<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875534920987120319</id><updated>2012-01-29T12:32:07.726-08:00</updated><category term='beverages'/><category term='Italian'/><category term='quick meals'/><category term='fruit'/><category term='Crock Pot'/><category term='main dish'/><category term='fish'/><category term='breakfast'/><category term='annual meals'/><category term='pickling'/><category term='dessert'/><category term='baking'/><category term='Bible Study group'/><category term='veggies'/><category term='brunch'/><category term='Cooking Questions'/><category term='pork'/><category term='marinade'/><category term='chicken'/><category term='red meat'/><category term='Monday&apos;s Menu'/><category term='candy'/><category term='party food'/><category term='beef'/><title type='text'>Thus Far in the Kitchen</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Michelle</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7T9TAiApLFY/TnDxqJBg6sI/AAAAAAAAFbM/eBPqYnWGjnA/s220/DSCN4709.JPG'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>65</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875534920987120319.post-1071698668700242265</id><published>2012-01-23T06:00:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-23T13:05:30.406-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Monday&apos;s Menu'/><title type='text'>Menu Plan Monday</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ThiXBQoODFk/TxMq5erSevI/AAAAAAAAFug/GHngpRjZAYI/s1600/mealplanmonday_v1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ThiXBQoODFk/TxMq5erSevI/AAAAAAAAFug/GHngpRjZAYI/s1600/mealplanmonday_v1.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am typing this a week early because Steve and I will be getting back into town on Monday from a weekend away, alone- with no kids :)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monday: Pizza- hey&amp;nbsp;I just returned from vacation&lt;br /&gt;Tuesday: Sarah&lt;br /&gt;Wednesday: &lt;a href="http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Baked-Garlic-Parmesan-Chicken/Detail.aspx"&gt;Baked Garlic Parmesan Chicken&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thursday: Family Night: Bowling Night, sw&lt;a href="http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2009/12/sweet-and-sour-meatballs.html"&gt;eet and sour meatballs&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Friday:&amp;nbsp;Hot dogs and mac-n-cheese-- date night for Steve and I&lt;br /&gt;Saturday: Steak &amp;amp;&amp;nbsp;chicken on grill&lt;br /&gt;Sunday: Roast&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;more menus' &lt;a href="http://orgjunkie.com/"&gt;over here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/290/9FB3217074B88607A07511E361F278E9.png" style="border: 0px currentColor;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2875534920987120319-1071698668700242265?l=thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/1071698668700242265/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2875534920987120319&amp;postID=1071698668700242265&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/1071698668700242265'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/1071698668700242265'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2012/01/menu-plan-monday.html' title='Menu Plan Monday'/><author><name>Michelle</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7T9TAiApLFY/TnDxqJBg6sI/AAAAAAAAFbM/eBPqYnWGjnA/s220/DSCN4709.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ThiXBQoODFk/TxMq5erSevI/AAAAAAAAFug/GHngpRjZAYI/s72-c/mealplanmonday_v1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875534920987120319.post-6411172161307332182</id><published>2012-01-20T14:45:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-20T14:45:00.748-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Hoho Fruit Kabobs</title><content type='html'>&lt;strong&gt;These are too yummy to not post on here. Healthy and sweet all on one fun stick!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.hostesscakes.com/recipes/show/70/"&gt;HOHO FRUIT KABOBS&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Items Needed:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;1  box (10 ounces) Hostess HoHos (10 HoHos)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;2  medium ripe bananas&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;2   tablespoons lemon juice&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;2  cups fresh medium strawberries&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;1  cup fresh pineapple cubes&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;1  package (10 ounces) frozen strawberry halves in syrup, thawed&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div class="recipe_body"&gt;Directions: Cut each HoHo in half. Cut bananas into slices about ²-inch thick. Very gently and quickly, toss bananas in lemon juice, stirring to coat evenly; drain well.&lt;br /&gt;Alternately thread pieces of HoHos, bananas, strawberries and pineapple cubes onto 8-inch skewers. (Leave one end of skewer to use as a handle.)&lt;br /&gt;Place thawed strawberries in blender or food processor; blend until it forms a smooth sauce. Serve strawberry sauce with kabobs.&lt;br /&gt;A jar of chocolate topping makes a great optional dipping sauce or for drizzling over the kabobs.&lt;br /&gt;Makes 10 kabobs.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img alt="hohos fruit kabobs" height="239" src="http://www.hostesscakes.com/images/recipes/hohos_fruitKabobs.jpg" width="350" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/290/9FB3217074B88607A07511E361F278E9.png" style="border: 0px currentColor;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2875534920987120319-6411172161307332182?l=thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/6411172161307332182/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' 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src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7T9TAiApLFY/TnDxqJBg6sI/AAAAAAAAFbM/eBPqYnWGjnA/s220/DSCN4709.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875534920987120319.post-2824816120362447706</id><published>2012-01-16T06:08:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-16T06:08:00.927-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Monday&apos;s Menu'/><title type='text'>Meal Plan Monday</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-G2_3XlqouiM/TxMo7kY31_I/AAAAAAAAFuY/MhwutS2QQlQ/s1600/mealplanmonday_v1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-G2_3XlqouiM/TxMo7kY31_I/AAAAAAAAFuY/MhwutS2QQlQ/s1600/mealplanmonday_v1.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;OK so this weeks' meals are up and ready for the family to refer too when they ask 800 times, "What's for dinner?"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;Monday- Beef Stroganoff- Sarah&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;Tuesday- Chicken a la King- Sarah &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;Wednesday- Corn bread chicken&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;Thursday- Family Night:&amp;nbsp;Island Night, pork kabobs&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;Friday- Pizza, Dominos delivered&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;Saturday- gone- Sarah&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;Sunday- gone- Sarah&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;view more menu's at Organizing Junkie&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img 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weeks's menu and "Kitchen Projects"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Meals:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"&gt;Salad&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"&gt;Tacos&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2011/04/fancy-mac-n-cheese.html"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"&gt;fancy mac-n-cheese&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"&gt;chicken alfredo&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2009/10/beef-stew.html"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"&gt;beef stew&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"&gt;green chili&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"&gt;leftovers&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;to make aka "kitchen projects":&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"&gt;something sweet&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2011/04/strawberry-pretzel-pie.html"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"&gt;strawberry pretzel pie&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2010/08/make-your-own-hard-shell.html"&gt;homemade magic shell&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/290/9FB3217074B88607A07511E361F278E9.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2875534920987120319-7661749595404394274?l=thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/7661749595404394274/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2875534920987120319&amp;postID=7661749595404394274&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/7661749595404394274'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/7661749595404394274'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2011/11/meal-plan-monday.html' title='Meal Plan Monday'/><author><name>Michelle</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7T9TAiApLFY/TnDxqJBg6sI/AAAAAAAAFbM/eBPqYnWGjnA/s220/DSCN4709.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875534920987120319.post-1677650930106150983</id><published>2011-10-20T06:00:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-10-20T06:00:10.300-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"&gt;I had made &lt;a href="http://thusfarwithgod.blogspot.com/2009/03/happy-st-pattys-day.html"&gt;this as a cake a few years ago for St Patty's Day&lt;/a&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"&gt;this year I made cupcakes for my 37th Birthday!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"&gt;Wow, 37 ~ I still feel 18,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"&gt;Lovin' it!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eh7rV7NZXbk/Tp9QWPd4cKI/AAAAAAAAFjk/BkGiTACFO64/s1600/IMG_5878.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eh7rV7NZXbk/Tp9QWPd4cKI/AAAAAAAAFjk/BkGiTACFO64/s320/IMG_5878.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WE75wGMYN-I/Tp9Qd0MQyxI/AAAAAAAAFjs/CpA1-Shhng4/s1600/IMG_5876.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WE75wGMYN-I/Tp9Qd0MQyxI/AAAAAAAAFjs/CpA1-Shhng4/s320/IMG_5876.JPG" width="240" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://lickthebowlgood.blogspot.com/2009/03/rainbows-for-jack.html"&gt;Here's the cupcake batter I used this year-&lt;/a&gt; super moist and super yummy&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"&gt;;)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img 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href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/1677650930106150983'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2011/10/i-had-made-this-as-cake-few-years-ago.html' title=''/><author><name>Michelle</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7T9TAiApLFY/TnDxqJBg6sI/AAAAAAAAFbM/eBPqYnWGjnA/s220/DSCN4709.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eh7rV7NZXbk/Tp9QWPd4cKI/AAAAAAAAFjk/BkGiTACFO64/s72-c/IMG_5878.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875534920987120319.post-3133444517792003988</id><published>2011-10-18T19:12:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-10-18T19:12:39.051-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Jar Cupcakes</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VvRmNTe0K0U/Tp4xofqIvnI/AAAAAAAAFjI/wql9jQWMyCQ/s1600/13+peppermint+fudge+cupcake+jars.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="213" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VvRmNTe0K0U/Tp4xofqIvnI/AAAAAAAAFjI/wql9jQWMyCQ/s320/13+peppermint+fudge+cupcake+jars.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"&gt;These look so cute and I bet they are yummy!!!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"&gt;I found the link at &lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1797457258"&gt;Our Best Bites,&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.ourbestbites.com/2010/12/peppermint-fudge-cupcake-jars-striped-frosting-tutorial/"&gt;you can find the instructions here.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"&gt;Please let me know if you try them,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/290/9FB3217074B88607A07511E361F278E9.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2875534920987120319-3133444517792003988?l=thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/3133444517792003988/comments/default' 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class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"&gt;Tuesday: &lt;a href="http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2009/11/swiss-cheese-chicken.html"&gt;swiss cheese chicken&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"&gt;Wednesday: taco bake&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"&gt;Thursday: grilled chicken on salad&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"&gt;Friday: chicken alfredo (Sarah returns!!)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"&gt;Saturday: pizza&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"&gt;Sunday: roast, make open faced sandwiches with it&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"&gt;more menus over&lt;a href="http://orgjunkie.com/2011/10/menu-plan-monday-oct-1711.html"&gt; here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/290/9FB3217074B88607A07511E361F278E9.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2875534920987120319-28809067598640996?l=thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/28809067598640996/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2875534920987120319&amp;postID=28809067598640996&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' 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width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875534920987120319.post-1277486091137588267</id><published>2011-10-10T06:44:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-10-10T06:44:00.272-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Meal Plan Monday</title><content type='html'>&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"&gt;Monday: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"&gt;Chicken pot pie&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"&gt;Tuesday: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"&gt;chili with Trader Joe's corn bread&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"&gt;Wednesday: Baked spaghetti&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"&gt;Thursday: Steak-ums&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"&gt;Friday: pizza&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"&gt;Saturday: date night - Pork tenderloin&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"&gt;Sunday: chicken quesadillas&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"&gt;breakfast: cereal, eggs, pancakes, blueberry muffins&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"&gt;lunches: sandwiches, lunchables&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"&gt;snacks: brownies, ritz, bake something, strawberry pretzel delight&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/290/9FB3217074B88607A07511E361F278E9.png" style="background-attachment: scroll; 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src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7T9TAiApLFY/TnDxqJBg6sI/AAAAAAAAFbM/eBPqYnWGjnA/s220/DSCN4709.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875534920987120319.post-6097573153752180819</id><published>2011-08-18T12:31:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-09-14T11:12:55.545-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='main dish'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pork'/><title type='text'>Stuffed Pork Tenderloin w/Blue Cheese Sauce</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;This is a little time consuming but so worth it- very yummy!!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Thanks to whoever shared in the comments it was from Victoria Magazine years ago. I inherited a worn out photo copy barely readable from someone, some where down the line :)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Supplies:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;1-2 pounds pork tenderloin (usually in 2 pieces) marinaded in &lt;a href="http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2009/11/mondays-menu-and-mimis-teriyaki-recipe.html"&gt;Mimi's marinade&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Apricot-Pecan Stuffing&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;2 Tbsp vegetable oil&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;3/4 cup finely chopped shiitake mushrooms (2 ounces)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;1/3 cup toasted, chopped pecans&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;1 slice whole wheat bread crumbled into soft crumbs (1/2 cup)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;8 dried apricot halves, finely chopped (1/4 cup)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;1/4 cup crumbled blue cheese (1 ounce)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;1 Tbsp finely minced fresh sage or 1 tsp dried sage&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;1/4 tsp cayenne pepper&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Blue-Cheese Cream Sauce&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;1/2 cup vermouth or dry white wine&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;1 cup heavy cream&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;1 cup (4 ounces) crumbled blue cheese&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Marinade pork for 12-24 hours&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;cut 2 inches from smallest end of each tenderloin to be used in stuffing below&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;to make stuffing:&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;1. finely chop reserved 2 inches of pork and saute in oil over med-high heat until light brown&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;2. add mushrooms and saute 2 minutes, remove from heat and cool&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;3. In medium bowl combine pecans, crumbs, apricots, 1/4 cup blue cheese, sage and cayenne pepper. Mix well. Stir in pork mixture with juices. Mix until well moistened.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;To assemble:&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;1. Line 13x9 inch baking dish with foil. Oil the foil and preheat oven to 400 degrees F.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;2. Using the long handle of a wooden spoon, push a hole lengthwise through the center of each tenderloin from tip to end. Stuff each tenderloin with half the stuffing, pushing stuffing into meat cavity with same spoon handle. Work from both ends of meat toward center. Arrange tenderloins in baking pan.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;4. Roast at 400 for 30-40 minutes until thermometer inserted into center registers 160-165 degrees F. Remove from oven, tent with foil and let stand 5 minutes.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;to make Blue-Cheese Cream Sauce&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;1. While meat is roasting, in medium saucepan, reduce vermouth to 1/4 cup. Stir in cream. Boil gently until reduced to 2/3 cup, whisking often. (watch carefully, cream will boil high in pan). Remove from heat.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;2. Place pan in skillet of hot water over med-low heat. Whisk in 1 cup blue cheese until smooth. Keep warm in water bath, whisking occasionally.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;to serve:&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;1. cut roast into thick slices. Serve with cheese sauce.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/290/9FB3217074B88607A07511E361F278E9.png" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2875534920987120319-6097573153752180819?l=thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/6097573153752180819/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2875534920987120319&amp;postID=6097573153752180819&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/6097573153752180819'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/6097573153752180819'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2011/08/stuffed-pork-tenderloin-wblue-cheese.html' title='Stuffed Pork Tenderloin w/Blue Cheese Sauce'/><author><name>Michelle</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7T9TAiApLFY/TnDxqJBg6sI/AAAAAAAAFbM/eBPqYnWGjnA/s220/DSCN4709.JPG'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875534920987120319.post-7606110336918865097</id><published>2011-04-26T11:34:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-04-26T16:22:51.819-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='fruit'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Bible Study group'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='party food'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dessert'/><title type='text'>Strawberry Pretzel Pie</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;This week's dessert brought to you by Amanda.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;It didn't really have a name but I made one up, this is perhaps my new favorite dessert.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3e3SxUZbc_w/TbcQYKl1YsI/AAAAAAAAFSQ/gJCZsHsg9JQ/s1600/IMG_3358.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3e3SxUZbc_w/TbcQYKl1YsI/AAAAAAAAFSQ/gJCZsHsg9JQ/s400/IMG_3358.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599962669004448450" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Strawberry Pretzel Pie&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ingredients:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;crust:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;2 cups crushed pretzels&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;1 1/2 sticks of butter&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;3 Tbsp sugar&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Filling and topping:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;2 8 oz cream cheese, softened&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;1 container cool whip&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;1 cup sugar&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;2 cups water&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;1 box strawberry jello&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;16 oz frozen strawberries (or fresh but frozen work best)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;To make crust:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;1. Melt butter in microwave&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;2. mix in pretzels and sugar&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;3. press into bottom of 9x9 pan or similar&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;4. bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes, cool&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Filling:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;5. mix cream cheese, 1 container cool whip and 1 cup sugar&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;6. layer on top of baked crust&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Topping&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;7. boil 2 cups water&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;8. sir in 1 box of jello and strawberries&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;9. pour on top of filling&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;10. let dessert set for 3-4 hours - or if you're pressed for time place it in the freezer for and hour and it seems to taste just as yummy&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Enjoy with a friend because desserts with friends cut the calorie count in half ;)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/290/9FB3217074B88607A07511E361F278E9.png" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2875534920987120319-7606110336918865097?l=thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/7606110336918865097/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2875534920987120319&amp;postID=7606110336918865097&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/7606110336918865097'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/7606110336918865097'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2011/04/strawberry-pretzel-pie.html' title='Strawberry Pretzel Pie'/><author><name>Michelle</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7T9TAiApLFY/TnDxqJBg6sI/AAAAAAAAFbM/eBPqYnWGjnA/s220/DSCN4709.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3e3SxUZbc_w/TbcQYKl1YsI/AAAAAAAAFSQ/gJCZsHsg9JQ/s72-c/IMG_3358.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875534920987120319.post-3102371045562662685</id><published>2011-04-23T15:05:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-04-23T15:12:49.370-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='brunch'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='baking'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='breakfast'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='veggies'/><title type='text'>Yellow Squash Muffins</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-neo1myBO-po/TbNNxfO_gVI/AAAAAAAAFRY/g1Eom_16Th8/s1600/IMG_3349.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-neo1myBO-po/TbNNxfO_gVI/AAAAAAAAFRY/g1Eom_16Th8/s400/IMG_3349.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598904274344968530" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Yellow Squash Muffins&lt;div&gt;ingredients:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;2 lbs yellow squash, about 8 med.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;2 eggs&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;1 cup butter melted&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;1 cup sugar&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;3 cups flour&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;1 Tbsp plus 2 tsp baking powder&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;1 tsp salt&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Preheat oven 375 degrees&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;1. wash squash thoroughly, trim off ends, cut into 1 inch slices&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;2. cook squash in a small amount of boiling water until tender, about 15-20 minutes&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;3. Drain and mash squash and measure into 2 cups&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;4. Combine squash, eggs and butter, set aside&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;5. Combine remaining ingredients in a large bowl and make a well in the center&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;6. Add squash mixture and stir until moistened&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;7. Spoon into greased muffin pans, fill 3/4 full&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;8. bake for 20 minutes&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;enjoy with tons of butter and a large glass of milk&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/290/9FB3217074B88607A07511E361F278E9.png" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2875534920987120319-3102371045562662685?l=thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/3102371045562662685/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2875534920987120319&amp;postID=3102371045562662685&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/3102371045562662685'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/3102371045562662685'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2011/04/yellow-squash-muffins.html' title='Yellow Squash Muffins'/><author><name>Michelle</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7T9TAiApLFY/TnDxqJBg6sI/AAAAAAAAFbM/eBPqYnWGjnA/s220/DSCN4709.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-neo1myBO-po/TbNNxfO_gVI/AAAAAAAAFRY/g1Eom_16Th8/s72-c/IMG_3349.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875534920987120319.post-3963051340161881227</id><published>2011-04-19T15:07:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-04-26T16:23:03.409-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Bible Study group'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='main dish'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='party food'/><title type='text'>Margarita Pizza</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;i&gt;This week our Psalms Bible study made this delicious meal together.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;Brought to you by Gabrielle.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-I5iLHcJmVuQ/Ta4ICG8_JZI/AAAAAAAAFRQ/JlHUWemQXDY/s1600/IMG_3306%255B1%255D.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-I5iLHcJmVuQ/Ta4ICG8_JZI/AAAAAAAAFRQ/JlHUWemQXDY/s400/IMG_3306%255B1%255D.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597420219187275154" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Margarita Pizza&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;Ingredients:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;1-2 pizza crusts (we like Publix pizza dough)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;1 jar pizza sauce&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;16 oz mozzarella cheese&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;4 cloves minced garlic&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;10 basil leaves&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;itlaian seasoning&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;2 big tomatoes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;Parmesan cheese&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;red pepper&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;1. roll out the dough&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;2. top with sauce, seasoning and garlic&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;3. slice tomatoes super thin and place 1 tomato on top of sauce&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;4. shred cheese and top pizza with cheese&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;5. place whole basil leaves on top of cheese&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;6. top with remaining sliced tomato&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;7. bake according to dough directions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;8. cut and enjoy&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;We ate ours this week with a nice salad with a fresh cucumber from my garden :)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/290/9FB3217074B88607A07511E361F278E9.png" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2875534920987120319-3963051340161881227?l=thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/3963051340161881227/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2875534920987120319&amp;postID=3963051340161881227&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/3963051340161881227'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/3963051340161881227'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2011/04/margarita-pizza.html' title='Margarita Pizza'/><author><name>Michelle</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7T9TAiApLFY/TnDxqJBg6sI/AAAAAAAAFbM/eBPqYnWGjnA/s220/DSCN4709.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-I5iLHcJmVuQ/Ta4ICG8_JZI/AAAAAAAAFRQ/JlHUWemQXDY/s72-c/IMG_3306%255B1%255D.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875534920987120319.post-2000034092133841853</id><published>2011-04-12T11:20:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-04-26T16:23:18.176-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Bible Study group'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='main dish'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='chicken'/><title type='text'>Fancy Mac-n-Cheese</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;This weeks meal brought to you by Elizabeth.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;You'll never go back to plain 'ol mac-n-cheese.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kP6pmZH0VHU/TaSZcme_gOI/AAAAAAAAFQA/508Ng9gpamc/s1600/IMG_3238.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kP6pmZH0VHU/TaSZcme_gOI/AAAAAAAAFQA/508Ng9gpamc/s400/IMG_3238.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594765353746923746" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;Fancy Mac-n-Cheese&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;ingredients:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;2 boxes of  bow-tie pasta&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;6-8 slices of bacon&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;2 cups heavy cream&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;2 cups Gouda cheese, grated&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;1 large onion&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;salt and pepper&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;parsley&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;butter&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;chicken- 3 boneless, skinless breasts (optional)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;1. Braise chicken breasts and slice into think strips&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;2. cook pasta according to package&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;3. fry bacon on stove top, remove bacon and set aside&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;4. dice up onion and saute in bacon grease, we prefer the onion a little crisp- while cooking onions chop bacon into bite size pieces&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;5. in a large stock pot combine onions and bacon &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;6. stir in cream over med-heat until bubbling begins&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;7. slowly add grated cheese, stir until smooth&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;8. add cooked chicken and pasta, mix until sauce coats everything&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;9. serve and enjoy :)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;We made this the 3rd week of our Psalms Bible study along with &lt;a href="http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2011/04/peanut-butter-brownies.html"&gt;this dessert&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;To see week 2 recipe go here. (link up soon)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;To see week 1 recipe go &lt;a href="http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2011/04/chicken-club-brunch-ring.html"&gt;here.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/290/9FB3217074B88607A07511E361F278E9.png" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2875534920987120319-2000034092133841853?l=thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/2000034092133841853/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2875534920987120319&amp;postID=2000034092133841853&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/2000034092133841853'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/2000034092133841853'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2011/04/fancy-mac-n-cheese.html' title='Fancy Mac-n-Cheese'/><author><name>Michelle</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7T9TAiApLFY/TnDxqJBg6sI/AAAAAAAAFbM/eBPqYnWGjnA/s220/DSCN4709.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kP6pmZH0VHU/TaSZcme_gOI/AAAAAAAAFQA/508Ng9gpamc/s72-c/IMG_3238.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875534920987120319.post-2774195816128347828</id><published>2011-04-12T06:54:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-04-26T16:23:32.744-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Bible Study group'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='party food'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dessert'/><title type='text'>Peanut Butter Brownies</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-32RaPfwvW4w/TaSgJvmR2LI/AAAAAAAAFQQ/1FMd2_kHpoU/s1600/pb-brownies02.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-32RaPfwvW4w/TaSgJvmR2LI/AAAAAAAAFQQ/1FMd2_kHpoU/s400/pb-brownies02.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594772726357285042" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;Peanut Butter Brownies&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;Peanut Butter filling ingredients:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;6 ounces of softened cream cheese&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;1/2 cup Peanut Butter&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;1/4 cup sugar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;1 egg&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;2 Tbsp milk&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;Brownie ingredients:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;1 cup  (2 sticks) butter or margarine&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;2 cups sugar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;2 tsp vanilla&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;3 eggs&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;3/4 cup Cocoa&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;1/2 tsp baking powder&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;1/4 tsp salt&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;1 cup chocolate chips&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;1. Heat oven to 350 degrees, grease a 13x9 inch pan&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;2. Prepare peanut butter filling by mixing all the PB ingredients in a small bowl until smooth and creamy, set aside&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;3. Place butter in microwave safe bowl and melt&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;4. Stir sugar and vanilla into butter&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;5. Add eggs one at a time, beat well with spoon after each addition&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;6. Add cocoa, beat until well blended&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;7. Add flour, baking powder and salt, beat well&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;8. Stir in chocolate chips&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;9. Remove 1 cup of the batter, pour remaining batter into prepared pan.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;10. Spread peanut butter filling over top&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;11. Drop reserved batter by teaspoonfuls over filling&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;12. Using a knife, gently swirl through top layers for marble effect&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;13. bake 35-40 minutes or until a wooden toothpick comes out clean&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;14. Cool on rack, cut into yummy pieces, enjoy with milk or your favorite coffee&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;15. Share a piece with a friend&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;We ate this along with &lt;a href="http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2011/04/fancy-mac-n-cheese.html"&gt;Fancy Mac-n-Cheese&lt;/a&gt; n the 3rd week of our Psalm Bible study.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/290/9FB3217074B88607A07511E361F278E9.png" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2875534920987120319-2774195816128347828?l=thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/2774195816128347828/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2875534920987120319&amp;postID=2774195816128347828&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/2774195816128347828'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/2774195816128347828'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2011/04/peanut-butter-brownies.html' title='Peanut Butter Brownies'/><author><name>Michelle</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7T9TAiApLFY/TnDxqJBg6sI/AAAAAAAAFbM/eBPqYnWGjnA/s220/DSCN4709.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-32RaPfwvW4w/TaSgJvmR2LI/AAAAAAAAFQQ/1FMd2_kHpoU/s72-c/pb-brownies02.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875534920987120319.post-8670452341341516635</id><published>2011-04-05T15:28:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-04-26T16:22:35.271-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Bible Study group'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='brunch'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='party food'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='chicken'/><title type='text'>Chicken Club Brunch Ring</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Bp3ts_e_WCs/TaSdkE8eq1I/AAAAAAAAFQI/qgP-tJ5MYx0/s1600/chicken-club-ring1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Bp3ts_e_WCs/TaSdkE8eq1I/AAAAAAAAFQI/qgP-tJ5MYx0/s400/chicken-club-ring1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594769880229260114" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;1 cup mayonnaise&lt;br /&gt;2 tablespoons Dijon mustard&lt;br /&gt;2 tablespoons fresh parsley, snipped&lt;br /&gt;1 tablespoon onion, finely chopped&lt;br /&gt;1 (10 ounce) can white chicken meat, drained and flaked&lt;br /&gt;4 slices bacon, crisply cooked, chopped&lt;br /&gt;1 cup finely shredded swiss cheese&lt;br /&gt;2 (8 ounce) packages refrigerated crescent dinner rolls&lt;br /&gt;1 -2 large plum tomato, thinly sliced&lt;br /&gt;1 medium red bell pepper&lt;br /&gt;2 cups shredded lettuce&lt;br /&gt;Change Measurements: US  Metric&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Directions:&lt;br /&gt;Prep Time: 20 mins&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Total Time: 45 mins&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1 Preheat oven to 375°F.&lt;br /&gt;2 In a bowl, combine mayonnaise and mustard.&lt;br /&gt;3 Snip parsley.&lt;br /&gt;4 Chop onion.&lt;br /&gt;5 Add parsley and onion to mayonnaise mixture; mix well.&lt;br /&gt;6 In a 2 quart bowl, flake chicken with a fork.&lt;br /&gt;7 Chop bacon.&lt;br /&gt;8 Add bacon, 3/4 cup swiss cheese, and 1/3 cup of the mayonnaise mixture; mix well.&lt;br /&gt;9 Unroll crescent dough, separate into 16 triangles.&lt;br /&gt;10 Arrange triangles in a circle on a 13-inch baking stone with wide ends of triangles overlapping in the center and points toward the outside (there should be a 5-inch diameter opening in the center of the stone).&lt;br /&gt;11 Scoop the chicken mixture evenly onto widest end of each triangle.&lt;br /&gt;12 Bring outside points of triangle up over filling and tuck under wide ends of dough at center or ring (filling will not be completely covered).&lt;br /&gt;13 Slice tomatoes, cut slices in half.&lt;br /&gt;14 Place 1 tomato half over filling between openings of ring.&lt;br /&gt;15 Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until deep golden brown.&lt;br /&gt;16 Remove from oven, immediately sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup swiss cheese.&lt;br /&gt;17 Using a v-shaped cutter, cut around bell pepper.&lt;br /&gt;18 Separate halves; remove membrane and seeds.&lt;br /&gt;19 Fill with remaining mayonnaise mixture; place in center of ring.&lt;br /&gt;20 Arrange lettuce around the pepper.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;We made this the first week of our Psalms Bible study.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img style="border: 0px currentColor;" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/290/9FB3217074B88607A07511E361F278E9.png" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2875534920987120319-8670452341341516635?l=thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/8670452341341516635/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2875534920987120319&amp;postID=8670452341341516635&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/8670452341341516635'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/8670452341341516635'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2011/04/chicken-club-brunch-ring.html' title='Chicken Club Brunch Ring'/><author><name>Michelle</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7T9TAiApLFY/TnDxqJBg6sI/AAAAAAAAFbM/eBPqYnWGjnA/s220/DSCN4709.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Bp3ts_e_WCs/TaSdkE8eq1I/AAAAAAAAFQI/qgP-tJ5MYx0/s72-c/chicken-club-ring1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875534920987120319.post-8187217026279852419</id><published>2011-02-10T05:58:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-02-10T05:59:19.108-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='party food'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dessert'/><title type='text'>Authentic Red Velvet Cake</title><content type='html'>Paula Deen’s Red Velvet Cupcakes from Food Network&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour &lt;br /&gt;1 1/2 cups sugar &lt;br /&gt;1 teaspoon baking soda &lt;br /&gt;1 teaspoon salt &lt;br /&gt;1 teaspoon cocoa powder &lt;br /&gt;1 1/2 cups vegetable oil &lt;br /&gt;1 cup buttermilk, room temperature &lt;br /&gt;2 large eggs, room temperature &lt;br /&gt;2 tablespoons red food coloring &lt;br /&gt;1 teaspoon white distilled vinegar &lt;br /&gt;1 teaspoon vanilla extract &lt;br /&gt;Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 (12-cup) muffin pans with cupcake papers. In a medium mixing bowl, sift together the flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, and cocoa powder. In a large bowl gently beat together the oil, buttermilk, eggs, food coloring, vinegar, and vanilla with a handheld electric mixer. Add the sifted dry ingredients to the wet and mix until smooth and thoroughly combined.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Divide the batter evenly among the cupcake tins about 2/3 filled. Bake in oven for about 20 to 22 minutes, turning the pans once, half way through. Test the cupcakes with a toothpick for doneness. Remove from oven and cool completely before frosting.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For the Cream Cheese Frosting&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1 pound cream cheese, softened &lt;br /&gt;2 sticks butter, softened &lt;br /&gt;1 teaspoon vanilla extract &lt;br /&gt;4 cups sifted confectioners' sugar &lt;br /&gt;Chopped pecans and fresh raspberries or strawberries, for garnish &lt;br /&gt;In a large mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese, butter and vanilla together until smooth. Add the sugar and on low speed, beat until incorporated. Increase the speed to high and mix until very light and fluffy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Garnish with chopped pecans, fresh raspberry or strawberry, or sprinkles.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/290/9FB3217074B88607A07511E361F278E9.png" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2875534920987120319-8187217026279852419?l=thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/8187217026279852419/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2875534920987120319&amp;postID=8187217026279852419&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/8187217026279852419'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/8187217026279852419'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2011/02/authentic-red-velvet-cake.html' title='Authentic Red Velvet Cake'/><author><name>Michelle</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7T9TAiApLFY/TnDxqJBg6sI/AAAAAAAAFbM/eBPqYnWGjnA/s220/DSCN4709.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875534920987120319.post-5120141586712594649</id><published>2010-09-27T06:10:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-09-27T13:55:12.795-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Monday&apos;s Menu'/><title type='text'>Menu Plan Monday</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_UJsxsU3WtJQ/TKCYAUg0jaI/AAAAAAAAEvU/47ej5wEFvlk/s1600/mealplanmonday_v2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521580274430021026" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_UJsxsU3WtJQ/TKCYAUg0jaI/AAAAAAAAEvU/47ej5wEFvlk/s400/mealplanmonday_v2.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;I have got to get out of this funk I've been in.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Meals, grocery shopping and eating have been less than steller arround here, so here goes, let's see how this works:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Monday: King Ranch Chicken&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Tuesday: &lt;a href="http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2010/09/crock-pot-meatloaf.html"&gt;Crock Pot Meat Loaf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Wednesday: &lt;a href="http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2010/01/taco-pie.html"&gt;Taco Pie&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Thursday: &lt;a href="http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2009/11/mondays-menu-and-mimis-teriyaki-recipe.html"&gt;Teryiaki&lt;/a&gt; Chicken&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Friday: Pizza&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Saturday: Hot dogs and Burgers on the grill (I work so ths is up to the boys)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Sunday: Ham and potatoes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;I also plan to make snacky stuff:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Peanut butter lover's dip for apples and bananas&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;blueberry muffins&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:180%;"&gt;More Menu's over &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://orgjunkie.com/2010/09/menu-plan-monday-sept-27th.html"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:180%;"&gt;here.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/290/9FB3217074B88607A07511E361F278E9.png" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2875534920987120319-5120141586712594649?l=thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/5120141586712594649/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2875534920987120319&amp;postID=5120141586712594649&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/5120141586712594649'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/5120141586712594649'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2010/09/i-have-got-to-get-out-of-this-funk-ive.html' title='Menu Plan Monday'/><author><name>Michelle</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7T9TAiApLFY/TnDxqJBg6sI/AAAAAAAAFbM/eBPqYnWGjnA/s220/DSCN4709.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_UJsxsU3WtJQ/TKCYAUg0jaI/AAAAAAAAEvU/47ej5wEFvlk/s72-c/mealplanmonday_v2.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875534920987120319.post-5293925303383667612</id><published>2010-09-21T06:36:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-09-21T06:44:08.500-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='beef'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Crock Pot'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='main dish'/><title type='text'>Crock Pot Meatloaf</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_UJsxsU3WtJQ/TJi0_9WKc3I/AAAAAAAAEvE/IeMTZr3hsMQ/s1600/crockpot1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 260px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 260px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519360354234823538" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_UJsxsU3WtJQ/TJi0_9WKc3I/AAAAAAAAEvE/IeMTZr3hsMQ/s400/crockpot1.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt; Ingredients:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;1/2 cup whole milk&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;2 slices of bread&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;1 1/2 pounds ground beef&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;2 eggs (farm fresh from a friend are best!)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;1 small onion peeled&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;1-1/2 teas salt&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;1/2 teas pepper&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;1 teas dry mustard&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;12 oz whole tomatoes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Instructions:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Place milk and bread in large mixing bowl, let stand until bread has absorbed all the milk.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;With 2 forks break the bread into crumbs.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Beat the ground beef into the crumbs until well mixed.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Make a hollow in the center of the meat and break the eggs into it.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Beat the eggs a little, then grate the onion into the egg.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Add salt, pepper and mustard.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Beat the eggs into the beef.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Shape into a round cake and place in the slow cooker.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Drain tomatoes and place them on the meat.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Cover and cook on low for 5 to 7 hours.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Before serving, uncover the pot turn the heat to high and bubble away some of the sauce.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;It should be thick, not thin.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Let me know if you make it and how it turns out!!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/290/9FB3217074B88607A07511E361F278E9.png" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2875534920987120319-5293925303383667612?l=thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/5293925303383667612/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2875534920987120319&amp;postID=5293925303383667612&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/5293925303383667612'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/5293925303383667612'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2010/09/crock-pot-meatloaf.html' title='Crock Pot Meatloaf'/><author><name>Michelle</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7T9TAiApLFY/TnDxqJBg6sI/AAAAAAAAFbM/eBPqYnWGjnA/s220/DSCN4709.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_UJsxsU3WtJQ/TJi0_9WKc3I/AAAAAAAAEvE/IeMTZr3hsMQ/s72-c/crockpot1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875534920987120319.post-4588434866417439025</id><published>2010-08-05T05:54:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-08-05T05:56:40.303-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dessert'/><title type='text'>Make Your Own Hard Shell</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_UJsxsU3WtJQ/TFq0zRoUuTI/AAAAAAAAEi8/fDjQUKPDB_g/s1600/magic+shell.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 225px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501908687785343282" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_UJsxsU3WtJQ/TFq0zRoUuTI/AAAAAAAAEi8/fDjQUKPDB_g/s400/magic+shell.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:180%;"&gt; Like magic shell for your ice cream?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/Homemade-Magic-Shell-Recipe/"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:180%;"&gt;Here's&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:180%;"&gt; an instructable on how to make your own!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:180%;"&gt;Enjoy!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/290/9FB3217074B88607A07511E361F278E9.png" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2875534920987120319-4588434866417439025?l=thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/4588434866417439025/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2875534920987120319&amp;postID=4588434866417439025&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/4588434866417439025'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/4588434866417439025'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2010/08/make-your-own-hard-shell.html' title='Make Your Own Hard Shell'/><author><name>Michelle</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7T9TAiApLFY/TnDxqJBg6sI/AAAAAAAAFbM/eBPqYnWGjnA/s220/DSCN4709.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_UJsxsU3WtJQ/TFq0zRoUuTI/AAAAAAAAEi8/fDjQUKPDB_g/s72-c/magic+shell.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875534920987120319.post-5138563180363962091</id><published>2010-07-11T13:15:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-04-23T15:39:49.102-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cooking Questions'/><title type='text'>untitled</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Tonight I am using a jared alfredo sauce but the next time I want to make my own.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;So far I'll make&lt;a href="http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/alfredo-sauce-2/Detail.aspx"&gt; this &lt;/a&gt;one.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:180%;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Do you have an alfredo recipe for me???&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;please say yes&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/290/9FB3217074B88607A07511E361F278E9.png" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2875534920987120319-5138563180363962091?l=thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/5138563180363962091/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2875534920987120319&amp;postID=5138563180363962091&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/5138563180363962091'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/5138563180363962091'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2010/07/untitled.html' title='untitled'/><author><name>Michelle</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7T9TAiApLFY/TnDxqJBg6sI/AAAAAAAAFbM/eBPqYnWGjnA/s220/DSCN4709.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875534920987120319.post-1394097628771560198</id><published>2010-06-23T05:39:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-06-23T05:42:48.417-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pickling'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='veggies'/><title type='text'>Pickles</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Bread and butter pickles in the pot.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485948066340446210" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_UJsxsU3WtJQ/TCIAs1Z2oAI/AAAAAAAAEXU/vysyNXekLNw/s400/0622101115-03.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Dill pickles in the jar.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_UJsxsU3WtJQ/TCIAtc3O8aI/AAAAAAAAEXc/v877VCLTvDU/s1600/0622101115-00.jpg"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485948076932657570" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_UJsxsU3WtJQ/TCIAtc3O8aI/AAAAAAAAEXc/v877VCLTvDU/s400/0622101115-00.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt; Learning. having fun. Making a mess.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/290/9FB3217074B88607A07511E361F278E9.png" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2875534920987120319-1394097628771560198?l=thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/1394097628771560198/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2875534920987120319&amp;postID=1394097628771560198&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/1394097628771560198'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/1394097628771560198'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2010/06/pickles.html' title='Pickles'/><author><name>Michelle</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7T9TAiApLFY/TnDxqJBg6sI/AAAAAAAAFbM/eBPqYnWGjnA/s220/DSCN4709.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_UJsxsU3WtJQ/TCIAs1Z2oAI/AAAAAAAAEXU/vysyNXekLNw/s72-c/0622101115-03.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875534920987120319.post-7266992131766893270</id><published>2010-06-14T15:32:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-06-14T15:47:47.092-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Italian'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='party food'/><title type='text'>A Big Spread</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Here's who ate dinner at my house 2 weeks ago.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;18 teenagers and 6 adults.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Steve and I cooked spaghetti and garlic bread.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;The students had traveled from house to house eating salad, appetizers, dinner then last house: dessert!!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_UJsxsU3WtJQ/TBauVEyYwpI/AAAAAAAAEUs/G_azUSNHYp4/s1600/FUEL+progressive+dinner.jpg"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482761273455723154" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_UJsxsU3WtJQ/TBauVEyYwpI/AAAAAAAAEUs/G_azUSNHYp4/s400/FUEL+progressive+dinner.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt; As I was prepping for the meal I thought about Jesus and his travels.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;I thought about how he hung out with 12 other guys, a group mainly made up of teenagers, and a couple of women.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;I thought about those women, preparing a table for 13 plus.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;I thought about the fun in moving from place to place with a large group of people, the friendships, the laughs, the inside jokes. How amazing was it to be one of Jesus' original disciples; how amazing it is to be one today.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;What a great night!!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/290/9FB3217074B88607A07511E361F278E9.png" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2875534920987120319-7266992131766893270?l=thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/7266992131766893270/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2875534920987120319&amp;postID=7266992131766893270&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/7266992131766893270'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/7266992131766893270'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2010/06/big-spread.html' title='A Big Spread'/><author><name>Michelle</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7T9TAiApLFY/TnDxqJBg6sI/AAAAAAAAFbM/eBPqYnWGjnA/s220/DSCN4709.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_UJsxsU3WtJQ/TBauVEyYwpI/AAAAAAAAEUs/G_azUSNHYp4/s72-c/FUEL+progressive+dinner.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875534920987120319.post-4261992897384007021</id><published>2010-05-25T19:09:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-05-25T20:18:34.614-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pickling'/><title type='text'>Today I Made pickles!!</title><content type='html'>Today I started to make pickles using my own cucumbers!!&lt;br /&gt;Now I have to wait 3-4 days before trying them. I have had a note on my kitchen cabinet for quite some time; the note said:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;em&gt;"look into pickling"&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Since my cucumber plants have really started producing I figured I'd better get to pickle investigating. Thankfully the Lord loves that I procrastinate so He made sure I watched the Martha Stewart show last week where they...&lt;br /&gt;dun, dun-na-nahhh...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;pickles!!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Enjoy these photos, recipe link at end of photos.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;(All photos are taken with my LG Zenon, camera phone- oh to have a real camera)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:180%;"&gt;Introducing... Journey of the Cucumber&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475400795124138626" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_UJsxsU3WtJQ/S_yIA2REAoI/AAAAAAAAEM8/Fhv9PQ7-qOs/s400/0517101949-01.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475398551872241826" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_UJsxsU3WtJQ/S_yF-RgIgKI/AAAAAAAAEMs/yF3-uS296sI/s400/0513101837-00.jpg" /&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475398544509215618" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UJsxsU3WtJQ/S_yF92Epo4I/AAAAAAAAEMk/TQYXY8nX5Ig/s400/0513101836-00.jpg" /&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475397226279791186" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UJsxsU3WtJQ/S_yExHSQ6lI/AAAAAAAAEMU/9Gc2cygFCOQ/s400/0524101949-00.jpg" /&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475397221641073554" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_UJsxsU3WtJQ/S_yEw2ATs5I/AAAAAAAAEMM/sTTSvpfMfCk/s400/0522100859-00.jpg" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Soaked cucs in ice water, gathered my ingredients.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475397208343595938" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UJsxsU3WtJQ/S_yEwEd8S6I/AAAAAAAAEL8/PVCyNBc_tA4/s400/0525102200-00.jpg" /&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475397214919755074" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_UJsxsU3WtJQ/S_yEwc90hUI/AAAAAAAAEME/jT-E0r6guEg/s400/0525102020-00.jpg" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Soaked cucs in pickling mixture, placed a small plate on the top to keep them under water; sealed the whole thing with saran wrap.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475400793394381874" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UJsxsU3WtJQ/S_yIAv0qBDI/AAAAAAAAEM0/3EKVsWIjB4o/s400/Cucs-Pickles+4.jpg" /&gt;Recipe link is &lt;a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/recipe/garlic-dill-pickles"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, I will post pictures when pickles are ready to eat!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/290/9FB3217074B88607A07511E361F278E9.png" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2875534920987120319-4261992897384007021?l=thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/4261992897384007021/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2875534920987120319&amp;postID=4261992897384007021&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/4261992897384007021'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/4261992897384007021'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2010/05/today-i-made-pickles.html' title='Today I Made pickles!!'/><author><name>Michelle</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7T9TAiApLFY/TnDxqJBg6sI/AAAAAAAAFbM/eBPqYnWGjnA/s220/DSCN4709.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_UJsxsU3WtJQ/S_yIA2REAoI/AAAAAAAAEM8/Fhv9PQ7-qOs/s72-c/0517101949-01.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875534920987120319.post-2178227735506033519</id><published>2010-04-19T13:26:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-04-19T13:28:20.769-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dessert'/><title type='text'>Monster Cookies</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:180%;"&gt;Making &lt;a href="http://www.allthingsheartandhome.com/2010/04/16/monster-cookies-ri-dunkulous/"&gt;these&lt;/a&gt; for an upcoming youth event with my small group!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:180%;"&gt;Each cookie calls for 1 cup of batter!!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:180%;"&gt;Yummy!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/290/9FB3217074B88607A07511E361F278E9.png" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2875534920987120319-2178227735506033519?l=thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/2178227735506033519/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2875534920987120319&amp;postID=2178227735506033519&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/2178227735506033519'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/2178227735506033519'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2010/04/monster-cookies.html' title='Monster Cookies'/><author><name>Michelle</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7T9TAiApLFY/TnDxqJBg6sI/AAAAAAAAFbM/eBPqYnWGjnA/s220/DSCN4709.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875534920987120319.post-2182750136723561823</id><published>2010-03-23T13:00:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-03-23T13:06:24.725-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='fruit'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dessert'/><title type='text'>Strawberry Pie</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_UJsxsU3WtJQ/S6kfCs-gkyI/AAAAAAAAD8k/SxNjF6ebboA/s1600-h/12156%5B1%5D.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 140px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 140px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451922955202237218" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_UJsxsU3WtJQ/S6kfCs-gkyI/AAAAAAAAD8k/SxNjF6ebboA/s400/12156%5B1%5D.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Attempting a strawberry pie.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Thought I was gonna make this a few weeks back but when I got to the grocery all the strawberries were sold out! Just got to buying some last night so wish me luck.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Here's the recipe I'm gonna make:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ingredients&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2 (8 inch) pie shells, baked&lt;br /&gt;2 1/2 quarts fresh strawberries&lt;br /&gt;1 cup white sugar&lt;br /&gt;2 tablespoons cornstarch&lt;br /&gt;1 cup boiling water&lt;br /&gt;1 (3 ounce) package strawberry flavored gelatin&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Directions&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. In a saucepan, mix together the sugar and corn starch; make sure to blend corn starch in completely. Add boiling water, and cook over medium heat until mixture thickens. Remove from heat. Add gelatin mix, and stir until smooth. Let mixture cool to room temperature.&lt;br /&gt;2. Place strawberries in baked pie shells; position berries with points facing up. Pour cooled gel mixture over strawberries.&lt;br /&gt;3. Refrigerate until set. Serve with whipped cream, if desired.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/290/9FB3217074B88607A07511E361F278E9.png" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2875534920987120319-2182750136723561823?l=thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/2182750136723561823/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2875534920987120319&amp;postID=2182750136723561823&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/2182750136723561823'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/2182750136723561823'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2010/03/strawberry-pie.html' title='Strawberry Pie'/><author><name>Michelle</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7T9TAiApLFY/TnDxqJBg6sI/AAAAAAAAFbM/eBPqYnWGjnA/s220/DSCN4709.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_UJsxsU3WtJQ/S6kfCs-gkyI/AAAAAAAAD8k/SxNjF6ebboA/s72-c/12156%5B1%5D.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875534920987120319.post-7207771941310203465</id><published>2010-03-08T12:39:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-03-08T12:40:24.399-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Monday&apos;s Menu'/><title type='text'>Monday's menu</title><content type='html'>day 1: General Tso's Chicken&lt;br /&gt;day 2: tacos&lt;br /&gt;day 3: pizza&lt;br /&gt;day 4: beef stroganoff&lt;br /&gt;day 5: steaks on the grill&lt;br /&gt;day 6: chicken on the grill&lt;br /&gt;day 7: yoyo&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;also making a strawberry pie!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; 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even given this weeks menu a &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;thought&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;I will and probably won't post it here but if I do, you'll know it!&lt;br /&gt;Happy eats this week!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/290/9FB3217074B88607A07511E361F278E9.png" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2875534920987120319-5527064711708548034?l=thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/5527064711708548034/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2875534920987120319&amp;postID=5527064711708548034&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/5527064711708548034'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/5527064711708548034'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2010/02/mondays-menumeal-plan-monday-whatever.html' title='Monday&apos;s Menu/Meal Plan Monday- Whatever'/><author><name>Michelle</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7T9TAiApLFY/TnDxqJBg6sI/AAAAAAAAFbM/eBPqYnWGjnA/s220/DSCN4709.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875534920987120319.post-1640250089582430292</id><published>2010-02-17T08:09:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-17T08:14:23.147-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='candy'/><title type='text'>Valentine's Day</title><content type='html'>We had fun making chocolate this year.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_UJsxsU3WtJQ/S3wVppLDhtI/AAAAAAAAD0A/j-NJgkBE_KM/s1600-h/0209101039-00.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439246255127758546" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_UJsxsU3WtJQ/S3wVppLDhtI/AAAAAAAAD0A/j-NJgkBE_KM/s400/0209101039-00.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Peanut butter cuts with pink and dark chocolate. yummy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_UJsxsU3WtJQ/S3wVNqlczqI/AAAAAAAADz4/tpwEmlv9iT4/s1600-h/0209101043-00.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439245774470565538" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_UJsxsU3WtJQ/S3wVNqlczqI/AAAAAAAADz4/tpwEmlv9iT4/s400/0209101043-00.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/290/9FB3217074B88607A07511E361F278E9.png" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2875534920987120319-1640250089582430292?l=thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/1640250089582430292/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2875534920987120319&amp;postID=1640250089582430292&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/1640250089582430292'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/1640250089582430292'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2010/02/valentines-day.html' title='Valentine&apos;s Day'/><author><name>Michelle</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7T9TAiApLFY/TnDxqJBg6sI/AAAAAAAAFbM/eBPqYnWGjnA/s220/DSCN4709.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_UJsxsU3WtJQ/S3wVppLDhtI/AAAAAAAAD0A/j-NJgkBE_KM/s72-c/0209101039-00.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875534920987120319.post-2369911833722885638</id><published>2010-02-14T10:53:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-14T10:57:43.539-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Monday&apos;s Menu'/><title type='text'>Monday's Menu</title><content type='html'>Sunday: Lasagna&lt;br /&gt;Monday: Parmesan Tilapia&lt;br /&gt;Tuesday: Teryaki pork on grill&lt;br /&gt;Wednesday: make your own pizza&lt;br /&gt;Thursday: Parmesan covered salmon&lt;br /&gt;Friday: Beef stroganoff&lt;br /&gt;Saturday: leftovers&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; 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For a cost of $10 for a set of 12 I wasn't sure if I should take the plunge or not. Well about a month before Christmas I splurged and bought some, boy am I thrilled with them!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We make a lot of Blueberry Muffins and recently I discovered a very sugary Pecan Pie Muffin recipe. After baking I remove them off the baking sheet, use a knife to separate the muffins from the liner, flip on their side and pop the muffin out. No liner to throw away- just wash and reuse. If you make a lot of muffins or have been debating the switch &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;I highly recommend it! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_UJsxsU3WtJQ/S22P0rrzJOI/AAAAAAAADus/vJShwnn1kXw/s1600-h/IMG_1110.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435158460548457698" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_UJsxsU3WtJQ/S22P0rrzJOI/AAAAAAAADus/vJShwnn1kXw/s320/IMG_1110.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_UJsxsU3WtJQ/S22P0S18yQI/AAAAAAAADuk/wgR32LXXtyc/s1600-h/0115101056-00.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435158453880146178" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_UJsxsU3WtJQ/S22P0S18yQI/AAAAAAAADuk/wgR32LXXtyc/s320/0115101056-00.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/290/9FB3217074B88607A07511E361F278E9.png" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2875534920987120319-4232613665874728562?l=thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/4232613665874728562/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2875534920987120319&amp;postID=4232613665874728562&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/4232613665874728562'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/4232613665874728562'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2010/02/i-had-my-eye-on-these-silicone-muffins.html' title='Product Review: Silicon Muffin Liners'/><author><name>Michelle</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7T9TAiApLFY/TnDxqJBg6sI/AAAAAAAAFbM/eBPqYnWGjnA/s220/DSCN4709.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_UJsxsU3WtJQ/S22P0rrzJOI/AAAAAAAADus/vJShwnn1kXw/s72-c/IMG_1110.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875534920987120319.post-6261943539080779565</id><published>2010-02-01T08:15:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-01T08:32:59.020-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='main dish'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='chicken'/><title type='text'>Pecan or Almond Coated Chicken</title><content type='html'>from the kitchen of my Pastor's wife Karen.&lt;br /&gt;Very yummy, we all enjoyed it!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1 c. pecans or almonds (I used pecans)&lt;br /&gt;2 slices whole wheat or other healthy grain bread&lt;br /&gt;1/2 cup Parmesan cheese&lt;br /&gt;1 tsp. garlic salt&lt;br /&gt;4-6 boneless, skinless chicken breast cutlets, washed and patted dry&lt;br /&gt;2 eggs beaten&lt;br /&gt;1-2 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In food processor or small chopper combine pecans/almonds, bread, Parmesan cheese and garlic salt. Mix until it is a fine mixture, the finer the better. Pour onto plate.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dip chicken in egg and then roll in nut/bread mixture.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Preheat oven to 350 degrees.&lt;br /&gt;Heat a skillet over med-high heat before adding olive oil, once skillet is hot add olive oil and let it get hot. (if this is not done the chicken coating will stick to pan)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Carefully place coated chicken into hot oil and brown on both sides, turning gently so breading does not come off. Place browned chicken on a cookie sheet lined with foil.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bake 12-15 minutes or until chicken is fully cooked, depending on thickness of cutlets.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Serve as an entree or slice and serve on spinach for a salad.&lt;br /&gt;This is a really yummy meal and the leftovers are good even cold!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/290/9FB3217074B88607A07511E361F278E9.png" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2875534920987120319-6261943539080779565?l=thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/6261943539080779565/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2875534920987120319&amp;postID=6261943539080779565&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/6261943539080779565'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/6261943539080779565'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2010/02/pecan-or-almond-coated-chicken.html' title='Pecan or Almond Coated Chicken'/><author><name>Michelle</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7T9TAiApLFY/TnDxqJBg6sI/AAAAAAAAFbM/eBPqYnWGjnA/s220/DSCN4709.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875534920987120319.post-7929893844819741477</id><published>2010-02-01T02:55:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-01T07:53:48.914-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Monday&apos;s Menu'/><title type='text'>Meal Plan Monday</title><content type='html'>&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UJsxsU3WtJQ/S2YLxHHSW4I/AAAAAAAADuc/0Z6pNc9_BWo/s1600-h/mpm121.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 131px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433042938820189058" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UJsxsU3WtJQ/S2YLxHHSW4I/AAAAAAAADuc/0Z6pNc9_BWo/s320/mpm121.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;For more menu ideas go to &lt;a href="http://orgjunkie.com/2010/01/menu-plan-monday-feb-1st.html"&gt;Organizing Junkie&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Monday:&lt;/strong&gt; Broiled Tilapia Parmesan, broccoli, rice&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tuesday:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2009/10/beef-stew.html"&gt;beef stew &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Wednesday:&lt;/strong&gt; Crockpot Angel Chicken&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thursday:&lt;/strong&gt; Corn Flake Pork Chops&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Friday:&lt;/strong&gt; Pizza&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Saturday:&lt;/strong&gt; Grill Night, &lt;a href="http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2009/11/mondays-menu-and-mimis-teriyaki-recipe.html"&gt;teriyaki &lt;/a&gt;style steaks&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sunday:&lt;/strong&gt; in-laws in town&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;breakfast:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; cereal, mandarine oranges, pancakes, oatmeal&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;lunch:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; broccoli, salad, grilled cheese, mac-n-cheese&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;snacks:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; grapes, blueberry muffins, chips&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/290/9FB3217074B88607A07511E361F278E9.png" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2875534920987120319-7929893844819741477?l=thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/7929893844819741477/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2875534920987120319&amp;postID=7929893844819741477&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/7929893844819741477'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/7929893844819741477'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2010/01/mela-plan-monday.html' title='Meal Plan Monday'/><author><name>Michelle</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7T9TAiApLFY/TnDxqJBg6sI/AAAAAAAAFbM/eBPqYnWGjnA/s220/DSCN4709.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UJsxsU3WtJQ/S2YLxHHSW4I/AAAAAAAADuc/0Z6pNc9_BWo/s72-c/mpm121.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875534920987120319.post-2428496387437979013</id><published>2010-01-28T06:35:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-01-28T06:43:01.471-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='quick meals'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='main dish'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='chicken'/><title type='text'>Chicken Cacciatore</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;about 30 minutes prep and cook time.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1 package frozen fat-free breaded chicken breast patties, partially thawed&lt;br /&gt;1 medium green bell pepper&lt;br /&gt;4 ounces mushrooms, sliced (about 1 cup)&lt;br /&gt;1 small onion, chopped (about 3/4 cup)&lt;br /&gt;8 ounces uncooked linguine, or thin spaghetti&lt;br /&gt;2 cans (14 1/2 ounces each) Italian-style diced tomatoes, undrained&lt;br /&gt;1 garlic clove, pressed&lt;br /&gt;Parmesan cheese&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. to partially thaw chicken patties follow package microwave heating instructions except microwave on high for 1 minute. Cut patties into 3/4 inch strips&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. chop onion, mushrooms and bell pepper&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3. cook linguine, keep warm&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4. in a medium skillet over med-high heat lightly spray with olive oil and add chicken patty strips; cook 5 minutes, turning frequently&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;5. add tomatoes, bell pepper, mushrooms, onion, garlic. Bring to a boil; cover. Reduce heat simmer 8-10 minutes or until veggies are tender.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;6. Serve over hot linguine and sprinkle with Parm cheese.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yummy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/290/9FB3217074B88607A07511E361F278E9.png" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2875534920987120319-2428496387437979013?l=thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/2428496387437979013/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2875534920987120319&amp;postID=2428496387437979013&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/2428496387437979013'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/2428496387437979013'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2010/01/chicken-cacciatore.html' title='Chicken Cacciatore'/><author><name>Michelle</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7T9TAiApLFY/TnDxqJBg6sI/AAAAAAAAFbM/eBPqYnWGjnA/s220/DSCN4709.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875534920987120319.post-8269529679310865791</id><published>2010-01-25T09:34:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-01T08:33:38.465-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Monday&apos;s Menu'/><title type='text'>Meal Plan Monday</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_UJsxsU3WtJQ/S13ZyeJ0Q8I/AAAAAAAADtU/kp6TKQQQzD0/s1600-h/mpm-1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430736186789610434" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_UJsxsU3WtJQ/S13ZyeJ0Q8I/AAAAAAAADtU/kp6TKQQQzD0/s320/mpm-1.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;OK so last week went well, even without my meals all planned out. I cooked a little, we ate leftovers and worked on eating food in the pantry, sometimes it's nice to eat the pantry and freezer empty.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My garden is producing broccoli so we are eating lots of it!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Now this week:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;day 1:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2009/12/sweet-and-sour-meatballs.html"&gt;Sweet and Sour Meatballs &lt;/a&gt;with fresh broccoli and rice&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;day 2:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2010/02/pecan-or-almond-coated-chicken.html"&gt;Pecan-Coated Chicken&lt;/a&gt;, carrots and spinach*&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;day 3:&lt;/strong&gt; Pork Chops Steve Style with french fries and corn&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;day4:&lt;/strong&gt; Taco bake- lots of kids will be here and this meal feeds a ton!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;day 5:&lt;/strong&gt; Broiled Tilapia Parmesan, brown rice and ??*&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;day 6:&lt;/strong&gt; pizza- take-out! most likely Pizza Hut large any topping $10&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;day 7:&lt;/strong&gt; leftovers&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;b-fast:&lt;/strong&gt; blueberry muffins, oatmeal, cereal, mandarin oranges&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;lunch:&lt;/strong&gt; leftovers, grilled cheese, salad with croutons/chicken and ranch dressing&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;snacks:&lt;/strong&gt; pepperoni and crackers, homemade beef jerky, granola bars, pecan pie muffins&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;*new meals for us this week! &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://orgjunkie.com/2010/01/menu-plan-monday-jan-25th.html"&gt;Organizing junkie &lt;/a&gt;has more Meal Plan Monday!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:180%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:180%;"&gt;Happy Eats!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/290/9FB3217074B88607A07511E361F278E9.png" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2875534920987120319-8269529679310865791?l=thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/8269529679310865791/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2875534920987120319&amp;postID=8269529679310865791&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/8269529679310865791'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/8269529679310865791'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2010/01/meal-plan-monday_25.html' title='Meal Plan Monday'/><author><name>Michelle</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7T9TAiApLFY/TnDxqJBg6sI/AAAAAAAAFbM/eBPqYnWGjnA/s220/DSCN4709.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_UJsxsU3WtJQ/S13ZyeJ0Q8I/AAAAAAAADtU/kp6TKQQQzD0/s72-c/mpm-1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875534920987120319.post-5733198711491863562</id><published>2010-01-18T05:58:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-01-18T06:03:13.894-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Meal Plan Monday</title><content type='html'>Ugh. I do not feel like eating or cooking this week.&lt;br /&gt;But I will.&lt;br /&gt;I am just not posting it here cause I don't know what I'll throw together and after a weekend with 17 teenagers my brain is not working properly.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;May you eat well and smile.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/290/9FB3217074B88607A07511E361F278E9.png" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2875534920987120319-5733198711491863562?l=thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/5733198711491863562/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2875534920987120319&amp;postID=5733198711491863562&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/5733198711491863562'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/5733198711491863562'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2010/01/meal-plan-monday_18.html' title='Meal Plan Monday'/><author><name>Michelle</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7T9TAiApLFY/TnDxqJBg6sI/AAAAAAAAFbM/eBPqYnWGjnA/s220/DSCN4709.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875534920987120319.post-8407576661366827147</id><published>2010-01-15T07:02:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-01-15T07:13:52.161-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='beef'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='main dish'/><title type='text'>Spicy Beef Stir-Fry</title><content type='html'>1/4 cup light soy sauce&lt;br /&gt;1 Tablespoon cornstarch&lt;br /&gt;2 Tablespoons vegetable oil, divided&lt;br /&gt;1 boneless beef tip sirloin steak (1 1/4 pounds), trimmed&lt;br /&gt;3 cups broccoli flowerets&lt;br /&gt;1 medium onion&lt;br /&gt;1 med red bell pepper&lt;br /&gt;2 garlic cloves, pressed&lt;br /&gt;1 teaspoon peeled fresh ginger root, finely chopped (I use a dash or three of ginger when i don't have root)&lt;br /&gt;1 teaspoon red pepper flakes&lt;br /&gt;1 cup beef broth&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cooking instructions:&lt;br /&gt;Whisk together soy sauce, cornstarch, 1 tablespoon oil.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cut steak into 1/4 inch strips. Add to beef to soy sauce, cover and let sit 15 minutes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cut broccoli into flowerets and onion into thin wedges, bell pepper into strips set vegetables aside. Press garlic and chop ginger root.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Heat oil in skillet over med-high heat and cook half of the beef, 1 garlic clove and half of the ginger and red pepper flakes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Stir-fry 1-2 minutes until outside of beef is no longer pink (do not overcook)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Remove from skillet and keep warm.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cook the remaining beef the same way. Remove from skillet and combine with other beef, keep warm.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Heat 1 teaspoon oil in skillet and cook veggies 3-4 minutes or until they are crisp-tender. Return beef to stir-fry, add broth and bring to a boil. Boil 1 min, stirring gently, until sauce is thickened.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/290/9FB3217074B88607A07511E361F278E9.png" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2875534920987120319-8407576661366827147?l=thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/8407576661366827147/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2875534920987120319&amp;postID=8407576661366827147&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/8407576661366827147'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/8407576661366827147'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2010/01/spicy-beef-stir-fry.html' title='Spicy Beef Stir-Fry'/><author><name>Michelle</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7T9TAiApLFY/TnDxqJBg6sI/AAAAAAAAFbM/eBPqYnWGjnA/s220/DSCN4709.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875534920987120319.post-3996310257844037444</id><published>2010-01-12T06:35:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-01-12T06:44:24.542-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='fish'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='main dish'/><title type='text'>Parmesan Baked Fish</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;A recipe from my friend Sharon.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;4 (4 oz) fish fillets (cod, salmon or orange roughy are good)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;1/3 c. mayonnaise&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;2 Tablespoons grated parmesan cheese&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;2 Tablespoons snipped fresh chives or sliced green onions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;1/2 teaspoon white wine Worcestershire sauce&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Rinse fish and pat dry with paper towels, place in a 10x6 baking dish coated with non-stick cooking spray. Set aside.&lt;br /&gt;-In a small bowl combine mayonnaise, parmesan cheese, chives or green onions and Worcestershire sauce.&lt;br /&gt;-Spread mixture over fish fillets.&lt;br /&gt;-Bake uncovered at 450 degrees for 12-15minutes or until fish flakes easily with fork.&lt;br /&gt;Serves 4.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I served with some garlic noodles and broccoli. Very yummy.&lt;br /&gt;I used salmon- on sale- and mixed one part white wine and 1 part regular Worcestershire sauce to substitute for the white wine Worcestershire sauce.&lt;br /&gt;I can't wait to eat this again.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Very tasty a hit with 3 of the 4 of us!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/290/9FB3217074B88607A07511E361F278E9.png" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2875534920987120319-3996310257844037444?l=thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/3996310257844037444/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2875534920987120319&amp;postID=3996310257844037444&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/3996310257844037444'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/3996310257844037444'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2010/01/parmesan-baked-fish.html' title='Parmesan Baked Fish'/><author><name>Michelle</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7T9TAiApLFY/TnDxqJBg6sI/AAAAAAAAFbM/eBPqYnWGjnA/s220/DSCN4709.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875534920987120319.post-2254261487091869076</id><published>2010-01-11T07:06:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-01-15T07:14:59.462-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Monday&apos;s Menu'/><title type='text'>Meal Plan Monday</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_UJsxsU3WtJQ/S0tKE4_AZ8I/AAAAAAAADmk/VajnjGiAOeM/s1600-h/mpm-1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425511623974479810" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_UJsxsU3WtJQ/S0tKE4_AZ8I/AAAAAAAADmk/VajnjGiAOeM/s320/mpm-1.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Meal Plan Monday hosted over &lt;a href="http://http//orgjunkie.com/2010/01/menu-plan-monday-january-11th.html"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;day 1: &lt;a href="http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2010/01/parmesan-baked-fish.html"&gt;Parmesan Baked Fish &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;day 2: Touch of Chicken from &lt;a href="http://cookingwithpat.blogspot.com/2010/01/janurary-recipes-that-will-warm-your.html"&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; Cooking With Pat post&lt;br /&gt;day 3: &lt;a href="http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2010/01/spicy-beef-stir-fry.html"&gt;Spicy Beef and Broccoli Stir-Fry &lt;/a&gt;served over hot cooked rice&lt;br /&gt;day 4: Chicken Divine with rice&lt;br /&gt;day 5: Pizza&lt;br /&gt;day 6: Turkey burgers&lt;br /&gt;day 7: Yoyo Night&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;breakfast: cereal, mandarine oranges, pancakes&lt;br /&gt;lunch: chicken on a green salad, tuna, leftovers, mac-n-cheese&lt;br /&gt;snacks: pecan pie muffins, blueberry muffins, Doritos, grapes, crakers and cheese&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; 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I'm not a big fan of cooking but I am learning to enjoy it, especially when I have all the right tools.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This weeks menu consisted of a new meal that was a big hit- not healthy.&lt;br /&gt;And the comeback of a very yummy salmon recipe from a neat Lewis and Clark Cookbook I have.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;First...&lt;br /&gt;the Yummy, Not So Healthly, But Oh So Yummy&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2010/01/taco-pie.html"&gt;Taco Pie &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;and&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2010/01/grilled-maple-glazed-salmon.html"&gt;Grilled Maple-Glazed Salmon&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/290/9FB3217074B88607A07511E361F278E9.png" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2875534920987120319-3872367276029413351?l=thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/3872367276029413351/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2875534920987120319&amp;postID=3872367276029413351&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/3872367276029413351'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/3872367276029413351'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2010/01/2-recipe-links.html' title='2 Recipe Links'/><author><name>Michelle</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7T9TAiApLFY/TnDxqJBg6sI/AAAAAAAAFbM/eBPqYnWGjnA/s220/DSCN4709.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875534920987120319.post-1041209002184685299</id><published>2010-01-09T16:28:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2010-01-09T16:35:40.658-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='fish'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='main dish'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='breakfast'/><title type='text'>Grilled Maple-Glazed Salmon</title><content type='html'>Upon arriving at the Columbus River, Lewis and Clark relished the abundant salmon after years of venison, bear, and other game. In some places at certain seasons the salmon were reputed to be running so densely they could be walked upon, or so it has been reported.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1/4 cup maple syrup, use the real deal and I like to buy Maple grove Farms from Vermont, USA&lt;br /&gt;2 Tablespoons Dijon mustard&lt;br /&gt;2 tablespoons brown sugar&lt;br /&gt;2 tablespoons melted butter&lt;br /&gt;1 (2-pound) salmon fillet, skinned and small bones removed (or a salmon steak)&lt;br /&gt;Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In a bowl, whisk together the maple syrup, Dijon mustard, brown sugar and melted butter. Season salmon fillet with salt and pepper.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;*Prepare hot charcoal fire. Spread half of the maple syrup mixture on top of the salmon and let stand at room temp for 30 minutes. Transfer the salmon to the grill and cook until fish just flakes. Brush salon with the remaining maple syrup glaze during cooking.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;*I have cooked this on the grill using a piece of tin foil to contain the juices, and half also cooked in the oven at 350. Either way i cook it until the salmon flakes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yummy and a great breakfast, reheated!!&lt;br /&gt;One of my favorites!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/290/9FB3217074B88607A07511E361F278E9.png" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2875534920987120319-1041209002184685299?l=thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/1041209002184685299/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2875534920987120319&amp;postID=1041209002184685299&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/1041209002184685299'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/1041209002184685299'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2010/01/grilled-maple-glazed-salmon.html' title='Grilled Maple-Glazed Salmon'/><author><name>Michelle</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7T9TAiApLFY/TnDxqJBg6sI/AAAAAAAAFbM/eBPqYnWGjnA/s220/DSCN4709.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875534920987120319.post-1925522714349152214</id><published>2010-01-09T16:25:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-01-09T16:26:44.818-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='main dish'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='red meat'/><title type='text'>Taco Pie</title><content type='html'>from my friend Susan&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2- (14oz) boxes Kraft Deluxe Mac-n-Cheese Dinner&lt;br /&gt;2lbs ground beef (or turkey to make it healthier)&lt;br /&gt;2 pkgs. taco seasoning mix&lt;br /&gt;1 1/2 c. water&lt;br /&gt;1 1/2 c (12oz) sour cream&lt;br /&gt;3 c. (12oz) shredded cheddar cheese, divided (could use any cheese so try your fav)&lt;br /&gt;2 c. salsa- I used a pineapple flavor, yummy!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Prepare mac-n-cheese.&lt;br /&gt;In large skillet brown hamburg; drain off grease.&lt;br /&gt;Add taco seasoning and water; simmer 5 min.&lt;br /&gt;Stir sour cream into prepared mac-n-cheese.&lt;br /&gt;Spoon half of mac-n-cheese into bottom of a 13x9 baking dish.&lt;br /&gt;Top with all of meat mixture.&lt;br /&gt;Layer with 2 c. cheese.&lt;br /&gt;Cover and bake 400 degrees.&lt;br /&gt;*Remove from oven and top with salsa and remaining cheese. Bake, uncovered 5 min or until cheese is melted. Serves 8. Recipe is easily cut in half.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;* I did not do this step because not everyone likes salsa around here we topped it individually- yummy&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I made this last night for Steve and I, the boys, and 2 girls; yes I said girls-long story.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/290/9FB3217074B88607A07511E361F278E9.png" /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2875534920987120319-1925522714349152214?l=thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/1925522714349152214/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2875534920987120319&amp;postID=1925522714349152214&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/1925522714349152214'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/1925522714349152214'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2010/01/taco-pie.html' title='Taco Pie'/><author><name>Michelle</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7T9TAiApLFY/TnDxqJBg6sI/AAAAAAAAFbM/eBPqYnWGjnA/s220/DSCN4709.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875534920987120319.post-1180007921116426419</id><published>2009-12-21T06:18:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-21T06:20:55.320-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Monday&apos;s Menu'/><title type='text'>Meal Plan Monday</title><content type='html'>&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;img src="http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n75/Orgjunkie/christmas.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I love planning my meals every week and posting them here. I lean toward the "lazy" side of life and so posting this here helps me stick to it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When I started this Monday's menu I knew there was something like it out there that inspired me, I just couldn't remember what it was called, then I looked back through my blog and remembered: &lt;a href="http://orgjunkie.com/2009/12/menu-plan-monday-dec-21st.html"&gt;Meal Plan Monday!!! &lt;/a&gt;So I will join in that carnival.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here goes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;M- &lt;a href="http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2009/12/sweet-and-sour-meatballs.html"&gt;Sweet and Sour meatballs&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;T- Burgers, homemade mac-n-cheese&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;W- Chicken on the grill, something easy because we'll be cooking all day for Christmas Eve @ Yiayia's&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Th- Christmas Eve at Yiayia's: Ham, turkey, Greek stuffing, Yiayia potatoes...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;F- Christmas Day, blueberry pancakes for b-fast, mom's Ham loaf&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;S- leftovers&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sun- family gathering&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;b-fast: cereal, pancakes, french toast&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;lunch: chicken nuggets, grilled cheese,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;snacks: mandarin oranges, tomatoes/feta cheese, cookies and other Christmas yummies&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Happy eats!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/290/9FB3217074B88607A07511E361F278E9.png" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2875534920987120319-1180007921116426419?l=thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/1180007921116426419/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2875534920987120319&amp;postID=1180007921116426419&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/1180007921116426419'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/1180007921116426419'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2009/12/meal-plan-monday.html' title='Meal Plan Monday'/><author><name>Michelle</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7T9TAiApLFY/TnDxqJBg6sI/AAAAAAAAFbM/eBPqYnWGjnA/s220/DSCN4709.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875534920987120319.post-3111555326953295795</id><published>2009-12-21T06:13:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-01-09T16:42:11.636-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='main dish'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='red meat'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='party food'/><title type='text'>Sweet and Sour meatballs</title><content type='html'>The easiest and very delicious party food that I serve for dinner, because well isn't dinner a party!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Meatballs&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I either buy pre-made frozen meatballs or make my own:&lt;br /&gt;Here's my recipe:&lt;br /&gt;1 pound hamburg&lt;br /&gt;1 egg&lt;br /&gt;bread crumbs (1/4 cup- not sure I eye it)&lt;br /&gt;milk (a splash, again I eye it)&lt;br /&gt;1/2 onion chopped&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;mix the above and form into balls, cook meatballs on stovetop or broil&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sweet and Sour Sauce:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;yummy and oh so easy:&lt;br /&gt;mix together&lt;br /&gt;1- 12 oz jar of chili sauce&lt;br /&gt;1- 10 oz jar of grape jelly&lt;br /&gt;double it for more sauce&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;add meatballs and let them all cook for an hour or more&lt;br /&gt;yummy!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I serve over rice and with fresh veggies, usually broccoli, my kids favorite!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/290/9FB3217074B88607A07511E361F278E9.png" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2875534920987120319-3111555326953295795?l=thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/3111555326953295795/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2875534920987120319&amp;postID=3111555326953295795&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/3111555326953295795'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/3111555326953295795'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2009/12/sweet-and-sour-meatballs.html' title='Sweet and Sour meatballs'/><author><name>Michelle</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7T9TAiApLFY/TnDxqJBg6sI/AAAAAAAAFbM/eBPqYnWGjnA/s220/DSCN4709.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875534920987120319.post-4658218036476104277</id><published>2009-12-15T10:42:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-15T10:47:48.904-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Monday&apos;s Menu'/><title type='text'>Monday's Menu</title><content type='html'>OK so a day late but we've been eating leftovers since Sunday.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;day #1: jambalaya&lt;br /&gt;day #2: pizza&lt;br /&gt;day #3: chicken on the grill&lt;br /&gt;day #4: hamburgers&lt;br /&gt;day#5: eat at in-laws&lt;br /&gt;day #6: grocery shop day&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I will also be making cookies.&lt;br /&gt;I hope to be posting some cookies recipes soon.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Writing out our menu and really sticking to it helps with the food bill! When I don't have a plan things go downhill quickly; and in the kitchen world that means we EAT OUT! We are pretty thrifty when it comes to eating out but certainly not healthy, lots of times it's dollar menu at McD's. Oh, yummy- they have a good burger.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So if you struggle with eating out try to really think through your menu and your week and see what works for you.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Happy eats!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/290/9FB3217074B88607A07511E361F278E9.png" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2875534920987120319-4658218036476104277?l=thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/4658218036476104277/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2875534920987120319&amp;postID=4658218036476104277&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/4658218036476104277'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/4658218036476104277'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2009/12/mondays-menu_15.html' title='Monday&apos;s Menu'/><author><name>Michelle</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7T9TAiApLFY/TnDxqJBg6sI/AAAAAAAAFbM/eBPqYnWGjnA/s220/DSCN4709.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875534920987120319.post-4769693787546070034</id><published>2009-12-08T11:06:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-01-09T16:42:39.226-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Italian'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='red meat'/><title type='text'>Lasagna Soup</title><content type='html'>I saw this at my friend &lt;a href="http://myblendedrecipe.blogspot.com/"&gt;Aleatha's blog&lt;/a&gt;. I will be trying this soon.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is so easy and so yummy&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1 pd ground beef&lt;br /&gt;1/4 teaspoon garlic powder&lt;br /&gt;1 (14 oz) can beef broth with onion&lt;br /&gt;1/4 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning&lt;br /&gt;1 1/2 cups uncooked corkscrew-shaped pasta&lt;br /&gt;1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese&lt;br /&gt;1 (14.5) can diced tomatoes (I use tomatoe puree b/c my family doesn't like tomatoes)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;directions:&lt;br /&gt;cook beef w/ garlic in skillet until browned. pour off fat.&lt;br /&gt;add broth,tomatoes and Italian seasoning. Heat to boil&lt;br /&gt;Stir in pasta. Cook over medium heat 10 min. or until pasta is done. Stir in cheese. Serve with additional cheese if desired.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/290/9FB3217074B88607A07511E361F278E9.png" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2875534920987120319-4769693787546070034?l=thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/4769693787546070034/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2875534920987120319&amp;postID=4769693787546070034&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/4769693787546070034'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/4769693787546070034'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2009/12/lasagna-soup.html' title='Lasagna Soup'/><author><name>Michelle</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7T9TAiApLFY/TnDxqJBg6sI/AAAAAAAAFbM/eBPqYnWGjnA/s220/DSCN4709.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875534920987120319.post-4979563447635649022</id><published>2009-12-06T08:16:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-06T08:31:48.403-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Monday's Menu</title><content type='html'>My menu starting this Monday is:&lt;br /&gt;day 1: spaghetti, homemade garlic bread&lt;br /&gt;day 2: turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes&lt;br /&gt;day 3: grilled chicken&lt;br /&gt;day 4: Shepherds Pie&lt;br /&gt;day 5: &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;crescent&lt;/span&gt; rolls with chicken stuffing&lt;br /&gt;day 6: frozen pizza&lt;br /&gt;day 7: &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;yoyo&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;breakfasts: eggs, french toast&lt;br /&gt;lunches: sandwiches, &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;pb&lt;/span&gt; &amp;amp; j, tomatoes/feta, grilled cheese&lt;br /&gt;snacks: chips, blackberries, blueberries&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sunday/today: lunch: beef stew&lt;br /&gt;dinner: subs, mac-n-cheese, chips, apple pie&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/290/9FB3217074B88607A07511E361F278E9.png" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2875534920987120319-4979563447635649022?l=thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/4979563447635649022/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2875534920987120319&amp;postID=4979563447635649022&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/4979563447635649022'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/4979563447635649022'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2009/12/mondays-menu.html' title='Monday&apos;s Menu'/><author><name>Michelle</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7T9TAiApLFY/TnDxqJBg6sI/AAAAAAAAFbM/eBPqYnWGjnA/s220/DSCN4709.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875534920987120319.post-461350747647936535</id><published>2009-11-30T06:21:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-30T06:21:33.118-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Monday&apos;s Menu'/><title type='text'>Monday's Menu</title><content type='html'>So how did everyone do over thanksgiving?&lt;br /&gt;Did you eats lots of food at once?&lt;br /&gt;Or, did you, like me graze alot!?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I love, love, love the food on Thanksgiving. I usually do a 6 month Thanksgiving meal in the spring!&lt;br /&gt;My favorites are:&lt;br /&gt;Stove Top Stuffing/gravy/cranberry sauce mixture- I mix it on my plate&lt;br /&gt;Greek Stuffing- meaty with walnuts and berries&lt;br /&gt;Mashed potatoes with gravy&lt;br /&gt;chocolate cream pie&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Oh just typing those make me hungry.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This Monday's Menu posting has really helped me. On the nights I don't wanna cook or don't know what to cook I can refer to this post and simply "do the next thing".&lt;br /&gt;If the kids ask what's for dinner: we can refer to this post!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 130%;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Without futher ado...&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 130%;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;This weeks menu:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;a heavy red-meat week: &lt;span style="font-size: 85%;"&gt;we are eating the freezer empty&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;day #1: steaks on the grill with potatoes&lt;br /&gt;day #2: Philly cheese steak with peppers and onions&lt;br /&gt;day #3: frozen pizza&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: red; font-family: courier new; font-size: 130%;"&gt;day #4: steaks somehow: grill or thinly sliced- looking for recipes on this one&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;day #5: sweet and sour meatballs&lt;br /&gt;day #6: I don't care: most likely we'll eat out! My night off!!&lt;br /&gt;day #7: YoYo Night!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;OK, so send me some steak recipes or &lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 130%;"&gt;your stir-fry recipes!!- yum!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Have a good week in the kitchen.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/290/9FB3217074B88607A07511E361F278E9.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2875534920987120319-461350747647936535?l=thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/461350747647936535/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2875534920987120319&amp;postID=461350747647936535&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/461350747647936535'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/461350747647936535'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2009/11/mondays-menu_30.html' title='Monday&apos;s Menu'/><author><name>Michelle</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7T9TAiApLFY/TnDxqJBg6sI/AAAAAAAAFbM/eBPqYnWGjnA/s220/DSCN4709.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875534920987120319.post-1128138676431095913</id><published>2009-11-29T07:57:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-29T12:37:12.138-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='main dish'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='chicken'/><title type='text'>Swiss Cheese Chicken</title><content type='html'>I have always gotten positive feedback from this recipe.&lt;br /&gt;I got it from my mom before I was married and we have loved it ever since.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So for my friend Michael in Detroit, &lt;em&gt;holla 4 De-troit!,&lt;/em&gt; here it is:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Swiss Cheese Chicken&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4 boneless-skinless chicken breasts&lt;br /&gt;4 slices swiss cheese&lt;br /&gt;1 can cream of chicken soup&lt;br /&gt;1/4 cup white wine or grape juice&lt;br /&gt;1 cup Stove Top stuffing&lt;br /&gt;2 Tbsp melted butter&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Preheat oven 350 degrees.&lt;br /&gt;Place chicken breasts in 13x9 pan&lt;br /&gt;Lay cheese on top of chicken&lt;br /&gt;mix cream of chicken and wine, pour over chicken&lt;br /&gt;sprinkle stuffing over the top&lt;br /&gt;sprinkle with melted butter&lt;br /&gt;bake 350, 30-40 minutes or when chicken is done&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Serve with more stuffing and carrots!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/290/9FB3217074B88607A07511E361F278E9.png" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2875534920987120319-1128138676431095913?l=thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/1128138676431095913/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2875534920987120319&amp;postID=1128138676431095913&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/1128138676431095913'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/1128138676431095913'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2009/11/swiss-cheese-chicken.html' title='Swiss Cheese Chicken'/><author><name>Michelle</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7T9TAiApLFY/TnDxqJBg6sI/AAAAAAAAFbM/eBPqYnWGjnA/s220/DSCN4709.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875534920987120319.post-6621541847655287627</id><published>2009-11-28T08:58:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-28T09:05:38.586-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='beverages'/><title type='text'>Homemade Lemon Tea</title><content type='html'>This is a picture of my lemon balm herb plant.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_UJsxsU3WtJQ/SxFXQP7ZeWI/AAAAAAAADcQ/xewMI6-kKa8/s1600/IMG_0615.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409200564113865058" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_UJsxsU3WtJQ/SxFXQP7ZeWI/AAAAAAAADcQ/xewMI6-kKa8/s320/IMG_0615.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; I have had it for about a month now and decided to cut some leaves and actually DO something with them! I took the leaves and tore them into small pieces. Then I placed them in a tea spoon I have. It is a little pod with holes in it and a hinge and clasp.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I placed that spoon into boiling water and let it steep.&lt;br /&gt;It was/is &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;tasty&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;Now I need to look into drying the leaves and using them because i want to make our own iced tea!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/290/9FB3217074B88607A07511E361F278E9.png" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2875534920987120319-6621541847655287627?l=thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/6621541847655287627/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2875534920987120319&amp;postID=6621541847655287627&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/6621541847655287627'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/6621541847655287627'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2009/11/homemade-lemon-tea.html' title='Homemade Lemon Tea'/><author><name>Michelle</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7T9TAiApLFY/TnDxqJBg6sI/AAAAAAAAFbM/eBPqYnWGjnA/s220/DSCN4709.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_UJsxsU3WtJQ/SxFXQP7ZeWI/AAAAAAAADcQ/xewMI6-kKa8/s72-c/IMG_0615.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875534920987120319.post-7775178122339932147</id><published>2009-11-26T09:52:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-26T09:54:53.544-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='annual meals'/><title type='text'>Happy Thanksgiving</title><content type='html'>Pita in the oven.&lt;br /&gt;Mashed potatoes being mashed.&lt;br /&gt;Chocolate cream and pumpkin pie in fridge.&lt;br /&gt;Green bean casserole ready for oven.&lt;br /&gt;Table set.&lt;br /&gt;Ready for family.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Happy eats and happy Thanksgiving.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/290/9FB3217074B88607A07511E361F278E9.png" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2875534920987120319-7775178122339932147?l=thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/7775178122339932147/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2875534920987120319&amp;postID=7775178122339932147&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/7775178122339932147'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/7775178122339932147'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2009/11/happy-thanksgiving.html' title='Happy Thanksgiving'/><author><name>Michelle</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7T9TAiApLFY/TnDxqJBg6sI/AAAAAAAAFbM/eBPqYnWGjnA/s220/DSCN4709.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875534920987120319.post-905210906881521205</id><published>2009-11-23T06:10:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-23T06:21:42.349-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Monday&apos;s Menu'/><title type='text'>Monday's Menu</title><content type='html'>Once again it is only this blog that is making me make up my menu!&lt;br /&gt;At least it's working.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;OK so this week we will eat:&lt;br /&gt;day 1: &lt;a href="http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2009/11/pork-chops-potatoes-in-creamy-gravy.html"&gt;Lisa's pork chips edited by Mike &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;day 2: &lt;a href="http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2009/10/chicken-recipe.html"&gt;Cheesy Chicken Enchiladas&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;day 3: Subs, turkey, ham, roast beef with veggies and chips and R&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;otel&lt;/span&gt;/V&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;elvetta&lt;/span&gt; dip&lt;br /&gt;day 4: THANKSGIVING&lt;br /&gt;day 5: leftovers&lt;br /&gt;day 6: chicken salad with dressing, nuts, croutons&lt;br /&gt;day 7: &lt;a href="http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2009/10/beef-stew.html"&gt;beef stew &lt;/a&gt;with B&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;isquick&lt;/span&gt; dumplings&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;breakfasts:&lt;br /&gt;bagels with cream cheese&lt;br /&gt;eggs, &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;sasuage&lt;/span&gt;, french toast, pancakes&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;lunches:&lt;br /&gt;tomatoes/feta/green &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;pepers&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;grilled cheese&lt;br /&gt;mac-n-cheese&lt;br /&gt;leftover &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;turket&lt;/span&gt; sandwiches&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;snacks:&lt;br /&gt;yogurt&lt;br /&gt;chips&lt;br /&gt;tomatoes/green peppers/feta&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/290/9FB3217074B88607A07511E361F278E9.png" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2875534920987120319-905210906881521205?l=thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/905210906881521205/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2875534920987120319&amp;postID=905210906881521205&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/905210906881521205'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/905210906881521205'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2009/11/mondays-menu_23.html' title='Monday&apos;s Menu'/><author><name>Michelle</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7T9TAiApLFY/TnDxqJBg6sI/AAAAAAAAFbM/eBPqYnWGjnA/s220/DSCN4709.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875534920987120319.post-2572760600654540129</id><published>2009-11-22T06:12:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-23T14:24:22.274-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='main dish'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pork'/><title type='text'>Pork Chops &amp; Potatoes In Creamy Gravy</title><content type='html'>from my friend Lisa's blog.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Found in: American Heart Association One-Dish Meals&lt;br /&gt;6 WW points&lt;br /&gt;Serves 4 (1 pork chop &amp;amp; 1 1/4 cups veggie mixture)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4 lean pork chops with bone in (about 5 oz. each)&lt;br /&gt;Paprika to taste&lt;br /&gt;Pepper to taste&lt;br /&gt;Veggie oil spray&lt;br /&gt;2 cups fat-free, low sodium chicken broth&lt;br /&gt;1 lb. red potatoes cut into wedges&lt;br /&gt;2 medium onions, thinly sliced&lt;br /&gt;2 medium carrots, thinly sliced&lt;br /&gt;1/4 tsp. dried tarragon, crumbled&lt;br /&gt;1/2 cup fat-free evaporated milk&lt;br /&gt;2 tbsp. all-purpose flour&lt;br /&gt;3/4 tsp. salt&lt;br /&gt;4 oz jar sliced pimientos&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sprinkle one side of the pork chops with paprika and pepper.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Heat a large skillet over high heat. Remove the skillet from the heat and lightly spray with vegetable oil spray. Cook the pork chops with the seasoned side down for 1 minute. Remove from the skillet.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In the same skillet, stir together the broth, potatoes, onions, carrots, and tarragon. Bring to boil. Cook 12 minutes &lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;then add the pork chops for 12 or so until pork is done&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Using a large slotted spoon, transfer the veggies to a serving platter with a rim or to a large shallow bowl. Top with the pork. Cover with aluminium foil to keep warm. Set aside.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Increase the heat to high. Bring the broth to a boil. Boil for 2 minutes, or until reduced to 1 cup.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Reduce the heat to medium. Whisk in the evaporated milk and flour until well blended. Stir in the salt. (You can scrape the skillet with a flat spatula...you know to get the yumminess on the bottom) Cook for 2 minutes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Stir in the pimientos (You could totally leave this out if you were not a pimiento fan)! Pour over the vegetables on the serving platter and voila! Sounds like comfort food to me!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/290/9FB3217074B88607A07511E361F278E9.png" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2875534920987120319-2572760600654540129?l=thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/2572760600654540129/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2875534920987120319&amp;postID=2572760600654540129&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/2572760600654540129'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/2572760600654540129'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2009/11/pork-chops-potatoes-in-creamy-gravy.html' title='Pork Chops &amp; Potatoes In Creamy Gravy'/><author><name>Michelle</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7T9TAiApLFY/TnDxqJBg6sI/AAAAAAAAFbM/eBPqYnWGjnA/s220/DSCN4709.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875534920987120319.post-1121837990675383361</id><published>2009-11-16T06:26:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-16T06:39:24.760-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Monday&apos;s Menu'/><title type='text'>Monday's Menu</title><content type='html'>OK, so this blog is helping me do my menu for the week.&lt;br /&gt;It's Monday morning and I don't want to grocery shop&lt;br /&gt;and&lt;br /&gt;I don't want to plan a menu.&lt;br /&gt;I do know that when I do not only will I have one less thing to do today, but our family will eat good and eat within our budget.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So here goes:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Day #1: Steaks with noodles and veggie?&lt;br /&gt;Day #2: &lt;a href="http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2009/11/pulled-pork.html"&gt;Pulled pork sandwiches &lt;/a&gt;(pork in crock pot since last night- will feed a lot of kids)&lt;br /&gt;Day #3: Grilled Maple-Glazed served with &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;spanikoptia&lt;/span&gt; and fresh picked tomato, steaks for the boys&lt;br /&gt;Day #4: Pizza&lt;br /&gt;Day #5: leftovers, &lt;em&gt;please Lord may we have leftovers&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Day #6: sandwiches or breakfast&lt;br /&gt;Day #7: &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Yiayia&lt;/span&gt; and &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Papou's&lt;/span&gt; house&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Breakfast: eggs, pancakes, cereal, oatmeal, meat product&lt;br /&gt;lunches will be: mac-n-cheese, grilled cheese, &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;pb&lt;/span&gt;&amp;amp;j, fruit, feta/&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;tomatoes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I also need to buy something sweet- maybe a cheesecake?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;No recipe from me this week. Anything you want from my past menu's let me know.&lt;br /&gt;Also e-mail me your favorite recipes, or post on your own blog.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Happy eats!&lt;br /&gt;Now to the grocery store&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/290/9FB3217074B88607A07511E361F278E9.png" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2875534920987120319-1121837990675383361?l=thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/1121837990675383361/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2875534920987120319&amp;postID=1121837990675383361&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/1121837990675383361'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/1121837990675383361'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2009/11/mondays-menu_16.html' title='Monday&apos;s Menu'/><author><name>Michelle</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7T9TAiApLFY/TnDxqJBg6sI/AAAAAAAAFbM/eBPqYnWGjnA/s220/DSCN4709.JPG'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875534920987120319.post-3881327633152132038</id><published>2009-11-12T07:40:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-23T06:23:27.173-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='beef'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='main dish'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pork'/><title type='text'>Pulled Pork or Beef</title><content type='html'>So our new favorite meal has been pulled pork or pulled beef sandwiches!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You'll need:&lt;br /&gt;large roast: pork or beef&lt;br /&gt;Publix brand honey BBQ sauce&lt;br /&gt;hamburg rolls&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Crock-pot roast for ever and a day, I've done anywhere from 1 day to 2.5!&lt;br /&gt;Just add some water to keep the meat covered. If you use a beef roast add a beef bouon cube for more flavor!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Remove meat and place in a large dutch oven on the stove top&lt;br /&gt;shred meat using 2 forks&lt;br /&gt;add BBQ sauce and stir to cover meat while heating over low-med heat!&lt;br /&gt;Serve on buns!&lt;br /&gt;Corn bread, baked beans, garlic bread can single-handedly round the meal off nicely!!&lt;br /&gt;Oh an eat sometign green with it- broccoli w/cheese wins over here!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/290/9FB3217074B88607A07511E361F278E9.png" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2875534920987120319-3881327633152132038?l=thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/3881327633152132038/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2875534920987120319&amp;postID=3881327633152132038&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/3881327633152132038'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/3881327633152132038'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2009/11/pulled-pork.html' title='Pulled Pork or Beef'/><author><name>Michelle</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7T9TAiApLFY/TnDxqJBg6sI/AAAAAAAAFbM/eBPqYnWGjnA/s220/DSCN4709.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875534920987120319.post-2833206392084609415</id><published>2009-11-09T07:02:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-09T07:02:33.133-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='marinade'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Monday&apos;s Menu'/><title type='text'>Mondays Menu and Mimi's Teriyaki recipe</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;I got a deal on mac-n-cheese so we're eating it a few times this week!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monday: burgers with fresh lettuce and tomatoes picked this morning! mac-n-cheese, juice&lt;br /&gt;Tuesday: teriyaki steaks on the grill, broccoli with cheese and garlic noodles&lt;br /&gt;Wednesday: boys gone so maybe dinner out with Steve? date night?&lt;br /&gt;Thursday: pulled pork with baked beans and corn bread&lt;br /&gt;Friday: pizza&lt;br /&gt;Saturday: Teriyaki Chicken on the grill, mac-n-cheese&lt;br /&gt;Sunday: Greek Festival!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;teriyaki&lt;/span&gt; everything. chicken, pork, steaks, veggies.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;You name it we've tried this recipe on it. We got this recipe from m&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"&gt;y&lt;/span&gt; mom at the start of our marriage, who knows it may have saved us a time or two -wink*&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Mimi's &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"&gt;Teriyaki&lt;/span&gt; Marinade&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;1/3 cup soy sauce&lt;br /&gt;2 tsp Blk pepper&lt;br /&gt;2 tbsp and 2 tsp brown sugar&lt;br /&gt;1/2 cup olive oil&lt;br /&gt;1 tbsp and 1 tsp ground ginger&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Marinate meat overnight or add a small amount to stir fry veggies!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/290/9FB3217074B88607A07511E361F278E9.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2875534920987120319-2833206392084609415?l=thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/2833206392084609415/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2875534920987120319&amp;postID=2833206392084609415&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/2833206392084609415'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/2833206392084609415'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2009/11/mondays-menu-and-mimis-teriyaki-recipe.html' title='Mondays Menu and Mimi&apos;s Teriyaki recipe'/><author><name>Michelle</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7T9TAiApLFY/TnDxqJBg6sI/AAAAAAAAFbM/eBPqYnWGjnA/s220/DSCN4709.JPG'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875534920987120319.post-3773629378625106244</id><published>2009-11-02T00:13:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-02T00:13:00.276-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Monday&apos;s Menu'/><title type='text'>Monday's Menu</title><content type='html'>&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Ok&lt;/span&gt;, so I am getting into this menu groove. I do find that my menu changes a little bit as we have been getting invited to my in-laws on a random, weekly basis.&lt;br /&gt;I also love that we are eating home more and not out at the 99 cent menu.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Monday:&lt;/strong&gt; leftover pot roast, with biscuits and honey, carrots and salad with &lt;a href="http://thusfarinthegarden.blogspot.com/2009/10/i-can-grow-lettuce.html"&gt;my homegrown, from seed lettuce&lt;/a&gt;!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tuesday:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;teriyaki&lt;/span&gt; chicken on grill, stir-fried veggies, garlic noodles (my kids love these)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Wednesday:&lt;/strong&gt; Port chops, &lt;a href="http://kblmsengel.blogspot.com/2009/10/menu-for-week.html"&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;Lisa's&lt;/span&gt; recipe &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thursday:&lt;/strong&gt; Breakfast, Greek omelets, sausage, OJ, maybe french toast too?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Friday:&lt;/strong&gt; pizza, we get Hungry &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Howies&lt;/span&gt; pick-up special: 1 bacon/pepperoni, 1 ham and pineapple, 1 more if I have extra kids&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Saturday:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Yoyo&lt;/span&gt; night&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sunday:&lt;/strong&gt; lunch with my mother and &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;Nana&lt;/span&gt;: dinner: Sub sandwiches, I'm think Maine style &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;italians&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/290/9FB3217074B88607A07511E361F278E9.png" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2875534920987120319-3773629378625106244?l=thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/3773629378625106244/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2875534920987120319&amp;postID=3773629378625106244&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/3773629378625106244'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/3773629378625106244'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2009/11/mondays-menu.html' title='Monday&apos;s Menu'/><author><name>Michelle</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7T9TAiApLFY/TnDxqJBg6sI/AAAAAAAAFbM/eBPqYnWGjnA/s220/DSCN4709.JPG'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875534920987120319.post-6959006775836406228</id><published>2009-10-25T11:15:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-27T06:19:02.862-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Monday&apos;s Menu'/><title type='text'>Monday's Menu</title><content type='html'>Here's this weeks menu.&lt;br /&gt;How about you? &lt;span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What's your family eating this week?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;No recipe from me today, instead &lt;span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;this tip:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"&gt;One of the first things you should think about when you wake up each morning is, "What are we having for dinner?".&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;By asking yourself this one question you can save time and money, and we are into saving both of those around here: our current debt free date is Nov. 2023, Lord willing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Happy eats!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monday - cheesy chicken with carrots, I made Kelly's &lt;a href="http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2009/10/chicken-recipe.html"&gt;recipe below &lt;/a&gt;and have named it "Cheesy Chicken Enchiladas"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tuesday - hamburg helper with broccoli&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wednesday - pork chops on the grill (they were a huge hit ast week) with garlic noodles&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thursday - steaks on the grill with mac-n-cheese and broccoli&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Friday - teryiaki chicken on the grill with noodles and carrots&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;saturday - yoyo night&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sunday - roast with potatoes, carrots, garlic&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/290/9FB3217074B88607A07511E361F278E9.png" /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2875534920987120319-6959006775836406228?l=thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/6959006775836406228/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2875534920987120319&amp;postID=6959006775836406228&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/6959006775836406228'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/6959006775836406228'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2009/10/mondays-menu_25.html' title='Monday&apos;s Menu'/><author><name>Michelle</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7T9TAiApLFY/TnDxqJBg6sI/AAAAAAAAFbM/eBPqYnWGjnA/s220/DSCN4709.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875534920987120319.post-4811865824854028767</id><published>2009-10-23T05:25:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-27T06:21:05.202-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='main dish'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='chicken'/><title type='text'>Cheesy Chicken Enchiladas</title><content type='html'>This recipe came in from my friend &lt;a href="http://foremanmk.blogspot.com/"&gt;Kelly&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff0000;"&gt;I have made my changes in red&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3 Large Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts&lt;br /&gt;1 Can of Campbell's Condensed cheese soup&lt;br /&gt;1 can Enchilada sauce&lt;br /&gt;1-2 cups of cheese&lt;br /&gt;Sour Cream&lt;br /&gt;1 tomato&lt;br /&gt;1 package of 10 soft tacos&lt;br /&gt;1 package of taco seasoning ( I buy the big one at &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Sams&lt;/span&gt; as we use &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;alot&lt;/span&gt; of it throughout a year, and for $4-5, you get your moneys worth!!)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Crockpot&lt;/span&gt; the chicken breast on low heat all day while I am at work. Come home shred it, put it in a pan, use a package of taco seasoning and a cup of water and let it simmer while I get the enchilada sauce ready. Once it cooks through, about 15 minutes, add the can of cheese soup along with 1/2 cup of water. Cook on medium heat for about 15 minutes.&lt;br /&gt;Dip the tacos in enchilada sauce, &lt;span style="color:#ff0000;"&gt;I did not understand what this meant so I waited and skipped this step, &lt;/span&gt;put a couple spoonfuls of the chicken mixture and roll it like an enchilada. I use a 10x13 and can make 10 nicely. Once done, &lt;span style="color:#ff0000;"&gt;pour enchilada sauce evenly over rolled stuffed tacos then &lt;/span&gt;spread the cheese over it and bake 15 minutes at 350 to heat through and melt the cheese.&lt;br /&gt;Serve with Mexican rice or beans and add the tomatoes and sour cream as garnishments&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff0000;"&gt;Success with family! Thanks Kelly!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/290/9FB3217074B88607A07511E361F278E9.png" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2875534920987120319-4811865824854028767?l=thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/4811865824854028767/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2875534920987120319&amp;postID=4811865824854028767&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/4811865824854028767'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/4811865824854028767'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2009/10/chicken-recipe.html' title='Cheesy Chicken Enchiladas'/><author><name>Michelle</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7T9TAiApLFY/TnDxqJBg6sI/AAAAAAAAFbM/eBPqYnWGjnA/s220/DSCN4709.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875534920987120319.post-7090220451451997762</id><published>2009-10-21T05:28:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-21T05:38:27.401-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='veggies'/><title type='text'>Broccoli</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_UJsxsU3WtJQ/St8ALoBGFsI/AAAAAAAADRY/wcszV8RaERw/s1600-h/broccoli.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395031078333716162" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_UJsxsU3WtJQ/St8ALoBGFsI/AAAAAAAADRY/wcszV8RaERw/s320/broccoli.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Maybe everyone knows this already but I learned a few things about broccoli this last week.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Broccoli is yucky when overcooked.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Steam broccoli for 5-6 minutes, then serve.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;I had always been hit or miss with my family, and myself, eating broccoli. I couldn't figure it out and since I don't really love cooking I just figured it was my lack of skills.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Then Martha filled me in.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Don't overcook.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Serve immediately.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Also broccoli is so full of good stuff that cheese and butter are OK to add &lt;s&gt;in large quantities&lt;/s&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Enjoy, it is broccoli season.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/290/9FB3217074B88607A07511E361F278E9.png" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2875534920987120319-7090220451451997762?l=thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/7090220451451997762/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2875534920987120319&amp;postID=7090220451451997762&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/7090220451451997762'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/7090220451451997762'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2009/10/broccoli.html' title='Broccoli'/><author><name>Michelle</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7T9TAiApLFY/TnDxqJBg6sI/AAAAAAAAFbM/eBPqYnWGjnA/s220/DSCN4709.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_UJsxsU3WtJQ/St8ALoBGFsI/AAAAAAAADRY/wcszV8RaERw/s72-c/broccoli.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875534920987120319.post-6907566204669256707</id><published>2009-10-19T07:19:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-19T07:53:45.913-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Monday&apos;s Menu'/><title type='text'>Monday's Menu</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;Link to your Monday's Menu by leaving a comment; also look for the red below to see what I need help with in my menu this week. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Above all, have fun in the kitchen and recipes always welcome here.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Monday&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; - Beef Stew, my mother-in-laws recipe-we didn't eat it last week, click &lt;a href="http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2009/10/beef-stew.html"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; for recipe&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Tuesday &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;- Pork Tenderloin on the grill, with Steve's &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;teriyaki&lt;/span&gt; marinade and broccoli with cheese and brown rice &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Wednesday&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; - Justin pizza at youth group: Beef &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Stroganoff&lt;/span&gt;, Hamburger Helper with glazed carrots &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Thursday&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; - Pork Chops on the grill, however Steve wants to cook them, butter and herb noodles, broccoli &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Friday&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; - pizza &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Saturday&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; - &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Yoyo&lt;/span&gt; Night &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Sunday&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; - &lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"&gt;Chicken something?? Need help on this one, what can I make with chicken that I can leave in the over/&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;crockpot&lt;/span&gt; while we are at church- so like 1 1/2 hours?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/290/9FB3217074B88607A07511E361F278E9.png" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2875534920987120319-6907566204669256707?l=thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/6907566204669256707/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2875534920987120319&amp;postID=6907566204669256707&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/6907566204669256707'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/6907566204669256707'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2009/10/mondays-menu_19.html' title='Monday&apos;s Menu'/><author><name>Michelle</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7T9TAiApLFY/TnDxqJBg6sI/AAAAAAAAFbM/eBPqYnWGjnA/s220/DSCN4709.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875534920987120319.post-8338450496465538180</id><published>2009-10-12T06:27:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-12T06:31:55.162-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Monday&apos;s Menu'/><title type='text'>Monday's Menu</title><content type='html'>Meals this week:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2009/10/beef-stew.html"&gt;Beef Stew&lt;/a&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;click for recipe&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;Jumbalaya with shrimp, chicken and sausage&lt;br /&gt;Steaks on the grill&lt;br /&gt;Chicken on the grill&lt;br /&gt;Hamburg Helper&lt;br /&gt;Burgers (something fun from Martha Stewarts show on this topic)&lt;br /&gt;Yoyo Night- &lt;strong&gt;Y&lt;/strong&gt;our &lt;strong&gt;O&lt;/strong&gt;n &lt;strong&gt;Y&lt;/strong&gt;our &lt;strong&gt;O&lt;/strong&gt;wn&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/290/9FB3217074B88607A07511E361F278E9.png" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2875534920987120319-8338450496465538180?l=thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/8338450496465538180/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2875534920987120319&amp;postID=8338450496465538180&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/8338450496465538180'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/8338450496465538180'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2009/10/mondays-menu_12.html' title='Monday&apos;s Menu'/><author><name>Michelle</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7T9TAiApLFY/TnDxqJBg6sI/AAAAAAAAFbM/eBPqYnWGjnA/s220/DSCN4709.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875534920987120319.post-2290992659752244195</id><published>2009-10-08T05:58:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-08T06:32:25.132-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='beef'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='main dish'/><title type='text'>Beef Stew</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_UJsxsU3WtJQ/Ss3orMbBboI/AAAAAAAADNM/eveMIo1fLvo/s1600-h/beef+stew.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390220157798936194" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_UJsxsU3WtJQ/Ss3orMbBboI/AAAAAAAADNM/eveMIo1fLvo/s320/beef+stew.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;There is nothing better than the smell of beef stew on a chilly October day, or the way the smell greets you as you walk in the door, starving after church on Sunday.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;I'm not sure if you can relate to the smell so I thought I'd share the recipe that warms my senses and is one of Justin's favorite meals.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;BEEF STEW&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;1.5# Stew beef&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;1 Onion&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;1/2 c ketchup&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;1/4 c vinegar&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;2 TBSP sugar&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;carrots&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;potatoes&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;3 Tbsp Cornstarch&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;In large pan or Dutch oven brown stew beef and onions; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Add ketchup, vinegar and sugar. Wait a few minutes and fill 1/2 with water. Simmer 4 hours.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Cut raw carrots and potatoes into 1 inch pieces&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;1.5 hour before done, add carrots (raw) or .5 hour before done if canned.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;.5 hour before done add potatoes&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Fill large coffee mug 3/4 full with cold water and add cornstarch, stir until dissolved.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Slowly add to boiling stew- stirring.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Top with Bisquick Dumplings&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Grab a bowl, a big spoon and a friend.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Enjoy!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/290/9FB3217074B88607A07511E361F278E9.png" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2875534920987120319-2290992659752244195?l=thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/2290992659752244195/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2875534920987120319&amp;postID=2290992659752244195&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/2290992659752244195'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2875534920987120319/posts/default/2290992659752244195'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thusfarinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2009/10/beef-stew.html' title='Beef Stew'/><author><name>Michelle</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7T9TAiApLFY/TnDxqJBg6sI/AAAAAAAAFbM/eBPqYnWGjnA/s220/DSCN4709.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_UJsxsU3WtJQ/Ss3orMbBboI/AAAAAAAADNM/eveMIo1fLvo/s72-c/beef+stew.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875534920987120319.post-6580187882646818650</id><published>2009-10-07T13:47:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-08T15:11:25.787-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Welcome to My Kitchen</title><content type='html'>I do have a confession to make: I'm not a very good cook, at best a mediocor baker, somewhat of a chocolate addict and a "simple meal" queen.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I hope to look for inspiration and begin to test my hand at trying new things in the kitchen.&lt;br /&gt;This site is to chart that journey.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thanks for joining me, please send me your recipes, e-mail them to vintagesheet (at) yahoo dot com- I need as many as possible!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; 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