:  Mom's Night Off

Yummy salad idea:  Strawberry Salad

Tuesday, May 5, 2020

This week's meals:
Monday:  Lasagna, French Bread, Steamed Green Beans, and Fruit
Tuesday (Cinco de Mayo!):  Instant Pot Chicken Tacos
Wednesday:  Creamy Italian Instant Pot Chicken Breasts with Mashed Potatoes, Steamed Broccoli and Brazilian Cheese Rolls
Thursday:  Keaton's dinner :)
Friday:  Mom's Night Off :)
Saturday:  Luau Rice Bowls
Sunday:  Mother's Day :)

Saturday, May 2, 2020

I'm looking forward to hosting a Mother's Day brunch for my mom and siblings.  Our tradition is for us siblings to take my mom to a restaurant for brunch a few days before mother's day, but since Covid-19 restrictions make that a bit tricky this year, I'm going to host!  And I really do love to host a fun party.  So, here's my Mother's Day brunch menu:

Chia Pudding with Berry Compote
Quiche Lorraine
Si's Jicama Orange and Mixed Greens Salad
Sweet Bread of some sort
Honey Lime Fruit Salad
Small Charcuterie Board
Apple and Grape Juice