Sweet and Sour meatballs

The easiest and very delicious party food that I serve for dinner, because well isn't dinner a party!!

Meatballs
I either buy pre-made frozen meatballs or make my own:
Here's my recipe:
1 pound hamburg
1 egg
bread crumbs (1/4 cup- not sure I eye it)
milk (a splash, again I eye it)
1/2 onion chopped

mix the above and form into balls, cook meatballs on stovetop or broil

Sweet and Sour Sauce:
yummy and oh so easy:
mix together
1- 12 oz jar of chili sauce
1- 10 oz jar of grape jelly
double it for more sauce

add meatballs and let them all cook for an hour or more
yummy!

I serve over rice and with fresh veggies, usually broccoli, my kids favorite!

Monday's Menu

OK so a day late but we've been eating leftovers since Sunday.

day #1: jambalaya
day #2: pizza
day #3: chicken on the grill
day #4: hamburgers
day#5: eat at in-laws
day #6: grocery shop day

I will also be making cookies.
I hope to be posting some cookies recipes soon.

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.

So if you struggle with eating out try to really think through your menu and your week and see what works for you.

Happy eats!

Lasagna Soup

I saw this at my friend Aleatha's blog. I will be trying this soon.

This is so easy and so yummy

1 pd ground beef
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1 (14 oz) can beef broth with onion
1/4 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
1 1/2 cups uncooked corkscrew-shaped pasta
1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
1 (14.5) can diced tomatoes (I use tomatoe puree b/c my family doesn't like tomatoes)

directions:
cook beef w/ garlic in skillet until browned. pour off fat.
add broth,tomatoes and Italian seasoning. Heat to boil
Stir in pasta. Cook over medium heat 10 min. or until pasta is done. Stir in cheese. Serve with additional cheese if desired.

Monday's Menu

My menu starting this Monday is:
day 1: spaghetti, homemade garlic bread
day 2: turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes
day 3: grilled chicken
day 4: Shepherds Pie
day 5: crescent rolls with chicken stuffing
day 6: frozen pizza
day 7: yoyo

breakfasts: eggs, french toast
lunches: sandwiches, pb & j, tomatoes/feta, grilled cheese
snacks: chips, blackberries, blueberries

Sunday/today: lunch: beef stew
dinner: subs, mac-n-cheese, chips, apple pie

Monday's Menu

So how did everyone do over thanksgiving?
Did you eats lots of food at once?
Or, did you, like me graze alot!?

I love, love, love the food on Thanksgiving. I usually do a 6 month Thanksgiving meal in the spring!
My favorites are:
Stove Top Stuffing/gravy/cranberry sauce mixture- I mix it on my plate
Greek Stuffing- meaty with walnuts and berries
Mashed potatoes with gravy
chocolate cream pie

Oh just typing those make me hungry.

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".
If the kids ask what's for dinner: we can refer to this post!

Without futher ado...
This weeks menu:
a heavy red-meat week: we are eating the freezer empty

day #1: steaks on the grill with potatoes
day #2: Philly cheese steak with peppers and onions
day #3: frozen pizza
day #4: steaks somehow: grill or thinly sliced- looking for recipes on this one
day #5: sweet and sour meatballs
day #6: I don't care: most likely we'll eat out! My night off!!
day #7: YoYo Night!

OK, so send me some steak recipes or your stir-fry recipes!!- yum!
Have a good week in the kitchen.

Swiss Cheese Chicken

I have always gotten positive feedback from this recipe.
I got it from my mom before I was married and we have loved it ever since.

So for my friend Michael in Detroit, holla 4 De-troit!, here it is:



Swiss Cheese Chicken

4 boneless-skinless chicken breasts
4 slices swiss cheese
1 can cream of chicken soup
1/4 cup white wine or grape juice
1 cup Stove Top stuffing
2 Tbsp melted butter


Preheat oven 350 degrees.
Place chicken breasts in 13x9 pan
Lay cheese on top of chicken
mix cream of chicken and wine, pour over chicken
sprinkle stuffing over the top
sprinkle with melted butter
bake 350, 30-40 minutes or when chicken is done

Serve with more stuffing and carrots!

Homemade Lemon Tea

This is a picture of my lemon balm herb plant.
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.

I placed that spoon into boiling water and let it steep.
It was/is tasty.
Now I need to look into drying the leaves and using them because i want to make our own iced tea!