October 20th - 26th

*Monday- Turkey roast, Scalloped Potatoes (electric fry pan), frozen veggie
*Tuesday- Veggie Chili, Corn bread
*Wednesday- Cheesy Mac, Peas, Banana Pudding
*Thursday- Leftovers
*Friday- Chicken Enchiladas, Mexicorn, Spanish Rice
*Saturday- Sloppy Joes, Baked Beans, salad
*Sunday- (My Turn) Cheese Soufle, Fruit Salad, bacon, toast made from homemade bread.

Slow cooker roast beef & roast beef pizza

Here are 2 recipes that I have come to love!! I found both of these at www.allrecipes.com .

Slow Cooker Roast Beef
INGREDIENTS:

• 3 pounds beef chuck roast
• 1/3 cup soy sauce
• 1 (1 ounce) package dry onion soup mix
• 2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper

DIRECTIONS:

1. Pour the soy sauce and dry onion soup mix into the slow cooker. Mix well. Place chuck roast into slow cooker. Add water until the top 1/2 inch of the roast is not covered. Add the fresh ground pepper over the top.
2. Cover and cook on low for 22 hours.

This was SOOO good! A big hit for everyone!

Roast Beef Pizza
INGREDIENTS:

• 1/4 cup olive or vegetable oil
• 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
• 1 tsp garlic powder
  
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 2 cups chopped cooked roast beef
• 1 tbsp dehydrated onion flakes
  
• 1 1/4 cups sliced mushrooms
• 1 1/2 cups shredded fiesta blend cheese
  
• 1 (1 pound) loaf frozen bread dough, thawed

DIRECTIONS:

1. In a large resealable plastic bag or shallow glass dish, combine oil, vinegar, garlic, salt and pepper. Add beef, onion and mushrooms; toss to coat. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
2. Meanwhile, let dough rise at room temperature for 1 hour. Punch dough down and roll into a 14-in. circle. Transfer to a greased 14-in. circle. Transfer to a greased 14-in. pizza pan. Drain and discard marinade; arrange beef and vegetables over crust. Bake at 375 degrees F for 30-40 minutes.

This recipe is my variation to the one on Allrecipe. But, it turned out AWESOME! Instead of using frozen bread dough, I made some pizza dough using my bread machine. It turned out really good. Definately a recipe that will be used in the future.

As a side note, I just used the same roast beef from the slow cooker meal for the pizza. That way I got 2 different meals out of one, and leftovers too!!

New Blog

So, I've decided I needed a separate place to put my menus and favorite recipes that I come across. So, this is it! Hope those who come across will find something to their liking. :)

Kre

October 13th-19th

So, I've been really striving to keep up on my menu's. I am striving to get a whole month done...yet, I haven't made it that far. So far, I can only focus on one week at a time. So, in all of my blog searching I have come across some rather great sites that focus on menu planning. I saw that they posted their menus for the week and I figured, what the hey--I might as well try that too.

So, on to the menu:
*Monday - Pizza Mac (pg. 110 in "101 things to do with Mac & Cheese), salad, Corn
*Tuesday - Roast Beef, Mashed Pots & Gravy, Corn & green salad
*Wednesday - Left overs
*Thursday - Roast Beef Pizza (found this recipe on Allfood.com, Salad
*Friday - Chicken, Baked potato, Green Beans
*Saturday - Left overs
*Sunday - Barb's Turn! :)

I know, nothing too exciting, but at least I know what I am making this week. Hopefully, I can keep this up...we shall see.