Here is our supper menu for the week:

We usually have Thanksgiving at home where I do all the cooking myself...but this year we are eating with relatives. I'm looking forward to relaxing a bit more this year!

SAT: Crockpot BBQ Sloppy Joes
with homemade bread & green salad
SUN: Garlic Roasted Chicken & Broccoli w/ cheese
& bread & butter
MON: Bacon and Broccoli Quiche
TUE: Salisbury Steaks with mashed potatoes & green beans
WED: Black Bean Chili & salad
THUR:Thanksgiving Dinner @ relatives (I'll take green bean casserole)
FRI: Pizza Night

Sunydazy

 

I've gained some inspiration from reading other people's menu ideas on their blogs so I thought I would share my menus here occasionally. I might even share a recipe or two. :-) I'm going to add a little menu section on the right hand side of my blog if you want a quick look at the week's menu. Otherwise, watch for my weekly posts and/or look in the Recipe/Menu category of the archives.

 

SAT: Crockpot Chicken and Noodles
with Broccoli and Carrots
SUN: Tomato soup, salad and
grilled cheese sandwiches
MON: Crockpot Beans and Ham
with Green Salad
TUE: Hamburger Skillet (whatever I can find I throw in)~This is a family favorite
WED: Chicken Nacho Salad
THUR: Cheese Soup (I make it spicy and add leftover chicken and broccoli)
FRI: Pizza Night

Today is baking day around here.

Thought I'd share one of our family staples: Granola.  

I have a batch in the oven right now and it smells delicious!

The following recipe is probably not big enough for anyone with 4 kids or more. I would double it for a large family. We have 5 kiddos but 2 of them are still nursing, so I make this size batch and we eat this for breakfast about 3 or 4 mornings each week. The rest of the mornings we eat yogurt and fruit, eggs and toast, berry smoothies or something else. I should also note that we use organic ingredients whenever possible. I got the original recipe from a cookbook called Heart and Hearth but adapted it to suit our family and cooking style.

This recipe is very flexible and lends itself well to substitutions and additions. Have fun trying it and let me know what changes you make. I'd love to hear your results.

Homemade Granola

9-10 cups oatmeal
2 cups grated coconut

3/4 cup rapadura (natural sugar)

1 -2 cups coconut oil

1-2 sticks real butter (not margarine)- melted

1/2 cup flaxseed meal

1/2 cup almond flour

Cinnamon (to taste)

1/2 to 1 cup walnut or pecan pieces or almond slices

1 cup raisins

1-2 cups Ezekiel Cereal or sprouted, dried grain of your choice (optional)

Stir dry ingredients (except raisins and Ezekiel Cereal) together in a jelly roll pan or large cookie sheet with edges. Stir in coconut oil and butter. Spend some time trying to coat as much of the oats with oil and butter as possible. Bake in 250 degree oven for 2 hours, stirring occasionally. Remove from oven and add Ezekiel Cereal and raisins. Let cool. Store in airtight container. Serve with real milk (or cream) and savor every bite! Yummy!

Sunydazy