May 202013
 

It’s been a beautiful week here at the homestead. We’ve had warm, sunny days,  the birds have been singing, the newborn calves and lambs are so adorable, and the colors of the new leaves and flowers are breath taking. Spring time has FINALLY arrived here in Southern Indiana and I love it.

Now on to this week’s menu.

Weekly Menu Plan on the Homestead

weekly menu plan

Recipes for a lot of my Breakfast and Lunch options can be found in my Recipe Index.

Breakfast Options: Served with choice of fruit

French Toast, Pancakes, Waffles, Biscuits and Sausage Gravy, Cereal, Granola, Oatmeal, Scrambled, Fried, or Hard-Boiled Eggs, Breakfast Burritos, Quiche, English Muffin Bread, Homemade Bread, Biscuits, Muffins, Breakfast Cookies, Mini Apple Pies

Lunch Options: Served with choice of cut veggies

Sandwiches or Wraps (Tuna salad, egg salad, chicken salad, turkey salad, leftover meats, grilled cheese, blt, pb&j) Quesadillas, Smoothies, Leftovers from dinner, Salad, Baked Potato, Homemade Pizza Pockets, English Muffin Pizzas

Supper

Colored titles are links to past recipes. Titles in Italics are recipes I am working on and hope to post in the near future.

M ~  Stir Fry Chicken, Chinese Fried Rice, Almond Cookies

T ~ Family Favorite Tacos, Leftover Cookies

W ~ Breakfast Night – French Toast Casserole, Homemade Hashbrowns, Texas Sheet Cake

T ~ Meatball Stew, Fluffy Dinner Rolls, Leftover Cake

F ~ YOYO {You’re On Your Own}

S ~ Crock Pot Chicken Jambalaya, Leftover Rice from Freezer, Strawberry Crumble with Vanilla Ice Cream

S ~ Enchilada Meatballs, Easy Refried Beans, Leftover Cake

Freezer Cooking Plan

Shredded Chicken, Rice, Browned Ground Beef, Flour and Corn Tortillas, Basic Meatballs, Dinner Rolls, Beans

New to menu planning and not sure where to start? Check out my Menu Planning 101 guide. It’s free and offers simple, step by step instructions on just how easy and budget friendly it really is.

For more menu planning inspiration visit I’m an Organizing Junkie and Stone Gable.

Have a great week!

May 172013
 

Welcome to this week’s Saturday Spotlight! I love the creative ideas you all share each week, and appreciate the time you take to drop by.

Here is last weeks most popular, as well as my own favorites. I can’t wait to see what you have to share this week! Your generosity is greatly appreciated.

Most Popular: The link with the most views last week was… Continue reading »

May 162013
 

The microwave is one of those appliances that can slip by our clean-it list. Since the door is almost always closed the dirtiness that lurks in there can go unnoticed for quite some time. Luckily the microwave can be cleaned with very minimal effort.  There is no need to reach for a harsh cleaner either, steam clean your microwave instead!

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May 142013
 

I’m a big freezer cooking fanatic. I love making extra portions of whatever I’m cooking and freezing them for later use. Having pre-cooked ground beef and chopped veggies in the freezer has saved my butt more then once when I was running late and needed something fast to feed my hungry family.

Maple Syrup Pancake Muffins

The last time I made homemade pancakes, I thought how great it would be to have them in a grab and go size for a on the run breakfast. Thus, the pancake muffin was born. All of the flavor of a fluffy pancake, syrup included, in a convenient little package. Plus, they freeze great. If your eating them at home, you can dip them in a little extra maple syrup if you’d like, but it isn’t necessary at all. They taste great just the way they are, and are the perfect busy morning breakfast. Continue reading »

May 122013
 

I hope all the mom’s out there had a wonderful Mothers Day! I spent a quite day at home, just relaxing and enjoying some down time. Of course all of my children and husband wished me a Happy Mothers day. One big surprise was my son Chris calling me to wish me a Happy Mothers Day too! While I wont go into details, it has been a few years since I last heard from him, so it was a joyful moment to hear his voice and find out he is ok.

While the menu below contains a lot of gluten loaded foods, I will be doing my best to avoid them. I’m gluten intolerant  but have a hard time staying away from it. I’m really, really tired of being so bloated and miserable with stomach aches all the time though, so I think giving up gluten, even though some of my favorite foods contain it, will be worth it. My family loves the stuff, so I wont force them into giving it up too.

Now on to this week’s menu.

Weekly Menu Plan on the Homestead
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May 102013
 

Welcome to this week’s Saturday Spotlight! I love the creative ideas you all share each week, and appreciate the time you take to drop by.

Here is last weeks most popular, as well as my own favorites. I can’t wait to see what you have to share this week! Your generosity is greatly appreciated.

Most Popular: The link with the most views last week was…

How I lost 20 lbs in 3 months|My Turn For Us
With Summer time almost here, it looks like a lot of us are looking for helpful tips on losing some weight. Evelyn’s post was our #1 viewed link last week! Continue reading »