Meal Planning Monday!

Here's what's cookin this week...

Monday- Summertime Pasta (pampered chef)
Tuesday- Chicken Sandwiches and Fries
Wednesday- French Toast (Birthday Boy's request)
Thursday- Hot Dog Casserole - I'll let you know how this one goes!
Friday- Tuna Hamburger Helper


What's cooking in your house? Are you trying any new recipes?

"I ATE THE BONES...I ATE THE BONES..."

Sorry for the long 4 month hiatus... It isn't that we didn't have some great food and great times in between now and then. 

Life was just busy!

But I am back! 

And with a finger licking good recipe...

I was a little skeptical when my Mother-in-Law first gave us this recipe. I really didn't think I could replicate the famous not so great for you KFC chicken. But I am here to say and I still can hardly believe it, but it did taste just like it. The best part was not loosing the flavor when you pealed away the slimy skin, because there isn't any skin on this chicken.

One change I would make for next time I think, is to omit the butter and just spray the pan with cooking spray. I ended up needing 2 pans when I made this, so the second pan got a coating of cooking spray. The chicken in the second pan turned out with a crisper crust and didn't loose as much seasoning in the turning process.

Baked Fried Chicken

2-3 lbs thawed chicken breast tenderloin strips

Milk

1/2 stick of butter

1/2 tsp salt

1 T seasoning all 

3/4 tsp pepper

2 tsp paprika

1 cup flour

1. Place thawed chicken into a bowl of milk and let soak for 20-30 minutes

2. Pre-Heat oven to 400 degrees. 

3. Melt butter in 9x13 pan

4. Spread butter around the bottom of the pan, Lightly spray the pan if needed to make sure that there are no dry spots

5. Combine spices and flour either in a bowl or ziploc bag

6. Shake off excess milk and dip/shake chicken in seasoning mixture and place in pan

7. Bake for 20 min. Turn chicken and cook for 20 more or until cooked through.

Yummy Nummies...

Mr. J-man needed to take snack to school today. I have loved providing snack this year, because I can make/bake the snack! That was one thing I looked forward to doing for my kids when they got into school. Once he starts Kindergarten I won't be able to make treats, because unfortunately in our school system homemade snacks are not allowed.

When I was making this snack mix, my house smelled like I was baking cinnamon rolls. It was like heaven! The perks of this recipe are that you can use whatever cereal you have on hand and it is all done in the microwave.

Cinnamon Snack Mix

(adapted from www.makeit-loveit.com)

• 8 cups popped popcorn
• 4 cups cereal (Chex, Cherrios, Kix, whatever you have on hand)
• 6 Tbsp butter, melted
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon

Directions:

Combine popcorn and cereal in a large microwave bowl.  Melt butter and then drizzle evenly over popcorn/cereal mixture.  Then sprinkle sugar and cinnamon evenly over top, tossing and stirring as you go.  Then, place the bowl in the microwave for one minute and then remove and stir.  Then, microwave for 30 seconds, remove, stir again, microwave for 30 seconds more, and then stir once more.  Then evenly spread on wax paper and let cool.

For the Popcorn, I pop it in the microwave using the blow-your-mind-microwave-popcorn technique! 

And for those wondering... here's our menu

Monday- Spaghetti

Tuesday- Omelets

Wednesday- Swedish Meatballs

Thursday- Chicken Noodle Soup

MPM- meal planning monday

Here's what's cookin' in Mi Casa...

Monday- Hot Beef Sandwiches with Mashed Tatos
Tuesday- Eat Out
Wednesday- Lund Po'Chops (crock pot meal)
Thursday- Burgers and Potatoes
Friday- Omelets 

Meal Planning

Monday- Tater Tot Casserole

Tuesday- Tuna and Noodles

Wednesday- Eating out

Thursday- Burgers on the grill!!!

Friday- Subs

A sneak peak at our easter fun...

Brownie Peanut Butter Pie

 With Spring Break last week, the days flew by. So, I apologize for not getting this recipe posted Tuesday like I promised. But hey better late than never, right?!

 

When I saw the recipe for Fudge Brownie Peanut Butter Pie at justapinch, I knew it would be perfect to try on National "Pi"e day! The original recipe says the pie has 8 servings, but this is such a rich pie that we ended up with 16 pieces of pie. Also, we discovered that a sliced banana was a great compliment to this pie.

Ingredients

1 box fudge brownie mix

1 pkg deep dish frozen pie crust

1 cup creamy peanut butter

1 pkg (8oz) cream cheese

1/2 cup powdered sugar

1 small tub of whipped topping

Directions

-Mix brownie mix according to directions on box. Spread 1/2 cup of the mix into one thawed pie crust ( you can always make brownies with the rest). 

-Bake at 375 degrees for 15 minutes or until crust is golden brown and brownie is set. 

-While cooling, mix the cream cheese (best mixes if cheese softened to room temp.) with the powdered sugar. Mix until creamy then mix in the peanut butter until well blended. 

-Mix in 1/2 of the tub of whipped topping until well blended. 

-Spread the mixture into the crust when it is completely cooled. 

-Spread the remaining whipped topping over the filling and if you wish you can top it with miniature peanut butter cups. 

-Refrigerate for at least an hour and enjoy. 

 

 

 

MPM

Our Menu...

Monday- Million Dollar Spaghetti
Tuesday- Oven Baked Tacos
Wednesday- Dinner at Church
Thursday- OMG Chicken
Friday- French Toast Casserole
Saturday- Chili
Sunday- Lunch:
              Dinner: Cheese and Cracker Party


Preview of tomorrow... How we celebrated National "Pi"e day!