May
23
We are about to enter the summer and BBQ season. Therefore it is important to refresh your memory on the etiquette of this sublime outdoor cooking activity, as it’s the only type of cooking a ‘real’ man will do, probably because there is an element of danger involved.
When a man volunteers to do the BBQ the following chain of events are put
into motion:Routine…
(1) The woman buys the food.
(2) The woman makes the salad, prepares the vegetables, and makes dessert.
(3) The woman prepares the meat for cooking, places it on a tray along with the
necessary cooking utensils and sauces, and takes it to the man who is lounging
beside the grill - beer in hand.
Here comes the important part:
(4) THE MAN PLACES THE MEAT ON THE GRILL.
More routine….
(5) The woman goes inside to organize the plates and cutlery.
(6) The woman comes out to tell the man that the meat is burning.
He thanks her and asks if she will bring another beer while he deals with the situation.
Important again:
(7) THE MAN TAKES THE MEAT OFF THE GRILL AND HANDS IT TO THE WOMAN.
More routine….
(8) The woman prepares the plates, salad, bread, utensils, napkins, sauces, and brings them to the table.
(9) After eating, the woman clears the table and does the dishes.
And most important of all:
(10) Everyone PRAISES and THANKS HIM for his cooking efforts.
(11) The man asks the woman how she enjoyed ‘her night off.’ And, upon seeing her annoyed reaction, concludes that there’s just no pleasing some women!!
I got this in an email this morning and got a good laugh- hope you will too! Have a great holiday weekend (I know I will!
) and hope you do some BBQ-ing!
May
19
This week is a short menu- since we will be leaving Friday eveing to spend a long weekend in Kansas. I get to see Jayme & her girls & Sally & Lil’ Major! WOO-HOO! I have been looking forward to this weekend for aL ONG time now!!!
But to get us through the week here’s what we’ll be eating. Be sure to check out OrganizingJunky for more menus!
Monday- Stuffed Shells (using the leftover cheese mixture and spaghetti sauce from the Homemade Ravioli. (The casserole is already made, just have to bake it tonight!)
Tuesday- Taco Salad
Wednesday- Eating out ( I have a hair appointment right after work, so we’ll just stay in town and eat, go to Wed night Bible Study, then go home.)
Thursday- Burritos & green chili
Friday- we are leaving around 3p. Will probably eat some fast food in Garden City
Sat & Sun- In Kansas!!! Yipee!!!
May
18
Sorry I haven’t had any new posts in a few days- I’ve been busy getting my shop set up! Check back later tonight (tomorrow morning at the latest) to see what I get done (after I get done with this post I’ll be working on it some more!)
But I wanted to show you what we had for dinner last night- it was declicious! I used Laura’s homemade noodle recipe to make the dough, (you’ll have to buy her e-book to get the recipe! It is very yummy, all whole-wheat flour- all natural! ) and then I used my tortilla press to press out the dough to make the ravioli. It worked great! Then I filled them with a mixture of ricotta, cream & parmesean/romano blend cheeses, and spinach (I just put one fresh spinach leaf in each one.) I had enough cheese mixture left for another meal planned for this week.
I made my spaghetti sauce with italian sausage and hamburger. I made enough sauce for our dinner, and to make our other dinner this week, plus I have enought meat left to make another batch later. I am enjoying getting the hang of this planning and making meals ahead- it sure makes weeknights easier!
So stay tuned for more meal planning and the introduction of my new shop! See ya’ later!
May
14
Being a homemaker who works outside the home as well, I often find that I don’t want to come home after being at work for 9+ hours, and make a big meal. So at least once a week, I put my slow-cooker to work for me! It usually ends up being on Wednesdays, because of mid-week Bible study at church, we are pressed for time to get dinner prepared and eaten, and then drive back to church. Now that it is getting warmer, we mix it up a little, and Gary will cook on the grill a lot too- which will be the case tonight. But since I knew I wouldn’t have much time to cook for our company this past Monday night, I made this week’s slow-cooker meal then. Here’s the recipe if you’d like to try it too.
Carne Rellanos
4 Anaheim Chili Peppers
4 Flank Steaks (pounded to about 1/4 inch thick - I actually have found some already prepared this way at Wal-Mart that I use)
1 brick cream cheese
1 16 oz jar Salsa Verde
Cut the stems off the peppers. Cut out the seed pod, rinse out with water to get any stray seeds out (If you are like us and don’t mind the heat- you don’t need to rinse them). Divide cream cheese into 4 equal pieces. Stuff one piece of cream cheese into each pepper, making sure to get it all into the pepper, not overflowing from the top. Next wrap each pepper in one of your steak pieces, and place, seam side down in your slow cooker. After all four peppers are wrapped and in the slow cooker, pour the Salsa Verde all over the steaks making sure they are all covered with some of the salsa. Cook on low in your slow-cooker for 7-9 hours. We serve them with brown rice (which has lime juice and fresh chopped cilantro in it). Hope you enjoy this as much as we do- it has become one of our new favorites!
So as you can see, for this working homemaker, slow-cookers work for me!
May
12
Here’s what the Colorado Whitlows will be eating this week! Stay tuned for recipes to come later in the week. (Yea- I know I keep promising later in the week- but I am still learning how to work with these new programs! I promise pictures and everything! )
Monday- Carne Rellanos, salad, chips & salsa, Chocolate Chip Brownines (having one of our elders and his wife over for dinner)
Tuesday- Biscuit Stew
Wednesday- Grilled pork chops (bumped from last Friday)
Thursday- Puffy Tacos
Friday- Dinner at a friend’s house. I am taking a Popeye’s Chicken Cloned Meal (there are a lot of good clone recipes at www.topsecretrecipes.com- since we live out in the sticks, and can’t go to the restaurant and eat, I can use these recipes that taste very similar and satify our cravings! We’ve had Taco Bell and Arby’s before that tasted just like the real thing!
Saturday- Breakfast; Whole Wheat Waffles Lunch; leftovers Dinner; Homemade ravioli (making double sauce to use later next week)
Sunday- Lunch; Chicken Fried Chicken Mashed Potatoes, Cream Gravy, Corn Dinner; Leftovers
Visit OrgJunkie to see other Menu Plan Mondays!
