I have struggled with this blog and  what to do with it. I have several decent recipes here and will continue to leave it up. Right now, I am doing a lot of repeat cooking (same thing served every two weeks) and fairly easy stuff. So I created a Tumblr account to show what we are having everynight. I will include links to recipes if needed.

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Chris starts his new schedule today. He’ll be working 1-11 pm Tuesday-Friday. So instead of dinner we will be having our big meal at noonish. Today it’s pork chops again (and left over cabbage!). This will work with his indegestion also. So that’s what’s up over here.

What’s cookin in your kitchen?

I work in a public library and we have been weeding our collection here recently. Weeding involves taking out of circulation anything that is damaged or stained. I have managed to bring home a lot of books this way.  My cookbook collection has grown exponentially this way. I have set out just a few cookbooks, my small pamphlets, and  a few specialty cookbooks to start working my way through. I also have a huge amount of photo copied, printed, or magazine recipes in a file box. Plus the 1500+ Delicious bookmarks and counting. It’s enough to make anyone crazy

So tonights dinner was called Ground Beef Stew over Garlic Mashed Potatoes. This is from a Pillsbury magazine I had. The reviews general come up as fabulous. I thought it was filling but not spectacular. Husband liked it. So I am adding these notes: too much garlic, make a batch of 4 serving potatoes and add garlic, and the stew needs something. Perhaps less tomatoes or different type of tomatoes. Perhaps some with flavoring. I’ll hang on to it to try down the road.

I have laid down hamburger and quite possibly it will be Velveeta cheese/salsa/browned hamburger over tortilla chips. Or I could go something totally different. Not quite sure yet. The nachos would be easy after I get off at 9 pm. So we will see.

Another thing-we moved in November. I said goodbye to my galley kitchen and hello to some counter top space. Now if I could just get another stove I would be really happy. The oven is 50 degrees off and one burner is useless. After tax time I will be going through Craig’s list praying for one!

So what did you have for dinner?

We have been having really simple meals. Still.

Between the gas prices, rent, debt, bills, and groceries-we are keeping our heads just above water.

I know we’re not the only ones. And right now I am grateful we don’t have kids. Don’t get me wrong, I want a bundle of joy. I am just glad I am not trying to buy diapers and stuff with what we got coming  in.

We are going to try Angel Food Ministries this month. For our neck of the woods it’s $30 due by the 15th or so of this month. Pick up on the last Saturday of the month. This month’s menu includes. Marie Callender’s® Family Crock Pot Dinner (Meat Included), Boneless Pork Filet, Breaded Chicken Chunk, Beef Fajitas are some of the meat in this month’s menu. Pasta Sauce, peas and carrots, and Hawaiian punch along with some other items. It’s not based on need, although food stamps are accepted, and the locations are usually churches. Seems like a deal so we’re gonna give it a try.

I still haven’t made it to a farmer’s market yet…need to remedy that. I need some fresh tomatoes!!!

Well, I am off…have a great week!

I work on a normal week two days a week. This week I worked three making up a missed day the previous week. I also work Saturday for three hours. Next week I work Tuesday-Friday. Then laundry somehow. Two days off, then back in on Monday. It’s stressing me out a little and makes me realize how much I just don’t a full time job again. I won’t be able to bake this weekend-I try on Saturday to make something. I will be making chocochip cookies sometime in the next week. We eat chocochip cookies every grocery period.

So…lots of eating out, lots of chocochip cookies, and no idea what’s for dinner tomorrow. I feel so far behind that if I ever got a free day I’d sleep!

Have a great Memorial day complete with sun, BBQ, and family/friends. Ciao!

Friday night I had schedule the Farmhouse Chicken. I chose this recipe because I thought my hubby likes stuffing. I don’t generally care for stuffing. Will not eat it at Thanksgiving/Christmas. It’s wet bread-how gross. But the Chicken gets baked with the stuffing as a topping and I thought it would be okay. We both just picked at it-and then the hubby tells me he’s not a huge stuffing fan. Well, then. This was good-be something different if you like stuffing. Just not our thing. The hubs did say it would be okay once in a while-but I’m tossing the recipe. Life’s just too short. Sorry, Tammy!

Then tonight we had the Mashed Potato Taco Casserole. It was just okay again. In fact, I will probably toss the leftovers without trying to save them. Now I made some instant potatoes at home, combined with egg and cheese. Cut the meat down to about 1/2 lb and used a full envelope of taco seasoning. This created fire! So we got the sour cream out to help with the heat. So if you cut it in half, cut the seasoning also!

Tomorrow we are trying some Chinese Lemon Chicken. So hopefully that turns out. How’s your suppers going?

I’ve got spaghetti lined up for tomorrow night. Since it’s just the two of us I’ll use 1/2 pound of hamburger and 1/2 jar of spaghetti sauce. The left over sauce will go in the freezer for the next week. Perhaps I can get some hamburger to make some meatloaf-the hubs will love that.

I’ve got like 600 saved recipes on del.icio.us.

And since the link likes to go on and on-here’s the rest of my thought. I bookmark those recipes I’m going to try with the tag “makethisweek.” Makes it so much easier at supper time to go in and find those recipes to write down. And yes, I do get pen and paper out and write it out. This way I read the whole recipe and able to put it into my own words. Some things I don’t need explicit instructions on-like making a white sauce-and some times I need the more detailed list. Hey, it works for me!

Anyhoo-have a great day! Happy eating!

I got some pictures of my peanut butter cookies but I wouldn’t bet on those being uploaded any time soon Lazy blogger! Well, time to do the dishes since the hubs went to work. Ciao!

Chunky Sausage and Potato Supper

1 lb. keilbasa

6 small new potatoes, unpeeled, quartered

1 small onion, cut into 8 wedges

14.5 oz can stewed tomatoes undrained

dash of pepper

1/2 medium heat of cabbage, cut into 6 wedges

In large skillet, combine all ingredients except cabbage; mix well. Arrange cabbage wedges over top. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low; cover and cook 15-20 minutes or until veggies are tender. Spoon sauce from skillet over cabbage wedges before serving.

I needed to add water to this as there just wasn’t enough juice.