Monthly Archives: April 2010

Menu planning for week of 4/12/10

Last week we ended up going to dinner one night for an early birthday dinner for my honey, so the menu from last week got pushed out slightly.  You will notice one night’s dinner carried over from last week…..the shrimp … Continue reading

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Another chicken recipe

Last night I made another chicken recipe that utilized orange juice concentrate.   It was VERY yummy!   I adapted the recipe from (yes, again!) “Saving Dinner” by Leanne Ely.   The original recipe called for thyme, but we had had thyme twice … Continue reading

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How I used some of this week’s produce….

This week in our produce basket from our CSA Family Farm Fresh I got snow peas and baby bok choy.  Using the snow peas is no problem, we LOVE snow peas, but the baby bok choy is sometimes a little … Continue reading

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Asian Burritos with Ginger Salsa

I made these for tonight’s dinner.   When I looked at the recipe initially, I just wasn’t very sure about it.  But I haven’t been dissatisfied with any of the recipes from “Saving Dinner” by Leanne Ely  yet, so I thought … Continue reading

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Chicken Pasta with Artichokes

This was an amazing dinner that we made this past week.   The original recipe came from “Saving Dinner: The Menus, Recipes, and Shopping lists to Bring Your Family Back to the Table” by Leanne Ely.    I adapted the recipe … Continue reading

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How God speaks….

Last night we started a new ladies bible study.   We are going to be studying our way through God’s word using “Discerning the Voice of God: How to Recognize When God Speaks” by Priscilla Shirer.  Well, before we started the … Continue reading

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Today….

Today my daughter’s R (age 17) and H (age 12) and the little guy that we babysit 3 days a week (he’s 2) all went grocery shopping.   When we were pulling into the Winco parking lot there was a lady … Continue reading

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Menu plannning for week of 4/6/10

After a busy couple of weeks and eating whatever was on hand from the fridge/freezer/pantry, I’m ready to get back to menu planning.   Here’s the menu plan for this week.   This is loosely based on the “Spring” menu for week … Continue reading

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