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Category: Food

  • Menu Plan for the Week of 9/26 to 10/2

    MONDAY Breakfast: Bagel, Smoked Salmon & Cream Cheese w/ Tomato, Avocado Snack: Noosa Yogurt w/ Granola Dinner:  Mexican Lasagna FHE Treat: Death by Chocolate   TUESDAY Breakfast: Waffles with Nuts,…

  • Menu Plan 9/19/16 to 9/25/16

    MONDAY Breakfast: Bagel, Smoked Salmon & Cream Cheese w/ Tomato, Avocado Snack: Noosa Yogurt w/ Granola Dinner: Smothered Pork Chops with Baked Potato FHE Treat: Homemade Cinnamon Chocolate Fudge with Toppings…

  • Menu Plan for Week of 9/12/16 – 9/20/16

    Menu Plan for Week of 9/12/16 – 9/20/16 Monday Breakfast: Poached Eggs; Toast with Marmite; Sliced Tomatoes Dinner: Root Beer BBQ Pork Sandwiches, Corn with Lime Cilantro Butter FHE Treat: Homemade Decorated Caramel…

  • On Cake

    “You can’t have your cake and eat it too” is a dumb expression. It’s MY cake. Or in this case, my ‘cupcake’. And look – as I’m eating it, I will reach…

  • Menu Plan for the Week of 5/14/12

    It’s Another Manic Monday b/ Alton Brown’s Crockpot Overnight Oatmeal l/ Leftovers d/ PW Sour Cream Enchiladas, Tossed Salad, Vegetarian Refried Beans baking: Miss Marlowe’s AMAHZING Chocolate Chip Cookies Tuesday (Lil C’s #6)…

  • Menu Plan for the Week of 5/7/12

    Back by popular demand…hope my menu plan provides inspiration for your culinary adventures this week! Meatless Monday 5/7 b/ Cold Cereal or Wheatabix w Strawberries l/ Leftovers d/ Pasta Corkscrews…

  • Funeral Potatoes {Recipe}

    My husband wants to make funeral potatoes to accompany ham for dinner tonight. Yay for husbands who cook! But why can’t he remember how to make funeral potatoes? Cause funeral…

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