Yesterday we took the Menu for Mom suggestion and made it our own. They suggested Quick Pork Lo Mein. I made it stir fry. I don't like Ramen noodles, and I couldn't find them at the store, so I didn't worry about it. I made rice and added vegetable bouillon. (I think I forgot to put in all the water for the rice, became it cooked weird. It tasted fine-maybe a little dry- but it cooked. I chopped up red and green bell peppers and green onion and sauteed them in olive oil. When they were about done I added my cooked pork loin. Then finally put in the broccoli I accidentally cooked instead of defrosted from the microwave. Heated it up and served them with peaches on the side.
daughter7-ate the meat from the stir fry, raw baby carrots, and peaches
son5-ate the broccoli from the stir fry and peaches
son3-ate his rice and daughter7's rice, everything but the peppers from the stir fry and peaches
mom-ate two helpings of stir fry with rice and peaches
I thought it was really good. But that is usually what happens when I make stir fry. Dad and I eat it and the kids pick at it.
Friday, January 25, 2008
Spaghetti and Meatballs
Wednesday's Menu for Mom meal was spaghetti and meatballs. I tired their recipe. It was good, but I prefer the one that I have done previously. I did take their suggestion and mixed up five pounds worth of meat, baked and froze them. I separated it into 4 meals rather than 5 so I have three meals of meatball in my freezer. We also had salad, garlic bread, and apples. I altered the garlic bread recipe. I used sliced Italian bread; mixed softened butter, 2 teaspoons of garlic powder, and dried parsley together. Spread it on one side of the bread. Placed them in a pan and sprinkled fresh Parmesan cheese on top. Baked at 350 degrees for about 10 minutes and them broiled them on low for about 5 minutes. Yummy!
dad-ate everything. Said he liked it. I think a couple of times.
daughter7-ate spaghetti with sauce and 2 meatballs (she said they were awesome), salad, bread, and apples
son5-ate spaghetti and a meatball, salad, bread, and apples
son3-ate spaghetti, raw baby carrots, bread, and apples
mom-ate everything
dad-ate everything. Said he liked it. I think a couple of times.
daughter7-ate spaghetti with sauce and 2 meatballs (she said they were awesome), salad, bread, and apples
son5-ate spaghetti and a meatball, salad, bread, and apples
son3-ate spaghetti, raw baby carrots, bread, and apples
mom-ate everything
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Roast Pork Loin
Yesterday's Menu for Moms had us make Roast Pork Loin, Baked Potatoes, and creamed peas. I opted out on the creamed peas and just had regular peas and put raw baby carrots on the table of daughter7 who won't touch peas even if it was the only thing in the word to eat and she was starving. OK maybe I'm exaggerating, but she really doesn't like them. We had peaches for our fruit. I didn't have the marjoram for the pork roast so I put on tarragon instead (they kind of sound the same-right?). Anyway it tasted really good.
I also had enough pork left over for a meal later this week and two more in the freezer. Plus I baked extra potatoes for dinner later this week, but I miscounted and we are having company so I may have to make more or see if canned potatoes will do.
daughter7-ate her pork, potatoes, peaches and carrots
son5-ate potatoes, peaches, and peas (those all start with "p." Hehehehehe!)
son3-ate pork, peaches, and some of his potato, and peas
mom-ate pork, peaches, potatoes, and peas.
I thought it was a very good meal and pretty simple to make.
I also had enough pork left over for a meal later this week and two more in the freezer. Plus I baked extra potatoes for dinner later this week, but I miscounted and we are having company so I may have to make more or see if canned potatoes will do.
daughter7-ate her pork, potatoes, peaches and carrots
son5-ate potatoes, peaches, and peas (those all start with "p." Hehehehehe!)
son3-ate pork, peaches, and some of his potato, and peas
mom-ate pork, peaches, potatoes, and peas.
I thought it was a very good meal and pretty simple to make.
Chicken Enchiladas
I started something new. I found a website that will plan your menus for free. There are a lot of sites out there that will help you plan your menus but most have a fee and the meals usually have ingredients I need to buy that I can't imagine myself buying (too fancy for my taste). The site is Menu for Moms. So far the ingredients are my staple ingredients and things I cook on occasion. It focuses on preparing for more than one meal at a time and freezing ingredients for quicker preparation later. And it is free which to me is a great thing. So I am trying it out.
The first meal (Monday's) on this weeks menu was Chicken Enchiladas, Refried Beans, and Spanish rice. I also put apple sauce on the table. We didn't have a vegetable today. After all the preparation I put into this meal (because it was the first one), I just wanted it on the table. There were veggies in the enchiladas and rice. Not that they did my kids any good because I didn't put the veggies in their enchiladas (green peppers and onions) and no child ate enough rice to count as a vegetable serving.
After making this meal I have onions and cooked chicken in my freezer for the next time.
*I will not be putting the recipes fro Menus for Moms in this blog. If you are interested, you can go to their site. I will blog any alterations that I do to the recipe.*
dad-said it was surprisingly good. He ate everything. And packed some for his lunch the next day.
daughter7-ate two servings of applesauce and one bite of her rice. She then went to the kitchen and had a banana.
son5-said that the enchiladas were so good that he would eat them forever. He ate mostly the outside of the enchilada (tasted like quesidillas-his favorite food). Ate two servings of applesauce.
son3-ate three servings of apple sauce and the enchilada
mom-I also thought it was surprisingly good. I like enchiladas but have never made them with cream of chicken soup and sour cream. I really liked them. The refried beans turned out well too.
A little warning about menus for moms. Like I said before it focuses on having ingredients in the freezer or already in the fridge, so the first couple of days are a little intense, because you are starting from scratch.
The first meal (Monday's) on this weeks menu was Chicken Enchiladas, Refried Beans, and Spanish rice. I also put apple sauce on the table. We didn't have a vegetable today. After all the preparation I put into this meal (because it was the first one), I just wanted it on the table. There were veggies in the enchiladas and rice. Not that they did my kids any good because I didn't put the veggies in their enchiladas (green peppers and onions) and no child ate enough rice to count as a vegetable serving.
After making this meal I have onions and cooked chicken in my freezer for the next time.
*I will not be putting the recipes fro Menus for Moms in this blog. If you are interested, you can go to their site. I will blog any alterations that I do to the recipe.*
dad-said it was surprisingly good. He ate everything. And packed some for his lunch the next day.
daughter7-ate two servings of applesauce and one bite of her rice. She then went to the kitchen and had a banana.
son5-said that the enchiladas were so good that he would eat them forever. He ate mostly the outside of the enchilada (tasted like quesidillas-his favorite food). Ate two servings of applesauce.
son3-ate three servings of apple sauce and the enchilada
mom-I also thought it was surprisingly good. I like enchiladas but have never made them with cream of chicken soup and sour cream. I really liked them. The refried beans turned out well too.
A little warning about menus for moms. Like I said before it focuses on having ingredients in the freezer or already in the fridge, so the first couple of days are a little intense, because you are starting from scratch.
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Dinner at Grandma and Grandpa's
Tonight we went to my parent's house for dinner. My dad made wiener schnitzel. We also had rice, gravy, green beans, and corn.
dad-ate a little of everything
daughter7-ate the meat, rice, tried the gravy, and corn
son5-had everything on his plate and he ate everything except maybe the gravy
son3-had everything, ate everything and then kept asking for more gravy. He ate a lot of gravy
mom-ate a little of everything
My dad makes good wiener schnitzel. He learned from a foreign exchange student we had from Austria. It is now one of his specialities.
dad-ate a little of everything
daughter7-ate the meat, rice, tried the gravy, and corn
son5-had everything on his plate and he ate everything except maybe the gravy
son3-had everything, ate everything and then kept asking for more gravy. He ate a lot of gravy
mom-ate a little of everything
My dad makes good wiener schnitzel. He learned from a foreign exchange student we had from Austria. It is now one of his specialities.
Ravioli and Pasta-os
Last night after a long Saturday at home, we settled with canned ravioli and pasta-os. I also fixed a can of green beans, and Mandarin oranges.
daughter7-ravioli, raw baby carrots, and oranges
son5-took ravioli but didn't eat more than one of them, green beans, raw baby carrots, oranges x2, and a banana
son3-ravioli, raw baby carrots, oranges, and a banana
mom-pasta-os, green beans, and a banana
I like to give my children choices. Tonight was an excellent example of what happens when I give my kids choices. Daughter7 doesn't like the green beans I have been serving. So she asked to have baby carrots, she got them and so did everyone else. It is great that they understand that they need to eat their fruit and vegetable.
daughter7-ravioli, raw baby carrots, and oranges
son5-took ravioli but didn't eat more than one of them, green beans, raw baby carrots, oranges x2, and a banana
son3-ravioli, raw baby carrots, oranges, and a banana
mom-pasta-os, green beans, and a banana
I like to give my children choices. Tonight was an excellent example of what happens when I give my kids choices. Daughter7 doesn't like the green beans I have been serving. So she asked to have baby carrots, she got them and so did everyone else. It is great that they understand that they need to eat their fruit and vegetable.
Pizza
Friday we had pizza. I put a frozen rising crust pizza in the oven and ta-da pizza. Raw baby carrots were the vegetable; and pineapple was the fruit.
dad-1 slice of pizza, carrots and pineapple
daughter7-3 slices of pizza (her favorite food), carrots and pineapple
son5-2 slices of pizza, carrots and pineapple
son3-1 slice of pizza, carrots and pineapple
mom-1 slice of pizza, carrots and pineapple
Dad and I only ate a little because we were waiting for our at home date where we call one of the restaurants to pick up their take out and watch a video. We called Outback.
dad-1 slice of pizza, carrots and pineapple
daughter7-3 slices of pizza (her favorite food), carrots and pineapple
son5-2 slices of pizza, carrots and pineapple
son3-1 slice of pizza, carrots and pineapple
mom-1 slice of pizza, carrots and pineapple
Dad and I only ate a little because we were waiting for our at home date where we call one of the restaurants to pick up their take out and watch a video. We called Outback.
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