Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Menu Planning Monday

There was no school yesterday- so today is my Monday!!!

Here's what's on the menu for this week:



Tues: Sweet & Savory Brisket

Wed: Chicken Fettucini Alfredo

Thurs: Cheeseburger Roll-ups

Fri: baked fish

Sat: Sticky Chicken

Sun: Enchilada Casserole

Hope you all have a great week!!!
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Sweet & Savory Brisket

Ingredients:

large brisket
1 cup ketchup
1/2 cup grape jelly
1 pkg. onion soup mix

Combine ketchup, jelly and soup mix and spread over brisket in slow cooker. Cook on low 8-10 hours. Slice and serve with juices.

CHICKEN-CHEESE ENCHILADAS

1 can Campbell's nacho cheese soup
1/2 c. milk
2 c. cooked chicken
1/2 c. salsa
1 tsp. chili powder
8 flour tortillas

In small bowl, combine soup and milk; set aside. In medium bowl, combine chicken, salsa, chili powder and 2 tablespoons of soup mixture. Along one side of each tortilla, spread about 1/3 cup of chicken mixture. Roll up each tortilla, jelly-roll fashion, place seam side down in greased 3-quart oblong baking dish. Spread remaining soup mixture over enchiladas. Cover with foil. Bake at 375 degrees for 35 minutes or until hot and bubbling.
Top with any of the following: sour cream, black olives, salsa, guacamole, sliced green onions and (0r) shredded Cheddar cheese before serving.

Sticky Chicken

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
• 1/2 cup low sodium soy sauce
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 2 Tbsp. honey
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 Tbsp. grated fresh ginger root
• 1/8 tsp. pepper
• 3-4 lbs. boneless, skinless chicken breasts

Preparation:
Combine all ingredients except the chicken in a shallow baking dish and stir until sugars dissolve. Add the chicken and turn to coat well. Cover the dish and chill in refrigerator for 24 hours.
When ready to eat, transfer the chicken and marinade to a large heavy nonstick skillet. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat to low, cover the skillet and simmer for 15 minutes, stirring each piece occasionally. Check the breasts for doneness (170 degrees F on an instant read thermometer) and remove to a shallow pan as they test done. Cover the cooked chicken and place in warm oven to keep warm.
Increase heat to medium and cook the marinade remaining in skillet until syrupy, stirring occasionally at first, then stirring constantly as the mixture starts to thicken, about 8-10 minutes total. Return chicken to the skillet, coat it with the sauce, and serve immediately - with lots of hot cooked rice! Serves 8

Bacon Cheeseburger Roll-Ups Recipe


(image from Taste of Home)

Ingredients:

1 pound ground beef
6 bacon strips, diced
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 package (8 ounces) process cheese (Velveeta), cubed
1 tube (16.3 ounces) large refrigerated buttermilk biscuits
1/2 cup ketchup
1/4 cup yellow mustard

Directions:

In a large skillet, cook the beef, bacon and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Add cheese; cook and stir until melted. Remove from the heat.
Flatten each biscuit into a 5-in. circle; spoon 1/3 cup beef mixture onto each biscuit. Fold sides and ends over filling and roll up. Place seam side down on a greased baking sheet.

Bake at 400° for 18-20 minutes or until golden brown. In a small bowl, combine ketchup and mustard; serve with roll-ups.

Yield: 8 servings.

Chicken Fettucini Alfredo

Ingredients:

1 pkg. fettucini (12 oz)
8 bacon strips, cut into 1 inch pieces
1 pound boneless chicken breast, cubed
2 cups sliced fresh muchrooms
8 green onions, sliced
1 garlic clove
1-1/2 cups half-and-half
1/2 cup shredded parmesan
1 tsp. paprika
1/2 tsp. ground pepper

  • cook the fettucini according to pkg.
  • cook bacon until crips, romve to paper towel and reserve 1-2 Tbsp. drippings. Saute chicken in drippings until no longer pink. Add mushrooms, green onions, & garlic; saute until mushrooms are tender
  • stir in cream, chese, paprika & pepper. Reduce heat; simmer uncovered for 8-10 minutes. Stir in bacon.
  • Serve over fettucini.

Friday, February 19, 2010

Lenten Friday




My family likes fish, and we should probably eat more of it than we do, but for this Friday we are having breakfast because of a fantastic recipe for Cinnamon Pancakes that I can't resist!! Together with some fluffy scrambled eggs I think we have a winner! (Maybe they will cheer up my UGH- see previous post!)

INGREDIENTS:
  • 1-½ cup All-purpose Flour
  • 3 Tablespoons White Sugar
  • ½ teaspoons Salt
  • 4 teaspoons Baking Powder
  • 1 Tablespoon Cinnamon
  • 2 whole Eggs Beaten
  • 1 cup Milk
  • 2 Tablespoons Corn Syrup
  • ¼ cups Butter, Melted
  • 1 Tablespoon Vanilla
ICING INGREDIENTS:
3/4 cup powdered sugar, 2 tbsp melted butter, 2 tbsp milk and mix together

PREPARATION:

In medium bowl, combine flour, sugar, salt, baking powder and cinnamon with a whisk. Whisk well to make sure everything is combined.

In separate large bowl, beat together eggs, milk, corn syurp, butter and vanilla. Stir in flour mixture.

Heat a lightly oiled griddle or frying pan over medium/low heat. Pour about 1/4 cup batter onto griddle. Brown on both sides.

Serve warm with icing drizzled over the top.

UGH!!

I am in the rut of all ruts!! I have lists of things to get done, at every turn there are things that I need to take care of... but I can't seem to get into any of it! HELP!!!

All of the snow days, late starts, and Tim's traveling work schedule for the past 3 weeks have put my days into a tailspin!

Please send a drill sergeant to whip me back into shape!

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Trip to Children's

Mollie and I made our trip to Children's today! It's always a trip I hate and love- I hate driving all the way there, but we love to see our nurses and Dr. T. Last summer they became like extended family to us. We were there every week and it became part of our routine! Now when we go it's a chance to catch-up with our friends and they are always shocked by how much Mollie changes from just month to month.

Everything was as usual this visit. Other than her platelet problem she is a picture of health!

Her count was a bit low- but nothing to worry!

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/mollielemmons/journal

Saturday, February 13, 2010

Jr. High Basketball Undefeated Season




JH Girls Finish Season Undefeated
Ted Stubbs

February 17, 2010

Junior High Girls finish undefeated and win the Osmond "O" Club tournament
The junior high girls "A" team finished their season at the Osmond "O" Club tournament over the weekend. The young Cards finished the season with a 7-0 record. Before the tournament the girls played a rescheduled game with Hartington on Thursday the 11th and won handily 33-18. The score was 28-6 entering the 4th period and with only one game on the day everyone played, and the Hartington girls made it a little closer in the last quarter. Leading the team in scoring was Michaela with 11 points. Emily had 9, McRae, 5, while Haley, Adyson, Kelsey, and Hannah each had 2 points.
The girls ended their season on Saturday the 13th in the Osmond tournament with a dominating performance. In the first round the girls beat Wausa 48-13 and in the final took down the host Osmond girls 61-13. The Wausa game was pretty much over after the 1st quarter when the girls jumped on the Wausa girls with a 19-0 start. At the half we led 31-1 and then everyone got to play as the game ended. Ten girls scored, led by Emily's 10 points. She had a lot of help as Ady, McRae, Michaela, and Hannah all had 6 points. Haley had 5, Brooke-4, Kelsey, and Mackensie-2 each and Sydney had 1. In the final against Osmond the girls used the same formula as the first round, racing to a 22-4 first quarter lead, and a 36-10 lead at the half. Twelve girls scored in the game led by sisters Emily and Haley with 12 points each. McRae and Michaela had 8 a piece,Hannah had 5 while Malerie and Kelsey each had 4. Other girls who scored were: M. Lemmons-2, B. Hanson-2, Kasey-2, A. Bargstadt-1 and Katie-1.
Score by quarters: 1st round: WHS--0-1-5-13-18--RHS--19-12-12-5-48.
Championship: OHS-4-6-0-3--13 RHS--22-14-12-13 61


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