Recipe Wednesday

I made myself a pot of lemon ginger tea when I got home from my morning of subbing. The reason being by the time I arrived home I was not feeling at all well. I am sneezing, my nose is plugged and according to Harvey I am running a fever. I think I may be coming down with a cold. It will be a nice soak in the tub for me and an early night as well. Hopefully I feel much more like myself tomorrow.

Sharing the leftover ham recipe from yesterday with you all.

Pineapple Upside - Down Delight

1 small onion chopped
2 tbsp butter
2 cups ground cooked ham
2 beaten eggs
1/2 cup bread crumbs
1 tbsp ketchup
1 tbsp chili sauce
1 1/2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1/2 tsp tabasco
1/4 tsp prepared mustard
1/4 tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper
1 1/2 tbsp butter
2 tbsp brown sugar
3 slices canned pineapple
3 maraschino cherries

Heat oven to 350 F. Brown onion lightly in a medium skillet in the first amount of butter. Combine with the ground ham, eggs, bread crumbs, ketchup, chili sauce, Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco, mustard, salt and pepper. Melt the second amount of butter and brown sugar together. Pour this over the bottom of a 9" square pan. Lay the pineapple slices over top and place a cherry in the center of each slice. Pile the ham mixture on top and smooth out. Bake 40 minutes. To serve, invert on a platter. Makes 6 servings.

This is a picture of what it looked like before baking.

I think if I made this again I would add some chopped green pepper to the onions while browning.

It actually tasted better the second day. I had some for lunch and it was very good.

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.

Thrifty Tuesdays

Today was a wonderfully thrifty day!!

Harvey and I went out this afternoon to pick up paint for our bed room. Surprise it was on sale and we had a gift card that made the purchase cost us nothing. That is wonderful as paint (at least the ones we like) are expensive.

It was a beautiful and sunny day so our drapes were wide open to take advantage of the natural light and heat from the sun.

It is absolutely amazing how the sun warms the entire house and causes the furnace not to run throughout the day. More money in our pockets as we are not using electricity or gas when this happens.

It was also a day of using things up. I managed to use up an onion and 4 fairly thick slices of cooked frozen ham for our supper. This is the second time that I have managed to stretch a small amount of meat into at least 2 meals for each of us. There are a few things that I would change with this recipe and because I substituted ingredients I am sure that the taste was a bit off. It wasn't bad, just not tweeked enough for our tastes.

I also mended a bra..... You know those silly underwires that seem to work their way through the end of the pocket. Well gone are the days that I would toss it as being of no earthly use to me any more. I pushed it back into its home and slip stitched the opening shut. I should be able to get a few more months wear out of the darn thing.

The rest of the day was spent cleaning the drawers and shelves in our bed room. I managed to remove a few items. Some of which will be recycled, some of which were tossed, and some put aside for donation.

Worked on my cross stitch, read for a bit (finished one novel and started another) and am going to be busy this evening working on my knitting.

Ahhh, the perfect day. Frugal and fun.

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.

Menu Monday

Ahh, another week of March will soon be done. It seems the older I get the days seem to just whiz right on by. Except for those days leading up to a dental visit.....

Monday

Leftover roast chicken made either into this interesting recipe I found or into my old favorite for those days when I need something quick and easy Chicken a la King on toast points. The last of the cucumber will be sliced and used as a side.

Tuesday

Leftover ham made into a casserole. I have just the recipe in mind.

Wednesday

Clean out the fridge night. Should be a great deal to choose from and since I work 1/2 day this will be quick and easy.

Thursday

I am going to use up a package of small sausage links making something that is new to me. I am going to try and make Toad in the Hole. Not sure what sides, but probably peas or green beans.

Friday

Maple Glazed Trout, rice, and probably carrots.

Saturday

Slow cooker stew.

Sunday

Pork Roast, roasted potatoes, peas & carrots mixed.

We did not have the pork roast on Sunday past so I will make it for this week.

Everybody have a wonderful day.

God bless.

Sunday Ramblings

Thought that I would share with all of you the cast and crew behind our musical endeavor. I am in the second row see if you can find me......

It is the Third Sunday of Lent already, the time is flying by. Still struggling with things that are happening in our parish. I learned today that our part time secretary has been dismissed and would really like to know why. I also learned today that there is a great deal of the back room political moves going on, and they are not what I would think appropriate for a Stewardship church. It seems like the main movers are holding the screen door, kicking a few in the butt and saying, "Good bye, don't let the door hit you on the way out." I realize change is hard, but throwing out those who have worked so hard is just wrong. I will be spending a great deal of time in prayer to decide what God is calling me to do. This is causing a great deal of hard feelings right now, and shaking my belief in a church that I have spent a great deal of my adult life serving in different capacities.

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.

God bless.

Thrifty Tuesday

Today was thrifty in the best possible way.

Our income tax is now in the hands of the accountant. Both Harvey and I should be getting money back. Always nice when that happens.

I did not spend any money today, and managed to cancel our OnStar subscription. That was costing us almost $45.00 a month. We switched to CAA which costs us a great deal less a year.

I also got a phone call about a ring I had taken in for repairs. I thought it would cost at least double what it will and I will have a brand spanking new one with all the claws tightened and a diamond replaced!!

Supper was made out of items that were either leftover or needed to be gone from the fridge before spoiling, and there is enough left from that to have for supper another evening this week when I am in a rush.

I forgot to mention at the end of last month a total for my decluttering.

Another 91 items were either donated or tossed because they were of no earthly use to anyone.

This brings my total for the first two months of this year to....drum roll please..... 380. It might be easier than I thought to get 500 items out of my house.

I will be MIA for the next few days. The church musical will be on and since I am a stage hand I just don't know how much time I will have to blog. I will see you all when it is all over and done with.

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.

Menu Monday

The beginning of another week, and more menus planned for the month (I do a monthly menu plan and then post my weeks dinners). Once again I hope to use up a few more items from all the freezers.

Monday

Chicken wings made in the ActiFry. Think I will make a mix of peas and carrots to go along.

Tuesday

Leftover Pork from the freezer made into something interesting and filling (also need a big enough batch to serve again on Thursday).

Wednesday

Leftover Chili pulled from the freezer along with some toast or served on pasta (I will be eating very early as dress rehearsal for the play starts at 5 and we need to be set up). Salad for the side.

Thursday

Leftover pork casserole (or a clean out the fridge night). I can leave a bit later as things should be pretty much set up for the performance tonight.

Friday

Perogies (performance again tonight, but once again I can leave a bit later as we will have set things back in motion the night before).

Saturday

Sweet and Sour Ribs (getting them ready to cook in the morning), rice and a salad.

Sunday

Pork Roast, roast potatoes, green beans and if there is any leftover salad we will have that as well.

Everybody have a wonderful day.

God bless.

Sunday Ramblings

We are already into the Second Sunday of Lent. Today the homily that Father Brian gave was all about dying to be resurrected to new life. He stressed that if a parish did not practice new life, dying to the old life it became stagnant and start to die. He said we all had to be open to the spirit in order for true change to occur. God does not force this on us rather he wants us to accept it willingly.

This is hard for me, change while sometimes for the better does not always lead to good feelings among people. It sometimes makes those of us who have given everything to the church feel used and then tossed to the side as not being able to make those changes.

I need to pray on whether I am doing what I am called to do for the glory of God or if people see me doing what I do for my own glory.

I am a stagehand for our church musical this year and am beginning to get a bit frustrated. The back drops are not all finished yet so changing them or at least the method we will use to change them is something we have not accomplished as of yet. Hopefully everything will be ready on Wednesday for the dress rehearsal and things will go a bit smoother. Seems like I will be the only one there for the start, the other stage hand (the one in charge) will not be there until way after it starts. Another frustration for me as I like things in order. More prayer necessary for patience I guess.

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.