Another Week of Food

The first menu plan I made worked out pretty good. I hope some of you tried those recipes. My family liked some of them, and didn't like others. So, I'm going to throw out the ones they didn't like (the curry stew), and keep the ones they did with the goal of making a family recipe book that all three kiddos can take with them when they fly the coop. I think this is going to be a fun project, and it'll give the kids a book full of (hopefully) good memories to look through regularly.

So, after asking everyone which recipes from last time they liked best, we'll be keeping everything but the curry stew. (Can I pick 'em, or what?!)

Here's my menu plan for this week:

Breakfast Menu

• Monday: Oatmeal w/fruit
• Tuesday: French Toast
• Wednesday: Rustic Applesauce w/Oatmeal
• Thursday: Fruit Smoothie
• Friday: Breakfast Burritos
• Saturday: Ham & Cheddar Waffles
• Sunday: Pancakes

Lunch Menu

• Monday: Refried Bean Tostadas
• Tuesday: Hot Dogs & Chips
• Wednesday: Leftovers (Choice: Asian Noodle Salad, or Red Beans & Rice)
• Thursday: Tuna Sandwiches on homemade Oatmeal Bread
• (I make mine with 1/2 all purpose, and 1/2 whole wheat.)
• Friday: Leftovers (Spaghetti Garlic Bread sandwiches)
• Saturday: Chef Salad
• Sunday: Leftovers (Choice: Chicken Thighs w/Carrots & Potatoes, or Chef Salad)

Supper Menu

• Monday: Asian Noodle Salad
• Tuesday: Cheese Tacos w/Pico de Gallo & Beef Tacos
• Wednesday: Red Beans & Rice
• Thursday: Spaghetti w/Garlic Bread
• Friday: Chicken Thighs w/Carrots & Potatoes
• Saturday: Twice Baked Salmon Potatoes
• Sunday: Coffee Marinated Chicken Drumsticks

Snack Menu

• Fresh Fruit
• Carrots & Celery w/Ranch Dip
• Cottage Cheese & Pineapple
• Cheese & Crackers
• Frozen Grapes, Strawberries, Melon Balls
• Homemade Granola
• Pickle Rolls
• Homemade Juice Popscicles

We'll see how this week turns out. I'm sitting here looking at all these recipes, and though I'm excited to try them, I'm also thinking, "WOW! That's a lot of cooking!" Wish me luck!

Cíao!
Steph

Things I'll be doing today: Cooking, watering the lawn, cleaning house, and prepping food.

You've GOT to be Kidding Me!

There has been a small outbreak of “zombism” in London due to mutation of the H1N1 virus into new strain: H1Z1.

Similar to a scare originally found in Cambodia back in 2005, victims of a new strain of the swine flu virus H1N1 have been reported in London.

After death, this virus is able to restart the heart of it’s victim for up to two hours after the initial demise of the person where the individual behaves in extremely violent ways from what is believe to be a combination of brain damage and a chemical released into blood during “resurrection.”– BBC News

I admit it. I missed the Cambodia thing, but what is this – alarmist reporting or something more sinister?

It's definitely something more sinister – pranksters. We can probably expect this story to keep popping up. (Most pranksters don't know when to say "when".)

I must admit, the pranksters did a great job copying page design and taking on a reporter's 'voice'. (How hard is that? Not hard. Just write so 6th graders can read and understand, and make sure the media bias is subtle.)

I wonder what they'll come up with for Halloween....