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Archive for November, 2009

Working Mom’s Weekly Menu #5

Here we are with another week starting already.  I picked out a few new recipes to try this week.  Looking forward to testing the chicken parmigiana and salmon kabayaki.  I mixed these recipes in with a few standbys like chili. Chicken Parmigiana Salmon Kabayaki Chili with Grilled Cheese Sandwiches Steak Salad Sirloin steak cooked and [...]

Working Mom’s Weekly Menu #4

Here is the menu for this week.  Lots of chicken and some new recipes to try out. Chicken Toes (holdover from last week’s menu) To make this gluten-free, I use rice flour in place of the wheat flour.  I used Corn Chex instead of Corn Flakes.  Served with french fries and baked beans. Ham with [...]

Baptism Lunch

We had a wonderful service this morning and then had everyone over to the house for lunch. With going back to work and not getting any sleep at night, I totally whimped out on the luncheon–almost nothing homemade. Here’s what we had: Sliced honey ham Rolls Macaroni salad Deviled eggs Spinach/strawberry salad Chips, dip, salsa [...]

Grocery Bill

First, just let me say that grocery shopping has to be one of my least favorite activities.  It is annoying to me to spend that much time and money on something like food that is so fleeting. Since 1998, I have used Quicken to track finances.  There is some interesting data in all of those [...]

Working Mom’s Weekly Menu #3

Here’s another week’s menu: Turkey burger with french fries (holdover from last week’s menu) I mix ground turkey with gluten-free breadcrumbs.  I will add whatever flavorings I feel like (barbecue sauce, mustard, parsley, etc.) Homemade macaroni and cheese with barbecue meatballs and green vegetable Gluten-free penne pasta coated with a white cheese sauce thickened with [...]

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