MPM # 35

Ahhh... The second full week of the month. Last week, we all got sick. I got it Friday so I got to spend the majority of the weekend feeling 'unwell'. Thankfully, whatever it was is fast moving and we are all feeling much better.

I can tell you I was very disappointed in some of the new recipes I tried last week... The Southwestern Soup was a YUCK. I love soup - it's my 'thing' and I could not eat one bowl of that abomination. I'm very glad I halved the recipe. It wasn't beany enough, it had such a yucky acidic flavour (yes, I tried a little sugar and a little Worcestershire sauce) and it was just boring and bland. It won't be moved over to my Family Favourites, that is for sure! On the plus side, my toss together quesadillas were great. They were fab and were even great reheated the next day.

This week, I'm using tried and true recipes. No 'new' vegetables - it's winter and we've had a foot or three of snow (no kidding - it started snowing Friday afternoon and I think it's stopped now... We had so much snow, we built TroubleMaker a toboggan hill in our back yard. Although our Barbeque is buried under all the snow, I'm digging out our indoor grill to make a summertime favourite - it's just been too long since our last BBQ and we all need a fix!


Two hours of shoveling, some kitty litter and a big push and we finally extracted our car from the front street. The snow is thigh deep on me (I'm 5'-11" tall) and TroubleMaker fell into a snow bank today and he was up to his head!








I hope you have a great week - whether you're snowed in our enjoying the sun! Thanks for stopping by and we'll see you next week!

January 10 to January 16

Monday Soup & Grilled Cheese
Tuesday Chicken & Mushroom Linguine
Wednesday Hamburgers & salad
Thursday Beef Stroganoff with egg noodles
Friday Chicken Nuggets with fries
Saturday Beef & Bean Burritos
Sunday Slow Cooker Beef Roast

Breakfasts
Cereal, toast, bagels, muffins, Bacon & Eggs

For more great meal planning ideas and menu planning tips, check out The Org Junkie's Menu Plan Monday!

Toss Together Quesadillas
1/2 white onion, sliced
1/2 red pepper, large diced
1/2 green pepper, large diced
4 very large white mushrooms, sliced
Heinz Chili Sauce
10" flour tortillas
Shredded cheddar and mozza cheese

-Preheat oven to 375.
-Saute all the vegetables in a little olive oil in a pan. Add 1/4 to 1/2 cup Heinz chili sauce and continue cooking until vegetables are tender and most of the moisture has evaporated.
-Divide mixture and spread on flour tortillas.
-Top with lots of cheese and another tortilla
-Place on a cookie sheet and bake 10 minutes or until cheese is well melted
-Slice with a pizza wheel and serve hot with sour cream